The Sandman (2022) s02e10 Episode Script

Cain!
Cain! We have visitors!
Welcome to the House of Secrets
and the House of Mystery.
I'm Abel.
We know who you are, Abel, son of Eve.
Abel, brother of Cain.
Today you will die for the last time.
But you mustn't kill me!
You don't love me!
You don't even know me!
Retrieve the sword, Hippolyta Hall.
Go on.
You'll need it, my love.
Now, pick up the sword.
That's it.
On to the next, my posset.
I can't see anything in this fog.
Let's get back to the castle, Merv.
It's not safe out here.
You think it's safe inside the castle?
We're at war here, birdie.
Hey! We can see you!
Throw down your weapon.
Just surrender peacefully,
and no one will get hurt.
You. What are you?
Ladies, I'm your worst nightmare.
I'm a pumpkin with a gun.
Merv!
Look, sister-selves.
It's Dream's raven.
Dream won't like us killing him.
No, he won't.
Come in, quickly.
The Kindly Ones are inside the gates.
The guardians just told me.
- Is the child all right?
- He's fine.
Yeah, but not for long.
They killed Abel and Gilbert.
I'm bolting the doors!
Matthew!
Are you all right?
They got Merv.
Merv's dead, and now they're after me.
They'll be here any second.
I thought they couldn't set foot
inside the Dreaming.
That was only as long
as Morpheus remained here.
He's left?
Apparently.
Um where is he?
I don't know.
I'm sorry, Dream.
I only brought you here
because I thought you'd be safe.
Intent and outcome
are rarely coincident.
And now the Furies are in my realm.
Well, then you must stay here, my lord.
I cannot.
But I owe you a boon, Lady Nuala.
I ask only that you leave here
to defend the Dreaming,
so that we may all be
together again one day.
That is one wish I cannot grant you.
If anyone can do the impossible,
sire, it is you.
Now go, please. That is my wish.
Ladies, leave this place.
We are the guardians of the palace.
And we shall fulfill our function.
Will you not leave?
Griffin, you are old.
Your bones are dry and brittle
within you now.
Surrender to time and to the grave.
Enough.
You may come in.
Leave us to talk.
You will be safe in the throne room.
I will come to you there
once they have left.
We will not be leaving this place.
You left your realm, Dream King.
This castle is ours now,
to do with what we will.
You and yours are no longer safe here.
Hello, Lyta Hall.
We are not Lyta Hall.
We are more than Lyta Hall.
You hurt my gatekeeper.
You killed my son.
You have been deceived
by those that would use you
to achieve their own ends.
Daniel?
That is not Daniel.
Not anymore.
Let me go. Please.
Our work is not yet done, my dear.
That's my baby.
That's Daniel.
Partly, yes.
He isn't dead.
No, he is not.
But he is no longer alive.
I don't understand.
That is because you are dreaming.
Time to open your eyes, Lyta Hall.
You can't retreat now.
You have to go back.
Mustn't let him distract you.
Mustn't forget why you are here.
You must finish what you started.
But my son, he is alive.
He is with Dream.
We have to rescue him.
We don't rescue, young one.
Your son belongs to the Dream King now.
He always did.
Didn't Dream tell you that?
That one day, he would come for Daniel?
He killed his own son
and then took yours.
You'll never get him back, you know.
The only thing
you can get now is vengeance.
But
We told you once.
We won't tell you again.
We don't rescue.
We revenge.
Have the Kindly Ones gone?
I momentarily freed
Lyta Hall from their influence.
They have withdrawn for now.
But they will return.
Where are you going?
To attend to Hippolyta Hall.
How do you mean?
You saw it.
She powers this aspect
of the Kindly Ones.
Without her,
they will cease their attacks
until someone else
petitions for my death.
Excuse me, sire,
but when you say, "Attend to her"
For the realm to survive,
for each one of you to survive
any threat to the Dreaming
must be destroyed.
I had a feeling you'd turn up here.
I'll make you tea if you'd like some.
I have come to end
the matter of Hippolyta Hall.
To kill her, you mean?
She has already caused
my realm much damage.
I have little choice.
You have less choice than you think.
I see.
Your handiwork, I presume.
I have to do these things properly.
Why have you done this, Henrietta?
Oh, it's nothing personal, Lord.
I made a deal with the Three long ago.
I do a bit of work
for them on the side.
They keep me around a while longer.
How do you think
I got to be 281 years old?
It's good for them. It's good for me.
It's not so good for you.
I could still kill her.
There are many ways
to take a human life.
I could do it
without breaking the circle.
Maybe.
But it wasn't her
that put you in this mess, was it?
You did this to yourself.
It's a funny one, innit?
We're all here right now,
at the exact same time,
for the exact same reason.
And what is that?
We've all lost a child, haven't we?
Well,
you took hers, didn't you?
You could kill her, I suppose.
But then,
you've never been one for killing.
Not since I've known you, anyway.
And the boy won't be
much use to you, will he?
Once he finds out you murdered his mum.
Are you sure you don't want tea?
The kettle's gone cold.
Won't take long to hot it up again.
Cluracan, are you alone?
I am, sadly.
So you and I will be the ones
to enjoy the last of Shaper's wine.
- I'm going.
- Nuala
I'll thank you to remove this glamour
and give me back my face.
I won't.
Cluracan.
If you go to the Dreaming,
you will die there.
You understand that, don't you?
And if you die,
then what will happen to me?
What are you talking about?
You'll be fine.
Do you think anyone in Faerie
gives a fuck about me?
Think they care if I drink too much
or sleep too late
or I fuck the wrong person
at the worst possible time? No.
Because they want me to do that.
They want to hear the stories.
I'm nothing if not entertaining.
But that's all I am to them.
To you, I am family.
And you are mine.
If you leave, I will be alone.
You know I can't be alone.
You could come with me.
I could.
I could.
I suppose.
But then we'd both die
in the Dreaming, and then
then there would be no one
left in Faerie
to remember
how wonderful you were.
Even without your glamour.
Thank you.
I've done you no favors.
Look after yourself.
Any sign of the doggie?
It's too bad.
I really don't know where he's gone.
Or maybe I'm the one
that's gone somewhere,
and Barnabas is looking for me.
He tends to be more focused than I am,
except when somebody throws a ball,
or there's food around.
Oh.
Uh Goldie?
I don't want to make you
feel self-conscious,
but, um, I think
everybody's staring at you.
It's almost as if they've never seen
a baby gargoyle before.
Oh.
Stop it. Come on.
You don't mind, do you?
Good. Now we're both inconspicuous.
My decision to remove Lyta Hall
proved impractical.
I intend to confront
the Ladies of the Fury
before they harm anyone else.
What does that mean, to confront them?
It means I must take my leave of you.
Where will you go?
To the furthest edge of the Dreaming.
And what will you do
once you get there?
I will do what must be done.
To that end, I have spoken with Daniel.
How? Kid can't talk.
Nevertheless, we have spoken.
The Eagle Stone will protect
all of you while I'm away.
So you will come back?
I must prepare for all eventualities.
Then this is goodbye.
No.
This is an opportunity
for me to say
thank you.
For everything.
Always.
I will not forget you.
But forgive me,
for I must send you all away now.
Somewhere safe.
Matthew?
I sent you away.
You can't get rid of me that easily.
Tell me the truth, Boss.
Do you honestly expect
to come back from this?
No.
If I came with you, would I come back?
I doubt it.
That's what I thought.
Then let's go finish this.
This is the place, huh?
This is the place.
Ladies!
I am here.
It is time to settle this matter
for good.
We are here, Dream Lord.
What's it meant to do?
I was hoping it would
let me see Lord Morpheus,
wherever he is, but
doesn't seem to work for me.
He used it to rebuild the palace
after his time in the waking world.
Merv was livid.
He'd just finished repairing the place.
I'm going to miss Merv.
I already miss Abel.
The idiot.
I'm guessing
nobody missed me when I was--
Not for a second. We hated you.
That's not true.
I hated you.
Abel liked you well enough, but
Abel liked everybody.
He missed you.
Did he?
I think you broke his heart
when you ran off to the waking world.
I think I probably meant to.
He will come back.
He always comes back.
What if he doesn't?
Then Daniel will be
the new Dream of the Endless.
Daniel's an infant.
He can't even speak.
Oh my.
Look at that.
Hey, little buddy.
Let me take that from you. Okay?
We'll find something else to play with.
Hello.
You must be Daniel.
You stay away from him.
You're the Corinthian, aren't you?
The new one.
I'm your master's sister.
I know who you are.
- If you try to touch him--
- I'm not here for either of you.
Where's Dream?
He is with the ladies, ma'am.
Ah.
Thank you, Lucienne.
In that case
I'll wait.
So, you have come to reckon with us.
Yes.
I want you to leave my realm.
And I want you to stop harming
those who live under my protection.
We will do what we shall do.
Eh, Dream Lord?
And we cannot leave
until our task is done.
Even now, our avatar
is outside your castle,
and she is ripping your world apart.
And if I fought you, what then?
How will you fight us?
You cannot even touch us.
Your son's blood is on your hands.
Then there is no choice.
There never was, dear.
You will not be satisfied
with anything less?
What do you think?
Less than what? What are they asking?
Matthew.
I have a task for you.
No way. I'm staying here with you.
This is the last thing
I will ask of you.
Will you deny me?
What do you need?
Go back to the castle.
My sister will be there.
Ask her to join me here.
Please.
And then what?
Wait there with the others.
I don't get to come back?
I'm afraid not.
Then I'll see you
when you get back to the castle.
Goodbye, my friend.
It's all right, Daniel.
Everything's gonna be all right.
How do you know that?
Well, it can't get much worse, can it?
There you are.
Matthew! Where have you been?
With him.
- Where is he?
- Is he all right?
He's with the Kindly Ones.
Hello, Matthew.
He wants you to go to him.
Lady Nuala.
Your Majesty.
I am leaving.
Let me go, or imprison me,
or destroy me,
but I shall not stay here
one moment more.
Do you not value your life?
My life is in the Dreaming.
With him?
With or without him.
And with or without your permission.
I will not allow you
to ride into battle
without a sword.
Thank you, my lady.
Now, go.
What are you doing?
Waiting for you.
So
So
You know I've been worried about you.
The last time we had this conversation,
you threw a loaf of bread at me.
I remember.
Are you going to shout at me?
It's a bit late for that,
little brother.
I will say though,
I've known you longer than anybody.
And you've been down
much farther than this in the past,
and you've come back.
Why not come back?
I killed my son.
Twice.
Once when I would not help him
and once when I did.
I knew what I was doing.
I knew what the cost would be, and
The Dreaming is no longer the same.
I am no longer the same.
I still have my obligations,
but even the freedom of the Dreaming
can be a cage of a kind.
You could have left.
Destruction left.
You could have done that.
No.
I could not.
No.
You couldn't, could you?
Can you feel that, Dream King?
At the roots of the Dreaming?
We are destroying your home.
What will you do to stop us?
What can you do?
Enough!
I have had quite enough of this.
We are merely fulfilling
our duty, lady.
Leave us alone.
This is between me and my brother.
Well?
What are we going to do with you?
What else can we do?
They are destroying the Dreaming.
I will not let anyone else suffer.
There is a price for what I have done.
And I must pay it.
You were right.
You're not the same as you were.
You've changed.
I'm tired, my sister.
I'm very tired.
The time has come, Dream Lord.
Are you ready?
Then take my hand.
Goldie?
He's gone.
All right, let's be quick about it.
We've got company waiting at home.
Oi!
Where do you think you're going?
Come back here!
There you are.
Barnabas! Where have you been?
I thought you were losted.
I've been looking for you.
Me too.
I've been looking everywhere for you.
I will never ever, as long as I live,
let you out of my sight again
for a single, solitary second.
It's been two weeks.
Has it?
I nearly starved to death
until this kind woman
took pity on my plight.
Hello, milady.
I didn't know the Barney dog was yours.
I should get you a present
for taking such good care of him.
Would you like palaces or golden touches
or frogs that turn into princes?
No. Thank you, though.
Are you sure? Why not?
T'aint safe to ask favors
from your kind.
Otherwise, I could find myself spitting
out flower petals and copper farthings
every time I open my mouth.
Besides, I'm kinda yours
anyway, ain't I?
Kind of.
And, um
I'm sorry about your brother.
Thank you. Me too.
Which brother was she talking about?
Destruction?
No. Dream.
- You remember him? You met him.
- Yes.
What's happened to him?
He's gone.
He's not in my mind anymore.
I'm sure he can take care of himself.
No.
He can't.
Come on. Grab my lead.
Let's go home.
Okay.
You're awake.
I thought you'd be out for hours yet.
You've had quite a time with it,
haven't you?
I'll make you some tea.
What happened?
You got what you wanted.
He's dead, isn't he?
Who?
Morpheus,
the Dream King.
But what about Daniel?
Well, there's no getting Daniel
back now, is there?
Not after what you've done.
Why do you say that?
Where is he?
- The sun's come out.
- And the quakes have stopped.
But what does that mean?
It means the Kindly Ones have gone.
What about Dream?
I am here, Corinthian.
Daniel?
No. Not any longer.
All around me
Darkness gathers
Fading as the sun that shone
We must take apart the matter
You can be me
When I'm gone
When I leave
In the evening
You can be me
When I'm gone
When I'm gone