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Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Devil's Platform

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A series of mysterious deaths plague the election trail of Sen. Robert Palmer, as does a mysterious black dog with a pentagram for a dog tag. Carl investigates and finds that the Senator has made a pact with Satan in return for the ability to assume the form of an indestructible black mastiff, and destroy his enemies both within his own party and opposing him. Kolchak must confront Palmer and destroy the pentagram before Palmer kills him. Read full recap »

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Writers:: David Chase Donn Mullally Rudolph Borchert Larry Markes Norm Liebmann Tim Maschler

Director:: Allen Baron

Stars:: Simon Oakland (Tony Vincenzo); Darren McGavin (Carl Kolchak)

Recurring Role:: Jack Grinnage (Ron Updyke); Ruth McDevitt (Emily Cowels)

Guest Star:: John Myhers (Senator James Talbot); Keith Walker (TV Reporter); John Dennis (Second Maintenance Engineer); Robert DoQui (Park Policeman); Sam Edwards (Mailman); Ike Jones (First Maintenance Engineer); William Mims (Officer Hale); Bruce Powers (First Policeman); Ross Sherman (Second Policeman); Bill Welsh (TV Announcer); Julie Gregg (Susan Driscoll); Jeanne Cooper (Dr. Kline); Tom Skerritt (Sen. Robert W. Palmer); Ellen Weston (Lorraine Palmer); Stanley Adams (Louis the Bartender)

Ruth McDevitt is billed as Edith Cowels in the end-credits, even though she is referred to as Emily throughout. edit »
When Carl sneaks into the wine cellar he gets cobwebs all over his hat. But when he discovers the closet the cobwebs are gone. Then when he sees Palmer go through his ritual, the cobwebs are back on the hat. edit »
Miss Emily returns from vacation here - she left on vacation back in the first episode, "The Ripper." But she appeared previously in episode #5, "The Werewolf." edit »
When Kolchak blows up the photo of Palmer, the original photo is black and white, but in at least one sequence in the darkroom when he turns on the lights, the enlarged copy appears to be in color. edit »
The preceding episode, "Firefall," takes place in September. Two episodes previously, in "The Werewolf," Chicago is in the midst of a winter snowstorm. In this episode, it is Senatorial election season. edit »

Norm Liebmann does not receive an on-screen writing credit. edit »
Stanley Adams previously played a different character, a used car salesman, in the original Night Stalker movie, making him one of only four actors who appeared in at least one movie and the TV series (the others are McGavin, Oakland, and Larry Linville). edit »

Kolchak: Some advice for pedestrians: when you're run over by a strange dog, if you can't get his number, at least get his license tag. edit »
Palmer: (to Kolchak) You're a good reporter. Not a great one. You have personality flaws that are going to keep total success from your grasp. But you are, nonetheless, a very good reporter. You would like, more than anything, to have the Pulitzer Prize. Though publicly you scorn the very concept of awards. You'd like more than anything else to get to New York and work on a major daily paper. You'd even like a suede-back chair at your desk. Not leather - suede. Such small ambitions, really. Your editor is Anthony Vincenzo. He frustrates you terribly. You blame him for your problems, but you know that you yourself are responsible for most of them. edit »
Vincenzo: Why do I eat at Manny's? What are the first symptoms of botulism - anyone know? edit »
Kolchak: Political campaigns are generally littered with posters and rhetoric - this one was littered with corpses. edit »
Kolchak: I thought mongrels were even-tempered - this one tried to kill me.
Updyke: Well, dogs are instinctive judges of character. edit »

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The Devil's Platform
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
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