CLAIRE
"Hi, it's Claire. I'm not home now, so please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

NATE
"CLAIRE! CLAIRE! ARE YOU THERE? ARE YOU THERE, CLAIRE? IT'S HIM, CLAIRE... IT'S HIM! IT'S THE SANDMAN, CLAIRE! I SAW HIM! I, I JUST SAW HIM FIVE MINUTES AGO! HE KILLED MY FATHER, AND, AND NOW HE'S COME FOR ME!!! He, he's got this little shop near the campus where he sells used books and lab equipment to the students... I, I know that it's him... I know that face!!! And, and the way he walked... I, I'll never forget! NEVER! AND, AND THOSE EYES!!! THOSE EYES!!! He, he tried to fool me with those dark glasses, but I remember those BEADY LITTLE INSECT EYES!!! I KNOW!!! I KNOW!!! I know... I, I... I'm sorry. I know this must sound really weird... It's just, this guy I saw… It was the Sandman. It has to be him... Spring break is next week, so, so… I'll be home in a couple of days and tell you all about it. I, I'm sorry... I, I love you. I love you, Claire."


NATE
He, he tried to steal my EYES when I was little… Then he disappeared after he killed my father... I knew he'd be back.

NATE
"I was alone and so very small
I was alone and dreaming
I heard the hard footsteps in the hall
I heard my heart - screaming.

They were just friends, in my father's room
They were just friends, when he died
There was a voice talking to the moon
It was the voice of midnight."


SANDMAN
"The Sandman can,
The Sandman can,
Provide the serendipity
That turns delight into debris."

CLAIRE
"You surrendered self control when fantasy appeared
You call it truth and purity, but all I see is fear
There's nothing there that cares for silly children on the moon
There's nothing there but air, inhabited by you
You were just a little boy left in a lonely room
So you taught yourself to see a sandman on the moon
You gave him the power that you never had
The power to be everywhere, the power to be bad."


NATE
"I was alone and lingering too long
I was alone and lonely."


NATE
"Oh, Claire! The idea of going on this picnic is, it's, it's just PERFECT! It's so great to spend some time together.
Just the two of us…
No distractions…
Away from everything…
I need you, Claire.
I need you...
I, I can't stop looking at your lips... and your eyes...
I have to kiss you, Claire...
I have to...
I have to."