Meanwhile, police chief Jim Hopper grows suspicious of the nearby national laboratory after he finds a torn piece of hospital gown outside the lab grounds. As these strange events continue, she witnesses the same monster that took Will, which threatens her on numerous occasions. Will's mother Joyce becomes transfixed by supernatural events affecting the house electricity - she's convinced Will is communicating with her. They learn her name is Eleven and that she has psychokinetic abilities. Will's friends Dustin, Lucas and Mike begin investigating his disappearance while looking for Will in the local forest, the boys find a girl with a shaved head in a hospital gown, who they let stay in Mike's basement. Will tries to escape and hide, but he is abducted.
Young Will Byers is cycling home from a disappointing ' Dungeons & Dragons' campaign at a friend's house, when a terrifying figure suddenly appears. When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.