London, England
1967
At the National Gallery the staff was preparing for the big gala to celebrate the newest addition to the royal exhibit the Crown of King George VI. The Crown was sitting in a glass case ready to be shown at the gala, suddenly a group of men dressed in all black storms the room they wore masks on their faces concealing their faces. They are armed with guns as they forced the museum staff on the floor; they take out sacks and strip the walls of some of the most famous paintings done by famous artists such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Davinci
"Don't forget the Crown" said one of the thieves
They grabbed the Crown along with other stolen paintings and exit the museum and escaped in a black van.
The next morning at Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal was at his desk looking at the report from the Heist. His phone rings and his secretary was on the line
"Inspector, the American reporters are here" she said
"Send them in" he said as starts get annoyed
Britt Reid along with Mike Axford walks and greets the Inspector
"Mr. Reid and Mr. Axford, what a pleasure to meet two famous newspapermen" said Teal
"I'm sorry to bother you Inspector, but I heard that the National Gallery was robbed last night" said Britt
"How does the most famous museum in England get robbed?" asked Mike
"I'm working on that, I have men searching the city" said Teal
"What about that thief that you can't seem to catch, that Templar Fella" said Mike
"I think you mean The Saint, and I have a much of chance catching him then you do your Green Hornet" yelled Teal
Britt listened to the two men argue as to who's the more elusive criminal? He couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he ever does cross paths with the famous Simon Templar Aka the Saint.
"The Green Hornet wears a mask and no one knows who it is, but your Saint is a man plain sight and you still can't catch him" yelled Mike
"How dare you insult my capabilities as an agent of the law" yelled Teal
"Gentlemen that's enough, The Prime Minister himself asked me and the Sentinel to investigate this heist so can we try to get along?" asked Britt
"Of course Mr. Reid" said Teal
A man walks into the office wearing a suit his hair is light brown, he introduces himself to the three men
"My name is Clarence Jansen, I am a representative of the Charteris Insurance company" said the man
"Charteris Insurance, that's the biggest insurance company in the United Kingdom" said Britt
"Yes it is and we represent the National Gallery and its Art "said Jansen
"How much is all that stolen art worth?" ask Mike
"That's the thing, all the art on display are all replicas which are easy to replace, the only authentic Artifact is King George's Crown and the Diamonds on it are worth to up to billions in pounds" Answered Jansen
"Pounds?" asked Mike
"That's a million dollars in American money Mike" said Britt
"They didn't get the crown because we switched it with a fake" said Jansen
"I get it, to protect the company from paying out a large premium if the real crown gets lost or stolen" said Britt
"That is correct" said Jansen
"If I'm right those thieves are going to strike again looking for the crown" said Britt
"What are you suggesting Reid?" asked Teal
"I suggest we set a trap for the thieves" said Britt
Later that evening Britt was at his Villa which is one of the many properties purchased by his late father Daniel Reid, the house was big and comfortable. Kato walks in with cup of tea and set on the table as Britt sat down to plot
"Kato, the police are setting a trap with the real crown" he said
"Are you sure that this is wise? What if the crown really does get stolen?" asked Kato
"That's why the Green Hornet is going to be there to prevent that from happening" he responded
Britt and Kato get dressed into their costumes as they get ready to walk out the door
"Where are you going Mister Britt?" asked Kato
"Out to the car" Britt responded
"Were not taking that car we're taking the Black Beauty
"Wait Kato, you had the Black Beauty shipped over here to England?" asked Britt
"Not quite, come on I show you" said Kato
Britt and Kato go down into the garage; Kato flipped a switch revealing the Black Beauty. Britt was in shock as couldn't believe that it was the Black Beauty, he didn't want have the car shipped because obviously it would reveal his identity if was discovered.
"I built another Black Beauty just in case we had to leave America" said Kato
Britt examined the car and noticed something different; the steering wheel was on the right side instead of the left. They get inside the Black beauty
"Let's roll Kato
The Black speeds off into the night.