S3E1 · Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?

Complete story — includes the ending

In June 1984, scientists in the Soviet Union attempt to open a new gate to the Upside Down but fail. A year later, around late June 1985, in Hawkins, the popularity of the new Starcourt Mall has forced many local businesses to close, angering townspeople. Eleven and Mike Wheeler have begun a romantic relationship, much to Jim Hopper 's chagrin; he later threatens Mike into agreeing not to see her. Dustin Henderson returns from summer camp and, with the help of Lucas Sinclair, Max Mayfield, and Will Byers, sets up a radio tower to contact his new girlfriend from camp, Suzie. Dustin's friends leave, and he intercepts a Russian radio transmission. Will senses that the Mind Flayer may still be alive. Rats flock to a mill and explode into an organic mass. Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers work as interns for the Hawkins Post. Nancy experiences sexism from her older male staff. On his way to a rendezvous with Karen Wheeler, Billy Hargrove, Max's older stepbrother, is run off the road by an unseen creature and dragged inside the mill.