1. Have one of Nate's daughters start to have dreams about Nate. She starts to draw pictures of her dad to express what she sees when she is asleep.
2. The pictures Nate's daughter is drawing leads to conflict between Susan and Leah.
3. The old man is actually an evil being in Interplace.
4. The doctor who is trying to reach Nate is being influenced/used by the old man.
5. The old man wants to use the doctor to escape Interplace.
Keep writing and discussing! The story is off to a great start!