old Jacob Johnson, the son that was born to Alice Johnson  in the previous installment, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream  Child, was a major character in the original script. In this first  draft of the film, Alice, now in her thirties, was killed by Freddy.  Taryn, Joey, and Kincaid from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream  Warriors also returned as the "Dream Police." In the script, Taryn  was the "Blade Cop," Joey was the "Sound Cop," and Kincaid was the  "Power Cop." Director Rachel Talalay has stated that she greatly  disliked original script and that the rewritten version "saved the  day."