Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'August 8, 1969, Tate nabatara onye na-eme ihe nkiri bụ́ Joanna Pettet na Barbara Lewis maka nri ehihie n'ụlọ ya, na-akọrọ ha obi nkoropụ ya n'ihi igbu oge Polanski na-alọta site na London. Polanski kpọrọ ya na fon n'ụbọchị ahụ. Nwanne ya nwanyị nke ọ tọrọ, bụ́ Debra, kpọkwara ya òkù, iji jụọ ya ma ya na enyi ya nwoke na enyi ya nwanyị ọzọ hà nwere ike ibuli oche ịnyịnya nke Sharon zụtara Debra na Europe. Tate jụrụ, na-enye ya ohere ịnara ha n'oge ọzọ. N'uhuruchi ahụ, o soro Jay Sebring rie nri ehihie na El Coyote Cafe,
Wojciech Frykowski, na Abigail Folger, na-alọta n'ihe dị ka elekere 10:30 nke abalị.