1 00:00:04,129 --> 00:00:06,131 JUGHEAD: It was the ultimate cliffhanger. 2 00:00:06,173 --> 00:00:09,969 Clifford Blossom had killed himself. But why? 3 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:13,848 Life's not an Agatha Christie novel. It's a lot messier. 4 00:00:13,889 --> 00:00:16,642 What the hell is Cliff Blossom doing with drugs? 5 00:00:16,684 --> 00:00:20,646 JUGHEAD: Turns out, maple syrup was a front for his true business. 6 00:00:20,688 --> 00:00:23,691 Transporting heroin from Montreal on his trucks. 7 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:26,902 A narrative quickly emerged. 8 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:29,989 ALICE: That Jason Blossom learned about dear old Dad's drug running, 9 00:00:30,029 --> 00:00:32,324 and threatened to expose the truth. 10 00:00:32,366 --> 00:00:33,951 Which led to Jason's abduction 11 00:00:33,993 --> 00:00:36,829 at the hands of a Southside Serpent named Mustang. 12 00:00:36,871 --> 00:00:40,916 JUGHEAD: And then to Jason's murder at the hands of his father. 13 00:00:40,958 --> 00:00:43,084 ALICE: Clifford killed Mustang to cover his tracks, 14 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:45,170 making it look like he'd overdosed, 15 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:47,339 and tried to implicate a rival businessman, 16 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:51,176 Hiram Lodge, as having masterminded the whole thing. 17 00:00:51,218 --> 00:00:53,929 JUGHEAD: And, oh, yeah, I almost forgot. 18 00:00:53,971 --> 00:00:55,848 Mr. Blossom threatened my life, 19 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:58,726 so that my dad would confess to pulling the trigger, 20 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:01,353 even though all he did was clean up the mess. 21 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:03,146 POP: Here you go, Juggy. 22 00:01:03,188 --> 00:01:04,982 JUGHEAD: And he would have gotten away with it, too, 23 00:01:05,024 --> 00:01:08,068 if it wasn't for a group of pesky kids who uncovered the truth. 24 00:01:08,109 --> 00:01:11,697 ALICE: Even as Clifford Blossom, consumed by guilt and shame, 25 00:01:11,739 --> 00:01:13,448 took the coward's way out... 26 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:15,743 JUGHEAD: Jason's murder had revealed some dark truths 27 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:17,912 none of us were too eager to face. 28 00:01:17,953 --> 00:01:19,580 Especially not Mayor McCoy, 29 00:01:19,621 --> 00:01:23,124 who wanted every last vestige of corruption crushed 30 00:01:23,166 --> 00:01:26,253 like a snake under a boot heel. 31 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:28,213 So, Blossom was the kingpin, 32 00:01:28,255 --> 00:01:30,758 he funneled drugs through Riverdale and then shipped them out. 33 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:35,721 What the Mayor and I care about is the local component of Blossom's business. 34 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:38,724 Someone is selling his drugs here in Riverdale. 35 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:40,308 -Mostly in the Southside... -Hmm. 36 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:42,895 but it's started to cross the tracks, recently, too. 37 00:01:42,937 --> 00:01:45,647 -And you think it's the Serpents? -Who else? 38 00:01:45,689 --> 00:01:48,025 So here's the deal. 39 00:01:48,067 --> 00:01:51,779 You feed us names, tell me who's pushing the dope, 40 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:54,073 and the Mayor, the DA have a chat, 41 00:01:54,113 --> 00:01:56,658 and maybe he'd be inclined to offer you a lesser sentence. 42 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,577 Serpents don't get into the hard stuff. 43 00:01:58,619 --> 00:02:00,287 It's dime bags of weed. 44 00:02:00,328 --> 00:02:01,329 And I'm no snitch. 45 00:02:02,957 --> 00:02:08,420 FP, if you don't help us and your case goes to trial, 46 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:10,005 there will be no leniency. 47 00:02:10,047 --> 00:02:12,424 You'll be looking at 20 years in a federal penitentiary 48 00:02:12,466 --> 00:02:15,302 for your part in the cover-up of Jason Blossom's murder. 49 00:02:27,397 --> 00:02:28,649 Dad? 50 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:31,610 You okay? 51 00:02:32,653 --> 00:02:34,655 I thought I knew this town. 52 00:02:34,696 --> 00:02:36,073 I bet everything on it. 53 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:40,201 (SIGHS) If I could cut bait... 54 00:02:41,745 --> 00:02:43,580 How are you holding up? 55 00:02:43,622 --> 00:02:46,083 (SIGHS) I mean, I'm... I'm dealing. 56 00:02:46,125 --> 00:02:49,628 But for Jughead and for Betty and Veronica, Dad, it's not over. 57 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:51,922 They're still in it. Big time. 58 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:59,680 We're all still in it. Up to our necks. 59 00:03:02,557 --> 00:03:04,601 SMITHERS: And when should I be expecting Mr. Lodge? 60 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:07,312 HERMIONE: Not until the end of the month, but everything has to be perfect. 61 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:10,107 Yes, we would not want to make Daddy angry. 62 00:03:10,149 --> 00:03:11,984 That'll be all, Smithers. Thank you. 63 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:19,366 He's your father, Veronica, not the Godfather. 64 00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:26,748 BETTY: They're acting like the last week and the last few months didn't even happen. 65 00:03:26,790 --> 00:03:29,417 Polly's back home, my dad's back home, 66 00:03:29,459 --> 00:03:31,003 my mom's back at The Register. 67 00:03:31,045 --> 00:03:36,008 They all just keep smiling and talking about the Jubilee. 68 00:03:36,050 --> 00:03:37,801 ARCHIE: That's good, right? BETTY: No. 69 00:03:37,843 --> 00:03:39,845 No, it's horrible. 70 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:45,017 It's exactly the way things were before, pretending to be normal and perfect 71 00:03:45,059 --> 00:03:49,688 when really, we're like... Like a Greek suburban tragedy. 72 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:50,939 (LAUGHS) 73 00:03:52,816 --> 00:03:55,652 My family imploded, Arch, 74 00:03:55,694 --> 00:03:57,654 and we barely survived. 75 00:03:57,696 --> 00:04:00,908 If we don't start dealing with our crap, it's all gonna happen again. 76 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:04,995 VERONICA: Okay, Archie. 77 00:04:05,037 --> 00:04:07,581 Now that we're not actively investigating a murder case, 78 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:10,792 we need to come clean to Betty about our pas de deux. 79 00:04:10,834 --> 00:04:12,961 -What? -Our romance. 80 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:15,630 Aw, definitely. But, Ronnie, we have to be careful. 81 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:18,800 The last time I had this kind of conversation with Betty, it didn't go well. 82 00:04:18,842 --> 00:04:20,510 Forget it, I'll tell her. 83 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:22,262 On top of everything else I'm dealing with right now, 84 00:04:22,303 --> 00:04:24,181 I'll tell Betty that we're semi-dating. 85 00:04:24,223 --> 00:04:25,891 MAN: (OVER PA) Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, 86 00:04:25,933 --> 00:04:28,393 report to the Principal's office. 87 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:30,812 MAYOR MCCOY: Archie. Betty. 88 00:04:30,854 --> 00:04:32,647 I'd like to feature you both at the Jubilee. 89 00:04:32,689 --> 00:04:36,151 As you know, it's our 75th anniversary of our town's founding, 90 00:04:36,193 --> 00:04:39,238 and also a kickoff for the next 75 years. 91 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,907 And who better represents the future of Riverdale 92 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:47,079 than the young people who, working with Sheriff Keller and my office, 93 00:04:47,121 --> 00:04:51,166 helped bring peace and justice to our streets once more? 94 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,418 But, that's not exactly what happened... 95 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:55,336 Let the Mayor finish, Ms. Cooper. 96 00:04:55,378 --> 00:04:58,632 Archie, the Pussycats will be performing at the Jubilee, 97 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:00,926 and I would love for you to join them. 98 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:06,265 Betty, I think it's important that we hear from Riverdale's best and brightest. 99 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,100 -What do you say, both of you? -Uh... 100 00:05:08,142 --> 00:05:09,476 What about Jughead? 101 00:05:10,727 --> 00:05:13,981 I, uh... I like Jughead. (CHUCKLES) 102 00:05:14,022 --> 00:05:17,734 And he's welcome to attend the Jubilee, of course. 103 00:05:17,776 --> 00:05:20,279 But his father is in jail, 104 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,489 and I think it might be confusing 105 00:05:22,530 --> 00:05:24,116 to have him up on the Jubilee stage. 106 00:05:24,158 --> 00:05:26,576 That's so unfair, Mayor McCoy. 107 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:30,956 Betty, Archie, you're heroes. 108 00:05:30,998 --> 00:05:33,541 The kind of heroes that Riverdale desperately 109 00:05:33,583 --> 00:05:35,127 needs right about now. 110 00:05:38,337 --> 00:05:39,798 BETTY: I told her I wouldn't do it. 111 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,009 Not unless you're up there with us, Jug. 112 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:44,886 I appreciate the righteous indignation, Betty, I do, 113 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:46,513 but Jubilees aren't my thing. 114 00:05:46,554 --> 00:05:48,515 Jug, how's your dad? Did you get in to see him? 115 00:05:48,556 --> 00:05:50,142 Here's the latest. 116 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:52,351 Mayor McCoy wants my dad to name names 117 00:05:52,393 --> 00:05:53,979 in exchange for a lesser sentence. 118 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:55,522 What? Whose names? 119 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:57,816 The Serpents. Sheriff Keller thinks they're the ones 120 00:05:57,858 --> 00:05:59,860 dealing the drugs that Clifford Blossom brought into the town. 121 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:02,988 My dad says more and more drugs are hitting the streets. 122 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:05,532 Kevin, relax, this isn't The Wire. 123 00:06:05,573 --> 00:06:08,743 My dad says they're not the ones dealing. 124 00:06:08,785 --> 00:06:11,872 And meanwhile, Mayor McCoy hasn't even said the words 125 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:13,832 "Clifford" or "Blossom" in public. 126 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:16,960 It's all about how the Serpents are the problem, the villains. 127 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:18,253 This is outrageous. 128 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:20,005 I'm writing an article about this, 129 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:21,840 and not just for The Blue and Gold, for The Register. 130 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:23,382 This is a town story. 131 00:06:23,424 --> 00:06:25,219 Okay, as long as the article doesn't include my dad. 132 00:06:25,260 --> 00:06:27,554 No, it is going to be about your dad, Jug. 133 00:06:27,595 --> 00:06:32,100 It doesn't matter how many Jubilees Mayor McCoy throws. 134 00:06:32,142 --> 00:06:36,188 This town's changed. That needs to be acknowledged. 135 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:38,148 Why are people so afraid of the truth? 136 00:06:39,024 --> 00:06:41,568 Speaking of the truth... 137 00:06:43,528 --> 00:06:46,489 Archie and I wanted to tell you... 138 00:06:49,951 --> 00:06:51,494 We've kissed a couple of times. 139 00:06:53,412 --> 00:06:54,998 It's okay, Vee. 140 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,209 I appreciate you being honest with me, 141 00:06:57,251 --> 00:06:59,961 but I'm with Jughead now. 142 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:02,172 If you guys want to be together, I'm happy for you. 143 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,549 Thanks, Bee. 144 00:07:04,591 --> 00:07:06,218 Thanks, Betty. 145 00:07:09,846 --> 00:07:15,394 PENELOPE: It was to have been the grandest funeral in Riverdale history. 146 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,896 Instead, he was buried like a pauper. 147 00:07:20,107 --> 00:07:22,150 Why are you crying? You hated him. 148 00:07:24,403 --> 00:07:27,239 Don't... Don't say that, Mommy... 149 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,741 We've always been cursed 150 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:34,288 ever since the original murder when brother killed brother. 151 00:07:34,329 --> 00:07:39,418 Who will the Grim Reaper take next? You? Me? 152 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:42,421 Maybe your father had the right idea. Just end it. 153 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:48,302 Better the sweet hereafter than this awful limbo. 154 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:07,112 Betty, I know you said you were okay about me and Veronica, 155 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:08,947 but I just wanted to make sure, because... 156 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:12,491 Because last time I said I was okay, I wasn't. 157 00:08:12,533 --> 00:08:16,579 (LAUGHS) But this time, I promise I am. 158 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:18,206 Great. 159 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:22,461 You and Veronica, you're... 160 00:08:22,501 --> 00:08:25,546 I like her, a lot. She's amazing. 161 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:32,637 But a little part of me always thought-- 162 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,139 We're both so lucky. 163 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:37,976 I mean, don't you think? 164 00:08:38,018 --> 00:08:41,438 To have found the people that we were meant to be with. 165 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,483 And that we're all friends. 166 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,067 I mean, who would have thought, 167 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:48,111 at the beginning of the school year? 168 00:08:48,736 --> 00:08:50,738 Yeah. (LAUGHS) 169 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:52,491 Who would have thought? 170 00:08:56,370 --> 00:08:58,163 FRED: You wanna tell me who those guys are out there? 171 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:00,081 HERMIONE: Our new crew. I let the Serpents go. 172 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:01,666 You fired them? Why would you do that? 173 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,377 The Mayor and Sheriff Keller are cracking down. 174 00:09:03,418 --> 00:09:05,420 Especially on the Serpents. 175 00:09:05,462 --> 00:09:08,340 Those guys stood by us, okay? When we had no one else. 176 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:10,342 Hiram is coming home. 177 00:09:10,384 --> 00:09:12,511 I can't let him, or this project, 178 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,095 be associated with criminals. 179 00:09:14,137 --> 00:09:16,056 You don't get to make unilateral decisions. 180 00:09:16,097 --> 00:09:18,058 'Cause we're partners, remember? 181 00:09:20,227 --> 00:09:24,105 Actually, Hiram and I have talked, 182 00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:26,233 and we'd like to buy you out. 183 00:09:27,984 --> 00:09:29,944 Fred. 184 00:09:29,986 --> 00:09:32,739 I've dragged you into a situation that you never wanted to be a part of. 185 00:09:35,534 --> 00:09:37,618 Make me an offer in writing. 186 00:09:38,619 --> 00:09:40,038 I'll consider it. 187 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:44,418 It's really good, Archie. 188 00:09:44,459 --> 00:09:46,211 Each song, you're getting better and better. 189 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:49,047 -That's great, Josie. -Yeah. 190 00:09:49,089 --> 00:09:50,340 'Cause I was hoping we could-- 191 00:09:50,382 --> 00:09:52,300 Oh, we can't sing it at the Jubilee. 192 00:09:52,342 --> 00:09:55,387 No, my mom already approved " Astronaut". 193 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:58,223 -But my song is about-- -Your friends. 194 00:09:58,265 --> 00:10:00,475 Who've been through hell and back, I get it. 195 00:10:00,517 --> 00:10:03,686 -Yeah. Exactly. -Yeah. So... 196 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:05,813 The Jubilee, that's for the entire town. 197 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:07,648 Not just your friends. 198 00:10:16,491 --> 00:10:18,285 It's the best thing you've ever written. 199 00:10:19,286 --> 00:10:21,913 It's passionate, it's compelling, but-- 200 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:23,290 But you won't publish it. 201 00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:27,043 -Why not? -You're too involved. 202 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:28,587 People out there are going to think 203 00:10:28,627 --> 00:10:30,589 that you wrote it as a favor to your boyfriend's dad. 204 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:32,340 No, I wrote it because this is the truth. 205 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:33,967 It's one version of the truth, honey. 206 00:10:34,008 --> 00:10:36,470 Oh, my God. Mom. 207 00:10:36,511 --> 00:10:38,096 You're just as bad as Mayor McCoy. 208 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:39,973 We're just as bad as this whole town. 209 00:10:40,014 --> 00:10:43,184 The other reason we don't want you publishing this anywhere, 210 00:10:43,226 --> 00:10:46,605 -is there's been reports of attacks on the Southside. -What? 211 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:49,357 Betty, people, not just the police, 212 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:50,858 are going after the Serpents. 213 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:53,403 The whole town agrees with Mayor McCoy. 214 00:10:53,445 --> 00:10:55,322 Crime is spreading. 215 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,198 There's real anger out there, Betty. 216 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,242 And they're needing to focus it somewhere. 217 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,620 Right now, it's the Serpents, 218 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:04,164 and we don't want you suddenly becoming a target. 219 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:12,088 Cheryl, I'm so sorry I'm late. 220 00:11:12,130 --> 00:11:14,007 All you missed was my abdication. 221 00:11:14,048 --> 00:11:15,467 The Vixens are in the gym 222 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:18,470 awaiting you, their new directorix. 223 00:11:18,512 --> 00:11:20,721 -What? -And I wanted to give you this. 224 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:24,392 Your HBIC shirt? 225 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:26,478 These last few days have put things in perspective. 226 00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:29,230 I understand. 227 00:11:30,398 --> 00:11:32,691 But if you personally need anything... 228 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,235 I'm fine. 229 00:11:35,736 --> 00:11:38,198 I've shed my tears for the Blossom men. 230 00:11:40,825 --> 00:11:42,327 It was chilling, Betty. 231 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:45,246 I'm telling you, there are some dark goings on at Thornhill. 232 00:11:45,288 --> 00:11:47,374 Well, not just at Thornhill. Town wide. 233 00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:50,377 You can feel it. Something wicked this way comes. 234 00:11:50,418 --> 00:11:53,254 Which reminds me, I loved your article. 235 00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:54,631 Good, because I already posted it 236 00:11:54,673 --> 00:11:56,715 on the Blue and Gold's website, 237 00:11:56,757 --> 00:12:00,428 with hardcopies in circulation tomorrow morning. 238 00:12:00,470 --> 00:12:03,598 Betty, now that it's just us girls, 239 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,017 and at the risk of us failing the Bechdel test, 240 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:09,145 are you legitimately cool with Archie and me? 241 00:12:09,187 --> 00:12:10,522 Swear on the September issue? 242 00:12:10,564 --> 00:12:13,358 And on my copy of Forever by Judy Blume. 243 00:12:14,442 --> 00:12:16,027 -(CHUCKLES) -(KNOCKING ON DOOR) 244 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,778 POLLY: Aw, I miss this. 245 00:12:17,820 --> 00:12:22,116 Gossiping, doing homework, being a River Vixen. 246 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:23,742 Basically just going to school. 247 00:12:23,784 --> 00:12:24,785 Then come back. 248 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:26,204 Mom doesn't want me to. 249 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:28,998 Naturally, but what she doesn't know won't hurt her. 250 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:30,250 (CHUCKLES) 251 00:12:32,043 --> 00:12:34,671 ARCHIE: That hottie kept looking at you. 252 00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:38,425 FRED: Hey, guys. Um... 253 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,635 This is Ms. Weiss from Social Services. 254 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:43,430 She's, uh... She's Jughead's case worker. 255 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:45,848 Jughead, I know how terrible and emotional 256 00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:48,226 the last few days have been for you. 257 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:50,562 Your father's facing serious jail time. 258 00:12:50,604 --> 00:12:52,855 Your mom's over-extended and out of state. 259 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:55,024 We just want to make sure that you're taken care of. 260 00:12:55,066 --> 00:12:56,775 Well, he can keep staying with us, right, Dad? 261 00:12:56,817 --> 00:12:59,320 I offered already, Arch. 262 00:12:59,362 --> 00:13:00,488 Great, so what's the problem? 263 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:03,157 (SIGHS) It was a DUI. 264 00:13:03,199 --> 00:13:05,744 After your mom left. Look, we can talk about this later 265 00:13:05,784 --> 00:13:11,374 but between that and my cash flow problem, it knocks me out. 266 00:13:11,416 --> 00:13:14,586 There is a family on the Southside that's offered to foster you. 267 00:13:14,628 --> 00:13:16,755 They're good people, they've worked with us before. 268 00:13:16,795 --> 00:13:19,090 That doesn't sound completely horrible. 269 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:22,510 It does mean you'll be in a different school district, Jughead, 270 00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:24,304 and you'll have to transfer schools. 271 00:13:24,345 --> 00:13:26,431 What the hell? When is all this supposed to happen? 272 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:28,057 The paperwork's been processed. 273 00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:30,935 Unless there is a radical change in your father's case, 274 00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:33,480 you'll be on the Southside by the end of the week. 275 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:46,117 They're saying he has to live on the Southside, with a foster family, 276 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,369 and then transfer to Southside High. 277 00:13:49,287 --> 00:13:51,122 FP: That place is no joke. 278 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:53,500 If there's a deal on the table, Mr. Jones, you've gotta take it. 279 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:56,419 It tears me up, Red, but the Serpents are my tribe. 280 00:13:56,461 --> 00:13:58,630 They're also innocent, not that anyone in this town cares. 281 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:01,966 We care, believe me. But... (SIGHS) 282 00:14:02,008 --> 00:14:04,636 Nobody wants you to go to jail for 20 years, especially not Jughead. 283 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:06,554 That kid knows what's what. 284 00:14:06,596 --> 00:14:09,766 He knows you can't betray the folks that stand by you. 285 00:14:09,808 --> 00:14:11,768 -Who got your back. -And that's the Serpents? 286 00:14:11,810 --> 00:14:13,520 When the time comes, they'll step up. 287 00:14:15,021 --> 00:14:17,691 Hey, Jughead's a tough kid. 288 00:14:18,483 --> 00:14:20,527 Scrappy. A survivor. 289 00:14:21,902 --> 00:14:22,903 He'll make it. 290 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,324 Especially if you're looking after him. 291 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:29,243 And he'll try to pull away from you, 292 00:14:29,285 --> 00:14:31,996 he'll try to disappear into himself. 293 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:33,623 He needs his friends. 294 00:14:33,665 --> 00:14:37,168 That's why you and Betty, you gotta stick with him. 295 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:39,045 No matter what. 296 00:14:39,086 --> 00:14:40,963 He's got some darkness in him. 297 00:14:42,841 --> 00:14:46,553 Betty's babysitting Polly, mind if I join you? 298 00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:49,263 Are you sure you want to sit at the social pariah table? 299 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:51,015 (LAUGHS) 300 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,560 I've been sitting at it for months, why should today be any different? 301 00:14:54,602 --> 00:14:56,396 By the way, I've been thinking. 302 00:14:56,437 --> 00:14:58,064 You and I have a lot in common. 303 00:14:58,105 --> 00:15:01,025 Oh, because my dad's going to prison and your dad is getting out? 304 00:15:01,067 --> 00:15:03,820 We're dating each other's best friends, I was going to say. 305 00:15:03,862 --> 00:15:06,531 But yes, the prison thing, too. 306 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:07,574 Jughead. 307 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,577 I'm sorry. 308 00:15:10,618 --> 00:15:12,995 I had no right to pummel you the way I did that day. 309 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:16,416 As recompense, I'd like to give you this. 310 00:15:18,959 --> 00:15:20,294 My iconic spider brooch. 311 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,882 It'll catch a pretty penny at the local pawn shop. 312 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:26,925 Enough to keep you in burgers and "S" T-shirts for years, 313 00:15:26,967 --> 00:15:28,261 if not decades. 314 00:15:28,302 --> 00:15:31,222 Cheryl, what is going on? 315 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:33,558 -I'm... -KEVIN: Guys, hurry. It's Betty's locker. 316 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,518 Come on, it's bad. Come on, come on! 317 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:38,979 What's going on? 318 00:15:39,021 --> 00:15:40,565 VERONICA: Come with us. 319 00:15:43,484 --> 00:15:44,985 BOY: Check it out! 320 00:15:52,744 --> 00:15:53,745 Betty. 321 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:56,581 Betty. Hey, no... 322 00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:59,083 It's nothing, Jug, it's just a jerk with a can of spray paint. 323 00:15:59,125 --> 00:16:01,586 I don't think that's spray paint, okay? 324 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:07,592 ARCHIE: It was pig's blood, Dad. 325 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:09,009 Where do you even get pig's blood? 326 00:16:09,051 --> 00:16:10,929 I wanna slam whoever did that through a wall. 327 00:16:10,969 --> 00:16:14,307 Betty's getting threats. Jughead is being thrown into a snake pit, 328 00:16:14,348 --> 00:16:15,934 and I can't do anything to help them. 329 00:16:15,974 --> 00:16:17,560 Sometimes you help them just by showing up. 330 00:16:17,602 --> 00:16:19,813 I've been showing up all year, Dad. 331 00:16:20,979 --> 00:16:23,691 And it hasn't made one bit of difference. 332 00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:27,236 We're getting our asses kicked. 333 00:16:27,278 --> 00:16:30,281 As long as you're with me, you're writing articles about me and my dad, 334 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:32,826 trouble's just gonna keep coming at you from all sides. 335 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:36,454 -It was just one jerk. -It's not just one jerk. 336 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,624 It's Mayor McCoy. It's Sheriff Keller. 337 00:16:39,666 --> 00:16:42,126 It's Weatherbee, it's Social Services, 338 00:16:42,168 --> 00:16:45,129 it's the entire multiverse telling me that I don't belong here, 339 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:47,548 -so why don't I just do everyone a fav- -Hey, hey. 340 00:16:49,049 --> 00:16:51,970 You belong here just as much as everyone else. 341 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:54,472 This is your home. 342 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,683 -You know that, right? -Yeah. 343 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:00,561 Yes. 344 00:17:09,487 --> 00:17:12,490 Let me guess, for Daddy? 345 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:14,659 Veronica, wait. 346 00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:18,872 You and Archie... 347 00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:21,165 Getting closer? 348 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:23,501 Maybe, why do you ask? 349 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:25,712 Your father and I made Fred an offer 350 00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:27,755 to buy out the SoDale contract, 351 00:17:27,797 --> 00:17:29,716 but Fred is still on the fence about it. 352 00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:34,554 I was hoping maybe you could talk to Archie. 353 00:17:34,595 --> 00:17:36,430 Maybe he could convince Fred to sell? 354 00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:39,392 Yeah, sure, Mom. No problem. 355 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:42,645 I'll just sexually manipulate Archie into doing my bidding. 356 00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:44,022 As long as you're in control. 357 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:47,191 Oh, my God, Mom, I was kidding. 358 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:51,237 Also, why are you trying to push Fred out of this deal? 359 00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:54,198 He's the only person in this town who was loyal. 360 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,701 -Who was good to you. -Your father is coming back. 361 00:17:56,743 --> 00:18:00,038 He and Fred? They will not get along. 362 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:04,625 (SIGHS) 363 00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:08,713 -So, you took Polly to school? -POLLY: I'm so sorry, Betty. 364 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:11,257 Nothing happened at school, it was fine. 365 00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:12,341 Fine? 366 00:18:12,383 --> 00:18:13,801 So, no one wrote on your locker, 367 00:18:13,843 --> 00:18:15,469 "Go to hell, Serpent Slut," 368 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:17,263 and hung a Betty doll from a noose? 369 00:18:17,304 --> 00:18:19,390 Jeez, Poll. Is there anything you didn't tell her? 370 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:20,975 She wouldn't stop grilling me! 371 00:18:21,017 --> 00:18:22,727 I warned you, Elizabeth, about publishing that article. 372 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:25,271 -Why do you constantly defy me? -Because. 373 00:18:25,312 --> 00:18:29,943 I'm sick of all the secrets and the lies in this town and in this family. 374 00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:33,195 I would much rather take some heat for being honest 375 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:34,614 than do what you're doing. 376 00:18:34,655 --> 00:18:36,282 Living in fear of the truth. 377 00:18:36,323 --> 00:18:40,578 I am scared for you, Elizabeth, not of the truth. 378 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,162 Oh, really? 379 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,250 Let's go then. 380 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:48,127 You talk a big game about liking Jughead, 381 00:18:48,168 --> 00:18:50,546 but wouldn't you be much happier if we weren't together? 382 00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:51,965 (SCOFFS) 383 00:18:52,715 --> 00:18:54,383 Thought so. 384 00:18:54,425 --> 00:18:55,843 Question number two, 385 00:18:55,885 --> 00:18:57,553 when you invited FP over for dinner, 386 00:18:57,595 --> 00:18:59,179 he said that you and Dad got in a huge fight 387 00:18:59,221 --> 00:19:01,015 when you were in high school, at Homecoming. 388 00:19:01,057 --> 00:19:02,600 Your mom ever tell you about that night? 389 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,435 Shut up, FP. 390 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,104 -What was that about? -I don't know what you're talking about. 391 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:08,689 Oh, come on, Mom. I saw the look on your face. 392 00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:10,108 You were terrified. 393 00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:11,943 What were you so scared he was going to say? 394 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:14,236 That is none of your damn business! 395 00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:25,289 Dad was keeping a secret that almost destroyed us. 396 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,626 How many are you keeping? 397 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,840 CHERYL: Mommy, I was going to ask... 398 00:19:35,008 --> 00:19:36,467 Can I stay at home today? 399 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:38,302 Absolutely not. 400 00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:41,806 It's so hard, Mommy, pretending everything's-- 401 00:19:41,848 --> 00:19:44,809 I don't care. 402 00:19:55,736 --> 00:19:58,238 (SIGHS) Here for round two? 403 00:20:00,074 --> 00:20:03,243 There are some secrets that are so painful, 404 00:20:03,285 --> 00:20:05,245 you not only hide them from the world, 405 00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:08,082 but you hide them from yourself. 406 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,669 -What do you mean? -(SIGHS) 407 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:16,174 The night of the Homecoming, 408 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:20,469 when your father and I were crowned King and Queen, 409 00:20:20,511 --> 00:20:22,262 the fight that FP saw, 410 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:27,060 I had just told your father that I was pregnant. 411 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:34,984 And we disagreed on how best to handle... 412 00:20:36,152 --> 00:20:37,153 Things. 413 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:41,741 And we had a really big fight. 414 00:20:41,782 --> 00:20:43,283 And the next day, I went away. 415 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:44,827 To the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. 416 00:20:44,869 --> 00:20:46,453 Yeah. 417 00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:50,374 And five months later, your brother was born. 418 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:54,170 The Sisters arranged for a quiet adoption. 419 00:20:57,924 --> 00:21:01,260 Oh, my God, Mom. I'm so sorry. 420 00:21:01,301 --> 00:21:04,847 It's the biggest regret of my life. 421 00:21:06,807 --> 00:21:11,437 (SOBBING) I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, honey. 422 00:21:11,478 --> 00:21:14,481 It's okay, Mom. 423 00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:18,736 BETTY: The craziest thing is, I have a secret brother out there in the world. 424 00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:21,906 It's positively Dickensian. I love a long-lost brother. 425 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:24,366 -How old would he be? -Mid-twenties. 426 00:21:24,408 --> 00:21:26,744 Oh, my God. A blond Adonis, no doubt. 427 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:29,163 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 428 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:33,333 Hey, where are you? Have you been getting my messages? 429 00:21:35,544 --> 00:21:36,545 Oh, my God. What? 430 00:21:37,922 --> 00:21:41,050 This is where I belong, okay? 431 00:21:41,092 --> 00:21:43,094 Let's talk about this after school. 432 00:21:43,136 --> 00:21:44,845 Please don't worry about me. 433 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:56,649 -Where is he? -Southside High. 434 00:21:56,690 --> 00:21:57,942 He said it's where he belongs 435 00:21:57,984 --> 00:21:59,485 and that no one wants him here. 436 00:21:59,526 --> 00:22:01,946 (SCOFFS) FP warned me Jughead would cut himself off, 437 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:03,239 go to the dark side. 438 00:22:03,281 --> 00:22:05,241 Archie, we can't let him do that. 439 00:22:36,063 --> 00:22:37,523 Where would he be? 440 00:22:38,356 --> 00:22:39,525 Cafeteria. 441 00:22:45,739 --> 00:22:47,658 (ALL LAUGHING) 442 00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:51,329 -Jug... -(LAUGHING) 443 00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:54,248 What are you guys doing here? 444 00:22:58,085 --> 00:22:59,461 I didn't tell you ahead of time 445 00:22:59,503 --> 00:23:01,005 because I knew you would've tried to stop me. 446 00:23:01,047 --> 00:23:03,257 Damn straight. And I'm still gonna try. 447 00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:07,845 Betty, the Southside is where the powers that be want me. 448 00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:10,723 Maybe I wanna be here as well. I may blend in better here. 449 00:23:10,764 --> 00:23:12,350 And it would keep you safe. 450 00:23:12,390 --> 00:23:16,229 I'm not letting Riverdale's civil war split us apart, Jug. 451 00:23:22,151 --> 00:23:24,862 They're each other's soulmates. 452 00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:26,446 Good for them, don't you think? 453 00:23:28,782 --> 00:23:31,244 Archie, what is it? 454 00:23:33,954 --> 00:23:35,206 Ronnie, I... 455 00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:36,790 -(CELL PHONE CHIMES) -Wait. 456 00:23:36,832 --> 00:23:40,127 (READING) 457 00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:44,257 -Oh, my God. -What? 458 00:23:44,298 --> 00:23:45,632 Where would Cheryl go to be with Jason? 459 00:23:45,674 --> 00:23:48,261 -Sweetwater River. -We have to go! 460 00:23:48,302 --> 00:23:50,179 Guys, we have to go! 461 00:23:50,846 --> 00:23:52,056 VERONICA: Cheryl? 462 00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:54,183 ARCHIE: Cheryl? 463 00:23:56,434 --> 00:23:57,728 Cheryl? 464 00:23:59,646 --> 00:24:01,232 (ALL PANTING) 465 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:03,734 She's not here. 466 00:24:05,443 --> 00:24:07,113 -Over there! Oh, my God. -She's over there! 467 00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:08,488 ALL: Cheryl! 468 00:24:08,530 --> 00:24:10,741 JUGHEAD: Cheryl, stop! What are you doing? 469 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,534 ARCHIE: Wait, wait! Wait, Jug! 470 00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:15,413 The ice. He's right. 471 00:24:15,453 --> 00:24:16,956 Too much weight, and we'll all go under. 472 00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:18,958 ARCHIE: Cheryl! 473 00:24:18,999 --> 00:24:20,376 Cheryl, please. 474 00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:30,719 Just come to the shore and we'll figure this out together, okay? 475 00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:36,600 VERONICA: No! 476 00:24:36,642 --> 00:24:38,227 ALL: Cheryl! 477 00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:43,149 Cheryl! 478 00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:45,234 -Cheryl! -Cheryl! 479 00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:51,449 JUGHEAD: The current has her. 480 00:24:52,658 --> 00:24:54,576 Spread out, spread out! 481 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:03,669 She's here! She's here! 482 00:25:06,172 --> 00:25:08,674 VERONICA: Archie, be careful! JUGHEAD: Help! 483 00:25:09,425 --> 00:25:11,135 VERONICA: Somebody help! 484 00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:16,307 (GRUNTING) 485 00:25:29,945 --> 00:25:31,489 VERONICA: Archie! 486 00:25:33,699 --> 00:25:35,868 (GRUNTING) Come on! 487 00:26:00,184 --> 00:26:01,852 (INAUDIBLE) 488 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:08,401 (CHERYL COUGHING) 489 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:10,610 VERONICA: Cheryl! 490 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,794 Hey. 491 00:26:27,836 --> 00:26:30,464 Hot chocolate? 492 00:26:30,506 --> 00:26:33,217 With a little splash of peppermint liqueur. 493 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:35,802 -Thank you. -No problem. 494 00:26:35,844 --> 00:26:37,430 Are you warm enough? 495 00:26:39,098 --> 00:26:40,891 What is she doing here? 496 00:26:47,523 --> 00:26:48,899 (WHISPERING) She got in an accident. 497 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:52,486 And she needed help, so I brought her here. 498 00:26:52,528 --> 00:26:54,405 I'll just warm up and go home. 499 00:26:57,241 --> 00:26:58,909 Fine, Ronnie. 500 00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:01,203 Let's go. I'll give you a ride to the Jubilee. 501 00:27:02,455 --> 00:27:05,291 Already got one with Archie, Lady Macbeth. 502 00:27:21,181 --> 00:27:23,601 -Ready, sweetheart? -Almost. 503 00:27:28,439 --> 00:27:31,317 Don't be nervous about your speech. 504 00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:33,693 Just be your wonderful self. 505 00:27:34,487 --> 00:27:36,489 It's not about the speech, Mom. 506 00:27:38,031 --> 00:27:39,533 It's Jughead. 507 00:27:41,577 --> 00:27:44,788 He's moving in with a foster family 508 00:27:46,248 --> 00:27:48,459 and transferring to Southside High. 509 00:27:49,876 --> 00:27:53,130 And he says it won't change anything between us, 510 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:54,340 but... 511 00:27:56,133 --> 00:27:58,427 It will. (SNIFFLES) 512 00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:00,846 (LAUGHS) 513 00:28:00,887 --> 00:28:03,140 (GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING) 514 00:28:03,182 --> 00:28:04,975 (ARCHIE SINGING SOFTLY) 515 00:28:05,601 --> 00:28:06,977 (SIGHS) 516 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:09,396 That's what you get for punching a river of ice. 517 00:28:09,438 --> 00:28:12,107 Are you sure you should be performing? 518 00:28:12,149 --> 00:28:14,818 Freshman year, I played the whole season with a broken hand. 519 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,320 Well, a taped-up hand. 520 00:28:18,447 --> 00:28:20,282 Hey. You okay? 521 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:23,410 When we were at Southside High, 522 00:28:24,495 --> 00:28:27,540 you were looking at Betty and Jughead... 523 00:28:28,332 --> 00:28:30,167 I don't know, wistfully. 524 00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,336 -Wistfully? -Longingly. 525 00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:35,548 Like you liked Betty. 526 00:28:36,256 --> 00:28:39,051 I do. I always will. 527 00:28:39,092 --> 00:28:41,345 As friends. 528 00:28:41,387 --> 00:28:43,556 The moment you're talking about, 529 00:28:45,182 --> 00:28:47,476 I was seeing Betty and Jughead 530 00:28:47,518 --> 00:28:50,604 and I was seeing how good they were, 531 00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:54,483 and it confirmed how I've been feeling this last week. 532 00:28:54,525 --> 00:28:56,402 I want to be that for you. 533 00:28:58,111 --> 00:29:00,864 A soulmate? 534 00:29:00,906 --> 00:29:04,368 A broad shoulder I can cry on every now and then? 535 00:29:05,703 --> 00:29:06,870 Yeah. 536 00:29:08,539 --> 00:29:10,541 I'd love that, Archie. 537 00:29:18,591 --> 00:29:20,718 (CLEARING THROAT) 538 00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:23,721 JOSIE: Earlier, your girl Vee, here, 539 00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,348 called to tell me what happened with Cheryl. 540 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:30,060 I've reconsidered something. 541 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,020 About your song. 542 00:29:32,062 --> 00:29:33,939 MAYOR MCCOY: Welcome, one and all, 543 00:29:33,980 --> 00:29:38,402 to Riverdale's 75th anniversary Jubilee celebration! 544 00:29:38,444 --> 00:29:40,279 (APPLAUDING) 545 00:29:42,448 --> 00:29:45,409 I couldn't be any more thrilled to introduce 546 00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:48,662 my daughter, Josie, and her Pussycats, 547 00:29:48,704 --> 00:29:54,251 as they perform alongside our local hero, Archie Andrews! 548 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,920 (ALL APPLAUDING) 549 00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:01,717 JOSIE: Hi, hi, everyone. 550 00:30:01,759 --> 00:30:03,427 We're switching things up tonight. 551 00:30:03,469 --> 00:30:08,848 We are singing a song that my boy, Archie Andrews, wrote. 552 00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:12,978 So... 553 00:30:23,863 --> 00:30:27,618 ♪ Every moment we're together ♪ 554 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:35,833 ♪ Is a moment I remember ♪ 555 00:30:35,875 --> 00:30:38,671 JUGHEAD: Sheriff Keller tells me that you still haven't given any names. 556 00:30:38,712 --> 00:30:40,464 He's hoping I can convince you otherwise. 557 00:30:40,506 --> 00:30:42,841 I've been sweating it out, Jug, and, uh, 558 00:30:42,882 --> 00:30:47,596 the only conclusion I've come to is that both options suck. 559 00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:51,891 Hey, I wanted to let you know that I... 560 00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:56,438 I'm gonna be okay. 561 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,982 I met the foster family that's taking me in. 562 00:31:00,108 --> 00:31:01,151 They're nice. 563 00:31:03,903 --> 00:31:05,989 (SIGHS) What about Southside High? 564 00:31:07,073 --> 00:31:09,242 It's a high school. 565 00:31:09,284 --> 00:31:12,954 It's got the jocks, and the burnouts, and the nerds... The like. 566 00:31:12,996 --> 00:31:16,500 -But I'll survive. -(CHUCKLES) You just might. 567 00:31:21,338 --> 00:31:22,548 Jughead, listen to me. 568 00:31:22,589 --> 00:31:25,509 I'm more innocent than I am guilty, 569 00:31:25,551 --> 00:31:27,386 but I've done some... 570 00:31:27,427 --> 00:31:30,222 Some stupid things, some bad things, 571 00:31:30,263 --> 00:31:32,182 and come what may, 572 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:35,185 I have to answer for my part of it, you understand? 573 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:39,189 I don't know what's gonna happen when this goes to trial, 574 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:40,691 but you need to be there 575 00:31:40,733 --> 00:31:43,151 for your mom, for Jellybean. 576 00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:45,111 They might not need you right this second-- 577 00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:46,946 I'll do my best. 578 00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:50,743 Not a doubt in my mind. 579 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:55,748 Go on. 580 00:32:01,503 --> 00:32:04,923 ♪ My love, my heart ♪ 581 00:32:04,964 --> 00:32:08,677 ♪ I wanna share it with you ♪ 582 00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:12,264 ♪ When it seems too hard to bear ♪ 583 00:32:12,305 --> 00:32:14,767 ♪ I'll be here, I'll be there ♪ 584 00:32:15,601 --> 00:32:18,771 ♪ I wanna share it with you ♪ 585 00:32:22,065 --> 00:32:27,446 ♪ I wanna share it with you ♪ 586 00:32:29,448 --> 00:32:31,199 (APPLAUSE) 587 00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:44,296 Good evening, ladies and gentleman. 588 00:32:44,337 --> 00:32:48,926 I'd like to thank Mayor McCoy for inviting me to speak on this historic day. 589 00:32:48,966 --> 00:32:50,886 Seventy-five years of Riverdale... 590 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,061 But what is Riverdale? 591 00:33:00,813 --> 00:33:02,940 It's the people, right? 592 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:06,234 You, me, our friends, our neighbors. 593 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:11,281 Riverdale is Archie Andrews. 594 00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:13,032 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 595 00:33:14,493 --> 00:33:16,578 Kevin Keller is Riverdale. 596 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:19,498 Veronica Lodge, she's Riverdale. 597 00:33:20,874 --> 00:33:23,042 But you know who else is Riverdale? 598 00:33:24,252 --> 00:33:25,838 FP Jones, 599 00:33:25,879 --> 00:33:29,508 who we were so quick to blame for Jason's murder. 600 00:33:29,549 --> 00:33:31,969 (CROWD MURMURING) 601 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,888 Jughead Jones is Riverdale, 602 00:33:34,930 --> 00:33:37,014 the very soul of Riverdale. 603 00:33:37,056 --> 00:33:39,810 Without him, we may not have ever found out 604 00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:41,353 what happened to Jason. 605 00:33:41,394 --> 00:33:44,272 And yet how do we thank him? By banishing him. 606 00:33:44,314 --> 00:33:47,567 Which is what we do when the truth gets too ugly in Riverdale. 607 00:33:47,609 --> 00:33:50,988 Truth being that Clifford Blossom was also Riverdale. 608 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,156 Riverdale's at a crossroads. 609 00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:55,826 If we don't face the reality of who and what we are, 610 00:33:55,868 --> 00:33:59,788 if we keep lying to ourselves and keeping secrets from each other, 611 00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:02,290 then what happened to Jason could happen again. 612 00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:04,501 Or, God forbid, something even worse. 613 00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:06,670 Riverdale must do better. 614 00:34:06,712 --> 00:34:08,755 We must do better. 615 00:34:41,997 --> 00:34:43,248 HERMIONE: Fred. 616 00:34:43,289 --> 00:34:45,542 Have you given any more thought to my offer? 617 00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:48,795 Yes, it is a, uh, very generous offer. 618 00:34:49,713 --> 00:34:52,049 I'm not selling, Hermione. 619 00:34:52,089 --> 00:34:54,634 I... I told you, it's in your best interest to get out 620 00:34:54,676 --> 00:34:56,386 before Hiram comes back. 621 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:57,888 Is it in your best interests? 622 00:34:57,930 --> 00:35:00,015 What's best for the town? Didn't you hear Betty? 623 00:35:00,057 --> 00:35:04,519 Riverdale is at a crossroads, and I think you are, too. 624 00:35:04,561 --> 00:35:07,773 So I will see you at work, partner. 625 00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:19,826 VERONICA: To Archie Andrews, who saved the cheerleader and saved the town. 626 00:35:19,868 --> 00:35:21,912 You know what, actually I think it was Betty's speech. 627 00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:24,748 Here, here to Betty Cooper. 628 00:35:24,790 --> 00:35:27,000 BETTY: Cheers. ALL: Cheers. 629 00:35:27,042 --> 00:35:29,044 JUGHEAD: We had many milkshakes that night, 630 00:35:29,086 --> 00:35:33,131 and we all felt that as dangerous as the world around us had become, 631 00:35:33,172 --> 00:35:38,177 here, at least in this booth, we were safe. 632 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:42,766 Cheryl? 633 00:35:48,063 --> 00:35:50,816 -Cheryl? -In here, Mother. 634 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:01,200 What is that smell? 635 00:36:02,119 --> 00:36:03,996 Gasoline. 636 00:36:04,037 --> 00:36:07,666 It's the only way we can truly start over, be purified. 637 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,878 Oh, God. 638 00:36:16,925 --> 00:36:19,260 BETTY: Wow, it looks great in here. 639 00:36:19,302 --> 00:36:22,430 JUGHEAD: I cleaned it up after Sheriff Keller thrashed it. 640 00:36:22,472 --> 00:36:24,141 Just in case my dad... 641 00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:28,812 Until he gets out, I'm not giving up on him, Jug. 642 00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:30,856 Hell no. 643 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:35,027 That is why I love you, Betty. 644 00:36:41,825 --> 00:36:45,411 I love you, Betty Cooper. 645 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:52,377 Jughead Jones. 646 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:55,881 I love you. 647 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:06,725 (GIGGLES) 648 00:37:12,313 --> 00:37:14,273 What about your mom? 649 00:37:14,315 --> 00:37:17,944 At this hour, after mixing her reds and whites at the Jubilee, 650 00:37:17,986 --> 00:37:22,782 she's no doubt sleeping soundly in the arms of Prince Valium. 651 00:37:22,824 --> 00:37:26,161 So, come on in, but keep it quiet, okay? 652 00:37:57,734 --> 00:37:58,944 (GASPS) 653 00:38:13,750 --> 00:38:15,585 We've had this day with each other 654 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:17,462 from the very beginning, Archiekins. 655 00:38:34,771 --> 00:38:36,856 -(KNOCKING ON DOOR) -Oh, my God. 656 00:38:36,898 --> 00:38:38,108 Is that your mom? 657 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:39,985 Who else would it be? 658 00:38:43,155 --> 00:38:44,990 (KNOCKING CONTINUES) 659 00:38:54,457 --> 00:38:57,002 -(DOG BARKING) -Easy, Hot Dog. He's family. 660 00:38:59,254 --> 00:39:00,588 Hey. 661 00:39:00,630 --> 00:39:03,133 Heard your dad could have named names but didn't. 662 00:39:05,302 --> 00:39:07,595 Serpents take care of their own. 663 00:39:07,637 --> 00:39:11,141 We wanted you to know, no matter what happens to him, 664 00:39:11,183 --> 00:39:14,269 however long he's gone, we've got your back. 665 00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:19,149 This is yours, 666 00:39:20,275 --> 00:39:21,860 if you want it. 667 00:39:40,837 --> 00:39:42,088 Juggy? 668 00:40:02,234 --> 00:40:04,319 VERONICA: Leaving without saying goodbye? 669 00:40:04,361 --> 00:40:06,445 Didn't know you were such a scoundrel, Archiekins. 670 00:40:06,487 --> 00:40:10,200 (LAUGHS) I was trying not to wake you. 671 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:13,203 My dad texted me asking me to meet at Pop's for breakfast, 672 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:16,206 which is what we do when he wants to talk to me about something serious. 673 00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:18,083 -Probably me staying out all night. -(LAUGHS) 674 00:40:21,294 --> 00:40:23,462 -I'll call you later. -(LAUGHS) 675 00:40:31,554 --> 00:40:35,225 Hey, Casanova. I, uh... I ordered you the usual. 676 00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:37,602 Thanks, Dad. I'm just gonna go wash my hands. 677 00:40:50,115 --> 00:40:51,574 (DOOR OPENS) 678 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:53,243 MAN: Who's in charge here? Show me where the safe is! 679 00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:54,535 POP: There is no safe! 680 00:40:54,577 --> 00:40:56,371 MAN: You've got a safe. Show me where it is! 681 00:40:56,413 --> 00:40:58,748 -Where's the safe, old man? -POP: There ain't no safe. 682 00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:00,250 MAN: Show me where the safe is! 683 00:41:21,896 --> 00:41:23,315 MAN: Give me your wallet! 684 00:41:25,984 --> 00:41:27,402 (GUN FIRES) 685 00:41:27,444 --> 00:41:30,405 JUGHEAD: Imagine this instant, frozen in time. 686 00:41:31,781 --> 00:41:34,951 People will look back at this as the exact moment 687 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:38,830 that last bit of Riverdale's innocence finally died. 688 00:41:38,871 --> 00:41:40,665 When darkness won. 689 00:41:42,334 --> 00:41:46,087 Marked by an act of violence, 690 00:41:46,129 --> 00:41:49,548 that was anything but random. nnocence finally died.