[Bob dances with Joyce on Halloween]
BobYou playing Frankenstein to my Dracula? You're stiff as a board; relax.
Bob
He's fine, ok? Jonathan's with him.
I know. It's just... every time he's away from me, it's like I- I can't function. I- it sounds silly, I know.
Bob
No, it's not silly. It's not silly. [Pause] What if we were to move out of Hawkins? Together?
Bob
[Grins] Yeah, Whoa Nellie, right? No, I just- I- I been thinking about what you said. I mean, how you've got all these memories here, and you wish you had enough money to move. My parents are selling their house in Maine. There's a RadioShack nearby; I'm sure they'd take me on. We could just... [he sees the worried look on Joyce's face and glances away] My turn to be silly, now.
Bob
No, it's fine; wine makes me crazy.
It's just so hard to explain, it's just- this- this is not a normal family.
Bob
Well, it could be. [Looks at her encouragingly] Could be.
[Joyce hugs him; the doorbell sounds]
Bob
Finally. [Puts in his Dracula fangs and heads for the door] Victims!
Bob
I'm- I'm sorry if I overstepped anything.
Bob
Okay. I mean, I... I like you so much. Not just you, everything that comes with you. Your family, your boys. And, I hope it's not wishful thinking, but... I kinda feel like I'm breaking through with them. I mean, not so much Jonathan, he's a tough cookie to crack, but...
Bob
With Will, like... I dunno, I feel like we're... connecting.
[Smiles] He likes you, too.
Bob
[Grins] Yeah?
Bob
Good. Oh, there was... something else I was gonna mention. It's not a big deal at all, but... I just noticed this morning that my JVC was a little dinged up.
Bob
The video camera.
Bob
Yeah. It still works fine and everything, I just... I went back and watched the tape, and... there were some older kids picking on Will.
Bob
[Nods] They scared him.
[Angrily] Who were they? Were they the Zimmerman brothers again?
Bob
Um, I don't know. They were wearing masks or sorta makeup, and... maybe. They were the right age.
I'll kill them. I swear to God, I will... I will kill them.
Bob
[Smiles] That's what I love about you: you punch back. I was never really one to put up a fight. I struggled a lot, like Will, when I was a kid. With bullies. [Sighs] It's the ones like us, that don't punch back, that people really take advantage of, you know? They rub your nose it it just a little bit more. I don't know why they do that. Maybe it makes 'em feel... powerful. I don't know. But, hey! Look at me now: I get to date Joyce Byers. Ha! [Joyce laughs] Are you kidding me? I get to date... see, it all works out in the end, doesn't it?
[Bob sees the pictures Will, Mike and Joyce have been laying around the house, depicting Will's visions from the Shadow Monster]
Bob
[Startled] ...Huh. Hmm. [To Will] You drew all these, yourself...? [Will and Joyce both nod] Why, exactly?
I, I told you the rules. No questions, okay? [Bob nods] We, we just... need you to help us figure out what- Bob? Bob! Over here! [Bob, Will and Mike follow her to a drawing showing an intersection, which she draws an X on] Where... where this is.
That's the objective. Find the X.
Bob
Yeah? What's at the X? Pirate treasure? [Chuckles]
[Gives him a look] Bob? No questions.
Bob
Okay. [Pause] Lemme talk to you for just a second. Hang on, guys. [He takes her aside] Joyce, you can talk to me. You know that, right?
...Yeah. What's the problem, exactly?
Bob
What's the problem? Joyce... Will doesn't look well. You don't look well. What's going on?
Bob
Is this an episode? Is this one of Will's episodes?
Bob
I'm sorry. I just, I don't... see how any of this is good for Will, or for you. And even if I wanted to play along, I mean, how could I figure anything out if I don't understand the context of the game? Or... [he notices some of the pictures]
Bob
I know that shape. It's Lover's Lake. it's Lover's Lake! I get it. [Turns to another set of pictures] Okay, I get it! That's Lake Jordan. [Moves through the house, Joyce follows as Will and Mike watch] And, if that's Lake Jordan, then you can probably find... [snaps his fingers] Yeah! That's, uh Sattler's Quarry, and then, if you just follow it naturally...it moves to... the Eno River. And there it is! That's the Eno, do you see it? [Joyce frowns] Okay, so the lines aren't roads. But they act like roads. And they act like roads 'cause when you follow 'em, you'll see... they don't go over water. And that's the giveaway. That's the giveaway! [Claps his hands] Ha! Don't you get it? It's not a puzzle. It's a map. It's a map of Hawkins!
[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.
The locks are fail secure.
If there's a power outage, the building goes on full lockdown.
Bob
Can it be unlocked remotely?
With a computer, sure, but somebody's gotta re-set the breakers.
Breakers are in the basement, three floors down.
[Hopper heads for the door]
Bob
Hey, where are you going?
Bob
Okay, then what?
Then we get the Hell out of here.
Bob
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.
Bob
You can't! Not unless you know BASIC.
I don't know what that means.
It's a computer-program language.
Bob
[Sarcastically] Shall I teach you French while I'm at it, Jim? How 'bout a little German? How 'bout you, Doc? You speak BASIC?
Bob
Okay... I got this. I got this.
Bob
It's okay. [Hugs her] It's gonna be okay. Remember: Bob Newby, superhero.
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