Robert Towne

After his entire team is killed in a botched operation, Ethan Hunt meets his superior, Kittridge, only to realize the mission was a setup to find a mole. When Kittridge accuses Ethan of being the traitor and threatening his family, Ethan must use a high-tech explosive to create a diversion and escape.

IMF Director Kittridge reveals to Ethan Hunt that the entire mission was a 'mole hunt' designed to catch a traitor. Tensions escalate as Kittridge accuses Ethan of being the mole, using fabricated financial evidence against his family to provoke a confession.

Private investigator Jake Gittes confronts a city official about water diversion and the suspicious death of Hollis Mulwray.

Ethan Hunt receives his mission briefing from Swanbeck, learning that his former double has gone rogue and he must recruit a civilian for leverage.

Kittridge delivers the iconic mission briefing via a self-destructing tape to Jim Phelps. He details the theft of the NOC list by a rogue agent and outlines the high-stakes operation in Prague to recover the data and apprehend the traitors.

Evelyn Mulwray visits private investigator Jake Gittes to hire him to investigate her husband's suspicious death. As they negotiate terms, Gittes probes into Evelyn's complicated family history and her father's past business dealings, uncovering a deep-seated tension and a mysterious falling out over a failed dam project.

Gittes confronts Evelyn about the woman she is hiding, leading to a tense revelation about her family and her late husband.

Private investigator Jake Gittes visits the morgue to inspect the body of the recently deceased water commissioner. During a casual conversation with the coroner, Morty, Gittes discovers a suspicious coincidence involving another drowning victim found in a dry riverbed, sparking his investigative instincts.

A private investigator meets with a powerful patriarch who offers to double his fee to find a missing girl linked to a murder case.

Private investigator Jake Gittes confronts Evelyn Mulwray about a setup involving her husband, refusing to drop the case despite her sudden reversal.