The Puppet

what happens

Paul Ostro is the head of the Ostro family and a Syndicate member - after a hunting accident leaving him heavily bandaged he announces a new $100 million Syndicate plan and the IMF must find out what it is. It turns out brother Leo had Paul killed and has a substitute placed which he uses to convince four mobsters to contribute a million each into ""Paul's"" mystery scheme. Jim and Casey get Leo involved in an oil deal with a corrupt minister (IMF guest agent Khalid) while Barney as a cook gives ""Paul"" a fake heart attack - Leo has to play along and Willy gets the fake Paul out and they replace him with their own IMF agent Hank and steal the $4 million from the other gangsters. Leo's rival Gault finds the money and a ticket, and when Leo tries to get ""Paul"" to clear him, the IMF agent tells a different story. Leo has to reveal his plan to use the $4 million as the basis for a massive counterfeiting operation and take Gault and the others to his printing presses - the IMF move in and capt

who made it

directed

Lewis Allen

written

Leigh Vance

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Val Avery as Al Ross
• Bob Harks as Policeman (uncredited)
• Roddy McDowall as Leo Ostro
• John Larch as Larry Gault
• Richard Devon as Hank
• Joseph Ruskin as Khalid
• Lewis Charles as Sam Zercos