IT: Welcome to Derry

Come on, Lilly!

Lilly, when we last spoke,

you said you weren't quite sure you could describe

what you saw at the theater that night.

Still can't, but now I don't have to because--

'Cause we got the pictures, Chief Bowers.

We have one where this thing looks

like the monster version of Teddy,

- which was incredibly scary-- - Rich.

Who is he?

Ricardo Santo, sir. But you can call me Rich.

Whatever killed Teddy, Phil, and Susie,

it came after us again last night in the cemetery.

What the hell were you doing at the cemetery at night?

So, my cousin Bembe told me this thing

- my uncle used to do-- - We were just cutting through.

Yeah, taking a shortcut home.

And you all just happened to have a camera with you

when it did.

We were ready this time.

Well, let's have a look-see.

Oh my God.

Kirn, Wallace, look at this.

Jesus H. Christ.

- What the hell is that? - I don't...

Is that a...

Is this pigeon shit?

It's not possible.

What's this? Dead flowers. Helpful. Aunt Mary's headstone.

A tree.

Stop, wait. Look at that one.

Yeah, that's it, right there.

- The statue? - No, are you blind?

It's a clown!

You watch your tone, young lady.

You walk into this office telling tall tales

and you show me this as proof?

The only thing this is proof of is that you, Lilly Bainbridge,

are trying to buy yourself a one-way ticket

back to the nuthouse.

You kids keep your noses out of police business,

or ghouls and goblins

will be the very least of your worries.

Do I make myself perfectly clear?

Maybe it's a Dracula thing.

You know, like in the movie, how we can't see his reflection?

But we did see him.

It could have killed us, but it didn't.

It's like it's messing with us.

The first thing I'd do is find out

if there's a history of stuff like this happening in Derry.

Lilly, your mom grew up here, right?

Yeah.

She ever mention anything strange?

No, and if I ask her about it,

she'll send me right back to Juniper Hill.

But you heard what--

You heard what Bowers said.

They're gonna transfer my dad to Shawshank.

You don't come back from that place.

- Please, I'm just asking-- - No adult's ever gonna believe

what we saw.

I wouldn't.

Wait.

I know someone who might.

I haven't thought about it in years,

but now that you mention it,

I do remember some kids going missing in the '30s.

Quite a few, actually.

Really?

Well, it was the depression,

and a lot of families were starving, and some kids,

they just disappeared overnight.

They probably ran away looking for something better

or trying to relieve their families of the burden.

They were tough times.

But nothing like...

What you're describing? Oh no, dear.

No, nothing like that.

But don't let that stop you

from trying to figure out what's happening.

My father always said to me

that with good friends at your side,

anything's possible.

And it sounds like you have those.

Hello. Well, this is a surprise.

Thought I'd save you the trouble of wrestling it home yourself.

You didn't have to do that.

Just happy it found a good home.

I'm brewing coffee, if you're in the mood.

I will never say no to a cup of coffee.

All right.

- Come on in. - Thank you.

So, your folks are from around these parts originally?

My ancestors settled in the valley here,

but our homelands were much bigger back then.

We would follow the elk herds

all the way into Nova Scotia and back.

That was before Manifest Destiny, of course.

I've never been to Canada myself.

No?

I still have cousins up there, north of the border.

Well, what they call a border anyway.

To us, it's just a line on a map.

So, how is your husband adjusting?

I suppose they're keeping him busy working on that new pipeline.

Leroy's a pilot.

I doubt he's got anything to do with that.

Not that he'd tell me if he did, but...

No?

Every time I ask about his day,

it's national security this, and classified that.

Man's got more secrets than King Tut's tomb.

That sounds a little lonely.

I knew what I was signing up for when I married a flyboy.

He doesn't question orders. I question everything.

That's the dance.

May I ask you something?

Of course.

This...

business with the theater, the missing kids...

It's a terrible thing.

Do I need to be concerned?

Derry is a beautiful place,

but things do happen from time to time.

Never a bad idea to keep the people you love close.

Tell you what.

If you need anything, to talk,

a friend,

call me.

Here we go.

- This is it. - Hallorann!

- Let's go! - Y'all seen this sh--

- Hell no. - I saw that.

Yo, hold on. Let me find the light up in here.

- I got it. Hold up. - Hit the lights.

- Hey, hey. - There you go. You...

- Okay. - You did it. You did it.

Damn.

Hey, ain't it a little far from base?

That's good.

Mean there's no one to hassle us.

- You sure it's ours? - Colonel said we could use it.

Right, right.

And no one else comes here?

Boy, do you know what "decommissioned" means?

- No. - It was all storage out here.

Anything they needed, they cleared out a long time ago.

Come on now. Look at this.

- What? - It's a damn mess.

Yeah. But the important thing is,

it's got potential.

Hell no.

No, look. You put the bar here, put the Hi-Fi there.

Hey.

Hey, hey, Hallorann. Maybe you could get, like, a--

a grill or a hot plate or something, you know?

We could turn this into a kitchen!

Throw a little chow down for the fellas.

And their dates.

You can't do that on base.

Can't do nothing here neither till we clean this motherfucker.

Come on. Y'all laughing like we don't gotta clean this shit.

- Damn. - Let's clean this up, gentlemen.

Yes, sir.

Can y'all help me with this? It's heavy as hell.

Come on, bro. Maybe we can use a couple of these things around here.

It's all damn broken.

There's food here.

There's food here? Shit.

There is a bright flash,

brighter than the sun. It could knock you down hard,

or throw you against a tree or a wall.

It is such a big explosion,

it can smash in buildings, and knock signboards over,

and break windows all over town.

But if you duck and cover like Bert,

you'll be much safer.

The atomic bomb flash could burn you

worse than a terrible sunburn,

especially where you're not covered.

Now, you and I don't have shells

to crawl into like Bert the Turtle,

so we have to cover up in our own way.

First, you duck, and then you cover.

And very tightly,

you cover the back of your neck and your face.

Duck and cover underneath a table...

Looking for these?

I was tidying up, and I found these stuffed

in an envelope in the back of that drawer.

What's going on, Will?

- I was-- - And don't lie to me.

Ronnie is my friend.

She swears her dad didn't do it, and I believe her,

but the police don't because he works at the theater.

Yeah, I know, baby.

So...

Me and some other kids, we...

met up to try to figure out how to help her when...