All language subtitles for Stranger Things - The First Shadow (2023) [Stage Play]

USS Elbridge. Wind variable 2 until 4.

Southwesterly approximately 3 knots. Sea fair,

sky clear, visibility good. It's a

beautiful night to test quantum wave

theory, boys.

[Sounds of Slide Projector]

Captain on deck. As you were.

Status update, commander.

A fair wind and following seas, sir. Here we go, boys.

You really think it'll work, sir? Do I

think 18 tons of magnets and generators

are going to turn my ship invisible? No.

But if it worked, it would win the war

for us.

>> Yeah, sure. It would win all the goddamn

wars.

>> Well, isn't that what we signed up for,

sir? I signed up to kill shit and get

paid, Commander.

USS Eldrich, the project Rainbow Base

Marquee. We are t- 2 minutes until

initiation. Over. Project 5, camera one

is go.

>> Copy. Camera two is go.

>> Camera three is go.

>> Camera four is also go. All cameras

confirmed. We are ready for countdown.

>> We are good for go on deck. Copy.

Project Rainbow. This is USS Eldridge. We are

awaiting your countdown. Over.

>> Initiating countdown. 10 9 8 7.

>> It's my kid's birthday today. He told

me he hates me. I have been told they

say the damnest things, Captain Brenner.

3 2 1.

>> What the hell? We just lost power, sir.

>> God damn. Contact the base. Project Rainbow, we are

dead in the water. Over.

>> Is that coming from us? Project Rainbow, we

are seeing some kind of smoke here. Do

you copy?

Did you see that? Hey, there's something

down here. Something's in the water.

You see that? SHIT, What is that? That's

supposed to be your future weapon.

Permission to fire. Hold steady,

Lieutenant. Do not fire.

Captain

Advis

you copy. Jesus. Turn off that goddamn

radio. Hammer. Turn it off.

Goddamn it.

We got to get out of here. Something is

wrong.

It's getting closer. It's too close.

Stand down.

Is anyone else seeing this?

[Music]

[Music]

Where the hell are we?

Is that you? Is anyone alive out there?

I'm the only one!

Get out, there's something down there!

[Shooting Sounds]

[Demo Sounds]

[Intro Music]

[Intro Music]

[Intro Music]

[Intro Music]

[Intro Music]

[Applause]

Look at this place. It's like a fairy

tale.

>> Slow down, Alice. Oh my.

>> Look, it even has a grandfather clock.

>> Well, honey, we're home.

>> Victor, it's beautiful.

>> Can I go pick out my room?

>> Of course.

>> Alice, watch your step. Oh, it's been a

long haul. Let her run wild.

>> It really is perfect, dear.

>> Perfect house for a perfect family. I

told you, honey. This is going to be a

fresh start for all of us.

>> I'm going to go get the bags. Turn off

the radio, boy.

>> But you said-

>> I said

get the cloth.

>> That thing is going to rot his brain.

Why don't you go outside and explore,

sweetheart?

>> I need to find the best reception.

>> Well, you could try the attic, but I

don't like you being cooped up inside

with that thing so much.

>> Virginia, a little help.

>> Coming.

>> Virginia!

>> Coming. You're not hearing anything

strange on your radio anymore, are you?

Just remember what we talked about. If

you start to feel confused, don't get

upset. Just take a deep breath and say

to yourself,

>> "It's not real.

>> I'm normal.

>> I'm Henry Creel."

>> See,

you're totally normal.

>> Well, I better go help your father

before he throws out his back and breaks

all the china. And Henry,

don't worry, darling. You worry too

much.

>> You worry too much.

[Music]

>> Good morning, Atkins, Indiana. It's

another beautiful day on this October

first night. What is he doing?

>> He's just listening to his radio. You

shouldn't let him hole up with that

thing all the time.

>> Well, maybe you should try talking to

him.

>> Don't start, Virginia.

I should bring that goddamn radio is what

I should do.

>> Keep your voice down. He's right inside.

>> Ma? Shh.

>> That's him calling.

>> Did he hear us?

>> I've got to go back in there.

>> We're in the middle of a conversation.

>> Yes, honey.

>> Never mind.

>> What did he want?

>> Nothing.

>> You two and your secrets.

[Static]

Hawking's High. Come meet the new kid, Henry Creel

from Lincoln County, Nevada. You a new

kid?

>> Yeah. From Nevada.

>> Oh, wow. Nevada.

>> Yeah. Back in the line. Ding dong.

>> Welcome to picture day. Sue Anderson,

senior class president. I'm supposed to

show you around. Henry, nice radio. Look

Hawking's High... It's pretty simple, really.

You've got your creeps. "Hi sweet tits" SHIT, Walter.

You got your children.

>> That's jazz, baby.

>> And you got your morons. Ted Wheeler,

for example. Moron. Literally dumb as a

box of hair. Watch this. Go Tigers.

>> Go Tigers, baby.

>> No, no, false alarm, honey.

>> Theodore Wheeler!

>> Karen Childress. Smart, beautiful, great

teeth. So, why is she dating that

dingleberry?

>> Have you seen his dingleberry?

>> Do you want to see it?

>> That's disgusting.

>> Charles Sinclair.

>> Hi, Sue.

>> Charles Sinclair. Chucky is in love with

the only girl in school who is too smart

to date him.

>> Charles Sinclair.

>> How's my hair, Sue?

>> Flat.

>> Sue Anderson. Try to face me. No, this is

my good side.

>> Theodore Wheeler. If I see that tongue again,

I'm going to rip it out. Yes, sir. You

look sharp, son.

>> Is that lipstick?

>> No. Principal Newbie and his kids.

>> Robert,

>> don't get me started.

>> Clean up your sister so she isn't

photographed looking like a street

walker. Principal Newbie, you wanted a

word? Chief, if I catch your son selling

cigarettes again, I'm killing myself.

>> Speaking of dysfunctional families,

>> you're in deep shit here, Junior. Don't

call me Junior.

>> Chief Hopper and his son. Come down to

this goddamn school one more time.

>> If you would just loan me a few bucks.

>> Loans problem. Loans you have to pay

back. And you got no job and no

prospects. So the only thing you're

going to get from me is a ride to Fort

Benjamin when I ship your ass to the

army. You copy me, Junior.

>> Yes, sir. Asshole.

>> James Hopper Jr.

>> Moron Moron Jr.

>> Don't touch the playbook.

>> Here comes the drama. Meet Joyce

Maldonado.

>> You know, it used to be fun, Joyce. Now

it's always act two. Cue the lesbian.

>> Lonnie Bio's the guy she's dating.

>> It's thespbians, not lesbians, Moron.

>> And Hopper, the guy she should be

dating. Ever think about acting?

>> Can I be the bad guy?

>> Hey, she's taken big boy.

>> I already have a bad guy.

>> They'll get married.

>> Auditions at lunch. Take a flyer.

>> I'll take one.

>> Oh well. Joyce goes exclusively for bad

boys 18 and over. So if you don't have

hair on your balls, keep walking. Top of

the morning, Joyce.

>> Bob Newby.

>> Oh, Bob. Poor Bob here is hopelessly in

love with Joyce.

>> What? That's not accurate. It's not

hopeless. Bob the brave Newby, founder

of the Hawkins High AV Club. Make sure

you tune that little puppy to 103.5 WBO

and Dream Up, Dreamers!

>> Alan Munson.

>> Alan Munson. Only member of the drama

club.

>> Got this two on two soul flesh. We're melted.

How am I doing? - Viiirgiiin!

>> That's Claudia.

>> Claudia Yount.

>> Claudia is the school freak.

>> Say hi, Prancer.

>> Hi, sweet. Prancer the Cat.

>> And that brings us all the way back to

Walter.

>> Back like the clap, baby.

>> Henry Creel.

>> And then there is you. So, who is Henry

Creel?

>> You haven't heard about the new kid? I

did. So, you want to know what I heard?

>> Give him a shot.

>> I heard he put a kid's eye out in his

last school in Nevada. Is that true? No.

>> Sure it is. I heard all about you. I

heard you're some kind of psycho.

>> Thanks. What's with that radio, psycho? What

if we're communicating with the mother

ship?

>> How did you do that?

>> Leave him alone, Walter.

>> Oh my god. Here we go. You meet Patty

yet? Bob Newby's sister? The little

foundling? The girl from nowhere?

>> Dead Henderson.

>> For what? Mystery meat. You know, I

heard they found her in a dumpster.

>> Yeah. Well, I heard you made out with

your cousin last summer.

>> That is a goddamn lie to me. Who told

you that?

>> Patricia, that's a lunch detention.

>> What? But Dad, he was

>> I didn't raise an idiot, so stop acting

like one. You

>> all right, Walter?

You all right?

>> Shouldn't have done that.

>> Yeah, well, don't mind Walter. He's

literally crazy. But his family runs the

liquor store, so he gets away with

everything. Anyway, he really did make

out with his cousin.

>> How do you know?

>> My dad makes us go to church. It's the

least I can do to listen to confessions.

>> Must be hard.

>> What? My dad being the principal?

>> Being an orphan.

>> You're turning it the wrong way.

>> What? Just give me your combination.

Spin left 75. It's not true. You know, I

wasn't found in a dumpster. Spin right.

My mom had to keep me a secret because

my real mom is

Ella Fitzgerald, Left 11,

>> She's a singer.

>> I know. Once you say it out loud, the

resemblance is uncanny.

>> Say, this is a Captain Midnight Radio.

>> Are you a part of the secret squadron?

Justice is strength and courage.

>> Aren't you a little old for that?

>> Aren't you?

>> They gave it to me a few years ago for

cracking the codigraph.

>> You cracked the codigraph?

>> Yeah, it was easy. I've been writing

everything in code for years. My mom

can't read it.

>> That's

the coolest thing I've ever heard.

[Music]

I like your

>> your lipstick.

>> Patty Newby.

>> Henry Creel.

>> [Music]

Welcome to Hawkins, Henry.

I like your lipstick?... From

all the dumbest weird things you could

possibly say. Now, she's never going to

talk to me again.

>> You again? Are you here to audition for

the play? Oh, you'd make a great witch.

Damn. Okay. Uh, Sue, where are the

playbooks? The real ones.

Never mind. Hi guys. Hello, I'm Joyce...

>> Quiet. Please.

>> Okay, kids. Here's the deal. Everyone

thinks we're doing another goddamn high

school production of Oklahoma.

>> We're not. We're not. Or are you sick of

living under principal Newby? Stop the

I'm sorry, Bob. I know he's your dad,

but don't you want things to change?

>> Hell yeah.

>> Yeah, I do. And that's why I'm putting

on a secret plan, which we will only

reveal on opening night. Is it risky?

Yes. But if we pull this off, this will

change everything because, and I- I don't

want to scare anyone, but Gary Lancaster

from the Greater Indiana High School

Theater Arts Scholarship will be here on

opening night.

>> Which means if we're good enough,

>> they give us money.

>> No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, they

give you a scholarship to their college

in Indianapolis.

>> You're going to Indianapolis? When were

you going to tell me about this?

>> I'm telling you now.

>> Jesus, Joyce, this is your whole

problem. You only think about yourself.

Like you're better than everyone else.

Like you're better than me.

>> I am.

>> Really? Why? Because of this jerkoff

play.

>> Well, screw you, Lonnie.

>> Anytime, any place, baby.

>> Now, this play is my ticket out of here.

And the same goes for all of you because

this isn't just a play. Yeah.

>> No,

>> this is a revolution here.

>> Yeah.

>> So, if you're just here to make out in

some school musicals,

>> you should just leave

now.

>> Yeah.

>> This isn't over, Joyce.

>> Ah, yes it is, Lonnie.

>> All right, guys. You all right? You just

take a seat. Uh, for the rest of you,

the play is

The Dark of the Moon.

>> Um, it's the story of a witch boy

>> who falls in love with a human woman and

gives up his powers to be with her

>> only to doom them both.

>> No, it's the story about the destructive

power of fear. That is the central

question of the play. Can love defeat

fear?

>> Yes. No, I don't I don't know.

>> Okay. Who wants to go first?

>> Ouch. You okay, Patty? I think Patty

wants to audition, don't you, Patty?

>> No. Great name.

>> Patty Newby

>> here. I'm just here for detention.

>> Oh, a rebel. I'd love it.

>> And hurry alongside Patty for John.

>> Come on, don't be shy.

>> A Hey, no one wants to play with Patty.

>> I will. Oh, brother and sister playing

lovers.

>> Incest. Could be edgy. Is that what you

told your cousin, Walter?

>> That's a vicious rumor. Who told you

that?

>> Okay. Okay, fine. Let's go with it.

Patty, you will be able to shame for

Barbara. She is a wild woman living in

oppressive times. And Bob, you're a

witch boy. So sexy, but scary.

>> Oh, but still sexy, you know.

>> Wow, that was so... so... so...

we'll be in touch.

>> Did I get the part?

>> We'll be in touch.

>> Okay. Okay. Let's uh let's try a solo

piece. Patty, how do you feel about

singing?

>> No, I can't. I'm flat.

>> Okay, great. We'll just go from the top

of the ball.

>> Whatever the tunes.

>> All right, it's the back of the

playbook. It goes, "Oh, wait. My

mountain game." Got it. Great music,

guys.

>> Uh, if you could sing up.

>> Oh, God.

Oh, wait. I'm sorry. Isn't Arlene

supposed to be American?

>> I am American.

>> Yeah, but you're adopted, so how would

you even know?

>> Okay, shut it, Walter.

>> No, it is a serious question. What are

you, mystery meat?

>> Hey, you got a problem?

>> No one wants to hear that.

>> What the hell, man?

>> Are you okay, Patty? Um, just go sit

down.

>> It's bad luck not to finish a song.

>> Act one, scene two.

Page 14.

>> Okay.

>> It's a sad song. I like the gay ones

best.

>> It doesn't have to be sad. You never

know the ending till it's sung all

through.

>> Then let's make it a gay one.

>> Sing your own ending.

>> Go ahead.

Sing.

I'll sing a song

from the mountain

boy almost got a soul for the love of

Barbara.

[Music]

It was in the merry

month of May. The green lights were a

swelling.

A witch boy saw a mountain

and wished that he was

>> human.

>> Human.

>> Who the hell are you?

>> Henry.

>> Henry Creel.

>> Uh, what happens next? Oh. Um. Oh, they

kiss. They kiss.

Okay. Okay. And, scene! Wow.

Okay, man. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

This is sacrifice. This is chemistry,

ladies and gentlemen. This is our witch

boy and Barbara Al.

Everyone else, you'll be faster.

>> Don't even think about it.

>> Get through the play. Dad will actually

kill you and then I'll have to DJ your

funeral.

>> So what? We'll find out till opening

night and by then it'll be too late. Who

knows? Maybe I'll get a scholarship out.

Or maybe I won't. But at least I'll have

done something.

>> Is this actually about the play or boutta boy- Bob!

>> It's okay, P. I saw it. I mean, we all

saw.

>> It's not about the boy. Just cover for

me. Okay. Just this once. Your listeners

are waiting my show off. You're on in

three, two, one second. You're a star.

>> Good evening, Hawkins, Indiana. Now

we're broadcasting to Aladdin Hawkins AV

Club News Blast. Joyce Maldonado's

production of Oklahoma

has cast its leads today.

And guess who's doing audio for the

show? Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

It's Bob the Brave Newby.

Sorry folks, must be some kind of power

surge. But uh it is 10:15, so time to

call it a night, huh? This is Sleepwalk.

Dream on, dreamers. What is that?

>> Did you hear that?

>> What is it, Virginia?

>> What is he doing up there in the attic?

>> Probably listening to his damn radio.

>> I think you were right. I think that we

should take it away. No, I think he's

doing well. Better.

>> I feel like it's too soon for him to be

back in school. He's still having

nightmares. No, we should have kept him

home longer. I'm worried.

>> Well, you shouldn't be. I saw him

talking to a girl when I picked him up.

>> A girl? What girl?

>> I don't know. It's some girl.

>> Do you think that's good?

>> I think it's normal. I think he's doing

normal things. That's better than being

held up there with this radio all day.

What is that?

>> It's an old house. It needs rewiring.

Look, he got into it at his last school.

He made a mistake. Boys do that, right?

>> But we did the right thing and now we're

here. We have to make a fresh start.

>> I just Do you really think you should be

hanging around with a girl?

>> This is completely different.

>> He blinded that boy, Victor.

>> God, it was an accident.

>> What if it happens again?

>> What do you want me to do?

>> Help me protect him. He's fine. Okay,

everything is fine.

>> He's not himself and neither are you.

>> Nothing has been right since you came

back from the war.

>> Don't you start. You can't just drink

this away, Victor. This is our son.

>> What about you? You pop those pills like

they're

[Radio Interference]

Wow.

[Water sounds]

Wow.

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Ticking]

Prancer. Prancer, where are you, buddy? "Walter..."

>> Oh, where are you? You little bastard. "Walter Henderson.."

>> Walter, did you find him?

>> Um, not yet, Angel.

>> If you don't find him soon, we're going

to miss the driving.

>> Oh, we're not going to miss the scary

movie, my little chestnut.

See, he's in the shop.

>> Hello.

>> Over here, babe.

>> Oh, there you are, Prancy.

What the heavens are you doing in here?

>> Oh, he's frightened.

>> He's fine.

>> Poor little baby. He's hiding in here.

He's scared.

>> What about me? Aren't I your poor little

baby, too?

>> Did you see that? It's an old sign.

>> Walter, someone else is here.

>> No one is here. Dumpling.

>> Don't you dumpling me. I am leaving. You

can lock up yourself.

>> Oh, come on.

>> Good night, Prancy.

>> Don't be a weenie, Claudia.

>> Then don't be an asshole, Walter.

>> Hey, thanks a lot, Scaredy Cat. You

stupid little...

>> What the hell?

>> Walter, come on. Hello?

>> Walter.

>> Run.

>> Wait for me.

Hey, answer.

What you looking at?

You scared of me, too?

Where'd she go?

Don't be afraid.

Hey kitty kitty.

Oh, there you are.

You know, you're such a...Good Kitty...

It's okay.

Just don't be scared. It's okay. Just

Just don't be scared. It's okay.

Just don't be scared. It's okay.

[Prancer being Electrocuted]

[Music]

Why...

No,

this is just nightmares.

This is not real.

I'm normal.

I'm Henry Creel.

Patricia, you're late. I know.

>> Patricia, can you hear that? You're

flat.

>> Wait, stop. Stop. Stop. You're a flat

Patty.

>> I'm not flat.

>> Excuse me. I'm not flat. You're flat.

>> What the hell has gotten into you?

>> It's because Patty's in love.

>> No, I'm not.

>> Girls, you're dismissed.

>> Not you, Patricia.

>> Patty's in love.

>> It's not true. It's just gossip.

>> There should be no gossip. Not about

boys. Not with you.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Principal Newby.

>> No running in church. Claudia, you don't

know what boys are like today.

>> Yes, I do. But Principal Newby,

>> no you don't. They only want one thing.

Dismissed.

>> Principal Newby. No more shouting.

>> I have an announcement.

>> Smokes. You want my god Paul's lucky

stripes. Take some lucky. 10 cents a

piece. A dollar a pack.

>> 10 cents. What a ripoff.

>> You want him or not? Lover boy.

>> What? You just hold me. Hold me back.

Hold me back.

>> Excuse me. Ted Wheeler. That was not

second base.

>> Prancer was murdered.

>> Prancer the cat.

>> Murdered and mutilated. Every bone is

broken.

>> It was probably a lynch.

>> It wasn't a lynch. Someone did this.

Someone here in our town.

>> Hopper hates cats.

>> I'm allergic. Lonnie killed that dog

last summer.

>> I put it out of its misery. Charles is

the one who hit him with his truck.

>> Cat bit the head off a turkey. It

>> was a joke.

>> Both of them.

Hey kids, I think you all know Henry

from school. He's here to make friends.

>> Have fun.

>> Hi.

>> The devil has come to Hawkins and I have

offer your reward to whoever can find

this monster and bring them to justice.

>> Reward?

>> $100.

>> 100 bucks.

>> That amount of money, someone can get

Claudia's cat out of the bag.

Well, go ahead and laugh. Next time it

could be your pet who gets killed. Or

who knows, next time it could be you.

>> Hey, Junior. You take my cigarettes. God

damn it.

>> What are you looking at? Service is

starting, you little punks.

>> Hey. Uh, what happened?

>> Well, some sicko killed Claudia's

cat. I'm going to get that reward money

and then I'm going to get the hell out

of this shit hole.

>> No, it's

it's not real.

That's impossible.

>> Henry. Jesus Christ. Henry, what are you

doing back here?

>> Trying to figure out if I'm just crazy

or if I'm actually the devil.

>> Interesting. You want to confess?

>> I wouldn't know where to start.

>> Ooh, scary. Come on, confess. I dare

you, devil boy.

Look, I'll go first.

>> I hate choir almost as much as I hate

being an orphan.

>> Okay, try having parents. My mother's a

nut bag and my father's an alcoholic.

>> My father boozes and he hates my guts.

>> The only thing my parents hate more than

me is each other.

>> I was grounded once for general

ungratefulness.

>> My mom tried to do an exorcism on me.

>> My mom abandoned me. And I have no

friends.

>> I have no friends and I have nightmares.

>> Nightmares don't make you the devil.

>> They do if you can actually make them

come true. Oh, you mean actually like a

superpower?

>> No.

>> No, like a super weakness.

>> Wait,

why don't you just make it a good dream?

>> What?

>> If you don't want to be bad, then why

don't you just make good dreams come

true? Like, why don't we go to Vegas?

You can do magic and I'll be a famous

singer.

>> I thought you hated singing.

>> I don't hate singing. I hate choir.

>> I hate

standing up there with the girls.

And they're all so pretty and normal.

And I'm just this

mystery meat.

>> Well,

maybe you have a superpower, too.

>> What?

>> Clark Kent was an orphan and and so was

Batman. And Robin...

>> Wonder Woman was sculpted out of

>> Clay. Having no parents is basically a

prerequisite to being a superhero.

>> Superhero. Mystery meat is kind of a

cool superhero name. And now introducing

Miss Mystery Meat and her sidekick, Mister

>> Magic Meatball.

>> Magic Meatball?

>> Sorry, I don't know why I said that. I

was thinking about meat.

>> And now, lovely girls choir will lead us

in Agnes Dave.

>> Dang, that's me. I got to go. Don't

reveal my identity or I'll kill you.

>> Your secret's safe with me.

[Music]

You're definitely not the devil.

>> No?

>> No. You're just a weirdo.

>> Patty, wait.

>> What is your dream?

>> What?

>> I mean, if I could make dreams real,

what would you want?

>> I want to find my mom.

>> Where?

>> If I knew where to look, I wouldn't be

looking, would I? I mean in your dreams

are wishing

just close your eyes and imagine you're

so weird.

>> Just try.

[Music]

>> The only thing I remember is

her singing to me.

>> So I always imagine she went to Las

Vegas.

>> Okay. She's in Las Vegas. Now tell me

how you find her.

>> I go backstage at the end of the night.

There's girls everywhere.

>> And this is so dumb.

>> No, no, it's it's working.

Try again.

[Music]

Okay. I go backstage at the end of the

night. It's late. I see the girls and

they all look the same.

>> What are they doing?

>> They're rehearsing.

>> What are they rehearsing?

>> My mom's show. Who the hell are you? I'm

Patty looking for my mom.

>> Sweetie, if I had a dime for every time

I heard that, I'd buy this joint and

burn it to the ground. Okay, girls. 5 6

7 8

>> Why aren't you dancing

>> with them? Impossible.

>> No, it's not impossible. It's a dream.

>> No, I can't dance. I need to find my

mom.

>> But you haven't even seen the boys yet.

[Music]

>> Why aren't you dancing?

>> No, it's your dream, not mine. I can't

dance.

No, I'm not dancing. No, really, I'm-

stop it.

Unless you like me dancing.

>> You're right. You can't dance.

>> What? I've been like practicing in my

attic.

>> No, I'm sorry. I mean, it wasn't that

>> Oh, so you want... more. No, I want to find my mom.

>> Okay, fine. You dance and I can do my

magic.

>> Henry, this is your dream, not mine. In

my dream, we

>> find your mom. Stars fading.

Yes.

>> We find my mom.

>> [Music]

>> [Music]

Henry, let go.

>> I can't.

>> Why not?

>> What if it turns into a nightmare?

>> It's okay.

It'll be worth it.

[Music]

Is that my...

Is that my mom. Are you listening? Are you

ready?

Dream a little dream.

Oh,

me.

[Music]

It

>> wasn't real.

>> I I told you it was just a dream.

>> I thought you could make them come true.

It's not that simple.

>> Why not?

>> Claudia's family will be hosting a

service this afternoon for Prancer the

Cat. Patricia, please join us now for

coffee and cake. Principal Newby, I

just wanted to introduce myself. Uh,

heard you are a military man. Sergeant

Victor Creed, the 9inth Air Force.

>> Major Robert Newby. What division?

>> 98. Sir, second wave Normandy.

>> Second wave. Not many made it out. I

still get nightmares from it.

>> Henry,

>> that's my wife.

>> Are you talking to that girl?

>> No, I'm... Is that blood? Did you hurt

yourself?

>> No, I'm fine. Just

>> Did you hurt that girl?

>> What? No, we were just talking.

>> You're lying, Henry. You can tell me the

truth.

>> What do you think I'm going to do?

>> Victor, get your things. We're leaving.

>> No, we're not leaving.

>> Are we leaving?

>> Yes.

>> But I haven't had any cake yet.

>> We are going home.

>> Sorry.

Apparently, we're leaving.

>> And you are not to see that girl again.

Do you understand me?

>> Yes, ma'am.

>> Welcome to Hawkins. If you ever need

anything, you come to me, soldier.

>> Thank you, sir. Thank you.

>> We interrupt your regularly scheduled

broadcast to bring you some tragic news.

Another pet was found dead today,

bringing the grand total to five pets in

9 days. It's got some wondering if

something sinister is going on in the

sleepy town of Hawkins, Indiana. So,

please say your prayers to my kids and

dream up.

What is this power surge?

>> Yeah. When the red light is on, it means

that I'm on the air... James?

>> What are you doing in the AV club?

>> I need you.

>> Me? I need your help. Grab your camera.

>> Dude, what are we even looking for? You

said it yourself. Karen's Birds makes

five pets in 9 days. It's too much meat.

Too much meat for a lynx. Something's

off about this whole thing. And if I'm

going hunting for whatever this thing

is, I want to know what I'm looking for.

There it is. So, we're digging. No, I'm

digging. You're taking pictures. This is

a Kodak Brownie 2.0. A very delicate

piece of machinery. If it gets rained

on, it's toast. No one's going to get

your gadget wet, Bob.

Hey, Claudia's cat. Okay, here. Give me

that. Awww shit... Okay. Um, take a picture. Here,

get the face. I'll hold it up. You get

under.

>> It'll be fine.

>> I don't want to.

>> It'll be fine. Bob, I do not have all

night. Please.

Just keep your mouth shut.

>> Take the picture.

>> Oh my god.

>> The eyes. The eyes are gone. Gone. This

was no lynch. Son of a bitch, Claudia

was right. Someone killed him. Someone

killed all of them. Brownie's

bird. Sue's rabbits. Claudia, Kar, and

Sue. What is the connection?

>> Oh my god. They're all babes.

>> Yes, but no.

Yes, but they're all in the play.

>> The play? Of course. Bob, you are a

genius. Okay. Hey, it's one of those

drama geeks. Come on. But but what about

the

>> Okay. Okay, team. We're going to mix it

up today with some trust exercises.

We're going to tell secrets, something

we've never told anyone before. Okay.

Great. Everyone, partner up.

>> Drama geek. Drama geek girl.

>> Drama geek.

>> Oh, look who it is. I didn't expect to

see you here, big boy.

>> I'm looking for someone.

>> Yeah, well, here I am.

>> You know what? You got me. I want in. I

love the plays.

>> Really? The plays? That's what you're

here for?

>> Yep. Love them.

>> Okay, name one play.

>> Godzilla.

>> That's a movie.

>> Well, it should be a play.

>> Okay, fine. You want in? Here's your

outer, Alan Munson.

Hey, Hopper. Break a leg.

>> Alan Munson, where were you last night?

>> I was flying with my wishes.

Goldie Mountain. Did you say witches? I

told you once more. I ain't got the

head.

>> Don't bother. He's gone method.

>> What?

>> I'm the conjurer.

>> He's a method actor like Marlon Rando.

He never breaks character.

>> I never break character.

What perfume may possess and my mama will eat.

>> That is the dumbest thing I have ever

heard.

>> You watch your mouth, boy. I don't have-

Joyce! I can't work with this.

>> Switch partners, Hopper. I'm warning

you.

Hi.

Hi. Hello. Hi.

Henry Creel. Hi.

>> Hi. Hello. Hi.

Jim Hopper from church.

Did you get anywhere with that cat

crusher?

All right, I'll let you in on a little

secret. He's in this room right now.

It's one of those theater geeks. Listen,

why don't we work together? You know,

I'll split the reward money with you.

80/20. Okay, fine. 70/30. That is a

generous offer for a freshman.

Hey, has anyone ever told you you're

kind of a creepy guy?

All right, look. 60/40. That is my final

offer.

>> James Hopper Jr.

>> Don't call me Junior.

>> You're a coward, a narcissist, and a

bully. Oh, you really are. Give me that,

the bad guy. Congratulations. You've

just been cast as Marvin Hudgens. What?

What? Huh? Hey, just learn your lines. But most

importantly, be yourself. Switch

partners.

>> Hi, Magic Boy.

>> It's the corner man.

>> I'm not done with you. Get over here.

>> I'm normal.

I'm normal.

[Music]

I'm fine.

Everything's fine.

What?

What's that?

I don't...

[Screams]

>> Henry?

>> Hi.

>> Where have you been? It's time for our

scene.

>> I'm sorry. I

>> What's wrong?

>> Don't you want to tell secrets?

>> No.

I'm not supposed to see you.

>> Not supposed to see me. Says who?

>> My mom.

>> Why not? Is mommy jealous?

>> Yes, I'm afraid.

>> Are you afraid, Henry?

Do I make you nervous?

[...]

>> No.

>> Then why won't you touch me?

[...]

Don't you want to get closer?

Don't you want to let me in?

>> No. Yeah. Yes, I want.

>> She's right. You know, your mother.

>> You're going to hurt me.

>> No, I I I'd never hurt you, Patty.

>> You're going to kill me,

aren't you?

>> No. Why would you say that?

>> You're going to kill a lot of things.

>> You're not Patty. What are you? I'm your

friend. No, no, no. I'll sing a song

from down under.

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

I did it... Oh my gosh, Patty. I'm so

sorry.

>> Feels good, doesn't it?

>> Know if you want more. I can get you more

more animals.

>> He asked the same thing, Henry.

>> Don't you want to know what Patty's like

inside?

[Screams]

Let me in and I can show you

[Screams]

maybe we can open together.

[Music]

Henry? Everyone's waiting. Come on.

>> Waiting for what?

>> Okay. Okay. Oh, there he is. Everyone

settle down. Let's rehearse the big kiss

scene.

>> The kiss scene.

>> Yes. Correct. The kiss of death. Are you

ready, Henry?

Bob, will you fix the thing.

>> It's not me. It's some kind of power.

>> Okay, fine, Patty. We're going to go

from the top. Just uh just promise me.

Promise me you'll tell me the truth. I

can't do this. This is bad.

>> Why is it me?

>> No. No. It's not you. You You're not

safe. You need to get away from me.

>> It's okay. Let me just- NO. You need to go.

>> Why?

>> Cuz if you stay

you're gonna die.

>> What page are they on? They're not. They're just making this

up.

>> Guys, we're on page 59. Shh. Quiet down. This is

better.

>> Listen to me.

>> I know. I know you think you're bad.

>> You got no idea.

>> I do. I do. Okay. My whole life I've

been the girl from nowhere. The one no

one wants. But then I met you and I

swear to God, for the first time, I felt

>> connected.

>> That's right.

Connected.

Whether you liked it or not,

>> He's bleeding. So method.

I'm not normal. Patty.

There's something wrong with me. There's

something really really wrong.

>> Of course you're not normal.

You're a weirdo.

But why does that have to be wrong?

What if the thing you hate about

yourself isn't a mistake?

What if it's a miracle?

>> I'm not afraid.

[Music]

I'm not.

Kiss me.

[Music]

Kiss me.

[Music]

[Music]

Fuck.

This is what I'm talking about, people.

This is the revolution.

Oh god, I need a drink.

>> What's in the mountains?

>> I've never been allowed inside. I think

it's like a

>> sex, drugs, and elders, baby.

>> Don't scare them. It's just dancing.

>> You know I don't dance. Oh, Henry, don't

be so serious. Come on.

[Music]

Hey, Hopper.

It's kind of amazing, right?

>> What?

>> All of this: Jocks, Squares,

>> and Claudia, all coming together.

>> Yep. A bunch of drunk drama geeks dry

hopping tonight.

>> And what about you? Did you find who you

were looking for?

>> Not yet, but I think I'm close. Oh,

really? How close? Which sweet naive

drama girl are you about to totally

devastate?

>> Actually, I'm going to run lines with

the conjure man.

>> Oh, really?

>> Yeah. Really. Cheers.

[Music]

>> All right, Bob. Hey, have you read this

thing? It's like what's happening in the

play is happening to us right now.

>> No, no, you don't get it. I know who

killed those animals.

>> What? How?

>> It's all in the text, baby. All right,

Conjure Man. I run the play. I know who

you are. The conjure man is the king of

witches. He kills with his death magic.

You got so lost in the role that you

actually believe that you were the

devil, didn't you? That's why you killed

all those animals because you never

break character.

>> I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

>> Quit the method shit, conjure. I know it was

you.

>> My dog Marlo, it got him last night. It

killed him. Son of a bitch. But hey, if

you're faking a kid, you're the best

goddamn actor I have ever seen.

>> Thank you. But I'm not acting right now.

>> Don't get hysterical, man. Wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait. Did you say last

night? That same as Ted's Hedgehog.

That's two in one night. Okay, start

from the beginning. Everything you

remember, what happened?

>> Well, it were the witching hour and the

radio made strange noise.

>> I thought you couldn't dance. Uh, my mom

taught me a few steps.

>> So, how does it work?

>> Uh, it's a three-fold walks.

>> No, your magic.

>> Is it only dreams or have you ever done

anything real?

>> I've done some real things, too.

>> So, you think we could do it then? That

we could really find my mom?

>> I don't know. It's harder to control.

>> Why?

>> It just is.

>> I need time.

>> Tomorrow, my dad has a PTA meeting. I

could sneak out and come over. Do you

think that's a good idea?

>> Henry, wait. I'm

>> Hey Patty, let's dance.

>> Um, no.

>> Seriously, come dance with me. You don't

have to play this good girl act anymore.

>> Eat shit Walter.

>> I saw you with the freak. Everybody

knows you're easy.

>> Doesn't matter, Henry. I'm used to it.

>> What would you do

if you found your mom?

>> I would ask her why she gave me up. Why

she didn't want me? Maybe it's the same

reason my dad doesn't want me either. I

just I just

I just want to know what's wrong with

me.

>> Okay,

>> I can try.

>> Really?

>> Yeah. I mean, I'm not sure it will work.

>> That's okay. We can just try. And if we

don't find her, then it'll just be

a date.

>> A date?

>> Yeah. A date?

>> Like um

a "date" Date?

or um

a date.

>> How about a "date" date Date?

>> You really are a miracle, Henry.

>> Oh.

>> Hey, this is a family establishment.

Take that onto the street.

>> Ah, shut up, Don. Let the lovers love.

>> I'm sorry, Bob. I forgot she's your

sister. You probably want to beat him to

death.

>> No, I like to think that there's someone

out there for everyone.

>> Oh, Bob, I didn't know you were such a

romantic.

>> Maybe I'm just a sucker for good

casting.

>> Joyce.

>> Yeah,

>> there's something I need to tell you.

>> I don't know.

>> Bob. Bob, there you are. Jesus, I've

been looking everywhere for you.

>> Excuse me.

>> Hey, Bob. Conjure man's dog bit it last

night.

>> Conjure man killed his own dog.

>> What? No, it's not him. He's not our

guy. Okay. I I I think my whole timeline

is off. He said that his radio suddenly

went staticky right before he found the

dog. Did you pick up any static last

night?

>> Oh, yeah. 10:06 and 12:14. Can I see

this for a second?

>> Listen, Hopper. Hopper, why don't we

just quit with the games? I know what's

going on, and I'm flattered, but how can

I say this?

>> No thank you.

>> No thank you?

>> Yes, it's very common in theater. We're

sharing. There's big feelings.

>> Oh my god. Do you think I'm trying to

ball you?

>> Wow. Joyce, I hate to break it to you,

but I am only here for the money.

>> What money?

>> Joyce, there's a reward for Prancer the

Cat. I'm tracking the animal killer.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Do you think I

joined Drama Club just to sleep with

you?

>> No.

>> Oh, Joyce, you're cute. But, um, how do

I say this? Um,

>> no thank you.

>> Holy cow.

>> Oh, no thank you.

All these dates and times you've

recorded, they all match up with the

static interferences I've been getting

on my broadcast.

>> Wait, wait, wait. There's a connection

between the animals and the

interference?

>> Yeah. Almost as if the sound itself was

killing the animals. Oh my god. I've

read about this before. Supersonic sound

waves powerful enough to kill.

>> Okay. Really? Where?

>> Oh, Sounding Things issue 603.

>> Sounding Things. What is that? A

newspaper?

>> It's a comic.

>> A comic?

>> It's all based on real science. 52 603

was based on government experiments that

resulted in the invention of the handy

talking.

>> What is happening?

>> Oh, you mean the thing where a girl

calls her mom on the phone while she's

sock pumped on there? Oh, wow.

>> You mean the thing with jello?

>> No, it's a powerful handheld radio. They

used them in the war to communicate with

the front.

>> This is ridiculous. Why would someone be

using that? And if you really think

there was some kind of pet murderer,

shouldn't we just I don't know, tell

your dad.

>> That's what I said. No, not if I want to

get my reward money.

>> Oh, shit. There's a million easier ways

to make a quick buck. No, you actually

care about this.

>> I absolutely do not.

>> Okay, I'm in.

>> Okay, Joyce, this happens a lot in

investigations. They're sharing. There's

big feelings.

>> Bob, if someone were really doing this,

would there be any way to detect it?

>> Not currently. So, could you, I don't

know, make something?

>> You're asking me if I can invent a

mobile radio location device in order to

use it as a homie mechanism to track

down the source of the interference?

>> Yes.

>> Give me 24 hours.

>> This is an exclusive Bob the Brain

Newbie breaking news bulletin. Two more

pets have been found dead, folks.

Whatever it is, it's still out there and

it doesn't show any signs of stopping.

So dream on dreamers and don't go

walking after midnight.

>> "I go walking

after midnight."

>> Where have you been?

>> Where have you been?

>> You just been waiting there all night.

>> Talk to me, Henry.

No way.

>> You were with that girl, weren't you?

>> Go to bed, Virginia.

>> Don't you take that tone with me. You

are not to see her.

>> Not to see her?

>> But why not, Mommy?

Are you jealous?

>> Oh, God. Henry, I'm sorry. I I'm sorry.

I can't let you hurt anyone else. I

can't let you hurt that girl.

You can't tell us what to do anymore.

>> Us?

>> Why do you hate me?

>> Oh, I don't hate you. Oh, no, honey. I

I love you. Oh, you're my sweet little

boy. I'm not doing this to punish you.

It's to protect you. To protect

everyone.

[Henry Crying]

[Henry Laughing]

Protect

everyone from me.

You

can't even protect yourself.

>> You stay away from me.

>> Oh, but I'm already inside.

Can't you feel it? The fear. Just like

when you were little and your father

used to lock you in the closet and the

spiders would come.

>> Mom, you're not going to protect anyone

because you're too afraid.

>> No, I'm not afraid of you.

>> Oh, me? But who would be afraid of a loner?

>> Oh, you fear. It changes us. It feels so...

It feels so...

NO! Victor, help! Victor..

[WHO'S YOUR SWEET LITTLE BOY NOW?] Oh god what is that. What is that? Oh

my god. Oh god. No. No. No. No. No.

Oh god.

[Scream]

Oh god.

[Music]

Oh god.

[Music]

Come on, Joyce. Come on, Hopper.

Ta-da

>> What the hell is that? I present to you

Bob's directional antenna device. D A D.

>> DAD?

>> Yes.

>> You got to be kidding me.

>> No, I like it.

>> This is a waste of time, Joyce.

>> How do you know that? Well, first of

all, I've single-handedly rebuilt the

engine of a 1954 Chevy Belair.

>> Is that supposed to impress me?

>> And second of all, I'm telling you, this

thing is not going to work. For your

information,

it has been tested and retested, and it

will in fact pick up a radio frequency

as long as it's strong enough. Bob Newby...

superhero!

>> Well, you inspire me.

>> Me?

>> Okay. All right. Let's uh hold the

applause until we see if this Medusa

actually works. I can wear a tank.

>> Dream on, dreamer.

>> Jim Hopper listens to my show?

>> Wow.

>> Oh my god. You live here?

>> Patty. I think we should have rules.

>> I know how to follow rules.

>> If anything goes wrong, you have to do

exactly as I say.

>> Okay, Dad.

>> Patty. Exactly.

>> Hey, exactly.

>> Don't touch the radio.

Try not to make any noise.

Then don't let it know you're afraid.

>> What do you mean "it"?

>> Daddy, there's something I need to tell

you about me.

>> About what happened in Nevada.

>> Tell me afterward. Where are we going?

>> The attic.

>> He's saying there's nine animals dead

now. And what the hell are you doing

about it? Hawkins PD will be enforcing a

curfew from sun down to sun up until the

lynx is caught. All right?

>> It wasn't a lynx. It was the devil.

>> It was not the devil. It was a lynx.

Maybe a German shepherd or a communist.

So do yourself a favor to police your

children so I don't have to. Please

settle down. Principal Newby!

is there is there somewhere we could go to

speak in private?

>> No. I I'm in the middle of a PTA

meeting.

>> As she's going to talk to you about my

son, Henry Creel, you see my wife, she

left this morning. She took our youngest

and and she said she's not coming back

until I warned you.

>> Sit down, Victor, before you embarrass

yourself.

>> Well, so here I am warning you.

>> You are drunk, Victor.

>> All right, this meeting is ajourned.

>> Sorry, sir. You said that I should You

said I should come to you if I needed

help. I need help and I'm having

problems and- Get a hold of yourself.

>> Ah, scram. I'll tell you. It's Virginia.

She's seeing things of spiders and she

thinks it's Henry. But no,

Henry's a good kid.

And he has changed so much since they

have uh gotten together.

>> Since who's gotten together?

>> What? Since who's gotten together?

>> Well, my son and your daughter.

>> My daughter? Uh, no. You're confused.

>> No. Yeah, it's Patty, right? Yeah, I

know. They've been together every date

since they started doing the musical.

That's impossible. Well, Patricia isn't

in the musical, and she certainly isn't

allowed to date.

>> I don't know why she's at the house,

then.

They're at the house. They're uh they're

practicing lines.

Practicing lines.

>> What a sergeant son not good enough for

your daughter?

>> Take me there.

>> No, it's not. It's not them. It's not

Virginia. It's It's not Henry.

>> We are going to your house now.

>> Yeah, it's me, sir.

It's me.

It's these nightmares.

I can't stop having these nightmares.

>> So, this is it, huh? When you do your

magic, this is where you are. Right

here.

>> This is it.

>> So, what do we do?

>> Static from the radio helps me focus.

And and I have to wear this blindfold um

around my eyes. But but look, I've never

done this in front of anyone here, so

it's all a little weird.

>> You're going to make my dream come true.

It's not weird.

It's amazing.

>> Hey, Patty.

>> Yeah.

>> Could you hold my hand?

>> Of course.

[Music]

See you on the other side.

[Static]

>> Do you turn this thing down? Jesus hates

Christ. I hope no one sees me.

>> Should we take your 1954 Chevy Belair?

>> Yeah, Joyce. You want to ride? So, are

you two like an item now?

>> In his dreams.

>> In my dreams, you know, the only reason

she joined this investigation was to

follow me around. This feels personal.

Forget I said anything.

>> Oh my god. You know, for one second, I

almost thought you were interesting.

>> Like Lonnie? Oh my god. For one second,

I almost thought about balling you.

>> Balling me?

>> Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.

>> What is balling?

>> Balling is what a guy does to try to

prove he's super tough when really he's

just a scared little boy.

>> Actually, balling's what a girl does

when she wants to ruin her life by

getting stuck in some dumb town with

some dumb guy. You know what? You're

right. Let's stay focused.

>> Oh, because you're so different.

>> No, because you are. You're obsessive

and crazy and and special. But guys, I'm

getting DAD issues here. Is anyone

getting DAD issues there?

Why would you say dad issues, Bob?

Wait- to the right. no. To the left! I I mean right!

Can you hear that?... Hear what?

[Music

>> I know that song.

>> She used to sing it to you when you were

little.

>> Is that my mother?

>> Don't touch the radio.

>> Is that her voice?

>> Wait, there's someone here.

>> No, it's someone else.

>> Henry, I'm home. Where are they? Patricia?

turn that off. No, this radio. It has a

mind of its own. My My daughter says

that the whole house is haunted. Patricia.

says that there's a monster in the

attic. And the crazy thing is I I think

she's right.

It all started with nightmares from the

war. Victor, listen to me. We all saw

things over there. No one can judge us

for what we had to do. They don't know

and they can't understand.

We all have our secrets.

But all that matters is right now. And

right now I need you to tell me where my

daughter is. There. Can't you hear that?

It's coming in front of the radio.

You see that? That's wiring. No, it's

not wiring. I checked the wiring.

[Screams]

the screams!

>> Where is my daughter?

>> It was a misfire.

>> We had that information. We didn't know.

What? What is that? Are they upstairs?

No. Don't go up there.

Don't leave me. You left them alone.

Say a prayer. Send the word. Send the

word to beware.

>> Oh my god. It's really her. That's her

voice. I remember it.

>> Can she hear me? Mom.

>> Mom, can you hear me?

What do you see? Henry.

Tell me what you see.

I see

a light. A red light.

>> Red light. It's changing. There's

There's more colors.

Green,

blue.

Oh, I'm in a theater theaters

patio. I must be backstage.

>> There's dancers and feathers.

>> It's just like your dream.

>> It's beautiful.

>> Can you see her?

>> Please tell me you found her.

>> I can see her.

>> Where is she? What is she doing?

>> She's on a stage. She's singing.

>> Singing.

>> What does she look like?

>> She looks like you, Patty. She looks so

She looks so- HELLO. HENRY.

COME CLOSER. LET. ME. IN.

[Music]

Told you this thing was a piece of shit.

>> Now, where do we go?

>> Nowhere. We're here.

>> This is the source.

>> You want us to go in there?

>> Well, I'm going in. Come on, Bob.

>> Okay, Joyce and Jim.

[Music]

>> What is that?

Henry, let go you're hurting me.

>> Practicing lines huh. Please get out of

here. I can explain.

>> How many times did I warn you?

>> No, please. Just- I-

>> You want to end up like your mother? Is

that it? A pregnant tramp?

>> No. No. Just please. Let go of him Patricia.

>> I can't.

>> Let's go of her you... You little freak.

YOU. CAN'T HAVE HER. SHE'S OURS. Henry, no!

>> Hello, is anybody home?

>> Just open the door.

>> Oh shit.

>> What happened to the lights?

>> Uh, power outage. Whatever fried dad

must have blown the fuses in here, too.

Guys, I'm bleeding.

>> Yeah, but if there's no power, then

where is that sound coming from?

>> It's It's the static. It's a surge.

Something is happening right now.

>> Did you hear that?

>> He's going in for a kill, guys. It's

actually a lot of blood.

>> No, no, it's not the static. It's

something else. Just listen.

>> Oh my god. What if he's not killing an

animal?

>> Thing about blood.

>> What if he's killing one of us?

>> Shut up.

>> What?

What was that?

Nothing.

I didn't hear anything.

It was an accident.

[Music]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I I didn't mean to.TELL THEM. CALL THEM.

the goddamn strike. And who the hell was

that? Victor Creel. Henry's father. All right.

No,

>> it's Victor. He's the animal killer.

>> Victor's the killer. So, we got him.

Come on.

>> That's my sister. Patty!

>> Victor's getting away!

>> Come on!

[Music]

>> Henry?

Henry, where are you?

What is this?

What are you showing me, Henry?

>> Look, he got into it at his last school.

It was an accident.

>> Is this a dream or a nightmare? I heard

all about you. I heard you put a kid's

eye out of your last school in Nevada.

>> First day of school.

>> Anyone ever tell you you're kind of a

creepy guy?

>> They're talking about you. Someone did

this. The devil has come to Hawkins.

These are memories.

>> I know it was you. I know it was you.

>> What is this?

>> You killed my dog! I saw you, I saw you!

We have to go now.

[Music]

Can you hear me? Henry, I swear.

Oh my god, Dad?

Oh my god, his eyes. Is he freaking He's

got a pulse. Does anyone know mouth to

mouth?

>> I would like to try.

[Music]

Oh my god. An ambulance. Call an

ambulance.

>> The boy!right here, Dad. No. No. No. You

have got to save the boy. Save the boy.

[Music]

I'm not a freak.

I'm not a freak.

[Music]

I'm normal.

I'm

I'm Henry CREEL.

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You belong

to

somebody new.

But tonight...

You belong

to me.

I know that things have been really

rocky for you since

we moved here.

I know how hard it has been.

You may not understand this now, but

there is no greater pain than to see

your child suffer.

I would do anything to end it.

That's why I brought this doctor out

here to help you.

>> Not today.

>> He's a specialist. He came all the way

from Nevada.

We just want you to get better, sweetie.

>> Hello, Henry. I'm Dr. Brener.

>> I'm here to help.

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Justice through strength and courage.

>> So

tell me how you feel.

>> Tell you how I feel.

>> You're here with us because your mother

is concerned about you. She says, "You

don't eat, you don't sleep. Things have

really deteriorated ever since this

incident with the principal."

>> He fell through the floor.

>> That's right. That's what the medical

report says.

>> Quite a fault.

>> I wasn't there.

>> That's not what I asked.

>> What are you going to do?

Prescribe me tranquilizers.

That's what my mother takes.

He's not the first. You know, there have

been other doctors back in Nevada. Ask

them. He can't fix me.

>> And what makes you think I want to fix

you?

>> That's all she makes one. Oh,

>> you're all the same.

>> What's so funny?

>> I'm not a psychiatrist.

>> What kind of doctor are you?

>> Your mother tells me that you went

missing after your 8th birthday for

about 12 hours nearby a military base in

Lincoln County, Nevada.

You're found outside a cave system with

a wound on your left hand. No memory of

what happened.

>> I fell and hit my head.

>> Can I see your hand?

>> No.

>> Let's talk about

>> your mother.

>> Oh god. Okay.

>> Your mother seems to think you have some

kind of ability, some power.

>> Then maybe she's the one who should be

committed.

>> So you're saying you got

>> I'm saying she's confused.

probably. It certainly won't be the

first time. It's typical actually the

mother, it's always the mother, comes

and claims her child can do things,

impossible things, magic, curses,

spiders. And so I come out to

investigate and I usually find something

like this. A socially maladjusted child,

that's you, who presents psychologically

poorly. Also you, but not nearly as

poorly as the mother who is invariably

confused. Like you said,

>> I don't want to talk about her.

>> Well, we are talking about her Henry.

because your mother came to me. She came

to me and like so many others, she told

me, "You've done terrible things,

violent things." And she feels

responsible. So, she's seeking an

excuse.

But there is no excuse. A child is

violent because they crave power. They

crave power because they are weak.

>> I'm not weak.

>> Really? Why is that? Because you killed

a few dogs.

>> I don't know what you're talking about.

I know you killed the animals.

Surprise, surprise. I know a lot about

you, Henry. I know that ever since this

incident with the principal, you've

gotten worse at hiding it, if that's

possible. Dense squirrels all over the

woods. Birds with no eyes, your own

family rabbit.

Sloppy work, Henry. The kind that's

begging to be noticed. You want to be

caught so bad. I wonder why you even

bother lying to me about the principal.

Are you ashamed?

Regretful? Maybe it surprised you, made

you feel out of control. Maybe maybe you

wish it hadn't happened.

But no, that's not it. It's the other

way, isn't it? You liked it more even

than you thought you would.

>> This is insane.

>> Hey, got in here. I'm not going to.

>> But the thing is, even that doesn't make

you special, Henry. Any pig with a bad

attitude and a buck knife can do what

you've done.

>> Okay.

>> Blind the neighbor kid, for example.

>> You should stop.

You should stop talking. Not too good at

keeping secrets, are we?

>> You know, I almost feel sorry for you.

Mommy said it for so long, you've almost

started to believe it yourself that

you're somehow special. I AM WARNING YOU.

And now you think you can scare me?

>> You don't scare me, Henry. You're just

like every other hillbilly kid I

examine. You're weak, sniveling, mommy's

boy.

My god.

>> Very good, Henry.

Very good indeed.

[Music]

Now,

now tell me how you feel.

>> Yeah. And what about Henry? The fact

that he just disappeared.

>> Let me explain something to you, Nancy Drew.

You ever heard of the burden of

proof? No. It means you need evidence,

witnesses, a confession.

>> We were there. I saw Victor Creel, dad. You saw jack shit

boy. You will leave this alone.

>> I'll lock your ass up so fast it'll make

your head spin. You just try it, Junior.

Don't call me Junior.

>> Hey, Hoppy. Wow. Nice shiner.

>> Ouch. Jim, there you are. Whoa. What

happened to your eye?

>> I fell.

>> Joyce, where have you been? No one knows

where Henry is. We need to recast the

lead role.

>> Okay, not now. Sue, listen. I've been at

the library all morning. Get a load of

this.

>> The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders.

>> Did you know it's estimated that one in

eight men who served in World War II are

classifiable psychopaths?

>> The Mask of Sanity.

>> Do you know about Victor Creel? About

what he did over there? How he got his

medal? He killed a family Hopper.

Civilians. There was an investigation

into it. It's buried, but it's there.

>> A communist manifesto.

>> What? No. No. No. No. No. No. No. That's

for something else. No. Don't you Don't

you see what this means? Victor Creel is

a shell shocked war criminal. He is

going to kill again. It's time to go to

the cops.

>> I already talked to the cops.

>> What?

>> I just talked to my dad. Okay. The

official line is principal knew he fell

through the floor. No foul play

suspected. Case closed.

>> Case closed. No, we just need to show

him all this.

>> This This is nothing. Okay, we don't

need library books. We need proof. Okay.

And my dad is going to beat my ass just

for asking questions around the station.

What do you think is going to happen

when we come back with a theory and a

textbook?

>> I thought you fell.

>> I did. That is what happens when you get

sucker punched. Hopper..

>> Jesus Christ.

>> Joyce! I'm out soon!

>> Listen, do you want to get out of here?

>> What? There's a bus that runs south all

the way to Mexico. We could just get on

and go.

>> You're joking.

>> I am a screw up. My dad knows. And you

know what, Joyce? He wants to ship me

off to the army. Okay. I actually

believed if we could prove him wrong

about this one thing, maybe I could

prove him wrong and it would all be

done. But guess what? I screwed that up,

too. So, you know what? I don't I I

don't care.

So, what do you say,

>> Joyce? Let's get out of here.

>> You know, I've waited my whole life for

someone to say that to me.

>> You and me right now. I've always wanted

to go to Mexico.

>> I've always wanted to take you to

Mexico.

>> Seriously?

>> Pack a swimsuit.

>> I don't have one.

>> Even better.

>> Maybe. Or maybe maybe we don't need the

cops, Joyce. May maybe we don't need a

scholarship to get out of Hawkins. Hey,

maybe all we need is us.

>> You're right.

>> We don't need the cops to help us. But

we've come this far without them. We'll

just do it ourselves. Well, if your dad

was investigated, what would he do next?

>> Interview witnesses.

>> Okay, great. Let's go.

>> Where are we going?

>> The hospital.

>> That is not Mexico.

>> Our hospital's staff.

Floor 2 is closed. No elevator access.

>> nurse.

Nurse, please. Why can't we just see

him?

>> He's contaminated. He's quarantined as

much for our safety as he is for his.

>> Why does he have to be quarantined?

>> That's a question for his doctor. I

actually have a lot of questions for his

doctor, but for some reason, he never

seems to come around.

>> He's a specialist.

>> A specialist in what?

>> It just doesn't make sense.

>> None of this makes any sense.

>> No, it's something that dad said to me

that night.

>> He said something to you?

>> He kept talking about a boy. Save the

boy. Does that mean anything to you?

>> Save the boy? Are you sure that's what

he said?

>> Bob.

>> Bob Newby!

>> Bob Newby.

>> I told you this room is family only.

>> We are family. That's it. I'm calling

the cops.

>> Oh, you know what? Go ahead and tell my

dad he fights like a girl. Any news?

>> We think we can take down Victor.

>> But we need a witness.

>> Which is why we need to talk to your

dad.

>> Yeah. Get in line.

>> Are you sure you didn't see anything,

Patty?

>> I already told you. I couldn't see

anything in the blackout.

>> Really? You didn't see anything at all?

>> Hopper, we're not here to interrogate

Patty. I couldn't tell what happened.

>> It's a little strange since Hey, hey,

hey. Patty's never lied about anything

in her life. If she says she didn't see,

she didn't.

>> Hey, thank you, Bob. So, Principal

Newby is our only witness. Any change

with him?

>> None. And even if there were, no one

talks to my dad. Not even the nurses.

The guys in suits make sure of it.

>> Who the hell are these guys?

>> Well, the better question is, how do we

get past them?

>> We need a diversion. Something to draw

them away. Like a loud noise. Or or

maybe we

>> fire. We set fire to the hospital.

>> What the hell are you talking about? We

can't hit a hospital.

>> We don't got to burn it to the ground.

We just got to smoke them out.

>> Smoke them out. No, but the ventilation

is a good idea. If we could get

blueprints to the hospital, we could

break into the vent. Crawl through. Calm

down the ceiling.

>> Or we could just go flirt with him?

>> Oh, for God's sake. Joyce, on the count

of three, I want you to scream. Hopper,

slow him down. And Bob, slow down.

>> Give me your burger.

>> Give me your burger, Robert. Give me

your burger.

>> Robert, one... two...

Taking the cheese out of my cheese burger? That's your

master pl-?

>> Three. AAAH HE'S CONTAMINATED!!!

[Screaming]

[Machine Sounds]

Dad.

Dad.

You. Oh, I'm so sorry.

>> That night, you told Bob to save the

boy.

>> Oh, it came for me. For the secret that

rots inside me. It could smell my fear.

>> What do you mean it?

>> It It was a shadow. At first it it went

inside me. I I could feel it pouring up.

Hunting.

>> Hunting for what?

>> I I can see it. I can see it now. I I

can't I can't do anything but see it.

Oh god.

>> Oh my god. Dad. Dad. Oh my god. Oh. Oh.

I am I am not a good person, Patty. I

didn't rescue you. But maybe now I can

because it is coming for you.

It's coming for all of us.

>> Henry is coming for us?

>> No, no, no. Not the boy. The boy is

fighting it. The The boy saved me from

it. He can save all of us. But But he

needs your help. You have to find him

before he lets it in.

>> Before he lets what in?

>> I can feel it coming.

>> Oh my god.

>> It's coming to punish us.

I see it.

>> The streets burn. It's everywhere.

and you're dead, Patty. Your mother's

dead. We're all dead. And I I can't stop

seeing it. I can't stop. I can't stop

seeing it. Oh god. I'm so sorry Patty.

What are you doing? Oh my god. Oh my

god. Help us. Help us. Don't shoot.

Don't shoot him!

I deserve it! Oh god Patty No. No. No. You go. Find

the boy and save the boy save yourself.

Come on.

Hold very still.

And now, why are you doing this? The

United States government has big dreams

for you, Henry. Right now, we're

building a map of your brain and body,

and we've already learned so much.

For instance, did you know you have a

completely unique blood type? One that's

never been seen before. And that feeling

you get when you crush your mouse, that

rush, that isn't psychological, it's

physical. You are actually absorbing the

energy from the animal. That's why you

feel like you're getting stronger,

because you are. That's why you don't

need the radio static anymore.

>> What do you want from me?

>> I want you to meet someone. Then you can

decide if you want to proceed or not.

Have you ever heard of something called

Project Rainbow? No.

In the 1940s, a ship was a subject of a

government experiment. The theory was

with massive amounts of electromagnetic

energy, the ship could be rendered

invisible.

The experiment

went horribly wrong. Everyone died.

Everyone but the captain.

>> Who is that? This is the only other

person in the world to survive direct

contact. You see, Henry, the ship did

become momentarily invisible because it

was actually gone. Because it traveled

to a dimension beyond our own.

That's impossible.

He came back changed. Even his blood

type was different. For years, we've

been trying to figure out what happened

to him. We even developed a special

machine called an X-ray computed

tomograph to look for clues in his

brain. Here's what we found.

No reaction

to medication, labbotomy, shock

treatment. There's not much the old man

hasn't been through with us in Nevada.

>> Nevada

at the military base. That's where I

work, Henry. where a few years back,

right around your 8th birthday,

actually, one of the doctors working

with the captain was revealed to be a

Russian spy.

He escaped our facility. The Russian's

body was found 2 days later in a cave

system right outside Lincoln County,

Nevada.

>> I

I wasn't dead.

>> This doctor had taken something from

inside the cafe.

>> I didn't see him. I I didn't see him.

Something a bored child might be curious

about. Something from beyond our world.

>> Get that thing away from me!

>> No, no. This This won't hurt you. What's

inside you? Destroy him. That's why I

want to help you. We don't want you to

end up like my father.

>> Your father?

>> My father.

My naval officer who volunteered for an

experiment to make a little extra money.

It consumed his mind.

But with you, with you, we can finally

find out what's out there because it is

already in here.

Let me help you.

I don't need your help.

>> I know you.

>> No, you don't.

>> We're friends, remember?

>> Father,

>> that's not your father.

>> Let us in.I can't do this. I

>> Yes. Yes, you can.

>> Let us in, Henry. We've been waiting.

>> All this time, all this work, it's all

been for you.

>> Let us in.

>> Do it, Henry. Do it.

>> In Hawkins, you're nothing. With us, you're

a god.

LET. US. IN.

[Music]

Oh my god, there it is. It's inside.

It's so beautiful.

[Music]

[Music]

[Alarm goes off]

[Alarm goes off]

Do you have any idea what you've done?

But I have to, sir. That thing!

>> We were so close.

Henry.

Henry.

Dr.

Doesn't matter. He was weak.

>> Not like you, Henry. Shh, shh. It's okay.

You're the key. You

You are the key. Together, we can open a

doorway back to that other place. A

gate, if you will. And whatever comes

through,

I can help you control it,

you and me together.

Father and son

contacting Henry through his radio. It's

genius. Patty, why we have to do

everything in the middle of the night.

>> Oh, you somewhere better to me.

>> Because it has to be midnight. Okay,

Patty. All you need to do is tell Henry

to come to the play.

>> Then I can record his witness statement.

Isn't it risky to broadcast him a

message on a public station? Anyone

could be listening.

>> That's why he's using a code.

>> So, what do we call this one?

>> Stepdad.

>> Mom's new boyfriend.

>> I'll call it an audio control console,

smartass. Okay, so this is the

transmitter. The AV Club tower reaches

town limits, so if Henry's in Hawkins,

he'll hear it. Oh, but you do have to

manually tune the AM.

>> I live with you. I know how a radio

works.

>> Hey, hey, don't touch that. It's

sensitive equipment.

>> Really? Cuz it looks like a... stop.

It's not a joke, Jim. We have to catch

this guy. It's my job to protect Patty.

And lately, I haven't been doing that.

>> That's not true.

>> Yes, it is. I've just been so caught up

in

>> Okay, we're going to go. Come on, Jim.

>> I've been so caught up in this

investigation.

>> Maybe you should just tell the

investigation how you really feel.

>> Actually, I think the investigation just

wants to be friends. But that's not the

point. The point is, I'm always here for

you, Patty, no matter what. You know

that, right?

>> I know, Bob. Don't be sorry. You haven't

done anything wrong.

I'm just

growing up.

>> Okay. Well, it's time. So, when you're

ready, I'm going to need you to hit this

switch. And remember, when the red light

is on, it means

>> I'm on the air.

>> Good luck.

Midnight approaches and we are about to

embark upon a strange and dangerous

adventure.

Darkness threatens our world, but you

are lost to us, Captain Midnight.

You're going to have to find us.

Find me.

I know you can do it, Henry.

Find me

justice through strength and courage.

[Thunder]

Hello?

Henry?

Hello?

[Music]

Oh my god. Henry.

Henry, can you hear me?

>> What's his status? Stable. He's entering

theta levels. We should get a reading

any second. Hi, Patty.

>> What is this? Where did you take me?

>> We have connection. Dr. Video is up.

>> Wonderful.

>> Who is that?

>> Oh, he's a specialist. He's helping me.

>> Helping you how?

>> By making contact.

making contact. Henry, that thing will

kill you. It'll kill everything.

>> Then I guess this is goodbye.

>> Here's the limbic system, the amygdala,

and there it is.

>> No response, sir.

>> Let's wake it up. Administer the

cortisol.

>> Administering cortisol. 20 millig.

>> No. Make it 50.

>> I'm sorry, Patty, for everything.

>> Henry, listen to me. That thing, that's

not you.

>> It is now.

>> My father told me what happened in the

attic. How you fought. How you saved me. YEAH, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE.

>> What?

>> It shows me fears,secrets.

>> We have made a connection, sir.

>> You want to know what your father's big

secret is?

>> I don't care- It's you.

>> 30 Herz climbing.

>> Your mother was in high school when she

had you a student.

>> Fallen in love with a principal.

>> 41 Herz getting bigger.

>> That's impossible.

>> Your mother didn't abandon you, Patty.

your father. I don't declare a friend.

He had to keep his secret. So he took

you from her.

>> You're lying.

>> The monster doesn't lie. It doesn't have

to.

>> But your father did.

>> 44 Herz. Gross is accelerated. That's

not your voice.

>> Principal Newby is your real father and

he lied to you because he's ashamed of

you. 46 Herz.

>> You're not the girl from nowhere.

Alas... YOUR MOTHER.

sir we need to stop.

>> That's it. Henry, finish it. Come on.

Open the gate. Let it in.

>> Is that all you got?

>> Hang on a sec. What is that?

>> You destroy the secrets. Well, I have a

secret, too. I know what that thing

wants.

>> Stabilizer.

>> It doesn't want you, Henry. It doesn't

care about you. SHE'S LYING.

>> It's using you, and it's going to keep

using you until there's nothing left.

resolution. What the hell is it?

>> All your power? All your magic?..

That's just a drug to keep you

distracted while it keeps you alive. And

deep down, you know it's true. And

that's why you're terrified. But I'm not

I'm not afraid.

>> It's gone. Where is it? Where is it? God

damn it.

>> We've lost it, sir.

>> Sir, they want to talk to you upstairs.

Wake him up and bring him upstairs.

>> We can't. DO IT.

>> Give him the adrenaline. We can't let

that thing come through. You heard him.

You want to be the one on the table?

>> We shouldn't do this. This is wrong.

>> No, this is following orders.

>> Look,

we're on our own.

>> Why weren't you afraid?

>> I know my dad is ashamed of me.

Even if I never understood why,

I knew.

What I didn't know is that my mother

wanted me. That she loved me.

That's why I wasn't afraid.

Because I am loved.

And so are you.

>> We're superheroes, Henry. But only

together.

>> But we can't be together.

>> Then we can run away. I'm going to find

my mother. And I want you to come with

me. But we won't use your powers. I

don't need them and neither do you.

There's a train that goes to the city.

We'll say we're doing the play and leave

from school. There'll be so much chaos

no one will know we're missing until

it's too late.

>> I don't know if I can

>> go home, pack a bag. Meet me at the

play.

>> I am scared. Meet me at the- Patty?

Patty...

>> Welcome back, Henry. You gave us all a

little scare back there. How better now?

I'm sorry you're unable to make contact.

There was an unexpected reaction in your

hypothalamus. An anomaly. The good news

is I know how to fix it.

[Music]

What is this? Well, this is inmate

number 58361.

He's sentenced to die by electric chair

next week. He can't see us or hear. It's

the room specially outfitted for what?

Do you know, Henry, how many rats are

killed every year in laboratory testing?

100,000 in this country alone. Thousands

of cats, thousands of dogs, bunny

rabbits, chimpanzees. Everyone wants to

reap the benefits. No one wants to pay

the price.

>> It's animals. Animals he can't fake. True.

They can't sign a consent form as inmate

58361 did or a confidentiality agreement

like my father did. But whether people

can stomach it or not, this is how we

move forward. Henry, we need to take the

next step. And as far as I can tell, the

only limitation to your powers is access

to fuel.

>> Energy. If we are to test this theory,

you need more fuel.

>> Who's there?

>> I'm done.

>> What?

I don't want to do it anymore. I'm done.

>> And what is it you want?

>> Something you can't give me.

>> No. Some lawn is holding you back.

You're lying. It derailed the procedure.

Who was-

>> I don't have to tell you anything.

You think you can go live a regular

life?

You want to be normal, Henry? Go to prom

with some stupid girl? Don't be a child.

Don't be weak.

>> I know what you're doing. You're trying

to upset me. It's another one of your mind games!

>> Oh, you think this is a game?

>> What? You can't outrun the shadow,

Henry. You are the shadow.

And sooner or later, you'll be crawling

back to us because you want to do it.

You want to kill. Look at you. You can't

help yourself.

I'm the only friend you'll ever have,

boy. Give her your mother hates you,

Henry. She's holding yourself. She tells

me everything. Her biggest friend. Ask

her, Henry. Ask her. She hates you.

Do it, Henry.

Do it.

[Music]

Oh, please God, please don't.

I have a family. So do I.

[Music]

No. No.

>> Let him go home to his mother.

We can't force him to kill. He has to

choose it.

>> You know that sound, Dark of the

Mooders. The house is now open. This is

your five minutes to play. Thank you.

>> Henry Creel, please come to the stage

now. Henry Creel.

Karen. Yes.

>> Have you seen Henry?

>> No, but I need to talk to you about my

costume.

>> Any sign of

>> He's not here. Hopper. Patty, where is

Henry?

>> He's coming. I know he is.

>> Coming. He's on in 4 minutes.

>> 4 minutes. Go. Go.

>> Oh, Lonnie.

>> She means nothing to me, baby. What?

>> Have you seen Henry?

>> Idiot. The witch boy. The lead.

>> Oh no. Loney.

>> Well, he must be here somewhere cuz his dad's

here.

>> What did you just say?

>> His dad is here. Victor Creels ILFC12.

He just picked up his dad.

>> How do you know that?

>> Allan is working box office. Said the

guy was a real drug.

>> Well, kiss your cousin drunk, right,

Walter?

>> Why does everybody know about that? Holy

shit.

>> Victor Creel is here?

>> That doesn't make any sense. Where's

Henry?

>> Forget Henry. We don't need a witness.

>> We don't. Not if we have a confession.

>> Victor, how do we do that? All we got to

do is get him alone and scare the shit

out of himNo. When the curtain goes

up, bring the guy in F, seat 12,

backstage into the changing room and

lock him in. No lights,

>> sir. Yes, sir.

>> Okay. Okay, we can do this. It's simple.

One set. It's a dark room. It's a two man

scene. Oh, Victor Creel is dragged in.

His head is hooded and he's brutally

interrogated by a chief of police.

>> Oh, not really, idiot. Really, it will

be you.

>> Wait, you want me to act?

>> Oh, god. You cry. You need help. So, we

need props, saw, firecrackers, a hood,

and a mannequin. Everyone, the changing

room is so close.

>> What? Joyce, I'm not like regular folk.

I need my costume.

>> Hunter, I need you. Help this man play

his dad.

>> He can't play his dad. He's got to be

his dad.

>> I don't want to be my dad. Walk with me.

>> I need a Shut up, Claudia. Oh, Karen.

I'm going to need that clothes to me.

>> What happened to your costume? This

isn't a costume.

>> This is a revolution.

>> Yeah.

>> What happened to the original old witch

costume?

>> I fixed it.

>> Guys, it's not Gary Lancaster material.

Clutch. Squash her spiders. Tap her

nipples. Chuck!

>> I'm going to need some fire crackling.

We have 30 seconds to carve it and lead.

30 seconds people!

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27 26 25

without Henry we have no play which

means no scholarship which means

>> can't we just put on something else?

>> What?

>> Oklahoma.

>> I am not doing

>> I can do Henry's part.

>> What?

>> I mean I know all the lines.

>> Bob, where have you been all my life? We

sh wardrobe. Yes. This man with the

witch boy costume.

>> The most scary in the antlers.

>> Joyce, there is something I need to tell

you and I think it has to be right now

before I lose the nerve.

>> Okay. Okay, Bob. Whatever you do, don't

be sexy. Don't be scary. Just say the

lines.

>> Joyce, I've known you since the first

grade, and I've watched you develop into

a strong woman.

>> Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. Thank you.

>> No, thank you. I am going to get you

that scholarship.

>> Okay, Bob. Why am I holding that axe?

Just keep track of your props, people

legend. Wait, just um break a leg.

>> Whoa. You think I should?

>> What? No, not actually. It's what you

say when..

>> I'm with Nethergate now, remember? Now,

if you'll excuse me, I have to get into

character.

>> Places everyone. We're on in 5 4 3

Where's Henry?

>> He's not here. Your brother Bob will be

playing your love interest tonight.

>> No, no, no. It's okay. Incest is edgy,

right, Walter? God damn it.

Just don't kiss. Don't kiss. Okay. Have

a good one, everybody.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so

much for coming. Uh, what you are about

to see is not Oklahoma.

>> If you're pregnant or have a heart

condition, you're welcome to leave. But

for the rest of you, welcome to the dark

of the moon.

I'll sing a song...

>> It's a special peek in our changing

room. VIPs only. Just wait here. But

where's the light switch?

>> Hey, let go of me. What the hell are

these handcuffs? Let me go. Godamn it.

>> You're decent now, Victor.

>> Victor, did I tell you to talk?

>> No, but the hell is Shut up.

Dad. Hey, you've been drinking. Don't do

anything crazy.

I'm not going to do anything. You're

going to do whatever it takes to get a

confession out of this piece of shit.

>> A confession?

>> Hey, we know what you did to Newby

>> So, you can either confess or junior

here is going to make you tell me. Here,

boy. Take my gun.

>> A gun? Oh, Dad. I don't want that. Oh my

god. Is this thing loaded?

>> Wait, I I really don't know anything

about anything.

>> Hey, please just confess. This man is an

actual lunatic.

What did you just say about me?

Junior.

Don't call me Junior.

Do it. Shouldn't be a man. Junior.

>> Don't call him Junior.

You know, I have wasted my whole life

trying to prove myself to you. But guess

what, Dad? The truth is, you don't even

matter.

>> Yeah.

>> So, guess what, Dad? I don't care

anymore. Do you hear me, Dad? I said you

don't matter.

>> Yeah.

>> No. Holy shit.

WHAT HAVE I DONE???

>> Is he Is he dead?

>> Oh, don't test me, old man. I have got

nothing to lose.

>> Don't you Don't you I'm sorry. All

right. I'm sorry.

>> I'm not good enough. I want to hear you

confess.

>> It's a fake.

>> A fake?

>> The fake scholarships.

It's just a dirty little scam. And I'm

sorry. All right. I'm sorry. Please God,

please just don't shoot me.

>> Who the hell are you?

>> Gary Lancaster.

>> The Greater Indiana High School theater

art scholarship guy.

There is no Greater Indiana High School.

>> Hey, where's the debt guy?

>> How'd you get this ticket? ILFC 12.

>> Oh, aisle 12 CF.

>> God damn it, Lonnie.

Oh, wait.

Is this all part of the play? No. If

you're here, then when the hell is

Victor Creel? Oh, I got to be honest

with you, man. This is the best show I

have ever seen.

>> And I have seen a lot of them. Hey. Hey,

don't just leave me here.

>> Where are you going?

>> I'm leaving.

>> Are you going to live with that man who

came to the house today?

What man?

>> the man who came to talk to mommy.

>> kids, dinner time. Got it.

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Henry,

dinner's getting cold.

>> He's coming, Mommy.

>> Well, we don't want to be late for the

play. Alice, go set the table.

What did you say to Brener?

>> Henry?

>> WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM.

>> Where is he now?

>> We're tracking him close.

>> I'm afraid

>> that's normal.

>> But you said he would stay voluntarily.

>> Things changed. He escaped.

>> Escape?

What are we going to do?

>> We can get him back, but we need your

help. He's hiding somewhere from us. A

girlfriend. All I need from you is a

name.

>> And then what? Then we will take him in

again, but this time we'll be able to

control him. And you'll have your life

back. A normal life. Don't you want

that? You've been through so much, Mrs.

Creel. Your whole family has.

>> What do you mean control him?

>> No one blames you for wanting to protect

your son. But we have to think about

innocent lives here. You don't want

anyone else to get hurt, do you?

>> No.

>> Give us the name, Virginia.

>> Please don't.

>> Just promise me you'll take care of him.

Promise me you'll lock him up and throw

away the key.

>> Understood.

>> The principal's girl.

>> Patricia Newby.

>> Find her. Thank you, Mrs. Creel.

>> Wait, but what if he comes home?

>> All we're counting on you. Just act

completely normal.

Don't let him get in your head.

>> We'll take it from here.

Isn't this civilized?

All of us together.

Oh, do you want some aspen, honey?

Oh. Oh, but where is Henry? And oh, here

he is, our man of the hour.

Alison, will you say Grace?

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No, no, no, no. Please don't kill the

baby.

Please. Not the baby. No..

Okay. Okay.

Guys, where's my choice? Joyce. Dodger

man broke into the changing room to get

his costume.

>> What? No. No. Joyce. Joyce. Joyce. It

was empty. Hopper must have taken Victor

to the station. Joyce,Hopper did it.

>> No. Bob, we did it. So now we just got

to get your scholarship. She has your

eyes.

>> Joyce, we need to get Patty in the cow

lock cuz they're going to fly. Witch

boy. Conjure man, you're on. Go, go, go.

[Thunder]

I expected to see you tonight. I'm glad

to see you. You promise.

I don't want you to give me

tonight. She's going to be dead.

Just stop it.

Okay,

>> calm down. Calm down. Claudia, it's a

blackout, not an Adam bomb.

>> Joyce, what are we doing?

>> Ted,

>> president,

>> get out of your costume. Get your guitar

and play something. Karen, Sue, light

me.

Light me. Don't blind me. Just light me.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so

much for coming. A special guest from

the Greater Indiana High School Theater

Arts Scholarship.

>> Hello, Hawkins Indiana.

Genius. Absolute genius. Greatest show

on earth. Am I right, folks?

>> Oh, we've had to pause the production

briefly, but if you could please, please

stay in your seats and enjoy this brief

um

Ted,

give me that. Where are you going?

I turn the lights on.

>> You know we belong to

the land. We belong to...

[Singing Oklahoma]

[Singing Oklahoma]

Okay.

Shit.

Hello?

Is anyone there?

No? Okay.

>> Oh my god. Henry, you scared me.

>> Hi, Joyce.

>> Are you okay?

>> Why wouldn't I?

>> Well, you didn't show up and we were

worried about you...

>> Look, Henry, you don't have to pretend

anymore. I know what's going on. I know

everything

you do?

>> Hopp Bob and I have been tracking the

animal killings for a while now. And

when Principal knew he got

attacked, well, we put it all together.

>> Oh, that's

that's too bad Joyce. See, I really

wish you hadn't.

>> No, it's okay. Your father.

>> My father.

>> He is going to be brought to justice.

And you may not believe it now, but

you are going to be okay. But Joyce...

What are you going to do?

Rewrite

the ending?

Don't you see?

I do. It used to be that I could just

hear the voices, but now it makes me

see. Now I can show everything.

No, you do not come over here. God damn

it. No, no, no. You happy now? You see

enough? I told you what. I told you it

was big picture and you did not listen

to me. I was trying to save that. If

you're such a big hero, then why am I

looking at two dead bodies? God damn it.

She was just a little kid.

>> This is not on you. Junior.

>> Let me hear you say it. Okay. It's not

on you, Junior.

>> Do not call me Junior. The wheels turn.

No one changes. Nothing gets better.

>> Chief Hopper.

Alice?

wake up. sweety. Alice, wake up.

Why won't she wake up? Why won't she

wake up?

>> You've got a problem, sir? Poor thing.

We lost the subject. He was unconscious

on a gurnie and then he was just gone.

He's going for the girl. Good. All units

to school.

>> The truth is, Joyce, they're all

monsters and they deserve whatever they

get.

>> No. No. That's just your father. He made

you feel this way.

>> No.

>> I made myself.

>> You can't see it now, but you have

changed so much since that day you

wanted to change.

>> You're a nice person, Joyce. That is how

they will bring you down.

You need

to do whatever it takes to protect what

you love. I

>> I don't understand. You will.

>> Where is Patty?

>> She's She's on a catwalk. She's getting

ready for a big entrance. She's going on

as soon as the power comes back on. But

Henry,

Henry,

Henry!

remember, you can't move after we clip

your wings. Chuck, tighten this loop

back there.

>> How does this feel?

>> Uh, it's okay.

>> It seems farther in the dark, doesn't

it?

>> What is wrong with you?

>> Sorry. Sorry, Patty. This thing is

state-of-the-art. The curvy wires safer

than standing on the ground.

>> You can't get it off without a two man

crew. Ha! That's what they used to say

about you, Suz.

>> I will dump your ass so fast. Oh, we got

the lights up. We're back.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, this is your witch

boy speaking. Let's hear for Ted.

[Applause]

Wowey-Zoey, good for you, Ted.

>> Charles, James, Lucas, and Claire. Go

on. I'm proud of you, Patty. Thanks,

Sue.

>> Now, if you'll please take your seats.

The show will resume in a moment.

>> Henry, you made it. I was so worried.-He's coming.

Help me get these wires off.

>> Listen to me. Go to the station. Wait

for the train. If it gets ever behind

you, you can go without.

>> No, I'm not leaving. I'll help.

>> How do you get this off? Your mother

works at the Stardust Casino. 300 Las

Vegas Boulevard. You can find it. You

don't need me.

>> No, you're coming with me.

>> I'll be right behind you. Everything's

Everything's going to be okay. I just

have to stop him from following us. Now,

how do I get it off?

>> What's on your sleeve? Is that blood?

What happened?

>> What a question. What did happen, Henry?

>> Yeah, it's too late.

>> I'm Henry's doctor, Patricia.

>> Don't come any closer. I know who you

are.

>> Well, then you know he's very sick. He

needs to be in a special facility.

He's insane, Patty.

>> I know what you've been doing to him.

>> What I've been doing? he's been killing

animals. Patty.

>> I know about the animals.

>> You do?

>> I'm not stupid.

>> No, but you played dumb because you

wanted something from him, just like me.

>> I'm nothing like you.

>> Oh, no. I know all about little orphan

Patty with big dreams of finding a real

family.

>> Stay away from her.

>> All you needed was a hero to get rid of

a father, right?

>> Stop talking.

>> A poor Henry. Did you actually think she

loved you?

>> Stop talking.

>> She's using you. SHUT UP!

You're hurting me, stop.

>> That's it. Let it in!

>> No, I'm not going to let you hurt him.

That's what he wants.

>> It's not a boy, Patricia. It's a weapon.

It's a property of the United States

government.

>> The United States government can go to

hell.

>> He's a killer, Patty. He needs to kill.

Tell her, Henry. Tell her what you've

done.

>> He killed his family.

>> What's he talking about?

>> I'm here to stop him before he kills you.

>> I'd never hurt you Patty.

>> His mother. [SHE BETRAYED US]

his little sister.

>> This is who he really is.

>> You're lying.

>> He's not lying.

>> He's not lying... But I wanted to be

better for you, but I can't. I told you

I'm not normal.

>> What are you, Henry Creel?-What?

>> What are you!?

My god, it's here, isn't it?

Henry! Let it in!

Patty. Las Vegas Casino. You can find her!

>> Henry?... She's scared, Henry. She's scared of

you.

>> No, I'm not.

>> She's lying. You can smell it on her.

Can you? You must taste it. Take her,

Henry. Take her. Henry, don't

>> do it. Do it.

You don't have to do what he says! [DON'T BE SCARED.]

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[Applause]

Patty?... Patty!?

[Music]

Guys, guys, what was that? what happened?

Patty...

[Music]

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Good morning, Hawkins, Indiana, and

merry Christmas. It's December 25th,

1960, and it's going to be a cold one,

but I got to tell you, it's one of the

things I love about this town.

>> Give me the usual, Don. Let's go.

>> I want to send a special Christmas

message to my beautiful audience out

there. To all you wonderful weirdos and

losers, always remember, you're not a

mistake. You're a miracle. Here's

looking at you kids.

[Music]

>> Well, well, looks like hell has finally

frozen over.

>> Uh, Joyce, you work here.

>> Uh, I just started.

>> Officer Jim Hopper.

>> What can I say? They gave me my own car.

>> Your dad must be very proud.

>> You'd think that, wouldn't you? How

about you? How's uh, Lenny?

>> Looney.He's good. crazy. He's great.

He's between jobs right now, so he's

learning how to play the drums,

which is so neat.

Yeah, he's...

he's he's

an asshole.

>> It's good to see you, Joyce.

You look really great.

Junior, on your time, kid.

>> Uh, you know, I get up at midnight. If

you wanted to, you could come by and

just have a drink.

>> You know what? I would really like that.

I really would, but

I'll ship off for basic training in the

morning.

>> Oh, God.

>> No, it's good. I want to go make

something of myself, you know.

>> You are something, huh? You always have

been.

>> You know what I mean?

Well, I guess this is hello and goodbye.

>> Guess so.

>> At least we'll always have Mexico.

>> Merry Christmas. Hopp.

>> Merry Christmas, Joyce.

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>> Go home, Joyce.

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>> Well, that's about it for our show

today, folks. I did want to send out

this last song to a very, very,

very special someone.

Patty,

this one's for you. Dream on.

>> Hey honey, you're not supposed to be

back here.

>> It's Christmas, honey. Go home.

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>> it's just the sweetness of you...

it isn't your sweet

conversation

that raids

this sensation.

When you're in my arms

and I feel you so

close to me.

Patricia,

how did you find me?

>> I followed your voice.

>> I need no soft light

to enchant me.

If you would

only grant me the right

to hold you ever so tight...

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I have some very exciting news for you

today. We've had 10 children survive the

transfusion so far. All of them special.

And none of it would have been possible

without you, without your blood. You're

as much a father to this family as I am,

Henry.

Now, the Department of Defense wanted to

dispose of you, but you've been such a

good boy these last few years.

I think you could help me with the

children. Help them to achieve their

full potential.

[Music]

It's time to meet your brothers and

sisters.

Are you ready?

Yes, Captain.

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Hello there.

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What's

your name?

11.

Hello.

It's nice to meet you.

I'm here to help.

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I know

you belong...

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