Christmas, Hawkins, 1984.
But just as he\'s about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a Darkness deeper than any he’s faced before..
But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth.
Soon Hopper is undercover among New York’s notorious street gangs.
A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian.
Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam.
And so begins the story of the incident in New York―the last big case before everything changed…Summer, New York City, 1977.
Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York?Although he’d rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can’t deny the truth any longer.
Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement―and the tough questions begin.
All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans.
Christmas, Hawkins, 1984
