1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,460 [narrator] Previously on Riverdale: 2 00:00:02,544 --> 00:00:04,337 Tall Boy? We know you're working for Hiram. 3 00:00:04,421 --> 00:00:06,548 Why would he want the town quarantined? 4 00:00:06,631 --> 00:00:09,968 -Apparently there was a mass seizure. -[Betty] Seizures aren't contagious. 5 00:00:10,051 --> 00:00:11,094 So, what? 6 00:00:11,177 --> 00:00:13,388 There's nowhere he won't follow me. It's over? 7 00:00:13,471 --> 00:00:17,767 You will stoop to any level to get me back in your clutches. 8 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:19,978 I just wanted some father-daughter time. 9 00:00:20,061 --> 00:00:21,104 [Jughead] Claudius Blossom. 10 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:23,732 [FP] You may not be the Man in Black, but his stink is on you. 11 00:00:23,815 --> 00:00:26,443 Sheriff Minetta's body was found in the marsh last night. 12 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:27,736 It was decapitated. 13 00:00:27,819 --> 00:00:30,905 No, Tall Boy was just trying to escape. It was an accident. 14 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:33,366 As far as anyone knows, Tall Boy's been exiled. 15 00:00:34,117 --> 00:00:35,285 [gasps] 16 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,959 [Jughead] Riverdale, once a safe, decent, innocent place, 17 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,753 had become Noir Town, 18 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,047 like the setting of a Raymond Chandler story, 19 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:51,176 filled with dames to kill for, postmen who like to ring twice, 20 00:00:51,342 --> 00:00:52,343 and more mobsters 21 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:54,554 than a Scorsese retrospective at the Bijou. 22 00:00:55,513 --> 00:00:58,641 We were a town of lost souls. Each of us wrestling with demons. 23 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:01,561 Each of us with secrets we were trying to keep. 24 00:01:01,811 --> 00:01:04,105 Mine was on the large side. 25 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:06,107 Six-foot-five to be exact. 26 00:01:06,191 --> 00:01:07,567 Explain it to me once more. 27 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:09,819 We drove him to the bus station at gunpoint, 28 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:12,530 -got him on a bus out of town. -He murdered Joaquin. 29 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:14,908 You thought putting him on a bus was enough punishment? 30 00:01:14,991 --> 00:01:16,785 -I don't buy it. -I made a decision. 31 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:19,079 I'm sorry you don't agree, but he's gone. 32 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:23,416 I'll pretend like I believe you idiots for now. 33 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:27,212 I got my hands full finding Hiram's would-be assassin. 34 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:31,091 Next time you see me, have a better story. 35 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:35,678 [Jughead] I was covering up the death of a wicked man. 36 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:39,098 But Tall Boy Petite wasn't the only fresh corpse in Noir Town. 37 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:41,768 Claudius Blossom had taken the big sleep, 38 00:01:41,851 --> 00:01:44,729 and my girlfriend, Betty Cooper, had murder on the brain. 39 00:01:44,813 --> 00:01:48,316 And murderers, in Betty's world, needed to be brought to justice. 40 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:50,026 It's infuriating, Dad. 41 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:53,822 The Lodge Ledger is calling Claudius Blossom's death a suicide, 42 00:01:53,905 --> 00:01:57,325 -but I think he was murdered. -But if he ingested cyanide-- 43 00:01:57,408 --> 00:01:59,327 But how did it get in his prison cell? 44 00:01:59,744 --> 00:02:02,956 A gift from his former partner-in-crime, Penelope, I'm guessing? 45 00:02:03,039 --> 00:02:04,374 Poison does suit her. 46 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:06,751 Subtle, elegant. 47 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:10,547 But if nobody else is asking questions about Claudius' death, 48 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:11,881 why are you? 49 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:16,010 Because it's black and white, and wrong, Dad. 50 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:18,346 Penelope's been killing people for years. 51 00:02:18,429 --> 00:02:21,015 She's literally getting away with murder. 52 00:02:21,099 --> 00:02:25,228 Daryl Doiley was poisoned with oleander, which is something only the Blossoms grow. 53 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:26,938 Featherhead, poisoned. 54 00:02:27,021 --> 00:02:28,565 The nuns, poisoned. 55 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:30,024 And now Claudius. 56 00:02:30,108 --> 00:02:31,860 I just can't prove any of it. 57 00:02:31,943 --> 00:02:34,904 It's like she's committed the perfect murders. 58 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:38,950 You've already found the pattern, murders disguised as suicides. 59 00:02:39,868 --> 00:02:42,328 Who else has died by suicide near Penelope? 60 00:02:42,412 --> 00:02:43,413 Think now. 61 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:44,831 Clifford. 62 00:02:45,582 --> 00:02:46,833 But he hung himself. 63 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:47,834 Perhaps. 64 00:02:47,917 --> 00:02:50,503 I wonder, though, if that's the whole story. 65 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,173 Who was there that night? 66 00:02:54,924 --> 00:02:55,758 Penelope. 67 00:02:58,344 --> 00:02:59,345 And Cheryl. 68 00:02:59,762 --> 00:03:01,139 If there's a witness, 69 00:03:01,973 --> 00:03:03,308 it's not a perfect murder. 70 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:10,064 [Jughead] Meanwhile, Archie Andrews no longer felt hunted by Hiram Lodge, 71 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:11,691 but he was still haunted. 72 00:03:11,774 --> 00:03:14,319 Trapped in that in-between place, 73 00:03:14,402 --> 00:03:17,238 avoiding his destined face-to-face with the Man in Black, 74 00:03:17,322 --> 00:03:19,908 Archie struggled, searching for a sense of purpose. 75 00:03:20,408 --> 00:03:21,576 What's going on, son? 76 00:03:21,826 --> 00:03:24,704 -Is it your breakup with Veronica? -No, Dad, it's not... 77 00:03:27,957 --> 00:03:28,917 I've been thinking. 78 00:03:30,543 --> 00:03:32,212 Maybe college isn't for me. 79 00:03:33,421 --> 00:03:36,382 Maybe I can work with you in the construction company again. 80 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:40,970 Well, there's no shame in hard work, son, but where's this coming from? 81 00:03:41,346 --> 00:03:43,723 After the crap I've seen these last few months, 82 00:03:43,806 --> 00:03:46,768 I just wanna get out of my head, work with my hands, 83 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:49,062 try and make peace with things. 84 00:03:49,562 --> 00:03:52,649 If you're serious about it, you better get your butt in gear. 85 00:03:52,732 --> 00:03:54,651 Shift starts in about an hour. 86 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:58,613 [Jughead] The only thing Archie knew for sure: he was angry. 87 00:03:59,364 --> 00:04:01,074 And hitting things made it better. 88 00:04:03,868 --> 00:04:05,036 [blowing whistle] 89 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:06,913 Meal break, boys. 90 00:04:09,874 --> 00:04:10,708 Andrews. 91 00:04:11,250 --> 00:04:13,002 This is a union crew. 92 00:04:13,461 --> 00:04:15,380 You need to take your mandatory break. 93 00:04:15,755 --> 00:04:16,756 Stop working. 94 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:23,888 When I say stop, you stop. 95 00:04:24,597 --> 00:04:26,432 Back off. I don't need a break. 96 00:04:26,557 --> 00:04:28,142 You don't want to do this, kid. 97 00:04:28,226 --> 00:04:29,811 I got you by about 100 pounds. 98 00:04:36,192 --> 00:04:38,528 That's it. I don't care if you are Fred's kid. 99 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,571 -You're off my crew! -The hell I am! 100 00:04:41,155 --> 00:04:43,574 [Jughead] With Hiram laid up in the hospital clinging to life, 101 00:04:43,658 --> 00:04:46,619 there was blood in the water, and sharks were closing in 102 00:04:46,703 --> 00:04:48,830 on the mobster's daughter, Veronica Lodge. 103 00:04:49,455 --> 00:04:50,665 From my family to yours. 104 00:04:52,041 --> 00:04:54,168 While I love a grand gesture, Elio, 105 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:58,256 -diamonds are a girl's best friend. -These are for your father. 106 00:04:58,339 --> 00:05:01,718 I heard he's still in the hospital, and I wanted to come here personally 107 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:05,930 -to tell you I'm praying he pulls through. -Well, to paraphrase Samuel Clemens, 108 00:05:06,514 --> 00:05:09,267 reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. 109 00:05:09,684 --> 00:05:11,853 The vultures are circling, Veronica. 110 00:05:11,936 --> 00:05:13,813 They're eager to swoop in on his territory. 111 00:05:13,896 --> 00:05:15,231 Talking about yourself? 112 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:17,400 I'm offering some friendly advice. 113 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:21,195 Jobs like the hit on your father, it's very rare they go unfinished. 114 00:05:22,488 --> 00:05:24,741 [Jughead] Yes, we all had our problems. 115 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:26,325 The town was drowning in them. 116 00:05:26,409 --> 00:05:29,037 A good-looking one was about to walk through my door. 117 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,126 Nice hat, Bacall. 118 00:05:38,212 --> 00:05:39,756 I've got a job for you, Jones. 119 00:05:40,798 --> 00:05:42,133 I want you... 120 00:05:43,217 --> 00:05:45,011 to find out who shot my father. 121 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,891 You'll get the other half when you give me their name. 122 00:05:49,974 --> 00:05:50,850 [whistles] 123 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:52,435 That is a big job. 124 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:58,524 Half the people in this town wanna see your old man kick the maple barrel. 125 00:05:58,733 --> 00:05:59,942 -No offense. -None taken. 126 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:02,403 I'll give you your first suspect. 127 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:08,618 My mother. A few weeks ago, I overheard my parents arguing. 128 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:11,662 It was right before the quarantine, after I had my seizure. 129 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:13,539 [Hermione] No. I supported you. 130 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:16,459 -You swore that this wouldn't happen. -What is going on? 131 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:18,628 My mother was berating my father. 132 00:06:18,795 --> 00:06:20,546 Something about breaking a promise. 133 00:06:23,716 --> 00:06:26,344 -What if you don't like what I find? -I'm a big girl. 134 00:06:26,552 --> 00:06:27,553 I can take it. 135 00:06:28,429 --> 00:06:29,389 Well, then... 136 00:06:30,598 --> 00:06:32,850 Consider me your Philip Marlowe. 137 00:06:33,434 --> 00:06:36,437 I didn't mind playing detective, especially for this price. 138 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:40,024 But if I'd known then and there where this investigation would lead me, 139 00:06:40,942 --> 00:06:42,610 I never would've taken the money. 140 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:53,079 -[Hermione] To what do I owe the pleasure? -I'll just get right to it, Madam Mayor. 141 00:06:53,996 --> 00:06:55,748 -You shoot your husband? -Excuse me? 142 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:59,085 -I love my husband. -Uh-huh. But did you shoot him? 143 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:01,629 I hear not all is well at The Pembrooke. 144 00:07:01,712 --> 00:07:03,423 Records and witnesses will attest, 145 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:05,842 I was on the phone with Hiram when he was shot, 146 00:07:06,342 --> 00:07:08,219 picking up lunch at Pop's. 147 00:07:08,469 --> 00:07:11,180 What were you and Hiram arguing about when Veronica had a seizure? 148 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:13,182 Well, Mr. Jones, if you must know... 149 00:07:14,142 --> 00:07:16,561 we fought because I caught Hiram having an affair. 150 00:07:17,186 --> 00:07:21,065 I had been suspicious for a while, so, I had Sheriff Minetta follow him. 151 00:07:21,858 --> 00:07:24,527 This was before he was butchered, of course. 152 00:07:25,361 --> 00:07:26,404 And he... 153 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,490 gave me these. 154 00:07:33,536 --> 00:07:34,996 Now, I don't know who she is, 155 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:37,874 but they met regularly at the Five Seasons. 156 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:40,334 But Hiram having another woman is good motive to shoot him. 157 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:41,627 No, it isn't. 158 00:07:42,336 --> 00:07:44,422 I simply asked him to end it, and he did. 159 00:07:44,505 --> 00:07:47,300 I'm telling you this because I have nothing to hide. 160 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:51,012 Keep those. I mean, who knows? 161 00:07:51,095 --> 00:07:53,973 Maybe Hiram's mistress was angry when he called it quits. 162 00:07:54,056 --> 00:07:56,058 You do know how volatile blonds can be. 163 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:56,976 [scoffs] 164 00:08:00,104 --> 00:08:04,233 No. You're not going to the job site today after you picked a fight yesterday. 165 00:08:05,109 --> 00:08:07,904 I was trying to do my job. It wasn't my fault. Then Vic-- 166 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:11,240 Vic? Vic who has worked for me for a very a long time? 167 00:08:11,657 --> 00:08:13,868 -Who knows what he is doing? -Fine. Whatever. 168 00:08:14,285 --> 00:08:16,162 No. We're not done here, young man. 169 00:08:16,245 --> 00:08:19,624 You wanna explain to me how I found this in your bedroom? 170 00:08:19,707 --> 00:08:23,085 You think you're the first kid to take a drink in high school? No. 171 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:26,130 -This does not solve your problems. -I'm out of here. 172 00:08:26,214 --> 00:08:28,090 Fine. Take a walk. Clear your head. 173 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:31,260 While you're out there, think about how you need to shape up! 174 00:08:34,305 --> 00:08:38,976 [Penelope] We are gathered today to mourn the passing of one of our own. 175 00:08:41,604 --> 00:08:42,647 Betty. 176 00:08:43,231 --> 00:08:45,942 Sweet, darling Betty. You've come to pay your respects. 177 00:08:46,692 --> 00:08:50,238 Well, Uncle Claudius was family, so... 178 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:51,405 Mourn with us, cousin. 179 00:08:56,077 --> 00:09:01,707 Tragically, this ungrateful town never welcomed Claudius to its bosom. 180 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:05,795 And I believe that is why he committed the most cardinal of sins... 181 00:09:07,255 --> 00:09:08,339 taking his own life. 182 00:09:10,508 --> 00:09:12,385 Crocodile tears. 183 00:09:18,516 --> 00:09:20,184 While I appreciate the company, 184 00:09:20,977 --> 00:09:23,312 tell me, what are you really doing here, Betty, 185 00:09:23,688 --> 00:09:24,855 at our uncle's funeral? 186 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:26,065 I came to talk to you. 187 00:09:27,024 --> 00:09:31,946 Cheryl, people connected to your mother keep dying by poisoning, 188 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,365 or by strange suicides, 189 00:09:34,448 --> 00:09:35,908 including your father. 190 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:38,202 My father... 191 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:42,081 hung himself in a barn, Betty. 192 00:09:42,540 --> 00:09:44,625 He slipped a rope around his neck 193 00:09:44,709 --> 00:09:47,128 and kicked a maple barrel out from under him. 194 00:09:48,170 --> 00:09:49,171 End of story. 195 00:09:49,922 --> 00:09:51,007 Is everything okay? 196 00:09:51,632 --> 00:09:53,884 [Cheryl] Betty was being a gnat, as usual, Tee-Tee. 197 00:09:54,218 --> 00:09:56,971 -And I don't have any patience for it. -Back off, Betty. 198 00:09:57,888 --> 00:09:59,015 It's been a rough day. 199 00:10:02,018 --> 00:10:04,520 Sweet Pea, Fangs. Why bring me here? I'm on a case. 200 00:10:04,603 --> 00:10:08,149 I heard the Gargoyle Gang is riled up. They're looking for Tall Boy. 201 00:10:08,232 --> 00:10:11,819 And as long as his body's down here, it's a ticking time bomb. 202 00:10:11,902 --> 00:10:14,405 Yeah, well, it's too hot to move him right now. 203 00:10:14,488 --> 00:10:15,364 Hey. 204 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:18,284 Let's not lose our heads. 205 00:10:18,367 --> 00:10:21,078 Okay? Fangs, I need you to stay here with Tall Boy. 206 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:23,748 And I need you to lock this place up. I'm serious. 207 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:26,250 Sweet Pea, you need to tail someone for me. 208 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:29,462 [EKG beeping] 209 00:10:31,589 --> 00:10:32,882 [Veronica] Nico, Leo. 210 00:10:33,466 --> 00:10:34,508 We're in a crisis. 211 00:10:34,592 --> 00:10:38,095 The mob underworld smells blood, and we need to change the narrative. 212 00:10:38,596 --> 00:10:41,223 Obscure the fact that my father's down for the count, 213 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:43,392 and present a strong front. 214 00:10:43,476 --> 00:10:45,102 -Too late. -People are talking. 215 00:10:45,686 --> 00:10:48,481 No one's seen the Man in Black. No one's collecting the vig. 216 00:10:48,564 --> 00:10:50,441 What? Why the hell not? 217 00:10:50,524 --> 00:10:52,860 We should get out there and start collecting, immediately. 218 00:10:52,943 --> 00:10:54,987 Nico and I have been discussing options. 219 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:58,741 It might be in your family's best interest to align with the Grandes. 220 00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:00,493 You mean Elio's family? 221 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:03,496 -[chuckles] Not gonna happen. -Your father took a bullet 222 00:11:03,579 --> 00:11:04,580 two inches from his heart. 223 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:07,124 If we're not careful, our next play could be our last. 224 00:11:07,208 --> 00:11:11,003 I don't need you to mob-splain what's best for my family. 225 00:11:11,087 --> 00:11:13,756 Due respect, you're not being realistic. 226 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,884 Due respect, you're fired. 227 00:11:17,802 --> 00:11:19,345 -Both of you. -Seriously? 228 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:22,139 You're getting rid of the only capos you have left? 229 00:11:22,223 --> 00:11:25,393 The same two clowns who didn't protect my dad from getting shot? 230 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:26,852 Yeah, no, we're good. 231 00:11:32,775 --> 00:11:34,485 I consider you both inner circle. 232 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:36,654 Smithers, as my former doorman, 233 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:40,574 and Reggie, as my jacked jack of all trades, 234 00:11:41,075 --> 00:11:43,619 I asked you here because I need people I can trust. 235 00:11:44,161 --> 00:11:47,915 Our enemies are sensing weakness, and we need to show strength. 236 00:11:47,998 --> 00:11:49,291 Veronica, if I may... 237 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:53,754 There was a moment, back in the trenches, when our numbers were greatly diminished. 238 00:11:54,505 --> 00:11:58,259 We knew the enemy would storm the barricade at any moment. 239 00:11:58,342 --> 00:12:02,012 I collected the helmets from our dead, and propped them atop our bayonets. 240 00:12:02,096 --> 00:12:05,808 High enough so that they'd be visible to our enemies and give them pause. 241 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:07,727 See, sometimes, 242 00:12:08,310 --> 00:12:09,895 it's not what things are, 243 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:11,981 it's what they appear to be. 244 00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:16,485 You've just given me an idea, Smithers. 245 00:12:16,944 --> 00:12:18,988 But we're gonna need your bus driver's cap. 246 00:12:23,909 --> 00:12:26,537 So, who's this blond bombshell that you're tracking? 247 00:12:26,912 --> 00:12:27,997 Hiram's mistress. 248 00:12:28,372 --> 00:12:30,875 He broke things off with her. She may want revenge. 249 00:12:31,208 --> 00:12:35,296 Concierge tipped me off about the floor, but I wish they'd given me a room number. 250 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:37,965 Well, maybe there was no room number to give. 251 00:12:39,216 --> 00:12:40,050 [Jughead scoffs] 252 00:12:42,094 --> 00:12:44,764 -Thanks for coming with me, by the way. -My pleasure. 253 00:12:44,972 --> 00:12:48,434 My investigation is on hold until I hear back from Dr. Curdle Junior. 254 00:12:48,893 --> 00:12:51,896 Turns out, there was no autopsy on Claudius. 255 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:55,107 Penelope had him cremated before he could perform one. 256 00:12:55,649 --> 00:12:58,944 I'm hoping there's something in Clifford Blossom's autopsy report. 257 00:13:00,154 --> 00:13:01,614 No one's home. Let's move on. 258 00:13:02,531 --> 00:13:03,991 Would Bogart move on? 259 00:13:04,283 --> 00:13:05,659 Let's just give it a try. 260 00:13:07,495 --> 00:13:09,330 What kind of hotel room is unlocked? 261 00:13:09,413 --> 00:13:11,040 [French music playing on speakers] 262 00:13:20,090 --> 00:13:25,054 And now apparently there's a not-so-secret sex club in Riverdale. 263 00:13:25,262 --> 00:13:26,472 [whip cracking] 264 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:35,648 Excuse me. 265 00:13:39,902 --> 00:13:40,945 What is this place? 266 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:43,364 The Maple Club. 267 00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:47,368 A safe place, as long as you know the safe word. 268 00:13:49,787 --> 00:13:51,622 You seen this woman? She come here? 269 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:54,375 You just scared off my client. 270 00:14:06,011 --> 00:14:08,180 She doesn't work here, but I see her around. 271 00:14:09,890 --> 00:14:10,724 Try Room 311. 272 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,478 Laura, why did Mr. Arklight leave in such a rush? 273 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:17,773 Why are you two here? 274 00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:20,651 You know this is a private club. Get out. 275 00:14:20,734 --> 00:14:21,735 You mean a brothel? 276 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:26,907 By the way, does the new sheriff know there's a red light district in Riverdale? 277 00:14:29,451 --> 00:14:32,788 My time is costly, children, so, what do you want? 278 00:14:33,414 --> 00:14:37,960 I knew you were an escort, Auntie, but now you're exploiting other women? 279 00:14:38,043 --> 00:14:38,919 [chuckles] 280 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:42,172 These women aren't victims, Betty. 281 00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:46,176 At The Maple Club, it is the men who suffer. 282 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:48,721 We specialize in domination. 283 00:14:49,096 --> 00:14:51,432 These ladies make enough to start new lives. 284 00:14:51,515 --> 00:14:54,268 Oh, please. You are only helping yourself. 285 00:14:54,351 --> 00:14:55,519 And why shouldn't I? 286 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:57,980 No one else ever has. 287 00:14:58,063 --> 00:14:59,356 When I was eight years old, 288 00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:01,567 I was plucked from the Sisters of Quiet Mercy 289 00:15:01,650 --> 00:15:02,776 by the Blossom family. 290 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:05,863 You poisoned the Sisters because they sold you to the Blossoms? 291 00:15:05,946 --> 00:15:07,990 I didn't kill those nuns. And, anyway... 292 00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:11,452 it was the so-called monsignor who sold me, 293 00:15:11,535 --> 00:15:12,995 -not the Sisters. -[Betty] Fine. 294 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:15,122 You didn't kill the fake nuns. 295 00:15:15,205 --> 00:15:16,332 Did you kill Claudius? 296 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:20,586 -He committed suicide, so I was told. -It's pretty convenient, don't you think? 297 00:15:20,669 --> 00:15:24,340 Either way, I was right here when the poor man died. 298 00:15:25,215 --> 00:15:26,383 Ask any of my girls. 299 00:15:27,384 --> 00:15:30,846 [Jughead] Fun fact of the day: Penelope is the madam of a kink club. 300 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,057 Okay, her sob story doesn't change the fact 301 00:15:33,140 --> 00:15:34,850 that she's a stone-cold murderer. 302 00:15:35,351 --> 00:15:38,479 Wanna check out Room 311? I could use one of your bobby pins. 303 00:15:38,562 --> 00:15:39,563 [cell phone beeps] 304 00:15:40,356 --> 00:15:44,443 It's Curdle. Maybe he tracked down Clifford's autopsy report. 305 00:15:44,526 --> 00:15:46,904 And just like that, you are back on the case. 306 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:50,074 -No rest for the wicked. -Not in a wicked town. 307 00:15:52,159 --> 00:15:53,160 See you later. 308 00:16:03,337 --> 00:16:08,884 ♪ Sooner or later You're gonna be mine ♪ 309 00:16:10,094 --> 00:16:16,433 ♪ Sooner or later you're gonna be fine ♪ 310 00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:17,893 ♪ Baby, it's time... ♪ 311 00:16:18,477 --> 00:16:19,311 Reggie. 312 00:16:19,395 --> 00:16:23,983 ♪ I always get my man ♪ 313 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:27,277 I think you've had enough, bud. Let me get you a cab. 314 00:16:28,028 --> 00:16:29,571 I'm a paying customer, Reggie. 315 00:16:30,197 --> 00:16:33,867 -I'll leave when I'm ready to leave. -Veronica's dealing with enough crap. 316 00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:36,370 She doesn't need you making a scene. 317 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:39,289 Can I get another bartender in here, please? 318 00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:41,625 -Another bartender? Don't touch me. -Let's go. 319 00:16:42,876 --> 00:16:44,378 -[grunts] -Hey, Toby. Toby. 320 00:16:44,795 --> 00:16:46,338 It's okay. I know him. 321 00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:48,298 He's our friend. 322 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:50,634 [Archie] It's okay. I'll go. [groans] 323 00:16:52,136 --> 00:16:53,554 -I'll go. -[Josie] I got him. 324 00:16:53,637 --> 00:16:54,930 I got him. It's fine. 325 00:16:55,389 --> 00:16:56,348 [Josie sighs] 326 00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:58,392 [grunts] God. 327 00:17:00,352 --> 00:17:01,353 Josie. 328 00:17:01,937 --> 00:17:04,273 You can't tell Veronica about this. 329 00:17:06,066 --> 00:17:07,568 Listen up, Andrews. 330 00:17:08,610 --> 00:17:10,821 You are in free fall, and I am not having it. 331 00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:14,032 It's time for a literal, and metaphoric, 332 00:17:14,116 --> 00:17:15,117 cold shower. 333 00:17:15,743 --> 00:17:17,453 Wait. Wait, Josie, don't-- 334 00:17:21,957 --> 00:17:23,792 [Jughead] At the docks, it was a classic con: 335 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:27,463 -Smoke and mirrors with a pretty girl. -Collecting for Lodge. 336 00:17:29,506 --> 00:17:31,967 -Where are Nico and Leo? -No longer in our employ. 337 00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:33,427 I'm Veronica. 338 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,722 I'm sure you know my father, Hiram Lodge. 339 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:43,645 He doesn't like to be kept waiting, and neither do I. 340 00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:49,902 See you next week. 341 00:17:55,324 --> 00:17:56,658 Well played, Ms. Veronica. 342 00:17:57,493 --> 00:17:58,494 Thank you, Smithers. 343 00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:00,788 And you, too, Man in Black. 344 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:07,002 Apologies for the delay, Ms. Cooper, but this one took some digging. 345 00:18:07,377 --> 00:18:10,297 Clifford Blossom's wife requested that there be no autopsy. 346 00:18:10,714 --> 00:18:13,383 But my father was nothing if not a curious man. 347 00:18:13,717 --> 00:18:16,595 So, let me guess. He performed one anyways? 348 00:18:17,429 --> 00:18:20,641 What does it say? That he died of asphyxiation by hanging? 349 00:18:20,849 --> 00:18:23,101 There was bruising around the esophagus, 350 00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:24,937 consistent with a hanging. 351 00:18:25,479 --> 00:18:26,855 -Hmm. -However... 352 00:18:27,689 --> 00:18:30,692 there was also tetrodotoxin in his bloodstream. 353 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:31,819 Puffer fish venom. 354 00:18:32,319 --> 00:18:35,656 In Clifford's case, the dose was almost certainly fatal. 355 00:18:35,739 --> 00:18:38,951 So, you're saying Clifford may not have died from hanging, 356 00:18:40,035 --> 00:18:42,663 -but from being poisoned. -I'm saying that 357 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,083 Clifford Blossom was already dead when he hung himself. 358 00:18:47,167 --> 00:18:49,419 [Jughead] And Betty Cooper thought, "Gotcha." 359 00:18:54,675 --> 00:18:55,676 What's this? 360 00:18:55,759 --> 00:18:57,886 Um, lemon, ginger, and cayenne. 361 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:04,893 Where is your dad? 362 00:19:05,227 --> 00:19:06,228 He's at work. 363 00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:10,607 I got canned on my first day, so, I went to drown my sorrows. 364 00:19:12,192 --> 00:19:13,318 Look, Archie. 365 00:19:14,403 --> 00:19:16,780 I know we didn't talk much last year, 366 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:20,993 and I can't even attempt to guess at the hell that you've been through. 367 00:19:21,076 --> 00:19:24,454 And maybe all you can do now is wallow in booze, 368 00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:25,581 and pick fights. 369 00:19:26,123 --> 00:19:29,626 But personally, I think you need to channel your anger 370 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:31,420 into something constructive, 371 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:34,089 like music, maybe. 372 00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:35,007 [chuckles] 373 00:19:35,299 --> 00:19:36,466 -Josie-- -Or... 374 00:19:37,384 --> 00:19:39,595 if you're in the mood to hit things... 375 00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:42,472 Kevin's dad boxes at the gym. 376 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,810 Either way, you've gotta deal with your demons head-on. 377 00:19:49,521 --> 00:19:50,522 I thought I did. 378 00:19:51,231 --> 00:19:53,358 In the cabin, I thought I faced my demons. 379 00:19:54,276 --> 00:19:55,527 And killed them. 380 00:19:59,781 --> 00:20:00,616 And myself. 381 00:20:01,909 --> 00:20:02,910 You're losing me. 382 00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:04,203 You're right, Josie. 383 00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,914 I gotta face this head-on. 384 00:20:08,248 --> 00:20:10,375 And there's one person I still haven't seen 385 00:20:10,459 --> 00:20:11,919 since I've been back in Riverdale. 386 00:20:12,336 --> 00:20:13,754 Archie, where are you going? 387 00:20:14,463 --> 00:20:17,966 I'm going to face, and kill, one last demon. 388 00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:22,763 [Jughead] That's one thing about being a crime boss: 389 00:20:23,138 --> 00:20:25,098 You learn to never leave a paper trail. 390 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:29,645 But Hermione Lodge, it seems, was out of practice. 391 00:20:30,854 --> 00:20:32,231 What the hell is this, Mom? 392 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:34,900 I was entering today's take into Daddy's ledger 393 00:20:34,983 --> 00:20:38,195 when I noticed a shady collection of invoices and receipts. 394 00:20:38,278 --> 00:20:40,239 So, I dug a little deeper. 395 00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:43,992 And Daddy's Fizzle Rocks empire? 396 00:20:45,577 --> 00:20:46,912 You're a part of it, Mom. 397 00:20:47,704 --> 00:20:48,747 No. 398 00:20:49,498 --> 00:20:52,251 You ordered the quarantine. You paid these invoices. 399 00:20:52,626 --> 00:20:55,462 -It's your name in blood-red ink. -No, Veronica. 400 00:20:56,421 --> 00:21:00,384 I found out that your father and Claudius were making drugs 401 00:21:00,467 --> 00:21:03,637 in the new prison, and at the Blossom Maple Factory, 402 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,056 so, I told him to shut it down. 403 00:21:06,473 --> 00:21:08,684 I even helped him create a distraction, 404 00:21:09,142 --> 00:21:11,144 so he could do it quickly and cleanly. 405 00:21:11,228 --> 00:21:12,354 The quarantine. 406 00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:13,647 It was a smoke screen. 407 00:21:14,648 --> 00:21:17,109 But then, typical of your father, he lied to me. 408 00:21:17,192 --> 00:21:18,860 Instead of shutting it down, 409 00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:21,989 he consolidated everything into the prison. Believe me. 410 00:21:22,322 --> 00:21:24,283 Veronica, I want no part of this. 411 00:21:26,326 --> 00:21:27,327 We agree, then. 412 00:21:28,203 --> 00:21:30,038 Let's end this nightmare. 413 00:21:30,205 --> 00:21:32,541 Destroy the drugs, and the means of production. 414 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:33,792 Burn it to the ground. 415 00:21:33,875 --> 00:21:35,502 While Daddy can't lift a finger to stop us. 416 00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:38,213 Now, that is one option, yes. 417 00:21:38,755 --> 00:21:40,799 Or we could sell it. 418 00:21:41,675 --> 00:21:43,510 I already have a buyer lined up. 419 00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:44,636 All-cash offer. 420 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,848 He's willing to take the drugs, the lab, everything. 421 00:21:49,891 --> 00:21:53,395 Shouldn't we get something in return for all the pain he has caused us? 422 00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:58,025 It's over, Auntie Blossom. 423 00:21:58,567 --> 00:21:59,609 I know what you did. 424 00:21:59,693 --> 00:22:01,486 I know what happened in the barn. 425 00:22:01,778 --> 00:22:04,614 How you faked Clifford's hanging and lied to the police. 426 00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:07,993 And who is your witness? Cheryl? 427 00:22:09,453 --> 00:22:12,914 Proof that you poisoned Clifford with puffer fish venom. 428 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:14,124 You'll go to jail for this. 429 00:22:14,207 --> 00:22:17,461 Won't be justice for everyone you killed, but it's a good start. 430 00:22:20,297 --> 00:22:22,299 You think you know what I've done, 431 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,344 but have you paused to consider why? 432 00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:30,265 Because you're a serial killer, a black widow. 433 00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:32,726 The Red Dahlia, let's call you. 434 00:22:33,060 --> 00:22:34,644 You poison people. 435 00:22:35,645 --> 00:22:36,855 Not people, Betty. 436 00:22:38,774 --> 00:22:40,067 Men. 437 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:44,029 I'm not admitting anything, but they are the true poison. 438 00:22:44,404 --> 00:22:45,906 Clifford killed my son. 439 00:22:45,989 --> 00:22:47,741 Daryl was a Judas. 440 00:22:47,824 --> 00:22:49,076 And Claudius... 441 00:22:49,618 --> 00:22:51,870 I'm surprised you're not thanking me for that. 442 00:22:51,953 --> 00:22:53,497 Why would I thank you? 443 00:22:53,580 --> 00:22:55,290 Because he caused your seizure. 444 00:22:55,749 --> 00:22:57,667 He caused everyone's seizures. 445 00:22:58,126 --> 00:23:01,213 Claudius was running a Fizzle Rocks operation 446 00:23:01,296 --> 00:23:03,673 from our once-distinguished maple factory, 447 00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:06,927 and dumping the runoff into Sweetwater River. 448 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:10,514 -Fizzle Rocks caused the seizures? -No, Betty. 449 00:23:10,597 --> 00:23:13,225 The runoff from the manufacturing of the drug. 450 00:23:13,308 --> 00:23:14,309 Not the drug itself. 451 00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:16,478 But why did it only affect girls? 452 00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:17,562 [chuckles] 453 00:23:18,021 --> 00:23:21,817 I am an herbalist, Betty, not a medical doctor. 454 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:25,862 Tests on Sweetwater Reservoir were ordered and faked. 455 00:23:26,780 --> 00:23:29,241 But Claudius had every intention 456 00:23:29,324 --> 00:23:32,369 of continuing to poison the town with drugs, 457 00:23:32,911 --> 00:23:36,123 so, it was fitting that poison be his end. 458 00:23:36,206 --> 00:23:41,253 Just because someone is a horrible person doesn't give you the right to kill them. 459 00:23:41,336 --> 00:23:42,504 Doesn't it? 460 00:23:42,754 --> 00:23:45,966 Isn't that what you did with the poison that infected your home? 461 00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:47,300 The imposter Chic? 462 00:23:49,010 --> 00:23:50,345 Hal tells me things, too. 463 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,265 When you delivered Chic to the Black Hood, 464 00:23:53,348 --> 00:23:54,891 you sent him to his death. 465 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,102 You're not so innocent, Betty. 466 00:23:57,644 --> 00:23:59,980 And if you insist on turning me in, 467 00:24:01,231 --> 00:24:03,358 I will gladly do the same to you. 468 00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:06,987 [Jughead] And that is when Betty realized: 469 00:24:07,612 --> 00:24:09,823 No one's innocent in Crime Town. 470 00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:13,869 Certainly not Hiram Lodge's mystery mistress. 471 00:24:25,964 --> 00:24:27,757 What are you doing in my room? 472 00:24:29,593 --> 00:24:30,760 That's a good question. 473 00:24:32,179 --> 00:24:33,263 Here's another one. 474 00:24:34,139 --> 00:24:35,849 Why's a water inspector carrying a gun? 475 00:24:35,932 --> 00:24:37,225 [gun cocks] 476 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:38,810 I only wanna talk, Ms. Mulwray. 477 00:24:38,894 --> 00:24:41,146 Who the hell are you? How do you know my name? 478 00:24:41,229 --> 00:24:43,106 It's the Glamergé Egg, right? 479 00:24:43,982 --> 00:24:45,150 You shoot me, I'll drop it. 480 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,403 [sighs] 481 00:24:49,404 --> 00:24:50,906 I've seen one of these before. 482 00:24:51,364 --> 00:24:54,326 Hiram gives them out as gifts. Maybe in your case, payment. 483 00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:56,953 And it costs more than you'll make in a lifetime. 484 00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:59,873 So, put it down before you break it. 485 00:25:00,790 --> 00:25:04,294 Based on the things I found in your room, here's what I know about you. 486 00:25:04,669 --> 00:25:06,755 You're a health and sanitation inspector. 487 00:25:07,088 --> 00:25:09,925 Must pay quite a bit if you can afford the Five Seasons. 488 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:13,386 -Unless Hiram put you up. -But I'm no kept woman. 489 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:16,389 I do a job, I get paid for it. 490 00:25:16,932 --> 00:25:20,185 Report says you were sent to investigate Riverdale's water supply. 491 00:25:20,268 --> 00:25:23,188 Specifically, Sweetwater River and Reservoir. Why? 492 00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:26,858 Young women in town were having seizures. 493 00:25:26,942 --> 00:25:28,193 I was sent in to help. 494 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:29,736 Brought in by Hiram Lodge. 495 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:32,322 He also make you write to Governor Dooley, 496 00:25:32,781 --> 00:25:35,116 advising him to support a town-wide quarantine? 497 00:25:35,659 --> 00:25:36,785 You see, I'm confused, 498 00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:40,580 because the letter says the water's dirty, but the report says it's clean, 499 00:25:40,664 --> 00:25:43,250 so, you either lied to the governor or faked that report. 500 00:25:44,918 --> 00:25:46,586 -Or both. -You know what? 501 00:25:48,004 --> 00:25:51,049 Break the egg if you want. I don't care. 502 00:25:51,508 --> 00:25:54,469 Just get out of my room before I call hotel security. 503 00:25:57,305 --> 00:25:58,306 [gasps] 504 00:26:00,225 --> 00:26:03,895 [Jughead] Why was Hiram faking water test reports? What was he hiding? 505 00:26:03,979 --> 00:26:06,189 What did any of this have to do with who shot him? 506 00:26:06,273 --> 00:26:07,399 [phone rings] 507 00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:09,109 Yeah. 508 00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:12,946 [Sweet Pea] I followed Hermione Lodge  like you asked. You better get out here. 509 00:26:14,489 --> 00:26:16,157 Stay down, and keep quiet. 510 00:26:22,872 --> 00:26:23,873 Is that...? 511 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:25,917 It can't be. 512 00:26:28,169 --> 00:26:29,379 Sheriff Minetta's alive? 513 00:26:30,213 --> 00:26:33,091 -Thought he was decapitated. -Nope. From the sounds of it, 514 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:35,635 he and Hermione have been having an affair for months. 515 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:38,638 -Wait, listen. -There's too many people asking questions. 516 00:26:39,556 --> 00:26:41,808 Which means, our little outstanding problem, 517 00:26:42,642 --> 00:26:44,936 you need to take care of tonight. 518 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:46,771 Now clear the decks. 519 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,941 Use your old sheriff's gun. 520 00:26:51,026 --> 00:26:53,153 Then all signs will point to FP. 521 00:26:53,236 --> 00:26:55,530 -They're talking about framing my dad. -For what? 522 00:26:56,489 --> 00:26:58,366 I have to figure it out and warn him. 523 00:27:20,805 --> 00:27:23,558 [Jughead] Back at an eerily deserted Riverdale General, 524 00:27:23,641 --> 00:27:25,810 Archie Andrews was a man on a mission. 525 00:27:26,269 --> 00:27:28,605 On a collision course with his dark destiny. 526 00:27:33,026 --> 00:27:35,945 After months of torment at the hands of the Man in Black... 527 00:27:39,115 --> 00:27:42,285 he was trying to bring a sorry chapter in his life to a close... 528 00:27:43,286 --> 00:27:44,829 the only way he knew how. 529 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:57,384 -I need to talk to you. -There's something at the hospital. 530 00:27:57,467 --> 00:27:59,552 No. You can't go there. It's a setup. 531 00:28:00,887 --> 00:28:03,098 Hermione and Minetta-- He's alive. 532 00:28:03,598 --> 00:28:05,725 They plotted together to kill Hiram Lodge. 533 00:28:05,809 --> 00:28:06,810 -What? -Yes. 534 00:28:07,227 --> 00:28:09,604 They're going to finish the job tonight and pin it on you. 535 00:28:09,687 --> 00:28:11,815 -Minetta's alive? -Dad, there is a lot you need to know. 536 00:28:11,898 --> 00:28:13,566 I just got back from the coroner's office. 537 00:28:14,943 --> 00:28:17,529 A week ago, the torso of a Michael Minetta was found 538 00:28:17,612 --> 00:28:18,905 without its head and hands. 539 00:28:19,739 --> 00:28:22,409 But it wasn't Sheriff Minetta, because I just saw him. 540 00:28:22,784 --> 00:28:24,786 -He's very much alive. -Oh, my. 541 00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:27,706 -Someone must've made a grave mistake-- -Save it, Junior. 542 00:28:27,789 --> 00:28:29,624 Who asked you to fake Minetta's death? 543 00:28:32,460 --> 00:28:33,670 Hermione Lodge. 544 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,716 I saw Minetta and Hermione, up at some secret love shack up north. 545 00:28:38,258 --> 00:28:40,927 I heard them talking about setting you up. 546 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:44,848 She'll try to put Hiram's shooting on you. You need to arrest them. 547 00:28:44,931 --> 00:28:45,932 I can't do that. 548 00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:49,144 Yeah, you can. You're the sheriff. 549 00:28:49,853 --> 00:28:52,021 They've been trying to murder Hiram Lodge. 550 00:28:52,105 --> 00:28:52,939 No. 551 00:28:54,607 --> 00:28:55,650 No, they didn't. 552 00:28:56,317 --> 00:28:57,360 [chuckles] 553 00:28:57,902 --> 00:28:59,237 I shot Hiram. 554 00:28:59,821 --> 00:29:01,531 -What? -Hermione came to me. 555 00:29:01,614 --> 00:29:03,366 She wanted it done. And I... 556 00:29:04,868 --> 00:29:05,910 I wanted revenge. 557 00:29:06,536 --> 00:29:08,371 You think I forgot about Riot Night? 558 00:29:09,372 --> 00:29:12,083 That son of a bitch came close to getting you killed. 559 00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:16,254 I've been biding my time, waiting for the perfect opportunity. 560 00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:20,508 If you and Hermione tried to kill Hiram, why'd she appoint you sheriff? 561 00:29:21,509 --> 00:29:22,886 Payment. It was my payment. 562 00:29:23,553 --> 00:29:26,973 I was naive enough to think the office of the sheriff would protect me 563 00:29:27,056 --> 00:29:28,766 if Hermione got an itch to double-cross me. 564 00:29:29,184 --> 00:29:30,268 Guess I was wrong. 565 00:29:32,395 --> 00:29:34,814 Guess it's lucky that you have me in your corner. 566 00:29:36,983 --> 00:29:38,443 I have a confession to make. 567 00:29:39,527 --> 00:29:40,528 About Tall Boy. 568 00:29:41,988 --> 00:29:44,574 There's a way that I can solve both of our problems. 569 00:29:45,116 --> 00:29:46,784 But we'll need Ms. Cooper's help. 570 00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:50,955 [Archie] I came here to end our story. 571 00:29:51,372 --> 00:29:53,583 When we first met, I was a scared kid, 572 00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:56,544 afraid that I could lose everything. 573 00:29:57,295 --> 00:30:00,840 You took me under your wing, taught me to use fear as a weapon. 574 00:30:01,674 --> 00:30:03,051 And for a while, it worked. 575 00:30:03,843 --> 00:30:05,178 But it also hurt people. 576 00:30:05,595 --> 00:30:09,724 Of all the horrible things you've done, you know what enrages me the most? 577 00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:12,602 That after my father was shot by the Black Hood, 578 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:15,021 and almost died in my arms, 579 00:30:15,605 --> 00:30:17,273 you hired some stooge... 580 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:20,360 to take another shot at him, in our house. 581 00:30:24,948 --> 00:30:27,283 Maybe it's time I balance the scales. 582 00:30:36,167 --> 00:30:37,293 A shot for a shot. 583 00:31:03,361 --> 00:31:04,445 [grunts] 584 00:31:06,197 --> 00:31:07,365 [panting] 585 00:31:18,001 --> 00:31:20,128 FP. Alice. 586 00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:21,879 -Hermione. -What's going on here? 587 00:31:21,963 --> 00:31:24,090 Perfect timing. We'll start the interview. 588 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:26,467 All right, FP, let's check the levels. 589 00:31:26,968 --> 00:31:28,720 -What, I just start talking? -Yeah. 590 00:31:29,137 --> 00:31:31,723 Well, Madam Mayor, I am pleased to announce 591 00:31:31,806 --> 00:31:34,142 that we caught the man who shot your husband. 592 00:31:37,103 --> 00:31:38,897 -You did? -Mm-hm. 593 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,566 -Who was it? -Gerald Petite. 594 00:31:42,025 --> 00:31:44,319 But you might know him as Tall Boy. 595 00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:47,906 It seems that Hiram kept him alive in a secret cabin in the north, 596 00:31:47,989 --> 00:31:48,990 to carry out... 597 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:50,908 odd jobs for him. 598 00:31:53,786 --> 00:31:54,913 Can you imagine that? 599 00:31:56,122 --> 00:31:58,333 Tall Boy resisted arrest, got violent, 600 00:31:58,416 --> 00:32:01,628 and unfortunately, I was forced to discharge my sidearm. 601 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:05,173 He died on the way to the hospital. 602 00:32:07,050 --> 00:32:09,886 -Well, thank goodness it's over. -[chuckles] 603 00:32:10,678 --> 00:32:11,721 And so neatly, too. 604 00:32:13,222 --> 00:32:15,642 You know, I would love to interview you next. 605 00:32:15,725 --> 00:32:19,896 Get your perspective as mayor, and wife of the victim, of course. 606 00:32:20,563 --> 00:32:22,065 That's a great idea, Alice. 607 00:32:22,398 --> 00:32:24,901 It's important that both the mayor and I go on the record 608 00:32:24,984 --> 00:32:25,818 about what happened. 609 00:32:25,902 --> 00:32:27,362 Present a united front. 610 00:32:28,154 --> 00:32:31,449 Don't you agree, Madam Mayor? That we should be on the same page? 611 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:33,034 Yes. 612 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:35,787 I think we are. 613 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:39,791 I think my mom may have hired someone to shoot my father, 614 00:32:39,874 --> 00:32:43,252 so that she could make a profit from the sale of his drug operation. 615 00:32:43,711 --> 00:32:44,921 -Damn. -I know. 616 00:32:45,004 --> 00:32:46,547 So, we need to act fast. 617 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,925 Tonight we're gonna break into the prison, 618 00:32:49,008 --> 00:32:49,967 find the drugs, 619 00:32:50,051 --> 00:32:53,846 and destroy them, and the equipment, before my mom sells everything. 620 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:56,349 Sounds a lot like the plot of Bad Boys II. 621 00:32:57,725 --> 00:32:58,810 I'm in, Ronnie. 622 00:32:59,435 --> 00:33:01,437 But why? If she's selling it-- 623 00:33:01,521 --> 00:33:04,273 I'll be damned if my mom gets a payout for her crimes. 624 00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:05,608 [cell phone ringing] 625 00:33:09,904 --> 00:33:11,864 Archie? What happened? 626 00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:18,788 -I gotta go. -To meet Archie? 627 00:33:18,871 --> 00:33:20,081 It's not what you think. 628 00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:23,376 But can you handle our heist on your own, Bad Boy? 629 00:33:23,918 --> 00:33:24,752 Yeah. 630 00:33:42,603 --> 00:33:44,772 -How is he? -Alive, thanks to you. 631 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,608 But, Archie, what were you doing here? 632 00:33:49,193 --> 00:33:50,236 I... 633 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:52,613 came looking for you. 634 00:33:55,324 --> 00:33:57,952 Reggie may have told you what happened at the speakeasy, 635 00:33:58,035 --> 00:33:59,537 how I was acting like an ass. 636 00:34:00,163 --> 00:34:02,540 I wanted to apologize. I wasn't myself. 637 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,586 -I haven't been for a while. -I'm sorry, too. 638 00:34:08,087 --> 00:34:10,840 That I ever thought for a second that you shot him. 639 00:34:12,133 --> 00:34:13,926 At some point, maybe I could have. 640 00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:17,138 But I don't hate him anymore, Veronica. 641 00:34:21,684 --> 00:34:22,685 He's awake. 642 00:34:23,728 --> 00:34:24,896 And he wants see you. 643 00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:30,943 And, Archie... 644 00:34:32,195 --> 00:34:34,155 If you ever need a friend to talk to... 645 00:34:48,002 --> 00:34:48,961 Archie Andrews. 646 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:53,508 Veronica told me what happened. 647 00:34:54,759 --> 00:34:57,178 How I have you to thank for being alive. 648 00:35:06,062 --> 00:35:08,189 We've been locked in battle for some time. 649 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,692 I never set out to be your enemy, Mr. Lodge. 650 00:35:12,985 --> 00:35:15,446 All I want is to live in Riverdale in peace. 651 00:35:17,198 --> 00:35:18,241 Well... 652 00:35:18,825 --> 00:35:20,868 I see no reason for us to keep fighting. 653 00:35:22,161 --> 00:35:22,995 So, 654 00:35:23,079 --> 00:35:24,413 starting tonight... 655 00:35:25,748 --> 00:35:26,999 I propose a truce. 656 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:31,170 You don't make a move against me, and I won't make a move against you. 657 00:35:31,796 --> 00:35:33,422 A life for a life. 658 00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:51,232 -What are you gonna tell your mom and dad? -I don't know. 659 00:35:52,358 --> 00:35:53,359 Maybe the truth. 660 00:35:55,486 --> 00:35:56,571 But probably not. 661 00:36:06,873 --> 00:36:09,000 [Jughead] Meanwhile, in case you'd forgotten, 662 00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:11,544 Betty's encounter with Penelope had shaken her worldview. 663 00:36:11,627 --> 00:36:14,172 There was only one person she could talk to about it. 664 00:36:14,255 --> 00:36:17,633 Penelope's guilty. I found proof that she poisoned Clifford. 665 00:36:17,717 --> 00:36:19,135 My clever daughter. 666 00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:21,512 What do you plan to do next? 667 00:36:21,596 --> 00:36:22,722 I'm not sure. 668 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:26,976 I thought if I caught her, I'd turn her in. 669 00:36:27,059 --> 00:36:28,686 But hearing her talk, 670 00:36:28,769 --> 00:36:31,439 seeing how she's living her life, 671 00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:33,232 how she's been twisted... 672 00:36:33,316 --> 00:36:35,484 I don't know, I feel almost feel... 673 00:36:35,568 --> 00:36:36,861 Pity for her? 674 00:36:37,486 --> 00:36:38,404 Penelope and I, 675 00:36:38,487 --> 00:36:40,990 we're products of our environment, raised by those 676 00:36:41,073 --> 00:36:44,035 who taught us a twisted sense of right from wrong. 677 00:36:44,118 --> 00:36:47,955 Do you still believe that she's a monster who deserves to be in here? 678 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:50,583 Maybe not every murderer is guilty. 679 00:36:52,001 --> 00:36:54,420 And maybe not every victim is innocent. 680 00:36:54,503 --> 00:36:56,380 Maybe it's not all black and white. 681 00:36:56,756 --> 00:37:01,344 I wonder, Betty, if one day, you'll ever be able to see me 682 00:37:01,802 --> 00:37:04,347 in that same compassionate light. 683 00:37:06,515 --> 00:37:07,850 [Archie clears throat] 684 00:37:09,101 --> 00:37:10,102 [Josie] Oh. 685 00:37:11,312 --> 00:37:13,522 Well, how you feeling, Red? 686 00:37:13,606 --> 00:37:15,608 -[chuckles] Better. -Good. 687 00:37:16,108 --> 00:37:18,527 Thank you for taking care of me. 688 00:37:19,028 --> 00:37:20,029 Setting me straight. 689 00:37:20,821 --> 00:37:23,074 Sometimes we all need a little tough love. 690 00:37:24,825 --> 00:37:26,869 I was thinking about your advice, too. 691 00:37:27,119 --> 00:37:28,788 Doing something constructive. 692 00:37:28,871 --> 00:37:31,916 -Would Mr. Keller talk to me about boxing? -For sure he will. 693 00:37:33,167 --> 00:37:34,502 And, uh, I was thinking, 694 00:37:34,585 --> 00:37:35,962 maybe we could... 695 00:37:36,295 --> 00:37:38,798 I don't know, if you wanted to jam sometime, or...? 696 00:37:39,799 --> 00:37:42,468 -Like the old days? [laughs] -Yeah. 697 00:37:45,012 --> 00:37:46,013 Yeah, sure. 698 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:47,473 Let's do it. 699 00:37:48,015 --> 00:37:49,558 But you're singing backup. 700 00:37:50,643 --> 00:37:51,894 -Okay. -Okay. 701 00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:55,106 [speaks in Spanish] 702 00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:57,316 What the hell did you do? 703 00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:59,610 I assume you're talking about the drugs. 704 00:38:00,403 --> 00:38:03,155 Reggie and I burned them last night, with the equipment. 705 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:06,617 But I told you I had a buyer lined up. They paid in advance. 706 00:38:06,701 --> 00:38:09,120 So, I saved you from being a drug dealer, Mom. 707 00:38:09,870 --> 00:38:12,873 -Might I suggest you offer them a refund? -I can't, Veronica. 708 00:38:13,582 --> 00:38:15,793 I used the cash to pay off Governor Dooley. 709 00:38:16,335 --> 00:38:17,545 To keep our names clean. 710 00:38:17,628 --> 00:38:20,756 And now my buyer is coming, and they are gonna want blood. 711 00:38:21,882 --> 00:38:25,261 -You have no idea what you've just done. -I know exactly what I did. 712 00:38:26,053 --> 00:38:27,972 And I know what you did, Mom. 713 00:38:28,597 --> 00:38:30,516 And I'm not the only one on your case. 714 00:38:34,895 --> 00:38:37,273 You think you're really smart, don't you? 715 00:38:38,274 --> 00:38:39,525 You have all the answers. 716 00:38:39,608 --> 00:38:42,319 I know Hiram's mistress works for the Sanitation Department 717 00:38:42,403 --> 00:38:45,156 and doctored false water reports for your husband. 718 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:46,407 I see. 719 00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:48,409 Is that all? 720 00:38:48,743 --> 00:38:49,618 No. 721 00:38:51,078 --> 00:38:52,371 Not in the slightest. 722 00:38:53,122 --> 00:38:54,623 Betty told me about the runoff 723 00:38:54,707 --> 00:38:57,168 from the Fizzle Rocks manufactured at the factory. 724 00:38:57,668 --> 00:39:01,005 How it poisoned Sweetwater River, gave everyone seizures. 725 00:39:01,547 --> 00:39:03,758 That's why Hiram had to doctor those reports. 726 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:04,842 To cover his ass. 727 00:39:04,967 --> 00:39:07,428 It's also why he moved his drug lab to the prison. 728 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:09,722 Away from the water supply. 729 00:39:09,805 --> 00:39:13,809 Now, my guess is that you were pissed about his drug lab 730 00:39:14,101 --> 00:39:16,604 and what it was doing to all the girls in the town. 731 00:39:17,146 --> 00:39:21,233 Soon after, you hired my father to shoot Hiram Lodge. 732 00:39:21,734 --> 00:39:22,860 When that didn't work, 733 00:39:22,943 --> 00:39:25,112 you tried to finish the job in the hospital with Minetta 734 00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:29,700 and a sheriff-issued pistol so that you could pin it all on my dad. 735 00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:32,244 Oh, and I also know why you did it. 736 00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:33,829 Veronica. 737 00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:36,957 You knew Hiram was responsible for her seizure. 738 00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:38,667 Very good, Mr. Jones. 739 00:39:39,585 --> 00:39:40,920 But you forgot one thing. 740 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:45,299 Last year, Hiram hired Tall Boy 741 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,760 to take shots at me during the mayoral debate, 742 00:39:48,260 --> 00:39:49,470 nearly killing me. 743 00:39:49,553 --> 00:39:52,098 So, that's what this was about? Revenge? 744 00:39:52,890 --> 00:39:56,685 So that you could run off with Minetta? Live a happy little life together? 745 00:39:57,561 --> 00:39:59,939 You can't tell anyone about this. 746 00:40:00,397 --> 00:40:02,149 Not Veronica, no one. 747 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:03,484 Because if I go down... 748 00:40:04,902 --> 00:40:06,028 your father goes down. 749 00:40:06,612 --> 00:40:07,696 And that's a promise. 750 00:40:08,322 --> 00:40:09,532 So, I think... 751 00:40:11,158 --> 00:40:12,201 we should agree... 752 00:40:13,702 --> 00:40:15,162 to keep each other's secrets. 753 00:40:16,539 --> 00:40:17,581 Don't you think? 754 00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:24,922 [Jughead] So, Hermione  and I were deadlocked. 755 00:40:25,214 --> 00:40:26,215 In a stalemate. 756 00:40:26,757 --> 00:40:28,134 Much like Hiram and Archie. 757 00:40:28,884 --> 00:40:30,219 And Betty and Penelope. 758 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:32,430 As for Minetta? 759 00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:35,808 I didn't imagine there was much to worry about. 760 00:40:35,891 --> 00:40:37,476 Grab me a cigarette, will you? 761 00:40:38,435 --> 00:40:39,562 Of course, Michael. 762 00:40:42,022 --> 00:40:44,525 We gotta talk about what to do with FP and his kid. 763 00:40:45,442 --> 00:40:48,404 Your husband always had a simple way of tying up loose ends. 764 00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:51,866 He did, didn't he? 765 00:40:59,081 --> 00:41:01,959 [Jughead] Perhaps, in Riverdale, the best you could hope for wasn't to win, 766 00:41:02,042 --> 00:41:04,712 but to draw, and pray not to lose. 767 00:41:05,838 --> 00:41:07,298 Working late, I see. 768 00:41:10,259 --> 00:41:12,470 I assume you're here to find out whodunit. 769 00:41:12,553 --> 00:41:15,806 After my father woke up, it was the first thing he asked me. 770 00:41:16,891 --> 00:41:19,351 -I told him it was Tall Boy. -Did he believe you? 771 00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:20,269 I think so. 772 00:41:22,062 --> 00:41:24,982 If it's good enough for my father, it's good enough for me. 773 00:41:27,943 --> 00:41:29,403 Second half of your payment. 774 00:41:36,202 --> 00:41:37,995 You don't wanna know who really did it? 775 00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:44,293 Forget it, Jughead. 776 00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:47,671 It's Riverdale. ad.