"Helter Skelter"
2004 Movie

Below are two outlines of the 2004 re-make.  The first one is the short version.  The second one is much more detailed.  The numbers are scene numbers that I assigned (nothing official).

This outline was compiled and written by CharlieManson.Com.  Please, do not reproduce it elsewhere.

THE SHORT OUTLINE

1 Gary Hinman murder.

2 Linda Kasabian arrives at Spahn Movie Ranch.

3 Charles Manson recording session with Dennis Wilson and Terry Melcher.

4 Police at Hinman house.

5 Family discussion and dinner.

6 Manson and Kasabian discussion.

7 Bobby Beausoleil arrest.

8 Kasabian presents stolen money to Manson.

9 Prepare for creepy crawl.

10 Creepy crawl.

11 Return trip to Spahn Movie Ranch.

12 Wilson and Melcher don’t show up at Spahn Movie Ranch.

13 Wojtek Frykowski confronts Manson.

14 Food run at garbage dumpster.

15 Manson confronts Wilson.

16 Family campfire discussion about Helter Skelter. Kitty Kutesinger is punched.

17 Family members embark on trip to Cielo.

18 Tate and guests.

19 Steven Parent arrives at Cielo.

20 Family members arrive and cut phone lines.

21 Sharon Tate and guests.

22 Cielo murders.

23 Family members return to Spahn Movie Ranch.

24 Police arrive at Tate house.

25 Roman Polanski receives news of deaths.

26 Family watches news reports.

27 Killers discuss murders.

28 Detectives have discussion at coroner’s lab.

29 LaBianca’s discuss Cielo murders.

30 Manson Family arrive at LaBianca house.

31 Manson talks to LaBiancas and sends killers in.

32 Rosemary LaBianca’s wallet is hidden at gas station.

33 Alternate killing team on beach.

34 Police at LaBianca house.

35 Kasabian leaves Spahn Movie Ranch.

36 Polanski arrives at Cielo.

37 News reports on wild rumors.

38 Polanski’s news conference.

39 Planning to go to Death Valley. Discover that Kasabian has left.

40 Spahn Movie Ranch raid.

41 Court arraignment. Charges dismissed.

42 Discussion of going to Barker Ranch.

43 Kasabian learns her daughter, Tanya, was taken by Children Services.

44 Michigan Loader is burnt.

45 Barker Ranch raid.

46 Lutesinger’s interrogation about Hinman murder.

47 Atkin’s interrogation about Hinman murder.

48 Kasabian gets Tanya back from Children Services.

49 Police discuss similarities in Hinman, Tate and LaBianca murders.

50 Police interrogate Manson about murders.

51 Kasabian arrives in New Hampshire.

52 Atkins confesses to another inmate.

53 Police question Joey (DeCarlo).

54 Inmates tells detective about Atkin’s confession.

55 Police announce solution of murders.

56 Kasabian talks to her mother.

57 Bugliosi discusses deal with Atkins.

58 Atkins’s grand jury testimony about Parent murder.

59 Flashback of Cielo murders according to Atkins’s testimony.

60 Bugliosi tells grand jury about Cielo murder wounds.

61 Kasabian turns herself in to police.

62 Manson talks to guard.

63 Atkin’s grand jury testimony about LaBianca murders.

64 Flashback of LaBianca murders according to Atkins’s testimony.

65 Atkin’s grand jury testimony about meaning of helter skelter.

66 Bugliosi news conference announcing indictments.

67 Pat Krenwinkel’s father visits her in prison.

68 Arraignment. Trial postponement. Bugliosi’s watch stops.

69 Manson memorabilia and headlines. Manson talks about truth.

70 Prosecutors discuss motive and Manson’s participation.

71 Bugliosi talks to Joey (DeCarlo) on street about the Beatles influence.

72 Flashback to Manson talking about the Beatles and Revelations.

73 Joey (DeCarlo) explains helter skelter to Bugliosi.

74 Flashback of Manson talking about starting helter skelter.

75 Joey (DeCarlo) tells Bugliosi that Paul Watkins might be able to help.

76 Watkins tells Bugliosi he thought Manson was Christ.

77 Flashback of Manson talking about helter skelter.

78 Watkins says Manson’s trip is "death."

79 Manson receives fan mail.

80 Clem Grogan (?) visits Manson in jail. Manson says everybody needs to keep quiet.

81 Atkins recants. Judge vacates Manson’s right to represent himself. Manson is removed.

82 Prosecutors discuss Tex Watson fighting extradition.

83 Kasabian and her attorney discuss immunity.

84 Kasabian gives tour of Cielo.

85 Kasabian gives birth.

86 Manson talks to Bugliosi and his influence over followers.

87 Bugliosi asks Kasabian if she can face Manson in court.

88 Closing titles.

THE DETAILED OUTLINE

SCENE 1 (Gary Hinman House):

Gary’s face is bloody. Bobby and Susan are watching over him. Bobby says Manson wants his money. Gary denies having any. Charlie and Bruce arrive. Charlie has a sword hidden behind his back as he enters the door. Briefly glimpse of Mary. Gary starts to speak to him and Charlie swings the sword into the side of Gary’s face. Bobby looks shocked. Susan laughs. Bobby laughs. Manson says they want everything that belongs to Gary. House and car, too. Manson says he wants the money that Gary owes him. Gary looks in a drawer. Hands over car and house titles to Bruce.

Charlie, Bruce and Bobby walk toward car. Bobby says they can’t just leave Gary or he’ll call police. Charlie says "Well, you know what to do" and gets in car with Bruce. Bobby draws a knife and heads back into house. From outside you hear Gary pleading.

Opening Credits with various film clips of 1960s events. Title music is a remake of Beatles song "Helter Skelter."

Various Family members sitting around outside. Gypsy and Linda arrive. Linda is carry Tanya and a suitcase. Gypsy says they have a deal with the owner to stay there. There are about 25 of them. Says Charlie takes care of them and is "like our savior." Linda asks when she’ll meet Charlie but Linda says she doesn’t know and not to ask. Linda thanks her for bringing her to Spahn Ranch and says she had no place else to go. Paul is filming Susan and Pat. Gypsy introduces Linda to Susan, Pat, Paul and Tex. Pat takes Tanya away which seems to disturb Linda but Gypsy tries to explain it away.

Gypsy takes Linda toward a small trailer where George Spahn and Squeaky are sitting outside. Gypsy kisses both and introduces them to Linda. Squeaky immediately asks for Linda’s credit cards and drivers license. Says everything belongs to everyone. Opens the wallet and we see a photo of Linda’s mother. Squeaky starts into the trailer with the wallet and Linda says she wanted to keep the picture of her mother. Squeaky says she knows and puts the wallet (with photo) into a suitcase with other similar items. Welcomes Linda to the Family.

Charlie, Bobby, Kitty and two other girls are in the recording area. Don’t seem serious. Dennis Wilson and Terry Melcher are in the mixing booth. Melcher asks where they came from. Dennis says they found him. Basically describes them as trouble. Says the Beach Boys recorded one of his songs and it didn’t do well. Terry asks if Manson really was an ex-con. Dennis confirms it and says it was major. Terry asks if he is dangerous and Dennis says "Look at his eyes. You tell me. People love him for that alone."

Charlie comes into the booth and Dennis introduces him to Terry. Charlie talks rather bizarrely. Seems to be in a hurry to get a record released. Complains about Beach Boys changing his words and insults Dennis about it. Dennis says they’ll get some people together and come to the Ranch to show what Charlie is all about. Says it will be record company people. Dennis says he can tell some of his prison stories and they’ll love it. Says Terry might also come but Terry immediately interjects that he might but "don’t count on it." Terry quickly excuses himself from the room. Charlie says something about Thursday and bringing contracts. Charlie tries to get a commitment from Terry but he is doing his best to discourage it and get out of the room. After Terry is gone, Charlie says to Dennis "I heard something about... Thursday?"

Police are at scene. Gary is dead on floor. Detectives state he was a music teacher. Dead from multiple stab wounds and ear has been cut off. Blood writing on wall says "Political Piggy." Also bloody imitation paw print beside words.

Night. There’s a tower with a beacon-type light that spins around pointing its beam around the ranch. Everybody is taking LSD. Probably Clem handing it out. Gives some to Charlie who hides his.

Linda starts to eat but Gypsy says the girls can’t eat until after the dogs eat. Linda asks "why?" and Charlie is upset by it. Complains that the word "why" doesn’t exist. Gypsy explains that Linda just arrived that day. Linda says her husband left her. Had been staying in some communes. Charlie asked what she was looking for. "Jesus?" he asks. Everybody laughs as if they know something. Linda answers "maybe." He says "Well, if you’re looking to do your looking around here, you’re going to have to bring us something." She asks what. He essentially tells her to look around and see what other people have and steal it.

One of the girls (Kitty?) says they met the Beach Boys today. Bobby says "One of the Beach Boys. Dennis Wilson." Susan asks if that’s the one that sings real high. Kitty also mentions another guy they met and Bobby says it was Doris Day’s son, Terry Melcher. Linda seems impressed. Bobby says Dennis and Terry are going to make Charlie a star. The dogs finish eating and then the Family begin eating.

Charlie is talking to Linda privately about heavy thoughts. "That thought that you’re carrying. Who am I? Your father? Very heavy thought. And it’s still holding you back because you’re still giving it the reigns." Linda, who is very emotional, says it’s her step-father, who hates her. "How did you know?" Charlie says she can’t hide from him (Charlie). Says she feels disposable because of her husband and father. Says she doesn’t really fit anywhere. Charlie says she’s playing a disposable role in the game they’re playing with her life. Says she isn’t disposable. She’s the most valuable and perfect thing in the world. Says he knows what it’s like to be thrown away. Tells her to come to "now" where he is her husband and father. Says she will never be thrown away again. She says "I feel like you can see inside of me."

Charlie and Linda start to kiss. The camera pulls back to reveal an orgy going on around them with accompanying moans.

Police car is chasing a small car which Bobby is driving. Bobby pulls over. Officer approaches car and tell him to step out. Officer has gun drawn. Handcuffs Bobby and asks if he knows he’s driving a dead man’s car.

Gypsy brings Linda to Charlie and says Linda has something for him. Linda gives him $5,000 which she says she stole from her ex-husband’s friend. Says it’s the first thing she’s ever stolen and that she did it for him. He flips through the money. Says she did good. Everybody cheers. He asks group if she stole. They all say "no." He asks why and they reply "because everything belongs to everybody." Charlie kisses Linda. Then he leads one of the girls (Susan?) to Linda who also kisses her. Then all of the Family members converge on Linda, who looks uncomfortable, and start kissing her. Charlie sits back watching it all.

Dark room. Everybody is sleeping together. Susan throws dark clothes in Linda’s face and awakens her and says "come on, creepy crawl."

Car pulls out from Spahn Ranch and drives along road at night. Charlie and Linda in front seat. Tex, Susan and another girl and goofing around in the back seat. Linda smiles.

Night outside of an expensive house. The group of five Family members are dressed completely in black. They look around the house and one finds an open door. They enter the house and move furniture around in bizarre ways. Turn TV around to face the wall. Eat food. Sit chairs on top of table. Turn painting upside down on wall. Go upstairs and enter a bedroom with sleeping couple. Tex steals a watch and cash from dresser table. Charlie makes strange hand gestures over sleeping couple. Linda smiles from other side of bed. Charlie gestures for her to take an item for the bedside table. Possibly a pocket watch. She takes it and smiles back at Charlie. They all leave the house.

Car driving along road. Still night. Charlie says "It’s time." Tex says "Damn right." Charlie looks in rearview mirror at Linda and says "The black man’s been on the bottom too long. It’s whities turn now. Helter skeleter. Get ready."

Day. People everywhere outside. Music equipment is setup on a makeshift stage where Charlie is pacing. Linda is talking to a girl (Pat or Leslie?) about a phone call she answered from Bobby saying he was going to keep quiet. Susan asks what they’re talking about and the girl says Bobby was arrested yesterday in Gary’s car. Susan asks if Charlie knows.

Charlie and Tex on the stage. Charlie kicks some equipment. Tex says "He ain’t coming, Charlie." Charlie says "I thought he would be here with all them record-type guys." Tex replies "Well, I don’t see him, do you?" Charlie asks "Do you remember where he lives?" and Tex says "Yeah. I dropped him off that might in Dennis’ car." Charlie says "Well, let’s go."

Night. Family car stops at gate of Tate house.

Sharon and Abigail talking in kitchen. Wojtek walks in and agrees they will stay until Roman returns. Talk of whether Roman minds Jay hanging around. Knocking at door. Sharon thinks it might be Roman’s trunks arriving.

Front door. Wojtek opens the door and Charlie is there. Charlie says he’s looking for Terry Melcher. Wojtek says Terry hasn’t lived there for months. Wojtek is very gruff with Charlie and demands to know who he was to come through the gate. Charlie starts calling out for Terry like he doesn’t believe it. Sharon comes to the door and asks "Who is it?" She looks at Charlie like she’s frightened by him. He eyes her like he’s very interested. Wojtek answers "Nobody." Continues "No Melcher here. Goodnight." and shuts the door in Charlie’s face. As the door shuts, Sharon and Charlie continue to look at each other in the same way.

Commercial break.

Garbage dumpster behind a burger joint. Linda is in one dumpster and Susan is in another looking for food. Susan tells how they throw out fries if no one places an order within an hour. Linda finds some lettuce. Susan says she doesn’t know what they’ll do when they get to the desert but Charlie probably has it figured out. Linda asks if Charlie is really taking them to the desert. Susan says "Yep, after helter skelter comes down." Linda asks what helter skelter is. Susan says Charlie only talks about it to the guys but knows it will be a war between the blacks and whites. The blacks will start it but the Family will be in the desert by then. Linda asks how long Susan has known Charlie. She tells of meeting him in San Francisco where she worked as a stripper. He sang songs to her. Linda says she’d love here him sing. Susan tells Linda that she (Linda) is already in love with him. Linda smiles and says "Aren’t you?" Susan says "Charlie is love." Tells of seeing Charlie breathing on a dead bird and it then flying away. Tells how he changed her life from hating everybody to loving everybody. Susan then asks "Do you know he’s Jesus?" Linda looks a bit concerned.

Dennis Wilson’s house on ocean. Dennis enters a room and Charlie is sitting in a chair. Dennis tells him to knock next time. Charlie complains that nobody came by on Thursday. Dennis says nobody made any promises. Tells Charlie to talk to Melcher again but Charlie says he can’t get to him. Asks Dennis to try again. Dennis says he did what he could. Got him on tape. Charlie complains it was only a demo and wants an album to get his message out. Charlie wants to know what happened to the promises. Dennis says that maybe Charlie scared Melcher away. Charlie says he needs $1,500. Dennis says no and complains about how much money the Family already cost him and how they wrecked his house and he had to move out. Manson complains about the Beach Boys using his music and not paying. Charlie throws a bullet at Dennis who picks it up and asks "What the hell is this?" Charlie tells him to keep it and every time he looks at it to think "Isn’t that nice that I’m still alive." Charlie walks out onto beach. Dennis yells that he had tried to help but everybody thought he was an ungrateful, ex-con, pimp, novelty act. Says Melcher doesn’t want anything to do with Charlie either. Says to stay away from all of them. Closes door behind Charlie.

Daytime. Family sitting around campfire discussing helter skelter and going to the desert. Kitty asks if he’s still getting Bobby out of jail. Charlie punches her in the face. Linda looks shocked. Susan grins. Paul starts to get up to help but Tex (?) stops him. Kitty gets off of ground and sits beside Charlie again smiling. He says "We’re not talking about Bobby right now, are we?" Gypsy explains to Linda that Charlie is only giving Kitty what she wants. Charlie walks away and tells Tex to meet him in the saloon after dinner.

Night time. Beacon on tower is shining light around the Ranch. Charlie tells Tex that it’s time to take blackie by the hand and show him how to kill some piggies. Tells him to go up to where Terry Melcher used to live. There’s a movie star living there now. Kill everybody in the houseas gruesome as he can. Charlie leaves and Tex picks up gun and knives that were laying on the bar.

Charlie goes outside and huddles with Linda, Susan and Pat. Tells them to go with Tex and do whatever he says. Charlie says it’s time for helter skelter.

In car. Tex is in driver’s seat and hand weapons to Linda. Tells her to wrap them up and throw them out if police pull them over. She nervously asks if they’re just going on a creepy crawl. Susan answers "Definitely." Tex is starting car when Charlie comes to the window and tells them to leave a witchy sign. Car departs with Charlie watching.

Tate Residence. Sharon talking on phone with Roman about his approaching return and that she’s enrolled him in an expectant father’s class. She says Abigail and Woytek are still there and Jay just arrived. He kids her about Jay being his competition but she reassures him. Abigail looks concerned about the conversation but Roman says he knows Jay is not his competition. She asks if he’s lonely in London. He says "Lonely for you, that’s all." Sharon turns sad and is concerned and says "Really? That’s all?" Again, Abigail looks concerned. Roman answers that he only wants to play with her and their son. She tells him to call her tomorrow and they each say "I love you."

Jay and Wojtek enter room and Jay asks if Roman’s on his way. She says as soon as he gets his visa. Abigail says she’s flying to her mom’s for her birthday the next morning. Wojtek jokes about not going, too. Abigail heads to bed.

Night time. White car drives past main house and stops at nearby guesthouse. Steven Parent gets out and walks to door to shake hands with William Garretson. William asks if he wants a drink and Steven says he does. As he enters the guesthouse, Steven asks if he ever sees Sharon Tate out by the pool.

At gate. Family car stops and Tex gets out. He climbs telephone pole and cuts lines which fall on car hood with a crash. He gets back in car and moves it back about 50 feet. All get out and approach the gate.

Living room. Woytek asleep on couch. Abigail, dressed in a nightgown, enters the room and kisses him. She then goes to the guest bedroom.

Tate master bedroom. Sharon and Jay are sitting in master bedroom sitting on the bed. Jay is drinking wine and seems drunk. He flirts with Sharon who tells him to stop. He talks about what could have been between them. She jokes "Well, what happen if fish could fly?" They then sing a few lines of a song together. "When fishes can fly and the seas do run dry, ‘tis then that you’ll marry I." He says he must be drunk and she says he’d best not drive home tonight.

At gate. The four Family members climb over the fence carrying rope. Steven’s car approaches. Tex walks to car while hiding gun behind his back. Tex shots Steven. Linda is scared and the other two girls are laughing. They all then approach the car and push it from view. Linda cries. They approach the house and he sends Linda around to look for an open door or window. She goes but doesn’t look. She reports back that there are none open. He can tell she’s scared and tells her to return to the car. She leaves. Tex cuts a window screen and enters. The girls go to the front door. Tex lets them in. Linda near the gate and Pat stops her to ask for her knife. Pat returns to the house. Linda then hears a gunshot and screams. She runs toward the house.

Bloody Wojtek stumbles out the front door and Linda says "I’m sorry." He collapses. Susan comes out and Linda tells her to make it stop but Susan says it’s too late. Pat chases Abigail across lawn and tackles her and begins stabbing. Tex runs from front door and jumps on Woytek. Linda watches horrified and runs away. She climbs fence and gets in car. Starts engine. Other three open gate and come out. Tex scolds her. Susan complains of Wojtek pulling her hair. Pat complains that stabbing bone hurt her hand.

Car leaves down Cielo drive.

Commercial break.

Night. Car returns. All get out. Beacon is shining around. Charlie asks "Well?" Tex says there was a lot of panic and it was messy but all were dead. Charlie asks if they have any remorse. Susan happily shakes her head "no." Pat doesn’t signal. Tex slowly shakes his head "no." Charlie looks at Linda but she won’t say. But she’s crying. Charlie tells them to go to bed and not tell the others.

Daytime. Police car pulls up to Tate gate. Maid is hysterical. Police enter grounds and find Steven, Wojtek and Abigail. Then see "PIG" written in blood on door. Enter living room. See rope over beam. Sharon and Jay dead on floor. Police go to guesthouse and hear small dog barking. Break down door and aim guns at William who doesn’t know what’s going on.

Roman and three other men are having a discussion (probably about a movie). Phone rings and Roman leaves room to answer it. He collapses when he receives the news of Sharon’s murder.

Daytime. Linda is laying in bed, upset. Susan rushes in excited and says the news is on in the trailer.

In the trailer. Many Family members are watching the news. Report is about murders. Identifies the victims. Folger especially draws applause from the group when it’s announced she’s from the Folger Coffee family. Everybody is cheering. Reporter says the murders appear ritualistic. It’s announced that the caretaker has been taken into custody.

Night. Linda says she didn’t expect it and feels sick. Tex says they have to trust "The Soul." She asks how it can be right. Pat says it’s what they have to do. Linda says they didn’t even know them. How could they do that? Didn’t it bother them. Pat says they know what the victims stood for. They’re "the man" and "the authority." They’re part of the system that kills millions and they never even get their hands dirty. Linda says they were so young and Sharon was pregnant. Susan says death is an illusion and has no meaning. Pat says it’s something the Family was doing for the victims. Not to them. Linda asks if they really believe that. Susan says it’s true. Ugly but true. Pat says it’s beautiful. Linda says she could never kill anybody. Susan says Linda doesn’t know what she can do. Susan says "You know what I feel? Hungry." Susan gleefully goes on to say "The more you do it, the more you like it." Linda cries. Tex tells her not to cry for the victims. They released them. Made them come to "now." Tells her "Listen to what Charlie says. There is no good. No evil. Nothing is wrong. Nothing is right. Charlie wouldn’t take us this far to let us down. There’s a plan. We just can’t know what it is, yet. No sense makes sense. Remember that."

Thomas Noguchi is about to start Sharon’s autopsy. Detectives are present and a Sheriff’s detective enters the room. He tries to tell the detectives that there was a similar murder (Gary Hinman). The detective says that he thought they already had an arrest for the Hinman murder and the suspect was in jail during the Tate murders. The sheriff’s detective tells about Bobby’s connection to the Manson Family. The Tate detective tells him he’s not interested and it’s not connected. He says the Tate murders were connected to drugs.

Night on highway. Leno, Rosemary and Suzan are driving home while towing boat. News report on radio about the Tate murders. The family discusses the murders, but Leno isn’t interested. Rosemary is very concerned. The family drops Suzan off at her apartment.

Commercial break.

Manson driving car with several Family members as passengers. Says previous night was too messy and he’ll show them how it’s done. Says they will break up into two groups tonight. They’ll have to jumpstart helter skelter.

Randomly stops at a house which happens to be the LaBianca’s. He says "This looks like as good a house as any." Manson gets out of car and walks up driveway alone. Others sing "Que Sera Sera."

Manson is shown in house talking to LaBiancas. They are tied up on couch. Says they won’t be hurt if they cooperate. Goes back to car and announces they are tied up and to not let them know they will die. Sends Tex, Pat and Leslie into house. Gives instructions to paint something in blood after killing them and then to hitchhike back to ranch.

Car stops at gas station. Kasabian hides wallet in bathroom while Charlie buys drinks. Silly scene with Charlie yelling at Susan and Clem like they are the family children. Linda cries.

Walking on beach. Charlie has arm around Linda talking to her about fear. Susan and Clem are following in background goofing around. Charlie gives knife to Linda and she says "I’m not you, Charlie." So he says maybe he should kill her. Talk of love and fear. Linda says she’s pregnant and Charlie is happy.

Next day. Detective arrives at LaBianca house. Police are already present. Briefly shows Suzan Struthers in driveway crying. Detective looks at Leno’s body. "Death to Pigs" and "Rise" are written on wall in blood. Detective looks at Rosemary’s body. Watermelon rinds in kitchen sink. Shower is wet. "Healter Skelter" is written on refrigerator in blood.

Commercial Break.

Family watching news reports of LaBianca murders. Cheering. Garretson is released. Polanski arrives in Los Angeles.

Kasabian tells a pregnant girl (Kitty) she is leaving and taking Tanya. Girl says they won’t let her go. Girl says she thought Manson was Jesus. She apparently wants to leave but is afraid. Girl agrees not to tell that Linda left.

Linda goes in search of Tanya. Tells a girl that she wants to spend some time alone with Tanya. The girl won’t let her. Linda leaves and picks up her bag.

Roman arrives at Cielo. Tells policeman he wants to go in. Looks around.

News reports on wild rumors.

Roman gives news conference. Talks about scandalous reporting and how happy he had been with Sharon.

Charlie has lots of maps spread out and talking of going to Death Valley. Talks of Devil’s Hole. A male (DeCarlo?) doesn’t seem believing and calls Manson "Chuck." Manson refers to himself as having died on the cross for them.

Girl arrives and says Linda is gone. Manson says she’ll come back and they’ll bring her to "now."

Commercial break.

Sun rises. August 16. Hear helicopters. Police cars storm into Spahn Movie Ranch. Police round up Family members in various states of dress and un-dress.

Policeman says they are all under arrest for stolen vehicles and firearms.

Arraignment in court. Judge rules there were search illegalities and dismisses charges. Family cheers.

Back at Ranch. All dune buggies are gone. Talk about how ready things are at Barker Ranch.

Linda in New Mexico. Talking to someone at Ranch on phone. She’s told the Ranch was raided and all children were taken in by Social Services.

Charlie driving dune buggy. Burns Michigan Loader.

Everybody is sleeping. Another police raid. Round up everybody. Kitty and another girl come out of bushes for police help.

Find Charlie under sink. Police tell him he’s under arrest for arson.

Kitty being interrogated about Hinman murder since her boyfriend, Bobby, was arrested. They suggest she helped. She denies it but tells that Manson sent people to get money from Hinman. Tells what she’d heard about the Hinman murder.

Police interrogate Susan. Describes Hinman murder happily while eating. Police book her on the murder. She says "Far out."

Linda leaves Children Services building carrying Tanya. Gets in back seat of a car and is driven away.

Commercial break.

Police discussing similarity of Hinman, Tate, LaBianca murders. Make connections that Susan had possibly been involved in Tate murders due to her telling someone about stabbing a man in the legs.

Detectives talking to Manson about murders. Makes fun of the detectives.

Bus arrives in Concord, New Hampshire. Linda gets off with Tanya. Met by her mother. Mother says Linda has changed since going out west.

Susan telling another inmate that she’s in for the wrong murder. Confesses to being involved in Tate killings. Says three other people were with her. Says she stabbed Sharon. Sharon was last to die. Quotes Sharon. Says they’ve killed eleven people so far. They’ll kill more and keep traveling. Says she tasted blood.

Police talk to Joey (DeCarlo). Trying to get info. He talks of a drug smuggling charge hanging over him that he wants help with. Talks of someone getting their ear cut off. Tells of a murder with writing on a refrigerator. Possibly something about pigs. Gives approximate date of Tate murders. Says Manson told him they’d killed five pigs the previous night.

Inmate tells investigator about Susan’s confession.

Police announce solving murders. Says they’ve arrested some members and looking for more.

Linda is with her mother crying. Her mother tells her that she can talk to her.

Commercial break.

Susan is taken from cell to talk to Bugliosi. Discuss a reduced sentence. Bugliosi says she wouldn’t be his first choice for a deal due to her involvement. Susan states that Charlie is Jesus. Bugliosi asks what happened on the night of the murders.

Bugliosi questions Susan. Identifies Steven as the person Tex shot. Calls him a "thing."

Flashback. Family members enter Tate house. Wojtek awakes to a gun in his face. Tex tells him he is the devil and there to do the devil’s business. Sends Susan to look for others. Waves at Abigail who is reading in bed. Sees Sharon and Jay talking in bedroom. Returns to tell Tex how sends her to get the others, which she does.

Jay asks Tex what they’re doing there. Tex tells him to shut up and for all to get on the floor. Jay protests because Sharon is pregnant, so Tex shots him. Brief scenes of Wojtek’s hands being tied with a towel, rope being put around Abigail’s neck, putting rope over beam, rope around Sharon’s neck, Wojtek escaping, Tex shooting Wojtek, Tex stabbing Abigail, Sharon crying, Pat chasing Abigail down the hall with a knife, Susan pulling rope tight around Sharon’s neck, Tex kneeling over Abigail’s body on the lawn and getting ready to stab her, Tex kicking Wojtek’s body, Tex approaching Susan and Pat on porch, Tex tells Susan to write something.

Susan approaches Sharon to dip towel in blood. Sharon gasps for Susan to cut her baby out and save it. Susan says she can’t then goes to write "PIG" on front door. Susan tosses towel back into room where it lands on Jay’s face.

Back to present. Bugliosi tells number of wounds.

Linda’s mother takes her to police station. Her mother promises to come out west before baby is born. Her mother wants to go in with her but Linda says no. Linda goes in alone. They wave at each other.

Commercial break.

Manson laying in jail cell bunk staring upwards. Guard comes to door. Manson asks how many lifetimes they think they can hold him for arson and auto-theft.

Bugliosi asks Susan about LaBiancas. She tells who went in and repeats what Pat told her happened.

Flashback to LaBianca house. Tex, Pat and Leslie walk though living room and into kitchen where the find weapons. Leno tells Rosemary it will be alright. The trio re-enter the living room. The women take Rosemary to bedroom while Tex stays with Leno. Leno struggles. Brief scenes of Tex opening Leno’s shirt, one of the girls picking up a lamp, girls fighting with Rosemary, Tex going into bedroom to help with Rosemary, all approaching Leno’s body, someone writing "Death To Pigs" and "Rise" on the wall in blood, and "Healter Skelter" on refrigerator, all three in the shower together singing a Manson song, feeding the dogs, getting food from the refrigerator, standing around eating and drinking milk, tossing watermelon rinds into the sink, leaving out the front door with one still drinking a carton of milk, Tex is carry a bag which apparently contains their bloody clothes.

Back to present. Bugliosi asks what helter skelter is. She describes a gigantic war. Bugliosi describes the LaBianca wounds. Susan yawns. Bugliosi says he is finished with Susan.

Bugliosi at news conference telling of indictments.

Police car goes through gates of Sybil Brand Institute. Inside prison, Pat’s father is visiting her. He’s concerned about her. Asks if it’s true she did "these things" and she asks "why does it matter?" He cries. He asks "Why?" and if it was his fault. Asks if she knows he loves her and what did he do wrong. She just looks around the room and then hears Susan and Leslie singing a Manson song. She looks at them and smiles. She leaves her father and joins the others to skip away singing.

Arraignment on December 17, 1969. Manson is brought in. He and Bugliosi stare at each other. Defense requests a postponement and prosecution agrees. Bugliosi’s watch stops. Sees Manson staring at him. Manson is allowed to be his own attorney. Adjourned. Bugliosi and Manson stare at each other. Manson’s hands are shaking. Bugliosi asks him if he is afraid of him. Talk about fair trial. Bugliosi wants to know why Manson thinks people don’t want to live.

Lots of Manson memorabilia and headlines. Jerry Rubin quote. Magazine covers. Manson says he’s not a hippie and hates them. Says he never wanted to be weak like a hippie. Various Manson statements about the truth of life and that he’s not afraid to face or inflict it.

Commercial Break.

Bugliosi and another lawyer discuss motive and how Manson wasn’t present. Discuss "helter skelter" motive. Determined to convict Manson and not just the others.

Bugliosi talking to Joey (DeCarlo) on street. Tells of Manson’s belief that Beatles were talking to him.

Flashback to group around campfire. Manson talking about Beatles and Revelations book of the Bible. Describes helter skelter war.

Back to present on street. Joey (DeCarlo) explaining helter skelter to Bugliosi.

Short flashback to Ranch with Manson in dune buggy saying he had (or would) show "blackie" how to do it.

Back to present. Talking on bench. Joey (DeCarlo) says Paul Watkins might be able to help.

Bugliosi talking to Watkins in a restaurant. Watkins says he though Manson was Christ. Bugliosi asks what Manson said helter skelter was.

Flashback to Manson in desert talking about helter skelter. Race war. Blacks can’t run world. Family hiding in desert and having to get Manson to run things.

Back to present in restaurant. Paul says Manson is far from "love" and that "death" is Manson’s trip.

Manson in cell. Guard brings him fan mail. Manson gets a visitor.

Manson in visitation area. Talking on phone with a male (Clem?). Tells him to make sure everybody at the Ranch stays quiet. Says Susan will have to be shut up.

Manson talking. Wants to interview Linda and Susan. Complains their lawyers won’t allow it. Says Susan wants to recant. Motion to be released. Denied. Judge talks of Manson’s outlandish requests and motions. Says Manson is incapable of acting as his own lawyer. Manson says "if there were any Christian justice then someone would cut your head off." Says court is on trial. Judge vacates Manson acting as his own attorney. Manson is wrestled from courtroom. Girls chant.

Bugliosi leaving court building talking to lawyer. Discuss Tex fighting extradition.

Commercial break.

Linda talking to lawyer in jail. She wants to talk. Lawyer says to wait until an offer is made. Warns that Bugliosi is great and will go for death penalty. He wants to request immunity.

Cielo Drive. Police take Linda for a tour. Gate opens. Guard dogs bark. Bugliosi is present. Walk up drive.

Linda in hospital giving birth to baby boy. Guards take the baby.

Linda’s mother tells Linda she’ll take baby and keep it for her.

Linda’s mother gets on bus with baby as Linda watches.

Manson in jail talking to Bugliosi. Bugliosi talks of Manson programming/controlling the "kids." Manson denies. Blames it on their parents, schools, movies, and society. Says society had thrown them away. He freed them. Manson says he told them that whatever they did for their brothers and sisters was good as long as they did it with a good thought. Manson says there will be plenty more coming. More people just like him to pull children from the garbage dump that society put them in.

Bugliosi talking to Linda. Asks if she can face Manson in court. Asks if she’s still in love with him. She says some of the things Manson said were true but he was good at twisting things. Asks what she named her son. She says "Angel." Asks if he has family and kids. Yes. He tells her when it’s all done, she can have a normal life.

Closing titles say all were convicted and sentenced to death. Tex was tried separately. Death penalty was repealed and all have chance of parole. Squeaky later tried to assassinate President Ford. Kasabian changed her name, lives in the Pacific northwest and is now a grandmother.

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