Ethan's Desperation and Claire's Return
from Mission: Impossible
Written by David Koepp, 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.
ETHAN: They’re dead.
KITTRIDGE: Who’s dead?
ETHAN: My team. Claire, Jack, even Jim -- Hannah, may be, I -- don’t know.
KITTRIDGE: Are you damaged?
ETHAN: They knew we were coming. Golitsyn’s dead too. The disk is gone.
KITTRIDGE: Are you intact?
ETHAN: Do you read me? The list is in the open!
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