“The Devil's Platform” quotes from Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Carl Kolchak

The old cliche that politics makes strange bedfellows is only too true. At one time or another, various and sundry politicians have found themselves - when it proved expedient, of course - sharing a blanket with the military, organized crime, disgruntled, gun-toting dairy farmers, the church, famous athletes, the comedians; the list is endless. But there was a senatorial race not so long ago right here in Illinois where the strangest bedfellow of all was found under the sheets. The strangest... and certainly the most terrifying.

Carl Kolchak

Political campaigns are generally littered with pollsters and rhetoric - but this one was littered with corpses.

Palmer, you are a crook.

Oh, now, Steve, why don't you save those colorful descriptives for the opposition, huh?

Don't you try to con me. I went back to see your old constituency in Dantonville. Oh, you didn't miss a trick, did you? Bribery, extortion, misappropriation of funds.

Those accusations are made all the time in politics, especially when you win elections.

You didn't win that election. You stole it. You bought it with laundered money. But you're not gonna buy the state Senate, not with me as your bag boy.

I like the way you've run the campaign, Steve. I'm going on to bigger things. I'd like you with me, but if you're determined to quit...

You don't seem to get the picture, Bob. I'm not just quitting. I'm blowing the whistle.

That would be a mistake. We better talk about it.

Sure. I'll talk about it, to the D.A.

I can't let you do that.

You can't stop me.

Carl Kolchak

What don't you like about this hat?

Tony Vincenzo

What's under it.

Carl Kolchak

The people's candidate. Fearless, independent and energetic. Why can't the people's candidate be like the rest of us - timid, insecure and lazy?