1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,962 -[dramatic music playing] -[Jughead] Portrait of a town in flames. 2 00:00:04,462 --> 00:00:08,299 Thanks to a fire extinguisher Mr. Andrews kept stored in the hall closet 3 00:00:08,967 --> 00:00:11,136 and another one under the kitchen sink, 4 00:00:11,678 --> 00:00:16,099 what could have been a suburban inferno was, instead, merely the latest indication 5 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:19,644 of how far the now non-existent town of Riverdale had fallen. 6 00:00:20,270 --> 00:00:24,023 An arsonist on the loose, and no firemen to battle the fires. 7 00:00:24,107 --> 00:00:24,941 Archie. 8 00:00:28,653 --> 00:00:30,113 You see this guy in the front? 9 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:31,698 That is my Grandpa Artie. 10 00:00:31,781 --> 00:00:33,533 He was a fireman back in the day. 11 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:35,910 Oh, jeez, I think I know where this is going. 12 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:38,079 The best counterattack is not to fight fire with fire, 13 00:00:38,163 --> 00:00:40,290 but to fight fire with a fire department. 14 00:00:40,373 --> 00:00:42,876 What, no mano a mano with Hiram Lodge? 15 00:00:42,959 --> 00:00:44,669 I called Ronnie. She's gonna talk to him. 16 00:00:44,753 --> 00:00:47,172 Oh, Ronnie is. That's interesting. 17 00:00:47,255 --> 00:00:48,381 [Archie] You see this rookie? 18 00:00:48,465 --> 00:00:50,717 He ended up becoming Riverdale's fire chief for 20 years. 19 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,178 He's retired now, but he still lives in Riverdale. 20 00:00:53,261 --> 00:00:54,888 Well, go get him, soldier. 21 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:59,851 [Betty] I'm hoping we already know the answer, Dr. Curdle Junior, but... 22 00:01:02,145 --> 00:01:03,938 is this my sister's body? 23 00:01:04,022 --> 00:01:06,024 Your sister's been missing for a week. 24 00:01:06,107 --> 00:01:09,235 These remains have been in Swedlow Swamp 25 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,196 for approximately three years. 26 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:13,990 The bog preserved her. 27 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:15,825 Well, do you have a cause of death yet? 28 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:19,120 At first blush, blunt-force trauma to the head. 29 00:01:19,204 --> 00:01:22,791 What happens to the body now? To-- To her? 30 00:01:22,874 --> 00:01:26,878 Without identification, she'll be sent to the crematorium for disposal. 31 00:01:27,462 --> 00:01:31,049 Dr. Curdle, will you just wait a beat while I do some digging for her identity? 32 00:01:31,132 --> 00:01:32,008 Of course. 33 00:01:32,091 --> 00:01:33,718 All right. I'm going back to Swedlow Swamp. 34 00:01:33,802 --> 00:01:36,221 Polly, or at least her phone, is still out there. 35 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:40,892 [Veronica] Daddy. Someone set fire to Archie's house last night 36 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:43,019 and this attack has your fingerprints all over it. 37 00:01:43,102 --> 00:01:46,105 Why would I wanna burn down the Andrews family home? 38 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:48,024 The rash of arson cases around town 39 00:01:48,107 --> 00:01:51,736 is meant to drive any remaining long-term residents away 40 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:54,781 so your precious SoDale becomes the only game in town. 41 00:01:54,864 --> 00:01:56,032 Am I getting warm, Daddy? 42 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,409 Riverdale can't be saved. 43 00:01:58,493 --> 00:02:00,662 Your high school is a joke. 44 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:04,582 Heck, you haven't had garbage pickups in months. The place smells like a corpse. 45 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:05,959 It's not coming back to life. 46 00:02:06,042 --> 00:02:07,585 We'll see about that, Daddy. 47 00:02:08,086 --> 00:02:09,671 This just became personal. 48 00:02:09,754 --> 00:02:11,756 [dramatic music playing] 49 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:17,637 [Russell] Wow. Was I ever that young? 50 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,556 Feels like a lifetime ago. 51 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,558 It doesn't have to be, Chief Russell. 52 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:23,351 I mean, you could come out of retirement. 53 00:02:23,935 --> 00:02:25,770 This town needs a fire department. 54 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:28,273 Hiram Lodge didn't just shut down the department, 55 00:02:28,356 --> 00:02:30,275 he firebombed the firehouse. 56 00:02:30,358 --> 00:02:31,693 Then we'll operate out of my gym. 57 00:02:31,776 --> 00:02:34,654 And I'll be the first volunteer, following in my Grandpa Artie's footsteps. 58 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:37,574 It was an honor working with your grandpa, Archie. 59 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:40,160 But this is a young man's battle. 60 00:02:47,041 --> 00:02:49,377 -[door opens] -[bells jingle] 61 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:53,172 ♪ Gotta go big If you want it ♪ 62 00:02:53,256 --> 00:02:57,802 ♪ If you want it, if you want it Gotta go big ♪ 63 00:02:57,886 --> 00:02:59,053 ♪ When you flaunt it ♪ 64 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:01,389 ♪ When you flaunt it ♪ 65 00:03:01,472 --> 00:03:03,474 [dramatic music playing] 66 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:10,982 Well, well, well. If it isn't Miss Winchester herself. 67 00:03:11,065 --> 00:03:12,692 Come for another surprise visit, Cheryl? 68 00:03:12,775 --> 00:03:14,569 Thank you for taking care of the River Vixens 69 00:03:14,652 --> 00:03:15,987 whilst I was self-isolating, 70 00:03:16,070 --> 00:03:18,489 but, as Elton John likes to say: 71 00:03:18,573 --> 00:03:20,283 "The bitch is back in town." 72 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:21,868 And this squad is my birthright. 73 00:03:21,951 --> 00:03:24,037 Wrong. The Vixens are mine now, hon. 74 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:25,663 I restarted them, 75 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:27,123 I'm financing them, 76 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:28,917 and we've been doing all the work. 77 00:03:29,417 --> 00:03:30,960 So, what are you gonna do about that? 78 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:33,963 What every Vixen throughout history has done to settle a dispute: 79 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:36,925 -challenge you to a dance-off. -I'm pregnant. 80 00:03:37,008 --> 00:03:40,595 -Does that mean you forfeit? -I'll dance for Miss Topaz. 81 00:03:40,678 --> 00:03:41,930 As her proxy. 82 00:03:44,140 --> 00:03:47,185 You know, I usually have a rule about annihilating high school students, 83 00:03:47,268 --> 00:03:50,480 but you seem particularly insufferable. 84 00:03:50,688 --> 00:03:52,732 ♪ DJ, turn it up DJ, DJ, turn it up now ♪ 85 00:03:52,815 --> 00:03:54,859 ♪ DJ, turn it up DJ, DJ, turn it up ♪ 86 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:58,571 ♪ 'Cause I'm about to go H.A.M. I'mma, I'mma, I'mma ♪ 87 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:01,658 ♪ I'mma, I'mma, I'mma I'm about to go H.A.M. ♪ 88 00:04:03,284 --> 00:04:05,411 [girls cheer] 89 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:23,930 [girls cheer] 90 00:04:33,898 --> 00:04:37,193 ♪ Let's go Go, go, go ♪ 91 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:38,194 ♪ Let's go ♪ 92 00:04:48,162 --> 00:04:50,081 ♪ I'm about to go H.A.M. ♪ 93 00:04:53,584 --> 00:04:56,963 [sighs] Now, let's decide this. 94 00:04:57,046 --> 00:05:00,383 All those in favor of moi as your HBIC? 95 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:02,135 [cheers and applause] 96 00:05:04,721 --> 00:05:06,472 And all those for me? 97 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,891 [cheers and applause] 98 00:05:10,435 --> 00:05:11,728 A tie. 99 00:05:11,811 --> 00:05:15,148 In that case, I'd be willing to share control of the Vixens... 100 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,358 if your ego could handle that. 101 00:05:17,859 --> 00:05:19,777 Agreed. For now. 102 00:05:19,861 --> 00:05:21,154 [playful music playing] 103 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:25,908 Why are you buffoons just standing there? Take it from the top! 104 00:05:27,744 --> 00:05:29,746 [girls chattering] 105 00:05:30,496 --> 00:05:34,000 Well, I spoke with my father, and, of course, he denies 106 00:05:34,083 --> 00:05:37,170 having anything to do with setting your porch on fire, Archie. 107 00:05:37,253 --> 00:05:41,007 Figures. And I spoke to the old fire chief, 108 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:43,051 and he won't help. 109 00:05:43,134 --> 00:05:48,848 So, now I have no fire engine, no volunteers, and no one to train them. 110 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:52,852 I could maybe help with that. 111 00:05:52,935 --> 00:05:55,271 My best friend Katy Keene's roommate, Jorge, 112 00:05:55,354 --> 00:05:58,149 his ex-boyfriend is an actual New York firefighter. 113 00:05:58,232 --> 00:06:00,610 Let me see if I can get him out here for a day or two. 114 00:06:00,693 --> 00:06:02,570 Ronnie, that would be amazing. Thank you. 115 00:06:02,653 --> 00:06:05,281 In the meantime, after my tête-à-tête with dear old Daddy, 116 00:06:05,782 --> 00:06:07,950 I came up with a crazy idea 117 00:06:08,451 --> 00:06:10,870 to bolster Riverdale's struggling economy. 118 00:06:10,953 --> 00:06:11,913 Listen up, guys. 119 00:06:11,996 --> 00:06:15,666 This week, you're going to learn how to revive a dying economy. 120 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:17,543 Namely, ours. 121 00:06:17,627 --> 00:06:19,796 Step one, create jobs. 122 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:24,342 Who wants to renovate a seedy video store and turn it into a jewelry shop? 123 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:26,219 And be exempt from the midterm exam? 124 00:06:26,302 --> 00:06:28,304 [murmuring] 125 00:06:30,431 --> 00:06:32,517 [breathes deeply] 126 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:37,063 Tabitha. Check this out. Spent the afternoon at the library. 127 00:06:37,647 --> 00:06:39,774 Found an article about Old Man Dreyfuss and his crew. 128 00:06:40,566 --> 00:06:42,944 [Tabitha] "Four of the five miners detailed an encounter 129 00:06:43,027 --> 00:06:46,531 with the frightening humanoid creature they described as a Mothman." 130 00:06:46,614 --> 00:06:47,740 Well, he wasn't lying. 131 00:06:47,824 --> 00:06:50,326 Or he was lying to you now and they were lying back then. 132 00:06:50,409 --> 00:06:52,245 Except I kept looking for more articles 133 00:06:52,328 --> 00:06:55,206 and I found that one written two months after the Mothman one. 134 00:06:55,748 --> 00:06:59,252 "A group of residents in the town of Riverdale were stunned late last month 135 00:06:59,335 --> 00:07:02,088 as they watched a mysterious sight unfold. 136 00:07:02,171 --> 00:07:05,716 Unexplained lights materializing and hovering in the dark sky." 137 00:07:06,342 --> 00:07:09,387 Read the last paragraph. Do you see who's quoted as an eyewitness? 138 00:07:11,389 --> 00:07:13,182 [dramatic music playing] 139 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:14,267 No way. 140 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:17,895 You think you can get me an interview? 141 00:07:23,985 --> 00:07:25,570 Hey, sarge. Nice digs. 142 00:07:26,404 --> 00:07:29,323 What? Jackson. When did you get released from the hospital? 143 00:07:29,407 --> 00:07:31,117 A couple of days ago. 144 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,035 I signed up for the program the VA was offering, 145 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:34,662 the therapeutic housing. 146 00:07:34,745 --> 00:07:36,122 Why? You don't need that, do you? 147 00:07:36,205 --> 00:07:37,331 [snickers] 148 00:07:37,415 --> 00:07:40,334 Some of us need help transitioning to civilian life, yes. 149 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:42,170 I'm sorry. No, I'm happy for you. 150 00:07:42,253 --> 00:07:44,130 Figure I'd take up your invitation before I go. 151 00:07:44,213 --> 00:07:47,425 Well, your timing's perfect. I'm about to go to the bar to meet some friends. 152 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,343 Come inside, drop your stuff off, and we'll go. 153 00:07:53,431 --> 00:07:56,350 So, I went through all the archives in the sheriff's office, Dr. Curdle, 154 00:07:56,434 --> 00:07:58,060 and there was only one missing person filed 155 00:07:58,144 --> 00:08:00,313 in the last seven years, Margaret Harper. 156 00:08:00,396 --> 00:08:03,774 I'm sorry, Miss Cooper, but Margaret Harper isn't a match, either. 157 00:08:03,858 --> 00:08:05,443 According to this police report, 158 00:08:05,526 --> 00:08:08,196 Margaret had braces at the time of her disappearance. 159 00:08:09,030 --> 00:08:11,824 There's no evidence of braces on our Jane Doe. 160 00:08:13,451 --> 00:08:16,579 Okay. So, she's not Polly or Margaret. 161 00:08:16,662 --> 00:08:18,247 She's a third missing girl. 162 00:08:20,124 --> 00:08:21,501 And three's a pattern. 163 00:08:21,584 --> 00:08:23,586 [suspenseful music playing] 164 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:32,929 [rock music playing over speakers] 165 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:35,515 Guys, this is Eric Jackson. 166 00:08:36,057 --> 00:08:38,267 We served together. I trust him with my life. 167 00:08:39,143 --> 00:08:41,771 -Eric, these are the guys. -Nice to meet you, fellas. 168 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:43,439 Jackson, thank you for your service. 169 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:44,524 My dad served as well. 170 00:08:44,607 --> 00:08:45,566 No greater honor. 171 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:48,653 So, I'm looking for a few good men. 172 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,613 Story of my life. 173 00:08:50,696 --> 00:08:52,782 I'm hoping to assemble a volunteer fire department 174 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:54,450 to replace the one Hiram Lodge disbanded. 175 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:57,495 Guys who aren't afraid to run into a burning building and save lives. 176 00:08:57,578 --> 00:09:00,831 So... I figured I'd start with you guys. 177 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:03,084 We don't know the first thing about firefighting. 178 00:09:03,167 --> 00:09:07,213 Except for what I learned watching Backdraft over and over in junior high. 179 00:09:07,296 --> 00:09:10,508 And that is why Veronica's getting an expert from New York. 180 00:09:10,591 --> 00:09:12,885 It's gonna be fine. Trust me. 181 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:13,928 So, who's with me? 182 00:09:18,474 --> 00:09:20,643 [inhales sharply] Civilians. 183 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:24,188 [Betty] Thank you for coming in, Miss Harper. 184 00:09:24,272 --> 00:09:27,066 I don't want to reopen old wounds, 185 00:09:27,149 --> 00:09:30,861 but I was working on another missing person's case 186 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:33,072 when I came across your daughter's file. 187 00:09:33,155 --> 00:09:36,325 Margaret was... a bright girl. 188 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:37,326 [tender music playing] 189 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,120 But she fell in with the wrong crowd. 190 00:09:39,203 --> 00:09:40,746 Were you and Margaret close? 191 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:42,039 Not so much. 192 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:45,960 I think she... felt like she couldn't talk to me. 193 00:09:46,043 --> 00:09:47,128 Once she-- 194 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,089 She started going with the truckers. 195 00:09:52,341 --> 00:09:55,636 Miss Harper, what do you believe happened to your daughter? 196 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:56,554 I-- 197 00:09:57,763 --> 00:09:59,140 I have no idea. 198 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,602 Which, in a way, makes it so much worse. 199 00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:05,146 Yeah. I understand. 200 00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:07,023 Sheriff Keller did what he could. 201 00:10:07,857 --> 00:10:09,275 But he was one man. 202 00:10:09,984 --> 00:10:12,069 And the whole town was falling apart. 203 00:10:14,613 --> 00:10:17,700 There was a social worker... named Toni. 204 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,119 She was a godsend. 205 00:10:21,996 --> 00:10:23,122 Hmm. 206 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:31,088 Well, well, well. If it isn't Cheryl Blossom. 207 00:10:31,672 --> 00:10:34,300 I'd heard rumors that Queen Elsa had come down from the mountain. 208 00:10:34,383 --> 00:10:36,010 It was a Vixens emergency. 209 00:10:36,093 --> 00:10:38,596 Well, how are your art skills these days? 210 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,223 Flawless as ever. Why? 211 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:43,100 I want you to design something for me. 212 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:46,312 Something that would fit on this printing plate. 213 00:10:46,395 --> 00:10:48,814 [playful music playing] 214 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:52,777 I was a Cavalry Scout before being selected for sniper school. 215 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:57,615 By the time I graduated, I could bull's-eye a playing card at 500 meters. 216 00:10:58,407 --> 00:11:00,576 All right, guys. Last question for Corporal Jackson. 217 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:02,370 Ask him anything. 218 00:11:02,453 --> 00:11:05,790 -What was the commander like in the Army? -[students chuckle] 219 00:11:05,873 --> 00:11:06,749 I'll show you. 220 00:11:09,710 --> 00:11:11,712 [tender music playing] 221 00:11:14,215 --> 00:11:17,635 I got this nifty hunk of metal from a grenade on the battlefield. 222 00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:22,723 But if it weren't for your commander, I'd have been sent home in a body bag. 223 00:11:23,265 --> 00:11:28,938 Sergeant Andrews is the kind of man that never stops giving back. 224 00:11:29,021 --> 00:11:33,359 Hell, that's why he's trying to start a volunteer fire department on his own. 225 00:11:33,442 --> 00:11:34,819 Wait. Can we help with that? 226 00:11:34,902 --> 00:11:36,112 What, with the fire department? 227 00:11:37,321 --> 00:11:38,906 No, you got school and football. 228 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:40,991 Due respect, so do you, sir. 229 00:11:41,075 --> 00:11:41,909 Damn. 230 00:11:43,119 --> 00:11:45,496 My own friends turned me down, and you guys are in? 231 00:11:45,579 --> 00:11:47,540 -Yeah. -[student] Yeah. 232 00:11:48,457 --> 00:11:49,667 Okay then. 233 00:11:50,334 --> 00:11:53,629 But you have to be 16 to sign up and you need your parents' permission. 234 00:11:55,881 --> 00:11:57,466 [David] What's this, Miss Lodge? 235 00:11:58,300 --> 00:11:59,593 Prototypes. 236 00:11:59,677 --> 00:12:02,513 The real money will be printed, not photocopied. 237 00:12:04,014 --> 00:12:09,520 So... There was a town in Oregon on the verge of economic collapse, 238 00:12:09,603 --> 00:12:11,522 much like our beloved Riverdale. 239 00:12:11,605 --> 00:12:14,942 Until they started printing their own money. 240 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:19,029 Money they could use as actual currency, but only in their town. 241 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:21,365 So, it keeps getting reinvested in the town. 242 00:12:21,449 --> 00:12:23,492 -How does that work? -Simple. 243 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:26,620 I pay you for remodeling my jewelry shop with Riverdollars, 244 00:12:26,704 --> 00:12:29,206 which you then funnel back into Riverdale's economy 245 00:12:29,290 --> 00:12:31,292 by spending it at Pop's or the Bijou. 246 00:12:31,375 --> 00:12:32,418 And they'll accept it? 247 00:12:32,501 --> 00:12:35,379 Yes. Which they can either redeem with me 248 00:12:35,463 --> 00:12:38,215 or hopefully use it to pay their own employees 249 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:39,842 to keep the flow going. 250 00:12:39,925 --> 00:12:43,345 I've already sold one of my Glamergé eggs for $50,000, 251 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:45,514 which will serve as collateral for the new currency. 252 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:49,435 It's an investment I'm happy to make, especially if it gets people in the habit 253 00:12:49,518 --> 00:12:53,397 of spending more and supporting local businesses in Riverdale. 254 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:56,108 Any questions? 255 00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:58,402 Yeah. When do we get paid? 256 00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:00,321 [students chuckling] 257 00:13:03,699 --> 00:13:06,160 [suspenseful music playing] 258 00:13:07,912 --> 00:13:08,746 [Betty] Mom? 259 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:11,624 [Alice] I found Polly's phone. 260 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:15,127 No sign of her, but... I found this in the swamp. 261 00:13:15,211 --> 00:13:18,422 That means Swedlow Swamp is exactly where we should keep looking. 262 00:13:19,423 --> 00:13:21,675 [Toni] Betty Cooper. What can I get you? 263 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:24,929 Toni, does the name Margaret Harper mean anything to you? 264 00:13:25,012 --> 00:13:27,264 Yeah. She went missing a few years ago. 265 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:30,100 Yeah. I've been looking for Polly, as you know, 266 00:13:30,184 --> 00:13:31,894 and I came across Margaret's file. 267 00:13:31,977 --> 00:13:35,564 And I talked to her mom, who said that you really helped her. 268 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:37,107 I mean, I tried to. 269 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:39,944 The truth is there's a lot of Margarets in Riverdale. 270 00:13:40,027 --> 00:13:42,738 She's just one of the few that went missing and got reported. 271 00:13:42,821 --> 00:13:44,990 -Yeah. -I tried to set them up with jobs 272 00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:48,118 or a support group, but it's hard, you know? 273 00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:49,203 Of course. 274 00:13:52,122 --> 00:13:55,668 Toni... I found a body in Swedlow Swamp. 275 00:13:55,751 --> 00:13:56,919 Oh, my God. 276 00:13:57,002 --> 00:13:58,087 It wasn't Polly. 277 00:13:58,170 --> 00:14:00,214 It wasn't Margaret, but... 278 00:14:00,756 --> 00:14:03,050 my mom found Polly's phone there. 279 00:14:03,133 --> 00:14:06,637 Something really bad is happening... in that swamp. 280 00:14:07,137 --> 00:14:08,806 And we need your help searching it. 281 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:11,141 Well, the Serpents are at your disposal, Betty. 282 00:14:12,434 --> 00:14:13,310 Thank you. 283 00:14:15,813 --> 00:14:17,690 [Jughead] Thanks for coming to meet with us, Pop. 284 00:14:17,773 --> 00:14:21,569 No problem. Any excuse to visit the Chock'lit Shoppe now that I'm retired. 285 00:14:22,361 --> 00:14:27,199 So, about that article we called you for, the one with the lights, 286 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:29,702 you were quoted, I was wondering if you remember what happened. 287 00:14:29,785 --> 00:14:31,161 Clear as day. 288 00:14:31,245 --> 00:14:33,998 It was one night about 50 years ago. 289 00:14:34,832 --> 00:14:35,875 It was late. 290 00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:36,834 [upbeat music playing] 291 00:14:36,917 --> 00:14:40,921 There were probably five or six people in the diner. 292 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:43,424 Here you go. And here you go. 293 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:46,051 Two world-famous burger combos. Enjoy. 294 00:14:46,135 --> 00:14:51,348 When all of a sudden, you could feel this, I don't know, electricity in the air. 295 00:14:51,432 --> 00:14:52,808 [record scratching and music stops] 296 00:15:00,441 --> 00:15:02,151 ["Chances Are" playing] 297 00:15:03,902 --> 00:15:04,820 [toy squeaking] 298 00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:12,411 ♪ Chances are 'cause I wear a silly grin ♪ 299 00:15:12,494 --> 00:15:15,039 ♪ The moment you come in--♪ 300 00:15:15,122 --> 00:15:16,290 [suspenseful music playing] 301 00:15:16,373 --> 00:15:18,375 [whirring] 302 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:41,315 We all walked out to the parking lot to take a look. 303 00:15:41,982 --> 00:15:44,652 Then, a few minutes later... 304 00:15:45,444 --> 00:15:46,862 the lights were gone. 305 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:51,116 And it was just a beautiful autumn night. 306 00:15:52,451 --> 00:15:54,620 That's incredible, Grandpa. 307 00:15:54,703 --> 00:15:57,748 -What do you think it was? -We all had theories. 308 00:15:58,540 --> 00:16:00,751 Some said aliens. 309 00:16:01,418 --> 00:16:03,420 But the most credible explanation I heard 310 00:16:03,504 --> 00:16:07,967 was that it was military testing from an army base outside Riverdale. 311 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,802 Did it ever happen again? 312 00:16:09,885 --> 00:16:11,261 The lights? 313 00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:12,262 No. 314 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:14,473 But I'll tell you, 315 00:16:14,556 --> 00:16:18,936 a part of me wished the lights would come back. 316 00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:22,064 I just got goose bumps. 317 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:25,651 You know who else was here that night you should talk to? 318 00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:27,444 -Who? -Who? 319 00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:29,113 Cheryl's grandmother. 320 00:16:29,196 --> 00:16:31,991 [dramatic music playing] 321 00:16:32,074 --> 00:16:33,659 -Nana Blossom. -Yeah. 322 00:16:41,917 --> 00:16:44,795 Welcome to day one of Riverdale's Volunteer Fire Academy. 323 00:16:45,379 --> 00:16:48,716 Today's our first day of training with a real firefighter from New York City, 324 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:50,259 who's gonna help get us into shape. 325 00:16:50,801 --> 00:16:53,637 Bernardo Bixby from Engine 141, the floor is yours. 326 00:16:53,721 --> 00:16:54,805 Thanks, Archie. 327 00:16:55,305 --> 00:16:58,517 So, a show of hands, how many of you have had prior experience fighting fires? 328 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,602 [playful music playing] 329 00:17:03,522 --> 00:17:06,442 That's okay. We're gonna start with the most important lesson. 330 00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:09,570 You must work as a team. 331 00:17:09,653 --> 00:17:12,197 No one goes into a burning building alone. 332 00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:15,576 Now, a team is only as strong as its weakest link. 333 00:17:15,659 --> 00:17:19,997 And on my crew, there are no weak links! 334 00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:23,375 ♪ The best things in life are free ♪ 335 00:17:23,584 --> 00:17:26,462 ♪ But you can give them To the birds and bees ♪ 336 00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:29,965 -♪ I need money ♪ -♪ That's what I want ♪ 337 00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:31,258 ♪ That's what I want ♪ 338 00:17:31,341 --> 00:17:33,886 ♪ That's what I want ♪ 339 00:17:33,969 --> 00:17:35,846 ♪ That's what I want, yeah ♪ 340 00:17:36,638 --> 00:17:38,557 ♪ Oh, that's what I want ♪ 341 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:39,850 ♪ That's what I want ♪ 342 00:17:42,144 --> 00:17:44,396 ♪ Your love gives me such a thrill ♪ 343 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:45,314 [inaudible dialogue] 344 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:48,192 ♪ But your love can't pay my bills ♪ 345 00:17:48,275 --> 00:17:51,820 -♪ I need money ♪ -♪ That's what I want ♪ 346 00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:55,365 -♪ That's what I want ♪ -♪ That's what I want ♪ 347 00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:57,076 ♪ That's what I want ♪ 348 00:17:57,159 --> 00:17:58,035 Yeah. 349 00:17:58,118 --> 00:18:00,662 -♪ Yeah, that's what I want ♪ -♪ That's what I want ♪ 350 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:02,998 Why's Veronica printing Monopoly money with her face on it? 351 00:18:03,081 --> 00:18:05,375 -[students chuckle] -Relax. 352 00:18:05,459 --> 00:18:10,672 You will still get your normal paycheck. This is mad money, to spend in Riverdale. 353 00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:13,592 Like here or at the Bijou or-- 354 00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:19,264 Whiskey. We better make that a double. 355 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:23,227 ♪ I know a coupla things That we could do ♪ 356 00:18:24,394 --> 00:18:25,395 [blows whistle] 357 00:18:25,979 --> 00:18:29,274 I've seen a porcelain doll possessed by my deceased brother 358 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:30,818 move faster than you lot! 359 00:18:30,901 --> 00:18:33,362 What the hell is this, Cheryl? 360 00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:36,073 Vixens practice, obvi. 361 00:18:36,156 --> 00:18:39,159 We need to be doing two-a-days if we want to avoid public embarrassment. 362 00:18:39,243 --> 00:18:40,744 We're supposed to be coaching together. 363 00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:43,080 Clearly you went behind my back and scheduled a practice. 364 00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:45,499 Well, I knew you would cause a scene like this, Toni. Duh. 365 00:18:45,582 --> 00:18:48,836 -[girl] Oh... -Vixens, call Nurse Nightingale. 366 00:18:48,919 --> 00:18:50,629 Cheryl, this ends now. 367 00:18:50,712 --> 00:18:54,383 Vixens, like Blossoms, are forged in fire. 368 00:18:54,466 --> 00:18:56,802 Hmm, wow. Sounds like something your mother would say. 369 00:18:56,885 --> 00:18:59,221 Careful where thoust treads, Toni. 370 00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:01,348 You're on thin ice. 371 00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:03,433 [dramatic music playing] 372 00:19:07,020 --> 00:19:08,397 [man] Polly! 373 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,357 [girl] Polly! 374 00:19:11,942 --> 00:19:13,610 [boy] Hey, Polly? 375 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:14,528 [engine roaring] 376 00:19:15,904 --> 00:19:17,197 [tires screeching] 377 00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:20,200 That's far enough! 378 00:19:20,701 --> 00:19:23,370 Every one of you is trespassing on private property. 379 00:19:23,453 --> 00:19:25,622 Retreat immediately or face the consequences. 380 00:19:25,706 --> 00:19:26,665 Hiram. 381 00:19:27,207 --> 00:19:29,001 My daughter's missing. 382 00:19:29,084 --> 00:19:30,752 She might be somewhere in your swamp. 383 00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:33,130 Alice, as a father, I feel your pain, 384 00:19:33,213 --> 00:19:35,924 but I can't have people wandering through here. 385 00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,759 All of this is gonna be my new turnpike. 386 00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:39,428 Well, it's also a crime scene. 387 00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:42,014 Well, if it is, it's not your jurisdiction, sheriff. 388 00:19:42,097 --> 00:19:47,561 Well, I'm with the FBI, so the FBI is declaring this a crime scene. 389 00:19:47,644 --> 00:19:49,062 Oh, I think you're gonna need better 390 00:19:49,146 --> 00:19:52,065 than that badge you got out of a JackerCrack box, Betty. 391 00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:54,902 In the meantime, off my property. 392 00:19:56,486 --> 00:19:57,404 Now. 393 00:19:57,487 --> 00:19:59,865 [tense music playing] 394 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:10,500 [Tabitha] Nana Rose, my grandfather claimed 395 00:20:10,584 --> 00:20:13,712 that you were at the Chock'lit Shoppe 50 years ago 396 00:20:13,795 --> 00:20:16,632 when a bright light appeared in the sky. 397 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:19,426 Oh, yes. I remember it well. 398 00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:24,223 My suspicion is that the light came from the Mothmen ship. 399 00:20:25,098 --> 00:20:27,267 "The Mothmen"? Again. 400 00:20:27,351 --> 00:20:29,436 [Nana] A few weeks after the incident, 401 00:20:29,519 --> 00:20:33,941 I found a hideously misshapen body 402 00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:35,776 in the maple forest. 403 00:20:35,859 --> 00:20:37,819 A Mothman corpse? 404 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,866 An autopsy was performed. 405 00:20:42,950 --> 00:20:45,369 An autopsy--? Like an alien autopsy? 406 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:48,538 Nana Rose, why has no one heard about this before? 407 00:20:48,622 --> 00:20:51,708 Oh, the Mothmen didn't want us talking about it. 408 00:20:52,834 --> 00:20:53,919 You spoke to them? 409 00:20:54,002 --> 00:20:57,673 Well, they came to Thornhill looking for their missing friends. 410 00:20:58,256 --> 00:21:01,260 They... don't like to be known. 411 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,055 And they didn't like me keeping their deceased, either. 412 00:21:06,139 --> 00:21:07,849 I told them it had been cremated. 413 00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:09,601 Had it been cremated? 414 00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:15,983 No. I kept it. 415 00:21:17,317 --> 00:21:20,862 Perfectly preserved in a barrel of maple syrup. 416 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:25,492 I could try to find it for you if you like. 417 00:21:25,575 --> 00:21:27,577 [suspenseful music playing] 418 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:32,040 Congratulations. 419 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:35,836 We've successfully introduced 50,000 Riverdollars 420 00:21:35,919 --> 00:21:37,004 into our town's economy. 421 00:21:37,087 --> 00:21:39,840 -[students whooping and clapping] -[students] Yeah! 422 00:21:39,923 --> 00:21:41,383 So, what's next? 423 00:21:41,466 --> 00:21:42,676 We pump more money in. 424 00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:44,511 Exactly. But how much more? 425 00:21:45,012 --> 00:21:46,680 Another thousand? Ten thousand? 426 00:21:46,763 --> 00:21:47,764 [all] Ten thousand! 427 00:21:47,848 --> 00:21:51,601 Wrong. If we flood the market with new bills, we risk inflation, 428 00:21:51,685 --> 00:21:54,271 or triggering a run on the bank, which is me. 429 00:21:54,354 --> 00:21:57,149 And... since I'm the one on the hook, 430 00:21:57,232 --> 00:22:00,319 I say we build our economy slow and steady. 431 00:22:00,902 --> 00:22:02,571 [Hiram] Very clever, mija. 432 00:22:02,654 --> 00:22:04,281 -[dramatic music playing] -Daddy. 433 00:22:05,115 --> 00:22:06,950 I'm in the middle of a class. 434 00:22:07,034 --> 00:22:08,160 I'm sorry for interrupting, 435 00:22:08,243 --> 00:22:11,455 but I had to congratulate you on your newest enterprise. 436 00:22:11,538 --> 00:22:14,207 Plastering your face over currency. 437 00:22:15,292 --> 00:22:18,211 Even at my most audacious, that thought never occurred to me. 438 00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:21,590 Well, it's a good thing I've never limited myself to what you thought possible. 439 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:23,383 -Mm. -Now, if you'll excuse me-- 440 00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:25,802 Oh, wait. You and Archie? 441 00:22:27,012 --> 00:22:28,221 Printing money. 442 00:22:28,305 --> 00:22:30,223 Starting a fire department. 443 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:31,641 Who does such things? 444 00:22:31,725 --> 00:22:33,518 We believe in Riverdale. 445 00:22:33,602 --> 00:22:35,228 And we're bringing it back. 446 00:22:35,312 --> 00:22:37,314 Now, really, Daddy, take a hike. 447 00:22:42,110 --> 00:22:43,028 Where were we? 448 00:22:43,570 --> 00:22:46,698 -[men laugh] -So, then sarge over here decides 449 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:49,409 to try and feed this stray dog outside the outpost. 450 00:22:49,493 --> 00:22:51,703 Now, this dog looked more like a wolf to me. 451 00:22:51,787 --> 00:22:54,247 -Don't believe him. It was a dog. -How big are we talking? 452 00:22:54,331 --> 00:22:55,582 Oh, timber wolf-size. 453 00:22:55,665 --> 00:22:56,625 Anyways. 454 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:58,877 Sarge pours out this MRE out onto his hand, 455 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,670 sticks it through the fence, 456 00:23:00,754 --> 00:23:03,340 and then the dog almost bites his arm off, and-- 457 00:23:03,423 --> 00:23:05,634 -Show them your scar, sarge. -[men chuckling] 458 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:06,885 [wheels squeaking] 459 00:23:08,011 --> 00:23:09,012 Afternoon, sir. 460 00:23:10,263 --> 00:23:11,431 How can we help you? 461 00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:16,228 -Thought this place was shut down. -It was. We reopened it. 462 00:23:16,311 --> 00:23:18,522 Now it's gonna house the new volunteer fire department. 463 00:23:19,106 --> 00:23:22,442 -Do you live on Sketch Alley? -I do. Name's Earl. 464 00:23:22,526 --> 00:23:24,903 We haven't had a fire department in a long time. 465 00:23:25,654 --> 00:23:27,781 Lot of buildings burned down 'cause of it. 466 00:23:27,864 --> 00:23:29,282 Well, things are changing. 467 00:23:29,366 --> 00:23:32,369 We're gonna make this town better for you, your friends. 468 00:23:32,994 --> 00:23:33,870 For everyone. 469 00:23:33,954 --> 00:23:35,497 Heard that talk before. 470 00:23:36,623 --> 00:23:37,874 Hope you can back it up. 471 00:23:43,421 --> 00:23:46,383 Come on, Glen. There has to be someone you can send my way. 472 00:23:46,466 --> 00:23:49,302 Betty, you have a Jane Doe and two missing girls 473 00:23:49,386 --> 00:23:52,639 with problematic histories. Look, you gotta let the local police handle this. 474 00:23:52,722 --> 00:23:55,016 It's one sheriff, Glen. 475 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:58,395 Up against a rich psychopath who won't let us search his land. 476 00:23:58,478 --> 00:24:00,105 -So, I'm begging you-- -Betty. 477 00:24:02,357 --> 00:24:05,360 He's back. The Trash Bag Killer. 478 00:24:05,443 --> 00:24:06,862 [dramatic music playing] 479 00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:08,864 -What? -TBK's re-emerged. 480 00:24:09,447 --> 00:24:11,199 -In Tulsa, we think. -How man--? 481 00:24:13,201 --> 00:24:16,955 -Are there any victims? -Two. So far. 482 00:24:17,038 --> 00:24:20,000 Look, why don't you send me what you got and I'll see what I can do. 483 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:21,209 No, Glen. 484 00:24:22,335 --> 00:24:25,338 Uh... You focus on TBK. 485 00:24:26,214 --> 00:24:29,801 Catch that bastard, okay? I'm gonna handle everything here myself. 486 00:24:30,886 --> 00:24:32,262 And I'll check in with you. 487 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:39,978 -[dramatic music playing] -[screaming] 488 00:24:57,204 --> 00:24:58,538 [rustling] 489 00:24:58,872 --> 00:25:01,750 Damn it, Betty, we warned you. You're trespassing on private property. 490 00:25:01,833 --> 00:25:03,043 I'm not going anywhere. 491 00:25:03,543 --> 00:25:05,712 My sister is missing. 492 00:25:05,795 --> 00:25:06,963 Other girls, too. 493 00:25:07,047 --> 00:25:09,758 My mom is suffering, and it's because of your boss 494 00:25:09,841 --> 00:25:12,552 that I'm the only person out here who can do anything about it. 495 00:25:13,386 --> 00:25:15,889 So, if you wanna stop me, you'll have to shoot me. 496 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,308 [Reggie] Wait. 497 00:25:18,391 --> 00:25:20,393 [dramatic music playing] 498 00:25:21,353 --> 00:25:23,980 I found something while patrolling the swamp. 499 00:25:24,564 --> 00:25:29,027 But cone of silence, Hiram can never know I told you. 500 00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:33,782 Okay, you have my word. Cone of silence. 501 00:25:34,616 --> 00:25:35,450 What is it? 502 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:37,911 Another body. 503 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:46,836 Cadet Burns! 504 00:25:47,504 --> 00:25:50,840 When O2 rapidly enters an oxygen-depleted environment 505 00:25:50,924 --> 00:25:53,927 causing an explosion, what is that phenomenon called? 506 00:25:54,010 --> 00:25:55,095 A backdraft, sir! 507 00:25:55,178 --> 00:25:57,681 Correct! Your reward is 30 more pushups. 508 00:25:58,223 --> 00:25:59,099 Next question! 509 00:25:59,182 --> 00:26:01,601 -You guys the fire department? -Trying to be. 510 00:26:01,685 --> 00:26:03,979 -The pool hall's burning down! -What, here on the alley? 511 00:26:05,021 --> 00:26:06,898 -Let's move! -Grab the hose! Go, go! 512 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,317 [suspenseful music playing] 513 00:26:11,444 --> 00:26:14,281 -We got eyes on a connector! -Get the hose! Archie, get everyone back! 514 00:26:14,364 --> 00:26:16,992 Earl's in there! My friend Earl's still inside. 515 00:26:17,075 --> 00:26:18,994 Sarge, don't even think about it. 516 00:26:20,662 --> 00:26:22,872 -[man 1] Sarge, no! -[man 2] Archie, stop! 517 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,922 [dramatic music playing] 518 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:38,096 [sighs] 519 00:26:38,888 --> 00:26:41,349 -[keypad beeps] -[line ringing] 520 00:26:42,350 --> 00:26:45,979 Mija. Has the Treasury Department shown up to arrest you yet? 521 00:26:46,062 --> 00:26:50,442 Daddy, that Riverdollar bill you had in your fist, where did you get that? 522 00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:53,778 It's amazing what you find in the trash when there's no one around to collect it. 523 00:26:53,862 --> 00:26:54,863 I knew it. 524 00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:58,575 So, now you're printing fake Riverdollars to sabotage me? 525 00:26:58,658 --> 00:27:00,910 You accusing me of counterfeiting your counterfeit money? 526 00:27:00,994 --> 00:27:04,247 My numbers aren't adding up, and my numbers always add up. 527 00:27:04,331 --> 00:27:07,500 Someone is flooding the economy with money I didn't print. 528 00:27:07,584 --> 00:27:11,463 Which devalues the money you did print. Funny how economics works, isn't it? 529 00:27:12,422 --> 00:27:14,924 As Archie would say, Daddy, you suck. 530 00:27:15,550 --> 00:27:17,552 [line disconnects] 531 00:27:17,635 --> 00:27:19,888 Where did you find this body, Miss Cooper? 532 00:27:19,971 --> 00:27:21,389 [dramatic music playing] 533 00:27:21,473 --> 00:27:25,310 I didn't... exactly. An associate did. 534 00:27:25,894 --> 00:27:29,230 In the swamp. And I kn-- I know it's not Polly, but is it--? 535 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:31,232 Margaret Harper. Yes. 536 00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:34,027 The tell-tale braces are present on her teeth. 537 00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:36,780 Likely cause of death, trauma. 538 00:27:36,863 --> 00:27:39,407 The left side of her body was pulverized. 539 00:27:39,908 --> 00:27:42,327 As if... with a wrecking ball. 540 00:27:43,578 --> 00:27:44,996 Oh, my God. 541 00:27:50,126 --> 00:27:52,170 [Cheryl] Wherefore are my precious Vixens? 542 00:27:52,253 --> 00:27:53,963 [Toni] I canceled practice. 543 00:27:54,047 --> 00:27:55,382 We need to talk. 544 00:27:55,465 --> 00:27:58,510 For starters, they're our Vixens, as we agreed. 545 00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:00,261 Fine, fine, fine. 546 00:28:00,762 --> 00:28:03,098 They're our Vixens. Happy now? 547 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:06,851 No. I wasn't gonna do this, Cheryl, but I'm officially calling you out. 548 00:28:07,685 --> 00:28:09,312 You've gotten away with murder in this town 549 00:28:09,396 --> 00:28:11,564 because of your money and your privilege. 550 00:28:11,648 --> 00:28:15,026 And I know you've been through hell and back time and again. 551 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:18,655 But that doesn't give you a right to be a holy terror in this town for no reason. 552 00:28:18,738 --> 00:28:20,949 As if you have any idea what it's been like for me, 553 00:28:21,032 --> 00:28:23,618 holed-up in Thornhill for the last seven years. 554 00:28:23,701 --> 00:28:26,037 Oh, spare me. This isn't Drag Me to Hell. 555 00:28:26,121 --> 00:28:27,205 You cursed yourself. 556 00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:31,000 And what you're doing isn't some grand sacrifice, it's selfish. 557 00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:34,003 Oh. So, now funding the school is selfish. 558 00:28:34,087 --> 00:28:36,881 Money alone isn't gonna solve the problems of this town. 559 00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:40,343 There are people out here every single day putting in real work. 560 00:28:41,052 --> 00:28:42,804 And I'm not gonna let you take over the Vixens 561 00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:45,515 for reasons of vanity or revenge. 562 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:49,436 Cheryl, I want you out here with us, 563 00:28:49,519 --> 00:28:51,938 on the ground, one of the good guys. 564 00:28:52,605 --> 00:28:54,941 But you're gonna have to take a good hard look in the mirror 565 00:28:55,024 --> 00:28:56,609 and get it together first. 566 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:01,573 Your cruelty... is beyond words. 567 00:29:03,616 --> 00:29:05,618 [dramatic music playing] 568 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:07,954 [sighs] 569 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,711 Nana Rose! I need your wisdom. 570 00:29:14,794 --> 00:29:17,130 My heart has once again been shattered. 571 00:29:17,213 --> 00:29:18,465 [dramatic music playing] 572 00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:21,634 Oh. Miss Marble. 573 00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:23,511 To what do we owe this pleasure? 574 00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:25,513 Miss Blossom. 575 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:27,348 I went to sell your brother's portrait 576 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:31,019 and made the most disturbing yet fascinating discovery. 577 00:29:32,228 --> 00:29:33,313 It was a forgery. 578 00:29:34,898 --> 00:29:36,441 A very skillful forgery. 579 00:29:37,233 --> 00:29:41,070 And before I call the authorities, I thought we should chat. 580 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:42,697 Don't you agree? 581 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:44,824 Mm. 582 00:29:45,909 --> 00:29:47,952 What did Bernardo say, sarge? 583 00:29:48,036 --> 00:29:50,580 Rule number one, don't run into a burning building alone. 584 00:29:50,663 --> 00:29:52,373 Never gonna let me live this down, are you? 585 00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:53,541 No, sir. 586 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:57,295 Well, the good news is you're okay, and you managed to save that man's life. 587 00:29:57,879 --> 00:29:59,297 We know what started the fire yet? 588 00:29:59,380 --> 00:30:02,217 Well, I mean, it's an old building. It wasn't up to code. 589 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:05,094 -Still, it's hard not to think it was-- -Arson. 590 00:30:06,304 --> 00:30:07,722 Probably started by Hiram Lodge. 591 00:30:07,805 --> 00:30:09,349 Wait. Who's Hiram Lodge? 592 00:30:09,432 --> 00:30:11,059 [Keller] Well, he used to be mayor. 593 00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:13,770 Now he's building a new town next to here 594 00:30:13,853 --> 00:30:18,274 and doing everything he can to try and run the rest of us stragglers out. 595 00:30:18,358 --> 00:30:21,110 Another fat cat lining his pockets by gaming the system. 596 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:23,112 [Keller] Welcome to Riverdale. 597 00:30:23,196 --> 00:30:24,531 All right. I'll see you, fellas. 598 00:30:24,614 --> 00:30:25,615 -Bye, sheriff. -Yeah. 599 00:30:29,661 --> 00:30:31,079 Man, screw that Hiram guy. 600 00:30:31,162 --> 00:30:32,747 It's okay, Eric. 601 00:30:35,083 --> 00:30:37,252 This is just how life is. For now. 602 00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:39,420 No, it's how life always is. 603 00:30:40,004 --> 00:30:43,424 Guys like us are just cannon fodder for scumbags like Hiram. 604 00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:48,388 That guy you pulled out of the building, Earl, he's one of us. A vet. 605 00:30:48,471 --> 00:30:52,141 Another grunt who got chewed up and spit out by corporate greed. 606 00:30:52,225 --> 00:30:53,726 [dramatic music playing] 607 00:30:53,810 --> 00:30:57,397 Man. What the hell are we fighting for over there 608 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,191 if this is what happens to us when we come home? 609 00:31:09,033 --> 00:31:09,951 [Hiram] A second body. 610 00:31:10,034 --> 00:31:12,328 They found a second body in the swamp? 611 00:31:12,412 --> 00:31:13,955 How do you think they did that, Reggie? 612 00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:18,167 I don't know, boss. It's a big swamp. But this is not the hill to die on. 613 00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:21,421 No, no, no. The turnpike, just like the rest of SoDale, 614 00:31:21,504 --> 00:31:23,172 is a necessary smokescreen. 615 00:31:23,256 --> 00:31:24,257 I know. 616 00:31:24,340 --> 00:31:26,968 But... you could either be a villain 617 00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:29,220 and pour concrete over the swamp, 618 00:31:29,304 --> 00:31:32,432 or you could be a hero... and let them search it properly. 619 00:31:33,099 --> 00:31:35,101 Sure, the turnpike gets delayed. 620 00:31:35,184 --> 00:31:36,477 But who cares? 621 00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:38,646 We both know that's not the real endgame. 622 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:40,732 [dramatic music playing] 623 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:44,068 You make a good point, Reggie. 624 00:31:44,611 --> 00:31:48,072 We'll acquiesce to the Cooper ladies. Let them... wade into the muck a while. 625 00:31:48,156 --> 00:31:49,532 I'll make the call. 626 00:31:53,786 --> 00:31:55,997 [Betty] We're so, so sorry, Deanna. 627 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,290 But you're-- You're-- 628 00:31:59,542 --> 00:32:01,127 You're sure it's my Margaret? 629 00:32:03,171 --> 00:32:05,173 Yeah. It's her. 630 00:32:05,256 --> 00:32:06,424 [tender music playing] 631 00:32:06,507 --> 00:32:07,467 No question. 632 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,011 All these years. 633 00:32:13,056 --> 00:32:15,975 At least... At least now I know where she is. 634 00:32:17,018 --> 00:32:18,311 I can say goodbye. 635 00:32:21,898 --> 00:32:22,982 Who hurt her? 636 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:25,568 We don't know yet, Miss Harper. 637 00:32:27,654 --> 00:32:29,572 And my sister is also missing. 638 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,533 Other girls, too. 639 00:32:35,078 --> 00:32:37,121 And so, I swear to you... 640 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:40,917 we will find out who did this. 641 00:32:47,674 --> 00:32:48,966 [bells jingle] 642 00:32:51,427 --> 00:32:53,596 -Wait, that's not-- -[Tabitha] It is. Yeah. 643 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,975 A special delivery, courtesy of Nana Rose Blossom. 644 00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:59,394 Straight from the Twilight Zone. 645 00:33:00,311 --> 00:33:02,313 [suspenseful music playing] 646 00:33:07,318 --> 00:33:09,362 [Tabitha] Damn, the smell alone. 647 00:33:09,904 --> 00:33:11,906 That's maple syrup and decay. 648 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:13,616 It's like a rotting tooth. 649 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:15,076 It could be anything, Jughead. 650 00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:18,579 It could be-- It could be human bones mixed with fake synthetic bones or-- 651 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:19,872 Or it's a Mothman. 652 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:20,873 It's-- 653 00:33:21,749 --> 00:33:23,584 -It's-- -We're not experts. 654 00:33:24,877 --> 00:33:26,087 This person is, though. 655 00:33:26,629 --> 00:33:28,715 -Who? -This is Dr. Diane Whitley. 656 00:33:28,798 --> 00:33:30,675 She's an anthropology professor at Centerville U. 657 00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:32,635 She specializes in ancient cultures 658 00:33:32,719 --> 00:33:35,221 and urban legends and extraterrestrial phenomena. 659 00:33:35,304 --> 00:33:37,515 I say we call her and see if she'll come here 660 00:33:37,598 --> 00:33:40,143 and examine this and tell us what we're dealing with. 661 00:33:40,226 --> 00:33:42,103 So what? In the meantime, it's just-- 662 00:33:42,186 --> 00:33:43,438 It's business as usual 663 00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:46,232 while a Xenomorph melts in my diner's back room? 664 00:33:46,315 --> 00:33:50,069 I'll take the night shift. I'll make sure no one stumbles upon our little friend. 665 00:33:50,153 --> 00:33:51,904 [mysterious music playing] 666 00:33:51,988 --> 00:33:54,157 [Veronica] We have to get to the bottom of this. 667 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,286 I suspect my father has flooded the market with counterfeit bills. 668 00:33:58,369 --> 00:34:01,247 So we'll have to do an in-depth forensic accounting, 669 00:34:01,330 --> 00:34:03,499 recall all the Riverdollars in circulation 670 00:34:03,583 --> 00:34:05,543 and determine how deep a hole we're in. 671 00:34:06,127 --> 00:34:10,465 But for now, sadly... we'll have to shut down our operation. 672 00:34:14,927 --> 00:34:17,221 [dramatic music playing] 673 00:34:20,183 --> 00:34:22,894 Where did you get those ink stains on your paws? 674 00:34:22,977 --> 00:34:24,645 And don't say "art class." 675 00:34:25,188 --> 00:34:27,607 I want the truth. Now. 676 00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:30,818 We printed up ten grand instead of one. 677 00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:34,489 Wow. 678 00:34:35,573 --> 00:34:39,702 So it wasn't my father who screwed me over, it was you guys. 679 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:42,872 You got greedy and triggered an economic collapse. 680 00:34:42,955 --> 00:34:44,207 Well done, class. 681 00:34:44,290 --> 00:34:45,416 F's for everyone. 682 00:34:45,958 --> 00:34:46,793 We're sorry. 683 00:34:48,294 --> 00:34:49,212 What can we do? 684 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:51,089 Well... 685 00:34:52,423 --> 00:34:54,342 you're responsible for that money you printed. 686 00:34:54,425 --> 00:34:56,260 Ten thousand dollars. 687 00:34:56,344 --> 00:35:00,223 And unless you've got a secret stash of baby Glamergé eggs, 688 00:35:00,306 --> 00:35:01,766 you'll have to work it off. 689 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,937 By providing Riverdale a much-needed service. 690 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:13,194 [dramatic music playing] 691 00:35:14,695 --> 00:35:15,696 Jackson. 692 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,365 Earl didn't make it. 693 00:35:20,409 --> 00:35:21,536 No. 694 00:35:21,619 --> 00:35:24,330 Yeah, and I found out more about your pal, Hiram Lodge. 695 00:35:24,413 --> 00:35:27,166 That bastard's done plenty to deserve what's coming to him. 696 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:28,125 Jackson. 697 00:35:28,209 --> 00:35:30,378 You put that rifle down. Now. 698 00:35:31,879 --> 00:35:32,713 That's an order! 699 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:34,507 Sorry, sarge, we're not in the army anymore. 700 00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:35,424 No. 701 00:35:36,425 --> 00:35:38,553 I'm sorry. I won't let you do this. 702 00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:40,805 I won't let you ruin your life over Hiram Lodge! 703 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,975 My life's already ruined! 704 00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:47,854 I lost my leg fighting in a war that didn't change a damn thing! 705 00:35:49,063 --> 00:35:50,147 None of us mattered. 706 00:35:51,357 --> 00:35:55,778 Eric, I know this is dark now, but when you get into that VA home, 707 00:35:55,862 --> 00:35:58,239 they'll help you see that things can get better. 708 00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:00,992 They canceled my slot. 709 00:36:01,742 --> 00:36:03,161 I found out this morning. 710 00:36:03,744 --> 00:36:06,664 I needed help. A lifeline, man. I'm lost. 711 00:36:06,747 --> 00:36:08,291 Damn it, I'm lost, Eric! 712 00:36:10,042 --> 00:36:12,712 The only reason I'm fighting so hard to save this town 713 00:36:12,795 --> 00:36:14,797 is because it's the only thing keeping me sane. 714 00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:19,427 I'm white-knuckling it out here, too. I promise you. 715 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:24,849 And my friends don't know... because they wouldn't understand. 716 00:36:26,392 --> 00:36:27,518 [sighs] 717 00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:30,688 What are we gonna do, sarge? 718 00:36:32,565 --> 00:36:33,649 For a start? 719 00:36:36,068 --> 00:36:39,989 I think you should stay in Riverdale. The fire department needs a new commander 720 00:36:40,072 --> 00:36:42,366 and I can't think of a better man for the job. 721 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:43,784 And maybe-- 722 00:36:44,368 --> 00:36:48,080 Maybe... we can help each other stay sane. 723 00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:18,819 [jukebox clicks] 724 00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:20,154 ["Chances Are" playing] 725 00:37:23,658 --> 00:37:27,078 ♪ Chances are ♪ 726 00:37:27,161 --> 00:37:30,289 ♪ 'Cause I wear a silly grin ♪ 727 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:35,294 [record skipping] 728 00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:37,797 [rumbling] 729 00:37:46,389 --> 00:37:49,642 [bell ringing] 730 00:37:51,644 --> 00:37:54,021 [gurgling] 731 00:37:54,397 --> 00:37:55,439 [cash register dings] 732 00:38:02,613 --> 00:38:04,615 [mysterious music playing] 733 00:38:05,950 --> 00:38:07,952 [wind whistling] 734 00:38:21,465 --> 00:38:23,509 [panting] 735 00:38:27,722 --> 00:38:32,435 [mysterious music playing] 736 00:38:36,522 --> 00:38:38,899 [Jughead] It was exactly as Pop said. Things started to shake. 737 00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:41,110 -The jukebox turned on. -Uh-huh. 738 00:38:41,193 --> 00:38:44,488 It was 2 a.m. I went outside. There was this bright white light. 739 00:38:44,572 --> 00:38:48,784 And then I woke up in a booth and it was 6 a.m. 740 00:38:48,868 --> 00:38:50,619 Hours had gone by. I lost time. 741 00:38:50,703 --> 00:38:53,080 It was a dream. 742 00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:54,790 Prompted by my grandpa's story. 743 00:38:55,541 --> 00:38:57,626 Or is it possible that you were sleepwalking? 744 00:38:57,710 --> 00:39:00,379 Or... had you been drinking? 745 00:39:01,213 --> 00:39:02,965 That's... besides the point. 746 00:39:03,049 --> 00:39:05,426 I haven't gotten to the craziest part yet. Will you follow me? 747 00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:07,345 Please? 748 00:39:07,928 --> 00:39:09,930 [suspenseful music playing] 749 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:15,227 After I woke up, the first thing I did was come in here. 750 00:39:16,312 --> 00:39:18,731 Oh... my God. 751 00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:20,941 -I don't understand. -Me neither. 752 00:39:21,484 --> 00:39:24,070 But something very strange happened in Riverdale last night. 753 00:39:27,073 --> 00:39:29,617 Paying off your debt while cleaning up the town. 754 00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:32,244 If there ever was a teachable moment. 755 00:39:32,745 --> 00:39:35,664 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a delivery to make. 756 00:39:39,168 --> 00:39:40,503 [Archie] So, what's up, guys? 757 00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:45,424 Gossip around the teacher's lounge is that Weatherbee nixed your RROTC cadets 758 00:39:45,508 --> 00:39:47,384 from being volunteer firefighters. 759 00:39:47,468 --> 00:39:50,930 Yeah, well, he was pretty pissed I brought them to a burning building. 760 00:39:51,013 --> 00:39:54,600 Well, we wanna sign up. Like we should have done in the first place. 761 00:39:54,683 --> 00:39:58,395 I appreciate that, guys, but it's too late. Bernardo's back in New York. 762 00:39:58,479 --> 00:40:00,564 -No one left to train us. -[footsteps approaching] 763 00:40:01,857 --> 00:40:03,317 Maybe I can help on that front. 764 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:04,693 Chief Russell. 765 00:40:04,777 --> 00:40:09,323 Word got around. About a crazy hero running into a burning building. 766 00:40:09,406 --> 00:40:10,408 Alone. 767 00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:12,743 Gotta say, it inspired me. 768 00:40:12,827 --> 00:40:15,037 Okay, chief. You're the expert. 769 00:40:15,121 --> 00:40:16,247 What do we need first? 770 00:40:16,330 --> 00:40:19,542 Well... a firetruck might be nice to have. 771 00:40:19,625 --> 00:40:22,962 [siren wailing] 772 00:40:24,171 --> 00:40:25,965 [Archie chuckles] You gotta be kidding me. 773 00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:28,884 Ronnie, what the hell? 774 00:40:29,635 --> 00:40:32,471 What? I wanted to do my civic duty. 775 00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:34,890 To help you and hurt my father. 776 00:40:34,974 --> 00:40:37,435 -How--? How much do we owe you? -Oh, don't worry. 777 00:40:37,518 --> 00:40:40,104 We'll be putting out a "Firefighters of Riverdale" calendar 778 00:40:40,187 --> 00:40:41,021 to defray the costs. 779 00:40:42,606 --> 00:40:46,193 But in the meantime, I just wanted to help. 780 00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:49,238 Anything for you, Archie. 781 00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:55,202 Two young women went missing on the Lonely Highway: 782 00:40:55,286 --> 00:40:56,912 Margaret Harper and Polly. 783 00:40:56,996 --> 00:40:59,790 We found Margaret's remains in Swedlow Swamp. 784 00:40:59,874 --> 00:41:01,876 Where I found Polly's phone. 785 00:41:01,959 --> 00:41:05,337 And we also found another set of remains in the swamp, 786 00:41:05,421 --> 00:41:08,549 belonging to an unidentified young woman. 787 00:41:08,632 --> 00:41:10,801 And I reached out to sheriffs' offices 788 00:41:10,885 --> 00:41:14,096 in the counties that touch along the Lonely Highway 789 00:41:14,180 --> 00:41:16,932 asking about any unsolved missing persons reports, 790 00:41:17,016 --> 00:41:18,642 specifically young women. 791 00:41:18,726 --> 00:41:20,936 And they came back with 13 names. 792 00:41:21,020 --> 00:41:24,148 And I've been in touch with a network of social workers 793 00:41:24,231 --> 00:41:26,859 in towns the Lonely Highway runs through, 794 00:41:26,942 --> 00:41:28,194 and I got 11 names back. 795 00:41:28,277 --> 00:41:30,863 Five of which overlap with Tom's list. 796 00:41:30,946 --> 00:41:33,282 So, we're talking about 21 missing girls. 797 00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:36,243 How many of them are we gonna find in Swedlow Swamp? 798 00:41:36,327 --> 00:41:38,996 At least Hiram has agreed to let us search it now. 799 00:41:39,079 --> 00:41:40,581 Twenty-one girls. 800 00:41:41,081 --> 00:41:43,542 -They can't all be runaways. -What do you think? 801 00:41:44,835 --> 00:41:45,753 Human trafficking? 802 00:41:45,836 --> 00:41:47,671 [tense music playing] 803 00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:49,089 Or a serial killer. 804 00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:03,103 [theme music playing] aways. -What do you think?