The rise of Charles Manson and his "family," who are responsible for a series of famous murders in the late 1960s. Manson, a magnetic and mysterious man, attracts road-weary single mother Linda Kasabian to join his collection of outcasts on a ranch outside of Los Angeles. After murdering actress Sharon Tate, Manson and his followers are investigated by district attorney Vincent Bugliosi.

Der junge Leutnant Ken Braden (James Garner) wird nach einer Sonderausbildung zum Kampfschwimmer auf ein U-Boot kommandiert. Das wird von Kapitän Stevenson (Edmund O´Brien) befehligt. Ken soll den Geheimcode der Japaner an sich bringen, die die Insel Kusaie besetzen. Für seine gefährliche Mission hat er nur 18 Stunden Zeit...

After seventeen years, a missing girl returns home. But is she a long-lost friend or a cold-blooded killer?

Maggie Yearwood moves to a new town to be near her son, Peter, who has gone deaf as the result of an accident and is now attending a special school. She moves into a small house next door to Owen Whister and soon falls in love with the cowboy, who harbors a dark secret...