Manson Family Vacation

[somber instrumental music playing]

I've heard that you get a lot of letters from kids.

- Have you gotten these kind of visits and letters - Sure.

- from kids that you don't know? - Sure

Why do you think these kids write you?

Because I am those kids.

What is it about you that they...

I am a child.

I never grew up. I never lived in your society.

I never went to school. I never had a mother and father.

I raised myself up.

What do you think it is about you that makes people want to be a part of

whatever it is you're a part of?

I'm brand new.

Everything I do is always brand new.

Okay, you get the tickets, I'll get the reservations. Okay?

Okay, good. Talk to you soon.

- Lindsay. - Yeah.

Um, did you get the Rodel file?

- Yes. I set it on your desk behind you. - Okay. Thank you.

Um, also, Pat McGroin called and he said that he had to push back his meeting.

Pat McGroin.

Yeah. He called earlier today.

"Pat my groin?"

This is my brother. He's playing a joke on you.

Well, he sounds like a riot.

Anyways, um, he's coming to town tonight.

So that's why he's messing with us right now.

I didn't know you had a brother.

Yeah. Conrad.

Never... Never heard the name.

Uh...

Max drew this in our class today.

- Wow. - Yeah.

Is there anything going on with him at home

that might be upsetting him in any way or...

Excuse me. Sorry to bother you.

Are you, by chance, going to Los Angeles?

- No. - No? Sweet.

Are you, by chance, going South? I'm looking for a ride.

Hello?

Can you hear me?

If you keep doing this, they're going to kick you out of school.

Is that what you want?

Max?

Hey, hey!

I'm talking to you.

Hey, baby.

How are you? Did you have a good day?

- Mmm-hmm. - Good.

- You okay? - I'm good.

Expect for the fact that our son's a sociopath.

And when does he get here?

I don't know anything.

I don't know what he's doing here.

I don't know where we're gonna put him.

What, we can put him in the office?

I... I wanna work this weekend.

I can't have him in the office.

- Well, maybe you shouldn't work this weekend. - It's besides the point.

It could be five in the morning before he's here.

All right. Then it'll be five in the morning when he gets here. That's fine.

I'm just saying, there's like no heads up,

there's no consideration for anybody else.

It's like with Dad's funeral.

Maybe that's why he's coming. He's coming to make amends

and apologize for not being at the funeral.

- Yeah, that's probably why he's coming. - Oh. Sarcasm.

No, I'm just saying... I'm, like...

I appreciate the positive spin, but, like...

I think it'll be fun. It'll be the first time we've spent

real quality time with him since...

probably... Well, probably our wedding.

- Oh, my God. - What?

The wedding gift that he gave us?

That... thing.

Oh.

Ow. Fuck.

That's... No, now you've gone too far. That's good right there.

- Like that? This? - Yeah. Yeah.

Ooh, that's a lot.

- It's too much. - No.

We should maybe, like, not put it over the mantle.

No, no, no, it's fine. And well, anywhere you put it in the house,

it's gonna look out of place, so...

- Okay. I just feel like he's gonna figure it out. - Above the mantle's...

No. No! It's gonna make him happy to see it there.

- Okay. -

- You heard that? - Yeah.

- He's in the house. - Why are you whispering?

'Cause I don't want him to see what we're doing.

You gotta hide the toolbox, you gotta get away from the painting.

What... How do you know he's in the house?

Because the door downstairs is open, that's how he got in.

- I thought we just left the door open. - No, no, no, no, no.

He's in here. When we were kids,

he would sneak into the house before I got home from school,

and he'd scare the fuck out of me. It's happening right now.

Okay, just... You need to settle down...

- -

You fucking dick.

- - Is the knife necessary?

You just shit your pants, didn't you?

- It's good to see you. - Hi. It's good to see you, too.

Wow. Are you serious? What's that doing there?

It's hanging up.

That... Wow.

People comment on it all the time, right?

It's really meaningful.

That was so nice of you guys.

I don't paint anymore, but that one's not bad.

What are you talking about?

I don't paint, you know. It's like, what's the point?

- You quit? Like, you quit being an artist? - Why?

Well, um, I'm writing a book called On The Road and...

- Two? On The Road 2? - On The Road 2.

I know who Jack... Jack Kerouac is. I know. I know.

I mean, seriously, I actually sold all my stuff,

and, um, just... Got rid of everything,

all my art supply stuff, my records, and... Yeah, anyway.

Wait, what about your boss? Your boss is cool with you doing this?

Like, she just is cool with you taking three weeks off?

Well, you're gonna love this, but I actually quit my job.

That makes me feel so much better that you've quit your job.

- I think it's awesome. - I know!

How irresponsible to quit your job at the bookstore!

No, it's not irresponsible.

This is the time in your life where you're supposed to be untethering yourself.

You know, when you're 40 you gotta break free.

- You're being sarcastic and it's just mean. - I'm just... I'm...

- I'm not being mean. - You are being mean!

You're being sarcastic and condescending.

You don't have anything to worry about. All right?

I am worried. You... You don't have a house,

you don't have any possessions, you don't have a job.

I have a job with an environmental organization in Death Valley.

- Are you serious? - Oh.

Yeah. I just thought I'd pass through and say hi to you guys.

- That's really good. I'm happy for you. - Yeah.

You wanna come, get set up in the office?

- Why? - For sleeping.

Um, well, I just thought I'd camp out there.

You're gonna camp in the backyard?

Is that okay?

Um, I guess. All right, well, I'm gonna... I'm gonna go to bed.

I have to get up early. I have a huge day tomorrow.

Speaking of that, I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow.

Uh, I mean, I know it's Friday,

but I was hoping you could move some things around.

Because I have an idea. Something for us to do.

- Okay. - Yeah.

Well, you know Charles Manson?

Uh, yeah, I know who Charles Manson is.

Well, there are these sites all around the city,

um, that I was hoping we could go to. I have it all mapped out.

It's amazing 'cause, like, no one knows that, like, right there,

you know, that's the LaBianca house, you know. Or the Tate house.

Wait, these are the murder site houses?

You... You're acting so uptight, this is a thing people do.

No, they don't. No, this is the thing that weird conspiracy people do.

Trust me, I have friends that come into LA all the time. We've never...

- Manson has never even come up. -

Okay. Uh, guilty, Your Honor. I am interested in this,

and you're my brother, and I just thought we could do this together.

I'm just gonna be in town tomorrow.

Then I'm going out to my job.

Charles Manson set into motion a wave of terror in Southern California.

In two nights, Manson's murderous spree

took the lives of at least seven people, including actress Sharon Tate.

Manson was portrayed as a guitar-playing ex-convict

with a following of runaway young women, his so-called family members.

The cult, or family, spoke of launching a holy war

against the rich and the powerful.

The Tate-LaBiance murders were bizarre and merciless.

They triggered a public panic and raised the specter

of drug-crazed youths slaughtering their victims at random.

Hey.

What are you doing in my yard?

- It's mine. -

You remember me? I'm your uncle, Conrad.

No? Oh. How old are you now?

Mmm.

Eight? Seven? Six? Five?

You're going back in time. You're a time traveler.

Seven? Wow.

He's always been into stuff like this. Like, even when he was a kid,

he was into "Faces of Death". You know what that is?

Yeah. It's horrible.

Yeah, and like, death metal, and...

I don't know. He was into 9/11 for a long time. It's just, he's like...

Just anything with death in it, you know. He's like all about it.

- So. - What's the camera for?

I was thinking I could get him to take some pictures.

- In an artistic way? - Yeah.

Oh, okay.

Get the ball rolling, kinda, inspire him.

Well, that's kind of sweet.

What's the painting you put up?

What do you mean? You haven't seen that before?

No.