1 00:00:01,543 --> 00:00:03,211 JUGHEAD: Previously on Riverdale... 2 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:06,381 The story is about a town, once wholesome and innocent, 3 00:00:06,423 --> 00:00:09,468 now forever changed by the mysterious murder of Jason Blossom 4 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:10,928 on the 4th of July. 5 00:00:10,970 --> 00:00:13,054 -Can we talk, Ms. Grundy? -About what? 6 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:15,140 You're the music teacher. Can we talk about music? 7 00:00:15,182 --> 00:00:16,725 (GUNSHOT IN DISTANCE) 8 00:00:16,767 --> 00:00:19,019 We heard what we heard, and afterwards we didn't do anything! 9 00:00:19,060 --> 00:00:23,565 How would we explain why we were together at 6:00 a.m. on the 4th of July? 10 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:27,444 Polly and Jason dated, and Jason hurt Polly. 11 00:00:27,486 --> 00:00:30,823 Oh, my God, Jason. He was shot. 12 00:00:30,865 --> 00:00:33,742 Jason's death is now being treated as a homicide. 13 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:38,664 They'll find out soon enough. That I'm guilty. 14 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:43,585 JUGHEAD: Guilt, innocence. 15 00:00:44,252 --> 00:00:45,921 Good, evil. 16 00:00:46,797 --> 00:00:48,507 Life, death. 17 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:51,134 As the shadows around Riverdale deepened, 18 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:55,597 the lines that separated these polar opposites blurred and distorted. 19 00:00:57,182 --> 00:01:00,227 "I'm guilty," Cheryl said in Biology class. 20 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,437 But of what? 21 00:01:02,938 --> 00:01:04,732 To clarify, 22 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:08,318 I didn't mean I was guilty of killing Jason. 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,404 I loved him more than I do myself. 24 00:01:11,947 --> 00:01:13,991 But I am guilty 25 00:01:14,033 --> 00:01:16,994 of lying about what happened on July 4th. 26 00:01:17,036 --> 00:01:19,830 The autopsy puts his death about July 11th. 27 00:01:19,872 --> 00:01:22,041 When was the last time you saw your brother? 28 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:24,585 It was July 4th. 29 00:01:24,626 --> 00:01:26,420 I don't know what happened the week after that, but... 30 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:30,883 Cheryl, in your own words, what happened at Sweetwater River? 31 00:01:30,925 --> 00:01:34,469 The plan was bananas, even for me. 32 00:01:34,511 --> 00:01:37,138 Jason wanted to leave Riverdale and never come back. 33 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:39,391 He asked for my help to stage a tragic accident, 34 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:42,101 so that our mom and dad wouldn't come after him. 35 00:01:42,143 --> 00:01:45,064 Our story would be, we went for an early morning boat ride, 36 00:01:45,146 --> 00:01:48,400 and the boat tipped, and capsized, and Jason drowned. 37 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:53,280 In fact, we made it to the other side dry as bones. 38 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:55,991 We said goodbye on the Greendale side of Sweetwater River. 39 00:01:58,660 --> 00:02:00,245 He promised he'd call me as soon as he was in a place 40 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:02,623 where he couldn't be reached or pulled back by our parents. 41 00:02:02,664 --> 00:02:04,750 One month, at the most. 42 00:02:04,792 --> 00:02:07,795 Every day, I waited for him to call, for an email. 43 00:02:07,836 --> 00:02:09,504 You tell anyone about the plan? 44 00:02:09,546 --> 00:02:12,007 Any way that you can corroborate it? 45 00:02:12,049 --> 00:02:15,302 And you have no idea why your brother wanted to run away, 46 00:02:15,343 --> 00:02:16,637 fake his own death? 47 00:02:18,097 --> 00:02:19,807 Doesn't that seem cruel? 48 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:22,601 No, he wasn't... Jason wasn't cruel. 49 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:24,812 So maybe this is all just a web of lies 50 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:26,396 you're spinning to cover your own tracks. 51 00:02:26,438 --> 00:02:27,856 I didn't kill Jason! 52 00:02:30,025 --> 00:02:32,903 There was a gunshot that morning. We heard a gunshot on July 4th. 53 00:02:32,945 --> 00:02:35,405 -(GUNSHOT) -Maybe whoever killed Jason took a shot at him, 54 00:02:35,447 --> 00:02:37,156 and missed that morning. 55 00:02:37,198 --> 00:02:39,743 You heard a gunshot, and you're just telling us this now? 56 00:02:39,785 --> 00:02:41,829 I was upset. My brother was murdered. 57 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:46,249 So upset that you sang and danced at a pep rally yesterday. 58 00:02:46,291 --> 00:02:48,919 -(DOOR SLAMMING) -What the hell is going on here? 59 00:02:48,961 --> 00:02:51,421 -CHERYL: Mommy. -Don't say another word, Cheryl. 60 00:02:51,463 --> 00:02:53,966 Get up. Why didn't you call us? 61 00:02:54,008 --> 00:02:55,759 CLIFFORD: Because she's a liar, Penelope. 62 00:02:55,801 --> 00:02:58,053 When we get home, you're telling us everything. 63 00:03:13,944 --> 00:03:14,987 Hot off the presses. 64 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:17,906 Mom. 65 00:03:17,948 --> 00:03:21,869 First you leak Jason Blossom's autopsy report, and now this? 66 00:03:21,910 --> 00:03:23,704 People are loving the coverage. 67 00:03:23,745 --> 00:03:27,041 You have to stop sensationalizing this horrible thing. 68 00:03:27,082 --> 00:03:29,835 It's news, Betty. We own the Riverdale Register. 69 00:03:29,877 --> 00:03:33,380 We have a responsibility to keep the people informed. 70 00:03:33,421 --> 00:03:38,468 -Whatever Jason did to Polly, he's still a person. -You reap what you sow. 71 00:03:38,510 --> 00:03:41,221 You should be writing about the real story. 72 00:03:41,262 --> 00:03:43,222 What happened to Jason? 73 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:46,393 Who was holding him captive? Why was he frozen? 74 00:03:46,434 --> 00:03:48,395 And who shot that gun on July 4th? 75 00:03:48,436 --> 00:03:50,564 Well, if you are so keen on reporting, 76 00:03:50,605 --> 00:03:52,733 why don't you come work with your father and me? 77 00:03:52,774 --> 00:03:55,610 The Register could really use a Lois Lane type like you. 78 00:04:13,128 --> 00:04:16,798 I think I know something that can help with the Blossom investigation. 79 00:04:18,592 --> 00:04:20,510 People are saying Cheryl heard a gunshot? 80 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:22,429 That's what she's claiming, yes. 81 00:04:24,973 --> 00:04:26,307 I heard it, too. 82 00:04:26,349 --> 00:04:28,476 I was there that morning. 83 00:04:28,518 --> 00:04:32,814 I didn't say anything because at first, like everyone, I thought Jason had drowned. 84 00:04:32,856 --> 00:04:35,442 But then when the autopsy came out and said he died later... 85 00:04:35,483 --> 00:04:38,946 What were you doing down at the river so early on July 4th? 86 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:42,657 Um, working on some songs. 87 00:04:44,076 --> 00:04:45,202 I, uh... 88 00:04:46,036 --> 00:04:47,913 Write songs. 89 00:04:47,955 --> 00:04:51,125 -Did you see who fired the shot? -No, sir. 90 00:04:51,166 --> 00:04:52,167 Were you alone? 91 00:04:54,502 --> 00:04:56,296 No, sir. 92 00:04:56,337 --> 00:04:57,672 Who were you with? 93 00:04:59,007 --> 00:05:02,136 Let's make it a 4th of July you'll never forget. 94 00:05:02,177 --> 00:05:03,178 (GUNSHOT IN DISTANCE) 95 00:05:04,012 --> 00:05:05,680 My dog, Vegas. 96 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:10,018 So, are you a suspect now? 97 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:12,646 My dad says we all are, including me. 98 00:05:12,687 --> 00:05:14,648 Not me, girl. I don't know these people. 99 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:19,194 Guys, should we maybe re-binge Making a Murderer on Netflix tonight? 100 00:05:19,236 --> 00:05:22,530 Sorry. Can't. Gotta stay late to work on the paper. 101 00:05:22,572 --> 00:05:23,865 Count me out, too. 102 00:05:23,907 --> 00:05:26,034 -I've got a date tonight. -You do? 103 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,495 Which Riverdale hottie made the cut? 104 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:30,455 Hey, Vee-Lo. 105 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:31,999 I'll swing by the Pembrooke to pick you up at 8:00? 106 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,416 I'll be waiting. 107 00:05:33,458 --> 00:05:34,668 Cool. 108 00:05:37,045 --> 00:05:39,673 -Chuck Clayton? -You're going on a date with Chuck? 109 00:05:39,714 --> 00:05:41,466 He's kind of a player. 110 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:44,052 Who cares? He's the hottest of hot, 111 00:05:44,094 --> 00:05:45,929 and he's the varsity football coach's son. 112 00:05:45,971 --> 00:05:49,016 In Riverdale, that's like dating a Kennedy. 113 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:55,105 If print journalism is dead, what am I doing here? 114 00:05:55,147 --> 00:06:00,152 The Blue and Gold isn't dead, Juggy. It's just dormant. 115 00:06:00,194 --> 00:06:01,236 But waking up. 116 00:06:02,570 --> 00:06:03,738 You're writing a novel, right? 117 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:05,240 About Jason Blossom's murder? 118 00:06:06,158 --> 00:06:07,868 I am. 119 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:10,162 Riverdale's very own In Cold Blood. 120 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:13,540 Which started out as a series of articles. 121 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:17,794 I'm hoping you'll come write for the Blue and Gold. 122 00:06:17,836 --> 00:06:22,216 I just don't think the school paper's the right fit for my voice. 123 00:06:22,257 --> 00:06:24,634 (GROANS) Juggy... 124 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:28,347 Jason's death changed Riverdale. 125 00:06:28,387 --> 00:06:32,851 People don't want to admit that, but it's true. We all feel it. 126 00:06:32,893 --> 00:06:37,272 Nothing this bad was ever supposed to happen here, but it did. 127 00:06:38,357 --> 00:06:39,649 I want to know why. 128 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,361 Would I get complete freedom? 129 00:06:42,401 --> 00:06:46,156 I'll help, and edit... 130 00:06:46,198 --> 00:06:50,744 And suggest. But it's your story, it's your voice. 131 00:06:50,785 --> 00:06:55,123 Doesn't sound like complete freedom, but... 132 00:06:56,415 --> 00:06:57,918 I'm in. 133 00:06:57,959 --> 00:07:01,755 Okay great! Um, in that case, I have your first assignment. 134 00:07:01,796 --> 00:07:06,093 There's one person who was at the river on July 4th that no one's talking about. 135 00:07:06,134 --> 00:07:08,678 -Dilton Doiley and his Scouts. -Exactly. 136 00:07:15,936 --> 00:07:16,728 Hey. 137 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:19,231 I texted. Where were you? 138 00:07:19,273 --> 00:07:21,649 Football practice. Then I was writing. 139 00:07:22,692 --> 00:07:23,985 Songs? 140 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:26,654 Your music? 141 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:29,950 I thought you and Jughead were on a road trip on the 4th. 142 00:07:29,991 --> 00:07:31,743 Then I talked with Sheriff Keller. 143 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:34,621 So, guess that was a lie. 144 00:07:37,332 --> 00:07:40,627 -Dad, we were gonna go, but... -You should have come to me, Archie. 145 00:07:40,668 --> 00:07:42,087 We could've gone to the Sheriff together. 146 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,089 I didn't want to drag you into it, Dad. 147 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:45,299 That was an error in judgment. 148 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:47,717 Sorry, Dad. Sorry I'm not perfect. 149 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:50,762 You know, you're pretty far from perfect lately, Archie. That's why you're grounded. 150 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:52,264 What? Are you serious? 151 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:55,142 So, in this house, every night for two weeks, 7:00. 152 00:07:55,183 --> 00:07:57,311 You want some alone time with your music? You got it. 153 00:07:57,352 --> 00:07:59,646 -I'm not 10 years old, Dad! You can't just... -You wanna go for three? 154 00:08:05,526 --> 00:08:07,654 CHUCK: Okay, okay, let me try again. Let me try again. 155 00:08:07,695 --> 00:08:09,239 -VERONICA: Let me see it. -CHUCK: You don't trust me? 156 00:08:09,281 --> 00:08:10,991 VERONICA: No, no, no, fine. You can take it. 157 00:08:11,032 --> 00:08:13,701 Okay, let me see. Photo approval. 158 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:18,706 Fine. 159 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:21,168 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 160 00:08:21,209 --> 00:08:24,545 You are different than what I thought you'd be. 161 00:08:24,587 --> 00:08:29,217 A former It Girl from New York, made off like a fall from grace? 162 00:08:29,259 --> 00:08:32,720 I assumed you'd be high maintenance. 163 00:08:34,264 --> 00:08:36,266 Now tell me, what do you miss most about home? 164 00:08:37,392 --> 00:08:39,227 Only everything. 165 00:08:39,269 --> 00:08:42,356 I forgot how exhausting it is to be the new kid. 166 00:08:42,397 --> 00:08:46,860 Try being the new kid whose dad is also the new teacher. 167 00:08:46,901 --> 00:08:48,695 And the new coach. 168 00:08:48,736 --> 00:08:51,656 Well, from an outsider's point of view, 169 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:53,367 you've not only proven yourself, 170 00:08:53,408 --> 00:08:56,870 but you've raised the bar for everyone around you. 171 00:08:56,911 --> 00:08:59,539 Varsity football, Dean's List. 172 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:01,749 Ivy League aspirations. 173 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:03,668 Oh, yes, you've been vetted, handsome. 174 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,921 Veronica Lodge is nothing if not an informed consumer. 175 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:11,926 I'm gonna have my hands full with you, huh? 176 00:09:11,968 --> 00:09:14,137 I'm betting you can handle it. 177 00:09:26,941 --> 00:09:28,693 Why did you tell them about the gunshot? 178 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:31,321 They were gonna crucify Cheryl. I had to help her. 179 00:09:31,363 --> 00:09:33,407 You were in the clear. We were in the clear. 180 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:35,825 I left your name out of it. So it's not that big a deal. 181 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:39,746 No big deal, Archie? You are caught up in a murder investigation. 182 00:09:39,787 --> 00:09:42,749 What if Sheriff Keller decides to keep digging, and it somehow leads to us, 183 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:45,960 -to our relationship? -I'll stick to my story. I'll protect you. 184 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,507 I'm suspending our lessons. 185 00:09:51,383 --> 00:09:52,633 What? 186 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:55,387 -So, how'd it go with Chuck? -(VERONICA LAUGHS) 187 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:57,638 Chuck has muscles for days, but his conversation 188 00:09:57,680 --> 00:10:01,101 is not the stuff of Oscar Wilde, or even Diablo Cody. 189 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:03,728 Hey, Veronica. How was the Sticky Maple you had last night? 190 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:07,232 -The what now? -The Sticky Maple Chuck gave you? 191 00:10:07,274 --> 00:10:08,649 How was it? 192 00:10:08,691 --> 00:10:11,069 We had a brownie sundae, if that's what you hyenas mean. 193 00:10:11,111 --> 00:10:12,987 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 194 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:17,825 -Oh, my God. -What? 195 00:10:20,454 --> 00:10:23,123 What the hell is a Sticky Maple? 196 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:26,293 It's kind of what it sounds like. It's a Riverdale thing. 197 00:10:26,334 --> 00:10:29,629 No, Kevin, it's a slut-shaming thing. 198 00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:32,549 And I'm neither a slut, nor am I going to be shamed 199 00:10:32,591 --> 00:10:36,553 by someone named, excuse me, Chuck Clayton. 200 00:10:36,595 --> 00:10:38,472 Does he really think he can get away with this? 201 00:10:38,513 --> 00:10:39,931 Does he not know who I am? 202 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:42,809 I will cut the brakes on his souped-up phallic symbol. 203 00:10:42,850 --> 00:10:44,603 Or we can go to Principal Weatherbee. 204 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,021 About the coach's son? Who is captain of the football team, 205 00:10:47,063 --> 00:10:49,149 and Riverdale High's resident golden boy? 206 00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:52,110 Or I can expose him in the pages of the Blue and Gold. Yeah, I can do that! 207 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:55,071 No. Spoken like a true good girl who always follows the rules. 208 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:59,576 Well, I don't follow rules, I make them, and when necessary, I break them. 209 00:10:59,618 --> 00:11:02,078 You wanna help me get revenge on Chuck, Betty, awesome. 210 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,831 But you better be willing to go full dark, no stars. 211 00:11:04,872 --> 00:11:06,291 What do you say, in or out? 212 00:11:11,670 --> 00:11:12,880 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 213 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,175 Excuse me. 214 00:11:17,844 --> 00:11:19,346 Veronica? 215 00:11:19,387 --> 00:11:21,055 Betty, what are you guys doing here? 216 00:11:21,097 --> 00:11:23,057 Don't worry about it. I mean it, Andrews. 217 00:11:23,099 --> 00:11:25,101 Hit the showers and stay out of my way. 218 00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:30,106 (CLEARS THROAT) 219 00:11:30,148 --> 00:11:33,776 -Huh, B and V. Menage a right on. Ladies. -(BOYS LAUGHING) 220 00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:37,656 This is disgusting. Take it down. 221 00:11:37,696 --> 00:11:40,033 Whoa, whoa. Why are you so wound up? 222 00:11:40,074 --> 00:11:42,035 It's a badge of honor, 223 00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:45,163 and you're not exactly virgin territory after your closet date with Andrews. 224 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:48,333 Okay, that's beyond irrelevant, Chuck. You're not allowed to go around 225 00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:53,213 humiliating girls, for any reason, under any circumstances, you jerk. 226 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:55,590 Look, I get you're not a closet kind of girl, but hey, 227 00:11:55,632 --> 00:11:58,092 if you wanna ride the Chuck Wagon, that can be arranged. 228 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:00,094 (SCOFFS) 229 00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:04,391 Let's keep this simple, so that your preppy-murderer half-brain can grasp it. 230 00:12:04,432 --> 00:12:05,559 Take. 231 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,686 This. The hell. 232 00:12:08,603 --> 00:12:10,480 Down. 233 00:12:10,522 --> 00:12:15,235 Okay, that high-toned bitch attitude may have worked on the betas 234 00:12:15,276 --> 00:12:18,697 you dated in New York, but you're in Bulldog territory. 235 00:12:18,737 --> 00:12:21,366 -(BARKS) -(BOYS BARKING AND LAUGHING) 236 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:23,784 But please, fight back. 237 00:12:27,746 --> 00:12:29,748 You'll only make it harder on yourself. 238 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:37,840 [Dilton] And in that moment of hesitation, 239 00:12:37,882 --> 00:12:42,220 you're dead. All of you are dead. 240 00:12:44,222 --> 00:12:46,099 At ease, Doiley. 241 00:12:46,140 --> 00:12:48,809 I'm writing an article for the Blue and Gold. Hoping you can help. 242 00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:51,271 Dismissed. 243 00:12:52,021 --> 00:12:53,022 But stay close. 244 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:59,279 Cheryl and Archie both say they heard a gunshot the morning of July 4th, 245 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:00,572 but they don't know who fired. 246 00:13:00,614 --> 00:13:02,532 Sherriff Keller already asked me about this. 247 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:06,453 And like I told him, my Scouts and I, we didn't hear anything weird. 248 00:13:06,494 --> 00:13:10,624 Well, did you see anything weird? 249 00:13:13,834 --> 00:13:17,796 A white-winged crossbill. A long-eared owl. 250 00:13:17,838 --> 00:13:19,758 Oh. 251 00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:23,094 And Cheryl, sitting by the river, soaking wet. 252 00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:29,850 (WHISPERING) Psst. Archie. 253 00:13:29,892 --> 00:13:33,020 Thanks to you, Archie, I'm not the girl who cried gunshot. 254 00:13:33,062 --> 00:13:35,565 You believed me when not even my parents did. 255 00:13:35,607 --> 00:13:37,024 I just told the truth. 256 00:13:37,066 --> 00:13:39,277 Which is why I want to repay your kindness. 257 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:42,155 Cheryl, truly, that's not why I came forward. 258 00:13:42,196 --> 00:13:44,823 Save the, "Aw, shucks" for Betty. 259 00:13:44,865 --> 00:13:46,867 I'm granting you one wish, Archie. 260 00:13:47,786 --> 00:13:49,663 Nothing is off the table. 261 00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:51,956 Except for my body. 262 00:13:53,916 --> 00:13:56,043 Jason would want you to be rewarded. 263 00:14:00,548 --> 00:14:02,216 Actually, there is one thing. 264 00:14:03,134 --> 00:14:04,885 (GUITAR PLAYING) 265 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:07,221 (CLEARS THROAT) 266 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:09,557 Hey, Josie. 267 00:14:09,599 --> 00:14:13,102 I love my girl Cheryl, so I am doing her this solid. 268 00:14:13,144 --> 00:14:18,608 She said that you needed help with your music since Ms. Grundy bailed on you. 269 00:14:18,650 --> 00:14:22,028 The Pussycats are playing my mom's event, The Taste of Riverdale, 270 00:14:22,069 --> 00:14:24,863 and we are rehearsing every night this week. 271 00:14:25,573 --> 00:14:27,950 Come. Observe. 272 00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:29,910 Learn. 273 00:14:32,288 --> 00:14:36,000 This week I'm, uh, I'm grounded. 274 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:40,505 Yeah, okay, not your problem. I'll make it work. 275 00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:41,756 Okay. 276 00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:44,091 Thank you. 277 00:15:02,443 --> 00:15:05,988 Hey, I've been meaning to ask. How was your date last night? 278 00:15:06,030 --> 00:15:07,657 I like the looks of that boy. 279 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:10,785 The more handsome on the outside, the more rotten on the inside. 280 00:15:11,952 --> 00:15:13,580 What's that supposed to mean? 281 00:15:13,621 --> 00:15:16,123 Nothing, just that he's not really my type. 282 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,419 (CELL PHONE VIBRATING) 283 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:21,379 This is Betty. Can I take it? 284 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:22,672 Yeah. 285 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:24,257 Hello? 286 00:15:31,305 --> 00:15:33,600 This story is bigger than we thought. 287 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:36,770 I started asking around, to see if what happened to you happened to anyone else, 288 00:15:36,811 --> 00:15:38,772 and if anyone would go on record. 289 00:15:38,813 --> 00:15:43,568 -I will. 100%. -Okay. 290 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:47,113 It's five guys on the football team. Chuck and his posse. 291 00:15:47,154 --> 00:15:49,616 Ethel was about to tell us... 292 00:15:49,657 --> 00:15:55,496 One day last year, Chuck and I talked in the library for 10 minutes. 293 00:15:55,538 --> 00:16:00,000 I helped him with a Pre-Cal problem, and nothing happened. 294 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:04,130 But the next day, he... 295 00:16:04,171 --> 00:16:09,176 He started telling people that I let him do stuff to me. 296 00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:11,429 Like, sex stuff. 297 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:14,682 And then he... 298 00:16:14,724 --> 00:16:18,352 Or one of his goons, wrote, "Sloppy seconds" on my locker. 299 00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:21,314 Yes, yes, we've all heard your tragic origin story. 300 00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:24,609 I'm so, so sorry, Ethel. That's horrible. 301 00:16:24,651 --> 00:16:28,655 Not as horrible as being a suspect in your own brother's torture-murder case, 302 00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:30,698 but we all have our crosses. 303 00:16:30,740 --> 00:16:34,368 In the meantime, River Vixen practice starts in five minutes, sluts, so... 304 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:38,372 They're ruining our lives, and to them it's just a game. 305 00:16:38,414 --> 00:16:42,669 -They keep score and... -Wait, what do you mean, keep score? 306 00:16:42,710 --> 00:16:44,838 Each conquest earns them points. 307 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:48,090 They keep track in some secret playbook. 308 00:16:48,132 --> 00:16:50,259 Okay, we have to talk to Weatherbee. 309 00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:52,428 I already tried. 310 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:54,221 Weatherbee said that he didn't find anything. 311 00:16:54,263 --> 00:16:56,098 Okay, we need undeniable proof. 312 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:59,894 Proof of what, Nancy Drew? That boys will be boys? 313 00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:02,563 And that playbook reeks of suburban legend. 314 00:17:02,605 --> 00:17:04,315 How would you know, Cheryl? 315 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:06,275 Because, Frida Shallow, 316 00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,903 before he died, my brother was co-captain of the football team with Chuck, 317 00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:12,740 and Jason never mentioned it, and he never would've allowed it. 318 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:15,952 Okay, well, I never met your brother, 319 00:17:15,994 --> 00:17:18,621 but I'm not lying about what happened to me. 320 00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:21,123 And Ethel's not lying. 321 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:23,918 And proof or no proof, book or no book, 322 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,255 I am going scorched earth on these privileged, despicable miscreants. 323 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:31,050 You wanna get caught in that backdraft, Cheryl? 324 00:17:31,091 --> 00:17:36,430 Call me, or any of these beautiful, young, strong, intelligent women... 325 00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:39,099 "slut" 326 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:42,979 one more time. 327 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:53,072 Right. Yeah, I'm gonna take care of the check, all right. 328 00:17:53,113 --> 00:17:54,114 Save me some. 329 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:02,707 -What the hell, man? -I saw the way you looked at me. 330 00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:05,585 During Grizzly training. 331 00:18:07,211 --> 00:18:08,713 You're hiding something. 332 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,591 It's Scoutmaster Doily. 333 00:18:11,632 --> 00:18:13,801 -He's lying. -About what? 334 00:18:13,843 --> 00:18:16,303 The gunshot. It was him. 335 00:18:16,345 --> 00:18:18,097 He was teaching us how to shoot targets. 336 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,934 (GUNSHOT) 337 00:18:20,975 --> 00:18:25,396 Dilton Doiley shot the gun on July 4th? 338 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:27,065 He's a hardcore survivalist. 339 00:18:27,147 --> 00:18:30,026 He says if we don't protect ourselves, no one will. 340 00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:44,916 Melody's our technique queen. 341 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:46,960 And you're the songwriter? 342 00:18:47,001 --> 00:18:48,753 -I would love to... -(DOOR BANGS) 343 00:18:49,503 --> 00:18:50,797 Love to what? 344 00:18:52,882 --> 00:18:58,471 That's the real question. What exactly you expect to get out of this experience. 345 00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:01,975 Short version. I just want to hear you guys play my songs. 346 00:19:02,016 --> 00:19:04,351 -(CHUCKLES) -Making them better. Recording them. 347 00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:08,856 So, you feel qualified to write songs for the Pussycats? 348 00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:11,985 Yeah. 349 00:19:12,026 --> 00:19:14,194 -For divas of color? -No. 350 00:19:15,905 --> 00:19:17,364 Maybe, maybe. 351 00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:21,661 Look, this isn't LA or New York, this is Riverdale, 352 00:19:21,702 --> 00:19:25,665 and people's minds are opening up, but do you have any idea 353 00:19:25,706 --> 00:19:29,043 how much hate mail my mom got when she was elected mayor? 354 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:30,878 I campaigned for your mom, I get it. 355 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,339 No, no, no, baby, you don't. 356 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:36,676 I mean do you know why we're called the Pussycats? 357 00:19:36,717 --> 00:19:41,179 Because we have to claw our way into the same rooms that you can just waltz into. 358 00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:43,641 So, if you think that you can write my experience... 359 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:45,267 -Josie? -It's okay, Valerie. 360 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:48,062 She's right. 361 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:50,106 Good. 362 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,154 Ethel. 363 00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,865 Betty, you know Trev Brown, right? Valerie's brother? 364 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:00,867 -Hey, what's up? -Hey. (LAUGHS) 365 00:20:00,908 --> 00:20:03,077 He used to be on the football team. 366 00:20:03,786 --> 00:20:05,079 But I quit. 367 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,041 When I saw Chuck's playbook. 368 00:20:08,082 --> 00:20:09,750 And I may know where it is. 369 00:20:11,418 --> 00:20:14,421 [Veronica] Football players behaving badly, what else is new? 370 00:20:14,463 --> 00:20:16,507 Steubenville, Glen Ridge. 371 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:20,178 The coach's son being the ringleader. I mean, just how depraved is this town? 372 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:22,180 -CHERYL: Color me impressed. -(ALL EXCLAIMING) 373 00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:24,557 A B and E with B and V. 374 00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:27,060 What would your holy roller mother say about this, Betty? 375 00:20:27,101 --> 00:20:28,728 What are you doing here, Cheryl? 376 00:20:28,769 --> 00:20:32,106 And where did you get those thigh-high boots? They're amazing. 377 00:20:32,148 --> 00:20:36,235 Trev told Valerie, who told Josie, who told Ginger, who told Tina, who told me. 378 00:20:36,276 --> 00:20:37,653 And I thought I would help out. 379 00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:39,655 Help? Or derail our investigation? 380 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:41,032 Get over yourself, Betty. 381 00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:42,950 Hey guys, get in here. 382 00:20:50,541 --> 00:20:53,961 Trev was right. They didn't even bother to hide it. 383 00:20:58,382 --> 00:21:02,095 New girl? Is that what I'm reduced to? 384 00:21:02,136 --> 00:21:05,765 -Nine points? -Better than "Big girl." 385 00:21:05,806 --> 00:21:07,141 Seven point five. 386 00:21:09,351 --> 00:21:10,477 Polly's in this book... 387 00:21:12,813 --> 00:21:14,232 Next to Jason's name. 388 00:21:18,152 --> 00:21:19,486 I'm so sorry, Betty. 389 00:21:21,405 --> 00:21:25,492 -This isn't... Jason would never... -It's right there, Cheryl! 390 00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:29,956 God. 391 00:21:29,997 --> 00:21:32,792 Your brother hurt my sister. 392 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:36,754 This is what guys like Jason and Chuck think about women. 393 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:39,673 We're objects for them to abuse. 394 00:21:39,715 --> 00:21:42,135 And when they're done with us, they shame us into silence. 395 00:21:42,176 --> 00:21:44,887 They have zero remorse for the lives they destroy. 396 00:21:45,888 --> 00:21:48,182 Maybe I don't know Jason. 397 00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:59,318 I'll take a picture. We'll show it to Weatherbee. 398 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,570 It'll be the perfect cover for your expose, Betty. 399 00:22:01,612 --> 00:22:06,909 Yeah, but... No. These girls deserve justice, don't you think, Cheryl? 400 00:22:09,411 --> 00:22:10,913 You want vengeance? 401 00:22:12,372 --> 00:22:15,793 You wanna go full dark, no stars, Veronica? 402 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:17,086 I'm with you. 403 00:22:18,587 --> 00:22:20,047 And I have a plan. 404 00:22:24,551 --> 00:22:27,471 Val, you are such a poet, but these lyrics, 405 00:22:27,513 --> 00:22:32,059 they don't make sense. What is the hook? I mean, I need a line that catches. 406 00:22:32,101 --> 00:22:34,020 -VALERIE: I hear that. -This...line. 407 00:22:34,061 --> 00:22:36,856 -I've been struggling. -What about, "Paintings in the wind"? 408 00:22:37,982 --> 00:22:40,693 How about, "Paintings on her skin"? 409 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:43,570 I kinda dig that. 410 00:22:47,658 --> 00:22:48,701 (CLEARS THROAT) 411 00:22:50,328 --> 00:22:53,580 All right. Let's, uh, take it from the top. 412 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:57,877 One, two, one, two, three. 413 00:22:57,918 --> 00:22:59,503 (VOCALIZING) 414 00:23:00,921 --> 00:23:04,591 ♪ Paintings on her skin Colors in her hair 415 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:07,678 ♪ Come around the corner, make you stop and stare 416 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,806 ♪ She don't pay no mind, 'cause she don't really care 417 00:23:10,848 --> 00:23:14,727 ♪ What you think about her, think about her 418 00:23:14,768 --> 00:23:17,230 (VOCALIZING) 419 00:23:17,271 --> 00:23:20,941 ♪ I don't care what you want me to be 420 00:23:20,983 --> 00:23:23,736 (VOCALIZING) 421 00:23:23,777 --> 00:23:28,366 ♪ 'Cause it ain't for you, no it's all for me ♪ 422 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,081 That was... That was so good. 423 00:23:35,122 --> 00:23:36,999 What else you got? 424 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:40,586 Uh, I was thinking maybe we could invert the second and third verses. 425 00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:54,725 Seduce Scarlet doesn't suit you, dear. 426 00:23:56,143 --> 00:23:59,355 It's Polly's. I'm borrowing it. 427 00:23:59,397 --> 00:24:02,566 Polly grew up too fast. I don't want you to make the same mistake. 428 00:24:03,317 --> 00:24:04,651 Well, I like it. 429 00:24:05,569 --> 00:24:06,820 It makes me feel... 430 00:24:08,739 --> 00:24:09,740 powerful. 431 00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:18,916 You coming with us to the Mayor's shindig? 432 00:24:20,167 --> 00:24:21,877 No. 433 00:24:21,919 --> 00:24:25,047 I'm going over to Veronica's to study for a test. 434 00:24:25,089 --> 00:24:28,675 I don't want you associating with a girl like that. 435 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:33,431 A bad girl, you mean? 436 00:24:33,471 --> 00:24:35,849 Get used to it, Mom. She's my friend. 437 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,190 Here. Pink Perfection. 438 00:24:43,232 --> 00:24:44,524 It's more you. 439 00:25:10,134 --> 00:25:11,469 Hey, Chuck. 440 00:25:12,261 --> 00:25:14,347 Can I sit? 441 00:25:14,388 --> 00:25:16,307 Not if you wanna discuss Veronica. 442 00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:19,893 Only insofar as... 443 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:24,023 I've been thinking lately... 444 00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:26,359 How I wanna be more... 445 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,194 like her. 446 00:25:28,235 --> 00:25:29,903 You wanna be a bad girl? 447 00:25:31,322 --> 00:25:33,157 Maybe. 448 00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:34,908 Like your sister Polly was? 449 00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:38,704 Oh, yeah, Jason told us all about Polly. 450 00:25:38,745 --> 00:25:42,375 You know, prissy prude by day, freak in the sheets by night. 451 00:25:42,416 --> 00:25:44,043 Bad girls have more fun, right? 452 00:25:45,836 --> 00:25:46,962 Yeah. 453 00:25:50,590 --> 00:25:52,051 Maybe you can show me. 454 00:25:53,593 --> 00:25:57,306 Yes. Yes, I... I can do that. Um... 455 00:25:57,348 --> 00:25:59,225 -When? -Tomorrow night. 456 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:01,435 -Uh, your place or mine? -Ethel's. 457 00:26:01,477 --> 00:26:04,813 She and her parents will be out. She'll leave us a key. 458 00:26:04,855 --> 00:26:06,524 We're friends. 459 00:26:07,525 --> 00:26:08,942 And she has a pool... 460 00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:11,529 And a hot tub. 461 00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,409 I'll be there. 462 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:19,745 Definitely. Um. Hey, and don't worry. 463 00:26:20,329 --> 00:26:21,579 I'll be gentle. 464 00:26:22,580 --> 00:26:24,624 -Can't wait. -Hmm. 465 00:26:33,884 --> 00:26:36,095 -(DOOR CLOSING SOFTLY) -(DOG PANTING) 466 00:26:42,017 --> 00:26:45,854 Welcome home, Ferris. Sneaking out, breaking curfew. 467 00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:48,606 Getting into fights. 468 00:26:48,648 --> 00:26:50,943 Dad, don't freak out, okay. I was with Josie, helping the Pussycats with a song 469 00:26:50,984 --> 00:26:54,196 they're doing at that Taste of Riverdale thing. 470 00:26:54,238 --> 00:26:56,490 -And I was hoping you would let me go. -No, Archie. 471 00:26:56,532 --> 00:26:58,951 You don't get to go wherever you want, whenever you want, 472 00:26:58,992 --> 00:27:01,454 and damn what anyone else says. 473 00:27:01,495 --> 00:27:05,416 Dad, this is the first time a song I worked on is gonna be performed in front of people. 474 00:27:05,458 --> 00:27:08,127 On stage. Please, let me go to this, 475 00:27:08,168 --> 00:27:10,212 and then ground me for the next six months, a year. 476 00:27:10,254 --> 00:27:14,091 -We're not haggling over your punishment, end of story. -(SIGHS) 477 00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:15,384 Fine. 478 00:27:15,426 --> 00:27:16,843 But you have to own it. 479 00:27:17,344 --> 00:27:19,346 Own what? 480 00:27:19,388 --> 00:27:23,142 Okay, if I had a football game tomorrow night, would you stop me from going? 481 00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:27,438 -(STAMMERS) -No, because football you understand. You respect. 482 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:31,317 But my music, since I told you about it, you don't care. You don't take it seriously. 483 00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:35,446 This is not about my behavior. This is about your behavior. 484 00:27:35,488 --> 00:27:36,738 We're done here. 485 00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:49,335 (MUFFLED POP MUSIC PLAYING) 486 00:27:49,376 --> 00:27:50,586 (KNOCKS ON DOOR) 487 00:27:54,423 --> 00:27:56,550 You're not Betty. 488 00:27:56,592 --> 00:28:02,139 Betty and I talked it over, and we decided it's time to stop fighting over Archie, 489 00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:04,183 and start learning to share. 490 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:13,025 -Nice. -Isn't it? 491 00:28:13,066 --> 00:28:15,861 It gets very, very hot. 492 00:28:19,448 --> 00:28:20,782 Come on. 493 00:28:23,202 --> 00:28:24,495 Let's get wet. 494 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:29,916 Uh, should we wait for Betty to get here first? 495 00:28:47,601 --> 00:28:49,520 Betty couldn't make it. 496 00:28:50,354 --> 00:28:51,855 So she sent me instead. 497 00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:03,242 Welcome all, to the first annual Taste of Riverdale. 498 00:29:03,283 --> 00:29:06,579 As a lead-up to our 75th anniversary jubilee, 499 00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:11,958 this event proves that Riverdale truly is a town that, 500 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,463 when tragedy knocks us down, we get right back up! 501 00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:19,007 -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) -Bon appetit. 502 00:29:24,722 --> 00:29:27,600 Well, well, well, Hermione Lodge. 503 00:29:27,641 --> 00:29:30,852 -Fred Andrews. -You look like you could use this. 504 00:29:30,894 --> 00:29:34,106 May I try a blue cheese slider, please? 505 00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:36,108 Of course. 506 00:29:36,149 --> 00:29:40,070 Hey, you're the music teacher at the high school, right? 507 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:43,907 -Yeah. -Hi, I'm Fred Andrews, Archie's dad. 508 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:46,660 Can we talk? 509 00:29:50,247 --> 00:29:52,750 Penelope? Clifford? 510 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:57,212 Hey. How are you holding up? 511 00:29:57,254 --> 00:29:59,172 How do you think? 512 00:29:59,214 --> 00:30:02,676 My son is dead, and neither of you have done anything to catch his killer, 513 00:30:02,718 --> 00:30:05,053 except, of course, harass my daughter. 514 00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:07,805 Penelope Blossom. I thought I might run into you. 515 00:30:07,847 --> 00:30:10,142 Would you like to give me a quote regarding the... 516 00:30:10,183 --> 00:30:14,563 -Whoa, whoa, whoa. All right. -How dare you, Alice Cooper! 517 00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:17,065 Printing my son's autopsy? 518 00:30:17,107 --> 00:30:21,737 He was tortured and shot, and thrown in the river like a piece of garbage. 519 00:30:21,779 --> 00:30:24,030 Hey, hey, hey. Leave it. Leave it. 520 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,824 Hey, Riverdale. 521 00:30:26,866 --> 00:30:31,121 We are Josie and the Pussycats. Are you ready to rock? 522 00:30:32,205 --> 00:30:33,582 (PUSSYCATS HUMMING) 523 00:30:35,083 --> 00:30:38,044 ♪ Paintings on her skin, colors in her hair 524 00:30:38,086 --> 00:30:41,047 ♪ Come around the corner, make you stop and stare 525 00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:44,134 ♪ But she don't pay no mind, 'cause she don't really care 526 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:48,054 ♪ What you think about her, think about her 527 00:30:50,890 --> 00:30:54,645 ♪ Moving through the streets, she travels on her own, 'cause she don't need... 528 00:30:54,687 --> 00:30:58,524 Are you sure it was worth sneaking out for some locally-sourced Munster? 529 00:30:58,565 --> 00:31:00,108 I helped write that song, man. 530 00:31:00,150 --> 00:31:03,278 ♪ And if you try to tell her what to do 531 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,531 ♪ She says... 532 00:31:05,572 --> 00:31:07,991 (VOCALIZING) 533 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:09,368 Not bad. 534 00:31:09,409 --> 00:31:11,578 ♪ I don't care what you want me to be 535 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:15,374 I'd love to stay, but I got to shake down an evil Adventure Scout. See you. 536 00:31:15,415 --> 00:31:18,251 ♪ 'Cause it ain't for you, no, it's all for me 537 00:31:18,293 --> 00:31:21,296 ♪ Had a lot of people say they'd try to help 538 00:31:21,338 --> 00:31:23,549 ♪ But they don't know the story, they just try to... ♪ 539 00:31:23,590 --> 00:31:25,759 I've heard a lot about you. 540 00:31:25,801 --> 00:31:28,387 Archie says you're great. Very supportive. 541 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:32,182 That's very sweet of him. 542 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:35,268 I need you to tell me the truth about something. 543 00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:39,773 I know my son has passion for music. Does he have any talent? 544 00:31:39,815 --> 00:31:41,400 See, I want to be supportive, 545 00:31:41,441 --> 00:31:43,901 but as a parent, it's really hard to watch 546 00:31:43,943 --> 00:31:45,904 your kid chase a dream they may never catch, 547 00:31:45,945 --> 00:31:48,407 when real-life opportunities are passing them by. 548 00:31:48,448 --> 00:31:51,493 Mr. Andrews, Archie... 549 00:31:51,535 --> 00:31:54,371 He has talent. Unquestionably. 550 00:31:54,413 --> 00:31:57,708 I'm not gonna lie to you. He is coming to it late. 551 00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:59,585 And he's got a lot of catching up to do. 552 00:31:59,626 --> 00:32:03,714 And there's an entire world of competition out there. 553 00:32:05,298 --> 00:32:07,426 Will he be able to make a living at it? 554 00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:11,847 It'd be a shame if he didn't at least try. 555 00:32:14,182 --> 00:32:16,727 ♪ Nothing can shake her... ♪ 556 00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:19,229 You know, I gotta ask you. 557 00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:21,481 What made you take such an interest in my son? 558 00:32:26,695 --> 00:32:28,321 Archie's a special kid. 559 00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:31,909 -(PUSSYCATS FINISH SINGING) -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) 560 00:32:34,327 --> 00:32:37,456 JOSIE: Okay, we're gonna do something a little different. 561 00:32:37,497 --> 00:32:39,124 Hermione Lodge. 562 00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:44,045 Park Avenue princess to cater-waiter. 563 00:32:44,087 --> 00:32:47,173 Alice Cooper. No longer lactose intolerant, I see. 564 00:32:48,216 --> 00:32:49,342 How's Veronica? 565 00:32:51,261 --> 00:32:55,223 Oh. You don't even know, do you? 566 00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:58,477 The things that they're saying about your daughter at school? 567 00:32:59,603 --> 00:33:02,439 -What things? -Slut-shaming. 568 00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:05,525 That's what they call it when sluts get shamed. 569 00:33:08,695 --> 00:33:12,908 You know, you really have to keep an eye on girls like Veronica. 570 00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:15,452 They so easily can get out of control. 571 00:33:20,457 --> 00:33:22,751 -VERONICA: What is that? -Muscle relaxer. 572 00:33:22,793 --> 00:33:26,254 Mix it with booze and it lowers your inhibitions. Hello, truth serum. 573 00:33:26,296 --> 00:33:28,715 Maybe we should slow it down a little? 574 00:33:28,757 --> 00:33:31,510 It's fine. Right, Chuck? 575 00:33:34,471 --> 00:33:37,307 You don't want to slow down, do you? 576 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:40,143 Oh, I'm 2 Fast 2 Furious, baby. 577 00:33:40,769 --> 00:33:42,020 Good. 578 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:43,981 Good boy, Chuck. 579 00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:51,112 Hello, Dilton. 580 00:33:54,073 --> 00:33:56,493 I talked to one of your Scouts. 581 00:33:56,535 --> 00:33:59,120 I know you fired the gun. 582 00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:02,081 Which makes you both a liar, and a public menace. 583 00:34:05,961 --> 00:34:08,171 So what if I did? 584 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,340 I was doing the Adventure Scouts a favor. 585 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:13,176 Somebody has to teach them how to stand their ground. The way this town is going... 586 00:34:13,218 --> 00:34:15,053 Save it for your statement. 587 00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:18,056 Which you can make to Sheriff Keller, or to me. 588 00:34:18,097 --> 00:34:20,266 I suggest the latter. 589 00:34:20,308 --> 00:34:22,561 Blue and Gold offices. Tomorrow. 590 00:34:27,816 --> 00:34:30,109 (MUSIC PLAYING) 591 00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:36,449 What? What the hell? 592 00:34:36,491 --> 00:34:38,410 Start recording. 593 00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:40,871 Hey, guys. It's really hot in here. 594 00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:42,873 And getting hotter by the minute. 595 00:34:43,790 --> 00:34:45,542 Time to squeal, pig. 596 00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:48,587 Tell the truth about what happened between you and Veronica. 597 00:34:48,628 --> 00:34:50,881 We had a good time. She had a good time. 598 00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:56,011 The truth, Chuck, or so help me, I will boil you alive. 599 00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,222 What? 600 00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:01,307 -We made out. -And then? 601 00:35:02,976 --> 00:35:04,310 And then I took her home! 602 00:35:04,352 --> 00:35:06,229 And I didn't give her a Sticky Maple. 603 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:08,106 That is all you had to say, you ass. 604 00:35:09,190 --> 00:35:10,650 And now, everyone will know. 605 00:35:12,736 --> 00:35:15,113 You like shaming people, Chuck? 606 00:35:15,154 --> 00:35:17,115 -Whoa, hey... -You like dehumanizing them? 607 00:35:17,156 --> 00:35:20,243 -Okay! (EXCLAIMS) -Prissy prude by day, freak in the sheets by night? 608 00:35:20,285 --> 00:35:22,370 -No! -Apologize. 609 00:35:22,412 --> 00:35:23,830 -Hey, get this... -Calm down. 610 00:35:23,872 --> 00:35:25,791 -Say you're sorry! -Okay! 611 00:35:25,832 --> 00:35:27,125 Okay, I'm sorry! 612 00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:28,835 I'm sorry for all of it! 613 00:35:28,877 --> 00:35:30,169 BETTY: Good job, pig. 614 00:35:32,171 --> 00:35:34,007 Now, time for your reward. 615 00:35:34,967 --> 00:35:36,885 A Sticky Maple of your own. 616 00:35:36,927 --> 00:35:38,136 Wait! What, what? 617 00:35:38,177 --> 00:35:41,473 Apologize for ruining Polly. 618 00:35:41,514 --> 00:35:44,225 -What the hell? Oh, my God! -Do it, Jason! 619 00:35:44,267 --> 00:35:45,978 Say you're sorry for destroying me. 620 00:35:46,019 --> 00:35:49,397 -Apologize for what you did to me! -Look, I'm not Jason! 621 00:35:49,439 --> 00:35:51,942 -I'm not Jason! -Betty, that is enough! 622 00:35:51,984 --> 00:35:53,735 Stop, it's over! 623 00:35:53,777 --> 00:35:55,445 We did it. You did it. 624 00:35:56,738 --> 00:35:57,948 [Chuck] You are crazy. 625 00:35:57,990 --> 00:35:59,992 Oh, my God! You're crazy as hell! 626 00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:01,200 Betty? 627 00:36:03,411 --> 00:36:04,537 I'm fine. 628 00:36:08,750 --> 00:36:09,960 We're done here. 629 00:36:19,928 --> 00:36:21,847 -(ELECTRIC DRILL BUZZING) -Dad? 630 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:28,061 Dad, what's going on? 631 00:36:28,103 --> 00:36:31,857 Well, I am soundproofing the garage. 632 00:36:31,898 --> 00:36:36,402 I figure, you know, while you're grounded, you should at least be productive. 633 00:36:37,112 --> 00:36:38,446 Practicing your music. 634 00:36:40,032 --> 00:36:43,618 Dad, this is awesome. Thank you. 635 00:36:43,660 --> 00:36:47,372 I met your music teacher last night. Yeah, Ms. Grundy? 636 00:36:47,413 --> 00:36:51,043 Whoa. They did not look like that in my day, son. 637 00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:54,754 Ah, what were you guys talking about? 638 00:36:55,839 --> 00:36:57,049 You. 639 00:36:59,092 --> 00:37:00,593 She believes in you, Archie. 640 00:37:01,970 --> 00:37:03,262 So do I. 641 00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:15,025 (SIGHS) 642 00:37:16,275 --> 00:37:18,737 Quite the expose. 643 00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:21,489 Whenever did you find the time to write it? 644 00:37:21,531 --> 00:37:24,241 (SIGHS) Stayed up all night. 645 00:37:24,283 --> 00:37:26,243 Couldn't sleep after... 646 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:28,371 Me neither. 647 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:31,249 Betty... 648 00:37:31,290 --> 00:37:34,086 You came through for me, 649 00:37:34,127 --> 00:37:36,629 in a way that no one else ever has before. 650 00:37:37,923 --> 00:37:39,091 But... 651 00:37:39,132 --> 00:37:41,300 Can we talk about what happened? 652 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:43,386 What do you mean? 653 00:37:44,303 --> 00:37:47,265 The wig and everything. 654 00:37:48,307 --> 00:37:50,518 How far were you gonna take it? 655 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,813 -Chuck deserved it. -You called him Jason. 656 00:37:56,942 --> 00:38:01,113 -Know what? I didn't do that. -Yeah, girl, you did. 657 00:38:01,154 --> 00:38:05,784 You called yourself Polly. It was like Dr. Jekyll, Mistress Hyde. 658 00:38:05,825 --> 00:38:07,410 You became another person. 659 00:38:08,161 --> 00:38:09,246 (SIGHS) 660 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:11,039 Okay, I mean... 661 00:38:11,081 --> 00:38:13,583 I remember saying Chuck should apologize for Polly, 662 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:16,920 but not because I thought he was Jason. 663 00:38:16,962 --> 00:38:18,964 -Why then? -Because... 664 00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:22,259 I'm sick of guys like Chuck and Jason doing horrible things to girls like me, 665 00:38:22,299 --> 00:38:24,803 you, and Polly. Okay? 666 00:38:27,013 --> 00:38:28,347 JUGHEAD: Good and evil. 667 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,934 Light and dark. 668 00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:33,103 Betty and Veronica. 669 00:38:33,145 --> 00:38:35,480 Two sides of the same Janus coin. 670 00:38:39,358 --> 00:38:41,319 Given Betty's article, 671 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,363 Weatherbee needed a sacrificial lamb. 672 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:47,533 Needed to make an example of someone. 673 00:38:47,575 --> 00:38:52,831 So, after Hermione Lodge negotiated a lesser sentence for our two avenging angels... 674 00:38:52,872 --> 00:38:55,500 Next time, mija, you come to me first. 675 00:38:55,541 --> 00:38:58,211 You don't take matters into your own hands. 676 00:39:00,379 --> 00:39:04,509 JUGHEAD: Coach Clayton, to save his job, to save the school's reputation, 677 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:09,388 was forced to cut his own beloved son, and his goon squad, from the team. 678 00:39:09,430 --> 00:39:14,102 An action that, though none of us knew it at the time, would have terrible consequences 679 00:39:14,144 --> 00:39:15,603 in the weeks to come... 680 00:39:17,563 --> 00:39:20,357 Thanks, Betty. Thanks, Veronica. 681 00:39:20,399 --> 00:39:22,694 Thank you, Ethel, for going on the record. 682 00:39:22,735 --> 00:39:24,863 It made all of the difference with Weatherbee. 683 00:39:24,904 --> 00:39:27,573 You're the bravest of them all, Ethel Muggs. 684 00:39:28,449 --> 00:39:30,743 Hashtag JusticeForEthel. 685 00:39:30,785 --> 00:39:34,539 JUGHEAD: But one thing was certain, Betty and Veronica, 686 00:39:34,580 --> 00:39:37,500 now B&V, and maybe forever, 687 00:39:38,835 --> 00:39:40,212 had been forged. 688 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:56,936 They walked through the fire, 689 00:39:57,812 --> 00:39:58,813 and survived. 690 00:40:01,524 --> 00:40:03,651 Whoever killed Jason hurt him. 691 00:40:04,736 --> 00:40:06,612 Maybe Jason hurt people, too. 692 00:40:07,947 --> 00:40:09,657 If he hurt Polly, I'm sorry. 693 00:40:22,712 --> 00:40:24,214 (GASPS) Archie? 694 00:40:26,799 --> 00:40:27,967 I, uh... 695 00:40:29,594 --> 00:40:32,222 I wanted to thank you for talking to my dad. 696 00:40:32,264 --> 00:40:34,640 I meant what I told him. 697 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:36,642 I think it could really happen for you. 698 00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:43,275 So... 699 00:40:46,194 --> 00:40:48,321 Does this mean we can 700 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:50,865 start our lessons back up again? 701 00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:55,578 JUGHEAD: We crave absolutes. They comfort us, 702 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,998 but life is infinitely more complex than that. 703 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:03,002 If you publish a story saying I fired that gun, my life will be ruined. 704 00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:04,670 I'll be banished from the Adventure Scouts, 705 00:41:04,712 --> 00:41:06,839 and charged with a misdemeanor. 706 00:41:08,258 --> 00:41:09,926 So, what if I have a better story? 707 00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:16,015 If I tell you what I know, promise me the gunshot stays between us. 708 00:41:19,227 --> 00:41:21,854 You have our word. As journalists. 709 00:41:24,565 --> 00:41:27,110 I saw something at Sweetwater River. 710 00:41:27,152 --> 00:41:28,611 Something nobody else saw. 711 00:41:30,529 --> 00:41:32,365 Ms. Grundy's car. 712 00:41:32,407 --> 00:41:33,699 By the river's edge. 713 00:41:36,411 --> 00:41:37,787 She was there. 714 00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:39,664 JUGHEAD: Despite all of our recent troubles, 715 00:41:39,705 --> 00:41:42,500 I would've done anything to protect Archie. 716 00:41:42,541 --> 00:41:45,670 But Dilton Doiley had just opened Pandora's box, 717 00:41:45,711 --> 00:41:51,676 and now, there was nothing I, or anyone, could do to save him. us.