The Puppet
Episode 13 · 1972-12-22

- Action & Adventure
- Crime
- Drama
Episode overview
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
49 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. Break!1972-09-16
2. Two Thousand1972-09-23
3. The Deal1972-09-30
4. Leona1972-10-07
5. TOD-5 (aka The Carrier)1972-10-14
6. Cocaine1972-10-21
7. Underground1972-10-28
8. Movie1972-11-04
9. Hit1972-11-11
10. Ultimatum1972-11-18
11. Kidnap1972-12-02
12. Crack-Up1972-12-09
13. The Puppet1972-12-22
14. Incarnate1973-01-05
15. Boomerang1973-01-12
16. The Question1973-01-19
17. The Fountain1973-01-26
18. The Fighter1973-02-09
19. Speed1973-02-16
20. The Pendulum1973-02-23
21. The Western1973-03-02
22. Imitation1973-03-30