Helter Skelter Page #4

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So what? He had to be in jail

when my people got offed.

We don't think he was

the only one involved.

This kid lived at Spahn Ranch,

that movie place in Chatsworth.

They got a commune or something,

all these hippies. A guy runs them.

He says he's Jesus, as in Christ.

- Maybe there's something...

- Well, look...

Thanks, guys,

but we like drugs for this.

A burn, freak-out, something.

We found coke and weed

in the house and in Sebring's car.

Nice freaking Porsche, by the way.

Cream puff.

Well, these are similar kinds of murders,

don't you think?

Ton of stab wounds in both cases,

messages left at both scenes...

...printed in the vic's blood,

and there's the word,, pig.,,

You guys do good work.

If you don't hear from us in a week,

that means we've squared everything away.

Right.

Dad, can you slow down? There's

a kid on a pogo stick passing us.

Everybody's a comedian.

I can't do my usual 90 miles an hour

trailing this thing behind me, now can I?

Stop torturing your father, Suzanne.

Your mother needs no help

in that department.

Hey.

Drugs were found at

the Tate murder scene...

... and detectives grilled prime suspect

William Garretson today for several hours.

First, Chip with traffic and weather.

The world could come to an end,

but they gotta do traffic and weather first.

Those poor people. Can you imagine?

I heard they were all devil worshipers

or something.

I hate to say it, but you almost hope

it is something like that...

...something that could explain it.

Please, Ro, I'm sick of hearing

about it.

Come on, Leno. That's a terrible thing

that happened to those people.

I know, but there must be something else

that happened in the world today.

I mean, did the war stop?

Did Nixon take the day off?

I mean, something, what?

They said Roman Polanski's whole family

was killed by the Nazis in Poland.

All their fame, all their money.

Look what happens.

- Bye, honey.

- Bye, sweetheart. We love you.

- Love you.

- I love you too.

- don't forget to lock your door.

- I won't.

Good night!

Last night, it wasn't cool last night.

It was messy.

Way too messy all the way around.

So I'm gonna have to show you

how it's done.

Gonna split up in two groups tonight.

Gonna have to jump-start Helter Skelter.

This looks like as good a house as any.

You scared?

Are you?

Whatever will be, will be.

There, now.

Now, as long as you cooperate,

as long as you play along...

...nobody gets hurt. You see?

You understand?

What do you want?

Okay, Tex, Katie, Leslie, you go inside.

There's two people.

I've got them tied up,

and they, re calm. All right?

Last night, you let them know

you were gonna kill them.

That's what caused all the panic, see?

These people, don't need

to let them know nothing, okay?

Just maintain. Play it cool and casual.

Kind of like you live here, all right?

All right, get your clothes.

You go in there, and I want you

to paint a painting for me.

And the painting that I'm looking for

is more gruesome than anybody's ever seen.

That's the title of that painting,

all right? All right.

Hitchhike back to the ranch

when you're done.

Off you go.

Hey...

...wipe this for prints. Take the change.

You do it now.

Hey, hey.

Did you do what I told you?

- Yes. I hid the wallet behind the toilet.

- Good girl, good girl.

Some Blackie's gonna find that,

take himself out on the town...

...with whitey's credit card line,

then get busted and blamed, see?

You did good. Let's go.

- Thanks, Dad.

- Yeah, Dad.

One more word, little Johnny,

and I, ll pull over.

- No, Dad, no! No, Dad!

- You hear?

I'm serious. One more sound in this car,

there's gonna be hell to pay.

There's gonna be hell!

You ever had...? Hey!

- Ever have an ass-whupping?

- No.

Well, you just circle your calendar.

Today is the day. Today is the day.

Who's got my keys?

Who's got my keys? Oh, I got my keys.

It's funny, that's all.

Well, all right. Here we go.

So how old are you, little sister?

Nineteen.

Well, I'm 34.

More than half of that 34,

that's how long I've been in prison.

You know what one half of 34 years

in prison gave me?

What?

Prison gave me fear.

Prison gave me the gift of fear.

You see, I found out that fear...

...keeps you alive, protects you...

...teaches you things. All right?

If, if you can learn to face your fear...

...and learn to live with it.

Now, you think you can get up

on this world and do that?

I don't know.

That's it. That's it. Come on.

I want you to face your fear...

...and kill me.

What?

Face your fear.

Kill me now. It means nothing.

I'm not you, Charlie.

Well, maybe I should kill you, then.

You see, death is just an illusion. Death.

Listen, love fear, okay?

Love fear. You feel that? Love fear.

Receive it, give it.

It's your only weapon in this world.

It's your only defense in this life.

What about love?

Is there love outside? There's no love.

Didn't the world prove that to you already?

I'm pregnant, Charlie.

I'm not exactly sure who the father is.

That's beautiful!

That's beautiful! That's another life.

Another life with no program, no ego.

Listen, all your love needs...

All your love needs

is you got to trust.

Trust yourself. Trust my love.

Come to now.

Come to now, where no sense

suddenly makes sense.

You see, no sense makes sense.

No sense makes sense.

No sense makes sense.

The son and daughter found the body

of the stepfather about an hour ago.

The mother's in the bedroom.

That what I think it is?

Yep.

And...

There's water in the bathroom.

Towels are wet.

I think the killer took a shower.

Then had a snack.

In the wake of last night's Benedict Canyon

killings, there are two more to report.

Los Feliz residents Leno LaBianca, 44,

and his wife, Rosemary, 38...

... were found stabbed and mutilated.

Police at this hour have not confirmed

whether the murders are connected.

The only suspect in the Tate case...

... Garretson was released

after passing a polygraph.

A second set of brutal ritual killings

in as many days...

... has the Los Angeles area

caught in a vice grip of fear.

We don't see a connection between

the murders. They, re too widely removed.

For now, we are treating these

as unrelated murders.

- Mr. Polanski!

- Mr. Polanski!

Mr. Polanski!

- Where are you going?

- Away. I'm taking Tanya.

They won't let you go.

- Not now.

- I have to.

I thought he was Jesus.

So did I.

But guess what.

He's not.

don't have your baby here

with these people. Get out.

He, ll hurt my parents.

He knows where they live.

I have to tell him, you know?

I know.

But can't you wait until we, re gone?

A few hours?

Okay?

What's up?

Nothing. I...

I just wanted to spend a little time

alone with Tanya.

You strung out, or what?

Yeah, I guess so.

You shouldn't be alone with her, then.

Charlie doesn't like that anyway.

I know.

Looks like she's having fun.

Leave her be.

I wanted to go inside.

Just for a look.

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