1 00:00:01,293 --> 00:00:02,753 ARCHIE: Previously on Riverdale... 2 00:00:02,795 --> 00:00:04,045 You know that SoDale contract? 3 00:00:04,087 --> 00:00:05,840 It was awarded to Andrews Construction. 4 00:00:05,881 --> 00:00:07,842 Mr. Andrews still doesn't know that Daddy is the buyer? 5 00:00:07,883 --> 00:00:11,178 I asked around about those bruisers going after your crew. 6 00:00:11,219 --> 00:00:14,055 Pretty sure we both know who has business in Montreal. 7 00:00:14,097 --> 00:00:16,099 Hiram, why would he even... 8 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:18,686 Maybe he got a whiff of your little romance with Freddy Andrews? 9 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:20,103 VERONICA: When my father got arrested, 10 00:00:20,145 --> 00:00:21,939 I made a pact to become a better person. 11 00:00:21,981 --> 00:00:24,399 You're the bravest of them all, Ethel Muggs. 12 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:26,527 You hate the Blossoms 13 00:00:26,568 --> 00:00:28,779 and now Polly is pregnant with his baby. 14 00:00:28,821 --> 00:00:30,865 Polly is moving home. 15 00:00:30,906 --> 00:00:35,494 I will not be party to raising a child that has Blossom blood. 16 00:00:37,078 --> 00:00:38,121 JUGHEAD: Thicker than blood. 17 00:00:38,163 --> 00:00:40,248 More precious than oil. 18 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:43,210 Riverdale's big business is maple syrup. 19 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:44,962 Since the town's founding, 20 00:00:45,004 --> 00:00:48,256 one family has controlled its lucrative syrup trade, 21 00:00:48,298 --> 00:00:49,884 the Blossoms. 22 00:00:49,925 --> 00:00:52,219 They were a part of the fabric of our daily lives... 23 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:54,889 Rich or poor, old or young, 24 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:57,766 we consumed Blossom syrup by the bucket. 25 00:00:57,808 --> 00:01:01,353 That sickly, sweet smell was inescapable. 26 00:01:04,105 --> 00:01:07,234 The death of Jason Blossom precipitated a crisis. 27 00:01:07,275 --> 00:01:09,236 With the heir apparent gone, 28 00:01:09,277 --> 00:01:12,406 who would inherit the family business one day? 29 00:01:12,447 --> 00:01:13,908 Certainly not Cheryl. 30 00:01:15,868 --> 00:01:19,246 It was a question that brought the wolves to Riverdale. 31 00:01:19,287 --> 00:01:21,331 And now, the Blossoms were circling the wagons 32 00:01:21,373 --> 00:01:22,791 against possible attack, 33 00:01:22,833 --> 00:01:25,002 from within their own ranks. 34 00:01:25,044 --> 00:01:28,422 BETTY: Polly won't answer my calls or e-mails. 35 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:30,674 I mean, I get that she doesn't want to talk to my dad, 36 00:01:30,716 --> 00:01:32,801 but what did I do wrong? 37 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:33,969 JUGHEAD: Nothing. 38 00:01:34,970 --> 00:01:36,055 We'll figure it out. 39 00:01:36,972 --> 00:01:38,390 Come here. 40 00:01:39,474 --> 00:01:40,768 (DOOR OPENS) 41 00:01:40,809 --> 00:01:42,603 Up and at 'em, breakfast is ready. 42 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:43,812 I'm not hungry. 43 00:01:43,854 --> 00:01:45,606 ALICE: Oh, enough is enough, Elizabeth, 44 00:01:45,647 --> 00:01:47,441 we have a big week ahead of us. 45 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:50,277 The Blossoms have always been a thorn in our side, 46 00:01:50,318 --> 00:01:52,947 ever since, according to your milquetoast father, 47 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:54,448 Great-Grandpappy Blossom 48 00:01:54,489 --> 00:01:56,617 killed Great-Grandpappy Cooper. 49 00:01:56,658 --> 00:02:00,037 Well, it's about time someone brings them to heel. 50 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:03,540 I'm writing a searing, no-holds-barred takedown of their clan. 51 00:02:03,582 --> 00:02:05,876 And you think that's going to bring Polly home? 52 00:02:05,918 --> 00:02:07,711 Maybe, maybe not, 53 00:02:07,753 --> 00:02:09,630 but it'll make me feel better. 54 00:02:09,671 --> 00:02:12,173 Word has it that the Blossom board of trustees 55 00:02:12,215 --> 00:02:15,719 has descended upon Riverdale like a cabal of vampires. 56 00:02:15,761 --> 00:02:18,055 Why? Now, that's a story. 57 00:02:18,097 --> 00:02:19,514 I just need to find a way in. 58 00:02:21,683 --> 00:02:23,226 HERMIONE: The lawyers are coming over this week 59 00:02:23,268 --> 00:02:26,313 to take our statements for your dad's hearing. 60 00:02:26,354 --> 00:02:28,732 We're both gonna have to testify on your father's behalf. 61 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:32,653 What if they ask about what he did? 62 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:34,822 Embezzling all that money? 63 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,907 Am I going to have to lie? 64 00:02:36,949 --> 00:02:40,535 Well... (SIGHS) We might have to 65 00:02:40,577 --> 00:02:44,289 shade the truth a bit, Ronnie. 66 00:02:45,373 --> 00:02:47,167 Mom? 67 00:02:47,208 --> 00:02:49,210 Baby, I have just made a mess of things. 68 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:53,590 Your father found out about Fred and me. 69 00:02:54,549 --> 00:02:55,926 Someone went to him 70 00:02:55,968 --> 00:02:57,344 before I got a chance to say anything... 71 00:02:57,385 --> 00:02:59,387 Oh, my God, Dad knows? 72 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:00,764 Yes, and on top of that, 73 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:03,100 the Blossoms are still after the drive-in land, 74 00:03:03,142 --> 00:03:06,185 and Fred still doesn't know that we own it. 75 00:03:06,227 --> 00:03:09,731 Maybe it's time you tell Mr. Andrews the truth. 76 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:12,359 And risk having him walk off the project? 77 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,529 We've bet everything we have on the SoDale construction. 78 00:03:15,570 --> 00:03:16,947 Mom, 79 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:19,240 this is a small, gossipy town. 80 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:21,368 You need to tell Fred about the land 81 00:03:21,409 --> 00:03:23,162 before someone else does. 82 00:03:25,622 --> 00:03:26,999 (TUNING GUITAR) 83 00:03:30,002 --> 00:03:31,628 Archie. 84 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:33,630 If music be the food of love, 85 00:03:33,672 --> 00:03:35,632 play on, play on. 86 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,637 Did you know this week's the official start 87 00:03:40,679 --> 00:03:42,556 of maple syrup season? 88 00:03:42,597 --> 00:03:44,307 I... No, I didn't. 89 00:03:44,349 --> 00:03:46,393 Well, it is. 90 00:03:46,434 --> 00:03:48,937 And every year, we host a tree-tapping ceremony, 91 00:03:48,979 --> 00:03:51,565 a tradition that honors the Blossom bloodline. 92 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:53,232 Our heritage. 93 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:54,317 Sounds cool. 94 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:56,111 It is. Beyond. 95 00:03:56,153 --> 00:03:59,573 It's also incredibly exclusive. 96 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:01,867 Family and inner circle only. 97 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:05,996 Wanna be my date? 98 00:04:06,038 --> 00:04:10,167 The maple-tapping's something Jason and I have done together since we could walk. 99 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:12,211 It was our extra-special thing. 100 00:04:13,294 --> 00:04:14,963 But I... 101 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:16,297 I can't face it alone. 102 00:04:17,632 --> 00:04:19,259 If you came, 103 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:20,969 as my escort, 104 00:04:21,011 --> 00:04:25,099 I think I could get through it. 105 00:04:25,140 --> 00:04:28,268 Cheryl, I would love to help, but I have a girlfriend. 106 00:04:28,309 --> 00:04:30,771 Maybe invite Kevin? Or Reggie? 107 00:04:30,812 --> 00:04:32,814 You don't get it, do you? 108 00:04:32,856 --> 00:04:35,358 I don't want Kevin or Reggie. 109 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:36,401 I want you. 110 00:04:37,861 --> 00:04:39,154 You defended me to Sheriff Keller 111 00:04:39,196 --> 00:04:41,031 when not even my parents would. 112 00:04:43,408 --> 00:04:45,368 Never mind, I'm sorry I asked. 113 00:04:45,410 --> 00:04:46,828 Cheryl, hold on. 114 00:04:49,248 --> 00:04:54,211 "They put me in a wooden box as I desperately opposed. 115 00:04:56,088 --> 00:04:57,881 But all my screaming was for naught. 116 00:04:57,923 --> 00:05:00,175 My mouth had been sewn closed. 117 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:04,721 Curled up in bed was just a girl. 118 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:06,848 Needing Daddy's arms to hold her." 119 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:12,562 Hey, Ethel. 120 00:05:12,604 --> 00:05:17,567 I just wanted to tell you how moved I was by your poem. 121 00:05:17,609 --> 00:05:21,571 It felt like you were tapping into something pretty dark, 122 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:23,573 but also pretty real. 123 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:26,409 And I don't want to overstep... 124 00:05:26,451 --> 00:05:29,079 But is everything all right, Ethel? 125 00:05:36,377 --> 00:05:38,713 Things at home aren't great. 126 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:44,094 My mom and dad are fighting, 127 00:05:44,136 --> 00:05:45,887 but they won't tell me about what. 128 00:05:48,056 --> 00:05:51,268 It's like this really bad thing is happening, 129 00:05:51,310 --> 00:05:53,603 and there's nothing that I can do to stop it. 130 00:05:53,645 --> 00:05:55,730 Like you're trapped in a slow-motion car crash. 131 00:05:57,149 --> 00:05:59,109 Yeah, I know the feeling. 132 00:05:59,151 --> 00:06:01,195 Listen, Ethel. 133 00:06:01,236 --> 00:06:03,613 It sounds like you need some cheering up. 134 00:06:03,655 --> 00:06:06,783 Which happens to be a Veronica Lodge specialty. 135 00:06:06,825 --> 00:06:07,868 So... 136 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:09,911 If you're free tomorrow, 137 00:06:09,953 --> 00:06:11,830 come over for lunch and pampering. 138 00:06:13,498 --> 00:06:15,374 Kevin will be there. 139 00:06:15,416 --> 00:06:17,460 Yeah, come on, it'll be fun. 140 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:18,837 Just please say yes. 141 00:06:20,339 --> 00:06:22,090 All right, sure. 142 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:23,800 Yeah? Yeah. 143 00:06:23,842 --> 00:06:25,635 Great, I'll see you tomorrow. 144 00:06:26,928 --> 00:06:29,139 So... What was that about? 145 00:06:30,682 --> 00:06:32,433 Ethel's poem was a cry for help 146 00:06:32,475 --> 00:06:33,894 if I ever heard one, 147 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:35,979 the likes of which I vowed never to ignore, 148 00:06:36,021 --> 00:06:37,981 not after... 149 00:06:38,023 --> 00:06:39,691 Uh-oh. Do we need to sit down? 150 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:43,153 Okay, so, last year at Spence, 151 00:06:43,195 --> 00:06:47,574 my best friend Katy and I kind of terrorized this girl, Paige. 152 00:06:47,615 --> 00:06:49,659 One time, we made her drink gutter water. 153 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:51,161 Ew! Why? 154 00:06:51,203 --> 00:06:52,913 Because she was there. 155 00:06:52,954 --> 00:06:54,164 Because she was a misfit 156 00:06:54,206 --> 00:06:56,833 and we were class-A brutal bitches. 157 00:06:56,875 --> 00:06:58,085 Anyway, by December, 158 00:06:58,126 --> 00:06:59,627 Paige couldn't take it anymore... 159 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:02,172 Oh, my God, did you drive her to suicide? 160 00:07:02,214 --> 00:07:03,422 What? No. 161 00:07:03,464 --> 00:07:05,342 But she did transfer schools. 162 00:07:05,384 --> 00:07:06,676 And went into therapy. 163 00:07:06,718 --> 00:07:08,427 So now? 164 00:07:08,469 --> 00:07:10,764 If I can make Ethel Muggs' life a little better, 165 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:13,100 even for one afternoon, 166 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:14,893 I'm going to do it. 167 00:07:18,230 --> 00:07:20,023 Archibald. 168 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:22,943 I was going to get Principal Weatherbee to summon you. 169 00:07:22,984 --> 00:07:24,527 Hey, Mrs. Blossom. 170 00:07:24,569 --> 00:07:26,154 Have a moment to chat? 171 00:07:26,196 --> 00:07:27,948 About Cheryl. 172 00:07:27,989 --> 00:07:30,367 I believe she invited you to our tree-tapping ceremony? 173 00:07:30,409 --> 00:07:31,826 Yeah. 174 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:33,494 She did, and like I told her, 175 00:07:33,536 --> 00:07:35,872 I don't feel comfortable going. 176 00:07:36,706 --> 00:07:37,958 Cheryl tells me 177 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:40,543 you have a keen interest in music. 178 00:07:40,585 --> 00:07:41,669 Is that true? 179 00:07:43,922 --> 00:07:46,300 Did she tell you her Great-Uncle Harrison 180 00:07:46,341 --> 00:07:49,719 sits on the board of the Brandenburg Music Academy? 181 00:07:49,761 --> 00:07:52,513 They have an excellent summer program, I hear. 182 00:07:52,555 --> 00:07:55,558 It's amazing, crazy hard to get into. 183 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,145 Surely not for a talent like you. 184 00:07:58,186 --> 00:08:01,398 And especially not if I put in a word on your behalf. 185 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,482 Mrs. Blossom... 186 00:08:02,523 --> 00:08:04,234 At Jason's memorial, 187 00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:06,361 you brought me his football jersey. 188 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:08,196 So sorry for your loss, Mrs. Blossom. 189 00:08:09,864 --> 00:08:11,741 I thought you might want to have this. 190 00:08:14,953 --> 00:08:16,913 That was an act of kindness 191 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,040 on a day of despair. 192 00:08:19,082 --> 00:08:21,209 You're good and decent, Archibald, 193 00:08:21,251 --> 00:08:23,670 unlike most people in this town. 194 00:08:23,711 --> 00:08:25,672 Mrs. Blossom, I don't know what to say. 195 00:08:25,713 --> 00:08:29,176 Say you'll reconsider escorting my daughter to the tapping. 196 00:08:29,217 --> 00:08:30,927 It's just an afternoon. 197 00:08:30,969 --> 00:08:33,054 And it would mean the world to my Cheryl. 198 00:08:34,639 --> 00:08:38,226 I mean, yeah. I guess I could talk to Valerie. 199 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:39,602 I swear, Archibald, 200 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,104 when the light hits you just right... 201 00:08:43,482 --> 00:08:45,442 I'll tell Cheryl the good news. 202 00:08:45,484 --> 00:08:47,486 And I'll call Great-Uncle Harrison. 203 00:08:51,239 --> 00:08:53,033 Just in time, we're celebrating. 204 00:08:53,074 --> 00:08:55,076 KEVIN: Archie was just telling us 205 00:08:55,118 --> 00:08:57,204 how he's going to some super-exclusive music program this summer. 206 00:08:57,245 --> 00:08:59,706 Maybe. If it happens, though, it would be huge for me. 207 00:08:59,747 --> 00:09:01,208 Do you have to audition for it? 208 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:02,959 Well, not exactly. Mrs. Blossom came by earlier 209 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:04,585 and said she'd put a good word in for me. 210 00:09:04,627 --> 00:09:05,795 Amazing. Terrifying. 211 00:09:07,088 --> 00:09:08,215 Uh-huh. 212 00:09:08,256 --> 00:09:09,883 What's she getting out of it? 213 00:09:09,924 --> 00:09:11,550 I told her I'd take Cheryl 214 00:09:11,592 --> 00:09:13,220 to their family's tree-tapping thing. 215 00:09:13,261 --> 00:09:14,888 I already talked to Valerie, and she's cool with it. 216 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:16,473 Cool with you being a gigolo now? 217 00:09:16,515 --> 00:09:18,725 I'm doing someone a favor for my music, Jughead. 218 00:09:18,766 --> 00:09:21,061 I need to make connections outside of Riverdale. 219 00:09:21,102 --> 00:09:22,396 That's the way of the world. 220 00:09:22,437 --> 00:09:23,480 It's all about connections. 221 00:09:23,522 --> 00:09:25,315 But Jughead's right. 222 00:09:25,357 --> 00:09:28,151 These kinds of favors always come with a price tag. 223 00:09:28,193 --> 00:09:30,487 Betty, back me up here. 224 00:09:30,529 --> 00:09:31,654 I think it's a great idea. 225 00:09:31,696 --> 00:09:32,906 Thank you, Betty. 226 00:09:32,947 --> 00:09:35,116 Yeah, and while you're there, 227 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:37,452 would you talk to Polly for me? 228 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,371 I just want to make sure she's okay. 229 00:09:40,288 --> 00:09:41,373 Definitely. 230 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:43,666 Thank you. 231 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:46,794 And don't worry, Ronnie, I can take care of myself. 232 00:09:46,836 --> 00:09:48,671 Famous last words, Archiekins. 233 00:09:58,932 --> 00:10:00,141 CHERYL: When Jason died, 234 00:10:00,183 --> 00:10:01,935 I thought I'd tapped my last tree. 235 00:10:01,976 --> 00:10:03,437 Now, don't be nervous. 236 00:10:03,478 --> 00:10:04,645 All you have to do is hold the bucket steady, 237 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:06,773 I'll handle the rest. 238 00:10:06,814 --> 00:10:08,608 ARCHIE: Who are all these people? 239 00:10:08,649 --> 00:10:09,734 Entre nous, 240 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:11,652 they're Daddy's board of trustees. 241 00:10:11,694 --> 00:10:13,280 They smell blood in the water. 242 00:10:13,321 --> 00:10:15,449 That's why they're here. 243 00:10:15,490 --> 00:10:17,951 (SIGHS) They're worried Daddy's losing his grip on the company 244 00:10:17,992 --> 00:10:20,245 and they're looking for a way to take it away from us. 245 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,788 They can do that? 246 00:10:21,829 --> 00:10:23,664 If they all vote together, they can. 247 00:10:23,706 --> 00:10:26,626 When Jason died, it was a PR debacle. 248 00:10:26,667 --> 00:10:29,629 And now, here's Polly, pregnant and unwed. 249 00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:31,005 It's no wonder they've descended upon us 250 00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:32,507 like some biblical plague. 251 00:10:38,221 --> 00:10:43,143 "Nearly 100 years ago, Grandfather Blossom came to this sacred maple grove. 252 00:10:43,184 --> 00:10:45,437 The annual tapping ceremony 253 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:48,856 portends each season's bounty." 254 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:52,527 Now, I've performed this ceremony many times in my life. 255 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:56,364 My son Jason, when he came of age, performed it as well. 256 00:10:56,406 --> 00:10:57,824 In his place, 257 00:10:57,865 --> 00:10:59,742 I put forth my daughter Cheryl. 258 00:11:16,551 --> 00:11:17,594 Hey. 259 00:11:18,886 --> 00:11:20,347 You can do this in your sleep. 260 00:11:29,814 --> 00:11:31,358 MAN 1: Bravo! MAN 2: Well done! 261 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:32,942 (APPLAUSE) 262 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:39,658 ARCHIE: Good shot. Nice. 263 00:11:39,698 --> 00:11:41,909 Mrs. Lodge, this Quiche Lorraine is to die for. 264 00:11:42,619 --> 00:11:43,870 Ethel, 265 00:11:43,911 --> 00:11:45,330 you haven't eaten at all. 266 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:46,498 Oh. Sorry. I just... 267 00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:47,748 I'm not really hungry. 268 00:11:47,790 --> 00:11:49,584 Anything we can help with? 269 00:11:50,918 --> 00:11:53,380 Uh, my parents... 270 00:11:53,421 --> 00:11:55,756 All they do is yell at each other. 271 00:11:55,798 --> 00:11:58,552 My parents are fighting right now, too. 272 00:11:59,927 --> 00:12:00,970 It's terrible. 273 00:12:02,721 --> 00:12:06,434 I think my dad had some bad luck with our savings. 274 00:12:06,476 --> 00:12:09,062 Now my mom says we're going to have to sell the house. 275 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:10,813 My dad is just so... 276 00:12:11,730 --> 00:12:13,274 Crushed. 277 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:16,110 I wish there was something I could do to help him. 278 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:18,279 Girl, we have a lot more in common than I thought. 279 00:12:19,780 --> 00:12:21,575 We lost our place at the Dakota. 280 00:12:23,326 --> 00:12:25,412 Look, being ruined sucks. 281 00:12:25,453 --> 00:12:28,289 But you have your family and you have us. 282 00:12:28,331 --> 00:12:30,250 You've got this, Ethel Muggs. 283 00:12:32,001 --> 00:12:33,253 "Muggs"? 284 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:35,547 Uh, it's Dutch. 285 00:12:35,589 --> 00:12:36,797 We lost the third "G" 286 00:12:36,839 --> 00:12:38,675 when my Grandpa Manfred came over. 287 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:42,929 Archibald! Come join us before the snow starts again. 288 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:48,309 PHOTOGRAPHER: Three, two, one. 289 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:49,352 (CAMERA CLICKS) 290 00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:54,815 Polly. 291 00:12:54,857 --> 00:12:56,234 Betty's worried about you. 292 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:58,445 Why won't you call or e-mail her? 293 00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:00,113 She fought for you, Polly, 294 00:13:00,154 --> 00:13:01,780 and now you're treating her like she's the enemy. 295 00:13:01,822 --> 00:13:03,991 Polly, come along. 296 00:13:05,993 --> 00:13:08,329 Tell Betty that she shouldn't worry, okay? 297 00:13:10,998 --> 00:13:12,667 Veronica, there's something that you need to know 298 00:13:12,709 --> 00:13:14,835 about that Muggs girl. What? 299 00:13:14,877 --> 00:13:16,630 Her father, Manfred Muggs, 300 00:13:16,671 --> 00:13:18,131 invested with your dad. 301 00:13:18,172 --> 00:13:20,759 And it's probable that they lost a lot 302 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:23,637 when your father was arrested. Maybe everything. 303 00:13:23,678 --> 00:13:25,639 Mom, they're being kicked out of their house, 304 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:26,765 their home. 305 00:13:26,805 --> 00:13:28,099 Well, from what I've been told, 306 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,350 the Muggs family is going to testify 307 00:13:29,392 --> 00:13:30,477 against your father. 308 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:32,270 They should. 309 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,147 How many, Mom? 310 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:36,775 How many families like Ethel's? 311 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:39,778 It's the risk of doing business with your father. 312 00:13:39,818 --> 00:13:42,363 Could Mr. Andrews lose everything, 313 00:13:42,405 --> 00:13:43,990 for doing business with you and Dad? 314 00:13:44,031 --> 00:13:45,325 I'm not sure. 315 00:13:46,576 --> 00:13:47,702 My God. 316 00:13:57,420 --> 00:14:00,131 I don't buy this dog-and-pony show for a second. 317 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:01,341 Cliff can't control his own family, 318 00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:02,467 let alone the company. 319 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,344 Agreed. 320 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:06,220 And if he tries to put Cheryl forward as a successor... 321 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:08,055 Do you remember what she did at the funeral? 322 00:14:08,097 --> 00:14:09,808 Crocodile tears. Hey. 323 00:14:09,848 --> 00:14:10,975 CHERYL: Archie, you don't have to. 324 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:13,311 No, Cheryl loved Jason. 325 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:15,730 What was she meant to do at his funeral, not cry? 326 00:14:15,772 --> 00:14:17,357 And yeah, Jason was on the football team, 327 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:19,359 but Cheryl was at every single game, too, 328 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,361 doing as much to help the Bulldogs win as he did. 329 00:14:21,402 --> 00:14:22,737 Also, 4.0. 330 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:25,365 Also, she has a 4.0 grade point average. 331 00:14:25,406 --> 00:14:27,367 If there's one thing that I've learned being in Cheryl's class, 332 00:14:27,408 --> 00:14:29,910 it's don't underestimate her 333 00:14:29,952 --> 00:14:31,287 and don't bet against her. 334 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:39,420 HERMIONE: Fred, we need to talk. 335 00:14:41,589 --> 00:14:43,216 Oh, God. (SIGHS) 336 00:14:46,093 --> 00:14:47,303 Hiram and I, 337 00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:50,724 we are the anonymous buyers. 338 00:14:53,267 --> 00:14:55,729 You're working for Lodge Industries. 339 00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:58,272 How do you not tell me that? 340 00:14:58,314 --> 00:14:59,899 You never would have gotten involved. 341 00:14:59,940 --> 00:15:01,067 You're damn straight. 342 00:15:01,108 --> 00:15:02,943 Because I didn't sign up 343 00:15:02,985 --> 00:15:04,779 to go into business with a criminal like Hiram Lodge. 344 00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:08,241 I'm trying to turn Lodge Industries legitimate. 345 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:10,951 That means partnering with people like you, 346 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:13,580 good people. 347 00:15:13,621 --> 00:15:17,958 This is why Cliff Blossom bought out my crew? 348 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,421 Sent thugs to beat up teenagers? 349 00:15:21,462 --> 00:15:23,506 Clifford didn't send those thugs. 350 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:26,259 Hiram did. 351 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:28,762 He was trying to stop us. 352 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:31,598 He found out about you and me from Clifford. 353 00:15:31,639 --> 00:15:33,600 So you have dragged me into a war 354 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:36,477 between Hiram and Clifford, that's great. 355 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:38,145 I know you're angry. 356 00:15:38,187 --> 00:15:40,314 And I know that I have no right to ask this... 357 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:44,151 But please stay on this project. 358 00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:46,446 If you jump ship, I can't start over with someone else. 359 00:15:46,487 --> 00:15:48,155 So, I do the grunt work 360 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:49,824 while your husband's taking potshots at me 361 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,785 and you're playing both sides? 362 00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:52,827 The whole time? 363 00:15:53,870 --> 00:15:55,329 I gotta take a walk. 364 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:01,628 Archibald, do you know, when Cheryl told me 365 00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:03,296 that she wanted you to come with us, 366 00:16:03,337 --> 00:16:06,507 I was a little taken aback. 367 00:16:06,549 --> 00:16:09,302 Your father and I haven't been seeing eye-to-eye lately. 368 00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:11,304 I came for Cheryl, Mr. Blossom. 369 00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:13,180 And because I'm grateful for what Mrs. Blossom is doing for me. 370 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:15,308 The music academy, you mean? 371 00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:17,977 Yeah, that would be quite a feather in your cap, now, wouldn't it? 372 00:16:18,018 --> 00:16:20,521 You know, we can be extremely generous, 373 00:16:20,563 --> 00:16:22,982 Archibald, to the right people. 374 00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:26,319 Now later this week, we're hosting a banquet for the board 375 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,821 at the Belmont Lodge. 376 00:16:27,862 --> 00:16:29,489 It's a simple thing, a little dinner, 377 00:16:29,530 --> 00:16:31,324 chit-chat, dancing. 378 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:34,327 We would love you to attend as Cheryl's escort. 379 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:36,830 You two make quite the pair. 380 00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:39,833 Oh, I'm honored, Mr. Blossom, really, but... 381 00:16:39,874 --> 00:16:41,459 CHERYL: But nothing. 382 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:44,378 You have to come, I'm wearing viridian. 383 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:46,130 He'll need a proper suit, don't you think, Daddy? 384 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:47,381 I'll have my tailor fit you. 385 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:50,384 If that's not a problem? 386 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:55,682 No. No, no, it's just... 387 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,809 I'm an Andrews, Mr. Blossom, like you said. 388 00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,853 My dad works construction, 389 00:16:59,894 --> 00:17:02,313 a fancy banquet's not really our thing. 390 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,858 That's precisely why you should come. 391 00:17:04,899 --> 00:17:07,193 People like you are the bedrock of our town. 392 00:17:08,277 --> 00:17:09,529 You're hard workers. 393 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,698 Plus, I need a dance partner. 394 00:17:12,949 --> 00:17:14,575 We won't take no for an answer... 395 00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:17,620 Archiekins. 396 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:28,214 ALICE: Who would've predicted this? 397 00:17:28,255 --> 00:17:31,551 Archie Andrews is our fox in the henhouse. 398 00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:33,219 BETTY: Tell us about Polly. 399 00:17:33,260 --> 00:17:35,221 How is she? Did she seem okay? 400 00:17:35,262 --> 00:17:36,848 The Blossoms are treating her great. 401 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,725 But, Betty, I don't think she's coming back. 402 00:17:38,766 --> 00:17:40,226 I don't think she wants to. 403 00:17:40,267 --> 00:17:43,187 That doesn't make any sense. That's not Polly. 404 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,940 She made her choice. 405 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:47,567 We have to learn to live with that. 406 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:50,737 No. I know my sister. She wouldn't do that to us. 407 00:17:50,778 --> 00:17:52,446 Something else is going on. 408 00:17:52,488 --> 00:17:53,948 ALICE: What else did you see, Archie? 409 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:56,116 When you were in the sticky, red thick of it? 410 00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:57,702 Anything about the board? 411 00:17:57,744 --> 00:17:59,913 Cheryl said that they're worried... 412 00:17:59,954 --> 00:18:03,249 That after all the scandal with Jason and Polly, 413 00:18:03,290 --> 00:18:06,753 that they might try and steal the company from Mr. Blossom. 414 00:18:06,794 --> 00:18:08,713 Well, do you hear that, Betty? 415 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:12,299 This is our story. A hostile takeover. 416 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,635 No wonder the trustees are in town. 417 00:18:14,677 --> 00:18:16,721 The Blossom empire is crumbling. 418 00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:17,972 Okay, but, Mom, 419 00:18:18,014 --> 00:18:20,099 if you write a story attacking them 420 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:21,935 while Polly's still in Thornhill... 421 00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:23,477 Enough about Polly. 422 00:18:23,519 --> 00:18:24,979 I mean it. 423 00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:26,272 She's the one that betrayed us, 424 00:18:26,313 --> 00:18:27,440 not the other way around. 425 00:18:29,525 --> 00:18:31,611 CHEERLEADER: Obviously she's jealous... 426 00:18:31,652 --> 00:18:32,695 Cheryl, 427 00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:35,155 can we have a word? 428 00:18:35,197 --> 00:18:37,283 (EXHALES) Scatter, my Vixens. 429 00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:40,870 Yes, Betty? What is it? 430 00:18:42,162 --> 00:18:45,583 Polly. 431 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:48,962 Look, I don't know what kind of Stockholm syndrome spell you've cast on her, 432 00:18:49,003 --> 00:18:51,297 but I want to talk to my sister. 433 00:18:51,338 --> 00:18:52,840 Let's not fight. 434 00:18:52,882 --> 00:18:54,842 Especially not when we should be celebrating. 435 00:18:54,884 --> 00:18:56,343 Why? What happened? 436 00:18:56,385 --> 00:18:57,971 Haven't you heard? 437 00:18:58,012 --> 00:18:59,806 Dr. Patel just confirmed it this morning. 438 00:18:59,847 --> 00:19:02,016 Polly is having twins. 439 00:19:02,058 --> 00:19:04,351 Bless our Blossom genes! 440 00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:06,270 And she didn't call to tell me. 441 00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:07,855 Hostages aren't normally allowed 442 00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:09,482 to make outgoing calls. 443 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:12,526 Can you please just give her a message for me? 444 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:14,028 As long as it doesn't upset her. 445 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,363 Tell her she should call our mom. 446 00:19:16,405 --> 00:19:18,491 She's trying really hard to hide it, 447 00:19:18,532 --> 00:19:21,661 but I can tell she's really, really hurt and upset. 448 00:19:21,702 --> 00:19:23,871 I'll pass your message along... Thank you. 449 00:19:23,913 --> 00:19:24,998 If I remember. 450 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:26,040 Cheryl. 451 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:28,459 That was a joke, you hobo. 452 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:30,544 Of course I'll give her your message, Betty. 453 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:33,047 But no promises that she'll care or respond. 454 00:19:36,926 --> 00:19:38,385 VERONICA: Okay, Ethel, 455 00:19:38,427 --> 00:19:39,929 open your eyes. 456 00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:44,391 What is happening? 457 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:45,893 VERONICA: I was purging my closet, 458 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:48,187 thinking how you would look magnificent 459 00:19:48,228 --> 00:19:49,563 in some of these. 460 00:19:50,564 --> 00:19:52,232 Here, try this on. 461 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:57,363 This is... This is so nice. 462 00:19:57,404 --> 00:20:01,575 And I love this. It is so you, Ethel. 463 00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:05,538 Ronnie, I can't take all this. 464 00:20:05,579 --> 00:20:07,289 I want you to have it. 465 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,044 These things... 466 00:20:11,085 --> 00:20:13,379 My dad gave them to me. 467 00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:15,089 He always brought home gifts 468 00:20:15,131 --> 00:20:18,718 whenever he did something wrong. 469 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:22,262 As a way to make up for it, I guess. 470 00:20:22,304 --> 00:20:24,515 Did it work? 471 00:20:24,557 --> 00:20:26,767 What girl is immune to the charms of a Givenchy bag? 472 00:20:28,769 --> 00:20:30,980 And I still wear these pearls he gave me. 473 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:34,692 Okay, but... 474 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:37,235 You don't have to do anything. 475 00:20:37,277 --> 00:20:39,906 Give me anything. 476 00:20:39,947 --> 00:20:41,615 I just want to be friends. 477 00:20:43,784 --> 00:20:45,119 Me, too, Ethel. 478 00:20:46,954 --> 00:20:47,955 (KNOCK ON DOOR) 479 00:20:50,917 --> 00:20:53,419 Mr. Andrews! Nice haircut. 480 00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:55,963 You're looking extremely DILF-y today. 481 00:20:56,005 --> 00:20:57,090 Is Archie home? 482 00:20:57,131 --> 00:20:58,966 Cheryl, yes. 483 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:00,843 Um, come on in. 484 00:21:04,138 --> 00:21:05,973 The Ice Woman cometh. 485 00:21:07,307 --> 00:21:08,726 Hey, Cheryl. 486 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,103 As a maj thank-you for coming 487 00:21:10,144 --> 00:21:13,064 to the maple banquet with me tomorrow, 488 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:14,523 I wanted to give you this. 489 00:21:16,150 --> 00:21:17,777 An '84 Les Paul. 490 00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:18,945 In our signature color. 491 00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:20,029 You're welcome. 492 00:21:22,531 --> 00:21:25,283 Okay. That's all. I'm going now. 493 00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:27,661 My claustrophobia acts up in small houses. 494 00:21:28,662 --> 00:21:30,123 See you tomorrow. 495 00:21:37,379 --> 00:21:39,506 I'd give that back if I were you. 496 00:21:39,548 --> 00:21:41,425 Dad, come on. The Blossoms, 497 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:43,261 they're helping me get into that summer music program. 498 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:44,511 Like, the best in the country. 499 00:21:44,553 --> 00:21:45,805 And since when did the Blossoms 500 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:47,848 ever give a damn about you, Archie? 501 00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:49,516 Well, they think I have potential, Dad. 502 00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:51,936 He's also pimping himself out to Cheryl. 503 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:55,606 The Blossoms tried to run our business into the ground. 504 00:21:55,648 --> 00:21:57,691 Maybe if you tried talking to Mr. Blossom... 505 00:21:57,733 --> 00:21:59,193 I tried talking to him, Archie, 506 00:21:59,235 --> 00:22:01,112 he laughed in my face. 507 00:22:01,154 --> 00:22:04,198 Don't think for a second that the Blossoms are looking out for you. 508 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,200 They're using you, Archie. 509 00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:09,203 They look at us like we're dirt under their shoe. 510 00:22:10,704 --> 00:22:11,914 I'm over it. 511 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:23,134 What's this? 512 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:25,303 The biggest story we've ever broken. 513 00:22:25,343 --> 00:22:27,471 A tell-all expose on the Blossom clan 514 00:22:27,513 --> 00:22:29,389 and all of their glorious corruption. 515 00:22:29,431 --> 00:22:30,808 Um, would you mind telling me 516 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:32,518 what your mother is talking about? 517 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:34,561 It's time that they finally answer 518 00:22:34,603 --> 00:22:36,230 to everything that they've done to us, 519 00:22:36,272 --> 00:22:37,982 including taking Polly. 520 00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:40,651 By the way, Polly's living with the Blossoms now, 521 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,361 so congratulations, you've finally got what you wanted. 522 00:22:43,403 --> 00:22:44,864 She's officially out of our lives. 523 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,908 I'm not publishing your personal vendetta. 524 00:22:49,618 --> 00:22:51,245 Well, it's a good thing I don't need your permission. 525 00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:00,671 What did you do, Hal? 526 00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:02,589 Well, you kicked me out. 527 00:23:02,631 --> 00:23:05,509 So, now, I'm kicking you out. 528 00:23:05,551 --> 00:23:08,929 If we expose the Blossoms, maybe... 529 00:23:08,971 --> 00:23:11,765 Just maybe, we might have a chance in hell 530 00:23:11,807 --> 00:23:13,184 to get our daughter back. 531 00:23:13,226 --> 00:23:15,311 You are done here, Alice. You're fired. 532 00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,150 Fine, Hal. 533 00:23:33,329 --> 00:23:34,330 What? 534 00:23:39,501 --> 00:23:42,629 I want my daughter back, you bastard! 535 00:23:49,303 --> 00:23:50,596 Mom! 536 00:23:56,727 --> 00:23:59,437 Black piping for the velvet, of course. 537 00:23:59,479 --> 00:24:01,190 I'll take measurements for the pants. 538 00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:02,566 Uh, before we do that... 539 00:24:04,735 --> 00:24:06,820 Could I talk to you, Mr. Blossom? 540 00:24:14,245 --> 00:24:17,623 Things aren't going great at my dad's company. 541 00:24:17,664 --> 00:24:19,833 And I know you two have been at odds recently. 542 00:24:19,875 --> 00:24:23,337 But I was wondering, instead of helping me with that music school, if... 543 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:26,966 Maybe you could help my dad. 544 00:24:27,007 --> 00:24:28,926 Are you negotiating on behalf of your father? 545 00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:32,346 No, no, I'm impressed. 546 00:24:34,014 --> 00:24:37,143 In fact, I'm trying to imagine if Jason would ever have 547 00:24:37,184 --> 00:24:38,560 given up something like that for me, 548 00:24:38,602 --> 00:24:41,063 and I don't believe so. 549 00:24:41,105 --> 00:24:42,606 It speaks to your character, son. 550 00:24:43,857 --> 00:24:45,401 But I'll tell you what, 551 00:24:45,443 --> 00:24:47,069 we've already called the Brandenburg Music Academy. 552 00:24:47,111 --> 00:24:48,612 And they're very excited to meet you, by the way. 553 00:24:50,406 --> 00:24:52,699 Let's just get through this banquet, all right? 554 00:24:52,741 --> 00:24:54,201 Sit down man-to-man 555 00:24:54,243 --> 00:24:56,536 and discuss what I can do for Fred Andrews. 556 00:24:58,289 --> 00:24:59,581 Is it satisfactory? 557 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:04,753 It's more than satisfactory. 558 00:25:04,795 --> 00:25:07,256 My parents are unbelievable, Jug. 559 00:25:07,298 --> 00:25:08,882 Polly is locked up in that house 560 00:25:08,924 --> 00:25:10,508 like a character out of Jane Eyre, 561 00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:12,094 and what are they doing? 562 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:14,013 Changing each other's login accounts 563 00:25:14,054 --> 00:25:15,848 and throwing bricks through windows. 564 00:25:15,889 --> 00:25:17,057 I wish I'd seen that. 565 00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:21,103 Okay, I'm sorry, that's not funny. 566 00:25:21,145 --> 00:25:22,688 It's like, you know how, in a time of crisis, 567 00:25:22,729 --> 00:25:25,065 people either come together or fall apart? 568 00:25:28,152 --> 00:25:31,113 It feels like we're falling apart. 569 00:25:31,155 --> 00:25:32,781 And the way things are going, pretty soon, 570 00:25:32,823 --> 00:25:35,368 the Coopers, we're not gonna exist anymore. 571 00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:37,203 And there's nothing I can do to stop that. 572 00:25:37,244 --> 00:25:38,454 JUGHEAD: Betty, don't do that. 573 00:25:38,496 --> 00:25:39,497 Don't give up. 574 00:25:41,123 --> 00:25:43,125 Your family is definitely splintering right now, 575 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:46,295 but it won't fall apart, because of you. 576 00:25:46,337 --> 00:25:48,005 Because you're holding them together. 577 00:25:49,631 --> 00:25:51,300 You're so much stronger 578 00:25:51,342 --> 00:25:52,843 than all of the white noise. 579 00:25:54,261 --> 00:25:55,971 You're stronger than your mother, 580 00:25:56,013 --> 00:25:57,515 you're stronger than your father. 581 00:25:58,849 --> 00:26:00,851 You're holding this family together. 582 00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:04,813 So don't. 583 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:07,525 Don't let go. 584 00:26:09,276 --> 00:26:10,277 I won't. 585 00:26:19,036 --> 00:26:20,746 Valerie, hi. 586 00:26:20,787 --> 00:26:22,248 I thought you should know, 587 00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:24,083 Cheryl poured some insane poison into my ear 588 00:26:24,124 --> 00:26:26,293 about how close you two are getting. 589 00:26:26,335 --> 00:26:28,586 She legit thinks she's going to steal you away from me or something. 590 00:26:28,628 --> 00:26:31,173 (SCOFFS) No, she doesn't. Yes, she does. 591 00:26:31,215 --> 00:26:33,008 And I don't blame her. 592 00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:35,386 The new guitar, the new suit? 593 00:26:37,012 --> 00:26:38,347 The Blossoms are buying you. 594 00:26:38,389 --> 00:26:40,349 For one night, if it helps my dad 595 00:26:40,391 --> 00:26:41,975 and gets me into that music program... 596 00:26:42,017 --> 00:26:44,186 Wouldn't you rather earn your place at that table? 597 00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:45,854 With your music? 598 00:26:45,896 --> 00:26:47,647 All the Blossoms are doing is opening a door for me. 599 00:26:47,689 --> 00:26:49,525 What would you do if you were in my place? 600 00:26:49,567 --> 00:26:51,193 If you have to ask, 601 00:26:51,235 --> 00:26:52,986 then you don't know me at all, Archie. 602 00:26:54,530 --> 00:26:57,199 KEVIN: Oh, my God, did you hear? 603 00:26:57,241 --> 00:26:59,034 Remember when you went swooping in to save Ethel, 604 00:26:59,076 --> 00:27:01,412 'cause you thought she might be suicidal? 605 00:27:02,413 --> 00:27:03,956 Oh, no. She didn't... 606 00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:05,958 KEVIN: No, but her dad did. 607 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:08,961 He accidentally swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills. 608 00:27:09,002 --> 00:27:10,837 (ECHOING) He's going to be okay, 609 00:27:10,879 --> 00:27:13,299 but that's why Ethel's been so sad lately. 610 00:27:13,340 --> 00:27:14,341 Now, everybody knows... 611 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:23,725 (SOBBING) 612 00:27:48,250 --> 00:27:50,127 (GLASS CLINKING) 613 00:27:50,169 --> 00:27:52,171 CLIFFORD: We were tested this year. 614 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:55,382 As a town, as a company, 615 00:27:55,424 --> 00:27:57,510 mainly as a family. 616 00:27:57,551 --> 00:27:59,011 And it may not have been Jason's hand 617 00:27:59,052 --> 00:28:01,221 that staked the maple this year, 618 00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:03,849 but it was the hand of hope. 619 00:28:13,567 --> 00:28:16,236 Don't think they're being nice or genuine. 620 00:28:16,278 --> 00:28:18,238 They wanted me to fail at the tree-tapping. 621 00:28:19,615 --> 00:28:21,575 But you're going to help with all that. 622 00:28:21,617 --> 00:28:22,784 I'll do whatever I can. 623 00:28:24,286 --> 00:28:26,246 CLIFFORD: Archibald, have a word? 624 00:28:27,247 --> 00:28:28,457 I'll be right back. 625 00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:32,378 I just wanted to let you know 626 00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:33,920 that I've decided to help your father. 627 00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,216 You did? You will? 628 00:28:37,257 --> 00:28:39,051 Well, you've helped our family. 629 00:28:39,092 --> 00:28:40,553 Cheryl, especially. 630 00:28:41,595 --> 00:28:43,389 You fit in so well. 631 00:28:43,430 --> 00:28:45,098 I think you and your father 632 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:46,933 have a very bright future with us. 633 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:48,060 Thank you, Mr. Blossom. 634 00:28:48,101 --> 00:28:50,103 Oh. "Clifford", please. 635 00:28:50,145 --> 00:28:51,897 And just so you know, 636 00:28:51,938 --> 00:28:53,607 you don't have to keep doing me favors. 637 00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:55,192 I like Cheryl. 638 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,444 And I'm happy to be here for her, as a friend. 639 00:28:57,486 --> 00:28:59,446 You know, I'm going to be honest with you. 640 00:29:00,489 --> 00:29:02,575 Cheryl's a bright girl, 641 00:29:02,616 --> 00:29:05,244 but the Blossom board, they're very skeptical 642 00:29:05,285 --> 00:29:08,746 of having her play an active role in the company. 643 00:29:08,788 --> 00:29:11,958 Now, someone with your stock and character by her side, 644 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,588 tempering her more erratic behavior... 645 00:29:15,629 --> 00:29:16,963 (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 646 00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:18,632 You know, it's about... 647 00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:21,552 Creating a picture. 648 00:29:21,594 --> 00:29:22,928 The right picture. 649 00:29:22,969 --> 00:29:25,097 Having you with us, with Cheryl, 650 00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:26,973 it tells a very appealing story. 651 00:29:27,015 --> 00:29:28,267 Which is something I think 652 00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:29,643 we could all use right about now. 653 00:29:31,311 --> 00:29:33,313 You'll help us, won't you? 654 00:29:33,355 --> 00:29:34,981 POLLY: Excuse me, Mr. Blossom, 655 00:29:35,023 --> 00:29:36,734 may I have this first dance with Archie? 656 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:38,193 CLIFFORD: I think that's an excellent idea. 657 00:29:39,986 --> 00:29:40,987 (MUSIC PLAYING) 658 00:29:43,823 --> 00:29:46,118 Polly, can we talk about what's going on here? 659 00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:48,954 Just keep dancing. 660 00:29:48,995 --> 00:29:50,205 And smiling. 661 00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:52,958 (INAUDIBLE) 662 00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:54,793 Betty keeps asking Cheryl about me, 663 00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:56,503 she needs to stop. 664 00:29:56,545 --> 00:29:58,464 As long as she's worried about you, Polly, she'll never stop. 665 00:29:58,505 --> 00:30:00,299 Yes, she will... 666 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:03,343 If I tell you the real reason I'm at Thornhill. 667 00:30:03,385 --> 00:30:06,012 The Blossoms had something to do with Jason's death, 668 00:30:06,054 --> 00:30:07,347 I'm sure of it. 669 00:30:07,389 --> 00:30:08,848 They threatened him and I'm gonna prove it. 670 00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:10,309 Is that why you keep blowing Betty off? 671 00:30:10,350 --> 00:30:11,977 It has to be believable. 672 00:30:12,018 --> 00:30:14,812 And I don't want her trying to rescue me. 673 00:30:14,854 --> 00:30:16,774 Can you please tell her that for me? 674 00:30:16,856 --> 00:30:18,150 I'm so done with this! Do not make a scene. 675 00:30:18,191 --> 00:30:19,859 No, I'm done. I'm done! Not now. 676 00:30:19,901 --> 00:30:21,069 Polly, will you excuse me? 677 00:30:29,077 --> 00:30:31,079 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 678 00:30:34,874 --> 00:30:36,460 Betty. 679 00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:38,170 Veronica, hey. 680 00:30:38,211 --> 00:30:39,505 Mom, these are my friends. 681 00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:40,922 This is Betty and this is Veronica. 682 00:30:41,923 --> 00:30:43,676 Mrs. Muggs. 683 00:30:43,717 --> 00:30:44,926 Ethel... 684 00:30:45,927 --> 00:30:48,013 We heard what happened, 685 00:30:48,054 --> 00:30:50,974 and we wanted to leave these flowers with you. 686 00:30:51,016 --> 00:30:52,810 That's very kind. Thank you. 687 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,019 Please don't... 688 00:30:54,060 --> 00:30:56,980 Don't thank me. 689 00:30:57,022 --> 00:31:00,233 We're just so glad Mr. Muggs is going to be okay. 690 00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:02,027 And we'll see you at school, Ethel? 691 00:31:07,741 --> 00:31:09,242 You don't need to do this, Vee. 692 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:12,371 Ethel? 693 00:31:13,913 --> 00:31:15,415 Mrs. Muggs? 694 00:31:17,459 --> 00:31:18,960 There's something I need to tell you. 695 00:31:24,882 --> 00:31:27,761 My name is Veronica Lodge. 696 00:31:29,429 --> 00:31:31,557 My father is... MRS. MUGGS: Hiram Lodge. 697 00:31:32,599 --> 00:31:33,726 Hmm. 698 00:31:35,935 --> 00:31:37,563 And you're showing your face here? 699 00:31:37,604 --> 00:31:40,232 Mom, she's my friend. 700 00:31:40,273 --> 00:31:41,483 She's not your friend, honey. 701 00:31:43,485 --> 00:31:44,944 Her father is a criminal. 702 00:31:44,986 --> 00:31:47,280 He's the reason Dad did this to himself. 703 00:31:49,449 --> 00:31:50,908 Ronnie? 704 00:31:50,950 --> 00:31:51,951 Is that true? 705 00:31:53,911 --> 00:31:54,954 Yes. 706 00:31:56,790 --> 00:31:58,083 And I am so sorry. 707 00:31:58,124 --> 00:31:59,793 I wish I could do something. 708 00:31:59,835 --> 00:32:02,462 "Sorry" isn't good enough. 709 00:32:02,504 --> 00:32:04,964 You want to do something? Tell the truth. 710 00:32:05,006 --> 00:32:07,217 Your father is ruining lives. 711 00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:10,136 He deserves to sit behind bars for the rest of his miserable life. 712 00:32:16,810 --> 00:32:18,019 Come on. 713 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:21,690 Come on. 714 00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:34,035 Cheryl. 715 00:32:35,328 --> 00:32:36,789 You okay? 716 00:32:36,830 --> 00:32:39,249 What did my dad say to you? 717 00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:40,793 That everyone thinks I'm a train wreck? 718 00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:48,174 Jason was the golden boy, 719 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:49,885 but me... 720 00:32:51,969 --> 00:32:54,973 People hate me, Archie. 721 00:32:55,014 --> 00:32:58,184 And at school, that's fine, whatever. 722 00:32:58,226 --> 00:32:59,812 But this is my family. 723 00:32:59,853 --> 00:33:01,688 Forget them, Cheryl. 724 00:33:02,898 --> 00:33:04,149 Forget what they think. 725 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,568 I think you're awesome. 726 00:33:08,194 --> 00:33:09,279 (SIGHS) 727 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:11,490 Oh, Archie, 728 00:33:11,531 --> 00:33:14,326 sometimes I think you may be the only decent person left in Riverdale. 729 00:33:14,367 --> 00:33:16,703 The only person who doesn't want something from me. 730 00:33:16,745 --> 00:33:18,872 Or who doesn't want me to apologize for who I am... 731 00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:21,708 And what I want. 732 00:33:29,424 --> 00:33:30,592 What are you doing? 733 00:33:33,094 --> 00:33:35,806 My lipstick's maple red, by the way. 734 00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:37,933 In case you're wondering why it tastes so sweet. 735 00:33:49,903 --> 00:33:53,866 PENELOPE: They seem satisfied, but Uncle Bedford keeps asking about the drive-in land. 736 00:33:53,907 --> 00:33:55,951 I am so close to getting that land back. 737 00:33:57,452 --> 00:33:59,913 Hermione Lodge will crumble. 738 00:33:59,955 --> 00:34:02,248 PENELOPE: Who would have thought she'd prove so resourceful? 739 00:34:02,290 --> 00:34:04,376 Maybe you should've sent her to jail instead of Hiram. 740 00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:05,418 (GASPS) 741 00:34:12,425 --> 00:34:13,468 HERMIONE: Hey. 742 00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:17,723 How was your night? 743 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,902 I just got back from the hospital 744 00:34:29,943 --> 00:34:31,319 where Ethel's dad is. 745 00:34:34,113 --> 00:34:35,490 Because he tried to kill himself... 746 00:34:37,659 --> 00:34:39,745 Because of what Daddy did... 747 00:34:41,496 --> 00:34:43,623 And, for all I know, continues to do. 748 00:34:48,253 --> 00:34:51,130 I am done lying for Dad. 749 00:34:58,304 --> 00:34:59,305 (EXHALES) 750 00:35:08,189 --> 00:35:09,190 Archie! 751 00:35:11,526 --> 00:35:13,820 I thought it was Cinderella that ran away from the ball, 752 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:15,572 not Prince Charming. 753 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,490 Cheryl, I can't do this right now. I'm leaving. 754 00:35:17,532 --> 00:35:19,910 CHERYL: Archie Andrews, 755 00:35:19,952 --> 00:35:23,413 if you leave, the radiant sun that is the Blossom family stops shining on you. 756 00:35:23,455 --> 00:35:25,498 And everything we've given you, 757 00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:28,251 including Brandenburg, disappears. 758 00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:30,462 Are you sure you want to give that up? 759 00:35:30,503 --> 00:35:33,465 Are you sure you want to do that to your dad? 760 00:35:33,506 --> 00:35:35,592 Cheryl, I came here as a favor to your mom, to help you. 761 00:35:35,634 --> 00:35:36,843 (SCOFFS) 762 00:35:36,885 --> 00:35:39,679 Oh, Archie, don't start lying now. 763 00:35:39,721 --> 00:35:41,347 You may not want anything from me, 764 00:35:41,389 --> 00:35:43,642 but you do from my mom and dad, 765 00:35:43,683 --> 00:35:45,184 that's why you're here. 766 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:48,438 Which means, 767 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,982 as much as I want you to be better than everyone else... 768 00:35:50,732 --> 00:35:52,025 You're not. 769 00:35:52,067 --> 00:35:53,485 You're just like the others. 770 00:35:53,526 --> 00:35:55,153 I'm sorry, Cheryl... 771 00:35:55,194 --> 00:35:56,822 But I can't do this anymore. 772 00:35:57,739 --> 00:35:58,740 Goodbye. 773 00:36:07,248 --> 00:36:09,250 BETTY: Mom? 774 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:11,086 Archie just called. He talked to Polly. 775 00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:12,587 She's safe. 776 00:36:13,713 --> 00:36:15,090 She's okay, Mom. 777 00:36:15,132 --> 00:36:16,675 She didn't choose the Blossoms over us, 778 00:36:16,716 --> 00:36:18,426 she's actually there to spy on them. 779 00:36:21,387 --> 00:36:22,764 (SOBS) 780 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:35,986 You know, when I went after this story... 781 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:43,118 I thought, in the back of my mind that, 782 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,370 "What if this is it? 783 00:36:45,411 --> 00:36:46,788 "What if this is finally the time 784 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:48,165 "that she doesn't come back?" 785 00:36:48,205 --> 00:36:50,458 She will, Mom. 786 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,211 And right now, she's our woman on the inside. 787 00:36:53,252 --> 00:36:54,838 We're going to write this story. 788 00:36:56,255 --> 00:36:57,799 Come write with us 789 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,551 at Blue and Gold. 790 00:36:59,592 --> 00:37:01,136 The school newspaper? 791 00:37:01,178 --> 00:37:04,056 Yeah, that's what we are. 792 00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:06,307 But I'm pretty sure that our annual operating budget 793 00:37:06,349 --> 00:37:07,600 is bigger than the Register's. 794 00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:17,110 (MUSIC PLAYING ON EARPHONES) 795 00:37:23,449 --> 00:37:24,826 Val. 796 00:37:24,868 --> 00:37:26,411 Val, hey. 797 00:37:28,788 --> 00:37:30,456 Look, you were right. 798 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,291 About being bought and taking shortcuts. 799 00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:34,419 After last night, I'm done with the Blossoms, I am. 800 00:37:34,460 --> 00:37:38,256 Good for you, Archie, but I'm done with you. 801 00:37:38,297 --> 00:37:40,425 Ever since we started dating you've ignored me, 802 00:37:40,466 --> 00:37:42,052 you've ditched me. 803 00:37:42,094 --> 00:37:43,929 ARCHIE: Val, please. 804 00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:45,513 Let me make it up to you. 805 00:37:45,555 --> 00:37:47,849 Sorry, Archie, but unlike you, I won't be bought. 806 00:37:54,647 --> 00:37:56,315 HERMIONE: Just listen. 807 00:37:56,357 --> 00:37:58,110 So many families have been hurt by the Lodges. 808 00:37:58,151 --> 00:38:00,278 Now, I don't want yours to be another one. 809 00:38:00,319 --> 00:38:02,488 I've decided to sell to Clifford... 810 00:38:02,530 --> 00:38:03,865 Before it gets any worse. 811 00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:05,200 No, you're not. 812 00:38:05,242 --> 00:38:06,325 I'm going to stay with the project. 813 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:08,787 That's great. 814 00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:11,081 Thank you. 815 00:38:11,123 --> 00:38:13,583 Don't thank me. I'm not doing it for you. 816 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:15,543 See, from now on, everything we do around here 817 00:38:15,585 --> 00:38:17,378 is going to be legal. 818 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:19,464 A hundred percent above board. 819 00:38:19,505 --> 00:38:21,758 Agreed. Of course. 820 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,219 Also, my stake is 20%. 821 00:38:24,261 --> 00:38:25,971 If I'm gonna put myself on the line, 822 00:38:26,012 --> 00:38:27,264 I need some skin in the game. 823 00:38:29,348 --> 00:38:31,143 That's a really big share. 824 00:38:33,228 --> 00:38:36,689 I'm sick of you people using me and my family as pawns. 825 00:38:38,483 --> 00:38:39,484 Sure. 826 00:38:40,693 --> 00:38:42,154 Anything else? 827 00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:43,529 Yes. 828 00:38:43,571 --> 00:38:45,323 You and me... 829 00:38:45,364 --> 00:38:46,908 Whatever was going on there is over. 830 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:48,451 Now, we're just business partners. 831 00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:51,871 That's it. 832 00:38:58,586 --> 00:38:59,712 Right. 833 00:39:04,425 --> 00:39:06,052 (BELL RINGS) 834 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:17,396 VERONICA: Ethel, I meant what I said. 835 00:39:19,899 --> 00:39:22,944 I'm sorry, Ethel, 836 00:39:22,986 --> 00:39:25,071 for everything my family did to yours. 837 00:39:30,910 --> 00:39:33,621 ETHEL: It's not your fault what your dad did. 838 00:39:33,663 --> 00:39:35,707 And you were there for me when no one else was. 839 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:39,669 More than once. 840 00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:41,587 Seat's not taken, if you want it. 841 00:39:45,008 --> 00:39:47,344 JUGHEAD: It seemed that, for Veronica, 842 00:39:47,384 --> 00:39:50,347 the sins of the father would remain simply that. 843 00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:55,185 While Archie Andrews returned from the brink 844 00:39:55,227 --> 00:39:57,229 with one more bit of news. 845 00:39:57,270 --> 00:40:00,065 At the banquet, I heard Mr. and Mrs. Blossom talking. 846 00:40:00,106 --> 00:40:02,025 It sounded like Clifford Blossom was responsible 847 00:40:02,067 --> 00:40:04,485 for sending Veronica's dad to jail. 848 00:40:04,527 --> 00:40:06,279 Oh, my God. 849 00:40:06,321 --> 00:40:08,698 If Clifford sent Hiram Lodge to jail, 850 00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:11,076 tore apart his family, 851 00:40:11,117 --> 00:40:13,745 then maybe Hiram was trying to do the same thing to him? 852 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:16,122 Yeah, by going after what the Blossoms value most, 853 00:40:16,164 --> 00:40:18,833 their family, their legacy. 854 00:40:20,168 --> 00:40:21,294 That's a motive. 855 00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:33,348 JUGHEAD: Winter had come early to Riverdale. 856 00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:36,601 Brutal and unforgiving. 857 00:40:38,186 --> 00:40:39,938 Did it work? 858 00:40:39,979 --> 00:40:42,107 Are the vultures appeased? 859 00:40:42,148 --> 00:40:43,358 We're not out of the woods yet. 860 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:44,984 JUGHEAD: But it would be nothing 861 00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:45,944 compared to the storm that was gathering. 862 00:40:47,362 --> 00:40:48,446 (EXHALES) 863 00:40:48,487 --> 00:40:50,615 A storm of chaos named... 864 00:40:50,656 --> 00:40:52,658 (SNIFFLES) Cheryl Blossom. 865 00:40:53,785 --> 00:40:54,786 (KNOCK ON DOOR) 866 00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:57,956 Yes? 867 00:40:57,997 --> 00:40:58,998 Good night, Cheryl. 868 00:41:00,083 --> 00:41:01,126 Good night, Pollykins. om.