Night Stalker Season 1, Episode 4: Burning Man

Pilot

Carl Kolchak takes a job at the L.A. Beacon as a crime reporter and begins investigating a strange case in which a pregnant woman has gone missing. When her body is found fingers point to the woman's husband, but Kolchak believes in the man's innocence, believing that there is a supernatural angle to the story. His investigations are frustrated when Perri Reed, the newspaper's senior crime reporter, digs into Kolchak's mysterious past.

41 min

The Five People You Meet in Hell

When a peaceful lawyer takes a baseball bat to his wife then kills himself, Carl suspects that a cult leader the man prosecuted is responsible, and has the ability to influence others into unwittingly killing their loved ones. But it soon becomes clear that Perri, whose story helped put the man in prison, is his next target.

41 min

Three

After a co-ed dies in a bizarre accident relating to her deepest fear, Kolchak investigates a strange college society that performs rituals in a mysterious old house.

41 min

Malum

Kolchak investigates a troubled boy and his abusive father who leave a trail of mysterious deaths behind them.

The Source (1)

Kolchak refuses to disclose a source in a story about a drug lord's death at the hands of a biker gang and the disappearance of a DEA agent who could shed light on the identity of Irene's killer, causing Agent Fain to return and investigate.

The Sea (2)

Perri and Kolchak must go on the run from the phantom bikers to protect their source on Agent Caleca and the mysteries behind Irene Kolchak's death. Meanwhile, Agent Fain puts pressure on Vincenzo and Jain to reveal what they know.

Into Night

Kolchak tries to figure out the cause of death of two office workers who are found mummified.

Timeless

Carl and Peri investigate similar deaths that have occured every 35 years since the Beacon was founded.

What's the Frequency, Kolchak?

Carl is kidnapped by a man who insists that Carl has been sending him secret messages through his stories.