Editing Fakeout

{{Infobox Television episode|Image=|Caption=|Title=Fakeout|Series=Mission: Impossible<br>(First Series)|Season=1|Episode=12|Airdate=December 3, 1966|Writer=[[Leigh Chapman]]|Director=[[Bernard L. Kowalski]]|Guests=[[Lloyd Bridges]]|Previous=[[Zubrovnik's Ghost]]|Next=[[Elena]]|Episode list=[[Season 1]]}}

In order to lure him across the border where he can be extradited to the U.S. for trial, [[Cinnamon Carter]] romances a drug lord (Anastas Poltroni) and [[Dan Briggs]] plays the part of her jealous husband.

==Cast==

===Regulars===

* [[Steven Hill]] as [[Dan Briggs]]
* [[Barbara Bain]] as [[Cinnamon Carter]]
* [[Greg Morris]] as [[Barney Collier]]
* [[Peter Lupus]] as [[Willy Armitage]]

===Guest Starring===

* [[Lloyd Bridges]] as Anastas Poltroni (aka Ted Carson)
* [[Sid Haig]] as Hidalgo
* [[Alberto Monte]] as The Attendant
* [[Ken Renard]] as The Assistant Manager
* [[Richard Angarola]] as The Policeman

== Mission Briefing ==
Dan Briggs goes to the house  of a pigeon keeper  who is actually another IMF agent she hands him a tape and he goes over to the swing and puts it in  the tape recorder and plays the message.

''Good morning Mr. Briggs. Anastas Poltroni head of the International Narcotics Syndicate, now resides as Ted Carson in a country with which we have no extradition treaty. Your mission should you decide to accept it, would be to get Poltroni out of that country so that he may be legally arrested and brought back to the United States to face trial. Unfortunately, kidnapping has been ruled out as too embarrassing politically. As always, should you or any member of your IMF force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Please dispose of this recording by the nearest means. Good luck, Dan.''

Dan removes the tape for the tape recorder  and toss it in the incinerator. 

== Mission Targets ==
* Anastas Poltroni corrupt drug lord in possession of narcotics. Wanted by the IMF for distribution of narcotics.

== Enemies ==
* Anastas Poltroni the drug lord and also the mission target
* Hidalgo
* The Attendant
* The Assistant Manager
* The Policeman 
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