1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,168 [narrator] Previously on Riverdale: 2 00:00:02,252 --> 00:00:03,545 [Hiram] Isn't this what the Serpents would do? 3 00:00:03,628 --> 00:00:05,630 -Why'd you do it? -Cause some chaos. 4 00:00:05,714 --> 00:00:09,759 -Hiram Lodge asked you to start a mutiny. -It's an eviction notice. 5 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:14,347 My intuition told me Sheriff Keller was having an affair with Mayor McCoy. 6 00:00:14,431 --> 00:00:18,893 I have some out-of-town guests coming in. I'm hosting a poker game at Pop's. 7 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:23,773 Poppa Poutine was found dead in his hotel room, shot in the back of the head. 8 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:25,942 Good night, Chic. You're safe here. 9 00:00:26,025 --> 00:00:29,362 -He has to go. -I threw you out once, I'll do it again. 10 00:00:29,446 --> 00:00:31,031 I want all of you tonight. 11 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:33,450 Is Chic home? 12 00:00:34,325 --> 00:00:35,285 Mom? 13 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:41,416 -What happened? -No, no, no. Don't come closer. 14 00:00:41,499 --> 00:00:46,129 Don't touch anything. He tried to hurt me, and Chic, your brother... 15 00:00:48,089 --> 00:00:49,716 -No. What are you doing? -I'm calling the police. 16 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:53,011 -No. Don't do that. -Mom, there's a man on our floor. 17 00:00:53,094 --> 00:00:56,723 The police will take Chic away. I won't let that happen again. 18 00:00:56,806 --> 00:00:58,641 Well, if it was self-defense-- 19 00:00:59,225 --> 00:01:01,770 -It was self-defense, right? -Yes, it was. 20 00:01:03,188 --> 00:01:05,315 -But it won't matter. -What do we do? 21 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:08,026 -Go to your room. You didn't see anything. -Mom, let me help you. 22 00:01:08,109 --> 00:01:10,028 No, it's better if you're not involved. 23 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:11,988 [cell phone ringing] 24 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:14,282 -It's Dad. -Don't answer. 25 00:01:14,365 --> 00:01:16,701 -What if he--? -Yes, you're right. Answer. 26 00:01:16,785 --> 00:01:18,703 Just act like everything's normal. 27 00:01:21,039 --> 00:01:22,540 Hi, Dad, what's up? 28 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:25,668 [grunts] 29 00:01:26,085 --> 00:01:29,589 -Okay, see you in a bit. -Please tell me he's not coming here. 30 00:01:29,672 --> 00:01:32,425 He needs toiletries, but doesn't wanna get in a fight with you. 31 00:01:32,509 --> 00:01:35,595 -Betty-- -Mom, we don't know how much time we have. 32 00:01:35,678 --> 00:01:39,474 -Please, just let me help you. -[Jughead] And in one reckless moment... 33 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:42,644 Bleach is under the sink. 34 00:01:43,728 --> 00:01:47,023 [Jughead] ...the lives of the Cooper women were forever changed. 35 00:01:47,106 --> 00:01:49,859 They were a mother wanting to protect her son, 36 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:52,821 and a daughter wanting to protect her mother. 37 00:01:52,904 --> 00:01:55,782 -While less than 50 yards away... -Once more, 38 00:01:55,865 --> 00:02:02,205 you didn't see or hear Hiram Lodge say anything to or about Poppa Poutine? 39 00:02:02,288 --> 00:02:05,041 -[scoffs] Honestly, it seemed like-- -What? 40 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:08,670 -Like they were friends. -A friend, Archie, doesn't force you 41 00:02:08,753 --> 00:02:12,048 down to your knees and shoot you with a Glock 34. 42 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:15,635 It wasn't Mr. Lodge. I didn't see him leave The Pembrooke. 43 00:02:15,718 --> 00:02:19,055 -Hiram would've sent someone. His capo. -What's a capo? 44 00:02:24,769 --> 00:02:27,147 -If you woke up my dad-- -A capo, Archie, 45 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:29,607 does the boss's dirty work, the killing. 46 00:02:30,525 --> 00:02:33,611 Is there someone who's always hovering around Hiram? 47 00:02:33,695 --> 00:02:36,531 Like a personal assistant or driver? 48 00:02:40,201 --> 00:02:41,911 Not that I can think of. 49 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:44,914 [Hal] Hello? Betty? 50 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:01,180 Betty. 51 00:03:02,390 --> 00:03:03,600 -Alice. -Hal. 52 00:03:03,683 --> 00:03:06,352 -Dad. -Oh, where's Chic? 53 00:03:06,436 --> 00:03:08,605 Upstairs in his room, resting. 54 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:13,401 -What's that smell? -[Alice] Bleach. I spilled tomato soup. 55 00:03:13,484 --> 00:03:15,278 I didn't want it to stain. 56 00:03:15,361 --> 00:03:18,823 It must've been a lot, because it smells like a hospital here. 57 00:03:18,907 --> 00:03:21,200 Do you want me to get the toiletries? 58 00:03:39,510 --> 00:03:41,763 [cell phone ringing] 59 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:46,517 Jug, what's up? 60 00:03:46,601 --> 00:03:49,270 Nothing, I was just calling to say good night. 61 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,105 And, uh... 62 00:03:52,774 --> 00:03:53,608 I love you. 63 00:03:54,442 --> 00:03:58,863 -[knocks] Your dad's gone. Hurry up. -Jug, uh, I gotta go. See you tomorrow. 64 00:04:03,451 --> 00:04:06,996 -What if someone looks for him? -People go missing every day. 65 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,750 -But what if he has a family? -He didn't strike me as the type. 66 00:04:10,833 --> 00:04:13,002 Who walks around without a wallet? 67 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:25,390 They shut down these sewer pipes decades ago. 68 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:30,603 This used to be my secret place as a little girl. 69 00:04:32,188 --> 00:04:33,481 Here, cover it up. 70 00:04:36,359 --> 00:04:38,736 -[Hal] They were hiding something. -Oh, Harold, 71 00:04:38,820 --> 00:04:43,157 -everyone's always hiding something. -The house smelled of bleach. 72 00:04:44,492 --> 00:04:45,910 And you didn't see Chic? 73 00:04:46,536 --> 00:04:48,204 Maybe he was up in his room. 74 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:50,248 Entertaining. 75 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:53,584 Tall Boy won't be coming back any time soon. 76 00:04:53,668 --> 00:04:56,045 Good. He was a coward. 77 00:04:58,047 --> 00:05:03,094 I was thinking maybe I should take a page from your book, sit-down with McCoy. 78 00:05:03,177 --> 00:05:06,389 Now that we know Hiram Lodge is responsible for the statue, 79 00:05:06,472 --> 00:05:10,226 I say we show her the head, appeal to her sense of justice. 80 00:05:11,728 --> 00:05:13,604 What? You don't like that plan? 81 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:19,736 Wait a second. 82 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:22,780 Boy, where the hell is General Pickens' head? 83 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:27,201 I don't think we can interpret the delivery of that head 84 00:05:27,285 --> 00:05:29,579 as anything less than a declaration of war. 85 00:05:29,662 --> 00:05:32,665 Well, we knew we would have to go to war eventually. 86 00:05:32,957 --> 00:05:35,376 There is, of course, another option. 87 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:40,256 At Spence, I was secretary-general of the Model UN. 88 00:05:40,339 --> 00:05:43,676 Before declaring war, we'd try to negotiate a settlement. 89 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:48,973 Now, if I could broker a détente between the contras and the Sandinistas, 90 00:05:49,057 --> 00:05:51,851 you should be able to de-escalate relations with a biker gang. 91 00:05:51,934 --> 00:05:53,227 This isn't high school. 92 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:56,397 Said the man who just vandalized a park statue. 93 00:05:59,317 --> 00:06:03,071 You're an excellent businessman, Daddy. I'll get them to the table. 94 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:05,323 All you have to do is play nice. 95 00:06:11,412 --> 00:06:14,624 We have work to do. Clean anything he may have touched 96 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,417 so there are no fingerprints. 97 00:06:26,803 --> 00:06:30,056 Mom, did he touch any of these? 98 00:06:30,932 --> 00:06:31,766 No. 99 00:06:58,167 --> 00:07:00,002 [alarm clock ringing] 100 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:12,390 [alarm clock stops] 101 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:24,152 -Mom. -Oh, good, you're up. Have a seat. 102 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:28,614 I don't like chocolate chip pancakes. 103 00:07:28,698 --> 00:07:32,034 Well, at least have some cereal. You must be starving. 104 00:07:35,538 --> 00:07:38,207 Thank you. Oh, can I have the butter, please? 105 00:07:56,225 --> 00:07:57,351 [knocking on door] 106 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:00,730 Elizabeth. 107 00:08:12,116 --> 00:08:13,117 Ask who it is. 108 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:14,744 Who is it? 109 00:08:25,421 --> 00:08:26,255 Good morning. 110 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:27,673 [groans] 111 00:08:29,091 --> 00:08:31,594 Just thought I could walk you to school. 112 00:08:43,981 --> 00:08:46,234 Hey, can I talk to you about last night? 113 00:08:48,319 --> 00:08:52,615 -Why, what about it? -I thought we had a really nice night, 114 00:08:52,698 --> 00:08:55,826 and then you hung up on me, so I kind of got nervous. 115 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:58,454 Maybe you thought we were moving too fast... 116 00:08:59,455 --> 00:09:01,999 -or maybe it wasn't enjoyable? -Oh, my God. 117 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:06,128 -No. No, not at all. -[chuckles] 118 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:09,340 Last night was amazing. 119 00:09:11,133 --> 00:09:13,803 There was just a lot of drama when I got home. 120 00:09:15,346 --> 00:09:17,473 Let me guess, Chic-centric? 121 00:09:19,850 --> 00:09:20,893 It'll be fine. 122 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:24,814 Just typical Cooper house lunacy. 123 00:09:24,897 --> 00:09:30,027 So, Archiekins, do you regret anything we talked about at my confirmation? 124 00:09:30,861 --> 00:09:34,532 The revelation that my father's more Al Capone than Eliot Ness? 125 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,702 No. All good on my end. 126 00:09:39,287 --> 00:09:40,579 In that case... 127 00:09:40,663 --> 00:09:44,333 just to put it on your radar, a low-key turf war might be brewing 128 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,419 between the Joneses and the Lodges. 129 00:09:47,003 --> 00:09:50,172 -Veronica, are you trying to manage me? -Define manage. 130 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,049 People will lose their homes. 131 00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:55,511 Why don't you come with your dad and sit down with my dad, 132 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:58,014 and hash this out like civilized humans? 133 00:09:58,598 --> 00:09:59,432 Okay. 134 00:09:59,890 --> 00:10:03,519 One condition. Your dad comes to Sunnyside Trailer Park. 135 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,938 I want him to see the people he'll displace. 136 00:10:06,022 --> 00:10:10,234 Fine. And trust me, no one is being displaced. 137 00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:13,321 My God. Did you hear? My dad's scanner's blowing up. 138 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:16,949 The police found another dead body. There's blood everywhere. 139 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:20,328 Could the Black Hood have risen from the grave? 140 00:10:20,911 --> 00:10:22,413 -Did they say whose body? -Where did they find it? 141 00:10:22,496 --> 00:10:27,209 The investigation's ongoing, but it was a gruesome execution at the motel. 142 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:30,212 Blood and brains splattered all over the duvet. 143 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:31,672 Okay, Kev, we get it. 144 00:10:33,257 --> 00:10:34,091 I gotta go. 145 00:10:39,847 --> 00:10:41,474 [retching] 146 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,437 [toilet flushing] 147 00:10:50,066 --> 00:10:52,693 Oh. Betty, are you okay? 148 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:55,071 -Do you need some help? -I'm fine, Cheryl. 149 00:10:55,154 --> 00:10:57,740 -Let me grab you a towel. -I said, I'm fine. 150 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:01,619 You have puke on your collar. 151 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:12,963 A bullet to the head? That is clearly a mafioso's doing. 152 00:11:13,047 --> 00:11:15,758 No sooner do I feel like I'm in a good place, 153 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:19,053 some terrible thing happens, and somebody dies, 154 00:11:19,136 --> 00:11:22,681 and I'm back in the place of, "What if my father's behind this?" 155 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:25,184 Making matters worse, I've now dragged you 156 00:11:25,267 --> 00:11:29,897 -into this Martin Scorsese nightmare. -I chose to be with you. To help you. 157 00:11:29,980 --> 00:11:34,110 -Archie, I can't handle the not knowing-- -Choose to believe in your dad. 158 00:11:34,193 --> 00:11:38,489 His business dealings might be shady, but at heart, he's still a good guy. 159 00:11:38,572 --> 00:11:40,950 -I know that. You know that. -Do I? 160 00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:45,955 Come here. 161 00:11:51,627 --> 00:11:54,547 [Jughead] Riddle me this. What do Sunnyside Trailer Park, 162 00:11:54,630 --> 00:11:57,883 Twilight Drive-In and Southside High all have in common? 163 00:11:59,176 --> 00:12:01,637 I'm sure I don't know. 164 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,057 They all were or are town land. You control them. 165 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,144 The drive-in was shut down. 166 00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:11,856 As was Southside High. Now the trailer park is in jeopardy? 167 00:12:11,939 --> 00:12:15,317 Can't you feel the invisible hand of Hiram Lodge over this? 168 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:20,906 What exactly are you insinuating? 169 00:12:21,490 --> 00:12:24,243 If you've been accepting donations from the Lodges 170 00:12:24,326 --> 00:12:27,288 in exchange for favors, such as land deals... 171 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:31,459 [scoffs] now's your chance to come clean to the public. 172 00:12:36,839 --> 00:12:38,757 -What is this? A bribe? -Payment. 173 00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:44,221 The FBI always compensates its informants. Enclosed is three weeks' salary. 174 00:12:44,305 --> 00:12:47,808 Great. Now I can replace the bass drum you trashed. 175 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:51,395 I'm hoping that payment will entice you to go to Hiram Lodge 176 00:12:51,479 --> 00:12:55,024 and engage with him directly about Poppa Poutine. 177 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:58,235 Be aggressive, gauge his reaction, see what he says. 178 00:12:58,319 --> 00:13:01,405 If I ask him anything about it, he'll be suspicious. 179 00:13:06,035 --> 00:13:08,871 Come on. How many people have to get hurt or die 180 00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:10,956 before you do something about it? 181 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:15,878 -Thank you for meeting with me, Mr. Lodge. -Yeah, of course, Archie. 182 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:20,633 The article in the Register about Poppa Poutine in his room-- 183 00:13:20,716 --> 00:13:21,967 Archie, if I may. 184 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:30,434 I am gutted over this atrocity, but Poutine was rich with enemies. 185 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:33,187 He was rude and selfish... 186 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:36,732 and deep into gambling debts. 187 00:13:37,441 --> 00:13:40,528 A quarter to Lenny alone, not to mention the affairs. 188 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:44,198 With so many vendettas against him, it was just a matter of time. 189 00:13:44,281 --> 00:13:47,826 And his time came the same night as my daughter's confirmation. 190 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:50,538 Since you brought up Veronica's confirmation, 191 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:54,041 -she's the reason I came to see you. -Has something happened? Is she all right? 192 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:58,379 When she heard someone was murdered in Riverdale, the thought of you 193 00:13:58,462 --> 00:14:01,757 maybe possibly being involved is making her spiral. 194 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,717 And I don't wanna overstep... 195 00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:08,013 but you may wanna clarify things with your daughter 196 00:14:08,097 --> 00:14:09,974 just to give her peace of mind. 197 00:14:42,214 --> 00:14:43,591 [cell phone ringing] 198 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:20,377 Honey, perfect timing. We're about to have dinner. 199 00:15:20,461 --> 00:15:22,755 I'm not hungry. I have a ton of homework. 200 00:16:20,104 --> 00:16:22,481 -Hey, Veronica. -Hi, Daddy. 201 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,275 Ready for your big negotiation? 202 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:29,238 I am, but first, Archie came by to see me. 203 00:16:30,114 --> 00:16:31,740 He said you were concerned. 204 00:16:32,491 --> 00:16:34,284 -Daddy-- -No, no. It's all right. 205 00:16:35,202 --> 00:16:37,329 I'm glad he did. He cares about you. 206 00:16:39,873 --> 00:16:41,250 As do I. 207 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,046 I understand certain aspects of my business trouble you. 208 00:16:47,214 --> 00:16:49,591 So, if there's something you wanna know-- 209 00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:52,803 Did you have anything to do with Poppa Poutine's death? 210 00:16:56,223 --> 00:16:57,057 No, mija. 211 00:16:58,559 --> 00:16:59,435 I did not. 212 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:13,782 You lied to us. That shady guy wasn't one of your customers. 213 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:16,702 He was a drug dealer. It's all in here. 214 00:17:16,785 --> 00:17:19,788 Hundreds of messages from junkies looking for a fix. 215 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:23,876 -Including one from Chic the night of-- -Why would you go back there? 216 00:17:23,959 --> 00:17:27,504 To make sure that no one could see him from the trail. 217 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:30,299 Give that to me before someone tracks it here. 218 00:17:30,382 --> 00:17:34,219 No, I turned off the GPS. And you're missing the point here, okay? 219 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:38,140 Chic lied about the shady guy. What else is he lying about, huh? 220 00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:43,604 Excuse me? Are you kidding me? 221 00:17:43,687 --> 00:17:47,649 -No one is buying the waterworks. -That's enough, Elizabeth. 222 00:17:48,525 --> 00:17:50,527 Keep this up, you'll get us caught. 223 00:17:50,611 --> 00:17:54,198 He's the one who will get us caught by not telling us everything. 224 00:17:54,281 --> 00:17:57,159 That the person in the sewer pipe was a drug dealer? 225 00:17:57,242 --> 00:17:59,870 Frankly, I'm relieved. A transient like that? 226 00:17:59,953 --> 00:18:03,916 -It means no one is looking for him. -Um, I hate to break it to you, 227 00:18:03,999 --> 00:18:07,753 -but drug dealers have families. -What's done is done, Elizabeth. 228 00:18:07,836 --> 00:18:10,881 The family you should be worried about is your own. 229 00:18:14,843 --> 00:18:16,637 I asked him, point-blank. 230 00:18:17,805 --> 00:18:22,184 I said, "Mr. Lodge, did you kill or hire anyone to kill Poppa Poutine?" 231 00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:24,186 -And he said no. -You believed him? 232 00:18:25,062 --> 00:18:25,896 I did, yeah. 233 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:27,815 I do. 234 00:18:33,111 --> 00:18:37,533 Mr. Lodge did tell me there was bad blood between Poppa Poutine 235 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:40,452 -and some other guy named Lenny. -Lenny Kowalski? 236 00:18:42,162 --> 00:18:45,332 Yeah. I guess Poutine owed him a lot of money. 237 00:18:46,333 --> 00:18:49,920 Eighty-six thousand dollars in gambling debt or something. 238 00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:51,255 Lenny Kowalski. 239 00:18:52,881 --> 00:18:54,383 Let me look into it. 240 00:18:57,761 --> 00:19:01,139 Thank you for agreeing to discuss this misunderstanding. 241 00:19:01,223 --> 00:19:03,225 -There's no mis-- -There's no misunderstanding here. 242 00:19:03,308 --> 00:19:07,312 Tall Boy said you paid him to decapitate the Pickens statue. 243 00:19:07,396 --> 00:19:10,107 As an excuse to turn up the heat on the Serpents. 244 00:19:10,190 --> 00:19:12,943 We got people scared they'll lose their home. 245 00:19:13,026 --> 00:19:14,403 I heard about that. 246 00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:17,865 Though it has nothing to do with me, I spoke to Mayor McCoy. 247 00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:21,034 As a gesture of good will to the Southside community, 248 00:19:21,118 --> 00:19:24,997 I'd like to settle any back rent you or your neighbors owe the town. 249 00:19:26,540 --> 00:19:29,710 -Now, what do you want in return? -Peace in the land. 250 00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:31,169 Hmm. 251 00:19:36,508 --> 00:19:37,342 It's a deal. 252 00:19:40,053 --> 00:19:44,766 There's one thing. Mayor McCoy tells me there's some exposé you're working on. 253 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:48,937 In exchange for my offer, I'd appreciate it if you kept my name out of it. 254 00:19:49,229 --> 00:19:50,105 Sound fair? 255 00:19:50,188 --> 00:19:51,148 [scoffs] 256 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,402 -That sounds a lot like a bribe. -Heh. 257 00:19:56,236 --> 00:19:57,529 -No deal. -[chuckles] 258 00:19:58,405 --> 00:20:00,032 See you in the funny pages. 259 00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:23,722 -Have you no scruples, Mother? -What are you going on about now? 260 00:20:23,805 --> 00:20:26,475 I just saw Hal Cooper leaving Thistlehouse. 261 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:30,437 Betty was sick to her stomach at school yesterday, Mother. 262 00:20:31,104 --> 00:20:32,606 What if it was over this? 263 00:20:33,398 --> 00:20:36,526 You're destroying families with your courtesan ways. 264 00:20:38,612 --> 00:20:40,822 It's different with Hal. 265 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:43,200 He's not a client. 266 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:45,911 It's real. 267 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:49,456 Mother, he has a wife. 268 00:20:49,539 --> 00:20:50,457 Alice Cooper? 269 00:20:51,583 --> 00:20:52,501 That gorgon? 270 00:20:53,543 --> 00:20:55,671 [scoffs] She's not the victim here. 271 00:20:56,338 --> 00:20:58,423 So, please, Cheryl, stay out of it. 272 00:21:04,429 --> 00:21:06,556 -[McCoy] Absolutely not! -[Hermione] You are part of that. 273 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:07,891 [McCoy] No, I am not. 274 00:21:07,975 --> 00:21:09,810 [Hermione] You're letting a school get in the way-- 275 00:21:09,893 --> 00:21:12,271 [McCoy] I'm not doing this anymore. This is crazy. 276 00:21:12,354 --> 00:21:14,773 I am this close to telling that Jones boy everything, 277 00:21:14,856 --> 00:21:17,067 and it'll be worse for you than for me. 278 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:18,318 Mayor McCoy. 279 00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:21,738 Wait, what just happened? 280 00:21:21,822 --> 00:21:24,616 Given the hatchet job Jughead is writing about us, 281 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,911 we feel it's best to accelerate our timetable. 282 00:21:27,995 --> 00:21:31,581 Yes, we told Sierra we might have to announce our plans for Southside High. 283 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:36,586 Typical Sierra, she refused and demanded that we wait until after she's re-elected. 284 00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:39,881 She's threatening to expose us if we proceed without her. 285 00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:42,843 If this isn't handled properly, the whole town will be out for our blood. 286 00:21:42,926 --> 00:21:45,929 If we get her out of office under a cloud of scandal, 287 00:21:46,013 --> 00:21:47,723 the damage she could do to us would be minimized. 288 00:21:47,806 --> 00:21:50,892 -How? How would you do that? -I had Andre follow her. 289 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:54,896 And let's just say she spends an awful lot of time in cheap motels. 290 00:21:58,066 --> 00:22:01,069 It's time for Operation: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. 291 00:22:05,532 --> 00:22:09,119 Hey, Vegas. Hey, boy. Hey. 292 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:25,302 -Dad? -Hey, Arch. Uh, this is-- 293 00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:30,390 Agent Adams. Nice to meet you. Your father and I were just finishing up. 294 00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:45,739 -[man 1] Hello? -Hi. I found this phone in a parking lot. 295 00:22:45,822 --> 00:22:48,116 -I was wondering if you knew-- -[phone hangs up] 296 00:22:55,749 --> 00:22:58,126 -[woman 1] Hello? -Hi, I'm so sorry to bother you. 297 00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:01,546 I think someone lost this phone. I was wondering if you knew-- 298 00:23:01,630 --> 00:23:03,090 [phone hangs up] 299 00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:15,102 -Hello? Uh... -[woman 2] Who the hell is this? 300 00:23:15,185 --> 00:23:17,312 -I found this phone. -Cut the crap. 301 00:23:17,395 --> 00:23:21,274 You're the slut he's been whoring with. You're why he's been missing. 302 00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:24,820 You know what? Tell that scumbag not to come home. 303 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:25,862 He's dead to me. 304 00:23:37,290 --> 00:23:38,500 [cell phone rings] 305 00:23:41,378 --> 00:23:42,212 Betty. 306 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:45,549 Yeah, I'll be right there. 307 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:51,096 Betty. 308 00:23:52,389 --> 00:23:54,850 What's going on? What are you doing out here? 309 00:23:56,768 --> 00:23:59,688 I think I'm going crazy, Jug. 310 00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:04,109 My mom's acting like everything's normal, when... it's not. 311 00:24:04,192 --> 00:24:08,238 Everything is falling apart. Everything is falling apart. 312 00:24:08,321 --> 00:24:09,489 [sighs] 313 00:24:12,993 --> 00:24:15,203 I need to tell you something. 314 00:24:19,708 --> 00:24:22,669 -[sighs] -I can't eat, I can't sleep. 315 00:24:22,752 --> 00:24:25,630 I'm just obsessing over this shady man. 316 00:24:25,839 --> 00:24:27,632 His phone and his life. 317 00:24:27,716 --> 00:24:28,592 [sighs] 318 00:24:28,675 --> 00:24:31,428 Meanwhile, my mom's acting like it never happened. 319 00:24:31,511 --> 00:24:35,223 -God, why didn't I just call the police? -You still can, Betty. 320 00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:38,518 -And you know you probably should. -And say what, Jug? 321 00:24:45,442 --> 00:24:48,111 Hey, either of you know the owner of that car? 322 00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:53,992 Been there since day before yesterday. Neighbor complained. 323 00:24:59,581 --> 00:25:03,251 Yeah, sorry, officer. That's my car. I just can't find my keys. 324 00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:06,880 Street's being cleaned tomorrow a.m. I'm going around the block. 325 00:25:06,963 --> 00:25:09,966 If it's still there in five minutes, you get a ticket. 326 00:25:15,347 --> 00:25:17,182 How fast can you hotwire a car? 327 00:25:23,438 --> 00:25:26,900 -That agent left. -What did he want? 328 00:25:27,442 --> 00:25:30,153 Apparently, the FBI is assisting in a crackdown 329 00:25:30,237 --> 00:25:34,908 on undocumented labor from Canada. They think that maybe, over the years, 330 00:25:34,991 --> 00:25:38,328 I've hired some of these guys, paid them cash under the table. 331 00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:40,914 A couple times, I looked the other way. 332 00:25:40,997 --> 00:25:45,460 -But they can't take you down for that. -Sure they can. Son, it's the FBI. 333 00:25:45,543 --> 00:25:48,630 They're requesting my files for the last seven years. 334 00:25:53,093 --> 00:25:56,471 Agent Adams, you stay the hell away from my dad. 335 00:25:56,554 --> 00:26:01,226 Scary, isn't it? How quickly I can make things difficult for you and your father? 336 00:26:01,309 --> 00:26:04,354 You said he'd be protected. You gave me a contract. 337 00:26:04,437 --> 00:26:05,272 Archie. 338 00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:11,194 Poutine did not owe Lenny Kowalski anything close to $86,000. 339 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:16,491 You're feeding me false information because you're protecting Hiram Lodge, 340 00:26:16,574 --> 00:26:18,451 which means you're compromised. 341 00:26:18,743 --> 00:26:22,080 Basically, the only thing you can offer me now is access. 342 00:26:22,706 --> 00:26:25,875 So, I need you to wake up, stop dicking around, 343 00:26:25,959 --> 00:26:28,920 and plant a bug in Hiram's office. 344 00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:33,008 Then he'll slip up, and say something incriminating, 345 00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:35,468 and I'll record it and arrest him. 346 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:38,722 A nice, happy ending. 347 00:26:39,889 --> 00:26:42,225 You and your father will be safe. 348 00:26:54,821 --> 00:26:57,282 I don't believe you'll leave us alone. 349 00:26:57,365 --> 00:27:00,744 I think you'll do anything you can to destroy Hiram Lodge, 350 00:27:01,328 --> 00:27:05,623 -even if it means destroying us. -Make sure it doesn't come to that. 351 00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:17,510 [Cheryl] Back so soon, Mr. Cooper? 352 00:27:18,970 --> 00:27:19,929 [Hal grunts] 353 00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:25,310 Cheryl. What are you doing sitting there in the dark? 354 00:27:25,393 --> 00:27:28,521 You do know my mother's a harlot, don't you? 355 00:27:29,272 --> 00:27:31,191 A modern-day Moll Flanders? 356 00:27:33,401 --> 00:27:35,945 What you're doing could destroy your family. 357 00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:40,742 That's why I'm not going to tell Betty. But I suggest you hurry home 358 00:27:40,825 --> 00:27:43,578 to your wife and daughter before I change my mind. 359 00:27:45,914 --> 00:27:48,208 [Veronica] I came to warn you, Mayor McCoy. 360 00:27:49,376 --> 00:27:52,545 I know that whatever questionable arrangement you have 361 00:27:52,629 --> 00:27:54,422 with my parents is imploding, 362 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:58,218 and that you're trying to go after them in some way, 363 00:27:58,301 --> 00:28:02,055 but, Mayor McCoy, they're planning to discredit you. 364 00:28:03,139 --> 00:28:06,476 To get you out of this office and neutralize you. 365 00:28:06,559 --> 00:28:09,771 Whatever bomb they can set off will only burn them, too. 366 00:28:12,941 --> 00:28:14,734 They know about the affair. 367 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:19,823 Your... relationship with Sheriff Keller. 368 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:25,745 But, Mayor McCoy, you can get out of this. 369 00:28:25,954 --> 00:28:29,499 Take control of the narrative. Inoculate yourself. 370 00:28:33,461 --> 00:28:34,712 How long do I have? 371 00:28:39,342 --> 00:28:42,429 [Jughead] Norman Bates made it look so easy. [grunts] 372 00:29:17,380 --> 00:29:18,631 [breathing heavily] 373 00:29:30,143 --> 00:29:31,060 His phone, too. 374 00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:34,481 -Betty, his phone. -Oh. 375 00:29:39,986 --> 00:29:41,070 [grunts] 376 00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:54,125 As mayor, I have seen us through a triumphant Jubilee 377 00:29:54,709 --> 00:29:57,128 and the terrors of the Black Hood killer, 378 00:29:57,629 --> 00:30:01,257 but, my friends, it has taken a personal toll. 379 00:30:01,841 --> 00:30:06,262 I have decided to step down as mayor to spend more time with my family, 380 00:30:06,638 --> 00:30:10,183 and to return to my own legal career right here in Riverdale. 381 00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:13,186 -What's going on? -Mayor McCoy is resigning. 382 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,774 -We haven't even made our play yet. -That's great. Now you don't have to. 383 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,694 If you did, it would be cruel. 384 00:30:22,737 --> 00:30:28,618 It has always been my intention to do what is best for the people of Riverdale. 385 00:30:28,701 --> 00:30:33,248 I have to say, Veronica, for Mayor McCoy to resign like that, out of the blue, 386 00:30:34,082 --> 00:30:36,709 it's almost as if someone warned her. 387 00:30:42,090 --> 00:30:45,802 Did you tell Mayor McCoy we were planning to expose her affair? 388 00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:50,682 No... I did not. 389 00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:54,811 Hmm. 390 00:30:56,187 --> 00:30:57,605 [knocking on door] 391 00:30:58,523 --> 00:30:59,774 [groans] 392 00:31:02,443 --> 00:31:06,197 Oh. Hal. Alice and Betty aren't here right now. 393 00:31:08,032 --> 00:31:10,618 But I can come in, though, right, Chic? 394 00:31:11,452 --> 00:31:13,288 I mean, this is still my house. 395 00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:34,809 -Hi. -[Cheryl] Betty. 396 00:31:34,892 --> 00:31:38,771 I wasn't going to tell you about something, but all night long, 397 00:31:38,855 --> 00:31:42,191 I kept tossing and turning in my canopy sleigh bed thinking, 398 00:31:42,275 --> 00:31:45,570 I'd wanna know. But I take no pleasure in sharing this with you-- 399 00:31:45,653 --> 00:31:49,282 Uh, I gotta go. Chic texted me. He's at home with my dad. 400 00:31:49,365 --> 00:31:51,117 This is about your father. 401 00:31:52,952 --> 00:31:53,911 [Hal] I'm onto you. 402 00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:57,916 Your game isn't gonna work with me. Where's my grandfather's watch? 403 00:31:57,999 --> 00:32:00,084 -[Betty] What are you doing? -Is that in here? 404 00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:04,005 -I thought you moved out. -I did, but I had a change of heart, 405 00:32:04,088 --> 00:32:08,885 and I was feeling like it was time for me to move back and get answers from him. 406 00:32:08,968 --> 00:32:11,846 But your brother can't seem to look me in the eyes. 407 00:32:11,929 --> 00:32:15,725 -That's because you're terrifying him. -Oh, I'm terrifying him. 408 00:32:15,808 --> 00:32:17,393 -Yeah. -[Hal] Come on, Betty. 409 00:32:17,477 --> 00:32:20,647 What is going on here? Why does it stink of bleach? 410 00:32:20,730 --> 00:32:22,690 And where is the dining room rug? 411 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:25,234 I think she sent it out to get cleaned. 412 00:32:25,318 --> 00:32:28,821 -Oh, what about the lamp there? -Why are you interrogating us? 413 00:32:28,905 --> 00:32:31,616 Because something is going on in this house. 414 00:32:31,699 --> 00:32:35,745 This kid is doing what? Turning tricks? They're coming through the house. 415 00:32:35,828 --> 00:32:38,498 Who knows what they're stealing and pawning off? 416 00:32:38,581 --> 00:32:40,708 Speak up. What have your pals taken--? 417 00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:44,087 -Get away from him, or I will call Mom! -Think I care? 418 00:32:44,170 --> 00:32:46,839 I will tell her about you and Penelope Blossom. 419 00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:53,179 Maybe the reason you feel like we're hiding things 420 00:32:53,262 --> 00:32:55,598 and keeping secrets is because you are. 421 00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:04,357 You need to leave, Dad. Now. 422 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:22,208 -Thank you, Betty. -I didn't do it for you, I did it for Mom. 423 00:33:22,792 --> 00:33:24,085 What if he comes back? 424 00:33:25,712 --> 00:33:27,255 Or calls the police? 425 00:33:53,197 --> 00:33:55,658 [Archie] I have to tell you something, Mr. Lodge. 426 00:33:57,577 --> 00:33:59,245 The FBI approached me... 427 00:34:00,788 --> 00:34:04,250 I guess to be a mole or an informant, to keep tabs on you. 428 00:34:04,834 --> 00:34:07,003 -The FBI did. -A few weeks ago. 429 00:34:07,086 --> 00:34:09,922 -A few weeks. -I didn't tell them anything. 430 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:13,426 -What would you have told them? -They asked me to plant a bug. 431 00:34:13,509 --> 00:34:16,304 -A bug. -I smashed it with a hammer. 432 00:34:17,013 --> 00:34:20,808 This agent threatened my dad because I haven't given up information, 433 00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:26,105 -and I don't think he'll stop until I do. -So, why are you telling me any of this? 434 00:34:26,189 --> 00:34:30,610 Because... I like you, Mr. Lodge, and I love your daughter, 435 00:34:30,693 --> 00:34:34,739 and I think Agent Adams is more dangerous than you are at this point. 436 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:38,159 Is that his name? Adams? 437 00:34:38,868 --> 00:34:40,161 Arthur Adams, yes. 438 00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:44,457 And I was hoping maybe you could help my dad. 439 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:46,751 Maybe help us out of this. 440 00:34:50,463 --> 00:34:52,799 Arthur Adams will be dealt with. 441 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:57,220 -You're not going to-- -No, Archie, no one's going to... 442 00:34:59,847 --> 00:35:03,476 As you can imagine, it's not my first tangling with the FBI. 443 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:07,271 Hey, you did the right thing, telling me. 444 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:10,858 Just give me 24 hours. I'll make calls and get back to you. 445 00:35:16,906 --> 00:35:21,035 I really didn't tell him anything, Mr. Lodge, about anything. 446 00:35:22,495 --> 00:35:23,621 And I believe you. 447 00:35:25,832 --> 00:35:27,542 Now go. Wait to hear from me. 448 00:35:31,838 --> 00:35:32,755 Oh, and Archie? 449 00:35:34,715 --> 00:35:37,134 Tell your father everything's gonna be fine. 450 00:35:46,102 --> 00:35:47,061 [Betty] Dad was here. 451 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,438 He was pissed off and asking questions. 452 00:35:49,522 --> 00:35:52,817 -Oh, my God. -Yeah, but don't worry. He won't be back. 453 00:35:54,777 --> 00:35:57,697 Mom, we're in way over our heads here. 454 00:35:57,780 --> 00:36:01,367 The shady man's car was parked outside our house for two days. 455 00:36:01,450 --> 00:36:03,327 -What? -It's okay. Jughead and I took care of it. 456 00:36:03,911 --> 00:36:05,371 -You told Jughead? -Yes. 457 00:36:05,454 --> 00:36:09,625 I keep thinking about that body and who might come looking for it, 458 00:36:09,709 --> 00:36:13,462 and how many loose ends are out there we're not even thinking about. 459 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:15,464 We need help, Mom. 460 00:36:16,048 --> 00:36:20,178 We can't go to the police. I can't. I'm sorry, I just can't. 461 00:36:21,053 --> 00:36:23,014 I'm not talking about the police. 462 00:36:23,097 --> 00:36:24,056 [knocking on door] 463 00:36:25,266 --> 00:36:28,644 -FP-- -Save it. Jughead just told me. All of it. 464 00:36:31,606 --> 00:36:35,484 I won't let you make the same mistake I made with Jason Blossom. Come on. 465 00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:44,911 [panting] 466 00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:55,296 [grunting] 467 00:37:20,446 --> 00:37:21,906 [knocking on door] 468 00:37:26,118 --> 00:37:26,953 Andre? 469 00:37:27,828 --> 00:37:31,040 We're going for a drive. The boss wants to see you. 470 00:37:39,548 --> 00:37:41,634 You missed the turn to The Pembrooke. 471 00:37:43,052 --> 00:37:45,429 Andre? Where are we going? 472 00:37:46,847 --> 00:37:49,016 Boss requested somewhere more private. 473 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:51,394 Scenic. 474 00:38:02,238 --> 00:38:05,074 [Nouvellas' "Don't Count On Me" playing on speakers] 475 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:26,929 -It's done. -[Jughead] Jeez. 476 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:30,641 -Dad, you reek. -It's the sodium hydroxide. 477 00:38:30,725 --> 00:38:32,893 In a week, there'll be nothing left. 478 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:35,396 Not even his teeth. 479 00:38:40,651 --> 00:38:43,821 Thank you, FP, and I'm sorry for involving Betty, 480 00:38:44,530 --> 00:38:47,116 and that she pulled Jughead into this. 481 00:38:51,579 --> 00:38:52,997 We take care of our own. 482 00:38:56,625 --> 00:38:58,169 The circle ends here. 483 00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:01,088 No more loose ends. 484 00:39:02,631 --> 00:39:05,926 ♪ I won't count on you to... ♪ 485 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:09,889 ♪ I won't count on this to last forever No ♪ 486 00:39:09,972 --> 00:39:12,933 ♪ I won't count on you For nothing at all ♪ 487 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:19,023 ♪ I won't count on this to last forever No ♪ 488 00:39:19,106 --> 00:39:22,068 ♪ I won't count on you For nothing at all ♪ 489 00:39:22,318 --> 00:39:23,944 ♪ No, no, no ♪ 490 00:39:24,153 --> 00:39:27,948 ♪ I won't count on you to say you love me No ♪ 491 00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:30,951 ♪ I won't count on you to save... ♪ 492 00:39:31,368 --> 00:39:35,164 ♪ I won't count on this to last forever No ♪ 493 00:39:35,247 --> 00:39:38,125 ♪ I won't count on you For nothing at all ♪ 494 00:39:42,463 --> 00:39:45,091 -Are we almost there? -Just about. 495 00:40:03,275 --> 00:40:05,986 Come on, let's go. Come on. 496 00:40:16,163 --> 00:40:17,456 Here he is, boss. 497 00:40:19,625 --> 00:40:20,626 Thank you, Andre. 498 00:40:22,878 --> 00:40:24,296 Give us a moment. 499 00:40:37,518 --> 00:40:41,230 -Mrs. Lodge. -Do you know what omertà is, Archie? 500 00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:46,193 It's our code of silence. It states that there is no worse, 501 00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:48,904 no more cowardly crime than snitching. 502 00:40:49,405 --> 00:40:50,573 Mrs. Lodge, I... 503 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:56,245 would never, ever do anything to betray your family, I swear. 504 00:40:56,829 --> 00:40:59,290 So you've proven to me these last few weeks. 505 00:41:00,958 --> 00:41:03,669 Hiram and I, unbeknownst to our daughter... 506 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:08,257 enlisted one of our closest associates to approach you, 507 00:41:08,340 --> 00:41:11,135 say he was an FBI agent investigating Hiram. 508 00:41:12,511 --> 00:41:16,932 -Agent Adams isn't real. He works for me. -[scoffs] 509 00:41:17,016 --> 00:41:18,476 One of my capos. 510 00:41:19,059 --> 00:41:21,604 I asked him to apply a lot of pressure to you. 511 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,233 Threaten your father, even. See if you would crack. 512 00:41:26,317 --> 00:41:29,904 Wait. This whole thing, this was all some kind of test? 513 00:41:33,199 --> 00:41:35,117 Yes, it was. 514 00:41:38,746 --> 00:41:39,663 And you passed. 515 00:41:42,541 --> 00:41:44,335 Welcome to the family, Archie. s all some kind of test?