The Sandman (Vertigo) Page #5

Cretin. That kind of magick is too

trifling for him and his ilk. The Endless

are not mortal

ALEX:

But if they're gods --

BURGESS:

They are not gods. Gods come and go. Gods

fade away.

ALEX:

But ... are we safe? What if his brothers

and sisters come after us?

Burgess broods on this ... glances at a shelf. On it lie

Sandman's helm, pouch and ruby. He fingers the helm.

BURGESS:

Protection can be had. Deals can be

struck ...

(to Alex)

You've never seen a summoning, have you,

son? Tonight, you will. We'll conjure a

demon of hell. And trade this --

(lifts the helm)

-- for our safety.

(more)

9.

BURGESS (CONT'D)

(turns to leave)

Inform the acolytes.

ALEX:

Yes, Lord Magus. But what about ... what

about him?

BURGESS:

He will not get out unless the circle is

broken. And the circle will not be broken

unless I order it.

He leaves, Alex trailing. Sandman watches them go..

In the corner, a DROP of water slips from a pipe, courses

down the wall to the floor. Twenty years has worn a channel

in the stone; the drop flows along it. And then another ...

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. THE WORLD - VARIOUS

More time goes by, more images, dreamlike: McCarthy in the

Senate. Lenin reviewing a May Day parade. Walt Disney opening

Disneyland. Hula hoops, 3-D movies, Elvis. The KKK marching

on Washington. All accompanied by the Everly Brothers'

version of 'All I Ever Do is Dream.'

INT. BURGESS MANOR - CELLAR - CIRCA 1960S - NIGHT

The door pushes open. Burgess enters, slightly drunk. At

sixty, he's still handsome and vital. With him is --

RACHEL. Beautiful in the extreme, radiating sexual heat.

Dressed in the counterculture style of the day. She is

giggling -- then draws up short at the sight of Sandman.

RACHEL:

My God ... it's true.

She circles Sandman slowly.

Alex, now in his twenties, has followed them into the room;

he watches Rachel's every step.

RACHEL:

He's magnificent. And you caught him,

Lord Magus?

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