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I've heard that you get a lot of letters from kids.
Have you gotten these kind of visits and letters. -Sure.
- From kids that you don't know? - Sure.
Why do you think these kids write you?
Because I am those kids.
What is it about you that they...
I am a child.
I never grew up. I never lived in your society.
I never went to school. I never had a mother and father.
I raised myself up.
What do you think it is about you that makes people want to be a part of
whatever it is you're a part of?
I'm brand new.
Everything I do is always brand new.
Okay, you get the tickets, I'll get the reservations. Okay?
Okay, good. Talk to you soon.
- Lindsay. - Yeah.
Um, did you get the Rodel file?
- Yes. I set it on your desk behind you. - Okay. Thank you.
Um, also, Pat McGroin called and he said that he had to push back his meeting.
Pat McGroin.
Yeah. He called earlier today.
"Pat my groin?"
This is my brother. He's playing a joke on you.
Well, he sounds like a riot.
Anyways, um, he's coming to town tonight.
So that's why he's messing with us right now.
I didn't know you had a brother.
Yeah. Conrad.
Never... Never heard the name.
Uh...
Max drew this in our class today.
- Wow. - Yeah.
Is there anything going on with him at home
that might be upsetting him in any way or...
Excuse me. Sorry to bother you.
Are you, by chance, going to Los Angeles?
- No. - No? Sweet.
Are you, by chance, going South? I'm looking for a ride.
Hello?
Can you hear me?
If you keep doing this, they're going to kick you out of school.
Is that what you want?
Max?
Hey, hey!
I'm talking to you.
Hey, baby.
How are you? Did you have a good day?
- Mmm-hmm. - Good.
- You okay? - I'm good.
Expect for the fact that our son's a sociopath.
And when does he get here?
I don't know anything.
I don't know what he's doing here.
I don't know where we're gonna put him.
What, we can put him in the office?
I... I wanna work this weekend.
I can't have him in the office.
Well, maybe you shouldn't work this weekend.
It's besides the point.
It could be five in the morning before he's here.
All right. Then it'll be five in the morning when he gets here. That's fine.
I'm just saying, there's like no heads up,
there's no consideration for anybody else.
It's like with Dad's funeral.
Maybe that's why he's coming. He's coming to make amends
and apologize for not being at the funeral.
- Yeah, that's probably why he's coming. - Oh. Sarcasm.
No, I'm just saying... I'm, like...
I appreciate the positive spin, but, like...
I think it'll be fun. It'll be the first time we've spent
real quality time with him since...
probably... Well, probably our wedding.
- Oh, my God. - What?
The wedding gift that he gave us?
That... thing.
Oh.
Ow. Fuck.
That's... No, now you've gone too far.
That's good right there.
- Like that? This? - Yeah. Yeah.
Ooh, that's a lot.
- It's too much. - No.
We should maybe, like, not put it over the mantle.
No, no, no, it's fine. And well, anywhere you put it in the house,
it's gonna look out of place, so...
Okay. I just feel like he's gonna figure it out.
Above the mantle's...
No. No! It's gonna make him happy to see it there.
Okay.
- You heard that? - Yeah.
- He's in the house. - Why are you whispering?
'Cause I don't want him to see what we're doing.
You gotta hide the toolbox, you gotta get away from the painting.
What... How do you know he's in the house?
Because the door downstairs is open, that's how he got in.
- I thought we just left the door open. - No, no, no, no, no.
He's in here. When we were kids,
he would sneak into the house before I got home from school,
and he'd scare the fuck out of me. It's happening right now.
Okay, just... You need to settle down...
You fucking dick.
Is the knife necessary?
You just shit your pants, didn't you?
It's good to see you. -Hi. It's good to see you, too.
Wow. Are you serious? What's that doing there?
It's hanging up.
That... Wow.
People comment on it all the time, right?
It's really meaningful.
That was so nice of you guys.
I don't paint anymore, but that one's not bad.
What are you talking about?
I don't paint, you know. It's like, what's the point?
You quit? Like, you quit being an artist? -Why?
Well, um, I'm writing a book called On The Road and...
- Two? On The Road 2? - On The Road 2.
I know who Jack... Jack Kerouac is. I know. I know.
I mean, seriously, I actually sold all my stuff,
and, um, just... Got rid of everything,
all my art supply stuff, my records, and... Yeah, anyway.
Wait, what about your boss? Your boss is cool with you doing this?
Like, she just is cool with you taking three weeks off?
Well, you're gonna love this, but I actually quit my job.
That makes me feel so much better that you've quit your job.
- I think it's awesome. - I know!
How irresponsible to quit your job at the bookstore!
No, it's not irresponsible.
This is the time in your life where you're supposed to be untethering yourself.
You know, when you're 40 you gotta break free.
You're being sarcastic and it's just mean.
I'm just... I'm...
- I'm not being mean. - You are being mean!
You're being sarcastic and condescending.
You don't have anything to worry about. All right?
I am worried. You... You don't have a house,
you don't have any possessions, you don't have a job.
I have a job with an environmental organization in Death Valley.
- Are you serious? - Oh.
Yeah. I just thought I'd pass through and say hi to you guys.
That's really good. I'm happy for you. -Yeah.
You wanna come, get set up in the office?
- Why? - For sleeping.
Um, well, I just thought I'd camp out there.
You're gonna camp in the backyard?
Is that okay?
Um, I guess. All right, well, I'm gonna... I'm gonna go to bed.
I have to get up early. I have a huge day tomorrow.
Speaking of that, I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow.
Uh, I mean, I know it's Friday,
but I was hoping you could move some things around.
Because I have an idea. Something for us to do.
- Okay. - Yeah.
Well, you know Charles Manson?
Uh, yeah, I know who Charles Manson is.
Well, there are these sites all around the city,
um, that I was hoping we could go to. I have it all mapped out.
It's amazing 'cause, like, no one knows that, like, right there,
you know, that's the LaBianca house, you know.
Or the Tate house.
Wait, these are the murder site houses?
You... You're acting so uptight, this is a thing people do.
No, they don't. No, this is the thing that weird conspiracy people do.
Trust me, I have friends that come into LA all the time. We've never...
Manson has never even come up.
Okay. Uh, guilty, Your Honor. I am interested in this,
and you're my brother, and I just thought we could do this together.
I'm just gonna be in town tomorrow.
Then I'm going out to my job.
Charles Manson set into motion a wave of terror in Southern California.
In two nights, Manson's murderous spree
took the lives of at least seven people, including actress Sharon Tate.
Manson was portrayed as a guitar-playing ex-convict
with a following of runaway young women, his so-called family members.
The cult, or family, spoke of launching a holy war
against the rich and the powerful.
The Tate-LaBianca murders were bizarre and merciless.
They triggered a public panic and raised the specter
of drug-crazed youths slaughtering their victims at random.
Hey.
What are you doing in my yard?
It's mine.
You remember me? I'm your uncle, Conrad.
No? Oh. How old are you now?
Mmm.
Eight? Seven? Six? Five?
You're going back in time. You're a time traveler.
Seven? Wow.
He's always been into stuff like this. Like, even when he was a kid,
he was into "Faces of Death". You know what that is?
Yeah. It's horrible.
Yeah, and like, death metal, and...
I don't know. He was into 9/11 for a long time.
It's just, he's like...
Just anything with death in it, you know. He's like all about it.
- So. - What's the camera for?
I was thinking I could get him to take some pictures.
- In an artistic way? - Yeah.
Oh, okay.
Get the ball rolling, kinda, inspire him.
Well, that's kind of sweet.
What's the painting you put up?
What do you mean? You haven't seen that before?
No.
Huh. Oh.
Figures.
What's it about?
Well, it was... It was a way to show how I felt growing up.
Like, I felt sort of like this little kid there,
with a weird face that didn't belong.
Why didn't you belong?
Well... You know I was adopted, right?
No.
My parents, your grandparents, they couldn't have kids.
And so they adopted me.
But then a couple of years later,
your grandma got pregnant with your dad.
He's their real son.
And they were so happy that he was born, that, um, they sort of forgot about me.
That's not nice.
No.
Okay, so I've got the whole day planned out.
First we go to the Tate house then the LaBianca house.
Then, if you're into it, um, tomorrow, we could drive out to the desert together.
What's that book?
Well, this is Helter Skelter. You know, the classic.
It's got all, um, the police reports
and testimonies, stuff like that.
- It's actually Mom and Dads'. - Really?
Yeah, it was in Dad's office. I went into it one day and I opened it up.
It was just, like, so weird, you know,
these dead bodies, they're all whited out, you know.
It's almost more scary that they don't show you what the thing is.
And then there's all these pictures of Charlie
from all the different times he was in prison.
And then there are the Manson Girls,
who are just so fucking hot. Look at that.
But at the same time, you know that if you got with them,
they could probably cut your dick off, too, right?
That sounds... Sounds very enticing.
It's got everything. It's got murder, sex, it's got it all.
What about, um... What's going on with those kids?
The Manson Girls have kids. Most of them were Charlie's, actually.
Wow.
Oh! Dude, um, turn here.
Oh, my God.
I can't believe that we're at the Sharon Tate house.
Look, look. Hey, hey, hey. Hey. -Yeah?
Look what I got.
What... What is that?
You wanna maybe shoot some photos?
Turn it into an art project, maybe.
- Yeah. Maybe. Cool. - Yeah.
The amount of excitement you have right now
is like, seriously disturbing to me.
Oh, my God.
Hello.
Dude, this is like a historic spot.
I can't believe we can just walk right up.
- Whoa. - Oh, my God.
That's enough. We can just...
Do you have to go right up to the thing?
Why? It's a public street.
I don't think it is.
It's just like in the books.
The gate is here, everything. Do you see that?
That's where Sharon Tate's house was, right up there.
That's where it happened.
Man, I wish I could get closer.
We don't need to get closer than this. This is fine.
Well, good thing is lot of the stuff happened here.
Oh, my God! This is probably the same
pole that Tex climbed up. See, they thought there was gonna be an alarm,
so he climbed up with wire cutters, and he snipped all the wires.
He jumped over, and then right then there was this young kid driving away.
He was just randomly there that night.
Never been there before.
And Tex, like, starts stabbing him through the window.
But he scooches back, put his hands up.
So Tex has to shoot him four times in the chest.
Okay. You know what? I'm gonna go back to the car.
- Why? Hey. - Because...
Oh, come on. I'm sorry.
No. You can do whatever you want. I'm just not gonna be part of it.
Stop, please. Wait, okay? I'm sorry.
Just take a picture of me.
- All right? - Why?
I wanna get... I might do a self portrait from this.
- Are you fucking with me? - No, I'm serious.
All right. Here. Let's do it right here.
I want to get the gate at least.
Dude, it's the same fucking gate. That's amazing.
A lot of it happened on the lawn.
Okay, stop talking so I can take the photograph, will you?
Okay, hold on, hold on.
Hold on.
This guy's gonna call the cops.
Oh, my God. What are you doing?
- God damn it. - Oh! Come on.
Charles Manson killed people right here.
You have to be fucking respectful about that.
He wasn't even here that night.
He wasn't at the Tate house or the LaBianca house.
- Well... - He didn't kill anyone.
Then why is he in jail for murder?
Exactly!
- I mean, it was a fucking conspiracy. - Okay. Keep your voice down.
It's because of his ideas. They couldn't have someone that free
being, living out amongst us, 'cause it would make everyone else feel like,
"What are you gonna do with your life?"
Keep your voice down! -I don't give a shit about those fucking people.
Hey! Charles Manson!
God damn it!
Charles Manson!
Hey.
I'm sensing some tension.
Look, sorry.
Let me take you out to lunch, okay?
I know a really good place.
Are you gonna talk about Charles Manson the whole time?
I don't have to.
There's like no limit to the amount you can work,
which is like, part of the deal when you become a partner.
And, you know, the money is commensurate with that work.
But it's... It's like, when do you stop?
You know what I mean? Like, when does it end?
Hey, guys, I'll just pick that up when you're ready.
Okay. Thanks.
- I got it. I got it. - No, I got it.
Come on.
- Really? - Yes.
All right. Thank you. -I told you I was taking you out.
So, wait, before we go, I got to tell you,
um, this table that we're sitting at...
This very same table.
This is the same booth that they ate at before they went home that night.
Who? What are you talking about?
Sharon Tate and her friends. They ate here before that same night they went home.
And then, Tex and the girls came.
Yeah, okay. Yeah.
- Got it. Got it. - Oh.
So that's why we're here.
Oh, come on. It's just a fun fact.
You think it's a fun fact, but it's not.
I mean, it's, like, really disturbing.
Okay, I'm sorry,
but I mean, it is something that I've been thinking about that...
I mean, a lot of people ignore death,
and it's something to think about and not just shove away.
Are you... Do you hear yourself right now?
I mean, you... You're talking about not ignoring death, and embracing it.
But when it comes to Dad's funeral, you don't come. Like, what is that?
You know, we weren't getting along. I mean...
Do you know the last time that he called me?
When's the last time you called him?
I gave up calling.
Why? What's the point of calling? And it's, like, there's nothing going on.
There was no exchange going on.
Even if you're not gonna go to the funeral for Dad's sake,
you could have come for Mom.
Mom's way better off, you know.
How would you know?
You don't know. You're just talking out of your ass.
Mom was a fucking basket case. She found him on the floor.
She was, like, hysterical for weeks.
She was a wreck, I was a wreck. I had to do the flowers, I had to do the casket,
I had to do the cemetery,
I had to do the announcement,
- I had to do the invites. - Okay.
You know what I mean? I don't want to talk to those people.
Okay.
So, you can understand then...
No, I can't understand.
Look, you didn't want my help, you know.
I mean, you're glad. You're taking care of everything again,
and you look good, and Mom loves you.
And that's the dynamic that you have, and, "Oh, fucking, Connie."
"I know." You know.
I mean, that's fine.
Yeah, that's... Your dynamic is just like,
oh, yeah, it's impossible and, you know, everybody hates you.
Don't they?
This car taken?
Dude, I'm sorry. Okay?
Look, um...
Let's just go back to my house. I'm gonna go do my thing.
Why don't you take the car? You can do whatever,
the rest of the stuff you want to do today.
I think we should smoke together. All right?
I am not gonna smoke weed.
Why?
- I'm not in the mood for it. - That's the point.
I think you need this, man.
- You have the day off, right? - Yeah.
Okay. So let's enjoy the day.
You're right. I didn't deal with Dad's death. Okay?
It's really good.
How do you feel?
It's pretty good.
What are we doing?
We're going to Leo and Rosemary LaBianca's old residence.
All right.
- Is that it? - God.
This is the LaBianca house, man.
Holy shit!
Come on. Come on.
I bet the kitchen is on this side, and the kitchen is key here, okay?
Because that's where they wrote on the fridge in blood, "Helter Skelter".
Oh. - That all came from this kitchen.
Oh, my God. I gotta get into the kitchen.
Go, go. Go.
I wish we could get closer.
Get up.
Oh, dude. There's the owner of the house.
- What do we do? - I got an idea.
What? What? Are you sure?
- Hey, um, excuse me. - What are you doing?
Okay, just let me handle it.
Hi.
Um, we are... Can we talk to you for a second?
No, I'm sorry.
- Oh. - No.
- Um... - What are you doing?
Just chill. Um...
We are the grandchildren of the LaBiancas.
You're the grandchildren?
You'll have to forgive me for being so defensive. -Wow.
You can imagine we have a lot of strange people coming here all the time.
- No problem. - Yeah.
All is in the past, you know.
- Thank you. - Oh, you're welcome.
It's amazing that you let us in. I just thank you so much.
Yes, what he said.
Nice to meet you. -Good to meet you. This is Conrad.
- Hi Conrad. I'm Janice. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
Beautiful skin.
Thank you.
Sorry, it's a little messy in here.
Oh, no, it's beautiful. What are you talking about?
This place is gorgeous.
Oh, well, I like to keep it neater than this.
This is where the body was.
LaBianca, the guy.
They carved into his stomach. They stabbed him right here.
Shut the fuck up.
Um, he was just saying that this area right here,
we have a photograph with us playing with trains right here.
This guy was so cute in the photos.
- Yes. - Of course.
Just being in this room is so cool It's really... -Yes.
You know, special for us.
I'm sure this is not a subject you're fond of,
but I was just wondering, you know, after what happened here,
do you ever feel, like, you know, just creeped out, you know?
No. Not really.
It is strange, knowing that Charles Manson was actually in the house.
Wait. What?
Charles Manson was in the house?
Yes. He's the one who broke in.
That's weird, because I had heard
that Charles Manson was not a part of the murders at all.
Well, no, he just came in and tied them up, but he wasn't part of the murders.
You know, at the Tate house I told you it was such a mess.
And so they wanted to...
He just wanted to make sure it was like cleaner... -Yeah.
You know, for... When the... For the LaBiancas.
Mmmhmm. -I mean, Pop Pop. You know.
Um...
I must sound like a freak.
I just... I mean, I've researched it because it's our family.
Anyway, it fucking sucks that that happened, obviously.
He's sorry.
Um, do you have... I mean, duh,
obviously, you have a kitchen,
but could we take a quick look at it?
The kitchen?
Gee, I'm sorry, it's...
It's a real mess. Right now I'd really rather you didn't.
I mean, I don't mind if it's a little messy.
Maybe some other time.
But, you know, it's fine. Like, I mean...
No, no, it's okay. It's okay.
This is more than enough.
Well, I mean, this was kind of the whole point.
I guess, just 'cause of the memories.
But... -She doesn't want us to go in the kitchen.
Okay. Sorry. Yeah.
No, it's all right. I understand.
Maybe another time.
You know what? Thank you so much for doing this for us.
You're very welcome.
You know, I actually wanted to let you know,
when we were coming in, I saw that your retaining wall right at the front here
was sloping a little bit.
So, on the way out maybe I could show you that.
'Cause my wife and I went through the same thing.
It was really easy to fix.
- Really? - Yeah.
Did you need to go to the bathroom?
Um, you had to go.
Oh, yeah. Okay, great. I'll go to the bathroom.
- Yeah. - I'll met you guys at...
- Cool. - The retaining wall.
- Just over here? - To the left.
This is so easy to fix.
Is it the one with the bricks?
Yeah, you gotta catch it now, though.
Hey.
- Who are you? - Who the fuck are you?
I'm sorry. I just... You're...
Is that a Charlie Manson t-shirt?
Hey! Nick! Dude, abort!
- What are you doing? - Get the hell out of here!
Hey!
Frank! Frank, what are you doing?
I wake up from my nap and this guy's in our kitchen
taking pictures in a Charlie Manson shirt.
What?
- I'm sorry. I can explain. - Explain!
Hey. Excuse me.
This is why we end up feeling like prisoners in our own home.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I mean, you did choose to live here. I mean...
I had no idea what we'd be getting ourselves into when we bought this place.
I don't understand you.
A horrible thing happened here!
And you want to celebrate that?
Haven't you ever lost anyone?
I was, like, telling somebody the other day my dad's dead.
I was, like, trying to be cool about it. Mmmhmm.
But it's, like, weird to say it, you know.
I don't know. It's just weird.
But here we are, here, a perfect family.
This is the best shot of you guys.
Like, you, Mom and Dad. This is, like, what's always in my head.
Yeah. I hate that fucking photo.
You do?
- Yes. - Why?
You can see how he fucking felt about me. He's not even touching me.
He's just posing for a photograph, man.
Okay, do you want to fucking argue about the composition of the photo?
We're talking about reality, and how the guy was kind of a dick.
I personally think that you expected Dad to do everything for you as a kid.
- But, like... - No, just to love me, maybe.
He's an army guy, all right?
And he has, you know, he has that power thing, and that's part of his setup.
Like, you had to add that to that a little bit, if you want...
That's not love.
That's not raising someone to be their own person.
That's making a little fucking clone.
So, uh, so what, I'm dad's little soldier?
That's basically how you see me?
I mean, you have a kid, you got the wife.
You know, everything, which is good. I'm just...
- Yeah, I have a kid and a wife. - It's a lot of good things.
You made him happy, he gave you money because you were going
to "law school" and that's such a great thing to do. -"Law school?"
You don't put air quotes around law school. It's a real thing.
Which is how I earn a living and buy food
to put inside the people inside the house.
Yeah, it seems like it's working out great for you.
That's it, huh? Hey!
You know, dad wasn't the only one in the family
who treated me like a fucking outcast, okay?
You did your fair share of treating me like a piece of shit.
Do you know where the Melatonin is?
No, I'm sorry, I don't.
I don't understand how it disappears.
Like, who takes the Melatonin?
You seem really agitated. Is something wrong?
Conrad basically thinks that I threw him under the bus our entire childhood.
And that I got special treatment.
Yeah.
What do you mean, "Yeah"?
You know that you and your dad had a really strong bond, right?
Mmmhmm. -And I can understand how Connie
probably felt excluded from you guys.
Okay, he excluded himself.
But that doesn't... Why?
That's what he does. He likes to, like, act like the outsider,
and like, push people away, and poke and prod people.
He gets off on that shit.
Why would he get off on something like that?
Because he's messed up in the head.
- Genetically, probably. - Dude.
Like, I looked into his adoption one time,
and it said that he was a ward of the state.
That's so mean. Stop it.
You asked me, and my answer is
I think there's some weird chemistry going on in his brain.
Well, I think that no matter what Connie,
or anyone ever does,
they will never measure up for you.
No one's good enough.
Great. Okay.
Can I get a pillow?
Good talk.
I'm just a messenger of the truth.
God's messenger?
Life's messenger. But we use the word "God".
"God" hooks all the other words up.
I'm the pope. I'm ten times the pope.
I'm 50 times the pope.
But I'm the pope in the hills and the mountains.
I'm already out of here.
This enclosure here? I'm out of here.
My body is stuck here,
but my thought is already gone.
Cool. Battle?
Mmm-hmm. Wanna meet him? We're friends.
Oh, cool.
I'm so glad that we're friends now.
I've been watching you and I like the way you fight. I admire you.
- Here! - Escape! Chuck!
What's this?
Oh, this is a book, uh, Helter Skelter.
Are there pictures?
Um, yeah. Um, a couple.
Hold on, hold on. Let me see which ones are okay to look at.
Wait, wait.
Yeah, there's a nice picture of a family.
Are they real brothers and sisters?
No, they're, um,
they're not a real family. It's actually better than a real family
because they went out and found each other.
What are they doing in the middle of this desert?
Well, they... They wanted to get away from society
and from people that didn't understand them,
you know, because that was like hurting them,
other peoples perception of them.
So they went out here and they got a big bus,
and you know, they cared about the environment.
They wanted to get back into touch with something,
you know, more real.
What are all of these dead people?
Oh, um, they're just some people who just, I don't know...
They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Like Grandpa?
No. Grandpa died because he had a heart attack.
Um, these people were actually killed.
But Grandpa, like, killed himself in a way
because he was... worked himself up all the time.
What are you guys talking about?
Oh, nothing, just hanging out, playing...
We're reading Helter Skelter.
There's really cool pictures of dead people.
All right, before you start,
I was just looking at the book, he asked me questions.
He's curious. What am I gonna fucking say?
- You're showing him dead bodies? - I was trying to...
You're showing him the Manson family?
What else are you gonna show him?
I'm sorry, but he's the one who kept asking me questions.
He's a child. He's gonna want to do whatever you want to do.
You just say no.
If he wants to look at it you just say no. That's what you do.
Why? I'm not gonna fucking lie to him.
Why don't you just open up Internet fucking porn
and show him everything that's out there.
It's not funny, dude. He's having a really hard time
and I don't need you putting your shit on him.
Okay. Well, why is he having a hard time?
"Why is he having a hard time?" He's a child.
Growing up is hard. People have hard times.
Okay, yeah. It has nothing to do with like how you treat him.
You are so clueless right now,
you have no idea what you're talking about.
You don't... -What are these words coming out of my mouth?
Oh, my God, dude. You are so fucking out of touch with reality.
- I can't even deal with it. - Yeah, fuck you.
Are you gonna go to your job or not?
Okay. That's it?
What else?
Yeah, all right. Cool.
So, um,
I'm gonna drive you out there, okay?
Okay. I mean...
What?
She guilted you into it?
Kind of, yeah.
Who's this?
Is it okay?
Yeah, it's pretty good.
It's Charlie.
That's him singing?
Oh, it was his main thing. He was so into music.
That's what he wanted to do.
Like, in LA, he knew Neil Young,
and like, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys really liked him.
He was so close to getting a record contract.
I mean, I don't know, it just fell through.
Yeah.
He's like a frustrated artist, basically.
I mean, every artist is frustrated.
You know, like, it's frustrating.
Is that how you feel about your stuff?
Boo-ya.
I mean, you know, it's like, what's the point?
Well, I mean, you know, the point is you've been doing it your whole life
and you're really good at it.
Dude.
- Okay. - What?
You are. You've been amazing at it since you were a kid.
Like the painting in your house, right?
Yeah, it's fucking amazing.
Fuck.
Shit.
Fuck!
- Jesus Christ! - What?
A cop.
Pull over.
I wasn't even fucking doing anything!
Well, pull over.
Dude, I can't. I can't!
Why?
- Pull over. - Fucking shit! Okay!
Dude, um, we got to switch seats.
What? -Dude, come on, switch seats with me.
Why? -I just... I was trying to help you out.
- Roll it down. - Okay.
Hello. Hi.
Do you know why I pulled you over, sir?
Um, yeah, I know I might have swerved a little bit.
But I was just, like, dropped a CD.
You know, it got all scratched up and I was trying to clean it off.
Anyway, but it's back in there, we're fine. Thank you for the reminder.
Uh-huh. Can I see your license, registration and insurance, please?
It's really not necessary. I mean...
Here's the registration and insurance.
Sir, please keep your hands on the wheel.
Okay.
Just do what he says.
And the license, sir?
You do not have a drivers license, is that what I understand?
No. Are you gonna give me a big lecture now?
Do you realize it is a serious offense to operate a vehicle without a license?
I can take you in right now and impound this vehicle.
I'm so happy you have such power over me.
Have you been drinking, sir?
No, I have not been drinking, sir.
All right, watch the tone.
We've just had a really tough ride.
My brother and I are not getting along well.
Okay, I need you to put your hands on the hood, please.
- I'm trying to talk to you. - Do not resist me.
Do not resist me.
I'm not fucking... Jesus Christ!
- Do you have a weapon on you? - No!
Does that feel good, to fucking grab me, you pig?
Stop talking!
You're free to go.
Jesus, that guy was such a dick.
The cop that you called a pig?
He was.
How much was it?
Um, it was not cheap.
Shit. How much?
- Thousand. - Thousand?
Yeah.
I talked them down to 600, though.
- Really? - Yeah.
- That's great. - I know, it's what I do.
All right. Here, I'll pay you back.
Hey. Hey.
Three, four, five...
Six.
What are you doing with thousands of dollars?
I told you, I sold all my stuff.
You can keep it. You're gonna need it more than me.
This is, um, not what I had in mind when you said "their office."
It's a home office. They work out of their home.
Jesus. All right.
This is probably it.
I don't think anybody's here.
Hello. We're coming in.
Hello, it's Conrad.
Careful.
There's probably like a dog in here or something.
Oh, my God.
Hello?
There's nobody in here.
Can't you just call them?
They don't give out their phone number.
Why not?
Because they're... They have to be careful.
They... They have a website, but they don't give out their email and phone number.
Why do they have to be careful?
Because they're an environmental group. They get harassed.
Environmental groups don't get harassed.
- You're so naive. - Look.
This doesn't feel like a job. It feels like a terrorist thing.
Dude, it's a non-profit. What do you want me to say?
Just help me look around.
- For what? - I don't know. Just...
Clues.
Blackbird and Sunshine.
Whoa. Come here.
What?
- What is it? - An address.
That's 6259 right there.
It's gonna be right here.
Is that it?
Yeah, that's it.
What? That's a fucking tattoo parlor.
They probably have tattoos.
Okay. So what do we do?
Do you have the photo? -Yeah, but we can't just wave it around,
like, "Oh, FBI."
Right.
Um... Oh, what if we did, like, a bait-and-switch?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
You know what I'm talking about?
No. What do you mean?
So this is your first tattoo?
- Yeah. - Okay.
All right, yeah, you look kind of Irish.
Maybe some of those Celtic designs, or
you could go with something a little more American.
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
Hey, I was wondering if you could take a look at this photograph right here.
I'm a little busy right now, dude. Can it wait a second?
Sure. No problem.
You, uh,
doing a pentagram?
You want one?
- Maybe I do. - Looks like it'd suit you.
What can I help you with, man?
I'm just looking for this guy. He's a buddy of mine.
Haven't seen him in a long time.
Does he come around here at all?
Never seen him.
You?
Anything else we can help you with?
No.
Excuse me. Have you seen this gentleman right here?
Uh... No, sorry, pal.
Cool. Thanks, man.
Fucking cop.
I know that guy in the picture from somewhere but I can't think of where.
It's that creepy guy who's always chilling at The Palms.
Dude at the bar.
He's a scary motherfucker.
Seriously, when I said bait-and-switch,
I was mostly just trying to, like, make you feel good.
'Cause you were so panicked.
Dude, it was exactly as you said.
The... You left, and I'm like, "What the..."
I was like, "I'm right here."
Well, no one would ever believe that we're together.
Yeah.
All right. Check it out.
You're a nut, man.
He's not going to come, man.
Stop worrying. He'll either come,
or we'll talk to those people and we'll figure it out, okay?
- Don't mind hanging out? - No, I don't.
I'm enjoying myself.
I'm enjoying whooping your fucking ass.
Listen to this. You wanna hear a sound?
Listen to this sound.
Right?
Oh, God.
So...
I got to tell you. I am sorry about what happened with Max.
I was not trying to...
You know, that wasn't my plan.
The book was there, he asked me.
I mean, I know I shouldn't have, but I told him.
I get it. I get it. I'm sorry I yelled.
You know, I'm... I overreacted.
And I'm just... I'm worried about him.
He's, you know... Sometimes I worry he's not totally normal.
You know? I mean, he's, like... Talks about death a lot.
- Mmm-hmm. - And he's into weird stuff.
He drew this picture with people, like,
you know, bleeding out of their faces. Right?
Well, Dad died.
- Yeah. - He's dealing with that.
You know, he's working it out in the drawings.
Yeah.
He's dealing with the idea of death.
It's like a real thing for him now.
He's fine.
I mean, he will be.
You got to be there for him, though.
That's fucking deep, man.
You just dropped it on me just now.
It's true.
- Dude. - What?
That's Blackbird.
That's him. I'm gonna check it out.
Why is this girl wearing a Manson t-shirt?
- Is she? - Yeah.
She's wearing the same t-shirt that you had on.
I... I hadn't noticed that.
I'm gonna just go over and talk to him.
Wait, wait a second. What the fuck is going on?
I...
I don't know. I mean... I'll tell you after, okay?
I just gotta talk...
No, no, no, no, no, no. Talk to me first.
Talk to me first. What is that?
Tell me what the fuck is going on with that Manson t-shirt.
Okay, the environmental group,
they have a slight association with Charlie.
He just started the group.
He started the environmental group?
Yes. This group is picking up on the positive aspects of his philosophy.
He was actually talking about the environment,
you know, before a lot of people.
You're coming out here to work with Charles Manson?
- Dude. - See, I knew.
I fucking bring up Charles Manson and you fucking freak out.
Everybody freaks out!
Everybody freaks out when you bring up Charles Manson!
Fuck! Where did he go? Oh.
Shit.
Come on! He's getting away.
Okay, here's the deal.
I am willing to follow this guy,
but you don't get out of the car until I say so.
That's him!
Okay, okay. All right.
Shit, go around this guy.
All right, I'm not gonna get too close.
Yeah, yeah. -We'll just wait and let's just see what happens.
What is the plan? What are we doing?
I gotta show him this letter I have, and it'll be fine.
- Blackbird should know who I am. - What's with the names?
Blackbird.
Charlie gives everybody nicknames.
He's turning, he's turning.
Go, go, go.
Nice!
Where the fuck did he go?
Go... Go faster.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. Hold up.
He must have gone around back.
Hold on a second. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where'd he go?
- Hello? - He was just here.
Can you slow down?
Hey!
Fuck!
Shit!
Go, go, go!
Hey!
Motherfucker!
Hey! Hey! Leave him alone!
Wait! I'm Conrad!
I've been writing to Charlie!
He told me! He told me I could work with you guys!
I'm Conrad Morgan!
Please don't hurt us.
Morgan?
You're Captain Morgan?
Yes. -Charlie fucking talks about you all the time.
Every day.
- Every day he talks about you. - Okay. Yeah.
- Come on. - I'm sorry.
Lean back. This eye.
Okay. -You've gotta just keep it open for me.
Okay. No, you have to open it.
- It's, like, burning. - There we go. Quickly.
Okay, go. -It sees the thing and it retracts.
I know. They're like two little angry clams.
What?
They're chomping down.
- Other eye. - Okay.
One, two...
Now blink that eye.
Breathe. In through your nose.
Out through your mouth.
Now I can see you.
Good.
You look better.
Your eyes are so blue, like icicles.
I'm gonna go put this stuff away.
Thanks.
Oh, my God.
What did she say?
She said, "I don't mind that you saw me naked."
You can't do that.
I think that's Blackbird's girlfriend.
I don't know. I don't think so.
I'm afraid you're gonna get hit in the head with a fucking lead pipe, you know.
And what's with... You wrote a letter to Manson?
- Yeah. - And he wrote you back?
You know, I mean, we have stuff in common, like, you know, he...
never knew who his dad was and stuff,
and had a tough time growing up.
I know it sounds weird, but, yeah, just...
I was not doing that well and I wrote him,
and he wrote me back and...
that's pretty cool.
The things he said, it was... It helped me a lot.
And what did he say?
Conrad, come here.
I'm gonna talk a walk with you. There's something I want to show you.
Something that you're probably gonna be pretty excited to see.
Can my brother come?
Suit yourself.
Conrad, I don't know if you're aware of this,
but, uh, they threw Charlie into solitary couple of weeks ago.
- So I haven't been able to reach him. - Uh-huh.
He's supposed to get out pretty soon,
but you never know with these fucking pigs up there.
Yeah.
Why'd they throw him in solitary?
Why?
You think they need a reason why?
Yeah, they don't need a reason, you know, with Charlie.
Well, he's in the legal system. I would think that they'd
have to have a reason to put him in solitary confinement.
They like blaming Charlie.
He's their Christ on the cross.
And they ain't never gonna take him down.
- I don't get it. - Don't be a jerk.
Holy shit. Is that what I think it is?
Sure is.
Oh, God.
- What is it? - It's the bus.
The Manson family bus.
I can't believe it still exists!
Can I go inside?
Sure.
I'll just be a minute.
Well.
Jesus Christ. I can't believe it.
Is this the same stove?
- This is the original? - Yeah. That's it.
- Oh, my God. - Nothing changed.
Piece of history.
Why don't you try.
Charlie's old seat over there?
All right.
Charlie drove everywhere in this thing.
Drove all over California, stopped by the side of the road,
picked up kids that had been kicked out of their homes, you know.
Yeah. He helped a lot of people.
You know, this world is more of a mess now even than it was then.
We got these guys down at Washington, can't get out of their own way.
Rich people, snacking on the poor.
We got fire coming out of our water faucets
'cause of all the fracking that's going on.
We got fish belly-up in the rivers and streams.
We do a lot of talking about it.
But we're not doing very much about any of those things.
That's one beautiful place, huh?
Yeah.
Well, I'm working with some people, they're gonna preserve and protect
every bit of this.
And you're gonna be a real good addition to the group.
Welcome home, brother.
Hey, y'all. Welcome home.
Hey, beautiful.
Nice night for a walk.
Yeah. We had a good time.
Hello, y'all.
It's who you've been waiting for. This is Conrad.
Uh, well, first off, thank you so much for
welcoming me into this.
Um, I guess like a lot of us, maybe...
I've been struggling to find my way.
And, um...
Well, you found your way here, that's good.
Yeah. Thanks.
And we sure do need you, don't we?
- Yeah. - Absolutely.
Thanks. I feel a part of you guys. Right?
I mean...
Look at you bunch of freaks.
Right?
That's what they think. We're not the crazy ones.
And it is so good to be here around people
who don't have all that fucking judgment.
And are okay with seeming crazy.
Anyway, thank you. I...
I feel like I've found, uh, you know, a home.
- Thank you. - Hear, hear.
- Hey, man. - What's up?
- That's a nice fire, right? - Yeah.
You having a good time?
Listen, um, what the hell is going on?
Charlie told them about me,
and, you know... -What did he tell them about you?
Just about me, you know, and just...
I mean, stuff that... Whatever.
I'm not gonna go into it 'cause it's like, annoying, to you, I know. I don't wanna...
No, I kind of feel like... Are you not telling me something?
No, it's just, you know, the...
Well, it's like a personal connection that we have.
Look, um... -Dude, just come in and have a drink.
I gotta go, man. I gotta get back.
- It's getting late. - Okay.
Then, I guess, "See ya."
No, I just... What I'm trying to say is
I don't... I feel weird about leaving you here.
Well, 'cause you're judging them. Come on in, have a drink.
- I'm not judging them. - Connie.
Connie, I've been looking for you.
Hi. How you doing?
- Come back inside. - Okay.
Dude, come on in.
- Come on. I wanna talk to you. - Come in.
Just give it an hour, man.
He's shy.
You haven't seen the site? Have you seen our new site?
- No. - Have you seen the lab?
It's really good. You did a bang up job.
- Hey. - Hey, man. What's up?
You're, uh, you're Conrad's brother, aren't you?
- Yeah, yeah. - Dude, he's off the hook.
He's absolutely amazing.
Yeah. Awesome.
- Is this your website for the group? - Yeah.
This is our new website.
- It says Helter Skelter. - Mmm-hmm.
Yeah. How does that fit in with the environmental thing?
Helter Skelter is basically, it's what's going on in the world right now.
It's the chaos that's happening.
We're trying to stop it from happening, but it's happening.
It's happening fast.
Do you feel that?
It feels so good.
Yeah.
When I'm around you I feel like...
Like, even if you're far away from me,
like, on the other side of the room, I feel like I'm touching you.
Wow.
You just met me.
I don't think so.
Yeah, I feel like that, too.
That's why we can even talk about it. That's why we even notice it.
You know? -It's actually been a long time for me.
You know, feeling like this with somebody.
I don't know, I felt it like right...
I mean, not when I was pepper-spraying you.
- Shortly thereafter. - Right. Shortly thereafter.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Give a guy a minute before you fall in love with him.
Yeah.
Well, you'll be easy to fall in love with.
You're so strong.
Jeez.
You're so brave.
You're so beautiful.
Uh, do you know where my brother is?
Uh, no.
He's gotta be around here somewhere.
Hey, Nick. Can I ask you a question?
Your brother tells me that you might be able to give us some legal advice.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, what do you wanna know?
- He said you're a lawyer. - Yeah.
We wanna file a petition for a new parole hearing.
Yeah. I mean, I'm not a criminal lawyer, so, you know...
I could look at papers, maybe.
That would be excellent. That'd be great. Thank you.
Of course.
I wanna get him out of there.
I wanna get him introduced and reunited with his son.
Oh. Who's his son?
Come here.
You know, maybe you don't know this,
but old Charlie, he had quite a few kids.
And they locked him up and they took all the kids away.
And they put them with new families.
Like yours.
Yeah, I think my parents would have known.
I mean, they have to reveal that legally.
They didn't reveal anything back then. Nothing.
Conrad was a ward of the state and he was adopted just like a normal kid.
See that baby? That's your brother.
I need to talk to my brother.
- Okay. - Um...
I'm gonna go back out to the party.
- Okay. I'll meet up with you. All right. - I'll see you later.
Um, you kind of interrupted something, man.
Is it true?
Blackbird fucking told me just now.
That's real?
Yeah.
You're not gonna fucking tell me?
I don't know, man. I just, like, fucking can't say anything.
I mean, you're... Look at how you're fucking reacting!
Hey, Conrad.
Charlie's on the phone.
Dude, I gotta go.
Hey.
Yeah, he's right here.
I'm gonna put him on.
He's out of solitary.
Hi.
Yeah, good to talk to you, man.
What the fuck, man?
What are you doing, man?
Get your shit, get in the fucking car now.
I sense you're very angry, man.
This is not really the time.
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Yeah, I'm out of my mind 'cause I want to have a fucking phone-call, man.
Sorry, everyone. Um, can we get him back on the line?
You're not fucking talking to him!
Okay! Dude, maybe just have a fucking drink.
Why don't you just get in the car and drive the fuck out of here? All right?
Do not pick it up! Do not pick that phone up!
You're trying to just fucking fuck this up for me.
Fine. Pick it up!
Pick it up, you fucking idiot!
I mean...
I'm just trying to talk to my father here. Okay?
Hello.
Dad was right about you.
Fuck!
Imagine if we had a baby together.
Can we name it "Manson"?
What?
- Nothing. - Is that weird?
- No, it's... - That was weird.
That's just a lot.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that.
I didn't...
Forget I said that. Okay?
- It's okay. Yeah. - Everyone's Manson.
Man's son, you know?
- Son of man. - Every baby.
Every baby is man's son.
You know, Charlie always say that everything is love.
Everything is love.
Hmm.
Even how you just felt right then.
Even that, that pulling away part is love.
You can feel that way with me.
Hey. What are you doing here?
I'm getting back to work.
What do you mean you're getting back to work?
Hey, look at me. What happened?
Um...
Just... -Just stop working. What happened?
Um... I need to do this.
Tell me what's going on. Why are you here? What happened?
What are you doing? You're acting crazy. What's going on?
Are you okay? What happened? Are you okay?
I fucked up.
I fucked it up.
Baby, what happened?
What happened? Are you okay?
I'm fine. I'm just a horrible person.
What are you talking about? You're not a horrible person.
I don't know what to do.
Conrad, come on. We're running late.
Be right there.
I wanna see my brother.
I don't think he wants to see you.
Connie!
He went to visit Charlie.
Connie's dad.
That's a whole new look for you.
Yeah. Uh...
Hopefully, he doesn't think I'm an idiot, you know.
I think he'll like it.
Make him feel right at home.
Home sweet home.
We're here for the visiting hours.
ID?
Okay.
Hey, Connie!
Connie!
Hey. Sir, can I get in here?
Not without a pass.
Just go home, Nick.
Dude, come here. I need to talk to you.
Just one second. Please!
Fuck him. We got five minutes.
Let's go. We gotta go.
- Connie! - I gotta go!
No, no, no, no, no, no! Please! I just need to talk to you for one minute!
It's so important. Just one minute!
I'm gonna handle this, all right?
Oh. Oh, God.
What?
Did he shave your head?
No!
Is this another fucking thing you're gonna come down on me about?
No. Look...
What?
Okay.
That stuff with Dad that you were talking about before.
Dad was an asshole to you.
He treated you like a piece of shit, and I did, too.
And I threw you under the bus.
And... I'm just...
I'm ashamed.
I came to tell you that you're right about me.
And about me being like Dad.
And about the way that I am with you,
and the way that I am with Max.
And I just...
I... You're right, and I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna do it anymore. Okay?
Okay. -I'm gonna be a really good brother to you.
I don't know how to fucking do that,
but I can, like, follow your lead.
You know how long I've been wanting you to say that?
Conrad, come on! We gotta go.
Come on. Come out here and give me a fucking hug, dude.
Let's get in the car, let's get some fucking McDonald's.
That's, like, the funnest thing you can think of?
I don't fucking know how to have fun, dude. That's why I need you, dude!
I need a fucking Happy Meal.
Come on, just come on. Let's get in the fucking car.
Dude...
I... I gotta go in, man.
You're going in there?
He's my dad.
I gotta see this through, all right?
I'm sorry, I'm fucking...
Charles Manson's son.
It's fucked up, but that's who I am, you know.
It would mean a lot if you understood.
- Or try. - Okay.
I know what I'm doing.
All right. I'm gonna go inside and see Charles Manson.
And I'll be back out.
And we'll talk.
We'll still be brothers. All right?
All right.
I love you.
Ah, I can't say it.
Somewhere out there, there's at least one son,
that we know of, that's your child.
Look in that camera. What would you say to that kid?
What do you say to your son out there?
This could be the first time he's ever seeing his father.
What do you say to him?
You gotta catch it on your own, boy.
Train's hard. The road's rough.
And that's it?
That's all I knew. That's all anyone ever told me.
And you wanna hear something?
He'll do it better than me.
Whatever he does. He'll do it a little better.
Kids do, don't they?
Yeah. That's what makes them such a gas.
They always seem to get through.
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