All language subtitles for Great Love (1944)

- Woah there, woah.

- Hey, be more careful!

The fella said it
was real fragile.

- Well he can go to hell;
It's as heavy as a dead man.

- You're right, I wonder
what's inside to make it

so damn heavy.

- I'm not interested in that.

He paid us to bring the box here

and that's all
I'm interested in.

Said not to unpack it, and
leave it in the cellar.

That ain't gonna be easy.

It's stupid to keep going;
These hallways'll never end.

Let's leave it in
this room here.

- Hey, did you notice
the look of that fella

that give us this job?

Give me cold chills.

- Hardly noticed,
it was so late.

All I was interested in
is the color of his money.

Never saw such a bundle.

- Barker, the station
master, told me he was

an Austrian aristocrat.

A real rich aristocrat.

He's a medical doctor,
bought the sanitarium,

and is gonna open it real soon.

- That miserable barker,
he's always so well informed.

- Maybe there's scientific
instruments inside.

That's worth dough.

What do you think?

- He told us not to open it,

and he said it like he meant it.

Come on, let's go.

- Oh...

Why don't we open it up,
just to see what's inside?

Don't worry, we won't
bother anything.

Then we'll close it
and no one will notice.

- Ah, do what you want.

- Hey, I don't like this.

We better go.

- Don't be so scared.

Come on, let's open it.

The rich sometimes bury their
dead, loaded with jewels.

As though they was
gonna need them in hell.

Too bad we ain't
lucky, my friend.

Just a poor old skeleton.

But why don't we take a
look around the house?

The Austrian won't be
here for several days,

and maybe we can make
more from this job

than we thought we would
with a couple of trinkets.

We'll only take a
look around this evening.

We come back tomorrow, and then
no one will ever suspect us.

- And the coffin; We have to
leave it like we found it.

- Bah, don't be
worried about that.

We'll fix it tomorrow.

Come on, let's
have a look around.

Ah, we're really unlucky.

There ain't nothing but
dirt and junk in this hole.

- Come on, giddy up there!

Giddy up, ya, ya!

Ya, ya!

- We are passing the place now,
where, according to legend,

Jonathan harker and Dr. Van
Helsing were finally able

to destroy the king of the
vampires, count Dracula.

- According to another
legend, he was the descendant

of a man who was of great
historical importance.

He was a killer
prince who fought

against the turks in 1445.

- That's right.

The old sanatorium will be
coming into view real soon now.

You'll be seeing it
on the hilltop there.

This region is
called borgo pass.

- Don't try to scare us, lmre.

Vampires are only a
legend of this place.

- Listen to me, my friends.

In this region,
anything is possible.

And believe me, I can assure
you that count Dracula existed.

And what's more, I wouldn't
even consider denying

that he exists right now.

- Come on, lmre, don't
try and scare us.

- What if he shows up now?

- You know, I'm scared.

- You weren't serious?

- But of course I'm serious.

The old house you see there
is the abandoned sanatorium.

It was built in 1860.

The whole region has
a bad reputation.

The sanatorium's patients
died very strange deaths.

- Strange death, what
do you mean by that?

- Anemia.

Anemia that spread
like an epidemic.

The sanatorium's director,
a doctor called jorgo kargos

was finally brought to trial
for prompting the death

of his patients by bloodletting.

They said he used blood
in his experiments.

- What did they finally do?

- There was a riot one
night, and people attacked

the sanatorium and
hung the doctor.

But the next morning,
his body had disappeared.

It was never found.

- And the sanatorium?

- Abandoned.

The latest rumor is
that it was bought

by an Austrian doctor.

They told me that in bistritz,

where I had the pleasure of
meeting you young ladies.

This Austrian doctor
must be an eccentric,

what with the bad reputation
of the sanatorium.

It'll be difficult for
him to obtain clients.

- You know, you
impress me, lmre.

What beautiful stories
I'll have to tell

when I return to Munich.

'Ya, ya!

- What happened?

- We lost the wheel.

We're gonna have to find it.

Can't be too far.

- I'll go look for it.

- Let me go with you.

- It's bad luck.

It's gonna be dark soon.

- Will we have to
be here very long?

- At least two hours.

~ oh!

- But we can't spend
the night here.

- Don't worry about it, Karen.

We won't stay over night.

- There's not a
trace of that wheel.

It has to be here, though.

It's impossible
that it went so far.

- Maybe it rolled off the road?

Don't you think we
oughta look in the trees?

- Good idea, come on.

- Woah, woah.

Woah there!

Woah there!

- Oh my heavens, he's hurt!

- Or killed!

Oh what are we gonna do?

- Oh he's hurt badly.

It's almost like he
had a premonition.

He didn't wanna bring us.

- We can't leave him here.

We have to try and lift
him up to the stagecoach.

- Be careful.

- Oh, oh.

- This could be serious.

- What are we gonna do now?

This poor man.

- It's useless, I think we
better go back to the others.

- This is the first time
since we left we can be alone,

away from the others.

- You're crazy,
it's getting late

and they'll be waiting for us.

- There's absolutely
nothing important to me now.

How much longer must
we hide our love?

- Sooner or later they'll
be discovering us.

Before that, darling,
i want to tease you.

- Why do you suppose
they haven't returned?

I'm beginning to get worried

something might've
happened to them.

- You think so?

I think our young friend
might just be interested

in Marlene, and
she's interested too.

Did you notice how she
happily volunteered

to help him with the wheel?

- What an imagination you have.

Why do you think badly
of everyone else, senta?

- Shut up, you two,
there they come.

- With empty hands.

It's about time, what happened?

- Not a sign of the wheel.

- That's not important now.

Something terrible's happened.

- One of the horses
killed the coachman.

- That's horrible.

What are we going to do now?

- The storm will be
here in a few minutes.

There's nothing else but to
try to reach the sanatorium.

They might be able to help us.

- And leave this
poor man by himself?

- We can't do
anything for him now.

- I think we should've
stayed in the stagecoach.

With what lmre told
us, I'm scared.

- You're silly; That
happened a long time ago.

- Maybe we won't
find anyone there.

- Hey, you know lmre
might know something else.

Imre, if you don't mind, would
you tell us anything else

you might know regarding
the old sanatorium?

- I told you practically
everything I know about it.

For over 10 years
now it's been empty.

In its time, it was the most
luxurious clinic in Europe.

A real palace.

And it also had the
latest medical equipment.

- Hey that might be
why the Austrian doctor

bought the place.

- That's possible.

But I don't think he'll
have much success.

- What kind of a man is he?

- I don't know.

He spent a couple
of days in bistritz,

but few people saw him.

I understand he's a rich man
who plans to dedicate himself

to scientific investigation.

- There's no doubt about it,
he has to be a lonely man

to spend his life in this place.

- I hope he hasn't arrived yet.

- Don't say that, simpleton.

That's all we need is to
find the sanatorium closed,

and then we'd have
to sleep outside.

- It won't be long
and we'll know.

- Looks to me like it's empty.

It couldn't be more scary.

- I think we better leave.

- Don't be silly.

I'm sure this doctor lmre
told us about is already here.

I wouldn't be surprised if
he's a blue blooded prince.

- You'd like that, wouldn't you?

- You bet I would.

At least a prince wouldn't
take me looking for wheels.

- It looks like no one's home.

- Good evening.

Pardon our intrusion
at this hour,

but we had a terrible accident
and we need your help.

- I'm dr Marlow.

I'll be glad to help you.

Won't you come in?

- This is Marlene.

And these young ladies are
Karen, senta, and elke.

My name is lmre polvi.

I used to live in this area.

I had the pleasure of knowing
my companions in bistritz

and we decided to
take a tour together.

But, unfortunately, our
stagecoach lost a wheel,

and the coachman was killed
by one of the horses.

- Maybe dr Marlow has
a carriage we could use

to return to bistritz?

- I'm sorry, but I have
absolutely no means

of transport at the moment.

- Do you happen to
know someplace we

could spend the night?

It's so late.

- You needn't worry about that.

If you'll accept, you may be
my guests for a few nights.

Inside of a week or more, the
man that brings my supplies'll

be here, and you can
go back with him.

- A week, but that's
much too long to wait!

- But if we're here for a week,

that'll be an awfully
big complication for you.

Isn't there some hotel
where we might stay?

- I'm afraid no.

I'd like to assure you,
it's no bother to have you.

- And the coachman?

We can't possibly
leave him outside.

- Don't worry about that.

For the moment, I'd
like to make you

as comfortable as possible,

and later I'll worry about
the coachman's body myself.

Do you think you could repair
the stagecoach, mr polvi?

- I'm afraid I'd be
incapable of doing it alone.

And then the horses escaped.

- I don't think I can
help you with that.

I'm useless with
things of that kind.

I can only repeat the
invitation I offered.

This house isn't
too comfortable,

but at least you have
a roof to protect you.

- You're very kind,
dr Marlow, thank you.

We'll accept your
hospitality for tonight.

- For me, it'll be a pleasure
to have you as guests

for as long as necessary.

The only thing
I'm sorry about is

I can't offer you
better accommodations.

They're wolves.

There're still a few
remaining in the region.

At night they come
down from the hills.

- Thank heavens we don't have
to spend the night outside.

- As you can see, the
house is somewhat rundown.

I've tried to repair
it, but I can't find

workers willing to come here.

- Is that because of that
story about the sanatorium?

Imre told us about it.

- Exactly.

They say this house
has a curse on it,

so I'll have to get the
workers from Budapest.

But I don't want you
all to worry about it.

I fixed up some
bedrooms, and I hope

you don't find them
too uncomfortable.

- I'm scared, Marlene.

- You be quiet; He'll hear you.

- You're very kind, dr Marlow.

One could almost say that
you knew of our arrival.

- In such a remote location,
hospitality is a way of life.

I imagine you have an appetite.

I've already dined.

My provisions are
modest, but nevertheless,

I'll prepare you dinner.

- I don't know what
you think about it,

but I don't like his house.

- Sure can't say this
house is cheerful.

- You two heard the doctor:
There's no other place

where we can spend the night.

- Come on, girls.

Get rid of those long faces.

You really don't think the
doctor could be a vampire

or any of those other characters

you have in your imagination?

- I'd say that dr
Marlow's attractive.

I think dr Marlow's
handsome, don't you?

I find him very interesting.

- The truth is, I don't
share your tastes.

I prefer my men
slimmer and taller.

- Not I, I like my men strong.

Did you notice what
shoulders he has?

And besides, apart from lmre,
who only has eyes for Marlene.

- You haven't changed
since college.

The only thing you
can think of is men.

You'd flirt with a
broom if it had pants.

- And you're a
puritan like always.

- Blow out the
candles, will you?

- Already?

- I'm dying with sleep.

- I'm scared.

Something tells me we
shouldn't stay in this house.

- Listen, silly, you were
frightened about those stories

of lmre's and the
coachman's death.

Dr Marlow seems like a
person you can trust.

- I don't know.

There's a strange
electricity that's

floating in the air, Marlene.

Just thinking of
sleeping alone scares me.

I'm awfully frightened.

Stay with me, won't you please?

- Come on, elke, there's only
one bed and a dirty mattress.

We'd both be uncomfortable.

- Whatever you say.

- Don't worry, honey.

- Karen!

Is she hurt, doctor?

- No, she's alright.

I found her in the hallway.

Something must've
frightened her.

She's fainted, that's all.

- Oh Karen.

- There was a horrible man in
the hallway, staring at me.

That's all I remember.

He was awful looking.

- Must've been a tramp.

When the sanatorium
was abandoned,

they used to take refuge
here during bad weather.

- How is she, doctor?

- Her pulse has
returned to normal.

Calm yourself now.

No one will bother you.

- Thank you very much for
everything you've done

for me, doctor.

- I didn't do anything
of importance.

If you don't mind,
i have to go now.

Have a good night's rest.

- Many thanks, dr Marlow.

Don't worry, Karen.

He was right, honey, I'm
sure it was only a tramp.

- I'm sure of it, but he
gave me an awful fright.

- It's from our host.

He excuses himself for not
spending the day with us.

And the small
breakfast he left us.

- I don't suppose you happen
to know where he went?

- I believe that the doctor
is a hunting enthusiast.

He says in his note that
he went to check his traps.

- Yeah, probably
to see if he caught

any tourists last night.

- That's not news, i
know of one tourist

he's already caught.

- You know something,
i think we ought to

fix the stagecoach,
round up the horses,

and leave this place.

- But we can't leave
without saying goodbye.

He's been kind to us.

- And dr Marlow says he
hopes to see us this evening.

- That's even more
reason to stay.

- You can't imagine how
scared I was last night.

And I had to sleep alone.

- I'm sure you
were the only one.

- Isn't that fantastic?

- I've never seen
anything so pretty.

- Who'd imagine finding
something like this?

- Is it awful cold?

- Course not.

- No, it's delicious,
come on in.

- Come on in for a swim.

- Does it get as deep as you?

- No, you can see
it's not, silly.

- What if our host
showed up now?

What would he think?

- Don't say that!

- Know something?

I'm glad all this happened.

A whole week we can be together.

I only wish we could
go away somewhere.

- If you want, it
can be arranged.

- No, lmre.

When we return to bistritz,
we have to separate.

- Not for always.

- Who knows?

It's not to do with
what I want, darling,

it's just that i
must go home again.

I don't know what my
father's decided about us,

but let's not speak of
that, it makes me so sad.

- You're right.

But we still have a whole
week together, darling.

- This week will be
unforgettable, I promise you.

- No, I don't think we
should be doing this.

Dr Marlow might get angry.

- That's nonsense, he's so
handsome and hospitable.

He just has to be hiding
something in this house.

- What do you see in him anyway?

- Nothing, I just happen
to like him, that's all.

- I still don't think
we ought to do this.

It would be better if we
took a walk in the woods.

- I wouldn't think of it.

We have to take
advantage of his absence

to search the house.

We'll just leave lmre and
Marlene all by themselves,

poor things are so much in love.

- You see, senta,
just like the others.

Spiderwebs and old furniture.

- Now that we've seen
everything, we better be going,

don't you think?

- No, we might miss
something interesting.

- But what we've
already seen, senta,

isn't interesting at all.

- Why don't we go
down to the cellar?

You can see there's
nothing but junk up here.

- There'll be rats in
there and other bad things.

I'm scared and I'm going.

- Always the same.

Don't worry, we'll defend you.

What did I tell you,
I'm sure that secrets

are behind this door.

- We shouldn't do that, senta.

- Don't open that door!

- Well if secrets are
here, they're well guarded.

- Let's go back upstairs
right now, do you hear me?

- Yes, come on, we better go.

- It's our last opportunity
to be indiscreet.

I finally found
something interesting.

Come on, elke, come
and take a look.

You're going to be
very, very surprised.

- What is it?

- You'll be surprised.

- It's magnificent,
it's a library.

- Old medical books.

There's nothing
interesting here.

- The memoirs of
professor Van Helsing.

You know, it looks
like someone's been

reading it lately.

It has the place mark.

- Let me see senta.

"Now I'm certain that
Dracula has returned.

"We weren't able to destroy
Dracula in borgo pass,

"and his terrible power has
manifested itself once again."

- What's the matter?

- I'm sorry, but I can't
go on reading that.

- Come on, stupid, you don't
believe in this nonsense.

I'll read it.

"Because Dracula is immortal,
he's a sadistic beast

"and what's more, a devil
that follows men wherever

"he may go, it's possible
for us to destroy

"his carnal existence.

"The devilish perversity
that exists in Dracula

"will reincarnate itself.

"Once more, terror and
death for all of us,

"and for all humanity."

- What's the matter?

- Nothing, shall I go on?

- Leave it, I'm getting nervous.

- Go on, senta.

- "I'm also afraid that
his cruel daughter radna

"will return in the same way.

"L shudder just thinking
about her new reincarnation.

"Her new appearance.

"How might we recognize her?

"How might we destroy
her once more?

"From her ashes will generate
a new Dracula, therefore,

"each generation
will know a Dracula

"in a completely new
form, a thousand times

"more perverse than
the one we fought.

"And whenever man's blood
is drawn by his brother,

"Dracula will return to punish
this horror with horror."

That fraidycat elke's
afraid to sleep alone.

So, it's my turn tonight
on that dirty old mattress.

- You shouldn't feel
that way, senta,

she's awfully frightened.

- See you in the morning.

- Listen, senta.

' Yes?

- Dr Marlow hasn't returned.

I don't think he's hunting
at these hours, do you?

- He'll be here soon.

We shouldn't be worried
about the doctor.

Nothing's happened, don't worry.

See you in the morning.

- In the morning.

"Dracula is immortal.

"He's the prince of
the darkest unknown.

"We can only destroy
his carnal existence.

"Time after time, he'll
return from his ashes

"and each new life will surpass
in horror the one before.

"The slight hope
lightens my heart,

"that the prince of
darkness will not acquire

"the true potential of
his bewitching power,

"until he encounters a true
virgin that will fall in love

"with a vampire
in a natural way.

"Giving herself to
him without the need

"of his diabolical power.

"The blood of this young
virgin will restore

"Dracula's evil superiority,
and his life breath

"will revive once more
his daughter radna.

"My sincerest desire is
that this young virgin

"never be born."

- Good evening, Karen.

- Doctor!

- Something wrong?

- I didn't expect to find you.

When did you return?

- Only a few moments ago.

Can I do anything for you?

- Oh, don't worry, doctor.

It's just that I can't sleep.

How was your hunting today?

- Not so good.

If you can't sleep, maybe
we can take a stroll

in the garden?

It's a beautiful
night, and a full moon.

- Awalk in the moonlight?

Don't you believe
that's too romantic?

You've convinced me.

It's a shame that such
a beautiful garden

is so neglected.

It's so strange to find this
house in the middle of nowhere.

- The former owner was
an extraordinary person.

He was a real art lover.

He brought Arabian
artisans from Turkey,

just to decorate the garden.

- Is it true what
they say about him?

- What are you referring to?

- His passion for blood.

Imre told us some things
about the strange personality

of count Dracula.

Some people claim that
count Dracula and dr kargos

were one in the same person.

- I really don't know
what to tell you.

But you mustn't put too much
in what the farmers say.

This region is rich in legends.

Even if dr kargos
didn't pass the limits

with his experiments,
I'm sure that ignorance

and superstition did the rest.

- Then you don't
believe in vampires?

- I didn't say that.

There are many questions for
which science has no answers.

Life and death are two of them.

- But how is it that a scientist
has a formulated opinion?

- No, the true man of science
rarely confirms anything.

I would say he
doubts everything.

- But dr Marlow, do you
think the myth could be true?

- Why not?

The majority of myths
have an authentic origin.

The quest for immortality
is one of the great

desires of mankind.

- If the legend of
Dracula is true,

the price to be paid
is awfully high.

It's just terrible.

- You're right.

The cost is horror and
eternal loneliness.

- I don't wanna mix
in your private life,

but I can't begin to understand

what compels you to live here.

- Simply that I'm a man
that likes the country.

In love with peace and quiet.

- Have you ever thought
of starting up the

sanatorium again,

dr Marlow?

- It was my intention at first,

but I'm afraid it
won't be that easy.

The truth is I haven't been
worrying too much about it.

- I don't wanna offend you,

but you seem to
be acting strange,

like the stories of
your predecessor.

Will you leave us
again tomorrow?

- I'm afraid so.

My traps require
constant attention.

I have to check them daily.

- Do you hunt much?

- No, not much.

Have you noticed the
plant life in this region

is somewhat rare?

Some plants are poisonous,
but some are medicinal, too.

I often collect them.

- Have you ever thought
of making a love potion?

- The truth, Karen, is that
I've never been in love.

- I'm sorry, I was
very indiscreet.

I was only joking with you.

It's not strange what you say.

Your life is so lonely and apart
from the rest of the world.

- That might be the
reason that your arrival

has made me very happy.

- If you don't mind,
I'd like to go inside.

I have a chill all of a sudden.

- But of course, Karen.

- This garden
is so beautiful.

- Yes.

- And by moonlight
it seems so romantic.

- The former owner
had a great affection for it.

- Well now, it looks as
though you've taken up

the study of vampires
in seriousness.

- This is very
interesting reading.

- Really?

- That book makes me nervous.

Please, let's go take a walk.

- Oh, by the way,
where's lmre and Marlene?

- They're not in their bedrooms.

- But that's strange.

- It's not strange.

They're probably out for a walk.

It's logical,
they're both in love.

- I don't believe
we're going to see

the doctor today, either.

- He's checking his traps,
as he does every day.

- If I see the doctor tonight,
he's going to forget it.

- Forget what?

- His hunting and his
traps, what do you think?

- Can you tell me what
you see in dr Marlow?

- His air of
mystery attracts me.

- Well not me.

Come on, we better try
to find lmre and Marlene,

and your mysterious dr Marlow.

- Every once in a while, you
have a brilliant idea, my dear.

Shall we go?

- Let's go.

- I thought we were going
to have a wonderful day,

but lmre and Marlene
have ruined it for us.

- It's like the earth
just swallowed them up.

All day looking and nothing.

- I'm scared something
happened to them.

I think we ought to go back.

After looking for them all day,
they might be waiting for us

at the sanatorium.

- You might be right, besides,
it's getting awfully late.

- Hey listen, why don't
we take a shortcut

through the woods?

- Senta, what's the matter?

- Oh I can't move!

It's my leg, it hurts me so.

- It's a trap.

Must be one of Wendell's.

- Hold still.

I'm trying to open it.

- Lift your foot.

- It's out, careful.

- Does it hurt?

- A little bit, but
i think I can walk.

- Let's go back to the
road, it's much safer there.

- You're right.

- I've been worried.

I was looking for
you girls everywhere.

- Senta caught her leg in
one of your traps, dr Marlow.

- Oh I'm sorry.

It's all my fault,
and I'm awfully sorry.

Please forgive me.

Does it hurt?

- A little bit.

- Come inside and
I'll take care of it.

- Have you seen lmre
and Marlene, dr Marlow?

- No, I haven't
seen them all day.

But weren't they with you?

- They must've gone
too far, and now

they're probably
lost in the forest.

- That just might be.

We'll worry about them later,
maybe they'll find a way back.

Come, let's go in.

If you don't mind, would you
finish cleaning her leg, Karen?

I'm going for some disinfectant.

- Poor Wendell, your
accident has affected him so.

He must be a very sensitive man.

- I don't believe
that's logical.

That's his profession.

- Quiet you two, he might
return at any moment.

- I'm afraid it's
going to sting.

- Yes, it stings.

- You have no idea how sorry
i am for what happened.

- Don't worry for me.

- Is it serious?

- Tomorrow it'll be fine.

The ankle might be
swollen somewhat.

What you need now is rest.

- It won't be easy
sleeping on that mattress.

I couldn't sleep
a wink last night.

- Don't worry, senta,
you can have my room.

I'll sleep with elke.

- Oh you're an angel.

- Now you have to
go to bed and rest.

- But we mustn't do that!

We have to wait for
lmre and Marlene.

- Don't worry,
I'll wait for them.

- But d--

- don't worry, they'll be here.

Go to bed now.

- Thanks for fixing
my leg, Wendell.

See you in the morning.

- It was my fault.

See you in the morning.

- Goodnight, Wendell.

- Elke.

Elke.

- Wendell.

- Anything wrong?

- The prince of
darkness will not acquire

the true potential of
his bewitching power,

until he encounters
a true virgin

that will fall in love with
the vampire in a natural way.

Giving herself to
him without the need

of his diabolical powers.

- Wendell, tell me what's wrong.

I suppose I know what's wrong.

I cheated you, right?

Is it so important
to you, darling?

That I've been with other men?

- We shouldn't have done this.

Love is, love is much
more, for me anyway.

- Are you in love with
someone else, my darling?

- No, it's not that.

- Yes, you are too.

I beg you, please, don't
leave me like this.

Come here.

You see!

At this very moment
you're thinking of her!

Wendell.

Wendell, please don't go.

- It was lmre.

That monster was lmre.

- He's dead, my dear, you
have nothing to worry about.

- And those stories
about vampires are true.

Someone had to convert lmre
into that awful monster.

If it was a vampire, maybe
the same thing happened

to senta, Marlene, and elke.

- Don't get excited,
please, Karen.

- We have to find them.

We have to find them right away.

- I'll find them right away.

they're not here.

Imre or that other monster
must've killed them.

There must be another vampire.

- Maybe they're hiding
in another room.

We have to keep on looking.

- It's useless.

I'm certain they've all died.

How's it possible you've
lived in this place

for such a long time?

- I never suspected
something like this.

We have to leave here
as soon as possible.

- I can't possibly do that
until I find my friends.

Wendell, this is horrible.

He's the same one, Wendell,
that I saw outside my bedroom!

He's a vampire, I know!

Wendell!

Wendell!

- Kargos!

No, Karen, please don't die.

What'll happen to me?

I need you, Karen.

Karen.

Here, take this, it'll
make you feel better.

And stop worrying.

No one's going to hurt us now.

- My friends, where are they?

- I'm sorry, Karen, they
disappeared into thin air.

Maybe for the best.

- We must leave here
as soon as we can.

Please, we must go.

- No, calm down now.

You've nothing to be afraid of.

I'm never going to
leave your side.

You'll be well soon, then
we can think about leaving.

- Wendell, I don't know
what would've happened

to me these last few
days without you.

They've been the most
terrible and the happiest days

of my life.

- I have something to tell you.

Karen, I...

- You don't have
to say anything.

Actually, there's much more
descriptive than words.

I know you love me, Wendell.

I know because of all the
things you've done for me.

- You don't have to be
grateful to me for that, Karen.

- It's not gratefulness.

It's something much
more than that.

Much more.

I love you.

- I'm the happiest
man in the world.

I'm very pleased.

You're completely well now.

We can leave tomorrow.

- Yes, darling.

But there's one
thing that keeps me

from being completely happy.

It's impossible for me to
forget about my friends.

We went to school
together, we were friends

for years, Wendell.

I can't get used to the
idea of having lost them.

- I understand, Karen.

It's terrible to
lose your loved ones.

I don't know, but maybe
they're still alive.

Maybe they escaped.

But whatever happened to them,

they're not in the sanatorium.

- You're right as always.

Maybe someday we'll know
what happened to them.

If you want, we'll
leave here tomorrow.

- Drink this medicine.

A good night's sleep is what
you need, a lot of sleep.

- But, darling, i
don't want to sleep.

Wendell?

Wendell, where are you?

Wendell, where are you?!

Wendell?

- Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

- You once belonged to Dracula.

And now you've returned to
his side for the ceremony

which signifies the
rebirth of his origin.

Your blood, which until
now has been prohibited,

will be his nourishment.

In this manner, you'll
be united forever

with the prince of darkness.

My daughter radna
must return to life.

On the night of
the next full moon,

countess Dracula
will rise again.

Once more, we'll be
infinitely all-powerful.

Once more, the world will
know the empire of darkness.

And now, the
ceremony must begin.

As your blood flows painlessly,
it unites you with Dracula.

Remain without fear.

Your life is not in danger,
because the power of the unknown

goes beyond death.

And now, you'll remain
a prisoner of Dracula,

until the final ceremony
has been performed.

- Sir, oh sir,
please help me, sir.

Please, sir.

My foot's caught.

Help me, help me.

My foot's all torn up.

Please, sir, help me.

Oh no, no, no!

- Come on, Helga.

Hurry up, it's going
to be dark soon.

- Leave my daughter alone!

Leave her alone, do you hear?

- You must come with me.

Soon we'll be united
forever, and nothing

or no one will separate us.

For you, Dracula has
been a different being

during this time.

Because of you, he has been
restored his human existence

that was lost many
centuries ago.

But no one can
escape his destiny.

Dracula will always be
horror and loneliness.

It is you who must exchange
your existence for that of his,

if you really love him.

The ceremony must continue.

The prince of darkness
demands the torturing

and suffering of an innocent.

Then the blood of the girl that
loved the prince of darkness

and the blood of the virgin
that has been tortured

will be mixed together, thereby
creating a new physical body

for his daughter, radna.

The life breath of
Satan is with us.

When the moon appears
again, you, Karen,

of your own desire, will
accept an existence like ours.

The ceremony will be continued,
and the countess Dracula

will return to life.

- Help!

Please help me!

Hey help me!

No!

- It's not the first time
that a vampire has loved

a daughter of man.

I love you, but I can't obligate
you to share my destiny.

For your love, I'll renounce
the restoring to life

of my daughter, radna.

For the first time,
the love of a woman

has changed the
destiny of Dracula.

The daughter of the prince
of darkness will have to wait

to rise from the dead.

But her body must be
protected from the evil stares

of mortal men.

No!

You don't have to
defend yourself.

You have nothing to
be frightened of.

Everyone, including
radna, have disappeared.

And once more, Dracula asks
you to share his destiny.

You have served Dracula well.

Now you can return to
your original form.

Dracula needs you no longer.

For the last time, I beg
you that you will renounce

your human existence
and unite with me.

- But I can't.

- For the first time,
love brings a finish

to the life of Dracula.

Karen...

Karen...

- Come back, my love.

Come back.

Come back, my love.

Good evening. You are about to see
a dramatization of actual facts...

...in which some of the names
have been changed. But the story is true.

lf it were not true,
it would not be believable...

...for it is one of the most
bizarre chapters in the history of crime.

We may not like to accept
that people such as those...

...in the story of Helter Skelter
exist in our life, and yet they do.

And while they do, we cannot say
that the story of Helter Skelter is ended.

The foothills and canyons
above Beverly Hills...

...in the early morning hours
of Saturday, August 9, 1969.

''It was so quiet, ''
one of the killers would say...

... ''you could hear ice
rattling in cocktail shakers...

...in the homes way down the canyon. ''

What was that? Sounded like a gun.

Come on, let's go to bed.

All right.

Hey, hey, hey. Shut up, you two.

You two are gonna end up
in the pound if you don't look out.

Now what's the matter, boy, huh?
What's the matter?

Cookie, Cookie.

-What are you shaking for, huh?
-Please, don't. Don't. No, please.

Please, no. No. No!

And what direction
did the screams come from?

l couldn't say exactly. ln these hills
the sounds get scrambled.

Murder! Murder! Murder!

Six-Adam-25 at location.

All right, please, everybody move back.
Just move back, please.

We don't know anything yet.

How do you open this thing?
Miss, how do you open this thing?

l'll need you to identify the bodies.

l can't go back in there.
No, no, no way.

No.

Hey, look, there's even blood
on this button.

ls that the killer?
Where did you find him?

How many did he kill?

-Well, what's his name?
-Garretson, William.

Mr. Rosner? Sergeant Smith, Homicide.

-You are Mr. Polanski's business manager?
-Yeah.

lt's going to be difficult for you, sir,
we know, but we need your help.

This way.

The first one is in this car here, Mr. Rosner.

-Can you identify him, sir?
-No.

-No idea?
-l never saw him before.

All right, can we look
at the others now, please?

-Voytek.
-Who?

A friend of Roman's from Poland.

Voytek Frykowski.

Okay, good.

Do you know her?

l think so.

lt'd be a big help
if you could make it positive.

Gibby.

Abigail Folger.

The coffee family.

Yeah, she and Voytek
were staying with...

...Sharon while Roman was--

Sharon?

l'll have that blood sample
in five seconds.

Okay.

l'll get that later.

That's Jay...

...Sebring.

l think, l don't really know.

l know he's beat all to hell,
but you're pretty sure?

Yes.

Would you come to this side
of the sofa, please, Mr. Rosner?

Oh, my God. Sharon.

Often called one of the world's
most beautiful women...

...Miss Tate was eight months pregnant
at the time of her death.

Her body, clad only
in flowered bikini panties and bra...

...and bearing multiple stab wounds...

...was found with a nylon rope
tied around her neck.

The other end was around
the neck of Jay Sebring...

...known men's hair stylist,
who according to police...

...had been stabbed, beaten and shot.

Police describe Garretson's answers
as stuporous and unresponsive.

They said he would be held
for further questioning.

In other developments,
law enforcement sources confirm today...

...that drugs have been found
in the house on Elysium Drive...

...as well as in Jay Sebring's Porsche.

One day after the Tate murders,
Leno and Rosemary LaBianca...

...return from a trip to the mountains.

Veteran newsmen theorize...

...that the fact that Garretson was held
for questioning had not been specifically--

-How are you folks?
-Fine, Herb.

-l'm not.
-She's upset because of these killings.

-A terrible thing.
-Yeah.

The world is full of crazies.

-They got the guy, so what's the worry?
-lt sure sounds like the guy.

-Have you folks been up at the lake?
-Yeah.

-lt must be nice there.
-l don't know.

l couldn't get a racing form up there.

Listen, the last time we were up there
somebody went through our house.

-l'll see you later.
-So long.

-How old are you?
-Nineteen.

Keep your look forward, please.

Were you the caretaker?

Yes, sir.

ls your true last name Garretson?

Yes.

Did you know the boy
they found dead in the car?

Steve Parent. But not so good.

Concerning Steve Parent,
did you cause his death?

No.

You understood the question?

Yes.

Do you feel responsible for Steve's death?

-Well, that he even knew me, yeah.
-Huh?

Well, that he even knew me.

l mean, he wouldn't have come
to visit me that night.

Nothing would've happened,
in other words, to him.

Did you cause Mrs. Polanski's death?

No.

Why are you so nervous?

-Wouldn't you be?
-Not if l was telling the truth.

But l am telling the truth.

So relax.

l can tell you what made me
so nervous if you want to know.

What?

When they brought me in here...

...a policeman pointed to me
and said, ''That's the guy.

That's the guy who killed all those people.''

-So it's not because you're lying?
-l'm not lying.

l'm just confused.

Why are you confused?

Well, for one thing...

...how come l wasn't murdered?

-Are you Franklyn?
-Yeah.

Harry Jones, Sheriff's Homicide,
and my partner, Bob White.

-We know each other. Hi, Ted.
-Sit down, fellas. You want some coffee?

-Oh, we're on our way to eat.
-Well, it's about that time.

-You're on Tate, right?
-Yeah.

What do you got?

Maybe nothing. We've been
on the Hinman case.

Hinman, the music teacher?

He was cut up pretty good
like the Tate people.

The same kind of crazy viciousness,
you know.

And we saw in the Teletype
that the Tate killers left a message, ''pig.''

Yeah, in blood.

The Hinman killers wrote ''political piggy''
on the wall.

-ln blood.
-Well, didn't you pick up somebody on that?

-Bobby Beausoleil.
-So he was in custody during Tate?

The thing is we don't think
he was alone on Hinman.

He's been living with a bunch
of hippies at the old--

A bunch of weirdos out there.
They think their leader is Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ, huh?
Peace and love and flowers.

These are bigtime dope murders, Harry.
Now we're sure of that.

Well...

...we thought it was worth
mentioning anyhow.

Similar mode of death,
message left in both places...

...both printed, both in blood,
the word ''pig'' in both messages.

Well, l see what you mean, but the dope
angle is the only one that fits here.

-You want to come and eat with us?
-No, thanks, l'm brown-bagging.

l gotta hang around.

So long, sir. Good luck.

Sunday, two days after the Tate murders.

l really am sorry, sis,
to get you up so late.

That's okay, Frank.
l don't blame you.

When l saw all the shades down
and the boat in the driveway...

...and the light on in the kitchen
and Mom didn't answer...

...when l kept knocking,
well, l got a little scared to go in.

You did the right thing.

Susan, why don't you wait here,
and Frank and l'll take a look.

Garretson is released for lack of evidence
three days after the Tate murders...

...two after LaBianca.

l don't see any connection
between the Tate and LaBianca killings.

There are similarities,
but we think the dissimilarities...

...are so strong as to preclude
any connection. For instance--

-And the writings on the wall?
-l don't know who told you...

...there was writing at the
LaBianca residence. l didn't say there was.

We believe the LaBiancas
were killed by a copycat.

There are a lot of psychos.
This sort of thing turns them on.

Are you saying the killings
were done by psychos?

I'm saying we have no motive...

...and there was no connection
between the victims that we know of.

-That you know of?
-That we know of.

Drugs were found at the Tate murders,
while none were found at the LaBiancas.

We believe the Tate killings
were a drug burn.

Now, here's that Beatles album
l told you about.

l don't say it's anything solid,
but l got me a hunch.

-Mark, you guys working on the Tate case?
-LaBianca, Ted's on Tate.

Now here, you see?

-l've got something for you guys.
-A good cigar?

Those pieces of gun grip
you found at the Tate scene...

...they come from a Hi Standard
.22 caliber Longhorn revolver.

Now, that's known as a Buntline Special.

lt's patterned after guns
that Ned Buntline made for Wyatt Earp.

-Look, the firearms experts broke the case.
-As usual.

They're not too many made
with that kind of grip.

We're sending a flyer out to every P.D.
in the U.S. and Canada.

-ln no time at all, you'll have your gun.
-Sure. One chance in a 1000.

All you do is match up the bullets
found in Sebring and Frykowski...

...your case is solved, just like on TV.

That's not the way you break cases, Hank.
You do it by filling out forms in triplicate.

Now, here's a song called ''Piggies.''

-They printed ''death to pigs'' on the wall.
-Right.

And here's a song called ''Helter Skelter.''
''Helter Skelter was on the refrigerator door.''

-Look, l know it's a wild guess--
-That's not so wild.

lt's not as wild as stabbing
some woman 41 times...

...and then go on stabbing her
even after she's dead.

lt may as well be thrown in.
We don't have much.

-You said it.
-Well, it beats a blank.

Yeah, hopefully.

One week after the killings...

...in answer to complaints
of an auto-theft ring...

...but unrelated to the Tate-LaBianca
investigations...

...deputies from the L.A. Sheriff's
Department conduct a raid...

...at the isolated Spahn Movie Ranch
in the Simi hills northwest of Los Angeles.

Because some of the members
of the hippie cult at the ranch...

...sleep in groups
away from the main buildings...

...many of the officers move
into the ranch from the back way.

All right, put your hands on your head.
Keep them where l can see them.

Get up! Come here! Get up!

Danny DeCarlo, a member
of the Straight Satan motorcycle club.

Danny stays at the ranch
because of the wide variety of girls.

Hold it!

Susan Denise Atkins,
21 years old...

...also known as Sadie Mae Glutz,
and infant son, Zezozose Zadfrack Glutz.

This one's got a baby.

Come on. All right, come on.

Let go of my arm. Christ.

-Okay, Charlie, come on out of there.
-Come on, let's get your hands up.

-Move!
-All right! Damn it, l'm coming!

-All right!
-Get out.

All right! All right!
l'm coming! l'm coming! l'm here, man!

All right.

-Quit struggling! You're not gonna get hurt.
-Just be quiet, Charlie, everything's okay.

-All right, on your feet.
-Let's go. Up. Up.

-What's the matter?
-You're under arrest.

-What for?
-Grand theft auto, okay? Let's go.

Why don't you tell them to relax.
l'll tell some of the girls to be nice to you.

Sayce, 22 years old, also known
as Moses, also known as Boots.

Steve Grogan, 17,
also known as Clem...

...an escapee from a state mental hospital.

Patricia Krenwinkel, 22 years old...

...also known as Katie,
also known as Marnie Reeves...

...also known as Big Patty,
also known as Mary Ann Scott.

There he is. All right, Charlie...

...tell them l'm a ranch hand.
l'm not part of your crummy Family.

Look, wake up old man Spahn. Ask him.

l don't belong to this gang.
l'm a ranch hand.

Damn it, why do you do this to me
every time you put a bust on these bums?

l work here. You take me in, Flynn,
who's gonna do the work?

-Will you tell us what you know?
-You're damn right.

Snitch! Snitch! Snitch!

lt's not nice to snitch, Shorty.

Horse manure.

Charles Milles Manson, also known
as Jesus Christ, God, Soul, the Devil.

Charles Willis Manson, born
No Name Maddox, November 12th, 1934.

Mother, Kathleen Maddox.
Lived with a succession of men.

Married briefly to William Manson,
who gave young Charles his last name.

Let's start getting
these people out of here.

All right, all children with their mothers.

All females, let's go. On your feet.

Single-file line to the bus.

-On your feet, girl.
-What do you think we're on?

-Okay.
-All right, on your feet. Get on your feet.

Kathleen Maddox served time
in state penitentiary for armed robbery.

Charles lived with relatives,
then his mother...

...and a series of her lovers
in rundown hotels.

Unwanted, he ran away at 12,
burglarized several stores...

...was caught and sent to Boys Town.

Fled four days later in a stolen car.
Committed first armed robbery, age 13.

Has spent 17 years,
one half of his life...

...in boys homes, jails
and federal penitentiaries.

Took guitar lessons in prison
from Alvin Karpis...

...lone survivor of the old
Ma Barker gang.

Twice married and divorced.
Fathered two children, probably more.

Criminal record includes burglary,
armed robbery, attempted escape...

...parole violation, homosexual rape,
assault, procuring...

...mail theft, grand theft auto, forgery.

Psychiatric evaluation: emotional
instability, rejection reaction...

...psychic trauma, bisexual,
dangerous, assaultive.

Three weeks after the murders...

...9-year-old Steven Quint is working
with his father in their back yard.

Hey, Dad. Hey, Dad, look what l found.

l'm holding it this way so l don't mess up
the fingerprints. l saw it on Dragnet.

My son's convinced this gun
was involved in every major crime...

...from the Black Dahlia
to those Tate murders three weeks ago.

We appreciate your calling, Mr. Quint.

lt looks like it's been used
to hammer something.

Thank you.

Steven Quint's discovery is tagged
and filed in the property room...

...of the Van Nuys Division
of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Come out! Come on out! Let's go!

Come on out! Come on!

-What happened?
-We had to release them.

-DA's reject. lnsufficient evidence.
-My aching back.

Come on, let's go! Come on, go! Go!

-Sheriff's Homicide. Jones.
-Harry, Phil Cohen here.

-Hey, Phillip, what's up?
-Well, just a thought.

-You were working on that Hinman case?
-Yeah, we're still on it.

Well, Mark and l are on this LaBianca thing,
and we were just wondering...

...what exactly did you find
printed on the walls at the Hinman place?

''Political piggy.''

-Political piggy?
-Right, Hinman's blood.

-Political piggy.
-That's one hell of a coincidence, huh?

-You said it.
-By the way, Phil....

-Yeah.
-We picked up that whole gang...

...out there at Spahn Ranch.

You know, that's where Bobby Beausoleil
was living when he killed Garry Hinman.

There's a ranch hand out there...

...you might want to talk to.
Name is Shorty Shea.

He's had a couple run-ins
with the leader of this gang...

...and he may have heard something.

Right, Shorty Shea.
l got it, Harry. Thank you.

-You bet.
-Okay, bye-bye.

Come on in.

Hi.

Hi. You're new around here, aren't you?

Charlie left me here to take
good care of George.

They took off, huh?
l thought the place looked deserted.

-Manuel Gris, Mr. Spahn.
-Phil Cohen, Mr. Spahn.

l recognize your voice, Mr. Cohen.

Charlie and his girls took off
the day after you were down here last time.

Over a month ago.

Yeah. You gentlemen want some lunch?

-No, thank you. Some other time.
-No, thank you.

But we were wondering, Mr. Spahn...

...if Mr. Shea had come back
from San Francisco yet.

-Shorty?
-Couple of Charlie's girls...

...told us he went to San Francisco
for a few weeks.

That's what Charlie told me too.

But it wasn't like old Shorty to haul freight
like that without saying boo to me about it.

But he just turned up missing one day,
and l ain't seen hide nor hair of him since.

--learned exclusively that pieces of a gun
grip were found at the Tate murder scene.

And that the gun police are seeking
is a .22 caliber pistol.

That's the news. And now,
this comment and a question:

Two months have passed since Sharon Tate
and four others were slaughtered.

And yet not one suspect is in custody.

Not one piece of concrete evidence is
presented to a frightened community...

...that progress is being made.

-Sounds like the gun Stevie found.
-Had a broken grip, didn't it?

lt must not be the one.
When was it we gave it to the police?

Was over a month ago.

Surely they'd have come back
to ask more questions by now.

And search the hillside.

Help!

Death Valley, California, two months
after the Tate and LaBianca murders.

Stephanie Mark, 17 years old.

And Kitty Lassiter, 17 years old
and five months pregnant.

-Please, will you take us somewhere?
-Oh, please!

-Where you going?
-Anywhere at all.

-Somebody is trying to kill us.
-All right, who?

-Charlie Manson.
-Please! Come on!

-Come on.
-Get in the back.

They tell the officers the Manson Family
left Spahn Ranch a month before...

...and has stayed at Barker Ranch
in Death Valley.

Kitty is pregnant by Family member
Bobby Beausoleil...

...now in custody in Los Angeles
for the murder of Gary Hinman.

Stephanie is a recent favorite of
Charlie Manson, now fallen from grace.

Both girls believe Manson will
kill them for what they know.

They don't know that Manson and the
Family were arrested two days earlier...

...for the destruction
of an earthmoving machine.

We got him over in the jail at lndependence.
We picked him up, and the gang, yesterday.

-What for?
-Arson.

Burning up one of those
earthmoving machines.

-You have anything to do with it?
-No.

Sir.

-Are you taking us to lndependence too?
-l'm afraid we'll have to.

You're not gonna put us
with them, are you?

No, you'll be by yourself.

Now, what are some of those things that
you know that Charlie wishes you didn't?

Bobby Beausoleil didn't do it by himself.
l know that.

What's that, kill Gary Hinman?

Sadie was there too. She helped.

-Sadie?
-Sadie Mae Glutz.

Sadie Mae Glutz. ls that her real name?

No, l think her real name is Susan Atkins.

Susan Atkins is Sadie Mae Glutz?

lsn't that the girl we arrested yesterday?

You better call
the L.A. County Sheriff's Office.

Have them send somebody down
to talk to that little lady.

Even after Bobby slashed his face,
he just wouldn't give us the money.

ls that why you ended up
having to kill him? The money?

Sure. $5000. We knew he had it.

He just wouldn't give it to us.

So me and Bobby took turns sleeping
and guarding him, so he wouldn't get away.

And one night, while l was in the kitchen...

...l heard Gary yell, ''Don't, Bobby.''

And he staggered into the kitchen.
He had blood on his chest.

Sort of pouring out through his fingers,
you know?

-What happened then?
-Well....

We thought that was it for him.
He fell down, he was just laying there.

So we wiped the house for prints, okay?

And we were about to jam out of there,
and we heard Gary again.

Just moaning and groaning.

He's a funny guy. He just wouldn't die.
Just wouldn't.

So Bobby went back in,
and l heard Gary again.

''Oh, no, Bobby. Please, don't.''

And then l heard a sound like gurgling,
as when people are dying.

Susan.

Would you repeat this on tape for us?

No way.

-Why did you tell us in the first place?
-For fun.

You can't use it. l'll just say l made it up.

Okay, Sadie Mae. We'll be bringing
you back to L.A. this afternoon.

You have any objection
to flying in a small plane?

l love to fly.

Two months and one week
after the Tate-LaBianca killings...

...Atkins is arrested
for the Gary Hinman murder...

...and brought to Sybil Brand Institute
for Women in East Los Angeles.

Take 31 , that's your bunk.

-Cute.
-Yeah, probably straight too.

-What's your name, honey?
-Sadie.

Sexy Sadie.

Charlie.

Charlie's the strongest man alive.

They keep putting him in prison.
They can't break him. He has powers.

-Powers?
-Believe me.

l mean, he's not very big, physically...

...but everybody does what he says.

Even when he doesn't say it.

-You know what l mean.
-No, not really.

He's....

He's our father. He's our leader.

-He's our love.
-Really good, huh?

Our teacher. He's everything.

ln fact....

You're a nice person, Ronnie.
l can trust you.

-Thanks.
-No, l feel that.

-Ronnie.
-Yes?

Charlie's Jesus Christ.

He is?

Oh.

What are you in here for?

First degree murder. Gary Hinman.

-Did you do it?
-Sure.

They got it wrong.

They claim l held him
while Bobby stabbed him.

The way it came down was Bobby held
him while l stabbed him four or five times.

-Cops are really dumb.
-What do you mean?

There's a case right now.

They're so far off the track,
they don't even know what's happening.

-What are you talking about?
-That one in Benedict Canyon.

Bene--?

-Oh, you don't mean Sharon Tate?
-Sure.

You know who did it, don't you?

-No.
-Well...

...you're looking at her.

You gotta be kidding.

Boy, l'm tired.

Why don't we go to bed?

Why don't l stay here?

l'm really tired.

Well....

Okay.

-Good night, love.
-Good night.

-Danny DeCarlo?
-Hello.

-You know Kitty Lassiter?
-No, man. l never heard of her.

She says you used to hang around Spahn's
Ranch with Charlie Manson's Family.

Man, l never heard of him either.

Couple of charges pending against you,
l believe, Danny.

Grand theft and a federal rap.

Giving false information
while purchasing a firearm.

Maybe they made a mistake cutting
you out on your own recognizance.

Well, l guess you boys
wanna ask me a few questions, huh?

The morning of November 18, 1969, I was
on my way to work in the Hall of Justice.

It was just three months after
the Tate-LaBianca murders.

Vince!

Come here. l was looking for you.

-What's this all about?
-Never mind. You'll see.

We've got statements from the bikers,
Al Springer and Danny DeCarlo.

-Well, they finally found you, huh, Vince?
-Congratulations, Vince.

On what?

l want you to okay this press release
before we let it go out, all right?

''Dateline, Los Angeles,
November 18, 1969.

DA Evelle Younger's office
announced today...

...that Deputy DA Vincent T. Bugliosi...

...has been named co-prosecutor
in the Sharon Tate murder case.''

Are we gonna handle it?

''Mr. Bugliosi, chosen from a staff
of 450 lawyers to prosecute this case...

...has previously tried 104 felony jury trials,
losing only one.''

You make me sound like a sure winner.

-What do we got to go on?
-Not much.

Few statements, that's it.
None of which can be used in evidence.

Why not?

-Aranda?
-That's right.

California Supreme Court,
The People v. Aranda, 1965.

These are all statements from defendants
implicating codefendants.

So Manson ordered Hinman killed.

Yep, that's the way Bobby told it.

-He said Charlie sent him, Mary, Sadie--
-Wait a minute. Who's Mary?

Mary Brunner, man.

ls this her?

Yeah, that's her.

Her and Bobby and Sadie.

They went to Gary's place.

By the way, my man...

...is Charlie gonna know
l talked to you guys?

-Charlie's up in jail in lndependence.
-Charlie's got a long reach, man.

None of the girls know you're here.
We'll make sure they don't.

Just between me and you...

...the little dude scares the hell out of me.

He's a freak, man.

l mean, he did Shorty just like that,
just because he thought he was snitching.

-Who told you that?
-lt's in the tapes.

-l told the other detectives.
-Tell me again.

-So your story doesn't change.
-l'm telling the truth.

Now, what would be the point?

Okay, Danny. All right.
Who told you about killing Shorty?

Cisco Budge.

-Said they cut him up in nine pieces, man.
-ls this him?

Chopped his head off too.

That's Boots.

-Boots?
-Yeah, man. Boots.

He was one of the young kids.
He hung out to the ranch.

He didn't seem to fit in with the Family.

Boots is no longer with us, Danny.

What do you mean,
''Boots is no longer with us''?

He's among the dead.

Well, terrific.

Since when?

Couple weeks ago. Accidentally
shot himself playing Russian roulette.

-Who was with him?
-Cisco Budge.

Cisco Budge?

All right.

Okay. Boots must have got out of line.

-That wasn't no accident.
-Some other members of the Family--

l know, l know. And they all tell
the same story, right?

That's it, partner. l ain't talking no more.
l'm riding out of here on the wind.

There's still charges against you, Danny.
l don't think you'll feel very safe in jail.

-That's where Charlie is.
-That sure is cold, man.

Danny, go to Spahn Ranch
with me tomorrow.

Oh, no way, baby. No. Not the kid.

l heard some of the Family is still up there.

We need a guide.
lf you don't wanna go, it's your decision.

Well, what about the charges, man?

All right.

All right, l'll do it. Yeah, l'll do it.

lf you handcuff me.

Flapping to the fuzz, huh, Danny?

-My God. Does she live here?
-Yeah, she lives here.

-She's happy.
-ls it all right to be happy?

And they had this
9 mm Polish random automatic.

Danny, did you ever see a .22 caliber
Buntline revolver?

-That's the one Charlie carried.
-Here's another .22.

-Wait a minute, are you sure of that?
-About the Buntline? Hell, yes, l'm sure.

-Cleaned the guns. l am a weapons man.
-So Charlie had a .22 caliber Buntline.

That's the one he did
the Black Panther with.

-You hear about that one?
-No.

That's the kill that went down
about a year ago.

Charlie had some trouble with this nigger
over a dope deal. So he snuffed him.

When was the last time
you saw that .22 Buntline?

A week before
the sheriff's office raided us.

-So that would be August 16th, right?
-Hey.

Charlie didn't allow no calendars
or clocks at the ranch.

About a week after the Tate killings,
l asked him what happened to his gun.

He always carried it in a holster.
l noticed right away it wasn't there.

He said, ''Hey, man, l just gave it away.''

Danny, do you think Charlie
had anything to do with Tate?

Man, l don't feel like talking about that.

You know, Shorty's buried around here
somewhere, in nine different graves.

He was a real right dude too.

Danny, if we ever find this .22 caliber
Buntline revolver, could you lD it?

Hell, yes, l could.

-Who was the last to die?
-Sharon was the last to die.

l was holding her arms behind her...

...and she's looking at me,
begging and crying.

''Please, don't kill me. Please, don't kill me.

l don't wanna die. l wanna live. l wanna
have my baby. l wanna have my baby.''

And l looked her straight in the eye,
and l said:

''Look, bitch, l don't care about you.
l don't care about your baby.

You better be ready. You're gonna die,
and l don't feel a thing about it.''

-And l proceeded to stab, okay?
-Okay.

-And you know what?
-What?

l just kept stabbing her and stabbing her
until she stopped screaming.

But she was pregnant.
Didn't it bother you to kill her?

l thought you understood.

l loved her.

And in order for me to kill her, l was
killing part of myself when l killed her.

ln fact, Charlie gave us instructions
to mutilate them.

We were gonna cut out the baby
if we had time.

l gotta go to the can.

You know the other two? The next night?

LaBiancas.

Well, what do you think?

And there's more. Before...

...one guy, we cut his head off.

Three more out in the desert,
and more besides.

At least 11 . Eleven they'll never solve.

And there's gonna be plenty more to come.

We're gonna pick out some
of the biggest pigs and execute them...

...and release them from this Earth.

You have to have a real love in your heart
for people to do this for them.

-You know?
-l gotta go to the can.

l'll let you get some sleep.

Sergeant, my life could be in danger
if anybody catches me talking to you.

l know who killed Sharon Tate,
and l wanna talk to the lieutenant, please.

You know who killed Tate,
and you want the lieutenant?

-l'll tell him.
-Real soon, please.

-l said, l'd tell him.
-Okay.

Now get back in line and go to lunch
with the other girls.

-Did you ask him?
-Ask who?

Oh. Yeah. He wants more details to see
if you knew what you were talking about.

Okay. Could we go someplace else private?

l happen to know that the killers
did not cut out the baby.

So you tell her that her informant is either
lying or unreliable. Quit wasting our time.

Sergeant Broom, that's not what l said.
l didn't say she cut out the baby.

She wanted to cut out the baby. They
wanted to do all these other kinds of things.

And they didn't have the time.
That's what l told you.

l think we've bothered
the lieutenant enough.

-No.
-The matter is closed.

Oh, my God.

Here, take these.
You go to court today, don't you?

-Well, it's nothing to get thrown about.
-Oh, it's not that.

l'm just nervous.

l'll give you each 50 cents
if you let me get in front of you in this line.

-Cash?
-Yeah. Here, look.

Come on.

-Deal.
-Oh, thanks a lot.

Bus for the court leaves in four minutes.

Yeah, well, what do you want me to do?

l know, l know.

The lawyer said--

Hello, is this Homicide?
Oh, my name is Ronnie Howard.

And l-- What?

Howard. Yes, sir.

l wanna report that l know the people
that committed some of the murders...

...that you are presently working on
the cases right now. Yes, sir. And--

Ronnie Howard, sir. Yes.

Which ones? Well....

Sharon Tate is one of them, sir.

lf we don't find the gun and tie it to
Manson, we have nothing on him...

...except hearsay.

None of the statements places him
at the murder scenes.

But he ordered these killings!
He ordered Shea, Tate, Hinman, LaBianca.

-He's as guilty as Hitler.
-Can we prove it?

-Not yet.
-Then we better go with what we got.

-What have we got?
-Susan Atkins.

-L.A.P.D. wants to make a deal with her.
-No way. lmmunity for her?

lf what she told Ronnie Howard is true,
she personally killed Hinman and Tate.

-We don't give her anything.
-We may have no choice.

Chief Davis doesn't want her
to walk away any more than you do.

But the public pressure
on him is unbelievable.

Every time he shows his face,
a reporter asks him:

''What, if anything, is happening on Tate?''
He is being pilloried by the press.

-Aaron, just give me some time.
-We don't have time!

lnyo County can't hold Manson forever
on that arson charge.

He'll disappear the minute they spring him,
unless we make a case against him, fast.

Motive.

We need a motive, Vince.

What would be the motive
for the Tate slaughter?

-Robbery?
-No, no. lt can't be robbery.

-Too much valuable property left behind.
-That's right.

Well, you know how tough it is
to prove conspiracy, Vince.

And that's what we gotta prove
if we're gonna convict Manson.

Right, right, right.

You gonna prove that Manson's domination
over these hippies is so great...

...that he ordered them to commit
seven seemingly unmotivated murders?

And they obeyed?

Good luck with the jury on that one.

The Panamint Mountain Range.
The western edge of Death Valley.

Three months after the killings.
Frank Fowles, DA of Inyo County...

...guides a search party to Barker Ranch,
where the Family lived for over a month...

-...prior to their arrest in October.
-Now, you're sure this trip was necessary?

You mean to tell me, Manson drove
that bus up the way we just came?

He brought it up here from the Vegas side,
which is only a little less rough.

lt'll never be driven out of here,
l can tell you that.

These magazines all have
an article on Hitler in them.

Oh, Charlie's a Hitler nut...

...among other things.

Vince, l have never heard anything
like the report...

...the raiding officers turned in
on this gang up here.

Drugs, sex orgies,
dozens of girls running around naked.

Hell, they were charging
all over the landscape...

...in a bunch of dune buggies
they brought up here.

They had field phones strung
all over the area.

You-- You know this Charlie
thinks he's Jesus Christ.

Yeah, so l heard.

Vince...

-...what exactly are you looking for?
-Remember that .22 l told you about?

Come on, there are no guns here.

This place has been gone over
with a fine-toothed comb.

Well, at the LaBianca residence...

...the credit cards were stolen,
and her driver's license.

Maybe they stole some dresses.

Hey.

-These dresses come from good stores.
-Maybe we can find some blood stains.

At the Tate residence, a killer left
a bloody heel print on the porch.

There was a little mark, a little indentation.
lf l could match that up....

-Hey, Ross, did you find anything?
-Oh, yeah, everything except blood.

This is the filthiest mess of clothes l've
seen. lt should be cleaned, then burned.

-What time you got?
-3:30.

-Already? You sure about that thing?
-Within a minute, you could bet on it.

lt gets dark early up here.
l think we should start back.

Independence, California,
November 21, 1969.

Lisa Armbruster, 25, also known as Richie.
Married name, Mrs. Charles Nicholas.

Cindy Jane Orelia, 2 1, also known as
Freckles, also known as Martha Ellen Fry.

Excuse me, girls.
l've been looking for you.

Aren't you Cindy and Lisa?

-l'm Vincent Bugliosi.
-Oh, the DA from L.A.?

Did you enjoy your trip to the ranch?

We visited Charlie in the jailhouse.
He told us you were there.

Well, how'd you girls like to have
a little chat with me this afternoon?

Sure, if you'll buy us some candy.

You two are the first actual members of the
Manson Family l've had a chance to talk to.

-You seem very happy.
-We are.

-Mr. Fowles has a very nice office.
-Are you always this happy?

-What's the secret?
-We found the truth.

-What's the truth?
-Charlie is love.