The Sandman Page #3

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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.

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