In these stories, Simon Templar proves by his timely intervention that those on the side of the angels can trust The Saint to defend them.
The Helpful Pirate: The Saint searches for an antique glass and finds a most important old gentleman....
So the Saint pledged himself to a vendetta which took him to Sicily, a land particularly suited to that ancient bloody custom.
From then on, except for an interlude with a luscious Italian pasta named Gina, it was all-out, heel-stomping...