Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Devil's Platform

Robert Palmer seems to be the white Knight Senatorial canidate. However people who either run against him or try to expose his dishonest dealings begin to turn up dead: a wealthy supporter of Palmers opponent dies in a car accident; another contributer is killed in a bating accident; when Palmer campaign manager tries to expose Palmer he is killed in a eleavator "accident". Among the witness to the accident is Kolchak who spies a myserious black dog unhurt in the crushed eleavator. The dog tries to attack Kolchak-who succeeds in grasping a strange pendant the dog is wearing. Another strange thing is Palmer not showing in a TV debate with his opponent. Palmer is confronted by his secretary who tries to blackmail him; she is injured by he same mysterious dog; later in the hospital Palmer appears and kills her. Kolchak finds a picture of Palmer wearing the pendant-and identifies it as sign of the Evil one. Palmer opponent is killed in a car crash-and the black dog is seen their again. Kolchak slips to Palmer house and over hears Palmer arguing with his terrified wife-who urges him to break the contract-but he refuses. Kolchak spies Palmer preforming black magic; Palmer admits he signed a contract with the Evil one in return for political power-even the White House! Palmer tries to bribe Kolchak with an offer of a new York press job and a offer of a Pulitizer prize in return for favorable press stories on Palmer; when Kolchak refuses; Palmer turns into the dog and tries to kill Kolchak; during the struggle Kolchak throws Palmer pendant into the blessed Holy water which dissolves the Pendant ; the dog becomes a normal docile hound. At the end Kolchak observes that Palmer "disappeared" and that his wife has fled--hopefully accompied by a servile and faithful dog...