Dr. Brenner inspects the breach at the lab
Hazmat teams seal off the east wing of Hawkins Lab as Brenner descends to see where it came from, and asks about the girl.
Dr. Martin Brenner
The scientist who ran the lab and calls Eleven his own. Played by Matthew Modine.
14 moments · 21 min
The closet promise and the memory of Papa
Mike hides El in his closet as his mom comes home and explains what a promise is; the dark brings back a cell and a man she calls Papa.
Eleven's flashback: the cat test, the guards, and 'incredible'
Eleven refuses to hurt a cat, is dragged toward solitary, and shows Papa what she can do; back in the present she escapes to meet Mike.
Shepard is sent through the gate and something finds him
A lab man in a hazmat suit is lowered into the wall; over the comm he reports something else in there, screams to be pulled out, and the line goes dead.
Eleven reaches for Will on the Heathkit as Papa's word test plays
At the ham radio, Eleven closes her eyes; in flashback Brenner has her listen to a stranger and repeat his words. The classroom lights start to flicker.
Eleven remembers Papa and the bath
A flashback on the tracks: Brenner tells a younger Eleven they are going farther than ever before, and she quietly agrees to the bath.
Papa tells Eleven not to turn away this time
Flashback: Brenner coaches a frightened Eleven in front of observers to reach for the thing that is calling her.
Brenner asks the Wheelers to trust him
Shown a photo of a girl with a shaved head, Karen and Ted deny everything until Brenner tells them Mike is in danger.
Joyce tells Brenner to go to hell
Brenner asks Joyce to help him find the thing that took her son. Joyce answers with everything he did to her boy, then two words.
Hopper trades Eleven's location for a way into the gate
Hopper names his price for giving up the girl, then explains the deal to a stunned Joyce as they are handed suits for the atmosphere inside.
Papa comes for Eleven and the lights go out
The boys refuse to hand Eleven over, Brenner scoops her up with soothing words, and she answers him with a single word before the monster arrives.
Papa in the dark: the festering wound
Kali conjures Brenner to tell Eleven her wound is rotting and will kill her; Eleven screams him out of her head and Kali leaves the door open to stay or go.
The Demo-dogs come running and the party scrambles for the rope
Eleven channels her rage at the gate as the horde turns back; the boys sprint through the tunnels and Steve hauls them up the rope one by one.
Eleven closes the gate
Haunted by Papa's words about her wound, Eleven pushes with everything she has and seals the gate while Hopper holds the line; he tells her she did good.