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Please, no! Someone help me!

Anybody! Please!

No! Get away from me!

Daddy?

Daddy!

I'm hungry.

I know. Me too.

Don't worry. It's all gonna be over soon.

Hello?

Someone there?

- Daddy? - Jeez!!

Hey, I told you to wait in the car.

It's here, isn't it?

Okay, let's go. Let's go.

Watch it.

Okay.

We have to go out the back, okay?

Let's go. We gotta go. Go, go, go.

Go, go, go. Okay, almost there.

Daddy!

Okay, they probably have a key up front.

I'm scared.

All right, remember what Dr. Elliot told you to do

whenever you get scared?

Just close your eyes and count back from five.

Okay?

Okay.

I'll be right back, okay?

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

See? Everything's gonna be...

Daddy?

Daddy!

All right, you can lean back a little

and rest your head in your hand.

Wanna bring in the stool?

Sort of drape your leg over.

And lose the bra.

Okay, hold it.

Move those to the selects.

- These two? - Yeah.

All right.

How come you don't pose?

'Cause somebody has to take the pictures.

Yeah, but you're hotter than half the girls in here.

Only half?

And I suppose you'd want me to take my clothes off too, right?

Is that an offer?

There is just one little problem.

What's that?

You'd have to figure out how to take the lens cap off.

I'd have figured that out.

Eventually.

This is Claire.

When was the last time you saw your brother?

It had been awhile.

He moved around a lot.

He ever say why?

When you have a rough childhood,

it's hard to feel comfortable.

Any idea what he was doing upstate?

Is this about my brother's death or my brother?

Answer the question.

No. No idea.

And you had no contact with him?

Every once in a while I would get an email, okay?

That's it.

What is this about? Did he do something wrong?

Parker, Arizona.

Crawford, Colorado.

Farmington, New Mexico.

Each of these were taken when your brother was either living

or staying within five miles of the scene.

Now, I'm gonna ask you again.

Do you have any idea what your brother was doing upstate?

All right.

I think we're done here.

Do me a favor.

Stay available...

just in case we have any more questions.

Wait.

My brother's daughter, Madison.

Where is she?

The child is exhibiting

extreme signs of post-traumatic stress.

It's not surprising, given the circumstances.

The police interviewed her at length,

regarding the death of her father,

but she was uncooperative.

Has she said anything about that night?

Madison thinks someone named "The Sandman"

is responsible for the death of her father.

The Sandman?

Children often make up boogeymen

to deal with their real life fears.

Fear of the dark, fear of the unknown.

I think this Sandman is Madison's way

of dealing with the death of her parents.

Is this for her protection?

Ours.

No! Let go of me!

I don't wanna be here anymore!

- I wanna go home! - Be still!

No! No!

- Be still! - Let go of me!

How about I give you something to calm you down?

No!

Hey!

Madison!

Madison!

- Grab her. - Come on!

Take her back to the room!

Like I said.

Uncooperative.

Her eyes are so soulful.

I'm Mrs. Farmer.

Department of Children's Services.

Claire.

My brother told me she was born en-caul.

It's where the amniotic sac is still intact.

Apparently, it's special.

It's supposed to be a sign of luck.

Madison is a lot things.

I wouldn't say lucky's one of them.

Miss Blake, do you have a moment where we could...

go somewhere and chat?

Yeah.

The good news, Miss Blake, is we have a system in place

to help children like your niece receive the care that she needs.

You mean with someone other than with her family.

I assumed, with your background, you wouldn't be seeking custody.

- What does that mean? - Miss Blake...

Don't you think we should be talking about this first?

Do you have any experience raising a child?

No.

- Are you married? - No.

What about your career?

Okay, look.

I understand that I'm not a perfect housewife, okay?

But my brother would have never wanted his daughter

raised by strangers.

Even if those strangers were better equipped

to see that his daughter received a proper upbringing?

Am I gonna need a lawyer?

Can you afford one?

Miss Blake, because you are the girl's only living relative,

no one can prevent you from taking custody temporarily.

Permanent guardianship, however, is another matter.

Daddy?

Help! Somebody!

What's happening? Madison?

- She's having a nightmare! - Madison?

Get away from me!

Four milligrams of ketamine.

Madison, hey, can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Hey.

There you are. It's all right.

It's just a dream.

Is he gone?

Who?

The Sandman.

Yeah.

He's gone.

You're safe.

Hey, do you know who I am?

Aunt Claire?

You can just call me Claire, okay?

Hopefully you're gonna come live with me really soon.

How does that sound?

Don't make promises.

She's just a little girl. She needs some hope.

She needs to stay here for further examination.

Indefinitely.

He's scary.

He just wants what's best for you.

Can you stay with me till I fall back asleep?

I'll do even better and stay with you while you're asleep.

How's that sound?

Shortly after she arrived,

Madison started exhibiting symptoms of night terrors.

After one of the orderlies was hurt,

we started a policy of restraining her at bedtime.

Typical patient might suffer one to two episodes a week.

Madison suffers three to four a night.

We recommend that Madison remain in our care

for further observation.

Miss Duffy?

You know you're not supposed to be out of your room after 11.

Miss Duffy?

I know you're in here somewhere.

Megan, what are you doing down there?

He... He...

He was... there.

Don't worry about him.

That's just Stanley.

Hi, Stanley!

Let's go.

It's just right through there.

Hey! There she is!

Wyatt, this is Madison.

Madison, this is my... This is Wyatt.

Hi, Madison.

So what do you think?

I painted the walls, I got some toys.

Bow and arrow for a little girl?

Yeah.

Where'd you get all this stuff?

Goodwill.

I had like a $5 budget. Come on.

Yeah, you're right.

I'm gonna...

Yeah.

This is a good song, right?

When can I go home?

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?

Hello?

Claire?

Hello?

Claire?

- 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.

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...

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!

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.

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?

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?

Goddamn it!

Come on.

What the...

Start.

Start, come on, start!

Start!

Come on!

Damn straight. Okay.

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...

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.

Sure.

Ms. Blake, let's make sure there aren't

any more accidents, okay?

Go inside, okay?

I'll be in in a minute.

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.

Jesus.

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!

- 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?

This afternoon, I received a rather alarming call

from your pediatrician.

He said your niece had a number of bruises on her arm.

What's she talking about?

Nothing. Look, I explained to him

that she was playing in the house.

- She fell. - He also told me

he was unable to rule out physical abuse.

Okay, hold on. Claire would never hurt a child.

Maybe it wasn't Claire.

Unfortunately, even the suspicion of abuse

is enough to suspend temporary custody

until an investigation can be completed.

I have a letter from the state authorizing me

to remove Madison from your home.

- Wait, what? - Ms. Blake,

don't make this any harder than it needs to be.

Okay, just hold...

Maybe we ought to consider this a good thing.

No! You're not taking her.

Ms. Blake, allow me to remind you

that if you don't participate willingly,

I will be forced to take punitive action.

Fine, go ahead.

Have it your way, Ms. Blake,

because I will be back with the proper authorities.

Great! And we'll be here!

Claire, seriously.

Madison, honey, Wyatt and I are gonna outside

and have a little adult conversation, okay?

It's me.

No. Unfortunately the aunt's being stubborn.

We're probably gonna have to call the police.

You know what?

I'm gonna have to call you back.

- Are you out of your mind? - What?

You know she could come back with the police and arrest you.

Do you what would happen if they got their hands on her?

Claire, this isn't some kid who just wets the bed

or plays with matches, okay?

You are way, way out of your league here.

My brother spent a long time trying to protect her.

Ever think maybe he was trying to protect peopfrom her?

There's a big difference there, don't you think?

Our whole childhood, we were just shuffled around.

My mom was a drunk.

My dad was gone before I was even born.

All we had was each other.

I owe it to him to protect her.

Madison?

Are you in here, sweetie?

Don't you think it's better that she's with someone

that knows how to handle her?

Who? The bad people?

Wyatt, that's what she calls them.

How many people has she hurt?

Because what I think we should be doing

is talking about the definition of "bad" here.

Madison, I wanna help.

Go away.

It's not safe for you here.

I'm gonna to take you someplace better,

where you'll be happy.

I'm happy here!

You can't stay here, Madison.

I know you don't understand right now,

but one day you will.

There's no need to worry.

I'm not the one I'm worried about.

Hey, what's going on?

I'm sorry.

You're doing fine. Remember your breathing.

You're doing great.

Something's wrong.

What's happening?

What is going on? No! What is happening?

Breathe, breathe.

Female, 28, intrapartum. She's crowning!

Wyatt doesn't like me.

That's not true.

Right?

Madison, I think we should talk about what happened last night.

You said it was all gonna be over soon.

What did you mean by that?

Is that what you were doing when your daddy died?

Did your dad find a way to stop this?

We gotta call the police.

And say what? There's nothing left.

There's no body, there's no evidence.

What do you suggest? I'm not just gonna sit around

while she wishes everyone into a cornfield.

I told you how important she is to me.

And you saw what she did to that woman.

What she almost did to you.

I'm... I'm worried about you.

She wouldn't hurt me.

Like she wouldn't hurt your brother?

The detectives were asking what he doing upstate.

What if my brother found a way to help her stop this?

More like he was wishing not to get thrown in jail.

Would you watch her for a couple hours?

- Are you serious? - Please, I just...

I don't want her to go outside.

That's the smartest thing I've heard you say all day.

Are you gonna help me or not?

Couple hours.

That's it.

Okay.

Thanks for letting me take a look.

You know, she hasn't stopped crying about it.

I gotta say, Ms. Blake,

we've been over this car half a dozen times,

and no one's come up with a stuffed animal.

I know. I just figured if I looked, maybe I'd find it.

She hasn't said anything, has she?

She's an eight-year-old little girl who lost her father,

spends most of her time crying in her room.

Detective.

I'll need you to sign this access form.

Hi, you've reached Dr. Amanda.

Please leave a message.

Hi, my name is Claire Blake.

I believe you spoke to my brother Colton

about my niece Madison.

Call me, please.

Hello?

Wyatt?

Where are we?

Well, it's a surprise.

Is Claire coming?

I thought that this should be something we could do together.

Get to know each other a little better?

Okay.

Why don't you go ahead?

I'll be out there.

You can do this.

Are you coming?

Pretty cool?

Yeah.

Hey, how about that doll right over there?

Where?

Right over by the...

the truck.

You see it?

Just to the right.

I don't see anything but old junky cars.

What are you doing?

Madison.

- Were you gonna hurt me? - Calm down.

This is why you didn't bring Claire, isn't it?

Do you want her to get hurt?

I don't.

Madison, okay.

Okay, I need you to calm down.

Madison, okay, look, I made a mistake, okay?

Madison?

Please.

I think you should run now.

What? Wha...

- Sir. - Bring her in, Heller.

Yes, sir.

Extra whipped cream, just like you asked.

Thanks.

Thank God.

I was so worried about you.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Where's Wyatt?

Madison?

What did you do to Wyatt?

I'm ready to go home now.

Sure.

Can we stop somewhere on the way home?

Yeah, okay.

I need to take this. I'll meet you there, okay?

- Hi. - Claire?

Yes. Um...

Is she with you now?

- Can you help her? - Yes.

Are you familiar with the theory of hypnotic image therapy?

Well, it started as a way to treat soldiers

who were suffering from acute PTSD.

Doctors used hypnosis to rewrite their nightmares,

so they no longer felt threatening.

You want to hypnotize my niece?

Your brother believed she was using the power of the caul

to manifest a nightmarish figure.

The Sandman.

However, if we could remove

this so-called Sandman from her mind...

She wouldn't be able to bring it to life.

Exactly.

You haven't seen what she's capable of.

I don't know if messing with her mind is such a good idea.

Your brother believed it was a risk worth taking.

All I want is to give Madison a chance at a normal life.

I'm so sorry for everything I've done.

I know people say I'm special,

but I don't want to be special anymore.

I don't want anyone else to get hurt,

especially not Claire.

Do you think they know I'm sorry?

Honey, yes.

Of course they do.

Madison?

Your father may have found someone that can help you.

I don't know anything about her, but if there's a chance...

Yes, yes.

Yes.

Look out!

Get the girl! Move!

You shouldn't have hurt Claire.

Careful.

We got movement.

Multiple bogeys. Repeat, multiple bogeys.

Negative on visual, sir.

Careful.

What just happened?

I'm having trouble with my scope.

Where's your signal?

Damn thing!

Night vision's out.

I got nothing.

Target secured.

Where is she?

- What have you done to her? - Don't worry.

I have absolutely no intention of hurting your niece.

My department has studied a lot of caul children

over the years.

But none of them as powerful

or as dangerous as Madison.

No.

Now, can you imagine having the abilities that she has,

without the patience or the discipline to control them?

Please, please, just let me see her.

She mentioned something to the doctor called "Sandman."

She ever mention that to you?

You wanna know about the Sandman?

That's a children's book.

Her father read it to her when she was a little girl.

She says it gave her bad dreams.

I truly believe that in her fear,

she literally brought her nightmare to life.

Extraordinary.

Look, she's just a little girl.

All she wants is for it to stop.

But I don't want it to stop.

I wanna nurture it, I wanna develop it,

and I wanna train it.

You've seen what she's capable of.

Come here. I wanna show you something.

Madison!

What is this?

We're completely shielded from her.

Makes it safer.

I'd like to start with a levitation test.

We can begin.

Our most successful subject to date

was able to levitate this ball more than three inches.

Let's see how young Madison can do.

Madison, I'd like you to try levitating the ball.

No.

Madison, please.

The sooner that you cooperate with us,

the sooner I can let you see Claire.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Good.

Then, please.

Concentrate.

Focus on the ball.

Extraordinary.

I want to go home.

Soon, Madison.

I want to go home now!

What's going on?

Sedate her! Now!

I believe that with the proper regimen,

we can train her to control her impulses.

So you want me to go before the committee

and explain what?

That we're going to tame an eight-year-old mass murderer?

She's not malicious.

Neither is the sweet family pit bull,

until it mauls your three-month-old child.

I believe in her potential.

Sorry, Dr. Valentine.

I'm initiating cleanup protocol.

Give me a chance with her.

She's too valuable.

No.

I'm sorry, Dr. Valentine.

We've been asked to clear the room.

No.

- We have to leave now. - No.

No, no, please!

- No! - We have to leave now.

- It's out of my hands! - Please!

It's out of my hands.

Lock it down!

No, no, please! I have to help her!

Go to the end of the hall, down to sublevel five.

Follow the steam pipes. That'll get you out of here.

Take my car.

You drive away from here

and never look back, understand?

Hey!

Let's go.

She went down this way!

Stay here.

Here!

Madison.

Madison.

Easy, now, easy.

Don't do it, kid.

Madison, no.

Wha...

No!

Let's go.

Which car is it?

I want you to watch the pendulum.

Empty your mind.

There is nothing but the pendulum

and the sound of my voice.

You see nothing else.

You feel nothing else, just the pendulum.

Back and forth.

Your eyelids are feeling heavy.

You feel yourself drowning in the darkness.

Let go, Madison.

Let your body sink deeper...

and deeper.

I'll count down from five.

When I reach one, you will be asleep.

Five.

Watch the pendulum.

Four.

Hear my voice.

Three.

Your body is sinking.

Two.

One.

Hello?

Where are you?

I'm in the office.

Go to the door and tell me what you see.

I'm in the morgue.

This is important.

I need you to find the Sandman.

I don't want to.

I'll be right here with you, I promise.

I can't.

I need you to find him, so I can pull him out.

Do you understand me?

Please.

It's important.

Do what she says, Madison.

Hello?

Anyone in here?

He's here.

Okay.

Okay, listen, this is important.

I need you to grab him.

And no matter what happens, do not let him go.

I can't!

Yes, you can, Madison, grab him!

I got him!

Hurry!

Heed these words.

When this nightmare ends,

you will be free of this child forever.

You will be bound to this child no more!

I can't hold on!

I can't hold on anymore!

When I snap my fingers, you'll awake.

Wake, Madison!

You okay?

I'm fine.

Do you think it worked? You think he's gone?

You okay?

Is something wrong?

She brought him to life!

Claire!

Run!

Five, four, three, two, one.

Leave her alone!

Claire!

Come on!

Wake up!

Come on. I have an idea.

You stay.

Now!

Well, it's official.

You're stuck with me.

Are we gonna stay here?

I don't know.

I was thinking maybe somewhere new.

Can we move to Hawaii?

Hawaii?

I was thinking more like Arizona.

Which reminds me, little lady,

we need to talk about you going back to school.

Mom!

What?

Should we celebrate tonight?

Get some takeout?

Can we get ramen noodles?

Or we could splurge and get some real Japanese food.