Aquarius (2015) s01e01 Episode Script
Everybody's Been Burned
1 fed up with being questioned every single time I come home.
I'm just asking where you were.
- As someone who's had more drinks - I don't wanna fight.
than me or my friends all night.
- I haven't had that much to drink.
- l told you who I was with.
- What more do you want? - This is so ridiculous Yes.
Are you glad you came now? I told you, this is where it's happening.
I'm gonna get a drink.
Hi.
- Wanna come hang out with us? - We're gonna go outside and smoke.
- Do you wanna come with us? - Okay, sure.
Shh - Don't be afraid.
- I'm-- I-- a little bit-- - My girl-- - Shh.
- I am so sorry.
I am here with this-- - Shh-shh-shh.
Stop talking.
Stop talking.
Just live.
That was better.
That was good.
Look at it.
It's an electric snake.
It wants me.
You.
Us.
The whole world.
It's gonna eat everything up, Emma.
- How do you know my name? - He was born to know your name.
I know a lot of things about you.
I know how much it hurts.
Like, your whole body, your soul-- Screaming to be heard.
Nobody's there to listen.
That's how we were.
No more.
See when that snake comes to eat everything up, you know what'll save you? You think Daddyâ save you? Or that boyfriend of yours? No.
You survive with me.
With us.
See, the snake eats the world, we eat the snake.
I'll show you how.
And nothing will ever hurt again.
Little thing.
I'm Charlie Manson.
- Hodiak.
- Sorry to call so early, Sam, but there's a Grace Karn calling for you.
Okay, yeah, yeah.
Put her through.
Sam? Grace.
You all right? I just-- I didn't know who else to call.
- What is it? - It's my girl.
My daughter Emma? She-- she's gone.
Did someone take her? I don't know.
She-- We've had problems with her.
She's run away before.
Did you file a "missing persons"? We can't.
I know the last time we saw each other, it wasn't-- No, no, it's okay.
I'll be right over.
Ripped By mstoll These are the most recent pictures of Emma.
This her boyfriend, one of these guys here? Right here.
I've never heard her use that word.
- None of them do anymore.
- But she's probably with him.
Again.
And she'll come back with some story.
Again.
She's been gone four days.
- That's never happened before.
- Know his name-- this fella? - Rick Zondervan.
- "Rick Zondervan.
" - How old is she again? - She's 16.
Look, Sam.
We really appreciate this, but just-- it can't be official with the election next year.
Obviously, yes, finding her is the important thing.
But if you can keep it quiet, there are people that would appreciate it.
Still married? Technically, I guess.
- I'm sorry, I-- - No, no, that's okay.
That's all right.
- How's your boy? - He's good.
- Must be in college.
- Army.
- Overseas? - Da Nang.
- Just made corporal.
- You know, my mother always said, "You never know fear until you have kids.
" Yeah.
How is your mom? Still asks about you.
First boyfriend she ever liked.
- Also the last.
- I always liked your mom.
Sam get my little girl back.
You know, I don't care-- I don't care where she is.
I don't care what she's done.
No, I just want my baby back.
I just want my baby.
I haven't seen her in a while now.
What's "a while"? A day? A week? What? I don't know.
I don't know.
Hey, hurry up in there, man! - Do you know who my father is? - Not a clue.
Get your hand off me or you're gonna find out.
In court.
See, Rick the last couple of times she was out all night, she was out with you, so Get the hell away from me, man.
You hear me? Just-- - Come on! - She just-- I don't know.
- She took off! - By herself? No, I just figured she saw somebody and they went to another party.
It happens, okay? It's not like she's my girlfriend.
No? You didn't call her folks the next day and make sure she was okay, like a nice young man? Her folks-- they don't like me already, man.
What am I gonna do? I'm gonna call 'em and say, "Hey, I snuck your daughter out and she freaked on me"? "Freaked" on you? Before, you said she just took off.
Now it's "freaked.
" That's a lot more specific.
Look, what do you want, man? I don't know anything else, okay? Where was the party? Never seen her, man.
Wish I would have seen her.
- Sorry.
- Mind if I talk to those-- them? Mind if I see a warrant? You think it's hard getting one, "Jethro"? Ah, you don't wanna do that.
Everyone.
Come here, guys.
Come here.
You're gonna want to see this.
Come on.
Gather 'round.
Now this is a pig.
And the pig wants what the pig wants.
Right.
And I'm not gonna give it to him.
And the pig is gonna whale on me.
And all of you are gonna watch.
So, "piggy bank" gettin' mad yet? You gettin' mad? Do your thing.
- Come on! - Do your thing.
Oh, really? That's a little hard, Mr.
Policeman.
Mr.
Tough Guy, huh? I don't wanna play that.
How ya doin'? Well, I haven't seen my dad on the phone or heard my mom call me "baby girl" for almost five days.
Great.
That's how I'm doing.
Charlie has a vision.
Someday he's gonna be more famous than the Beatles.
And we're gonna help him get there.
We're back tonight on the Sunset Strip where once again, thousands of teens are protesting the 10:00 p.
m.
curfew put into effect by Mayor Yorty.
Riot police are on the scene and prepared to handle any uprising.
Man, I don't know what they're yellin' about.
The police are just tryin' to do their job.
So that thing we talked about Hey.
An? My friend, he's in a hurry.
Do you think we could just get the check and a slice of Key lime to go? Oh, do you want anything? That thing we talked about.
It is 10:00 p.
m.
and curfew has now begun.
Clear the area.
- Fark the Nucks! Fark the Nucks! - Clear the streets.
It is 10:00 p.
m.
and curfew "We want ice cream, we want ice cream.
" It's chaos.
Thank you.
- Hundred bucks.
- Tip's included.
You dig? Leave the cash, take the box, and don't open it here.
Man, product is five-diamond-- "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
" Mm-hmm.
Walk me to my car? What, are you afraid of the cops? Relax.
I want him, not you.
So walk me to my car, you dig? Get back! Be quiet! You can't tell us what to do! Man, this is a free country! We have every right to be here! What are you doing, "bacon boys"? Huh? Get out of my face, you pig! Let's go.
Get your hands off me! Officer, easy! Officer, calm down! Easy! He's just a kid! Get off me! Gun! He's got a gun! Look at that, folks! Take that, man, he's a cop! Whoo! Whoo! Cuff 'em! L.
A.
's always gotta be first.
First "spic" riots, first "jig" riots, now the first "diaper" riots.
six days after the first attacks on the Con Thien Marine base, located three kilometers south of the Northern Vietnam Demilitarized Zone.
Over a hundred tons of military supplies have been airlifted to the combat zone.
The guy who talked to you-- Steve Elmer? A record producer.
Owns a house, a little under two years.
- Arrests? - None.
Anything else? Lieu needs me for body pats.
He said we never had this many females.
Not true.
Did a whorehouse sweep in '61.
Double the tits, half the quality.
Oh, Charmain, go and give that one a feel.
Tell her-- tell her "I'm groovy, baby.
" Uh-oh-- isn't that what's-his-name? Don't push me again! Oh! What, you're gonna file on me? What the hell was he doin' out there dressed like that? Quiet, both of ya.
So, Brian, please tell me you made a buy.
- Yeah.
- Did you log it? No, I woke up in the car-- - He was goin' for his gun.
- I was going for my badge.
- Why won't you shut up, freak? - Don't touch me unless you love me.
All right? Hey.
Hey! God damn it! Hey, Lieu.
Can I talk to you for a minute? That Shafe kid.
You volunteering to give him the buzz cut? No.
So wait-- I report to you? - Yep.
- Why? - Lieutenant says.
- Because? Missing girl's from a family with juice, Lieutenant thinks it not a bad idea to be nice to a dad who's friends with the mayor, the governor, maybe even the next president.
Look, I didn't crack some secret "hippie code" to tell you what they're really saying, and I don't want to be the bait to get you in the room so you can start bashing skulls.
If I wanna crack skulls, I don't need you.
I can do that by myself.
What else do you guys know how to do? "You guys"? Really? You see something you don't understand, you wanna hit it, - fuck it, or shoot it.
- Oh, you're hurting my feelings.
- You know me so well.
- I know the first two words we say.
You're leaning on me to do your thing.
You also know that hair's goin' "high and tight" tomorrow morning.
That uniform's comin' out of plastic.
Lieutenant's orders.
Unless Get ready "Stop War Now.
" Ah-- yeah.
Rick Zondervan.
You didn't really think you were never gonna see me again, did you? You've gotta read him his rights.
What? That new-- - That "Miranda" thing.
- Miran-- Miranda? Who? Hey, you gotta do it.
You, dirtbag have the right to a bunch of shit you don't deserve or I'll kick your teeth in.
How's that? ls that right? - Seriously? - I can't remember it exactly.
- You know it? - Do you? I got the card they handed out.
It's in my-- Oh, too bad.
Too bad.
Call the station, copy it down.
- What? - I don't make the rules, man.
If we're gonna haul him in, we gotta do it right.
Or what? You gonna write me up and "pencil-bone" me, - you paper clip? - You wanted to work with me, okay? - This is me.
- I gotta go out and find a pay phone? You got one in the car? Send the old guy out to find a pay phone.
That it? - I just bought you five minutes.
- I want a lawyer.
- No, you don't.
- I wanna call my dad.
You know this is personal for him, right? Emma? He knows the family, the mom.
- Oh, Jesus.
- Yeah, he's gonna get you someplace soundproof and stomp stuff out of you - they can't put back.
- I told him already, I don't know.
I don't know, okay? She freaked on me, and-- and she took off with this guy.
What guy? Oh Oh, sh-- er, Emma-- I didn't-- I wasn't-- Emma, I'm--! She's gone, Junior.
Whew She don't need you no more.
I pulled her out of the womb of ignorance and into the light of now.
Right.
She's with Charlie, now.
Get it? Bitch got me beat up twice.
Can you believe that? I want this over.
I want her out of my life.
Well, then, be honest with me.
- Come on, Rick.
- I got back to the party and I am like, "Who's Charlie?" All right? And Steve, he's the cat who owns the house, he's like, "It's cool," you know? "It's the way it is.
Charlie gets the girls.
" You got a last name on this Charlie? No.
Go.
- I think we got what he knows.
- Mm.
And the young genius never wondered why I went to look for a pay phone with a radio in the car? Yep, this country is gonna be in good hands.
You know, you're the only one I've ever heard Charlie say he wanted before he even met you.
He says I'm special to him, but What? Well he's with Katie and-- And you.
- Jealous? - No.
Just I don't know.
You crave him, right? Charlie will teach your craving to die down.
He'll show you a whole new way to be.
It's like if you let go of everything from before, you're alive for the first time.
- What? - You're-- - Were you there? - Let go.
Of everything.
Who do you love? What do you love? Don't you mean, "who"? You don't love anyone.
You thought you loved your little plastic "boy-oh-boy.
" Your folks? Well you loved 'em once, then you put down your dolly, saw your mommy with that dead look in her eyes from all your daddy's lawyer bullshit.
How do you know my dad's a lawyer? How do you know so much about me? I don't look at you.
I see you.
And when I see you I see me.
I see what they did to you.
'Cause you know what she did to me-- my mommy? Yeah, I was five.
She was out of money, dyin' for a drink.
So she takes me to a bar and she gives me to a waitress for a bucket of beer.
Then she left.
It's what they do to all of us-- Make us think that we're invisible.
But we're not.
You're not somebody's silent daughter.
Being lied to ignored, crying alone in her room 'cause they wanna pose you like you were just their little Barbie doll.
It's not their fault.
They can't see who we really are.
We're special.
We're powerful, and we can change everything.
See, I love them you love me.
They love you.
I love you, sweet baby girl.
It's all love.
- Right here, right now.
- No The love you always wanted.
The love you need.
The love you love.
"Charlie gets the girls.
" That's what he said.
So we need a girl.
- Anyone in particular or? - I think I can draft a volunteer.
- Well, that's good, but - But what? This thing's totally off the books, right? Yeah, why? So if I were to propose something slightly illegal - Like what? - I need five or six ounces of dope.
Just sign it out of Narco.
No.
I mean, for one thing, it's not coming back and it's gotta be good shit.
What, am I blowing your mind here? Take a breath.
I'm not giving you mouth-to-mouth.
Maybe we can get it off my old man.
Wait, your dad? Every night and twice on Sunday.
- Your dad was a "head"? - Jazz drummer.
Probably still is.
I don't feel like findin' out.
Just Wow.
Have you ever? What, am I blowin' your mind or something? - A little bit, yeah.
- You kids think you invented everything.
I can't believe you're a cop, man.
We're friends.
This is bullshit.
And who's the totem pole? Is he gonna, like, whale on me now? Yeah, he might.
- All right, look.
Hey, hi.
- Where is it, Mike? It's a Martin, so you want to be pretty careful with it.
- "Dickery", where is the weed? - Hey, man, come on, - leave my stuff alone! - Where's the weed? - Where is it, Mike? - Look, this is my house, man! All right-- all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, stop! - It's in the drum.
- Oh, the ol' bongo.
It's in the drum.
This one? Oh, Mikey.
You've been bad.
I've got rights, man.
Call my lawyer, huh? Dig that.
Would you please be careful? - It's a Martin.
- It's a knock off.
Thanks, Mikey.
No, it's not.
Come on.
You'd be an ace for undercover work.
If you're uncomfortable with this, Charmain-- No, it's okay.
Why? What could happen? - Nothing.
It'll be fine.
- Anything.
Anything could happen.
It probably won't, but you need to be sure.
I won't let you out of my sight.
I promise.
Now, you get the look, right? Yeah.
I got an eyeful the other night.
Bri? - Hey.
- In a sec.
Grab a beer.
Girl is clingy.
Oh, man.
Problem with that? Naw, she's okay.
I picked her up a couple of days ago hitching, and I can't seem to shake her.
Won't stop talking about this-- This "Charlie" cat.
It's Charlie this, Charlie that, Charlie and all his girls.
Oh, Charlie Manson.
- Maybe.
- Mm-hmm.
What is he, like, God or something? Nah, he's just a guy, you know? Little weird.
Good songwriter, though.
Gets more ass than a Ferris wheel.
I mean, if you could help me find him-- I know where he's crashin'.
Cool.
Hey, man great party.
My brother.
You have an all-access pass, man.
Enjoy.
I got his back always, all days.
- Right.
- Now, if she is looking for Charlie, she's gotta go through me.
So, what, you wanna search her? No, I wanna be plowin' her, man.
That's our thing, me and Charlie.
I plow 'em all, eventually.
Come on, darlin'.
Come on.
I don't bite.
Whoa, whoa.
I'll tell you what.
How about you and me, we drive down to Charlie's and you two bone in the back seat? That's cool, right? Gets you to Charlie? Back seat? What is this, prom night? Back seat, gas station on the way, or when you get to Charlie's.
Just let's roll.
Whatever.
Come on.
- Do something.
- Relax.
What's your name, darlin'? Ch-Charmain.
Charmain.
Agh-hh! Are you okay? I don't know, man, I think you might need a doctor.
- Get a doctor, get a doctor.
- Just hang tight.
Wow.
The "love generation" plays rough.
- You all right? - I'm fine.
Well, thanks.
You can clock out and change those duds.
I'm gonna run that name.
Charmain? - Look, I know it got weird.
- No, I just-- For a second thought that maybe-- Never gonna let that guy have sex with you.
You were on drugs.
- On drugs? - You still are.
Charmain it gets weird sometimes.
But you don't ever have to do anything like that again.
I loved it.
Jesus.
Assault, attempted murder, pandering rape? 33 years old.
17 inside.
Released, Terminal Island, last March.
Auto theft, armed robbery - Terminal Island? - What? We should see his P.
O.
He's got an underage girl with him.
Must be "turning her out.
" That was his thing, up on Sunset before he went in.
Had a whole stable of 'em-- Good-looking, young.
Ain't much to look at, my little Charlie, but he's got a quality.
Word was, he got girls for movie stars, singers, politicians.
- So he was in for pimpin'? - Mm-mm.
- Possession.
Marijuana.
- Seven years for that? Mm.
Four ounces in a national park made it federal.
'Course, the time he did was nothing compared to what he would have gone down for if they hadn't made that fancy deal.
So anyway, one of Charlie's whores up and disappeared.
Everybody said Manson did it, 'cause she was gonna talk about the client list.
But well, he made that one all go away.
Got himself a real "uptown" lawyer.
Ken Karn? I figure we got two days to file, so we should call his people.
Mr.
Karn, it's Mr.
Manson again.
Mr.
Manson? Mr.
Manson, I am so sorry, I couldn't reach him.
- May I take a message? - May you take my message? In return for what? Or do you just take, and take and take? I'm not sure.
I'll let him know that you called.
What's the best number to reach you? "Sister Lady Cool Voice," I will reach him.
Eh-- on the clock.
I don't remember you being so rule-abiding.
Live and learn.
So this guy ever seen him, maybe just hanging around? Name "Manson" ring a bell? Your husband was his lawyer.
- What? - I don't think this is about Manson and your daughter.
It's about Manson and your husband.
Hey, Ken.
Whew.
Jesus.
Charlie.
Been callin'.
- I know.
- Got out.
Left messages a bunch.
And it's gotta stop.
I like your cool-voiced Little Miss Secretary you got answerin' your phone.
I'll bet she's a tight little mink.
And you want everyone to think you're doin' her, right? 'Cause boys will be boys.
You and me know that.
Back in the day, I couldn't round the whores up fast enough for your big, swingin' lead-pipe stud buddies, 'member? I remember everything.
Good times, bad times-- Listen.
I did what I could for you.
I'm sorry, okay? Stay away from me.
All I need is to meet some folks you maybe know in the music biz.
'Cause that's where I'm fully at now, man.
Bringing the world my message, my music.
You remember my songs, Kenny? I'm pretty sure I sang you a few.
Okay.
You don't wanna help your old friend, Charlie, I'll just slink off, go home.
Tell my new little girl all my problems.
Yeah.
She's sweet, that little Emma.
You wanna know what it sounds like when your little girl comes? "Oh oh!" "Oh! Oh, God! God, oh, God! Right there.
Ooh, right there.
Oh, shit, it's so big!" There's a good daddy.
Shh-hh! I know.
- I know.
- Don't--! Charlie, don't! Charlie, don't, Charlie! Did I ever tell you the first time I blew my load in a guy's ass? - Charlie! - Just like this.
Back in juvie.
Sweet little cryin' thing.
Begging me to stop.
You ain't gonna beg me now, are you, Kenny? Pshh-hh.
God.
That was a mood killer.
Anyway, I gotta git.
Charlie--! You don't mind, do ya? Your little girl's hungry.
You can't just eat Charlie.
So, hey let's get together again.
Maybe next time, I'll I'll bring your daughter and the three of us can get freaky-deaky.
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I'm just asking where you were.
- As someone who's had more drinks - I don't wanna fight.
than me or my friends all night.
- I haven't had that much to drink.
- l told you who I was with.
- What more do you want? - This is so ridiculous Yes.
Are you glad you came now? I told you, this is where it's happening.
I'm gonna get a drink.
Hi.
- Wanna come hang out with us? - We're gonna go outside and smoke.
- Do you wanna come with us? - Okay, sure.
Shh - Don't be afraid.
- I'm-- I-- a little bit-- - My girl-- - Shh.
- I am so sorry.
I am here with this-- - Shh-shh-shh.
Stop talking.
Stop talking.
Just live.
That was better.
That was good.
Look at it.
It's an electric snake.
It wants me.
You.
Us.
The whole world.
It's gonna eat everything up, Emma.
- How do you know my name? - He was born to know your name.
I know a lot of things about you.
I know how much it hurts.
Like, your whole body, your soul-- Screaming to be heard.
Nobody's there to listen.
That's how we were.
No more.
See when that snake comes to eat everything up, you know what'll save you? You think Daddyâ save you? Or that boyfriend of yours? No.
You survive with me.
With us.
See, the snake eats the world, we eat the snake.
I'll show you how.
And nothing will ever hurt again.
Little thing.
I'm Charlie Manson.
- Hodiak.
- Sorry to call so early, Sam, but there's a Grace Karn calling for you.
Okay, yeah, yeah.
Put her through.
Sam? Grace.
You all right? I just-- I didn't know who else to call.
- What is it? - It's my girl.
My daughter Emma? She-- she's gone.
Did someone take her? I don't know.
She-- We've had problems with her.
She's run away before.
Did you file a "missing persons"? We can't.
I know the last time we saw each other, it wasn't-- No, no, it's okay.
I'll be right over.
Ripped By mstoll These are the most recent pictures of Emma.
This her boyfriend, one of these guys here? Right here.
I've never heard her use that word.
- None of them do anymore.
- But she's probably with him.
Again.
And she'll come back with some story.
Again.
She's been gone four days.
- That's never happened before.
- Know his name-- this fella? - Rick Zondervan.
- "Rick Zondervan.
" - How old is she again? - She's 16.
Look, Sam.
We really appreciate this, but just-- it can't be official with the election next year.
Obviously, yes, finding her is the important thing.
But if you can keep it quiet, there are people that would appreciate it.
Still married? Technically, I guess.
- I'm sorry, I-- - No, no, that's okay.
That's all right.
- How's your boy? - He's good.
- Must be in college.
- Army.
- Overseas? - Da Nang.
- Just made corporal.
- You know, my mother always said, "You never know fear until you have kids.
" Yeah.
How is your mom? Still asks about you.
First boyfriend she ever liked.
- Also the last.
- I always liked your mom.
Sam get my little girl back.
You know, I don't care-- I don't care where she is.
I don't care what she's done.
No, I just want my baby back.
I just want my baby.
I haven't seen her in a while now.
What's "a while"? A day? A week? What? I don't know.
I don't know.
Hey, hurry up in there, man! - Do you know who my father is? - Not a clue.
Get your hand off me or you're gonna find out.
In court.
See, Rick the last couple of times she was out all night, she was out with you, so Get the hell away from me, man.
You hear me? Just-- - Come on! - She just-- I don't know.
- She took off! - By herself? No, I just figured she saw somebody and they went to another party.
It happens, okay? It's not like she's my girlfriend.
No? You didn't call her folks the next day and make sure she was okay, like a nice young man? Her folks-- they don't like me already, man.
What am I gonna do? I'm gonna call 'em and say, "Hey, I snuck your daughter out and she freaked on me"? "Freaked" on you? Before, you said she just took off.
Now it's "freaked.
" That's a lot more specific.
Look, what do you want, man? I don't know anything else, okay? Where was the party? Never seen her, man.
Wish I would have seen her.
- Sorry.
- Mind if I talk to those-- them? Mind if I see a warrant? You think it's hard getting one, "Jethro"? Ah, you don't wanna do that.
Everyone.
Come here, guys.
Come here.
You're gonna want to see this.
Come on.
Gather 'round.
Now this is a pig.
And the pig wants what the pig wants.
Right.
And I'm not gonna give it to him.
And the pig is gonna whale on me.
And all of you are gonna watch.
So, "piggy bank" gettin' mad yet? You gettin' mad? Do your thing.
- Come on! - Do your thing.
Oh, really? That's a little hard, Mr.
Policeman.
Mr.
Tough Guy, huh? I don't wanna play that.
How ya doin'? Well, I haven't seen my dad on the phone or heard my mom call me "baby girl" for almost five days.
Great.
That's how I'm doing.
Charlie has a vision.
Someday he's gonna be more famous than the Beatles.
And we're gonna help him get there.
We're back tonight on the Sunset Strip where once again, thousands of teens are protesting the 10:00 p.
m.
curfew put into effect by Mayor Yorty.
Riot police are on the scene and prepared to handle any uprising.
Man, I don't know what they're yellin' about.
The police are just tryin' to do their job.
So that thing we talked about Hey.
An? My friend, he's in a hurry.
Do you think we could just get the check and a slice of Key lime to go? Oh, do you want anything? That thing we talked about.
It is 10:00 p.
m.
and curfew has now begun.
Clear the area.
- Fark the Nucks! Fark the Nucks! - Clear the streets.
It is 10:00 p.
m.
and curfew "We want ice cream, we want ice cream.
" It's chaos.
Thank you.
- Hundred bucks.
- Tip's included.
You dig? Leave the cash, take the box, and don't open it here.
Man, product is five-diamond-- "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
" Mm-hmm.
Walk me to my car? What, are you afraid of the cops? Relax.
I want him, not you.
So walk me to my car, you dig? Get back! Be quiet! You can't tell us what to do! Man, this is a free country! We have every right to be here! What are you doing, "bacon boys"? Huh? Get out of my face, you pig! Let's go.
Get your hands off me! Officer, easy! Officer, calm down! Easy! He's just a kid! Get off me! Gun! He's got a gun! Look at that, folks! Take that, man, he's a cop! Whoo! Whoo! Cuff 'em! L.
A.
's always gotta be first.
First "spic" riots, first "jig" riots, now the first "diaper" riots.
six days after the first attacks on the Con Thien Marine base, located three kilometers south of the Northern Vietnam Demilitarized Zone.
Over a hundred tons of military supplies have been airlifted to the combat zone.
The guy who talked to you-- Steve Elmer? A record producer.
Owns a house, a little under two years.
- Arrests? - None.
Anything else? Lieu needs me for body pats.
He said we never had this many females.
Not true.
Did a whorehouse sweep in '61.
Double the tits, half the quality.
Oh, Charmain, go and give that one a feel.
Tell her-- tell her "I'm groovy, baby.
" Uh-oh-- isn't that what's-his-name? Don't push me again! Oh! What, you're gonna file on me? What the hell was he doin' out there dressed like that? Quiet, both of ya.
So, Brian, please tell me you made a buy.
- Yeah.
- Did you log it? No, I woke up in the car-- - He was goin' for his gun.
- I was going for my badge.
- Why won't you shut up, freak? - Don't touch me unless you love me.
All right? Hey.
Hey! God damn it! Hey, Lieu.
Can I talk to you for a minute? That Shafe kid.
You volunteering to give him the buzz cut? No.
So wait-- I report to you? - Yep.
- Why? - Lieutenant says.
- Because? Missing girl's from a family with juice, Lieutenant thinks it not a bad idea to be nice to a dad who's friends with the mayor, the governor, maybe even the next president.
Look, I didn't crack some secret "hippie code" to tell you what they're really saying, and I don't want to be the bait to get you in the room so you can start bashing skulls.
If I wanna crack skulls, I don't need you.
I can do that by myself.
What else do you guys know how to do? "You guys"? Really? You see something you don't understand, you wanna hit it, - fuck it, or shoot it.
- Oh, you're hurting my feelings.
- You know me so well.
- I know the first two words we say.
You're leaning on me to do your thing.
You also know that hair's goin' "high and tight" tomorrow morning.
That uniform's comin' out of plastic.
Lieutenant's orders.
Unless Get ready "Stop War Now.
" Ah-- yeah.
Rick Zondervan.
You didn't really think you were never gonna see me again, did you? You've gotta read him his rights.
What? That new-- - That "Miranda" thing.
- Miran-- Miranda? Who? Hey, you gotta do it.
You, dirtbag have the right to a bunch of shit you don't deserve or I'll kick your teeth in.
How's that? ls that right? - Seriously? - I can't remember it exactly.
- You know it? - Do you? I got the card they handed out.
It's in my-- Oh, too bad.
Too bad.
Call the station, copy it down.
- What? - I don't make the rules, man.
If we're gonna haul him in, we gotta do it right.
Or what? You gonna write me up and "pencil-bone" me, - you paper clip? - You wanted to work with me, okay? - This is me.
- I gotta go out and find a pay phone? You got one in the car? Send the old guy out to find a pay phone.
That it? - I just bought you five minutes.
- I want a lawyer.
- No, you don't.
- I wanna call my dad.
You know this is personal for him, right? Emma? He knows the family, the mom.
- Oh, Jesus.
- Yeah, he's gonna get you someplace soundproof and stomp stuff out of you - they can't put back.
- I told him already, I don't know.
I don't know, okay? She freaked on me, and-- and she took off with this guy.
What guy? Oh Oh, sh-- er, Emma-- I didn't-- I wasn't-- Emma, I'm--! She's gone, Junior.
Whew She don't need you no more.
I pulled her out of the womb of ignorance and into the light of now.
Right.
She's with Charlie, now.
Get it? Bitch got me beat up twice.
Can you believe that? I want this over.
I want her out of my life.
Well, then, be honest with me.
- Come on, Rick.
- I got back to the party and I am like, "Who's Charlie?" All right? And Steve, he's the cat who owns the house, he's like, "It's cool," you know? "It's the way it is.
Charlie gets the girls.
" You got a last name on this Charlie? No.
Go.
- I think we got what he knows.
- Mm.
And the young genius never wondered why I went to look for a pay phone with a radio in the car? Yep, this country is gonna be in good hands.
You know, you're the only one I've ever heard Charlie say he wanted before he even met you.
He says I'm special to him, but What? Well he's with Katie and-- And you.
- Jealous? - No.
Just I don't know.
You crave him, right? Charlie will teach your craving to die down.
He'll show you a whole new way to be.
It's like if you let go of everything from before, you're alive for the first time.
- What? - You're-- - Were you there? - Let go.
Of everything.
Who do you love? What do you love? Don't you mean, "who"? You don't love anyone.
You thought you loved your little plastic "boy-oh-boy.
" Your folks? Well you loved 'em once, then you put down your dolly, saw your mommy with that dead look in her eyes from all your daddy's lawyer bullshit.
How do you know my dad's a lawyer? How do you know so much about me? I don't look at you.
I see you.
And when I see you I see me.
I see what they did to you.
'Cause you know what she did to me-- my mommy? Yeah, I was five.
She was out of money, dyin' for a drink.
So she takes me to a bar and she gives me to a waitress for a bucket of beer.
Then she left.
It's what they do to all of us-- Make us think that we're invisible.
But we're not.
You're not somebody's silent daughter.
Being lied to ignored, crying alone in her room 'cause they wanna pose you like you were just their little Barbie doll.
It's not their fault.
They can't see who we really are.
We're special.
We're powerful, and we can change everything.
See, I love them you love me.
They love you.
I love you, sweet baby girl.
It's all love.
- Right here, right now.
- No The love you always wanted.
The love you need.
The love you love.
"Charlie gets the girls.
" That's what he said.
So we need a girl.
- Anyone in particular or? - I think I can draft a volunteer.
- Well, that's good, but - But what? This thing's totally off the books, right? Yeah, why? So if I were to propose something slightly illegal - Like what? - I need five or six ounces of dope.
Just sign it out of Narco.
No.
I mean, for one thing, it's not coming back and it's gotta be good shit.
What, am I blowing your mind here? Take a breath.
I'm not giving you mouth-to-mouth.
Maybe we can get it off my old man.
Wait, your dad? Every night and twice on Sunday.
- Your dad was a "head"? - Jazz drummer.
Probably still is.
I don't feel like findin' out.
Just Wow.
Have you ever? What, am I blowin' your mind or something? - A little bit, yeah.
- You kids think you invented everything.
I can't believe you're a cop, man.
We're friends.
This is bullshit.
And who's the totem pole? Is he gonna, like, whale on me now? Yeah, he might.
- All right, look.
Hey, hi.
- Where is it, Mike? It's a Martin, so you want to be pretty careful with it.
- "Dickery", where is the weed? - Hey, man, come on, - leave my stuff alone! - Where's the weed? - Where is it, Mike? - Look, this is my house, man! All right-- all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, stop! - It's in the drum.
- Oh, the ol' bongo.
It's in the drum.
This one? Oh, Mikey.
You've been bad.
I've got rights, man.
Call my lawyer, huh? Dig that.
Would you please be careful? - It's a Martin.
- It's a knock off.
Thanks, Mikey.
No, it's not.
Come on.
You'd be an ace for undercover work.
If you're uncomfortable with this, Charmain-- No, it's okay.
Why? What could happen? - Nothing.
It'll be fine.
- Anything.
Anything could happen.
It probably won't, but you need to be sure.
I won't let you out of my sight.
I promise.
Now, you get the look, right? Yeah.
I got an eyeful the other night.
Bri? - Hey.
- In a sec.
Grab a beer.
Girl is clingy.
Oh, man.
Problem with that? Naw, she's okay.
I picked her up a couple of days ago hitching, and I can't seem to shake her.
Won't stop talking about this-- This "Charlie" cat.
It's Charlie this, Charlie that, Charlie and all his girls.
Oh, Charlie Manson.
- Maybe.
- Mm-hmm.
What is he, like, God or something? Nah, he's just a guy, you know? Little weird.
Good songwriter, though.
Gets more ass than a Ferris wheel.
I mean, if you could help me find him-- I know where he's crashin'.
Cool.
Hey, man great party.
My brother.
You have an all-access pass, man.
Enjoy.
I got his back always, all days.
- Right.
- Now, if she is looking for Charlie, she's gotta go through me.
So, what, you wanna search her? No, I wanna be plowin' her, man.
That's our thing, me and Charlie.
I plow 'em all, eventually.
Come on, darlin'.
Come on.
I don't bite.
Whoa, whoa.
I'll tell you what.
How about you and me, we drive down to Charlie's and you two bone in the back seat? That's cool, right? Gets you to Charlie? Back seat? What is this, prom night? Back seat, gas station on the way, or when you get to Charlie's.
Just let's roll.
Whatever.
Come on.
- Do something.
- Relax.
What's your name, darlin'? Ch-Charmain.
Charmain.
Agh-hh! Are you okay? I don't know, man, I think you might need a doctor.
- Get a doctor, get a doctor.
- Just hang tight.
Wow.
The "love generation" plays rough.
- You all right? - I'm fine.
Well, thanks.
You can clock out and change those duds.
I'm gonna run that name.
Charmain? - Look, I know it got weird.
- No, I just-- For a second thought that maybe-- Never gonna let that guy have sex with you.
You were on drugs.
- On drugs? - You still are.
Charmain it gets weird sometimes.
But you don't ever have to do anything like that again.
I loved it.
Jesus.
Assault, attempted murder, pandering rape? 33 years old.
17 inside.
Released, Terminal Island, last March.
Auto theft, armed robbery - Terminal Island? - What? We should see his P.
O.
He's got an underage girl with him.
Must be "turning her out.
" That was his thing, up on Sunset before he went in.
Had a whole stable of 'em-- Good-looking, young.
Ain't much to look at, my little Charlie, but he's got a quality.
Word was, he got girls for movie stars, singers, politicians.
- So he was in for pimpin'? - Mm-mm.
- Possession.
Marijuana.
- Seven years for that? Mm.
Four ounces in a national park made it federal.
'Course, the time he did was nothing compared to what he would have gone down for if they hadn't made that fancy deal.
So anyway, one of Charlie's whores up and disappeared.
Everybody said Manson did it, 'cause she was gonna talk about the client list.
But well, he made that one all go away.
Got himself a real "uptown" lawyer.
Ken Karn? I figure we got two days to file, so we should call his people.
Mr.
Karn, it's Mr.
Manson again.
Mr.
Manson? Mr.
Manson, I am so sorry, I couldn't reach him.
- May I take a message? - May you take my message? In return for what? Or do you just take, and take and take? I'm not sure.
I'll let him know that you called.
What's the best number to reach you? "Sister Lady Cool Voice," I will reach him.
Eh-- on the clock.
I don't remember you being so rule-abiding.
Live and learn.
So this guy ever seen him, maybe just hanging around? Name "Manson" ring a bell? Your husband was his lawyer.
- What? - I don't think this is about Manson and your daughter.
It's about Manson and your husband.
Hey, Ken.
Whew.
Jesus.
Charlie.
Been callin'.
- I know.
- Got out.
Left messages a bunch.
And it's gotta stop.
I like your cool-voiced Little Miss Secretary you got answerin' your phone.
I'll bet she's a tight little mink.
And you want everyone to think you're doin' her, right? 'Cause boys will be boys.
You and me know that.
Back in the day, I couldn't round the whores up fast enough for your big, swingin' lead-pipe stud buddies, 'member? I remember everything.
Good times, bad times-- Listen.
I did what I could for you.
I'm sorry, okay? Stay away from me.
All I need is to meet some folks you maybe know in the music biz.
'Cause that's where I'm fully at now, man.
Bringing the world my message, my music.
You remember my songs, Kenny? I'm pretty sure I sang you a few.
Okay.
You don't wanna help your old friend, Charlie, I'll just slink off, go home.
Tell my new little girl all my problems.
Yeah.
She's sweet, that little Emma.
You wanna know what it sounds like when your little girl comes? "Oh oh!" "Oh! Oh, God! God, oh, God! Right there.
Ooh, right there.
Oh, shit, it's so big!" There's a good daddy.
Shh-hh! I know.
- I know.
- Don't--! Charlie, don't! Charlie, don't, Charlie! Did I ever tell you the first time I blew my load in a guy's ass? - Charlie! - Just like this.
Back in juvie.
Sweet little cryin' thing.
Begging me to stop.
You ain't gonna beg me now, are you, Kenny? Pshh-hh.
God.
That was a mood killer.
Anyway, I gotta git.
Charlie--! You don't mind, do ya? Your little girl's hungry.
You can't just eat Charlie.
So, hey let's get together again.
Maybe next time, I'll I'll bring your daughter and the three of us can get freaky-deaky.
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