Michael Bilton

The excavation of an ancient Egyptian tomb unleashes the Evil Sutekh, last of the Osirans, imprisoned millennia before by his own people. Sutekh attempts to build a time/space bridge between his tomb prison and the English manor house that was the home of the unfortunate archeologist who opened the tomb.

It's the most unusual assignment he's ever undertaken - Simon is hired to disguise himself as a gangster and kill... the Saint. Determined to find out who is behind the plan , Simon arranges his own death.

For revenge on Steed, an old enemy leaves him a deadly legacy in his Will: a jeweled oriental dagger worth a million dollars, the Falcon, which various dangerous men are anxious to acquire.

Overbearing Sybil Askey sweeps into the surgery, telling Michael he looks ill and needs help.