because later, terry melcher, politely but firmly rejected charlie manson. >> charlie was really crushedbe a rock'n'roll star. he would not be rich and famous. he was a failure. which to manson meant, said his parole officer roger smith -- >> charlie was in serious danger of losing the family. he did something that politicians are masterful at. and that is, he creates this horrible thing out there. that there is going to be a race war. >>. . it was a time of racial strife in america. especially in early. and mentioned blended that information somehow with the book of revelation. to proffer site armageddon and a world ending race war. he called it "helter skelter", after one of the songs on the the beatles map "white" album. his followers believed it. but did he? roger smith is not so sure. >> i think it was basically used to keep them focused and maybe even divert attention from the fact that he was not doing well, in terms of realizing his dream. >> time to move, he told his family. gather money, cars. pitch to the desert her wait out the war between the races. we're again, manson's sto