- Voice on Disc: Good morning, Jim. In the past year, two high-ranking Western diplomats based in London, men entrusted with many of their countries' secrets, have committed suicide. And yet another, an American, has been committed to an asylum for the insane. There seems to be only one thing the diplomats had in common, they were all regular guests of this man, Lord Holman, Third Baron of Saffron Cobden, a wealthy member of the British House of Lords, and, we believe, a traitor to his country. We suspect that Holman involves his guests in some sort of disreputable activity, then uses this to blackmail them into selling state secrets. Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to establish whether Holman is guilty and to ensure he pays for his crimes. As always, should you or any member of the IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This disc will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.
- [first lines]
- Fisherman: Quite a sight, isn't it?
- Jim Phelps: It reminds me of the poet's line, uh, "I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky."
- Fisherman: I don't think he was talking about shrimp trawlers.
- Jim Phelps: [chuckles] Maybe not. Do you ever fish for lobster?
- Fisherman: We lay out a few pots when the shrimp arn't running.
- [last lines]
- Nicholas Black: [starting a quote] "What does it profit a man, if he gain the whole world..."
- Jim Phelps: [finishing quote] "... and lose his immortal soul."