The Sandman Page #2

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Come on.

CLAIRE:
Yeah, you're right.

I'm gonna...

Yeah.

Oh, this is a good song, right?

When can I go home?

[turns off radio]

Well, um...

This is your home.

It's your new home.

Here with me.

Um, what about Wyatt?

Wyatt? Sometimes.

I know this is a big change.

It's really different.

I know I can't

replace your dad,

but I promise you,

no matter what, I'm...

I'm gonna try my best.

You wanna get settled,

and I'll make us some dinner?

See you in a minute, okay?

[sniffles]

Hello?

Claire?

Hello?

Claire?

[distant growl]

[rustling]

[growling]

[screaming]

[screaming continues]

- Help! Help me!

- Hey, Madison, hey.

You're okay.

It's just a bad dream.

That's it.

Is he gone?

Who?

The Sandman.

He followed me.

Honey, it's just

you and me here.

I promise.

What happened?

He grabbed me.

Madison...

Can I sleep in your bed

tonight?

Of course, come on.

ANCHORWOMAN:
The investigation

suffered another setback today

when this man,

Colton Blake,

previously named

a person of interest,

was found dead himself

last weekend,

apparently of a heart attack.

Police found his body

at the general store.

Investigation is

looking further into it.

Blake is survived by sister

Claire and daughter Madison.

Madison is currently

in the custody of her aunt,

who lives in Los Angeles.

Now, the unusually hot weather

looks like it's gonna continue

through the end of the week,

and DWP is...

CLAIRE:
Whatever it is,

she thinks it followed her here.

All of the nightmares about

her parents and the boogeyman...

I don't know. It feels like

it's just Madison's way

of working through her grief.

Yeah, and last night, get--

Get this, she woke up last night

with bruises on her arm.

I swear they weren't

there before.

No, you should see the way

she kicks and flails

in her sleep.

It's a wonder she doesn't

put me in the hospital.

No, I know.

I understand.

All right,

I'll talk to you later.

Madison?

Madison, it isn't funny.

You're gonna give me

a heart attack!

MADISON:
There was an old woman

who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children,

she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some broth

without any bread.

There was an old woman

who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children,

she didn't know what to do.

[clunking]

[barking]

What'd I tell you

about getting out, boy?

What'd I tell you about that?

Sit down.

You know, I saw a girl

on the news last night.

Looked just like you.

Your daddy killed them,

didn't he?

Yeah.

That's why you were running.

Yeah, go ahead, run away.

Hey.

What's going on?

Here she comes again,

that woman.

Hey, what the hell

was that about?

The police were looking

for her father, you know.

He's dead. Don't you think

she's suffered enough?

What the hell you doing

with a kid anyway, huh?

All that loud music,

people coming in and out

all hours of the night

I work out of my house.

Well, not for long,

which, incidentally,

is what I told that woman

who came by your house today.

Yeah.

What?

What the hell?

- [electricity crackles]

- Goddamn it!

Ah.

Come on.

What the--

[gasps]

[ignition failing]

Start.

Start, come on, start!

Start!

Come on!

[engine starts]

- [engine revving]

- [pats dashboard]

Damn straight. Okay.

[screaming]

[screaming continues]

MADISON:
Ahh...

Good. Let's check your arms.

Raise your left arm for me.

Does that hurt?

Let's take a look.

Madison, can you tell me

what happened here?

Can your aunt?

I'm, uh...

I'm renting an old house, so...

You know kids.

Try to be more careful, okay?

I'd like to see her again

in a week,

see how they're healing.

CLAIRE:
Sure.

Ms. Blake, let's make sure

there aren't

any more accidents, okay?

[police radio chatter]

Go inside, okay?

I'll be in

in a minute.

Whoa, whoa.

Stay off the property, please.

I live across the street.

Can't you just tell me

what's going on?

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Looks like the garage door

may have malfunctioned.

All this for an accident?

Hey!

Hey, I've seen you before.

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

Ma'am, is there

gonna be a problem?

No! There's no problem.

I'm going.

So did something happen

to Stanley?

Um, there was an accident.

Are they sure?

Sure about what?

That it was an accident.

Madison...

do you know something about

what happened to Stanley?

Madison.

- Madison!

- Go away!

Madison, do you know

what happened to Stanley?

I said go away!

All right, Colton, let's see

what you've been up to.

Oh, Jesus.

WYATT:
So you think your brother

is responsible for all of this.

The police were asking

a lot of questions,

and then Stanley...

Okay, look, even if your brother

was responsible for any of this,

he's dead.

- I know.

- I thought you saw the body.

I know.

Okay, so what did Madison

have to say?

Nothing.

She won't talk to me.

I don't know what to do.

I do.

Madison?

You in here?

Honey, wait, no.

Madison, we need you

to tell us something,

and I want you to try to be

really honest with me, okay?

Did your daddy ever...

Did he ever hurt anyone?

Honey, please,

you can trust us.

He said he was trying

to protect me

from the bad people.

That's what he said

he was doing?

Trying to protect you?

Daddy never hurt anyone.

Who did, Madison?

Who killed all those people?

Wyatt.

Please don't be mad.

Sweetheart, I'm not mad.

I just need you to tell me.

I promise you can trust me.

Sometimes,

when I get really scared,

he comes out and hurts people.

What do you mean,

he comes out?

I can't control it.

It just happens.

Like with Stanley

and Daddy.

Honey, your dad

had a heart attack.

And Stanley was an accident.

I spoke to the police myself.

He wanted to get rid of me.

Look, are you saying...

that you think

that you made this guy

come out and kill people?

I didn't mean to!

I didn't want

to hurt any of them!

I just got scared.

The Sandman is a character

in a book.

You can't bring it to life.

I can!

Ever since I was little,

Daddy said I could

make things happen,

but he said it's okay

'cause it's gonna be over soon.

What did he mean by

"over soon?"

All right, cool.

I've heard enough of this.

Madison, we're trying

to have a serious conversation,

and you're not playing.

I don't think that you should

have this book anymore, okay?

Come on.

I'm not lying!

Why don't you just sit here,

and you think about it!

- Wyatt?

- When you're ready to talk,

we'll come in,

and we'll listen.

I told you!

Yeah, yeah, I heard.

The Sandman, okay?

Why don't you pay a semblance

of respect to your aunt,

after everything's

she's done for you!

But you don't wanna do that

because you're acting like

a spoiled child

who wants to make up things

out of books and kills people.

Stop yelling at me!

[doorbell ringing]

- Look, this isn't a good time.

- I hope I'm not interrupting.

Mrs. Farmer, please,

it's been a long day.

And you are?

I'm Wyatt,

her sometimes boyfriend.

Can I ask what this is about?

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