In Mission Impossible 1, why didn't Phelps kill Ethan as easily as his wife?
We see Jim Phelps murder his wife, needlessly, and yet, only give Ethan what amounts to a glancing blow.
Why wouldn't he just kill Ethan and try to escape with his wife instead of taking the risk of leaving him alive?
Best Answer
The only valid explanation that comes to mind is that Jim Phelps wanted to frame someone so the file could be closed instead of an open-end investigation that could lead to his capture ultimately!
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How did Ethan know Jim was the mole?
Ethan figured that if Jim was looking at the Bible from the Drake Hotel, it was to communicate with Max. This comes out in this scene with Jim and Ethan at the restaurant. Jim Phelps tracks down Ethan and has a discussion in a restaurant explaining that Kittridge was really the mole.Who is the mole in Mission Impossible 1?
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Did Ethan and Claire (Emmanuelle Beart) sleep together? Yes. \u201dThere was a love scene on the train after they recruit\u201d disavowed agents Luther and Krieger (Ving Rhames and Jean Reno), says De Palma, \u201dbut it wasn't essential.\u201dWhy did Jim kill Claire in Mission Impossible?
In the prologue, Claire is "dead" after having seduced the mark. This had to have put more stress post-marriage. The feelings for Ethan at the end were the final straw. He was cutting all loyalties.Restaurant Scene - Mission Impossible
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Answer 2
Jim just wanted to leave as soon as possible after taking the money. He had killed his wife because she was ordering him to not kill Ethan and also because it seemed she was soft/ taking a liking to Ethan.
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