Stranger Things Season 1

Chapter 4: The Body

This the wall she was talking about, Chief? A trooper found something in the, uh water that's at the quarry.

Our working theory right now is that Will crashed his bike, he made his way over the quarry and, uh accidentally fell in.

The earth must have given way.

Joyce? Joyce? Do you understand what I'm saying? No.

Whoever you found is not my boy.

- It's not Will.

- Joyce.

No, you don't understand.

I talked to him a half hour ago.

He was He was here.

He was He was talking with these.

- Talking? - Uh-huh.

One blink for yes, two for no.

And And, uh And then I made this so he could talk to me.

'Cause he was hiding from that that thing.

The thing that came out of the wall? - The thing that chased you? - Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Mom, come on, please.

- You've gotta stop this.

- No, maybe he's It's after him! - He's in danger.

We have to find him! We - What exactly was this thing? It was some kind of animal, you said? Uh, no, it was It was almost human, but it wasn't.

It It had these long arms and it didn't have a face.

It didn't have a face? - Joyce.

- It didn't have a face Joyce, listen to me.

Listen to me.

After Sarah I saw her, too.

And I heard her.

I didn't know what was real.

And then I figured out that it was in my mind.

And I had to pack all that away.

Otherwise, I was gonna fall down a hole that I couldn't get out of.

No, you're you're talking about grief.

This is different.

- I'm just saying that you - No, I know what you're saying, Hop.

I swear to you, I know what I saw.

And I'm not crazy.

I'm not saying that you're crazy.

No You are.

And I understand, but God, I I need you to believe me.

Please.

Please.

Listen I think you should go to the morgue tomorrow and see him for yourself.

It'll give you the answers that you need.

- But tonight - Oh, God.

I want you to try to get some sleep, if you can.

Byers' body was found in the water of this quarry by state police earlier this evening.

It was discovered by state trooper David O'Bannon, just after dark.

The state police are mounting an investigation to determine Byers' cause of death, but an initial inquiry Should I go down and talk to Michael? Give him time.