
The Russian submarine Sevastopol is preparing to return to Russia when an American submarine is detected by sonar nearby. The captain attempts to slip pass the sub, but the enemy vessel suddenly fires a torpedo and he is forced to fire one in return. Seconds before impact, both the American sub and torpedo suddenly disappear. The Russian torpedo changes course; the crew is unable to power it down and the Sevastopol takes a direct hit, sinking it and killing everyone onboard.
Ethan Hunt receives a new briefing from an IMF courier: he is instructed to track down Ilsa Faust, who has stolen one of two keys required to access a rogue AI, which has been dubbed "the Entity" and has the potential to access any digital system. Ilsa is now a fugitive with a large bounty on her head. Ethan tracks her down to a remote location in the Arabian Desert. Using the cover provided by a sandstorm, he and Ilsa eliminate the bounty hunters on her trail but Ilsa is shot and seemingly killed.
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