Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab
Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Meanwhile, Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.
Chapter Four: The Body Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Jonathan and Nancy form an unlikely alliance.
Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat Hopper breaks into the lab to find the truth about Will's death. The boys try to locate the "gate" that will take them to Will.
Chapter Six: The Monster A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.