At the W.S.Q.K. Radio Station, Joyce and Will join the group, with Will reuniting with Max. As Lucas tours Max around the radio station, she grows emotional over Holly being left alone, though Lucas remains determined that they’ll find her. Dustin believes that he’s discovered Holly’s location. Drawing on the recording booth’s glass, he shows the group a diagram; he explains that the Upside Down is an unstable bridge that rips through space and time. The opposite end of Hawkins is what he calls “The Abyss”, where Vecna is actually holding the children and where the creatures of the Upside Down originate. Steve suddenly has an idea, showing the group with a flashlight to represent the Squawk radio tower and a slinky to represent the bridge.

Meanwhile, the teens load on weapons, with Dustin giving Steve the homemade spears he and Eddie Munson made the year prior. The boys apologise to one another for their fight in the Upside Down, saying how much they missed one another and will have their backs during the final battle. Meanwhile, Erica and Mr. Clarke decipher the base’s gate signals by spying on top of the church. After using her powers to turn Murray’s Bradley’s Big Buy truck upward, El and Kali meet each other spiritually in the Void to talk. Kali repeats her argument to El that no matter how far she runs off with Mike and kills Dr. Kay, the cycle will continue. Upon returning to the station, the crew loads their weapons into the truck. Will approaches Joyce to talk alone. Inside, he reveals to her what Vecna did to him while he was unconscious. He explains that, despite his efforts to use happy memories, Vecna pushed past them and confronted Will with his deepest secret. Since Will knows he can beat Vecna by using his fear of the Rachel Caves, he must first overcome his greatest fear. Before he can tell her, Mike walks in, causing Will to tell everyone to come inside.

And so, it's evening, a bright orange sunset outside the windows, and Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Nancy, and Jonathan are sitting in a small room. Behind them stand Murray, Steve, and Vikie, and Joyce sits next to Will. Robin sits next to Max, nervously covering her mouth with her hand, lightly biting her nails, and El looks at Will with sympathy and concern, seeing how hard it is for him. Hopper stands in the doorway, also looking thoughtful and listening silently, without interrupting. Tears slowly stream down Will's cheeks as he finally stutters to speak.

"...And NASA and Steve Martin and Lucky Charms and Literaly all this thing." Will's words catch in his throat as he tries to explain everything and stumbles over the words.*

I just...i just...i...i just...I...." his breathing quiets, his eyes dart slowly across the floor, realizing he's at the edge and ready to take that step. Will is confused, but his next words sound like a confession, quietly but intimately.

"I...I..... I don't like girls." Will muttered, looking up at everyone. Dustin blinked slightly, exchanging glances with Lucas. Robin merely sighed, almost like a sob, and began to nod quietly in support. Joyce placed a hand on her son's shoulder, stroking it, and Mike looked slightly confused. El and Max looked as if they had suspected. Murray was slightly unsure how to react because right now It wasn't the best moment, and Steve simply looked down, deciding now wasn't the time to be so witty. Hopper choked softly. Tears welled up in Jonathan's eyes, and he wiped his mouth with his hand, while Nancy simply held his back with her hand, stroking it, looking at Will.

Will continued with a lump in his throat

"I just...thought there was something wrong with me, something inside me, but..." Despite believing he was over the “crush” he had, Vecna’s vision made him fear that who he is would cause his loved ones to distance themselves from him