1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,669 [narrator] Previously on Riverdale: 2 00:00:03,378 --> 00:00:05,088 [Black Hood] This is the Black Hood. 3 00:00:05,171 --> 00:00:07,882 -I want to cleanse Riverdale of sinners. -No. 4 00:00:09,926 --> 00:00:12,011 Mr. Svenson, you scared me. 5 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:14,264 I mean, really, Mom. 6 00:00:14,347 --> 00:00:17,434 You talk trash about the Serpents, when you were one. 7 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,894 -FP had a little accident. -What can we do? 8 00:00:19,978 --> 00:00:23,356 [Penny] Pick up a crate on the Southside, deliver it to an address in Greendale. 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,276 You don't wanna be in bed with the Snake Charmer. 10 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:28,862 And if Penny Peabody reaches out, don't respond. 11 00:00:28,945 --> 00:00:31,364 No. You said that this was gonna be a one-and-done. 12 00:00:31,448 --> 00:00:33,199 And I am just getting started with you. 13 00:00:33,283 --> 00:00:35,285 [Jughead] The Riverdale Reaper is the Black Hood? 14 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:38,955 I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same man. 15 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:41,458 There was a family living out near Fox Forest. 16 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:44,377 Someone broke in, shot them all dead. 17 00:00:44,461 --> 00:00:47,088 Some say he never left Riverdale. 18 00:00:48,965 --> 00:00:52,677 [Jughead] Like the Red Death showing up in an Edgar Allan Poe story, 19 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:54,971 the Black Hood had come to Riverdale. 20 00:00:55,388 --> 00:00:59,225 With that grimmest of reapers looming over us, how did we cope? 21 00:01:00,101 --> 00:01:02,228 In the case of Archie and Veronica... 22 00:01:02,937 --> 00:01:04,898 it was through carnal defiance. 23 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:08,026 Ugh. Get a room, Xenomorphs. 24 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:11,571 [Jughead] With every kiss and embrace, they seemed to be saying: 25 00:01:11,654 --> 00:01:14,115 "You have no power over me, Death." 26 00:01:15,283 --> 00:01:18,286 In fact, Varchie became the opposite of death. 27 00:01:18,369 --> 00:01:20,789 [Portugal. The Man's "Feel It Still" playing] 28 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:22,499 In Archie's bedroom. 29 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:26,544 ♪ ...girl is in need Am I coming out of left field? ♪ 30 00:01:28,338 --> 00:01:29,422 [Jughead] In his garage. 31 00:01:29,964 --> 00:01:32,926 ♪ I been feeling it since 1966, now ♪ 32 00:01:33,009 --> 00:01:36,012 ♪ Might be over now, but I feel it still ♪ 33 00:01:39,015 --> 00:01:40,391 [Jughead] Even in The Pembrooke. 34 00:01:40,725 --> 00:01:44,562 After all, if our young lovers dared to defy the Black Hood, 35 00:01:44,646 --> 00:01:47,482 why not risk Hiram Lodge's wrath as well? 36 00:01:47,565 --> 00:01:49,776 ♪ But I feel it still ♪ 37 00:01:50,527 --> 00:01:51,986 -Hey. -Hmm? 38 00:01:52,737 --> 00:01:55,198 Are you sure your parents aren't gonna come back any time soon? 39 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:56,699 What if they catch us like this? 40 00:01:56,783 --> 00:02:00,078 The tasting menu at Pourquoi is 13 courses, Archie. 41 00:02:01,037 --> 00:02:02,455 We have hours yet. 42 00:02:03,081 --> 00:02:04,124 [chuckles] 43 00:02:05,166 --> 00:02:09,087 What? You've always wanted to make it in front of a roaring fire? 44 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:11,131 [laughing] 45 00:02:11,214 --> 00:02:13,550 No, just-- I love you, Ronnie. 46 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:19,472 [Archie clearing throat] 47 00:02:19,556 --> 00:02:21,850 -Do you wanna watch Netflix? -I wonder what's on HBO. 48 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:23,810 I should go, on the chance your parents come back. 49 00:02:23,893 --> 00:02:25,854 Yeah, or at a minimum, we should get dressed. 50 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,816 I'm gonna go. I have to do this thing. 51 00:02:29,899 --> 00:02:30,733 I'll text you. 52 00:02:31,442 --> 00:02:32,277 Archie. 53 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:36,114 This was, as always, amazing. 54 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:49,460 [train whistle blows] 55 00:02:49,544 --> 00:02:52,380 Sorry, there's no service in the bowels of city hall. 56 00:02:52,463 --> 00:02:55,049 What'd you find? Any truth to what that creepy truck driver said 57 00:02:55,133 --> 00:02:56,634 about that murdered family? 58 00:02:56,718 --> 00:03:00,013 Yes. Shockingly, Freddy Krueger didn't lie to me. 59 00:03:00,096 --> 00:03:04,475 A family of four was murdered by someone the press called the Riverdale Reaper. 60 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:08,271 The victims were Jim and Mary Ellen Conway and their kids. 61 00:03:08,354 --> 00:03:10,273 Tommy was 10 and Sue was 9. 62 00:03:10,356 --> 00:03:13,443 The Reaper was never caught or identified, so he could be our Black Hood. 63 00:03:13,526 --> 00:03:16,112 But I'm dubious. He would be in his 60s by now. 64 00:03:16,195 --> 00:03:18,364 Why did he do it? Kill them? 65 00:03:18,448 --> 00:03:21,117 The reporter of the article talked to a sheriff at the time, 66 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,371 who thought the killer chose at random or because their house was isolated. 67 00:03:25,455 --> 00:03:28,249 -Where was it? -Edge of Fox Forest down a service road. 68 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:30,126 Here's a picture of it. 69 00:03:37,258 --> 00:03:38,134 Oh, my God. 70 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:41,763 Jughead, I've been to this house. 71 00:03:41,846 --> 00:03:45,475 The Black Hood sent me to it as part of his game. 72 00:03:45,558 --> 00:03:48,394 Well, then, there's definitely a link between the Hood and the Reaper. 73 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:50,605 We should talk to Keller, pull files from the murders. 74 00:03:50,688 --> 00:03:52,232 At least get a list of all the players. 75 00:03:52,315 --> 00:03:54,275 No, I can't go to Sheriff Keller. 76 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:57,403 Not after I accused him of being the Black Hood. 77 00:03:57,987 --> 00:03:59,822 Right. Yeah, that would be awkward. 78 00:04:01,032 --> 00:04:04,494 -We could go to the house. -I can't go back there, Jug. 79 00:04:04,577 --> 00:04:06,913 He made me look in a mirror, 80 00:04:06,996 --> 00:04:09,457 and what I saw staring back at me, I don't wanna do that again. 81 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:10,458 Hey. 82 00:04:11,167 --> 00:04:12,919 Then you don't have to, okay? 83 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:17,423 [cell phone buzzing] 84 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:25,014 Hello? 85 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:27,684 [sighs] 86 00:04:28,059 --> 00:04:29,894 Yeah, I'll accept the charges. 87 00:04:29,978 --> 00:04:32,313 So, the reason we called you guys in here-- 88 00:04:32,397 --> 00:04:34,065 My dad is getting out of jail. 89 00:04:35,358 --> 00:04:37,694 -Jug, that's great. -[Veronica] Yeah. 90 00:04:38,277 --> 00:04:40,113 What heralded this miracle? 91 00:04:42,031 --> 00:04:46,577 Uh... Overcrowding at the jail. I guess the judge reviewed my dad's case, 92 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:50,331 and after Cheryl's testimony, it was a perfect storm. 93 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:52,875 -What do you need from us, Jug? -[Betty] Both of us. 94 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:55,211 We have a new lead on the Black Hood case. 95 00:04:55,294 --> 00:04:58,631 And Jughead and I were wondering if you guys would follow up on it for us. 96 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:02,844 We can give you all of the details, the articles. 97 00:05:02,927 --> 00:05:06,222 It's just that I have to be there for my dad, to help with his re-entry, so... 98 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:09,851 Uh, yeah, and I'm just taking a break from the Black Hood. 99 00:05:11,227 --> 00:05:16,774 Wait, so, you want us to be... you guys? 100 00:05:16,858 --> 00:05:18,359 Essentially, yes. 101 00:05:21,070 --> 00:05:22,488 What, is there a problem with that? 102 00:05:28,786 --> 00:05:32,081 Oh, my God. Josie, your back. It's like a sailor's rope. 103 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:35,126 -What? -All those tension knots. 104 00:05:35,209 --> 00:05:39,589 Luckily, I just picked up a new bottle of lavender essential oil. Turn around. 105 00:05:40,506 --> 00:05:41,841 Uh, okay. 106 00:05:45,344 --> 00:05:46,471 [grunts, then chuckles] 107 00:05:47,513 --> 00:05:50,641 Girls, I'm so sorry. I didn't know anyone was still in here. 108 00:05:50,725 --> 00:05:54,645 -No, it's okay, Mr. Svenson. -Oh, my God, Josie, it's so not okay. 109 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:58,441 Take your male gaze and male privilege and get out of the women's locker room. 110 00:05:58,524 --> 00:06:01,319 Of course, my apologies. I should have knocked. 111 00:06:01,402 --> 00:06:05,948 Can you believe that? He should be fired and investigated, the Peeping Tom. 112 00:06:07,241 --> 00:06:08,201 [scoffs] 113 00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:19,921 -Sheriff Keller. -Veronica. 114 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:24,050 What was he doing here? 115 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:28,846 The shadow of the Black Hood has finally landed on our home. 116 00:06:29,430 --> 00:06:30,681 We received a letter. 117 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:32,767 What? What did it say? 118 00:06:32,850 --> 00:06:36,771 The usual. That we'll be targeted and punished for our sinful ways. 119 00:06:37,730 --> 00:06:39,565 Well, don't let it ruin your day. 120 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:44,153 According to Keller, dozens of households received the exact same letter. 121 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:47,824 I don't know about those other people, but we're actually sinners. 122 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:52,995 The Pembrooke is a fortress. And Andre is trained in the martial arts. 123 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:55,456 What about when I go to school, or shopping? 124 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:58,543 He'll drive you. If he's not available, we'll hire a car service. 125 00:06:58,626 --> 00:07:01,045 [Hermione] Also, your father and I have talked, 126 00:07:01,129 --> 00:07:03,756 and we wouldn't mind seeing more of Archie. 127 00:07:04,340 --> 00:07:06,300 He's brawny and devoted to you. 128 00:07:14,475 --> 00:07:15,309 [cell phone beeps] 129 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:25,736 Wait, uh, Mom. Before you leave, I wanted to ask 130 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:27,613 if I could borrow the station wagon tomorrow. 131 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:31,659 -Why? -FP's getting released from jail. 132 00:07:31,742 --> 00:07:34,412 So, Jughead and I, we're gonna pick him up and treat him to Pop's. 133 00:07:34,912 --> 00:07:36,247 They're letting FP out? 134 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:39,083 And you're gonna hear it eventually, so it might as well be from me. 135 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:40,751 Don't freak out. 136 00:07:41,377 --> 00:07:42,879 Jughead is a Serpent now. 137 00:07:43,296 --> 00:07:44,839 -Officially. -Betty. 138 00:07:46,215 --> 00:07:48,176 I wish I could say I was surprised. 139 00:07:48,259 --> 00:07:51,554 Jughead is important to me. FP is important to Jughead. 140 00:07:51,637 --> 00:07:56,767 So, I'm asking, Mom, will you try to give him the benefit of the doubt? 141 00:07:56,851 --> 00:07:57,810 For me? 142 00:07:59,020 --> 00:08:02,190 I have an announcement to make. My dad's getting out. 143 00:08:03,065 --> 00:08:04,233 Yeah. 144 00:08:04,942 --> 00:08:09,280 When he does, I'll bring him up to speed about our plans with Mayor McCoy. 145 00:08:09,363 --> 00:08:10,990 [Tall Boy] That's brilliant. 146 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:14,702 -You have a problem with that, Tall Boy? -Your old man? 147 00:08:15,536 --> 00:08:16,662 No. 148 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:21,417 I got no problem with him. But you want us to sit down with the mayor. 149 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,503 I do. He's right. 150 00:08:24,754 --> 00:08:27,632 I think we can bring the Southside back. But it's gonna take work. 151 00:08:28,716 --> 00:08:30,426 And it's going to take compromise. 152 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:32,261 [Tall Boy] We can bring the Southside back. 153 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,805 -You've been here all five minutes. -[Jughead] Tall Boy, 154 00:08:34,889 --> 00:08:37,850 I am sick of you acting like a little bitch, 155 00:08:37,934 --> 00:08:42,355 whispering behind my back that I'm half a Serpent or that I don't belong here. 156 00:08:42,438 --> 00:08:43,731 Why don't we put it to a vote? 157 00:08:43,814 --> 00:08:46,901 If you guys think what I'm doing is wrong, I'll step aside. 158 00:08:47,485 --> 00:08:52,114 All those who stand with Jughead and think Tall Boy should shut the hell up? 159 00:09:05,294 --> 00:09:07,880 -[Veronica] My parents are in their room. -Good. 160 00:09:17,765 --> 00:09:21,269 That thing Betty and Jughead asked us to do, investigate the murder house? 161 00:09:21,852 --> 00:09:23,563 -I wanna do it. -Yeah, me, too. 162 00:09:25,064 --> 00:09:26,732 My parents got a threatening letter. 163 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:28,734 -What? From the Black Hood? -Maybe. 164 00:09:28,818 --> 00:09:31,153 Or maybe it was somebody pretending to be the Black Hood. 165 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:32,071 Ronnie. 166 00:09:36,158 --> 00:09:37,034 Are we good? 167 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:38,244 Don't stop, Archie. 168 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:40,538 I don't want to. 169 00:09:43,207 --> 00:09:44,834 Can we talk about what I said? 170 00:09:44,917 --> 00:09:49,005 Archie, I wanna be with you, and you wanna be with me. 171 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:51,007 Can't that be enough for right now? 172 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,134 While we focus on the case? 173 00:10:08,941 --> 00:10:11,736 What's wrong, Archie? Something you wanna get off your chest? 174 00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:13,404 [sighs] Yeah, actually. 175 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:18,242 Me and Ronnie are in a weird place. 176 00:10:18,326 --> 00:10:19,994 Things have been pretty intense lately. 177 00:10:20,077 --> 00:10:22,663 Something weird happened with Archie. 178 00:10:23,372 --> 00:10:26,751 Well, to be honest, I'm not sure if it even really happened... 179 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:32,173 but he may or may not have said the L-word to me. 180 00:10:32,798 --> 00:10:36,177 I said "I love you" to her, Dad. [scoffs] 181 00:10:36,260 --> 00:10:39,221 And she didn't say it back. And, yes, she heard me. 182 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:43,309 Which, if he did, I think it's... too soon. 183 00:10:43,851 --> 00:10:45,102 Don't you guys agree? 184 00:10:45,186 --> 00:10:47,521 I wouldn't get too in your head about that, son. 185 00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:51,651 Those words, people are often on different schedules. 186 00:10:51,734 --> 00:10:55,404 -It doesn't matter what Archie said. -Or didn't say. That's my preference. 187 00:10:55,946 --> 00:10:58,282 It's about whether or not you're ready to hear it. 188 00:11:00,451 --> 00:11:01,827 [security alarm buzzing] 189 00:11:03,954 --> 00:11:05,206 [radio chatter] 190 00:11:10,002 --> 00:11:11,253 [chuckles] 191 00:11:13,589 --> 00:11:14,673 [sighs] 192 00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:18,302 -Hey, Betty. -Hi, Mr. Jones. 193 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,931 -Alice? -Is it true what they say about men 194 00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:23,724 who have just been released from prison, FP? 195 00:11:24,433 --> 00:11:27,853 -What do they say? -They're incredibly sexually frustrated. 196 00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:29,438 -Mom. What? -Wow. 197 00:11:38,781 --> 00:11:39,740 Seat belt, Betty. 198 00:11:45,746 --> 00:11:49,917 The Black Hood is targeting sinners, so I'd watch my back if I were you, FP. 199 00:11:50,501 --> 00:11:53,212 Especially once you rejoin that gang of hoodlums. 200 00:11:53,295 --> 00:11:56,132 -Serpents aren't hoodlum-- -I'm not going back to the Serpents. 201 00:11:57,216 --> 00:11:59,385 I thought a lot about this while I was in Shankshaw, 202 00:11:59,468 --> 00:12:01,178 and I'm done with Serpent life. 203 00:12:01,262 --> 00:12:03,347 It's gonna be one last ride for my boy and I, 204 00:12:03,431 --> 00:12:06,267 but it's too much of a slippery slope for me. 205 00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:08,686 -The Serpents need you, Dad. -Jughead needs you, Mr. Jones. 206 00:12:08,769 --> 00:12:12,773 And what, pray tell, will you be doing with all of your extra time, FP? 207 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:16,569 Working, Warden Cooper. I saw a "help wanted" sign in the window. 208 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:19,238 Thought I'd talk to Pop about picking up some shifts. 209 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:22,700 Let's hope your plans don't come crashing down once you start drinking again. 210 00:12:22,783 --> 00:12:27,538 Actually, I'm in AA. Started in jail, and I don't plan on stopping. 211 00:12:27,621 --> 00:12:28,664 Mm. 212 00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:30,875 [chuckles] 213 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:33,669 [Archie] Sheriff. 214 00:12:33,752 --> 00:12:35,754 We wanted to talk to you about a cold case. 215 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:38,966 About a family murdered in Fox Forest 40 years ago. 216 00:12:39,049 --> 00:12:41,802 Your receptionist said the files were missing. 217 00:12:41,886 --> 00:12:44,263 Is it possible they were stolen as part of a cover-up? 218 00:12:44,346 --> 00:12:47,475 Now, now, hold on. Sometimes with cold cases, 219 00:12:47,558 --> 00:12:50,853 the lead officer will take the files home so they can keep working on them. 220 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:53,397 Who would have been the lead officer on this case? 221 00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:57,151 Back then? Multiple homicide? My guess would be Sheriff Howard. 222 00:12:57,234 --> 00:13:00,905 -Do you know where he is? -Sheriff Howard died two years ago. 223 00:13:00,988 --> 00:13:03,240 But his daughter still lives in town here. Margaret. 224 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:05,784 I've got her contact information. Maybe she can help you. 225 00:13:06,535 --> 00:13:07,995 [Veronica] My name is Veronica Lodge. 226 00:13:08,078 --> 00:13:10,873 I'm calling about one of your father's cases. 227 00:13:10,956 --> 00:13:12,208 The Conway murders. 228 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:14,668 [Maggie over phone] Here we go again. What about them? 229 00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:17,630 My colleague and I are writing a retrospective on the murders, 230 00:13:17,713 --> 00:13:19,173 and we were wondering-- 231 00:13:19,256 --> 00:13:20,883 My dad was obsessed with the killings. 232 00:13:20,966 --> 00:13:24,178 He called the house where they happened the devil's house. 233 00:13:24,261 --> 00:13:28,557 He'd go to that place day and night, for hours, trying to put pieces together. 234 00:13:29,016 --> 00:13:31,644 If you ask me, my father lost his mind in that house. 235 00:13:31,727 --> 00:13:34,605 Now, I'm done talking about this. Don't call me again. 236 00:13:34,688 --> 00:13:35,773 [phone hangs up] 237 00:13:36,857 --> 00:13:38,234 -Ronnie. -Don't say it. 238 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:40,903 -We have to go to that house. -The devil's house? 239 00:13:42,613 --> 00:13:43,697 What if he's home? 240 00:13:47,743 --> 00:13:49,745 [rock music playing] 241 00:14:14,770 --> 00:14:16,689 Things got ugly when you were away. 242 00:14:17,147 --> 00:14:20,651 I asked myself every day what you would do if you were here. 243 00:14:21,777 --> 00:14:26,073 Has Penny bothered you? I figured she's the one who greased my wheels. 244 00:14:27,783 --> 00:14:29,076 I did a job for her. 245 00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:30,411 What kind of job? 246 00:14:30,494 --> 00:14:34,915 It was a one-time thing. I figured it best not to ask too many questions. 247 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:38,210 We're squared away, for good. 248 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:44,967 You know, when I was 16, my old man kicked me out and told me to go to hell. 249 00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:50,347 Instead, I joined the Serpents. And then the Army, and then back again. 250 00:14:52,349 --> 00:14:53,976 I don't want that life for you. 251 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:58,147 I want you to go to college, get out of this godforsaken town. 252 00:14:58,230 --> 00:14:59,398 I ran the gauntlet. 253 00:15:00,357 --> 00:15:04,111 I fought with the Serpents, and for them. I have to stay. 254 00:15:06,947 --> 00:15:07,865 I wanna stay. 255 00:15:09,283 --> 00:15:10,659 But I need your blessing. 256 00:15:14,496 --> 00:15:17,207 -Just promise me you'll keep writing. -I will. 257 00:15:18,792 --> 00:15:19,710 I do every day. 258 00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:25,633 [FP sighs] 259 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,858 -You all finished? -Yeah. Thanks, Dad. 260 00:15:44,568 --> 00:15:45,903 -Thank you. -Thank you. 261 00:15:46,654 --> 00:15:47,905 -[Cheryl] Josie. -[Josie] Yeah. 262 00:15:47,988 --> 00:15:51,867 Playing a car dealership opening is barely a step above amateur porn. 263 00:15:51,950 --> 00:15:57,748 Reggie's texting me that his dad is gonna pay me $5000 for five songs. 264 00:15:57,831 --> 00:16:00,042 As long as he gets to escort me. 265 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:12,012 Clean that up, plebe. The way you did my brother's blood. 266 00:16:14,098 --> 00:16:15,349 Jug, don't. 267 00:16:19,728 --> 00:16:22,523 I'll get you another milk shake. On the house. 268 00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:35,786 My dad used to be a king, a leader of men. 269 00:16:35,869 --> 00:16:38,038 Now he's being demeaned by the likes of Cheryl Blossom? 270 00:16:39,331 --> 00:16:41,750 He deserves to be honored, not humiliated. 271 00:16:42,584 --> 00:16:44,753 -[scoffs] -So, why don't we do just that? 272 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:49,925 Seriously? Why not throw your dad a retirement party, fit for a king? 273 00:16:50,551 --> 00:16:52,511 Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. 274 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:59,601 You have a stage. Would you be open to me bringing in a karaoke machine? 275 00:16:59,685 --> 00:17:01,145 For FP's retirement? 276 00:17:01,770 --> 00:17:03,063 Sure, why not. 277 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:05,816 Also, Toni, one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you, 278 00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:07,776 beyond the party planning is... 279 00:17:08,652 --> 00:17:12,322 I've been walking the razor's edge since Jughead joined the Serpents. 280 00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:17,202 And all I've been thinking is as soon as FP gets home, everything will get better, 281 00:17:17,286 --> 00:17:20,998 because he'll be there to protect Jughead and make sure he doesn't get hurt. 282 00:17:21,081 --> 00:17:23,751 Yeah, I'm following you. I mean, with FP out of the picture-- 283 00:17:23,834 --> 00:17:26,503 That's my whole point. I do worry. 284 00:17:27,963 --> 00:17:32,509 So, I wanna keep an eye on Jughead myself. 285 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:37,639 Make sure that as deep into these snake-infested waters as he goes, 286 00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:41,810 he doesn't do something that, you know, puts him in danger. 287 00:17:41,894 --> 00:17:45,022 So, what, you wanna be a Serpent? 288 00:17:46,815 --> 00:17:49,359 Let's say Serpent-adjacent. 289 00:17:49,860 --> 00:17:53,781 But, yeah, a part of his world, this world. 290 00:17:54,406 --> 00:17:55,491 [Byrdie laughing] 291 00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:57,659 Shut it, Byrdie. 292 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:00,120 Sorry, Sweet Valley High. 293 00:18:00,204 --> 00:18:04,833 If you wanna join the club, you gotta do the dance. The Serpent Dance. 294 00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:06,752 Excuse me, Serpent Dance? 295 00:18:06,835 --> 00:18:09,463 It's some outdated, sexist Serpent tradition. 296 00:18:09,546 --> 00:18:12,633 I tried to get it outlawed, but misogyny dies hard. 297 00:18:13,967 --> 00:18:15,594 You don't wanna know. 298 00:18:16,428 --> 00:18:18,180 Yeah, I do. 299 00:18:19,973 --> 00:18:21,350 I wanna know everything. 300 00:18:21,433 --> 00:18:22,434 [rock music playing] 301 00:18:28,982 --> 00:18:31,902 A party? No. No, no, no. 302 00:18:31,985 --> 00:18:35,823 The problem is, I'm trying to keep the Serpents in my rearview mirror, remember? 303 00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:37,324 It's one night. 304 00:18:37,407 --> 00:18:41,411 Not even. It's like three hours. You've done right by the Serpents. 305 00:18:41,495 --> 00:18:43,747 More than right. Let them do right by you. 306 00:18:45,749 --> 00:18:47,668 Come on, it's the end of an era. 307 00:18:47,751 --> 00:18:48,836 [sighs] 308 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:50,796 Okay. 309 00:18:51,421 --> 00:18:52,965 -Okay, let's do it. -Great. 310 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:55,008 [cell phone buzzing] 311 00:18:55,759 --> 00:18:58,971 It's Archie. Don't bogart the egg rolls. 312 00:19:00,681 --> 00:19:03,684 -The hell do you want, Penny? -[Penny] We have business. 313 00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:05,102 How fast can you get to Pop's? 314 00:19:05,185 --> 00:19:07,896 No. No, I told you I'm out, that I'm done. 315 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:11,316 Don't keep me waiting long, little doggie, or I'll have your father back behind bars 316 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:12,985 before I finish my cup of burnt coffee. 317 00:19:16,113 --> 00:19:19,241 I won't be held hostage by you. I did my one favor. I'm out. 318 00:19:19,324 --> 00:19:22,494 No, no. You have debts to pay. 319 00:19:22,578 --> 00:19:24,872 And ours is an ongoing arrangement. 320 00:19:24,955 --> 00:19:29,084 You know what, Penny? I'm about to have a sit-down with Mayor McCoy. 321 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,503 She's not really so big on the whole drug-dealing thing. 322 00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:35,382 I'm sure that she would love to know who took over Clifford Blossom's operation. 323 00:19:35,465 --> 00:19:38,385 You'd need proof to make an accusation like that stick. 324 00:19:39,803 --> 00:19:42,264 Like the video I have of you and your pal making that delivery. 325 00:19:42,347 --> 00:19:43,682 What do you think of that? 326 00:19:43,765 --> 00:19:46,602 I think that an attack against me, or my father, 327 00:19:47,394 --> 00:19:49,605 is an attack against all of the Serpents. 328 00:19:50,188 --> 00:19:53,984 And not even some fuzzy footage of me delivering a crate 329 00:19:54,067 --> 00:19:56,069 is going to stop us from coming for you. 330 00:19:58,113 --> 00:19:59,197 Your girlfriend. 331 00:20:00,574 --> 00:20:03,368 Betty Cooper, I believe? 332 00:20:05,162 --> 00:20:06,413 She's quite fetching. 333 00:20:10,459 --> 00:20:11,585 What did you say? 334 00:20:11,668 --> 00:20:14,213 All snakes have a soft underbelly. 335 00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:17,799 She's yours. Am I right? 336 00:20:26,642 --> 00:20:29,811 Now I'm regretting throwing your gun in Sweetwater River. 337 00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:34,274 If Sheriff Howard kept coming back here, there must be a reason why. 338 00:20:34,358 --> 00:20:36,401 Something that didn't, or doesn't, add up. 339 00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:40,614 So, what does the article say happened? 340 00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:42,658 [Archie] The Reaper came at night, 341 00:20:42,741 --> 00:20:44,993 when the rest of the town was getting ready for bed. 342 00:20:47,704 --> 00:20:48,580 [gun cocks] 343 00:20:55,003 --> 00:20:56,964 [man on TV] ...were a sharp surprise. 344 00:20:57,047 --> 00:21:00,717 He killed the mother, Mary Ellen Conway, first. 345 00:21:03,553 --> 00:21:04,554 Maybe over there. 346 00:21:23,448 --> 00:21:25,784 He killed the father, Jim Conway, in the kitchen. 347 00:21:29,871 --> 00:21:31,873 He was rushing to save his wife. 348 00:21:36,795 --> 00:21:39,047 He was shot point-blank in the chest. 349 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,966 The kids were still in their bedrooms. 350 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:42,551 Hiding. 351 00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:44,845 My God, Archie. 352 00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,274 [Archie] They were hiding under the bed. 353 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:00,736 [gunshot] 354 00:22:21,965 --> 00:22:25,635 Archie? It was a family of four that was killed, right? 355 00:22:25,719 --> 00:22:26,720 Yeah, why? 356 00:22:26,803 --> 00:22:29,848 [Veronica] There's something weird here. Three sets of initials. 357 00:22:43,445 --> 00:22:46,406 These are Sheriff Howard's files. His notes. 358 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:48,700 He kept them here so he could keep working on the case. 359 00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:54,456 Does it say anything about a third child? With the letters J and C? 360 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:57,292 Wait, turn that back. 361 00:23:00,337 --> 00:23:01,880 Oh, my God, Archie. There. 362 00:23:03,423 --> 00:23:05,759 The Conways were a family of five. 363 00:23:12,808 --> 00:23:13,975 [rock music playing] 364 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:17,062 Why so sad? It's great news about your dad. 365 00:23:18,939 --> 00:23:21,525 I guess that means the Snake Charmer came through. 366 00:23:23,193 --> 00:23:26,530 What? She hasn't called you for any more favors, has she? 367 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:30,826 That deal was a favor. My one favor. Technically, I don't owe her anything. 368 00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:33,745 Oh, Jones. Let's hope you're right. 369 00:23:35,413 --> 00:23:37,916 It's no problem, we can pick the trays up. 370 00:23:38,542 --> 00:23:40,877 Thanks, Pop. Sorry for the short notice. 371 00:23:41,336 --> 00:23:43,255 -Bye. -Trays for what? 372 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,968 Juggy is throwing a retirement party for FP at the Whyte Wyrm. 373 00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:49,761 And I'm helping him organize. 374 00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:54,724 Before you object, Mom, need I remind you, you were a Serpent. 375 00:23:56,226 --> 00:23:58,812 -Betty won't listen, so I'm telling you, -Alice-- 376 00:23:58,895 --> 00:24:00,856 if she thinks about putting on a Serpent jacket, 377 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:02,274 -I'll have your head. -I'm working. 378 00:24:02,357 --> 00:24:04,151 I won't have our kids make mistakes we did. 379 00:24:04,234 --> 00:24:05,277 They weren't all mistakes. 380 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:07,487 If you're worried, come to the party. Chaperone her. 381 00:24:07,571 --> 00:24:10,157 -Are you high on fumes? I can't. -Yes, you can. 382 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,659 Stop by. Say hi to some old friends. 383 00:24:12,742 --> 00:24:13,660 [sighs] 384 00:24:14,244 --> 00:24:16,037 -Hal would never come. -Well, then, leave him. 385 00:24:18,331 --> 00:24:19,166 At home. 386 00:24:24,337 --> 00:24:26,423 So, the real story was in the sheriff's notebook. 387 00:24:26,506 --> 00:24:30,427 There was a third child, Joseph Conway, who survived the massacre. 388 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:34,014 They hid his identity, changed his name, so he could lead a normal life. 389 00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:35,932 -Yeah. -[Veronica] According to Howard's notes, 390 00:24:36,016 --> 00:24:38,393 he was adopted by another family in Riverdale, 391 00:24:38,476 --> 00:24:41,563 and presumably enrolled at a local high school. 392 00:24:41,646 --> 00:24:42,856 We got a picture of the kid. 393 00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:47,152 If we match that boy to one of the students at Riverdale High 394 00:24:47,235 --> 00:24:48,820 during the years he would've attended-- 395 00:24:48,904 --> 00:24:52,032 He might be able to tell us how the murders are connected to the Black Hood. 396 00:24:52,115 --> 00:24:53,533 Or he is the Black Hood. 397 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,411 Just go with me here. 398 00:24:56,953 --> 00:24:59,539 Let's say that our mystery kid did end up surviving the slaughter, 399 00:24:59,623 --> 00:25:02,167 maybe he even saw it. It would've messed him up for life. 400 00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:05,754 And somehow, he could be blaming the town for what happened. 401 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:07,672 And now is punishing us for it. 402 00:25:07,756 --> 00:25:11,343 So, we have to go through all these yearbooks, page by page, 403 00:25:11,426 --> 00:25:14,512 and see if we find a match, so not quite a needle in a haystack. 404 00:25:15,764 --> 00:25:16,806 What? 405 00:25:16,890 --> 00:25:19,184 Uh, we have to get ready for a party that we're hosting. 406 00:25:19,267 --> 00:25:21,728 It's my dad's retirement party, so... 407 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:23,188 [both] Oh. 408 00:25:23,271 --> 00:25:25,190 -No, you guys should come. -[Jughead] I-- I-- 409 00:25:25,273 --> 00:25:28,151 -If you don't want to, you don't have to. -I'm renting a karaoke machine. 410 00:25:28,235 --> 00:25:29,444 It's not a big deal. 411 00:25:30,028 --> 00:25:32,072 -You should come. You guys should come. -[Jughead] If you want. 412 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:42,999 -Can we take a break and talk about--? -Oh, my God. 413 00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:44,417 Is that him? 414 00:25:47,337 --> 00:25:48,338 Could be, yeah. 415 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:00,934 [Archie] Mr. Svenson. 416 00:26:01,017 --> 00:26:01,851 Yes? 417 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:05,730 We know who you are, Joseph Conway. 418 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,275 Hey! 419 00:26:08,817 --> 00:26:09,651 Hey. 420 00:26:13,405 --> 00:26:15,198 Why'd you run, Mr. Svenson? 421 00:26:15,907 --> 00:26:19,786 I got scared. No one's called me Joe Conway in decades. 422 00:26:19,869 --> 00:26:22,706 We read about your family. We know you're the only one that survived. 423 00:26:22,789 --> 00:26:26,084 -If you've been tempted to find justice-- -I found justice. 424 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:28,586 -What do you mean? -The night it happened. 425 00:26:30,213 --> 00:26:34,676 I heard gunshots, and I escaped out of my bedroom window. 426 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:38,013 I could've run into the woods, but I didn't. 427 00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:41,516 I wanted to see him leave my house. 428 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:45,061 I saw him covered in my family's blood. 429 00:26:45,937 --> 00:26:46,938 I saw his face. 430 00:26:48,356 --> 00:26:50,442 You know who killed your family? 431 00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:53,778 A con man. A preacher passing through town. 432 00:26:54,362 --> 00:26:57,907 Next day, a group of men took me to the motel where he was staying. 433 00:26:59,034 --> 00:27:00,118 I pointed him out. 434 00:27:02,245 --> 00:27:05,415 They took him away... and they killed him. 435 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:07,000 I'm not sure how. 436 00:27:07,625 --> 00:27:10,086 -What happened to the men who did that? -Nothing. 437 00:27:11,129 --> 00:27:12,547 Justice had been served. 438 00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:18,178 It was never reported, never investigated. The town demanded blood for blood. 439 00:27:18,261 --> 00:27:21,306 You're sounding a lot like the Black Hood right now. 440 00:27:25,143 --> 00:27:27,771 Where were you the morning Fred Andrews was shot? 441 00:27:27,854 --> 00:27:29,981 -Ronnie. -And the night Miss Grundy was killed? 442 00:27:30,065 --> 00:27:32,817 -Moose and Midge, and the Sugarman? -Ronnie. Ronnie, that's enough. 443 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:35,695 [sighs] 444 00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:38,490 I've looked into the Black Hood's eyes. 445 00:27:40,700 --> 00:27:41,534 We were wrong. 446 00:27:42,911 --> 00:27:43,912 It's not him. 447 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:55,507 [sighs] 448 00:28:21,783 --> 00:28:24,285 Andre's got the car waiting for you. 449 00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:26,413 I wanted to ask how things are with you and Archie. 450 00:28:26,496 --> 00:28:29,707 We've been working on this side project 451 00:28:29,791 --> 00:28:34,462 and I'm realizing that one of the reasons I threw myself into it 452 00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:38,508 was to avoid talking about the love that dares not speak its name. 453 00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:42,178 Why can't I say it, Mom? 454 00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:45,348 Why does it have to be such a big deal? I mean, you and Daddy never say it. 455 00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:47,434 I mean, I don't think I've ever heard you say it... 456 00:28:49,144 --> 00:28:49,978 once. 457 00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:54,607 Oh. 458 00:28:56,776 --> 00:28:58,361 Hey, bud. Picking up Veronica? 459 00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:00,905 -No, I'm just gonna meet her there. -Oh. 460 00:29:02,782 --> 00:29:07,287 So, I take it things didn't go so well on the other side of the four-letter word. 461 00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:09,372 When I'm with Veronica, 462 00:29:09,456 --> 00:29:12,292 as dark as things get, and they've been getting pretty dark... 463 00:29:13,209 --> 00:29:16,463 she makes me feel like everything's gonna be fine. 464 00:29:16,546 --> 00:29:18,006 She makes things fun. 465 00:29:18,715 --> 00:29:21,301 -I don't wanna lose that. -You won't. 466 00:29:21,843 --> 00:29:24,971 You just gotta give her a little time. A little space. 467 00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:27,724 You're a great kid, Arch. 468 00:29:27,807 --> 00:29:31,478 Really. Get out there. Have a good time. Take the pressure off. 469 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:34,230 [rock music playing] 470 00:29:36,524 --> 00:29:37,525 [chattering] 471 00:29:43,907 --> 00:29:45,408 Archie. Hey. 472 00:29:45,492 --> 00:29:47,869 -Hey. -Just did a sweep of the perimeter. 473 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,247 -You good? -Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 474 00:29:51,664 --> 00:29:52,916 Ronnie's almost here. 475 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,127 We're gonna clear the air. It's gonna be a good night. 476 00:29:58,171 --> 00:29:59,172 Here's hoping. 477 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:02,342 -I'm gonna catch you later. -Yeah, yeah. 478 00:30:04,219 --> 00:30:05,220 -Go. -Whoo! 479 00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:15,522 Jones. You look nervous. 480 00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:17,649 You want a drink? 481 00:30:18,608 --> 00:30:21,152 No, I'm good. I'm just getting a lay of the land. 482 00:30:25,198 --> 00:30:27,200 ♪ I'm the master ♪ 483 00:30:27,283 --> 00:30:28,910 ♪ I'm the man ♪ 484 00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:32,789 ♪ You know who's faster? I am ♪ 485 00:30:33,248 --> 00:30:36,793 ♪ I'm the master I'm the man ♪ 486 00:30:36,876 --> 00:30:38,545 ♪ When they come around... ♪ 487 00:30:38,628 --> 00:30:39,754 [Jughead] Wow. 488 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,882 Betty. Mrs. Cooper, you look incredible. 489 00:30:42,966 --> 00:30:43,967 [Alice] Tell me about it. 490 00:30:44,050 --> 00:30:46,970 Unfortunately, I couldn't convince this one to dress appropriately. 491 00:30:47,595 --> 00:30:48,429 Hog Eye. 492 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:51,307 -Get me... -Tequila, straight up. 493 00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,393 [both] Hold the worm. 494 00:30:55,019 --> 00:30:56,729 I was talking to you. 495 00:30:57,063 --> 00:30:59,399 I have a surprise for you. Later. 496 00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:02,110 Mm. 497 00:31:02,569 --> 00:31:05,905 Hit me, Hog Eye. Honey, what do you want? Shirley Temple? 498 00:31:07,448 --> 00:31:09,117 -Just give me two. -[Hog Eye] Two. 499 00:31:14,289 --> 00:31:15,790 -Hey. -Hey. 500 00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:19,419 Can we talk? 501 00:31:19,502 --> 00:31:22,714 Not about Svenson, not about the Black Hood, 502 00:31:22,797 --> 00:31:25,508 not about some murder house. About us, Ronnie? 503 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:26,426 Archie. 504 00:31:27,260 --> 00:31:30,638 This is a party. Must we discuss serious things tonight? 505 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:32,265 I just want you to know. 506 00:31:33,308 --> 00:31:34,267 What I said? 507 00:31:35,602 --> 00:31:38,479 That was about me, and what I was feeling in that specific moment, 508 00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:40,857 and you shouldn't feel any pressure to say it back to me. 509 00:31:41,441 --> 00:31:42,483 Oh, Archie. 510 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:46,946 Thank you for understanding. 511 00:31:51,909 --> 00:31:54,162 [chuckles] Yeah. You're welcome. 512 00:31:55,538 --> 00:31:58,791 Yeah. I, uh-- I signed us up for a duet. 513 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:01,127 That Donnie Darko song you love. 514 00:32:02,128 --> 00:32:03,922 Or hopefully, strongly like, at least. 515 00:32:05,340 --> 00:32:07,258 -Archie. -Or can you not do that either? 516 00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:15,850 No, I can sing with you. 517 00:32:23,441 --> 00:32:28,237 ♪ [singing] All around me are familiar faces ♪ 518 00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:31,157 ♪ Worn-out places ♪ 519 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,285 ♪ Worn-out faces ♪ 520 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:39,415 ♪ Bright and early for the daily races ♪ 521 00:32:39,499 --> 00:32:42,001 ♪ Going nowhere ♪ 522 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:45,421 ♪ Going nowhere ♪ 523 00:32:45,505 --> 00:32:50,510 ♪ Their tears are filling up Their glasses ♪ 524 00:32:51,052 --> 00:32:53,304 ♪ No expression ♪ 525 00:32:53,388 --> 00:32:56,724 ♪ No expression ♪ 526 00:32:57,266 --> 00:33:01,813 ♪ Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow ♪ 527 00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:04,607 ♪ No tomorrow ♪ 528 00:33:04,691 --> 00:33:07,777 ♪ No tomorrow ♪ 529 00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:11,239 ♪ And I find it kind of funny ♪ 530 00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:13,950 ♪ I find it kind of sad ♪ 531 00:33:14,033 --> 00:33:16,411 ♪ The dreams in which I'm dying ♪ 532 00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:19,539 ♪ Are the best I've ever had ♪ 533 00:33:19,622 --> 00:33:22,250 ♪ I find it hard to tell you ♪ 534 00:33:22,333 --> 00:33:25,128 ♪ I find it hard to take ♪ 535 00:33:25,211 --> 00:33:27,588 ♪ When people run in circles ♪ 536 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:30,341 ♪ It's a very, very ♪ 537 00:33:31,050 --> 00:33:34,429 -♪ Mad world ♪ -♪ Mad world ♪ 538 00:33:36,681 --> 00:33:39,934 -♪ Mad world ♪ -♪ Mad world ♪ 539 00:33:41,644 --> 00:33:42,520 Veronica. 540 00:33:46,733 --> 00:33:47,775 [crowd] Boo. 541 00:33:51,195 --> 00:33:54,073 -Boo. -Boo! 542 00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:06,586 ♪ Children waiting For the day they feel good ♪ 543 00:34:06,669 --> 00:34:09,422 ♪ Happy birthday ♪ 544 00:34:09,505 --> 00:34:12,967 ♪ Happy birthday ♪ 545 00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:17,764 ♪ And I feel the way That every child should ♪ 546 00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:20,183 ♪ Sit and listen ♪ 547 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:23,770 ♪ Sit and listen ♪ 548 00:34:35,448 --> 00:34:41,287 ♪ And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad ♪ 549 00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:46,751 ♪ The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had ♪ 550 00:34:47,335 --> 00:34:52,465 ♪ I find it hard to tell you I find it hard to take ♪ 551 00:34:52,548 --> 00:34:57,386 ♪ When people run in circles It's a very, very ♪ 552 00:34:58,346 --> 00:35:02,183 ♪ Mad world ♪ 553 00:35:03,893 --> 00:35:05,603 ♪ Mad world ♪ 554 00:35:05,686 --> 00:35:06,729 Oh, my God. 555 00:35:15,154 --> 00:35:19,826 ♪ Mad world ♪ 556 00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:26,082 [FP applauding] 557 00:35:26,999 --> 00:35:28,042 [man] There he is. 558 00:35:28,125 --> 00:35:29,335 [crowd applauding] 559 00:35:30,503 --> 00:35:31,546 Quite the show. 560 00:35:32,463 --> 00:35:33,506 Thanks, Betty. 561 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:34,924 Here you go. 562 00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:40,054 Let's give her a round of applause. 563 00:35:40,138 --> 00:35:41,472 [crowd cheering] 564 00:35:41,556 --> 00:35:42,723 What are you doing? 565 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:46,227 Let's show her some of that Serpent hospitality we're known for. 566 00:35:50,022 --> 00:35:55,153 You know, I've been in and out of the Serpents since I was younger than my son. 567 00:35:55,945 --> 00:35:57,321 And it's been a-- 568 00:35:57,905 --> 00:35:59,198 A wild ride. 569 00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:02,702 Good times, bad times. 570 00:36:03,286 --> 00:36:07,665 But through it all, the Serpents stuck by my side 571 00:36:07,748 --> 00:36:10,543 while most other people turned their backs on me. 572 00:36:10,626 --> 00:36:12,295 My own family included. 573 00:36:13,713 --> 00:36:19,385 Now, the letter of the law says that I can't be here in the Serpent den, 574 00:36:19,468 --> 00:36:24,307 that I can't associate with my friends, my real family. 575 00:36:24,390 --> 00:36:25,766 -[man 1] Speak to it. -[man 2] Yeah. 576 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:26,767 My blood. 577 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:28,811 -[man 3] Yup. Yup. -[man 4] You're the man. 578 00:36:28,895 --> 00:36:30,688 But I've been thinking about that. 579 00:36:32,398 --> 00:36:34,984 And it'll be a cold day in hell 580 00:36:35,484 --> 00:36:38,863 before a snake lets a pig tell him what to do. 581 00:36:38,946 --> 00:36:41,115 [crowd cheering] 582 00:36:41,782 --> 00:36:44,327 -Yeah. -All right, Coyote Ugly. Let's go. 583 00:36:44,410 --> 00:36:46,537 -No, I'm staying. For Jughead-- -Elizabeth. 584 00:36:46,621 --> 00:36:49,290 -You're coming with me now. -No. I'm staying. 585 00:36:50,583 --> 00:36:51,792 Well, I can't. 586 00:36:53,127 --> 00:36:55,755 Northside wants me out of this gang? 587 00:36:56,339 --> 00:37:01,510 Well, they better bring a coffin, 'cause FP Jones isn't retiring. 588 00:37:01,969 --> 00:37:05,389 I am not going gently into the night! 589 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:07,058 I am here to stay! 590 00:37:07,141 --> 00:37:08,893 So, bring the fire! 591 00:37:08,976 --> 00:37:11,229 -Bring the fire! -Yeah! 592 00:37:11,312 --> 00:37:12,438 [crowd cheering] 593 00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:32,083 What happened to retiring? 594 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:38,214 I know about the Snake Charmer. 595 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:42,051 And the delivery you did, and the debt you owe her. 596 00:37:42,885 --> 00:37:44,470 It was the one thing, son. 597 00:37:45,137 --> 00:37:47,473 The one thing I asked you not to do. 598 00:37:49,642 --> 00:37:54,563 -I can fix this. Let me just talk to her. -No. No. I'm in, you're out. 599 00:37:55,398 --> 00:37:56,941 Penny's my problem now. 600 00:38:02,655 --> 00:38:04,323 You broke my heart, Jughead. 601 00:38:05,950 --> 00:38:08,327 -[man 1] Shots! Let's line them up! -[man 2 howling] 602 00:38:11,706 --> 00:38:12,957 Yeah. 603 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,626 -Hail to the king. -[crowd] Hail to the king! 604 00:38:18,462 --> 00:38:19,297 Yeah. 605 00:38:20,172 --> 00:38:21,757 [crowd howling and cheering] 606 00:38:27,430 --> 00:38:31,559 Ronnie, what I said, it doesn't matter if you don't wanna say it back to me. 607 00:38:31,642 --> 00:38:34,228 But it does. And it should. 608 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:35,980 And... 609 00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:41,610 for whatever messed-up reason, Archie, whatever deep-seated issues I have, 610 00:38:41,694 --> 00:38:43,946 I can't let myself go there with you. 611 00:38:48,409 --> 00:38:49,243 I'm sorry. 612 00:38:52,705 --> 00:38:53,831 I'm so sorry. 613 00:39:07,970 --> 00:39:08,971 Home, Andre. 614 00:39:09,722 --> 00:39:11,307 [Andre] Yes, Miss Veronica. 615 00:39:28,991 --> 00:39:29,825 Hey. 616 00:39:31,410 --> 00:39:33,579 What's wrong? Was it the dance? 617 00:39:34,955 --> 00:39:35,915 It's everything. 618 00:39:37,917 --> 00:39:41,003 And yeah. Why would you do that? 619 00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:44,298 I wanted to be a part of this. 620 00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:46,717 The Serpents, your world. 621 00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:47,676 Why? 622 00:39:48,969 --> 00:39:50,388 Archie knew to cut bait. 623 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:55,226 Now I'm dragging you down. I'm dragging my dad down. 624 00:39:55,309 --> 00:39:57,978 He's still figuring it out. And it's gonna be okay. 625 00:39:58,062 --> 00:40:00,147 We'll figure out what we have to do together. 626 00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:01,607 No, Betty. Mm-mm. 627 00:40:02,650 --> 00:40:03,484 Not together. 628 00:40:04,985 --> 00:40:08,906 Betty, if you stay, I don't know if I can protect you anymore. 629 00:40:08,989 --> 00:40:11,784 You might get-- You probably will get hurt. 630 00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:14,286 I can't let that happen to you. 631 00:40:15,037 --> 00:40:17,206 -That's not your decision to make. -Actually... 632 00:40:18,999 --> 00:40:20,042 yeah, it is. 633 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,004 How many times, Jug? 634 00:40:25,506 --> 00:40:27,925 How many time are we gonna push each other away? 635 00:40:28,008 --> 00:40:29,385 Until it sticks. 636 00:40:31,470 --> 00:40:34,890 That was my dad's one chance at going straight, and I wrecked it. 637 00:40:34,974 --> 00:40:38,519 -I'm not going to destroy you, too. -Just tell me what happened. 638 00:40:38,602 --> 00:40:40,479 Jug. Tell me-- 639 00:40:41,814 --> 00:40:42,648 Please. 640 00:40:45,693 --> 00:40:46,569 Go home. 641 00:40:54,243 --> 00:40:55,703 [Jughead] That night, I realized, 642 00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:59,331 it was like we'd been playing a game of Snakes and Ladders. 643 00:40:59,415 --> 00:41:03,043 Me, Betty, Archie, Veronica. 644 00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:04,503 [Lewis Capaldi's "Bruised" playing] 645 00:41:04,587 --> 00:41:08,799 And in one fell swoop, we all slid off the board and into freefall. 646 00:41:10,009 --> 00:41:11,302 And not just us. 647 00:41:11,385 --> 00:41:13,971 Other people, maybe innocent, maybe not, 648 00:41:14,054 --> 00:41:17,766 had been dragged into our game, as old wounds reopened. 649 00:41:18,642 --> 00:41:20,186 [sighs] 650 00:41:20,269 --> 00:41:25,107 And as feelings that had long been buried shook loose. 651 00:41:25,191 --> 00:41:27,776 ♪ ...bruises that you left behind ♪ 652 00:41:27,860 --> 00:41:32,114 ♪ Oh, my Lord, oh, my Lord I need you by my side ♪ 653 00:41:34,450 --> 00:41:37,995 [Jughead] And a boy looked out his window at the girl next door. 654 00:41:38,412 --> 00:41:42,249 ♪ 'Cause every day it's getting colder ♪ 655 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:46,128 ♪ And if only I could hold you ♪ 656 00:41:46,879 --> 00:41:48,088 ♪ You'd keep my head... ♪ 657 00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:51,759 [Jughead] As if for the very first time. ♪