The Pilot episode of Night Stalker was directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Frank Spotnitz and Jeffrey Grant Rice. It first aired September 29, 2005.
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Carl Kolchak and his team investigate a series of vicious attacks at the outskirts of L.A. where possibly coyotes attack and snatch people away from their homes. Carl suspects that the attacks may be connected to the murder of his wife.