Although it appeared early in season two, this is already the third episode of "Mission: Impossible" to feature a theme involving a restoration of Nazi Germany. And, it's the second episode to feature James Daly (father of Tyne and Tim Daly). In this case, he plays Alfred Belzig--and evil Banker in East Berlin*. While he feigns a desire to help folks defect to the West and takes their money to send them to freedom via a tunnel in the bank's basement, they are all killed and their funds confiscated by him. This money he's hoarding will eventually be used to finance his new Fourth Reich.
This is a highly unusual story because the team helps the communist government by setting up Belzig to be captured! And, they also lets this unfriendly government keep the hoarded money. Unusual but also an extremely well-crafted and interesting story.
*This episode is unusual in that it features a real city in a real country. This is not unheard of (in last season, for example, one episode is set in Marseilles), but is not the norm. Usually the shows are set in fictional countries.
This is a highly unusual story because the team helps the communist government by setting up Belzig to be captured! And, they also lets this unfriendly government keep the hoarded money. Unusual but also an extremely well-crafted and interesting story.
*This episode is unusual in that it features a real city in a real country. This is not unheard of (in last season, for example, one episode is set in Marseilles), but is not the norm. Usually the shows are set in fictional countries.