- American scientists, working without oversight in an obscure laboratory in a backwater town, have managed to bring about the total destruction of mankind.
- Something crawls out from an underground lab in the quiet town of Hawkins and kidnaps a local child. The whole town and the child's friends embark in an adventure searching for him. A girl pursued by some shady agents will cross paths with the local kids.—kanedasajfar
- It's 1983 in a small town in Indiana. After playing late with his friends, Will Byers heads home in the dark on his bike. He is confronted by a mysterious figure on the road in the woods near his home. The next morning when she realizes he's missing, his mother, Joyce and older brother, Jonathan alert the local police chief who at first thinks he's either been abducted by his father or has just run away. A few strange discoveries change his mind and a full scale search begins. In the meantime, nearby, a young girl who barely speak, emerges from the woods and is found by a restaurant owner who tries to help her, but there is more going on than there first seems to be with the disappearance of one child and the appearance of the other.
- A dungeons and dragons boy named Will Byers mysteriously vanishes after seeing something terrifying in the woods; His brother and mom are in contact with the police and are taken in for questioning; His friends embark on a journey to go into the woods to find Will and take him home; A young with the name "Eleven" is taken in for questioning by the cook, Benny Hammond.
- Sunday, November 6, 1983
In the lower levels of Hawkins National Laboratory, a scientist in a lab coat runs down a dark hallway, frantically pushing buttons and trying to operate an elevator. When the elevator arrives, the man enters and is seemingly safe then suddenly something growls above him. Terror fills the man's face, his eyes widened. As the doors close, he is violently pulled upwards.
Meanwhile, four middle schoolers, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will, play Dungeons & Dragons in Mike's basement. The four boys want to play a while longer, as they have just encountered the fearsome Demogorgon, but Mike's mother insists it's time for them to go home. While Will and Dustin are riding their bikes home, they decide to race so that if Will wins, he gets Dustin's X-Men #134. As Will pushes ahead, he rides onto "Mirkwood", a road near Hawkins Lab. He is frightened by a mysterious figure in the middle of the road and crashes his bike. Will hears something in the distance, which frightens him and sends him running home. But, the mysterious creature chases him. He tries to call for help, but the phone is not working. As the creature breaks in through his front door, Will runs and hides in a shed in the backyard of his house. He shakily loads a gun to fend off whatever is coming for him. The shed's dangling light bulb begins to flicker; a strange, guttural growl is heard, and Will vanishes.
Monday, November 7, 1983
The next morning, Will's mother, Joyce Byers, and his older brother, Jonathan Byers, are unable to find him. Joyce calls Mike's house to see if Will stayed there, but Karen tells her that he left the night before.
At Hawkins Middle School, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas are a little surprised that they haven't seen Will yet. They have a run in with bullies before heading to class. Meanwhile at Hawkins High School, Mike's sister, Nancy Wheeler, makes out with Steve Harrington in the bathroom. They make plans to meet up later.
Joyce hurries to the police station to talk to Chief Hopper, who she hopes can help her find her son. As Hawkins is a quiet town, Hopper questions Joyce's claims and doesn't take her too seriously. Hopper's first instinct is to question her ex-husband Lonnie, but Joyce insists that any potential involvement of his in Will's disappearance is unlikely - nonetheless, she agrees to call him.
At Hawkins Lab, a team of scientists, including Dr Brenner, suit up in protective suits before entering the quarantined underground subsystem. There, they find strange biologic growth spreading - originating from a mysterious fracture in the wall.
A young girl dressed in a hospital gown, with a shaved head, wanders into Benny's Burgers. The owner, Benny Hammond, catches her stealing fries.
After class at Hawkins Middle School, the boys become overwhelmed with excitement when their science teacher reveals that the Heathkit ham shack he ordered has been delivered. The school's principal and Chief Hopper interrupt to question them about Will's way home the previous night. He tells them to go straight home after school and to not go biking around looking for Will.
In a flashback scene, Joyce is in the woods at Castle Byers surprising Will with tickets to see Poltergeist. In the present, Joyce and Jonathan are at the fort, looking for Will.
Back at Benny's Burgers, Benny, showing some clarity despite her trying to steal from him, feeds the girl and attempts to make conversation, but she remains quiet. He realizes she has the digits "011" tattooed on her left forearm. When Benny asks about the number's meaning, the girl indicates that the number refers to herself. While she eats, Benny steps away to call social services; he thinks the girl has been abused. The girl becomes irritated by a noisy fan. She stares at it intensely, lowers her head and suddenly the music on the radio becomes heavily distorted and the fan jolts and stops. The girl relaxes and continues eating.
At Mirkwood, Hopper and his officers Powell and Callahan are on the road where Will crashed his bike. They find it tipped over and abandoned by the trees on the side of the road.
Joyce tries to call Lonnie, but is hung up on by his girlfriend, Cynthia. The cop shows up with Will's bike. Hopper looks around for clues and is drawn to the shed. The light flickers, and he is startled by Callahan entering the shed. He tells them they need to organise a search party.
Mike and his family sit at the dinner table. Mike wants to go look for Will, but his mother says no. Nancy asks her mother to go study at her friend Barb's house. She says that nobody leaves until Will is found. Nancy gets upset and during a fight with Mike he reveals her new boyfriend.
A search party is out in the woods at night looking for Will. Scott Clarke tells Hopper that Will is a great student. It is revealed that Hopper's daughter, Sarah died a few years back.
Lucas and Mike talk on their Supercoms. They discuss how Will was willing to put himself in danger to help the group while playing D&D the night before and agree to meet up to look for him. Mike spots Steve trying to sneak into Nancy's room.
Benny does dishes in the kitchen and tells the girl that a smile looks good on her. A woman claiming to be from Social Services arrives to pick her up. Benny invites the woman into the diner. But, when his back is turned, the woman shoots him. Benny falls to the floor, dead, and a number of agents arrive to collect the girl. She quickly becomes agitated and uses her telekinetic abilities to kill two of the agents before escaping.
The boys are out searching for Will, while Nancy and Steve study secretly in her room. Steve tries to seduce Nancy, but she rejects his advances. They return to their reading.
Joyce and Jonathan go through family photos. Jonathan breaks down, feeling guilty about his brother's disappearance. Joyce tells him it's not his fault and claims that Will is close, that she can feel it. They choose a picture for his "missing child" flyers. Joyce receives an ominous, static call on her home phone. Joyce tells Jonathan that she can hear Will breathing. There's static, some growling and the lights flicker. The phone surges with electricity and briefly electrocutes Joyce.
While searching for Will in the rain, Dustin wants to turn back. Mike and Lucas disagree. moving forth with their plan. They hear rustling in the bushes and find the girl.
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