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.

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monologue

00:01:30

Ethan's Mission Briefing

Mission: Impossible

by David Koepp, Robert Towne

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.

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Film

duologue

00:05:00

Ethan's Desperation and Claire's Return

Mission: Impossible

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.

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