The Sandman (s01) Access

The story begins in 1916 when an amateur occultist, Roderick Burgess, attempts to capture Death to bring back his fallen son. He fails, instead snagging her younger brother, . Morpheus is imprisoned in a glass basement for over a century, stripped of his "tools of office"—his sand, his ruby, and his helm.

The central conflict for Morpheus is whether an immortal being can actually change his nature. The Sandman (S01)

Retreived with the help of occult detective Johanna Constantine . The story begins in 1916 when an amateur

It contrasts Morpheus’s cold dedication to his duty with the human needs of those he affects. The central conflict for Morpheus is whether an

The second half shifts focus to , a young woman who is a "Dream Vortex"—an entity capable of breaking down the walls between every individual’s dreams, which could inadvertently destroy the universe.