History Recap / StrangerThingsS1E4ChapterFourTheBody

* BavarianFireDrill: Hopper attempts this to distract the state trooper guarding [[spoiler:Will's "body" in the morgue]]. When the cop proves too savvy and it doesn't work, he ends up just [[TalkToTheFist knocking him out]].

* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:Hopper knocks a state police officer out in two punches when investigating Will's body]].

* TheDeterminator: Joyce refuses to stop searching for her son, going as far as smashing down a wall with an ''axe'' to try and find him.

* FakingTheDead: The government makes a very realistic dummy of Will's body in order to fake his death.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Hopper beats up O'Bannon behind a bar for information.

* RabidCop: Even though his suspicions turn out to be correct, Hopper pretty quickly descends to the point of beating up two (possible) members of the State police.

* SheCleansUpNicely: Eleven after Mike and his friends give her a makeover. All comment on how pretty she looks, including herself.

* VerbalBackspace: Mike blurts out that Eleven looks pretty after her makeover, which he quickly revises to "pretty good".
* WhamShot: Jonathan's amplified photo shows clearly ''what'' was behind Barb before she disappeared.

Jonathan runs after his mother, pleading with her to come to her senses and accept that Will is dead, but Joyce will have none of it.

Joyce is chased down by Jonathan, who tries to convince her to start preparing for the funeral, but Joyce refuses. A crowd is drawn as the two begin arguing over Joyce's refusal to believe Will is dead. Jonathan tells her that they're having a funeral for Will whether she likes it or not.

Meanwhile, Jonathan and Nancy is visiting the dark room, where Jonathan tries to enlarge and brighten the area of the picture that shows the strange figure. As they wait for the film to develop, Nancy asks Jonathan how long he has been photographing for a hobby. Jonathan explains that he has for a long time, as he finds just observing people more comfortable talking to them, because they sometimes don't say what actually think, but if you capture them on film at just the right moment they always say a lot more. Nancy playfully asks what he thinks that she was saying on the photo he took, and Jonathan, embarrassed, answers that he really shouldn't have taken that picture and apologizes. He begins to try to explain himself further, but before he can the photo starts to clear up, and Nancy says that indeed looks the thing she saw in the woods. Jonathan tells her that this means that his mother was right about what she saw, so her claims of Will being alive might also be true. They both agree that that if there is a chance to save Will, then there might also be a chance to save Barb.

* SpottingTheThread:
** Joyce asks to see the fake corpse's right arm, as Will has a birthmark there.
** Copper bluffs O'Bannon about his reasons for being in a privately owned quarry.

* PullingTheThread:

At the assembly, a local pastor delivers a speech while Troy and James mock the proceedings, laughing about the event. Mike confronts them after the assembly, and when Troy continues to make rude and homophobic jokes about Will's death, Mike shoves him to the ground. Troy tries to attack Mike, but Eleven uses her powers to make Troy freeze in place and wet his pants in front of the entire class, humiliating him.

Joyce tries to re-establish communication with Will through the radio and the lights, while the kids try to re-establish communication through the Heathkit ham shack. Eleven has a flashback to one of Dr. Brenner's experiments, where she tried to listen in on a man in a different room, channelling his voice through the speakers. In the present, all parties are able to hear Will's voice calling for his mom, while clanging sounds approach.

Lonnie returns in the dead of night to a distraught Joyce, who is still awake, clutching the axe in her hand, while Hopper leaves for the Hawkins Lab, preparing to break in to find the truth.

* WhamShot: Jonatan's amplified photo shows clearly ''what'' whas behind Barb before she dissapeared.

* PullingTheThread: Joyce asks to see the fake corpse's right arm, as Will has a birthmark there.

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* EasilyForgiven: Though not much detail goes into it, Nancy doesn't bring up Jonathan photographing her changing and instead tries to make normal small talk.

* JurisdictionFriction: Invoked. The state police claims the quarry is state-owned, but it was actually privately owned. This fuels Hopper's suspicion that a cover-up is occuring.

* NotSoStoic: Dr. Brenner panics and shouts to have Shepard pulled back in after hearing the monster approaching. He's visibly shaken by Shepard's death afterwards.

Hopper finds O'Bannon at a local bar, and chats him up about his finding of the body but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the trooper. Hopper tells the O'Bannon that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to, and he asks him why he is lying to him. O'Bannon gets quite irate about this assertion and angrily tells Hopper to mind his own business. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

Elsewhere, Jonathan is picking out a coffin for Will when Nancy comes, asking him about the weird figure in the photo of Barb, which he confirms was not the result of image distortion. Nancy asks Jonathan if he remembers anything strange around the time he saw Barb on the diving board, telling him about the weird humanoid creature she saw, describing it as being apparently faceless. Jonathan tells her that it matches the description of the monster his mother claimed to have seen and he begins to realize that Joyce might be telling the truth.

Elsewhere, Jonathan is picking out a coffin for Will when Nancy comes, asking him about the monster in the photo, which he confirms was not the result of image distortion. Jonathan realizes that the monster Nancy described was the same as the one his mother saw and begins to realize his mother's telling the truth.

Meanwhile, Jonathan and Nancy is visiting the dark room, where Jonathan tries to enlarge and brighten the area of the picture that shows the strange figure. As they wait for the film to develop, Nancy asks Jonathan how long he has been photographing for a hobby. Jonathan explains that he has for a long time, as he finds just observing people more comfortable talking to them, because they sometimes don't say what actually think, but if you capture them on film at just the right moment they always say a lot more. Nancy playfully asks what he thinks that she was saying on the photo he took, and Jonathan, embarrassed, answers that he really shouldn't have taken that picture and apologizes. But before he explain himself further, the photo starts to clear up, and Nancy says that was indeed in the thing she saw in the woods. Jonathan tells her that this means that his mother was right about what she saw, so her claims of Will being alive might also be true. They both agree that that if there is a chance to save Will, then there might also be a chance to save Barb.

At the Wheeler's house, Mrs. Wheeler is furious at Nancy for lying to the police about having sex with Steve, but Nancy retaliates by saying it has nothing to do with Barb's disappearance and that something terrible has likely happened to her. Mrs. Wheeler immediately realizes her mistake, but Nancy storms off to her room anyway. She takes out the pieces of Jonathan's photo she had picked up before and puts it back together, seeing visual confirmation of the monster's presence.

Hopper finds O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, and chats him up about his finding of the body but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to, and he asks O'Bannon why he is lying to him. O'Bannon gets quite irate about this assertion and angrily tells Hopper to mind his own business. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

Hopper travels to the morgue to try and reach Will's body, but fails to bluff the officer on duty and is forced to knock him unconscious. He finds Will's body and cuts into it, revealing it to be a convincing fake.

!Tropes:

While waiting in the morgue, Hopper learns that the local pathologist, Gary, was sent home and that the state conducted the autopsy, while the Byers go to see Will's dead body. Jonathan is unable to watch, but Joyce asks to see Will's birth mark to confirm if it really is him. In the waiting room, Hopper and Jonathan discuss the future after the funeral and Joyce's mental state, but they're interrupted by Joyce and the coroner storming into the room, arguing. Joyce states that the body is not Will's and storms out of the building.

Hopper finds O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, and chats him up but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to, and he asks O'Bannon why he is lying to him. O'Bannon gets quite irate about this assertion and angrily tells Hopper to mind his own business. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to, and he asks O'Bannon why he is lying to him. O'Bannon gets quite irate about this assertion and angrily tells Hopper to mind his own business. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

->'''Joyce''': ''I know it sounds crazy. I - I - I sound crazy. You think I don't know that? It is crazy! But I heard him, Jonathan. He talked to me! Will is ... is calling to me. And he's out there, and he's alone, and he's scared, and I ... I don't care if anyone believes me! I am not gonna stop looking for him until I find him and bring him home. I am going to bring him home!''

->'''Jonathan''': ''Yeah, well, while you're talking to the lights, the rest of us are having a funeral for Will! I'm not letting him sit in that freezer another day!''

-->'''Will''': "It's like it's home, but it's so dark ... It's so dark and empty, and it's cold!"

-->Pretty... good.

* CassandraTruth: Nobody believes Joyce when she talks about Will communicating through the lights and a faceless monster breaking through the wall.

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to, and he asks O'Bannon why he is lying to him. O'Bannon gets quite irate about this assertion and angrily tells him to mind his own business before starting to leave the bar. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to. O'Bannon gets quite irate at this accusation and angrily tells him to mind his own business. With diplomacy having failed, Hopper instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car, but gives up the chase as it quickly drives away. He turns around to see that O'Bannon has used the opportunity to quietly flee from the scene.

** '''Will''': "It's like it's home, but it's so dark ... It's so dark and empty, and it's cold!"

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to. When diplomacy fails, he instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon confesses him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. As Hopper demands to know who he is working for, he notices that O'Bannon looks nervously to something behind him and turns around to see a black car watching them. Panicked, O'Bannon tells Hopper that he is going to get them both killed. Hopper draws his gun and runs towards the car as it drives away. O'Bannon uses the opportunity to quickly run away.

-> '''Joyce''': I don't know what you think that thing is in there, but that is ''not'' my son!

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer. Hopper tells the officer that actually, the quarry is privately owned, meaning that a state trooper would have no reason to be there unless he was told to. When diplomacy fails, he instead beats O'Bannon for information behind the bar. O'Bannon tells him that he doesn't know who told him to go to the quarry, only that he was told to call it in and not let anyone get too close to the body. They're seen by a black car that drives away. O'Bannon tells Hopper that he's going to get them both killed.

Joyce tries to re-establish communication with Will through the radio and the lights, while the kids try to re-establish communication through the Heathkit ham shack. Eleven has a flashback to one of Dr. Brenner's experiments, where she tried to listen in on a man in a different room, channeling his voice through the speakers. In the present, all parties are able to hear Will's voice calling for his mom, while clanging sounds approach.

** ''"Pretty ... good."''

Hopper tries to comfort Joyce by explaining his own experiences following his daughter Sarah's death, saying how he had seen her and heard her even after her death, but that they were in the end hallucinations. Joyce doesn't listen and proceeds to retrieve an axe, waiting in case the monster from the wall came again.

The scene changes to the Wheeler family watching a report on the discovery of the body while Michael sadly looks through Will's old drawings. Frustrated by Eleven playing around with the radio, Mike berates her for allowing him and his friends to think that Will was still alive until she manages to tap into Will singing ''Should I Stay or Should I Go'' via the Walkie-Talkie.

While waiting in the morgue, Hopper learns that the local pathologist, Gary, was sent home and that the state conducted the autopsy, while the Byers go to see Will's dead body. Jonathan is unable to keep on looking, but Joyce asks to see Will's birth mark to confirm if it really is him.

In the waiting room, Hopper and Jonathan discuss the future after the funeral and Joyce's mental state, but they're interrupted by Joyce and the coroner entering, engaged in a shouting match. Joyce states that the body is not Will's and storms out of the building.

Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and Eleven try to find Will's voice again through the Walkie-Talkie, but Eleven is unable to find a clear signal and the three can only hear faint panting and static. They decide to bring Eleven to Mr. Clarke's Heathkit ham shack, but realize that they'd need to bring Eleven to school, a difficult feat considering her ragged appearance and near-baldness.

A makeover ensues.

At the Wheeler's house, Mrs. Wheeler is furious at Nancy for lying to the police about having sex with Steve, but Nancy retaliates by saying it has nothing to do with Barb's disappearance and that something terrible had likely happened to her. Mrs. Wheeler immediately realizes her mistake, but Nancy storms off to her room anyway. She takes out the pieces of Jonathan's photo she had picked up before and puts it back together, seeing visual confirmation of the monster's presence.

At the assembly, a local pastor delivers a speech while Troy and James mock the proceedings, laughing about the event. Mike confronts Troy after the assembly, leading to Mike shoving Troy to the ground. He tries to attack Mike, but Eleven makes Troy pee himself in front of the entire class, humiliating him.

Hopper chats with O'Bannon, the officer who found Will's body, at a local bar, but bluffs him, claiming that the quarry was state property and prompting agreement from the officer when it was in fact owned by the Sattler Company. When diplomacy fails, he instead beats O'Bannon up behind the bar, but they're seen by a black car, who drives away, giving O'Bannon time to escape.

Joyce tears a hole in her wallpaper to reveal a rift, where she's able to see Will on the other side while the kids listen in through the ham shack. The rift closes and the ham shack breaks, setting off the school fire alarm. Joyce smashes her wall with an axe to try and reach Will, but instead finds only the outside of her house, while Eleven falls unconscious and the kids are forced to wheel her out amidst the chaos.

* SoundOnlyDeath: Shepard's death isn't seen on-screen. All you hear are screams and violence and flesh ripping, followed by silence.