 In the 1980s, a psychopath was terrorizing Los Angeles during a heat wave. Known in the press as  The Night Stalker , this Satan-worshiping man broke into people s homes, committing various crimes - homicide, child rape, theft - and often leaving pentagrams or satanic symbols at the crime scenes. Los Angeles County Sheriff s Detectives Sgt. Frank Salerno & Gil Carillo - the men who caught the  Hillside Stranglers  - are assigned to the case, and work relentlessly to learn the identity of this monster before he strikes again. Despite their best efforts, the Night Stalker always seems to know what they are planning and avoids being caught - until his identity is discovered through a single fingerprint. Soon, his identity will be known to the good people of Los Angeles, and they will run him down & hold him for the two detectives...