In 2016 Derry, Maine, Don Hagarty witnesses his boyfriend Adrian Mellon being murdered by Pennywise after a gang of homophobic teenagers throw Adrian off a bridge while leaving a carnival. This convinces Mike Hanlon to call his childhood friends back to Derry and honor the promise they made in 1989 to kill It if it came back. While the others travel to Derry with only hazy memories and a sense of dread, Stanley Uris commits suicide in the bath soon after getting the call. The Losers meet for dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where Mike helps them remember It while they are tormented by hallucinations and learning of Stan’s suicide.