The townspeople mourn Will, but Joyce insists her son is alive. Hopper secretly investigates the body and realizes it is fake — stuffed with cotton. Someone is covering the truth.
Mike is furious with Eleven because he believes she lied about Will being alive. But after she shows more of her powers, he slowly trusts her again.
Nancy, Mike's sister, searches for her missing friend Barb, who vanished at a party near the pool. She sees a terrifying creature in the trees — the same creature that took Will.
Hopper breaks into Hawkins Lab to find out what they're hiding.