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The Duffer Brothers

EPISODE 3.02

“Chapter Two: The Mall Rats”

Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a


secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy
has troubling visions.
WRITTEN BY:
The Duffer Brothers

DIRECTED BY:
The Duffer Brothers

ORIGINAL BROADCAST:
July 4, 2019
This is a transcription of the spoken dialogue and audio,
with time-code reference, provided without cost by [Link].
We are not affiliated with any other entity or service.

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STRANGER THINGS is a Netflix Original series

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WINONA RYDER as Joyce Byers


Joyce Byers, (née Horowitz), portrayed by Winona Ryder, is a
major protagonist in Stranger Things. The financially
struggling single mother of Jonathan and Will Byers, Joyce
is also a long-time friend of Jim Hopper.

DAVID HARBOUR as Jim Hopper


James 'Jim' Hopper, portrayed by David Harbour, is a major
protagonist in Stranger Things. Chief of Police of the town
of Hawkins, Indiana.

FINN WOLFHARD as Mike Wheeler


Michael 'Mike' Wheeler, portrayed by Finn Wolfhard, is one
of the main protagonists in Stranger Things. The leader of
the Party, he is the boyfriend of Eleven, the best friend of
Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Max
Mayfield. The younger brother of Nancy Wheeler.

MILLIE BOBBY BROWN as Eleven


Jane "El" Hopper (born Jane Ives), better known as Eleven,
is one of the main protagonists in Stranger Things. Her
character is portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown. Eleven was
kidnapped and raised in Hawkins National Laboratory, where
she was experimented on for her inherited psychokinetic
abilities. Hopper’s adopted daughter.

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GATEN MATARAZZO as Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson, portrayed by Gaten Matarazzo, is a main
character in Stranger Things. He is the best friend of Mike
Wheeler, Eleven, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, Steve
Harrington, and Max Mayfield. Current boyfriend of Suzie,
whom he met at “Camp Know Where.”

CALEB McLAUGHLIN as Lucas Sinclair


Lucas Charles Sinclair, portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin is a
major protagonist in Stranger Things. He is best friends with
Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Will Byers, and Eleven.
Current boyfriend of Max Mayfield…but has been dumped 5-times
already.

NATALIA DYER as Nancy Wheeler


Nancy Wheeler, portrayed by Natalia Dyer, is one of the main
characters in Stranger Things. She is the older sister of
Mike Wheeler, girlfriend of Jonathan Byers. Works at The
Hawkins Post. Wants to be a journalist.

CHARLIE HEATON as Jonathan Byers


Jonathan Byers, portrayed by Charlie Heaton, is a main
character in Stranger Things. He is the oldest son of Joyce
Byers, the older brother of Will Byers. Nancy’s boyfriend.
Works at The Hawkins Post as a photographer.

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JOE KEERY as Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington, portrayed by Joe Keery, is a major
character in Stranger Things. Works at Starcourt Mall,
slinging ice-cream for Scoops Ahoy.

NOAH SCHNAPP as Will Byers


William 'Will' Byers, portrayed by Noah Schnapp, is a main
character in Stranger Things. He is the younger son of Joyce
Byers, the younger brother of Jonathan Byers, and the best
friend of Mike Wheeler, Eleven, Dustin Henderson, Lucas
Sinclair, and Max Mayfield.

SADIE SINK as Max Mayfield


Maxine "Max" Mayfield, portrayed by Sadie Sink, is a major
character in Stranger Things. Lives with her stepfather,
Neil Hargrove, and her brother, Billy Hargrove. Girlfriend
of Lucas Sinclair. Eleven’s best friend and life-coach.

DACRE MONTGOMERY as Billy Hargrove


William 'Billy' Hargrove, portrayed by Dacre Montgomery, is
a major character in Stranger Things. Works as a lifeguard
at Hawkins Community Pool. Primary rival to Steve
Harrington. Older stepbrother of Max Mayfield. Enjoys
teasing and seducing the older women at the pool.

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CARA BUONO as Karen Wheeler
Karen Wheeler, portrayed by Cara Buono, is a recurring
character in Stranger Things. She is the loving but naive
mother of Nancy, Mike, and Holly, and the wife of Ted.
Considering ruining her marriage for a night with Billy
Hargrove.

PRIAH FERGUSON as Erica Sinclair


Erica Sinclair, portrayed by Priah Ferguson, is a main
character in Stranger Things. She is the younger sister of
Lucas Sinclair. Sassy and smart. May or may not be a nerd.

MAYA HAWKE as Robin Buckley


Robin Buckley, portrayed by Maya Hawke, is a main character
in Stranger Things. She is the co-worker (Scoops Ahoy) and
best friend of Steve Harrington. Sarcastic, funny, very
intelligent.

BRETT GELMAN as Murray Bauman


Murray Bauman, portrayed by Brett Gelman, is a main
character in Stranger Things. Former investigative reporter.
Conspiracy theorist. Speaks fluent Russian.

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CARY ELWES as Mayor Larry Kline
Larry Kline, portrayed by Cary Elwes, is a main character in
Stranger Things. Corrupt Mayor of Hawkins. Works closely
with Russian operatives. Approved the construction of
Starcourt Mall with a secret Soviet bunker underground.

JAKE BUSEY as Bruce


Bruce, portrayed by Jake Busey. Chauvinistic, misogynistic.
Believes that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. Works at
The Hawkins Post as a reporter. Picks on Nancy Wheeler
constantly.

ANDREY IVCHENKO as Grigori


Grigori, portrayed by Andrey Ivchenko. Alleged Soviet KGB
agent and hitman.

ALEC UTGOFF as Dr. Alexei


Dr. Alexei, portrayed by Alec Utgoff. Soviet scientist
recently put in charge of “The Key” to reopen the Gate.
Kidnapped by Hopper and eventually co-operates and agrees to
help destroy the key and seal the Gate forever.

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EPISODE CAST
Winona Ryder ... Joyce Byers
David Harbour ... Jim Hopper
Finn Wolfhard ... Mike Wheeler
Millie Bobby Brown ... Eleven
Gaten Matarazzo ... Dustin Henderson
Caleb McLaughlin ... Lucas Sinclair
Noah Schnapp ... Will Byers
Sadie Sink ... Max Mayfield
Natalia Dyer ... Nancy Wheeler
Charlie Heaton ... Jonathan Byers
Joe Keery ... Steve Harrington
Dacre Montgomery ... Billy Hargrove
Maya Hawke ... Robin Buckley
Priah Ferguson ... Erica Sinclair
Cara Buono ... Karen Wheeler
Jake Busey ... Bruce
Cary Elwes ... Mayor Larry Kline
Randy Havens ... Mr. Clarke
Andrey Ivchenko ... Grigori
Peggy Miley ... Mrs. Driscoll
Rob Morgan ... Officer Powell
Michael Park ... Tom Holloway
Francesca Reale ... Heather Holloway
Caroline Arapoglou ... Mom #1
Allyssa Brooke ... Mayor's Secretary
Michael Brooks ... String Quartet #4
Sydney Bullock ... Stacey
Chris Burndrett ... String Quarter #2
Scott Deckert ... Photographer Toby
Lee Ellis ... Snobby Waiter
Greta Glenn ... Secretary #2
Nita Hardy ... Secretary #1
A. Smith Harrison ... Snooty Salesman
Kenny Lambert ... String Quartet #1
Cara Mantella ... Mom #2
Amanda McLean ... String Quartet #3
Olan Montgomery ... Newsman
Lauren Revard ... Mom #3
Susan Shalhoub Larkin ... Florence
David Silverman ... Angry Protester

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[faint rattling]

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[rattling stops]

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[Billy screams]

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[creature snarls]

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[bubbling, hissing]

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[Billy grunts]

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[panting]

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[tires screeching]

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[tires screeching]

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[panting]

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[dialpad beeping]

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[line ringing]

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[line rings, clicks]

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[female voice] 911, what's your emergency?

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[Billy grunts, screams]

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[distorted rat's squeals]

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[sloshing noise]

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[Billy screams]

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[female voice distorts]
Is someone there? Hello?

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[panting]

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[distant footsteps]

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[panting]

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[footsteps intensify]

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What do you want?

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Hey! I said, what do you want?

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-I said, what do you want?
-[thunderclap]

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[footsteps echoing]

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[gasps]

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[thunderclap]

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[theme music playing]

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[birds chirping]

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[sharp exhale]

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Hey. Is everything okay?

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Yes.

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[phone ringing]

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Hello, this is the Wheelers.

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[Eleven speaks indistinctly]

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Yeah, just a sec.

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Mike!

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Phone!

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Okay!

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Hello?

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[sighs]

44
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It's 9:32. Where are you?

45
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Sorry, I-- I was just about to call.

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I, um...

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can't see you today.

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What... Why not?

49
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It's my Nana.

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She's very sick.

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But Hop said that your Nana was okay,

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that it was a false alarm.

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Yeah.

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That's... what...
we thought it was at first,

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but then she took a real turn
for the worse.

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-Oh.
-Yeah.

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We think she might...

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-die.
-What?

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Mom! Get off the phone!

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[Mike] How many times?!

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Did Nana call?!

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No, Mom! Just get off the phone!

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[scoffs]

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[sighs] Sorry about that.

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-Was that your mom?
-Yeah.

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She's so upset, she's making no sense.

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Because we have to go to the nursing home.

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To see Nana.

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-You can come over after?

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-No!

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I mean, I--

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I just think... I need to be alone today.

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With my...

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feelings?

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Do you lie?

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What? No.

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Friends don't lie.

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What, Mom?

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My mom's calling me. Better go.

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Talk to you tomorrow.
Miss you already. Bye!

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Hey.

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What's going on?

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["You Don't Mess Around With Jim" playing]

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♪ And they say
You don't tug on Superman's cape ♪

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♪ You don't spit into the wind ♪

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♪ You don't pull the mask on
That old Lone Ranger ♪

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♪ And you don't mess around with Jim ♪

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[humming instrumental break]

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♪ Yeah I'm lookin' for the king
Of 42nd Street ♪

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♪ He drivin' a drop top Cadillac ♪

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♪ Last week he took all my money
And it may sound funny ♪

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♪ But I come to get my money back ♪

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♪ And everybody say Jack... ♪

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[door bell chimes]

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Emotions have been shared.

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Boundaries have been set.

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Order...

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has been...

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-restored.
-Wait, wait, it worked?

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Uh, this is the first day

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in six long, excruciating months

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that they will not be seeing each other.

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Yes, I think it worked! Yes!

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[Hopper laughs]

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No, stop.

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It's all you.

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I'm a puppet, you're the master.

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So you remembered everything?

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[laughs] Yeah, yeah.

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I mean, I had to improvise a little bit,
you know?

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It turns out, getting to Mike,

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now that was the key.

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And you didn't yell at him?

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I'll tell you everything over dinner.

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I was thinking, you know, Enzo's,

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tonight, 7:00.

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Hey, before you say no,

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I'd-- I'd like to make one thing
crystal clear.

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This is not a date.

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Wait, a date?

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You never said anything about a date.

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I know,
I didn't say anything about a date.

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I just wanted to clear it up in case
there was any confusion on your part.

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-There's not.
-Great.

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It's just two friends
getting together for a nice dinner.

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I mean, we've earned it, haven't we?

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I can't be out late.

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You'll be home by 9:00.

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-8:00.
-8:30, I'll pick you up.

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-I'll meet you there.
-7:00. Enzo's. Meeting there.

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Deal.

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-[static squawks]
-[Powell] Hey, Chief, you copy? Chief!

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Yeah, I'm a little busy right now.

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[crowd] Recall the mall!

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-Yeah, well, I'm busier here.
-Recall the mall!

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You wanna keep your job tomorrow,

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I think you need to get your ass

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to Town Hall. Now.

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[sighs]

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[Hopper chuckles]

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Duty calls. [clears throat]

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Oh! Jeez.

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Cleanup on aisle five.

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-Bye.
-See you tonight.

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[indistinct chatter in background]

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Oh, shit, shit.

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Whoopsie-daisy!

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[guffaws]

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Careful there, Nancy Drew. Careful.

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[men snicker]

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[Bruce] Pouring coffee's
a tough gig, girl.

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[men laugh]

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[knocking]

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And here you are, two creams, two sugars.

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Thanks, sweetheart.

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Of course.

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-Tom?
-Hm?

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I really hate to ask this,

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but do you think one of the other girls
could run and grab lunch today?

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They're needed at their desks.

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I know, I just, um...

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I really need to go to the doctor.

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I've been having some...

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um...

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girl problems.

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[coughs nervously]

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-Oh, come on! The light!
-Let's go.

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Look, I just...

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I just don't know
if this is such a good idea anymore.

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Really? Because I feel like
it's the best idea I've had all summer.

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Look, all I'm saying is,
what harm is there in asking?

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The harm in asking
is that Tom will say no.

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We ask for forgiveness, not permission.

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And if this story's as good as I think
it's gonna be, then Tom won't care.

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In fact, he'll thank us.

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Or the old lady is nuts

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and the story blows up in our face

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and Tom fires us.

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And then we never have to work
at this shithole again.

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["Get Up and Go" playing]

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♪ Go, oh, oh ♪

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♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

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♪ So get up and go ♪

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♪ If you're so tired of moving slow ♪

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♪ Go ♪

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♪ Go ♪

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♪ Get up and go! ♪

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-Have a nice day.
-[woman] Thank you.

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-Hi.
-Hi.

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I'm Dustin.

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I'm Robin.

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Pleasure to meet you. Uh, is-- is he here?

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Is who here?

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[nautical tune playing]

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Henderson.

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[laughs]

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Henderson! He's back!

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-He's back!
-I'm back!

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You got the job!

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I got the job! [imitates trumpet]

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Hey! Oh!

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[imitating lightsabers clashing]

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[groans, laughs]

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Ah!

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How many children are you friends with?

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[sighs]

204
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No, no. No way.

205
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-Hotter than Phoebe Cates? No.
-Mm-hmm.

206
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Brilliant, too. And she doesn't even care
that my real pearls are still coming in.

207
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She says kissing is better without teeth.

208
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Wow. Yeah, that's great.
Proud of you, man.

209
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That's ro-- That's kinda romantic.

210
00:10:57 --> 00:10:58
-That's like... Wow.
-Hm.

211
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So do you really just get to eat
as much of this as you want?

212
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Yeah. I mean, sure. It's not really
a good idea for me, though.

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-I gotta keep in shape for the ladies.
-Yeah, and how's that working out for you?

214
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-Ignore her.
-She seems cool.

215
00:11:09 --> 00:11:12
She's not.
So, where are the other knuckleheads?

216
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They ditched me yesterday.

217
00:11:14 --> 00:11:15
-No.
-My first day back.

218
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-Can you believe that shit?
-Whoa. Seriously?

219
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I swear to God. Mm.

220
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They're gonna regret it, though, big time,
when they don't get to share in my glory.

221
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Glory? What glory?

222
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So, last night,

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223
00:11:31 --> 00:11:33
we're trying to get in contact
with Suzie...

224
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Oh. Mm.

225
00:11:34 --> 00:11:35
-Mm-hmm?
-Mm-hmm.

226
00:11:35 --> 00:11:36
And, uh...

227
00:11:36 --> 00:11:38
[woman] ...and the orange sherbert
and chocolate.

228
00:11:38 --> 00:11:39
[indistinct chatter]

229
00:11:41 --> 00:11:43
[whispers] I intercepted a secret
Russian communication.

230
00:11:45 --> 00:11:46
What?

231
00:11:46 --> 00:11:47
[clicks tongue] Uh...

232
00:11:48 --> 00:11:49
[inhales deeply]

233
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[softly] I intercepted a secret

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Russian communication.

234
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-Just speak louder.
-[loudly] I intercepted

235
00:11:55 --> 00:11:57
a secret Russian communication!

236
00:11:58 --> 00:12:00
Jeez, shh. Yeah, okay,
that's what I thought you said.

237
00:12:02 --> 00:12:03
What-- What does that mean?

238
00:12:03 --> 00:12:06
It means, Steve, we could be heroes.

239
00:12:06 --> 00:12:10
True American heroes.

240
00:12:10 --> 00:12:11
-Huh.
-Mm-hmm?

241
00:12:11 --> 00:12:14
-American heroes.
-Just think,

242
00:12:14 --> 00:12:18
you could have all the ladies you want
and more.

243
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-More?
-More.

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-I like more.
-Mm-hmm.

245
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What's the catch?

246
00:12:24 --> 00:12:26
No catch, I just need your help.

247
00:12:26 --> 00:12:27
With what?

248
00:12:31 --> 00:12:32
Translation.

249
00:12:33 --> 00:12:35
[upbeat punk rock playing]

250
00:12:43 --> 00:12:44
Shit!

251
00:12:56 --> 00:12:57
Hi.

252
00:12:58 --> 00:12:59
Hi?

253
00:13:00 --> 00:13:01
Can we talk?

254
00:13:02 --> 00:13:05
And then he said he-- he missed me.

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And then he just hung up.

256
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-He's a piece of shit.
-What?

257
00:13:09 --> 00:13:13
Mike doesn't have jack shit to do today,
and his Nana obviously isn't sick.

258
00:13:13 --> 00:13:16
I guarantee you, him and Lucas
are playing Atari right now.

259
00:13:16 --> 00:13:17
But friends don't lie.

260
00:13:17 --> 00:13:20
Yeah, well, boyfriends lie.

261
00:13:20 --> 00:13:22
All the time.

262
00:13:22 --> 00:13:24
She knows I'm lying. She knows I'm lying.

263
00:13:24 --> 00:13:27
-I don't even understand. Why lie?
-Hopper.

264
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He threatened me.

265
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-Did he say he'd kill you?
-What? No.

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-So then, what's the big deal?
-The big deal is

267
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if I don't do what he says,
then he'll stop me from seeing El.

268
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Like, permanently.

269
00:13:38 --> 00:13:40
-You don't understand, Lucas. He's crazy.
-[sighs]

270
00:13:41 --> 00:13:42
He's lost his mind.

271
00:13:42 --> 00:13:44
Hey, guys, I'm almost set up here.

272
00:13:44 --> 00:13:46
I had no choice, Lucas.
I really had no choice.

273
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I just wish you'd consulted me,

274
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because the way you handled this,

275
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you're in deep shit.

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You're going to stop calling him.


You're going to ignore his calls.

277
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As far as you're concerned,
he doesn't exist.

278
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Doesn't exist?

279
00:13:57 --> 00:13:59
He treated you like garbage.

280
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You're gonna treat him like garbage.
Give him a taste of his own medicine.

281
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Give him the medicine.

282
00:14:04 --> 00:14:07
Mm-hmm. And if he doesn't fix this,

283
00:14:07 --> 00:14:08
if he doesn't explain himself,

284
00:14:08 --> 00:14:10
dump his ass.

285
00:14:10 --> 00:14:11
[groans]

286
00:14:11 --> 00:14:14
I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be bad.

287
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[groans]

288
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But...

289
00:14:17 --> 00:14:19
you can fix this.

290
00:14:20 --> 00:14:22
It's just one little mistake.

291
00:14:22 --> 00:14:24
I've made hundreds, thousands.

292
00:14:24 --> 00:14:26
Max has dumped me five times.

293
00:14:27 --> 00:14:28
But what have I done?

294
00:14:28 --> 00:14:30
Huh? Have I despaired? No.

295
00:14:31 --> 00:14:33
I've marched back into battle,

296
00:14:33 --> 00:14:37
and I've won her back
every single freaking time.

297
00:14:37 --> 00:14:39
-How?
-I'll show you.

298
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Come on.

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Come on.

300
00:14:42 --> 00:14:44
-Where are we going?
-To have some fun.

301
00:14:44 --> 00:14:46
There's more to life than stupid boys,
you know.

302
00:14:48 --> 00:14:49
Wait, guys!

303
00:14:49 --> 00:14:51
I'm still here!

304
00:14:51 --> 00:14:52
[door opens]

305
00:14:53 --> 00:14:54
Guys?

306
00:14:54 --> 00:14:55
[boys yelling]

307
00:14:56 --> 00:14:57
["Matter of Love" playing]

308
00:15:00 --> 00:15:01
[whistle blows]

309
00:15:01 --> 00:15:04
Hey! No dunking, Curtis.

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No...

311
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dunking.

312
00:15:08 --> 00:15:11
God, even her voice annoys me.

313
00:15:12 --> 00:15:13
Nails on a chalkboard.

314
00:15:13 --> 00:15:16
Don't worry, ladies,
ten more minutes till showtime.

315
00:15:17 --> 00:15:19
Liz, will you get my back?

316
00:15:23 --> 00:15:25
♪ I've done it again ♪

317
00:15:25 --> 00:15:27
♪ I've let you in ♪

318
00:15:27 --> 00:15:29
♪ To tear my heart in two... ♪

319
00:15:29 --> 00:15:32
Hey, Jill, I gotta use the restroom.
Will you watch Holly for me?

320
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-Sure thing, hon.
-Thanks.

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Billy?

322
00:15:52 --> 00:15:53
Billy?

323
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I... [sighs]

324
00:16:00 --> 00:16:03
I understand if you're angry with me.

325
00:16:04 --> 00:16:05
I just...

326
00:16:06 --> 00:16:07
I wanted to explain...

327
00:16:08 --> 00:16:09
[Billy exhales sharply]

328
00:16:10 --> 00:16:11
[echoing] ...why I didn't come last night.

329
00:16:12 --> 00:16:13
[Billy murmurs]

330
00:16:13 --> 00:16:15
It's not you, it's just...

331
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I have a family.

332
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333
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And I can't do anything
that will hurt them.

334
00:16:25 --> 00:16:27
You can understand that, right?

335
00:16:30 --> 00:16:31
-But I shouldn't have said that--
-[grunts]

336
00:16:35 --> 00:16:36
[Karen's voice echoes] Billy.

337
00:16:36 --> 00:16:38
[breathing rapidly]

338
00:16:39 --> 00:16:39
Billy...

339
00:16:40 --> 00:16:42
Please, will you talk to me?

340
00:16:45 --> 00:16:47
Stay away from me, Karen.

341
00:16:53 --> 00:16:55
-[electricity crackling]
-[Billy grunts]

342
00:16:56 --> 00:16:58
[panting]

343
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344
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[distorted kids' voices]

345
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Looking good, Billy. [voice echoes]

346
00:17:14 --> 00:17:16
[both] Afternoon, Billy. [voices echo]

347
00:17:16 --> 00:17:17
[Billy sighs]

348
00:17:20 --> 00:17:21
[breathes loudly]

349
00:17:26 --> 00:17:27
[sharp exhale]

350
00:17:36 --> 00:17:39
[nautical tune playing]

351
00:17:41 --> 00:17:42
Mmm.

352
00:17:44 --> 00:17:45
Can I try the peppermint stick?

353
00:17:45 --> 00:17:47
Haven't you already tried
the peppermint stick?

354
00:17:48 --> 00:17:50
Yes, and I'd like to try it again.

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Steve!

356
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[male voice speaking Russian on recording]

357
00:17:56 --> 00:17:59
["Daisy Bell" plays
in background of recording]

358
00:18:03 --> 00:18:04
So what do you think?

359
00:18:04 --> 00:18:06
-It sounded familiar.
-What?

360
00:18:06 --> 00:18:09
The music.
The music right there at the end.

361
00:18:09 --> 00:18:11
Why are you listening to the music, Steve?

362
00:18:11 --> 00:18:12
Listen to the Russian!

363
00:18:12 --> 00:18:15
-We're translating Russian!
-I'm trying to listen to the Russian,

364
00:18:15 --> 00:18:17
-but there's music--
-All right, babysitting time is over.

365
00:18:17 --> 00:18:18
You need to get in there.

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366
00:18:19 --> 00:18:21
Hey, my board.
That was important data, shitbirds.

367
00:18:22 --> 00:18:25
I guarantee you, what we're doing
is way more important than your data.

368
00:18:25 --> 00:18:28
Yeah? And how do you know these Russians
are up to no good anyways?

369
00:18:29 --> 00:18:31
-How does she know about the Russians?
-I don't know.

370
00:18:31 --> 00:18:32
-You told her about--
-It wasn't me.

371
00:18:33 --> 00:18:36
Hello, I can hear you.
Actually, I can hear everything.

372
00:18:36 --> 00:18:38
You are both extremely loud.

373
00:18:39 --> 00:18:42
You think you have evil Russians
plotting against our country, on tape,

374
00:18:42 --> 00:18:44
and you're trying to translate,
but haven't figured out a word

375
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because you didn't realize Russians


use an entirely different alphabet.

376
00:18:48 --> 00:18:49
Sound about right?

377
00:18:51 --> 00:18:53
-Whoa! What do you think you're doing?
-I wanna hear it.

378
00:18:53 --> 00:18:55
-[both] Why?
-'Cause maybe I can help.

379
00:18:56 --> 00:18:58
-I'm fluent in four languages, you know.
-Russian?

380
00:18:58 --> 00:19:00
Ou-yay are-yay umb-day.

381
00:19:00 --> 00:19:02
[laughs] Oh-ho-ho!

382
00:19:02 --> 00:19:02
Holy shit!

383
00:19:03 --> 00:19:04
That was Pig Latin, dingus.

384
00:19:05 --> 00:19:07
-Idiot.
-But I can speak Spanish

385
00:19:07 --> 00:19:10
and French and Italian,
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00:19:10 --> 00:19:12
-My ears are little geniuses, trust me.
-Uh...

387
00:19:13 --> 00:19:15
Come on, it's your turn
to sling ice cream, my turn to translate.

388
00:19:15 --> 00:19:17
I don't even want credit. I'm just bored.

389
00:19:18 --> 00:19:19
[bell dings at counter]

390
00:19:33 --> 00:19:35
[light jazz playing]

391
00:19:37 --> 00:19:38
Yes?

392
00:19:39 --> 00:19:41
-Mrs. Driscoll?
-Yes?

393
00:19:41 --> 00:19:43
Hi, um, I'm Nancy.

394
00:19:43 --> 00:19:46
Nancy Wheeler.
We spoke briefly on the phone last night.

395
00:19:46 --> 00:19:47
We're from The Hawkins Post.

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Oh! Oh, yes!

397
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Oh, my goodness.

398
00:19:50 --> 00:19:53
Oh. You look too young for reporters.

399
00:19:53 --> 00:19:55
-We get that a lot.
-[Mrs. Driscoll chuckles]

400
00:19:55 --> 00:19:56
Follow me.

401
00:19:57 --> 00:20:00
[Nancy] Oh, it's... it's lovely.

402
00:20:00 --> 00:20:03
Um, do you live here all alone?

403
00:20:03 --> 00:20:05
Yes. Jack, my husband,

404
00:20:05 --> 00:20:09
he passed away, what is it now,
ten years ago.

405
00:20:09 --> 00:20:12
Oh, um... I'm... I'm so sorry.

406
00:20:12 --> 00:20:14
Oh, don't be.

407
00:20:14 --> 00:20:16
I kinda like the quiet.

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408
00:20:17 --> 00:20:18
At least, I did.

409
00:20:18 --> 00:20:20
[door hinge creaks]

410
00:20:20 --> 00:20:21
This way.

411
00:20:25 --> 00:20:26
[steps creaking]

412
00:20:32 --> 00:20:33
It's right over there.

413
00:20:49 --> 00:20:52
[Mrs. Driscoll] You see those
little teeth marks, don't ya?

414
00:20:56 --> 00:20:57
And...

415
00:20:57 --> 00:20:58
these bags, um...

416
00:20:59 --> 00:21:01
you're sure they were full before?

417
00:21:01 --> 00:21:02
I'm old, honey, not senile.

418
00:21:03 --> 00:21:06
Bought them over at Blackburn's Supplies
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419
00:21:07 --> 00:21:08
Now you tell me,

420
00:21:08 --> 00:21:11
why would rats want to eat
a poor old woman's fertilizer?

421
00:21:11 --> 00:21:12
Are you sure they did?

422
00:21:13 --> 00:21:17
Maybe they just gnawed the bag? I mean...

423
00:21:17 --> 00:21:19
eating fertilizer seems--

424
00:21:19 --> 00:21:21
Crazy. Believe me, I know, honey.

425
00:21:21 --> 00:21:23
But... [sighs]

426
00:21:23 --> 00:21:25
...something's not right with these rats.

427
00:21:25 --> 00:21:27
What does that mean, exactly...

428
00:21:28 --> 00:21:28
"not right"?

429
00:21:29 --> 00:21:31
Rabies, my guess.

430
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That's when I said to myself,

431
00:21:32 --> 00:21:34
"Doris, you gotta call the paper.

432
00:21:34 --> 00:21:38
Because if those diseased rats
are runnin' loose,

433
00:21:38 --> 00:21:40
the people, they oughta know."
Wouldn't you agree?

434
00:21:42 --> 00:21:43
[crashing sound]

435
00:21:43 --> 00:21:45
Oh, yes, I forgot to mention!

436
00:21:46 --> 00:21:47
Come on over here.

437
00:21:51 --> 00:21:52
-[thud]
-[loud squeal]

438
00:21:52 --> 00:21:53
I caught one of the little bastards.

439
00:21:54 --> 00:21:56
[monstrous chittering]

440
00:21:58 --> 00:22:00
[squealing, snarling]

441
00:22:00 --> 00:22:03

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[crowd chanting] Kline's a swine!


Kline's a swine!

442
00:22:03 --> 00:22:05
Kline's a swine!

443
00:22:05 --> 00:22:08
Kline's a swine! Kline's a swine!

444
00:22:08 --> 00:22:10
[footsteps echoing]

445
00:22:10 --> 00:22:13
[crowd chanting] Kline's a swine!
Kline's a swine!

446
00:22:13 --> 00:22:15
Kline's a swine!

447
00:22:15 --> 00:22:16
Kline's a swine!

448
00:22:17 --> 00:22:18
Kline's a swine!

449
00:22:18 --> 00:22:19
Kline's a swine!

450
00:22:19 --> 00:22:21
[chanting fades]

451
00:22:22 --> 00:22:22
[woman] Jim?

452
00:22:23 --> 00:22:24
Mayor Kline is ready for you.

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453
00:22:26 --> 00:22:27
Great.

454
00:22:29 --> 00:22:30
Thank you.

455
00:22:31 --> 00:22:32
Jim.

456
00:22:33 --> 00:22:35
[chuckles] Thanks for coming by.

457
00:22:35 --> 00:22:37
I'm not doing it, Larry.

458
00:22:37 --> 00:22:38
[laughs]

459
00:22:38 --> 00:22:40
Calm down, now.
You don't even know what I want.

460
00:22:41 --> 00:22:44
You don't like your fan club, you want me
to shut 'em down. Sound about right?

461
00:22:44 --> 00:22:46
[laughs] When'd you get so serious?

462
00:22:47 --> 00:22:48
Take a seat.

463
00:22:48 --> 00:22:51
-[protesters cheering]
-[protester speaking indistinctly]

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464
00:22:51 --> 00:22:52
[clears throat dramatically]

465
00:22:53 --> 00:22:54
[grunts]

466
00:22:54 --> 00:22:57
My fan club, as you call them,

467
00:22:57 --> 00:22:59
now, you know why they're out there,
don't ya?

468
00:22:59 --> 00:23:00
They're not actually fans?

469
00:23:00 --> 00:23:01
[chuckles]

470
00:23:02 --> 00:23:03
They lost their jobs to the mall

471
00:23:04 --> 00:23:06
and blame me for helping make that happen.

472
00:23:06 --> 00:23:07
Now,

473
00:23:07 --> 00:23:09
you go ask anyone else in this town.

474
00:23:09 --> 00:23:10
They all love the mall.

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It's helped our economy grow,
brought in new jobs,

476
00:23:13 --> 00:23:15
and just some incredible new stores.

477
00:23:15 --> 00:23:19
Which is why they all stopped shopping
at their, uh, mom-and-pops.

478
00:23:20 --> 00:23:21
Now, that's not me, Jim.

479
00:23:21 --> 00:23:22
-Mm-hmm?
-Uh-uh.

480
00:23:22 --> 00:23:25
That's just, uh, good old fashioned
American capitalism.

481
00:23:25 --> 00:23:27
Well, Larry,
I think that they're just exercising

482
00:23:27 --> 00:23:31
their good old fashioned American right
to protest.

483
00:23:31 --> 00:23:33
-[grunts]
-I agree.

484
00:23:33 --> 00:23:35
-Yeah.
-If.

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485
00:23:36 --> 00:23:37
If they had a permit.

486
00:23:38 --> 00:23:40
Now, correct me if I'm wrong here, Jim,
but, uh...

487
00:23:41 --> 00:23:43
I don't believe they secured a permit
from your office,

488
00:23:44 --> 00:23:45
did they?

489
00:23:46 --> 00:23:47
Not that I'm aware of.

490
00:23:47 --> 00:23:50
Then I do believe it's within my right
to get rid of them.

491
00:23:51 --> 00:23:52
Larry,

492
00:23:53 --> 00:23:54
I'm not a politics guy,

493
00:23:54 --> 00:23:58
but I think if you force those people
out of here without provocation,

494
00:23:58 --> 00:24:01
I don't think that's a good look
for your re-election campaign.

495
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["America the Beautiful" playing]

496
00:24:04 --> 00:24:05
You know what's in four days, Jim?

497
00:24:07 --> 00:24:08
Independence Day?

498
00:24:08 --> 00:24:09
That's right.

499
00:24:09 --> 00:24:12
And I'm gonna throw this town
the biggest bash it's ever seen.

500
00:24:12 --> 00:24:14
Fireworks, music, activities, you name it.

501
00:24:14 --> 00:24:16
I'm gonna pull out all the stops.
You know why?

502
00:24:17 --> 00:24:20
'Cause at the end of the day,
that's all the voters will remember.

503
00:24:21 --> 00:24:24
But I can't think, much less plan,

504
00:24:25 --> 00:24:27
with all that racket going on out there.

505
00:24:28 --> 00:24:30
So, if you don't mind,

506
00:24:31 --> 00:24:33

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please...

507
00:24:33 --> 00:24:34
just do your job.

508
00:24:35 --> 00:24:37
Flash your little gold badge,

509
00:24:37 --> 00:24:39
and get rid of them.

510
00:24:42 --> 00:24:44
[indistinct chatter]

511
00:24:49 --> 00:24:50
So, what do you think?

512
00:24:53 --> 00:24:54
Hey, what's wrong?

513
00:24:55 --> 00:24:56
Too many people.

514
00:24:57 --> 00:24:58
Against the rules.

515
00:24:59 --> 00:25:00
Seriously?

516
00:25:00 --> 00:25:02
You have superpowers.

517
00:25:02 --> 00:25:03
What's the worst that could happen?

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[upbeat synth music playing]

519
00:25:08 --> 00:25:10
[indistinct chatter]

520
00:25:21 --> 00:25:22
So, what should we do first?

521
00:25:24 --> 00:25:26
[laughs] You've never been
shopping before, have you?

522
00:25:28 --> 00:25:31
Well, then I guess we're just
gonna have to try everything.

523
00:25:31 --> 00:25:33
Ooh. Come on.

524
00:25:40 --> 00:25:42
I just...
I don't understand what we're looking for.

525
00:25:42 --> 00:25:45
Something pretty and shiny
that says "I'm sorry."

526
00:25:45 --> 00:25:47
What, just something
that literally says "I'm sorry"?

527
00:25:47 --> 00:25:48
No!

528
00:25:52 --> 00:25:54
[cash register beeping]

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529
00:26:00 --> 00:26:01
Do you like that?

530
00:26:01 --> 00:26:04
How do I know... what I like?

531
00:26:04 --> 00:26:06
You just try things on.

532
00:26:07 --> 00:26:09
Until you find something
that feels like you.

533
00:26:11 --> 00:26:12
Like me?

534
00:26:12 --> 00:26:13
Yeah.

535
00:26:14 --> 00:26:15
Not Hopper.

536
00:26:16 --> 00:26:17
Not Mike.

537
00:26:18 --> 00:26:19
You.

538
00:26:24 --> 00:26:26
[wind whistling]

539
00:26:28 --> 00:26:30
["Too Late for Tears" playing]

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[Joyce inhales sharply]

541
00:26:41 --> 00:26:42
[deep sigh]

542
00:26:47 --> 00:26:48
[tires screeching]

543
00:26:55 --> 00:26:56
[doorbell rings]

544
00:26:59 --> 00:27:00
Hello?

545
00:27:01 --> 00:27:02
["My Bologna" playing]

546
00:27:05 --> 00:27:08
♪ Ooh, my little hungry one
Hungry one ♪

547
00:27:08 --> 00:27:09
♪ Open up a package of... ♪

548
00:27:09 --> 00:27:10
[Joyce] Hello?

549
00:27:10 --> 00:27:11
[doorbell chimes]

550
00:27:13 --> 00:27:14
[Joyce] Hello?

551
00:27:14 --> 00:27:15
♪ Top it with a little of

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My bologna ♪

552
00:27:24 --> 00:27:26
♪ My, my, ay, ay, woo! ♪

553
00:27:28 --> 00:27:32
♪ M-m-m-m-m
My, my, my, ay, ay, woo! ♪

554
00:27:32 --> 00:27:34
♪ M-m-m-my bologna... ♪

555
00:27:35 --> 00:27:36
Mrs. Byers?

556
00:27:37 --> 00:27:39
♪ M-m-m-my bologna ♪

557
00:27:40 --> 00:27:41
♪ M-m-m-my bologna ♪

558
00:27:42 --> 00:27:44
[rat squealing]

559
00:27:47 --> 00:27:49
[squealing, screeching]

560
00:27:54 --> 00:27:56
We're gonna have to keep doing this
until you stop moving, you little shit.

561
00:27:58 --> 00:28:00
[squealing continues]

562
00:28:01 --> 00:28:05
Hi, yes, um, this is Nancy Wheeler

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from The Hawkins Post.

563
00:28:06 --> 00:28:07
Yeah, um...

564
00:28:08 --> 00:28:11
I have a bit of a weird question for you.

565
00:28:11 --> 00:28:14
I was wondering if you guys
had gotten any recent calls about, um...

566
00:28:15 --> 00:28:17
rabid rats?

567
00:28:17 --> 00:28:18
[indistinct male voice on line]

568
00:28:18 --> 00:28:20
No, uh, rabid rats.

569
00:28:20 --> 00:28:22
Rats with rabies?

570
00:28:24 --> 00:28:25
Okay, um...

571
00:28:26 --> 00:28:28
What about just rats, in general?

572
00:28:30 --> 00:28:31
Uh-huh.

573
00:28:33 --> 00:28:34
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574
00:28:36 --> 00:28:38
You're a regular little detective,
aren't ya?

575
00:28:38 --> 00:28:39
[Nancy sighs]

576
00:28:39 --> 00:28:41
Lemonade? It's fresh-squeezed.

577
00:28:42 --> 00:28:43
Sure, thanks.

578
00:28:44 --> 00:28:45
Um...

579
00:28:45 --> 00:28:48
Do you mind if I make
just a few more calls?

580
00:28:48 --> 00:28:50
Not at all. I enjoy the company.

581
00:28:57 --> 00:28:58
[dialing]

582
00:28:59 --> 00:29:00
[squealing]

583
00:29:04 --> 00:29:06
[cage rattles]

584
00:29:06 --> 00:29:08
[squealing intensifies]

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[squealing stops]

586
00:29:13 --> 00:29:16
[pained squeals]

587
00:29:17 --> 00:29:19
[rapid squealing]

588
00:29:23 --> 00:29:24
You all right, little bud?

589
00:29:24 --> 00:29:27
[screeching]

590
00:29:27 --> 00:29:28
Jonathan!

591
00:29:29 --> 00:29:29
I have a lead.

592
00:29:30 --> 00:29:30
Uh...

593
00:29:30 --> 00:29:32
Yeah, okay, but, uh...

594
00:29:32 --> 00:29:35
I just think there's something
really wrong with this rat.

595
00:29:35 --> 00:29:36
Yeah, no shit.

596
00:29:36 --> 00:29:38
-Come on.

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-No, I...

597
00:29:38 --> 00:29:39
[pained squealing]

598
00:29:44 --> 00:29:45
Nancy, wait up.

599
00:29:45 --> 00:29:47
[lights buzzing]

600
00:29:51 --> 00:29:53
[pained squealing continues]

601
00:30:03 --> 00:30:05
[screeching]

602
00:30:21 --> 00:30:23
[goo snarling]

603
00:30:30 --> 00:30:31
[squealing]

604
00:30:31 --> 00:30:33
[thunderclap]

605
00:30:33 --> 00:30:36
[Billy] I said, what do you want?!

606
00:30:39 --> 00:30:40
[deep echoing voice] To build.

607
00:30:41 --> 00:30:43
I want you to build.

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To build what?

609
00:30:46 --> 00:30:47
What you see.

610
00:30:48 --> 00:30:50
I don't understand.

611
00:30:50 --> 00:30:51
[thunderclap]

612
00:30:55 --> 00:30:56
I don't understand!

613
00:30:59 --> 00:31:01
What do you mean? I don't understand!

614
00:31:01 --> 00:31:02
[gasps]

615
00:31:02 --> 00:31:05
[distorted voices]

616
00:31:05 --> 00:31:06
[groans]

617
00:31:07 --> 00:31:08
[grunts]

618
00:31:08 --> 00:31:09
[sniffles]

619
00:31:10 --> 00:31:11
[flesh sizzling]

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620
00:31:11 --> 00:31:13
[grunts]

621
00:31:15 --> 00:31:17
[labored breathing]

622
00:31:21 --> 00:31:23
[distorted male voice] Hey, man!

623
00:31:23 --> 00:31:25
[distorted female voice]
Billy, are you okay?

624
00:31:25 --> 00:31:27
[panting]

625
00:31:37 --> 00:31:40
[heavy breathing]

626
00:31:42 --> 00:31:44
[squelching]

627
00:31:46 --> 00:31:47
[screams]

628
00:31:47 --> 00:31:48
[high-pitched screeching]

629
00:31:48 --> 00:31:49
[yells]

630
00:31:51 --> 00:31:52
[yells]

631
00:31:55 --> 00:31:56

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[woman] Billy?

632
00:31:56 --> 00:31:57
[voice echoes]

633
00:32:00 --> 00:32:02
Billy. [voice echoes]

634
00:32:02 --> 00:32:04
[panting]

635
00:32:13 --> 00:32:15
[distorted] Take me to him.

636
00:32:15 --> 00:32:16
What?

637
00:32:18 --> 00:32:19
I said, are you hurt?

638
00:32:20 --> 00:32:22
What's going on? I heard screaming.

639
00:32:22 --> 00:32:23
Should I call an ambulance?

640
00:32:26 --> 00:32:27
[woman] Billy?

641
00:32:31 --> 00:32:33
[scream echoes]

642
00:32:33 --> 00:32:35
["Material Girl" playing]

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[laughs]

644
00:32:49 --> 00:32:51
-Excuse me, sir.
-Mm-hmm?

645
00:32:51 --> 00:32:53
How much for this teddy bear
right here?

646
00:32:55 --> 00:32:56
Three hundred?

647
00:32:57 --> 00:32:58
Three hundred.

648
00:32:58 --> 00:33:00
I should've shoved that teddy bear
right up his--

649
00:33:00 --> 00:33:03
-[cash register dings]
-♪ Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me ♪

650
00:33:03 --> 00:33:06
♪ I think they're okay ♪

651
00:33:07 --> 00:33:10
♪ If they don't give me proper credit ♪

652
00:33:10 --> 00:33:13
♪ I just walk away ♪

653
00:33:14 --> 00:33:17
♪ They can beg and they can plead ♪

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654
00:33:17 --> 00:33:21
-♪ But they can't see the light ♪
-♪That's right, that's right ♪

655
00:33:21 --> 00:33:24
♪ 'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash ♪

656
00:33:24 --> 00:33:27
♪ Is always Mister Right ♪

657
00:33:27 --> 00:33:31
♪ 'Cause we are living
In a material world ♪

658
00:33:31 --> 00:33:34
♪ And I am a material girl ♪

659
00:33:34 --> 00:33:38
♪ You know that we are living
In a material world ♪

660
00:33:38 --> 00:33:41
♪ And I am a material girl ♪

661
00:33:48 --> 00:33:49
Hey, Mike.

662
00:33:49 --> 00:33:50
-[bottle pump spritzes]
-Oh!

663
00:33:50 --> 00:33:52
Uh! Ahh!

664
00:33:54 --> 00:33:57
♪ If they can't raise my interest... ♪

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665
00:33:57 --> 00:33:58
[man] That's it, girls!

666
00:33:58 --> 00:34:00
Okay, here we go.

667
00:34:03 --> 00:34:04
Wardrobe change, please!

668
00:34:04 --> 00:34:06
Wardrobe change! Thank you!

669
00:34:12 --> 00:34:14
Shake it. Shake it out for me.

670
00:34:15 --> 00:34:17
♪ 'Cause we are living ♪

671
00:34:17 --> 00:34:20
-♪ In a material world... ♪
-[Eleven gasps, laughs]

672
00:34:20 --> 00:34:22
[Max and Eleven laugh]

673
00:34:22 --> 00:34:26
♪ You know that we are living
In a material world ♪

674
00:34:26 --> 00:34:29
-♪ And I am a material girl ♪
-[laughing]

675
00:34:30 --> 00:34:32
♪ Living in a material world ♪

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676
00:34:33 --> 00:34:35
♪ And I am a material girl ♪

677
00:34:35 --> 00:34:39
♪ You know that we are living
In a material world... ♪

678
00:34:39 --> 00:34:41
[low frequency vibration]

679
00:34:42 --> 00:34:44
-[gasping]
-[both laugh]

680
00:34:46 --> 00:34:47
Come on!

681
00:34:49 --> 00:34:51
See? What'd I tell you?

682
00:34:51 --> 00:34:53
There's more to life than stupid boys.

683
00:34:55 --> 00:34:57
Can we please play D & D now?

684
00:34:57 --> 00:34:58
-No.
-No.

685
00:34:59 --> 00:35:01
[male voice speaking Russian]

686
00:35:01 --> 00:35:03
["Daisy Bell" playing]

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687
00:35:04 --> 00:35:06
Wait, that last part, just one more time.

688
00:35:06 --> 00:35:07
-Okay.
-[rewinding]

689
00:35:07 --> 00:35:09
[recording continues]

690
00:35:11 --> 00:35:12
Okay, that word. Um...

691
00:35:13 --> 00:35:15
It's pronounced... "dly-nna-ya."

692
00:35:15 --> 00:35:17
-"Dly-nna-ya..."
-Which is spelled...

693
00:35:17 --> 00:35:20
-D... D, D, D...
-[Robin sighs]

694
00:35:20 --> 00:35:22
The-- The chair. The chair-looking thingy.

695
00:35:22 --> 00:35:23
Yeah, okay.

696
00:35:27 --> 00:35:29
-We've got our first sentence.
-Oh, seriously?

697
00:35:29 --> 00:35:32

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Yeah.
[in Russian accent] "The week is long."

698
00:35:33 --> 00:35:34
Well, that's thrilling.

699
00:35:34 --> 00:35:35
I know. But, progress.

700
00:35:36 --> 00:35:40
Okay, here you go, you got a strawberry
and then a vanilla with sprinkles,

701
00:35:40 --> 00:35:42
-extra whipped cream.
-[both] Thanks.

702
00:35:43 --> 00:35:43
Wait a second.

703
00:35:44 --> 00:35:46
Are you even allowed to be here?

704
00:35:47 --> 00:35:48
[Eleven laughs]

705
00:35:51 --> 00:35:51
That...

706
00:35:53 --> 00:35:54
Okay.

707
00:35:57 --> 00:35:58
You wanna trade?

708
00:35:59 --> 00:36:01

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[Mike] That's ridiculous.


Why can't I just...

709
00:36:01 --> 00:36:03
Oh, you've gotta be shitting me.

710
00:36:04 --> 00:36:06
-[Lucas] Haven't got that much.
-Okay, what if we split it?

711
00:36:06 --> 00:36:08
Split it with what?
Does that even make sense?

712
00:36:08 --> 00:36:10
Isn't this a nice surprise.

713
00:36:13 --> 00:36:14
What are you doing here?

714
00:36:15 --> 00:36:16
Shopping.

715
00:36:16 --> 00:36:17
This is her new style.

716
00:36:18 --> 00:36:20
-What do you think?
-What's wrong with you?

717
00:36:20 --> 00:36:22
You know she's not allowed to be here.

718
00:36:22 --> 00:36:23
What is she, your little pet?

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Yeah.

720
00:36:25 --> 00:36:26
-Am I your pet?
-What? No!

721
00:36:27 --> 00:36:29
-Then why do you treat me like garbage?
-What?

722
00:36:29 --> 00:36:31
-You said Nana was sick.
-She is.

723
00:36:31 --> 00:36:33
She is. She is sick.

724
00:36:33 --> 00:36:35
-Yeah, sick-- she's sick.
-She's sick.

725
00:36:35 --> 00:36:37
She's super sick.
That's why we're here, actually.

726
00:36:37 --> 00:36:39
Yeah, we're shopping.

727
00:36:39 --> 00:36:41
Not for us, but for her, for Nana.

728
00:36:41 --> 00:36:44
-For Nana.
-Also, we're here to get a gift for you.

729
00:36:44 --> 00:36:46

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Just, we couldn't find anything


that suited you

730
00:36:46 --> 00:36:49
and I only have, like, $3.50,
so it's hard.

731
00:36:49 --> 00:36:51
Super hard.

732
00:36:51 --> 00:36:53
It's-- It's expensive.

733
00:36:54 --> 00:36:55
You lie.

734
00:36:57 --> 00:36:58
Why do you lie?

735
00:37:01 --> 00:37:02
[bus brakes squeal]

736
00:37:05 --> 00:37:06
[bus door hisses open]

737
00:37:14 --> 00:37:15
I dump your ass.

738
00:37:15 --> 00:37:17
["Cold as Ice" playing]

739
00:37:24 --> 00:37:25
♪ You're as cold as ice ♪

740
00:37:26 --> 00:37:27
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741
00:37:27 --> 00:37:30
♪ You're willing to sacrifice
Our love... ♪

742
00:37:31 --> 00:37:33
-Now can we play D & D?
-No.

743
00:37:38 --> 00:37:40
He raised my property taxes, Jim.

744
00:37:40 --> 00:37:41
Forced me off my land.

745
00:37:41 --> 00:37:43
You can protest all you want, Henry,

746
00:37:43 --> 00:37:45
you've just gotta go through
the proper channels first.

747
00:37:45 --> 00:37:48
Nothing proper about
what that man did to us!

748
00:37:48 --> 00:37:50
-To our town!
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

749
00:37:51 --> 00:37:53
[Flo] Special delivery!

750
00:37:54 --> 00:37:56
Ooh, yeah.

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[Hopper laughs]

752
00:37:58 --> 00:38:00
That the right one?

753
00:38:00 --> 00:38:02
[chuckles] Yeah.

754
00:38:02 --> 00:38:03
Yeah!

755
00:38:04 --> 00:38:06
That's a lot of color for you, Chief.

756
00:38:06 --> 00:38:08
It's cutting-edge stuff, all right?

757
00:38:10 --> 00:38:12
-It's cutting-edge!
-[chamber music playing]

758
00:38:12 --> 00:38:14
[car door opens, closes]

759
00:38:14 --> 00:38:16
[car engine starts]

760
00:38:31 --> 00:38:34
I'll start off with a Scotch,
you can make that a double.

761
00:38:34 --> 00:38:35
Very good, sir.

762
00:38:35 --> 00:38:38

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And I think we'll have a bottle of red,


as well.

763
00:38:38 --> 00:38:40
Very good, sir.

764
00:38:40 --> 00:38:41
And how's your "chee-anti"?

765
00:38:42 --> 00:38:45
-Our Chianti is quite good.
-Chianti.

766
00:38:45 --> 00:38:48
Medium-bodied, with just a hint of cherry.

767
00:38:48 --> 00:38:49
Great.

768
00:38:49 --> 00:38:50
Women love cherries, huh?

769
00:38:51 --> 00:38:54
All right, we'll have that
and two-- two glasses, please,

770
00:38:54 --> 00:38:57
one for, uh, me and one for the lady.

771
00:38:57 --> 00:38:59
[waiter] Ooh. Very good, sir.

772
00:39:22 --> 00:39:24
[crickets chirping]

773
00:39:25 --> 00:39:27

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[Joyce] And what is this again?

774
00:39:28 --> 00:39:30
This is a solenoid.

775
00:39:31 --> 00:39:34
It's a coil,
wrapped around a metallic core,

776
00:39:34 --> 00:39:36
and when electricity passes through it...

777
00:39:36 --> 00:39:39
It creates an electromagnetic field.

778
00:39:39 --> 00:39:40
Exactamundo.

779
00:39:40 --> 00:39:41
Now for the fun part.

780
00:39:41 --> 00:39:43
-Shall we?
-Yeah.

781
00:39:44 --> 00:39:46
[electric hum]

782
00:39:48 --> 00:39:50
I... I don't see anything.

783
00:39:50 --> 00:39:51
Nope.

784
00:39:51 --> 00:39:54
You can't see it, but it's there,

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I assure you.

785
00:39:54 --> 00:39:57
Our very own Clarke-Byers
Electromagnetic Field.

786
00:39:57 --> 00:39:59
Pretty neato, huh?

787
00:39:59 --> 00:40:00
Yeah.

788
00:40:00 --> 00:40:03
And this field affects any charged object
in its vicinity.

789
00:40:03 --> 00:40:05
-Just like my magnets.
-Just like your magnets.

790
00:40:06 --> 00:40:08
Okay, why is nothing happening?

791
00:40:08 --> 00:40:10
Oh, because our field is stable.

792
00:40:10 --> 00:40:12
But, if we reduce the current...

793
00:40:14 --> 00:40:15
How...

794
00:40:16 --> 00:40:18
The magnetic dipoles tried to orient
according to the field, but--

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No, no, no, I mean,
how is this happening at my house?

796
00:40:21 --> 00:40:23
You want my honest opinion?

797
00:40:23 --> 00:40:25
One of your kiddos got up
in the middle of the night,

798
00:40:25 --> 00:40:27
bumped into the fridge,
and knocked the suckers loose.

799
00:40:28 --> 00:40:29
And the magnets at Melvald's?

800
00:40:29 --> 00:40:32
-Apophenia.
-Apo-what-o-whah?

801
00:40:32 --> 00:40:33
Apophenia. Uh...

802
00:40:34 --> 00:40:36
You're seeing patterns that aren't there.
Coincidence.

803
00:40:36 --> 00:40:38
But what if...

804
00:40:38 --> 00:40:39
it's not?

805
00:40:40 --> 00:40:41
Well...

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806
00:40:44 --> 00:40:45
Theoretically-speaking,

807
00:40:46 --> 00:40:51
I suppose some large version
of this AC transformer could exist.

808
00:40:52 --> 00:40:53
A machine of some kind.

809
00:40:53 --> 00:40:54
A machine?

810
00:40:54 --> 00:40:58
But, in order to reach your house
and downtown, gosh,

811
00:40:58 --> 00:41:00
that would take
billions of volts of electricity

812
00:41:00 --> 00:41:02
and cost tens of millions of dollars.

813
00:41:02 --> 00:41:04
But it is possible.

814
00:41:05 --> 00:41:07
We cured polio in '53.

815
00:41:08 --> 00:41:09
Landed on the moon in '69.

816
00:41:10 --> 00:41:11
As I tell my students,

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817
00:41:11 --> 00:41:14
once you open up that curiosity door,

818
00:41:14 --> 00:41:16
anything is possible.

819
00:41:26 --> 00:41:28
[Robin, Dustin, and Steve]
"The week is long,

820
00:41:28 --> 00:41:31
the silver cat feeds,

821
00:41:31 --> 00:41:35
when blue meets yellow in the west."

822
00:41:36 --> 00:41:37
I mean, it just...

823
00:41:38 --> 00:41:39
it just can't be right.

824
00:41:39 --> 00:41:41
-[Robin] It's right.
-Honestly, I think it's great news.

825
00:41:41 --> 00:41:43
How is this great news?

826
00:41:43 --> 00:41:45
[chuckles] I mean,
so much for being American heroes.

827
00:41:45 --> 00:41:47
-It's total nonsense.

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-It's not nonsense.

828
00:41:47 --> 00:41:49
It's too specific. It's obviously a code.

829
00:41:49 --> 00:41:51
-What do you mean, a code?
-Like a super secret spy code.

830
00:41:51 --> 00:41:54
-That's a total stretch.
-[Robin] I don't know, is it?

831
00:41:54 --> 00:41:55
You're buying into this?

832
00:41:55 --> 00:41:57
Listen, just for kicks,

833
00:41:57 --> 00:42:00
let's entertain the possibility
that it is a secret Russian transmission.

834
00:42:00 --> 00:42:02
What'd you think they were gonna say,
"Fire the warhead at noon"?

835
00:42:02 --> 00:42:04
-Exactly.
-And my translation is correct.

836
00:42:05 --> 00:42:06
I know that for sure, so...

837
00:42:06 --> 00:42:09
"The silver cat feeds."
Why would anyone talk like that

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838
00:42:09 --> 00:42:10
unless they're trying to mask

839
00:42:10 --> 00:42:11
-the meaning of their message?
-Exactly.

840
00:42:11 --> 00:42:14
Why would anyone mask
the true meaning of their message

841
00:42:14 --> 00:42:16
unless the message was somehow sensitive?

842
00:42:16 --> 00:42:17
Exactly.

843
00:42:17 --> 00:42:20
-So I guess that confirms your suspicion.
-Evil Russians.

844
00:42:20 --> 00:42:24
I can't believe I'm about to agree
with this strange child, but,

845
00:42:24 --> 00:42:25
yeah, totally evil Russians.

846
00:42:25 --> 00:42:26
So how do we crack it?

847
00:42:26 --> 00:42:30
Well, I guess we translate the rest
and hopefully a pattern emerges.

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A pattern. Right, like maybe "silver cat"
is a meeting place?

849
00:42:33 --> 00:42:34
Or a person.

850
00:42:34 --> 00:42:35
Or a weapon.

851
00:42:35 --> 00:42:38
It's probably gonna take a super genius
to crack it, but...

852
00:42:38 --> 00:42:39
Where's Steve?

853
00:42:41 --> 00:42:43
-[Robin] Hey, Steve.
-[coins clatter]

854
00:42:43 --> 00:42:44
What are you doing?

855
00:42:44 --> 00:42:46
Uh, it's a quarter. I need--
Do you have a quarter?

856
00:42:46 --> 00:42:47
[chuckles]

857
00:42:47 --> 00:42:50
-Sure you're tall enough for that ride?
-Quarter!

858
00:42:52 --> 00:42:54
["Daisy Bell" playing]

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859
00:42:54 --> 00:42:55
You need help getting up, little Stevie?

860
00:42:56 --> 00:42:57
-Shh!
-[Dustin chuckles]

861
00:42:57 --> 00:42:58
Would you two just shut up and listen?

862
00:42:59 --> 00:43:01
["Daisy Bell" continues]

863
00:43:03 --> 00:43:04
Holy shit.

864
00:43:07 --> 00:43:07
The music.

865
00:43:09 --> 00:43:10
The music!

866
00:43:13 --> 00:43:16
-[man speaking Russian]
-["Daisy Bell" playing]

867
00:43:16 --> 00:43:18
I don't understand.

868
00:43:18 --> 00:43:19
It's the exact same song
on the recording.

869
00:43:20 --> 00:43:22
Maybe they have horses like this

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in Russia.

870
00:43:22 --> 00:43:24
"Indiana Flyer"? I don't...

871
00:43:25 --> 00:43:26
I don't think so.

872
00:43:26 --> 00:43:29
This code, it... didn't come from Russia.

873
00:43:31 --> 00:43:32
It came from here.

874
00:43:40 --> 00:43:42
[chamber music playing]

875
00:43:52 --> 00:43:54
[couple laughing]

876
00:43:59 --> 00:44:00
[waiter clears throat]

877
00:44:00 --> 00:44:03
Would you like to order your entrée, sir?

878
00:44:03 --> 00:44:05
[slurring] You know what, Enzo?

879
00:44:05 --> 00:44:07
My name is not Enzo.

880
00:44:07 --> 00:44:09
I just lost my appetite, all right?

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So, here you go.

882
00:44:11 --> 00:44:12
You can keep the change.

883
00:44:13 --> 00:44:14
-[dishes clatter]
-Sir!

884
00:44:14 --> 00:44:17
I'm afraid no alcohol is allowed
off the premises.

885
00:44:17 --> 00:44:18
[blows raspberry]

886
00:44:19 --> 00:44:20
I can do anything I want.

887
00:44:21 --> 00:44:22
I'm the chief of police.

888
00:44:28 --> 00:44:32
[chamber music crescendos]

889
00:44:34 --> 00:44:36
-[distant thunder rumbling]
-[car engine revving]

890
00:45:12 --> 00:45:14
[woman] Billy, are you okay?

891
00:45:15 --> 00:45:16
[woman grunts, chokes]

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[footsteps]

893
00:45:55 --> 00:45:56
[muffled whimpering]

894
00:46:04 --> 00:46:06
[muffled whimpers]

895
00:46:10 --> 00:46:11
[whimpering stops]

896
00:46:15 --> 00:46:16
[Billy] Don't be afraid.

897
00:46:17 --> 00:46:18
It'll be over soon.

898
00:46:19 --> 00:46:21
Just stay very still.

899
00:46:26 --> 00:46:27
[woman gasps]

900
00:46:34 --> 00:46:37
[creature snarling]

901
00:46:39 --> 00:46:42
[low roaring noise]

902
00:46:43 --> 00:46:45
-[screeching]
-[screams]

903
00:46:46 --> 00:46:47
[woman] No!

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904
00:46:47 --> 00:46:52
-[woman screams]
-[creature roars]

905
00:48:37 --> 00:48:38
[monkey screeching]

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