Physically fit specimens (an Air Force pilot, a football player, a Green Beret) are all being targeted for a grisly death: their hearts are being cut from their chests with a dull blade while they're still alive. Kolchak (Darren McGavin) believes that ancient Aztec sacrificial rites are being re-enacted.
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