
Newspaper editor Britt Reid has a secret that only a couple of close confidantes know -- when crime strikes, he becomes Green Hornet, a crime-fighting superhero. "Green Hornet," based on comic books of the same name, lasted for only one season on ABC, but it had a significant impact on American entertainment. The show introduced martial artist Bruce Lee to American audiences. Lee, who starred in the series as Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato, would go on to become arguably the most-famous actor in martial arts films in America.

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After a reporter is killed at the Daily Sentinel by a leopard, Britt Reid is informed by the D.A. that a perfect diamond was discovered on the reporter's desk. Reid discovers that the gemologist had been working on producing synthetic diamonds.

A scientist predicts crimes with a computer that implicates the Green Hornet.

A private investigator informs Britt that he has proof that presumed-dead racketeer Glen Connors is still alive. Soon after, Nat is found floating dead in the harbor from a possible boating accident. The Green Hornet sets out to prove otherwise.

An illegal bootleg liquor ring devised by Dirk forces a stranglehold on bars in the town to buy from them. Reporter Mike Axford is kidnapped as he tries to follow a lead to the racketeers.