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- 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.