Grass, crops, trees. Everything in this area is either dead or dying, and that's a radius of over three miles. And it all leads back to here. [Taps a map showing Hawkins Lab]
Dr. Sam OwensSee, these patterns here are really pretty. I like the design; it's almost psychedelic.
This is a joke to you, huh?
Sam Owens
No, it's not a joke. I just, I don't understand what this has to do with me, Chief Hopper.
Whatever is happening, is spreading from this place, from this lab.
Sam Owens
That's impossible. It's... the last burn, it was two days ago. It's contained.
Sam Owens
A leak? A leak? [Chuckles, shakes his head] No, no, it...
I don't know, man, you're the scientist!
Sam Owens
Exactly. And I'm tellin' ya, there's nothing to worry about.
Sam Owens
Convince you?
[Stands up angrily] Yeah. You and your egghead friends go out to every area on this map, and you run your tests, or whatever the hell it is you do, and you see if anything comes up.
Sam Owens
[Smirks] All right, so... so you're giving me orders, now? No.
I keep things nice and quiet for you.
Sam Owens
Mm-hmm-
And you keep your shit outta my town. That is the deal. I have done my part, now you do yours. Convince me.
Sam Owens
"Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind." George Sarton said that. You guys know who George Sarton is? Doesn't really matter. The point is, mistakes have been made, yes.
Sam Owens
Yes.
Sam Owens
"Abundant mistakes". But, the men involved in those mistakes, the ones responsible for what happened to your brother and... Ms. Holland's death, they're gone. They're gone, and for better or for worse, I'm the schmuck they brought in to make things better. But I can't make things better without your help.
You mean, without us shutting up?
Sam Owens
[To Jonathan, indicating Nancy] She's tough, this one. You guys been together long?
Sam Owens
Wanna see what really killed your friend?
[They enter the chamber holding the portal to the Upside Down]
Sam Owens
Teddy, I brought you an audience today. Hope you don't mind.
TTeddy
The more the merrier, sir.
Sam Owens
[Gestures at the tendrils coming out of the portal] I call it, "One Hell of a Mistake." Wouldn't you? See, the thing is, we can't seem to... erase our mistake. But we can stop it from spreading. It's like pulling weeds. But, imagine for a moment, if a foreign state, let's say, the Soviets, if they heard about our mistake. Do you think they would even consider that a mistake? What if they tried to replicate that?
[A man with a protective suit and a flamethrower approaches the portal]
Sam Owens
The more attention we draw to ourselves, the more... the more people like the Hollands know the truth, the more likely that scenario becomes. You see why I have to stop the truth from spreading, too... same as those weeds, there. By whatever means necessary.
[The man begins incinerating the tendrils]
Sam Owens
So... we understand each other now. Don't we?
Sam Owens
[Indicating a map] This is us, and this is the nearest exit. But even if we somehow make it there, there's no way out.
Sam Owens
The locks are fail secure.
Sam Owens
If there's a power outage, the building goes on full lockdown.
Can it be unlocked remotely?
Sam Owens
With a computer, sure, but somebody's gotta re-set the breakers.
Sam Owens
Breakers are in the basement, three floors down.
[Hopper heads for the door]
Hey, where are you going?
Then we get the Hell out of here.
No, then the power comes back on. If you wanna unlock the doors, you have to completely reboot the computer system, and then override the security codes with a manual input.
You can't! Not unless you know BASIC.
I don't know what that means.
It's a computer-program language.
[Sarcastically] Shall I teach you French while I'm at it, Jim? How 'bout a little German? How 'bout you, Doc? You speak BASIC?
Sam Owens
No.
Okay... I got this. I got this.
It's okay. [Hugs her] It's gonna be okay. Remember: Bob Newby, superhero.
Sam Owens
Chief-o!
Sam Owens
Better! Though I'm pretty sure my football career is over. [Offers half his sandwich] Hey, you want some of this? There's no way I'm gonna finish it.
No. I'm, uh, I'm on a diet.
Sam Owens
Well, you're a better man than me. Hey, I got a little something for you.
[He hands him an envelope; Hopper opens it to find an altered birth certificate for Eleven, naming her as Jane "Hopper"]
Sam Owens
Congratulations, Pops.
Sam Owens
Sometimes, I impress even myself. Still, I'd let things cool off for a while, if I were you.
Sam Owens
You wanna be safe, I'd give it a year.
A year? [He takes the sandwich and bites into it] What about one night out?
Sam Owens
One night?
Yeah. How risky would that be?
Sam Owens
What's so important about one night?
[Owens is handcuffed and eye to eye with Jack Sullivan, who's preparing to order a sharpshooter to take out Jane/Eleven]
Owens
Jack, don't do this. I'm begging you.
[Jack doesn't say anything for a few seconds, as if considering...then...]
SSullivan
[Over the radio] Take it.
Owens
[Enraged] YOU SON OF A BITCH! NO! YOU SON OF A BITCH!
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