Stranger Things

That's better.

You don't need it.

Still pretty?

Yeah!

Pretty. Really pretty.

El?

Yes?

Um, I'm happy you're home.

Me, too.

- -Guys!

It's Lucas, I think he's in trouble.

Do you remember how he said he was looking for the gate?

- Yeah. -What if he found it?

What's he saying?

I don't know, he's way out of range.

...son of a bitch!

Lucas, if you can hear us, slow down. We can't understand you.

Yes, I copy! Do you?

They know about Eleven!

Get out of there! They know about Eleven!

The bad men are coming! All of them!

Do you hear me? The bad men are coming!

"Mad hen." Does that mean anything to you?

Like a code name or something?

- The bad men are coming! -"Bad men."

-Bad men! -

Stay here.

What's that guy doing?

You don't think...

Well, I know she and Steve have been spending some time together,

-so I thought maybe-- -Mom!

Well, is he home?

-Maybe you could ask him? -Mom!

I'm sorry, can you just hold on, please?

Michael, I'm on the phone. I've told you a million times--

-Did you schedule any repairs? -What?

Is there anyone supposed to come and do repairs on the house?

I don't understand. Is there something wrong--

-No, Mom, nothing's wrong in the house. - Mike!

-One second. - Mike!

We need to leave... right now.

- -Michael!

If anyone asks where I am, I've left the country.

What?

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

- -

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

-Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. - Dustin!

Dustin, do you copy?

Yeah, Lucas, they're on us.

-Where are you? -Cornwallis.

Meet me at Elm and Cherry!

Copy. Elm and Cherry!

Okay.

-Shit! -This way, come on!

- -

Out of the way!

-Out of the way! -

- Lucas! -Where are they?

- I don't know. -I think we lost them.

- -Go, go, go, go, go!

Go, go, go, go, go!

-Faster, faster! -Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!

- -

Holy... holy shit!

Did... did you see what she did to that van?

No, Dustin, we missed it.

- I mean that was... - Awesome.

It was awesome.

Everything I said about you being a traitor and stuff...

I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

Friends...

friends don't lie.

I'm sorry, too.

Me, too.

Hey.

Jonathan? Jesus, what... what happened?

- Ma'am... -I'm fine.

Why is he wearing handcuffs?

Well, your boy assaulted a police officer. That's why.

-Take them off. -I am afraid I cannot do that.

-Take them off! -You heard her. Take 'em off.

Chief, I get everyone's emotional here, but there's something you need to see.

What is this?

Why don't you ask your son? We found it in his car.

-What? -Why are you going through my car?

Is that really the question you should be asking right now?

I wanna see you in my office.

You won't believe me.

Why don't you give me a try?

Mike? Mike?

Yeah, just a minute, please!

- Jiminy Christmas. -

Hold your horses.

Mr. Wheeler?

Yes?

I don't understand.

You think my son is hiding this girl?

What happened to her hair?

We just need to know if you've seen her in the past week.

-No, no. -Absolutely not.

Our son with a girl?

I mean, believe me,

if he had a girl sleeping in this house, we'd know about it.

Wouldn't we?

This girl...

what has she done?

I'm afraid I can't answer that.

-Oh, my God, is she Russian? -

-You can't treat us like this. -I need you to stay calm.

You come into my house,

and you tell me that my son is hiding some girl,

and that he's in danger, but you can't tell us why?

And you, what, you expect me to remain, what, calm?

I understand how upsetting this is.

I wish we could tell you more...

but I can tell you that your son, Michael, is in real danger.

We want to help him.

We will help him. I give you my word.

But in order for me to do that...

you have to trust me.

Will you trust me?

Good.

Now...

do you have any idea where your son might have gone?

This is Randolph Road, right here.

The fence starts here, and goes all the way around.

And this is the lab right here.

The gate's gotta be in there somewhere.

It's gotta be.

Well, who owns Hawkins Lab?

The sign says "Department of Energy."

Department of Energy? What do you think that means?

It means government. Military.

- Then why does it say "Energy"? -Just trust me, all right?

It's military. My dad's told me before.

Mike's right. There's soldiers out front.

Do they make, like, lightbulbs or something?

No, weapons...

to fight the Russians, and commies and stuff.

Weapons.

Oh, Jesus, this is bad.

Really bad. The place is like a fortress.

Well, what do we do?

I don't know, but we can't go home.

We're fugitives now.

Guys?

Do you hear that?

Go, go, go, go! Come on, come on!

-It's stuck. -Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Hurry up! Hurry, come on! Come on!

Go, go, go, go, go, go!

- - Get down!

Mental.

You say blood draws this thing?

We don't know.

It's just a theory.

I'm sorry, Mom.

What, you're sorry? You're... you're sorry?

-That is not good enough, Jonathan. -I know.

That's not even close. That's not even in the... in the ballpark.

I wanted to tell you, I just--

What if this thing took you, too?

You risked your life... and Nancy's.

I thought I could save Will... I still do.

This is not yours to fix alone.

You act like you're all alone out there in the world, but you're not.

You're not alone.

I know.

God damn it, Jonathan.

-I know. -Damn it.

I want an apology!

An apology for what, exactly?

Where is the chief? I want to speak to him

-right this instant. -Stay here.

Ma'am, I need you to calm down.

What is your name, Deputy?

Well, I'm an officer... okay?

Name and badge number, both of you!

-What the hell is going on here? - Chief...

These men are humiliating my son.

-No, no, no. Okay, that's not true. -Yes.

There was some kind of fight, Chief--

A psychotic child broke his arm!

-A little girl, Chief. A little one. -That tone! Do you hear that tone?

Honestly, I'm just trying to state a fact.

-I don't have time for this. -It was a little girl--

Will you please take a statement... and get her out?

- Yes. -So what'd this girl look like?

She had no hair and she was bleeding from her nose.

Like a freak.

What'd you just say?

I said she's a freak!

No, her hair. What'd you say about her hair?

Her head's shaved.

She doesn't even look like a girl.

And...

And what?