1 00:00:01,543 --> 00:00:03,420 [Jughead] A lot can happen in seven years. 2 00:00:03,503 --> 00:00:05,380 -[man 1 panting and grunting] -[man 2 sighs] 3 00:00:05,463 --> 00:00:08,758 [Jughead] But in Riverdale, the more things change... 4 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:12,011 -[chuckles] -Oh, that was-- That was hot, yeah. 5 00:00:12,095 --> 00:00:14,556 ...the more they stay exactly the same. 6 00:00:14,639 --> 00:00:16,766 Hey. I'm Rick. 7 00:00:18,059 --> 00:00:20,353 -What's your name? -Come on. No names. 8 00:00:21,438 --> 00:00:23,106 -See you. -Yeah. 9 00:00:26,025 --> 00:00:28,528 -Mm. [exhales sharply] -[door closes] 10 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:29,904 -Hello. -[Toni] Hey. 11 00:00:29,988 --> 00:00:31,906 Hey, babe. How was the store? 12 00:00:31,990 --> 00:00:34,117 I had to go to a couple different places, 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,953 but I got regular milk, oat milk, almond milk 14 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:41,583 -and two varieties of sugary cereals. -You're the best, Kev. 15 00:00:41,666 --> 00:00:44,919 -Sorry about all these crazy cravings. -It's all good. 16 00:00:45,503 --> 00:00:47,589 -Are you okay? -Totally. 17 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:51,968 You're not nervous about the big announcements? 18 00:00:52,051 --> 00:00:53,678 Not at all. Why would I be? 19 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:57,098 -[Archie] Okay, you ready? -I'm ready. 20 00:00:57,766 --> 00:01:00,435 ["Dreamland" playing] 21 00:01:02,353 --> 00:01:04,314 Wow. I was so not ready. 22 00:01:08,693 --> 00:01:09,903 Yeah, what do you think? 23 00:01:11,029 --> 00:01:12,530 I think you've come a long way 24 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:15,492 from when you were 8 and said you wanted to be a firefighter. 25 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:21,456 ♪ Pulling down backstreets Deep in your head ♪ 26 00:01:21,539 --> 00:01:25,460 ♪ Slipping through dreamland Like a tourist ♪ 27 00:01:25,543 --> 00:01:27,545 [Jughead] Thanks for coming to meet us, Dr. Whitley. 28 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:31,549 You mentioned having a specimen that needed examining. May I see it? 29 00:01:31,633 --> 00:01:32,592 Um... 30 00:01:33,885 --> 00:01:36,971 It's the damnedest thing, doc. Someone stole it. 31 00:01:37,847 --> 00:01:38,681 Uh-huh. 32 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:40,850 I was babysitting it and then... 33 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:46,731 [sighs] Suddenly, this blinding light appeared in the sky. 34 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:48,900 Last thing I remember I was looking up at it, 35 00:01:48,983 --> 00:01:50,944 but then I lost several hours. 36 00:01:51,027 --> 00:01:53,446 -Next thing I knew, the Mothman mummy-- -The specimen. 37 00:01:53,530 --> 00:01:56,491 -The specimen was gone. -[Whitley] Mm. 38 00:01:56,574 --> 00:01:58,952 -[pen scribbling] -Hmm. 39 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:02,413 Mr. Jones, I'm an anthropologist 40 00:02:02,497 --> 00:02:04,833 with an interest in extraterrestrial phenomena, 41 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:06,835 not a psychologist. 42 00:02:06,918 --> 00:02:09,671 But in the majority of cases like you're describing, 43 00:02:09,754 --> 00:02:12,507 when a person claims to have had a close encounter, 44 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:17,554 they are, in fact, often repressing a traumatic experience. 45 00:02:17,637 --> 00:02:21,558 You said in the majority of cases. What about the other ones? 46 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:24,018 In the other cases, I believe they're telling the truth. 47 00:02:24,102 --> 00:02:29,065 If you'd like, I can perhaps help you determine what you're dealing with here, 48 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:30,859 truth or repression. 49 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:32,360 [inhales sharply] 50 00:02:32,443 --> 00:02:35,446 -There's a support group I lead-- -We're sorry for making you drive 51 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:38,158 from your university, but I don't need a support group. 52 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:42,370 If I am repressing something, I think I'd prefer to keep it repressed. 53 00:02:42,453 --> 00:02:43,830 [dramatic music playing] 54 00:02:44,414 --> 00:02:47,750 Should you decide otherwise, here's my card. 55 00:02:48,334 --> 00:02:50,295 Just in case. You take care. 56 00:02:57,135 --> 00:03:01,389 Juniper, Dagwood, this artwork is so beautiful. 57 00:03:02,140 --> 00:03:04,267 Your mom's gonna love this when she gets home. 58 00:03:04,851 --> 00:03:06,269 -Good morning. -Good morning, Mom. 59 00:03:06,352 --> 00:03:08,354 [cell phone buzzes] 60 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:11,649 Hey, Mr. Keller. Everything okay? 61 00:03:11,733 --> 00:03:14,444 [suspenseful music playing] 62 00:03:15,069 --> 00:03:16,613 Okay. I'll be right there. 63 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:17,780 What is it? 64 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:21,451 -They found another body in Swedlow Swamp. -Another one? 65 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:22,827 But is it Polly? 66 00:03:23,703 --> 00:03:24,537 No. 67 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:28,124 Tom says it looks like the other bodies, like it's been there for a while. 68 00:03:28,207 --> 00:03:30,752 -Call me the second you know? -Okay. I love you. 69 00:03:30,835 --> 00:03:31,836 Love you too. 70 00:03:33,212 --> 00:03:37,216 -Your lats are looking huge. -Thanks. Trying to keep up with you. 71 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:39,469 -Oh. [chuckles] -[sighs] 72 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,472 Fangs, we should talk about stuff. 73 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:45,308 Us. Before things get crazy. 74 00:03:46,809 --> 00:03:49,187 I know we've been in an open relationship and-- 75 00:03:49,270 --> 00:03:51,814 That was when I was on the road, mostly. 76 00:03:53,232 --> 00:03:56,361 But now things are different. I get it. 77 00:03:57,487 --> 00:03:59,989 And I wanna be monogamous too. 78 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:03,076 Also, I'm seeing what we're about to do as... 79 00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:04,786 [dramatic music playing] 80 00:04:04,869 --> 00:04:07,580 As a fresh start for the both of us. 81 00:04:09,207 --> 00:04:10,166 A clean slate. 82 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:13,419 And I hope you do too. 83 00:04:17,006 --> 00:04:18,716 [line rings] 84 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,219 Hey, Mom. It's not her. It's not Polly. 85 00:04:22,136 --> 00:04:23,179 Are you sure? 86 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:24,722 A hundred percent. 87 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:27,392 Dr. Curdle says the remains are over a year old. 88 00:04:27,475 --> 00:04:28,476 Oh, thank God. 89 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,312 Your sister's still out there. 90 00:04:31,396 --> 00:04:33,940 It means she's still alive. Don't you think? 91 00:04:34,023 --> 00:04:34,983 Hopefully. 92 00:04:36,150 --> 00:04:37,652 I love you, Mom. 93 00:04:37,735 --> 00:04:38,903 Hang in there, okay? 94 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:41,864 -[siren wailing] -[indistinct chatter] 95 00:04:45,702 --> 00:04:46,911 [computer whooshes] 96 00:04:49,622 --> 00:04:51,082 [groans] Not now, Chad. 97 00:04:52,750 --> 00:04:53,584 [sighs] 98 00:04:54,877 --> 00:04:58,339 Clear the decks, Smithers. We're starting our remodel ASAP. 99 00:04:58,423 --> 00:05:00,174 Oh, very good, Ms. Veronica. 100 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,802 I can assemble a list of contractors for you. 101 00:05:02,885 --> 00:05:06,389 Oh, that won't be necessary. I already hired my contractor. 102 00:05:07,306 --> 00:05:09,851 What do you wanna have done to your apartment? 103 00:05:09,934 --> 00:05:13,938 One word, demolition. I want it all torn out, down to the studs. 104 00:05:14,022 --> 00:05:15,356 That's a big job. 105 00:05:15,898 --> 00:05:19,652 But, yeah, I think my buddy Eric would be up for helping out. 106 00:05:19,736 --> 00:05:23,531 -What's your timeline? -I want it done yesterday. 107 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:29,370 I need changes in my life, Archie. Big changes. 108 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:31,497 How big are we talking about? 109 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:33,583 [Jughead] That's very cool. 110 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:37,879 What is this, plans for your very own Shangri-la, Veronica? 111 00:05:37,962 --> 00:05:41,674 -It'll be the new and improved Pembrooke. -Looks swanky, Vee. 112 00:05:43,968 --> 00:05:44,802 Hey. 113 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:46,012 [playful music playing] 114 00:05:46,095 --> 00:05:46,929 Hey. 115 00:05:48,264 --> 00:05:49,682 [Cheryl] The Four Musketeers. 116 00:05:50,224 --> 00:05:52,685 Pray tell, whyfor have we been summoned? 117 00:05:54,145 --> 00:05:57,815 Hey, guys. Um, thanks for gathering on such short notice. 118 00:05:58,357 --> 00:06:00,943 Um, Fangs and I have an announcement. 119 00:06:01,027 --> 00:06:03,029 -We're engaged. -[Betty] Oh, my God! 120 00:06:03,112 --> 00:06:04,781 That's such good news. 121 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:08,201 -But wait, there is more. -Yeah, we're having a baby. 122 00:06:08,284 --> 00:06:09,535 Guys, that's great. 123 00:06:09,619 --> 00:06:11,996 -Wait, [chuckles] there's still more. -[Fangs] Mm-hm. 124 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,207 We're having the baby. 125 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:17,335 With me. I'm having our baby. 126 00:06:17,418 --> 00:06:20,254 [Kevin] We're planning on raising this child together, the three of us. 127 00:06:20,338 --> 00:06:22,965 As one big, happy, non-traditional family. 128 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:26,427 What in the actual...? 129 00:06:32,391 --> 00:06:34,393 [dramatic music playing] 130 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:38,231 And they call me Cherry Bombshell. 131 00:06:38,314 --> 00:06:40,274 Cheryl. Good. 132 00:06:40,358 --> 00:06:43,277 I wanted to talk to you about stepping back from the Vixens. 133 00:06:43,361 --> 00:06:46,531 Did it not occur to you to give me any advance warning 134 00:06:46,614 --> 00:06:48,116 about your offspring's lineage? 135 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:51,536 Well, to be honest, Cheryl, I wanted to tell you. 136 00:06:51,619 --> 00:06:54,622 Not just as my co-captain but as my friend. 137 00:06:54,705 --> 00:06:57,750 But, based on your recent behavior, 138 00:06:57,834 --> 00:07:00,545 I didn't even know if we had that relationship anymore. 139 00:07:00,628 --> 00:07:02,839 Did this idea originate with Kevin or--? 140 00:07:02,922 --> 00:07:04,090 Me, Cheryl. 141 00:07:04,173 --> 00:07:05,466 [tender music playing] 142 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:09,804 When I was a junior in Highsmith College, 143 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:12,890 I found out that I have a condition 144 00:07:12,974 --> 00:07:16,144 that makes it hard for me to get pregnant the older I am. 145 00:07:18,104 --> 00:07:18,938 Oh. 146 00:07:20,523 --> 00:07:22,525 Toni, I had no idea. 147 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:24,235 I'm so sorry. 148 00:07:24,318 --> 00:07:28,030 Anyways, the doctors said that if I really wanna have kids, 149 00:07:28,739 --> 00:07:30,408 I need to while I'm young. 150 00:07:31,659 --> 00:07:32,493 Okay. 151 00:07:33,369 --> 00:07:34,620 But Kevin and Fangs? 152 00:07:34,704 --> 00:07:36,581 Fangs is like family to me. 153 00:07:37,331 --> 00:07:39,709 We got initiated into the Serpents together. 154 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:43,004 And when Fangs and Kevin started talking about adoption 155 00:07:43,087 --> 00:07:46,674 or looking for a surrogate mother, I volunteered. 156 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:53,556 Splendid. You've got an insta-family while I'm withering away at Thornhill. 157 00:07:53,639 --> 00:07:55,975 I'm having a baby with Kevin and Fangs. 158 00:07:57,935 --> 00:08:00,021 But I still care about you deeply, and... 159 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:04,901 if you want, maybe we can still try and make this work. 160 00:08:07,278 --> 00:08:09,655 I don't see how that's possible anymore. 161 00:08:11,616 --> 00:08:14,577 But congratulations. I'm very happy for you. 162 00:08:16,704 --> 00:08:19,040 -[school bell rings] -[Kevin] It's funny, I always figured 163 00:08:19,123 --> 00:08:21,042 the first baby would be yours and Jughead's 164 00:08:21,125 --> 00:08:23,920 or Archie and Veronica's. How times change, I guess. 165 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:26,380 Yeah, you're not kidding. 166 00:08:26,464 --> 00:08:28,758 That sounded loaded. What gives? 167 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:32,720 You have to keep it a secret, okay? 168 00:08:32,803 --> 00:08:36,182 Oh, God. Don't tell me you and Jughead are getting back together. 169 00:08:36,265 --> 00:08:37,808 No. It's-- 170 00:08:37,892 --> 00:08:39,685 It's me and Archie. 171 00:08:40,436 --> 00:08:44,357 We've been doing this "casual friends with benefits" thing. 172 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,984 -Shut the front door. -Yeah. It's an... 173 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:51,906 It's an escape, and we're in this bubble and I don't want it to burst. 174 00:08:51,989 --> 00:08:54,534 I also don't wanna get in too deep with him. 175 00:08:54,617 --> 00:08:55,618 Why? 176 00:08:55,701 --> 00:08:59,914 Because Archie's this lit window in the dark. 177 00:08:59,997 --> 00:09:02,500 And I don't want that light to ever go out. 178 00:09:04,085 --> 00:09:05,836 [Jughead] The importance of sight. 179 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:10,091 The way we see the world or how we interpret what happens 180 00:09:10,174 --> 00:09:12,510 is one of the biggest themes in Slaughterhouse-Five. 181 00:09:12,593 --> 00:09:14,762 Now, Billy has "discovered" the truth. 182 00:09:14,845 --> 00:09:19,559 And that's why he can, at any one point, be at his daughter's wedding, 183 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,310 be fighting the Germans, 184 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:25,022 or he can be millions of light-years away as a captive in some alien zoo. 185 00:09:25,523 --> 00:09:30,444 Billy has "achieved" true sight. Or at least that's one interpretation. 186 00:09:30,528 --> 00:09:31,612 [ominous music playing] 187 00:09:35,491 --> 00:09:36,534 [Kendrick] Mr. Jones? 188 00:09:36,617 --> 00:09:37,785 Mr. Jones? 189 00:09:37,868 --> 00:09:39,954 -Are you okay? -Yeah. I'm sorry. 190 00:09:41,038 --> 00:09:42,039 Uh... 191 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,918 -What was I saying? -That there was another interpretation. 192 00:09:46,002 --> 00:09:47,420 Yes. 193 00:09:47,503 --> 00:09:49,880 That Billy is crazy. 194 00:09:49,964 --> 00:09:51,966 [dramatic music playing] 195 00:09:52,049 --> 00:09:53,801 [sighs] 196 00:09:53,884 --> 00:09:56,262 [school bell rings] 197 00:09:56,345 --> 00:09:57,430 [Jughead] Hi, Dr. Whitley? 198 00:09:58,306 --> 00:10:01,559 Yeah, it's Jughead Jones. Sorry to bother you. 199 00:10:02,351 --> 00:10:05,605 Upon further consideration, I might be interested in joining that group. 200 00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:10,151 Making progress? Or are you too distracted by my beauty? 201 00:10:10,234 --> 00:10:12,820 I'm painting you as Diana with Actaeon, the stag. 202 00:10:12,903 --> 00:10:14,822 You'll find it satisfactory. 203 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:18,659 You have a unique talent. I recognized it right away. 204 00:10:19,660 --> 00:10:21,329 I had to have a Cheryl Blossom. 205 00:10:21,412 --> 00:10:23,956 Once this painting is finished, will you leave me in peace? 206 00:10:25,666 --> 00:10:27,001 I haven't decided yet. 207 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:29,045 Oh, who cares? 208 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:31,631 After the dagger my beloved Toni stuck in my heart, 209 00:10:31,714 --> 00:10:34,550 -what does anything else matter? -Go on. 210 00:10:35,801 --> 00:10:38,346 She lured me out of the house, where I feel safe, 211 00:10:38,429 --> 00:10:40,640 just to torture me with her happiness. 212 00:10:41,432 --> 00:10:43,726 It's cruel. Don't you think? 213 00:10:44,769 --> 00:10:45,936 As an outsider, 214 00:10:46,020 --> 00:10:49,273 it seems to me that fate has put an obstacle before you. 215 00:10:50,024 --> 00:10:52,234 This Toni person's happiness. 216 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:55,946 And you must either rise above it or... 217 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,450 Throw a little chaos at it. 218 00:11:01,577 --> 00:11:03,579 [cell phone ringing] 219 00:11:07,416 --> 00:11:10,002 Katy Keene. How are you, girl? 220 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:12,380 [Katy] Oh, my God, girl, I am reeling. 221 00:11:12,463 --> 00:11:15,091 So I'm having lunch with Francois in the Lacy's café 222 00:11:15,174 --> 00:11:18,135 and who strolls in with the heiress to the Spiffany's fortune? 223 00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:20,137 Chad. Your Chad. 224 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:22,556 What the hell is going on with you two? 225 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,685 Well, clearly, he's trying to make me jealous. 226 00:11:26,769 --> 00:11:30,022 Totally. Which means I'm about to pour hot coffee into his lap. 227 00:11:30,106 --> 00:11:31,315 Perfect. 228 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:35,611 And I, Katy Keene, will be fighting fire with fire. 229 00:11:38,072 --> 00:11:39,698 [tools hammering and whirring] 230 00:11:39,782 --> 00:11:43,494 Wow. You boys made some real progress. Well done. 231 00:11:44,036 --> 00:11:45,955 Oh, you know what we should do? 232 00:11:46,038 --> 00:11:49,583 Document our reno journey. Let me get between you two. 233 00:11:51,752 --> 00:11:52,586 Come on. 234 00:11:55,172 --> 00:11:56,424 Perfection. 235 00:11:56,507 --> 00:11:59,093 -Now flex for my followers. -[Archie chuckles] 236 00:12:00,761 --> 00:12:01,595 [camera clicks] 237 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,432 [cell phones ding] 238 00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:06,225 Is yours from Cheryl too? 239 00:12:06,308 --> 00:12:08,769 She wants us to gather at the Whyte Wyrm for drinks. 240 00:12:09,937 --> 00:12:11,897 Well, shall we, boys? I'm buying. 241 00:12:11,981 --> 00:12:13,941 [rock music playing] 242 00:12:17,945 --> 00:12:19,864 I thought you had a thing going with Betty. 243 00:12:19,947 --> 00:12:21,740 That's just a casual thing. 244 00:12:21,824 --> 00:12:24,910 Okay, but what about Veronica? 245 00:12:24,994 --> 00:12:27,288 The looks, the smiles, the banter... 246 00:12:27,371 --> 00:12:29,248 Dude, she's married, Jackson. 247 00:12:31,208 --> 00:12:33,377 Sarge juggling two ladies... 248 00:12:35,463 --> 00:12:37,006 [Toni] Cheryl, what's this about? 249 00:12:37,089 --> 00:12:41,302 I wanted to apologize for being so cuckoo to you earlier. 250 00:12:41,385 --> 00:12:44,388 -Will you let me have a do-over? -Of course, Cheryl. 251 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:47,224 Your support means the world to me. 252 00:12:47,308 --> 00:12:48,392 So... 253 00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:53,481 will you let me host a modest celebration for you, Kevin and Fangs? 254 00:12:54,148 --> 00:12:56,192 Okay. Sure. 255 00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,526 Amaze. 256 00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:03,491 [Cheryl clearing throat] 257 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:06,702 [Cheryl] Hear ye, hear ye, fellow friends and fiends. 258 00:13:06,785 --> 00:13:09,914 Now that everyone is swan-diving into sad adulthood 259 00:13:09,997 --> 00:13:13,918 with babies and marriages and arthritis, et cetera, 260 00:13:14,001 --> 00:13:15,669 I'm throwing a party. 261 00:13:15,753 --> 00:13:19,173 One last hurrah to celebrate our wild, misspent youth. 262 00:13:19,256 --> 00:13:23,344 One final chance to recall our reckless teenage selves. 263 00:13:23,427 --> 00:13:26,847 Who could forget my iconic spin-the-bottle parties of yore? 264 00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:28,474 Aren't we a little old for that? 265 00:13:28,557 --> 00:13:32,478 Which is why this little fete will be a key party. 266 00:13:33,312 --> 00:13:34,647 You heard me right. 267 00:13:34,730 --> 00:13:37,816 A classic American and oh-so-adult round 268 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,151 of sexual switcheroo. 269 00:13:39,735 --> 00:13:42,947 We'll draw keys, pair off, and if the spirit moves you, 270 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:47,243 you are strongly encouraged to act on any 271 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:49,787 and all animal impulses. 272 00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:57,503 I'm texting you the "deets" now, but bring keys for my bowl 273 00:13:57,586 --> 00:14:01,590 and your well-oiled libidos. 274 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:04,385 [cell phones dinging] 275 00:14:06,428 --> 00:14:08,347 [wind whistling] 276 00:14:11,141 --> 00:14:12,476 [dramatic music playing] 277 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:13,727 Oh, my God. 278 00:14:13,811 --> 00:14:16,814 Polly. When did you get back? Does Mom even know--? 279 00:14:16,897 --> 00:14:19,692 -No, you can't be here. He'll find you. -What? Who will? 280 00:14:19,775 --> 00:14:21,777 -TBK. [shrieks] -What? 281 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:25,030 You shouldn't have gone in alone. 282 00:14:25,781 --> 00:14:26,740 [Polly gasps] 283 00:14:28,659 --> 00:14:30,035 [panting] 284 00:14:30,119 --> 00:14:31,328 Oh, my God. 285 00:14:35,749 --> 00:14:37,751 [dramatic music playing] 286 00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:46,176 [phone whooshes] 287 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:50,097 Good thing your mom still leaves that spare key under the gnome. 288 00:14:50,180 --> 00:14:51,557 Beats climbing the trellis. 289 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,560 [tender music playing] 290 00:14:57,313 --> 00:14:58,188 What's wrong? 291 00:14:59,773 --> 00:15:01,150 Just a nightmare. 292 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:06,238 I don't wanna talk about it. I just wanna forget. Okay? 293 00:15:07,489 --> 00:15:08,324 Yeah. 294 00:15:09,074 --> 00:15:10,200 Whatever you want. 295 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:23,589 Nice spread, sarge. And you're up before me. Not bad. 296 00:15:23,672 --> 00:15:26,634 I haven't gone to bed yet. I was over at Betty's. 297 00:15:26,717 --> 00:15:27,593 Uh-huh. 298 00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:30,596 -Shut up, Jackson. -[laughs] 299 00:15:31,221 --> 00:15:35,935 I thought it was gonna be a booty call, which I was more than fine with... 300 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:41,774 but this time it felt different. It didn't feel great. 301 00:15:42,608 --> 00:15:44,318 And if I'm being completely honest... 302 00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:46,362 [dramatic music playing] 303 00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:47,404 you were right. 304 00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:49,531 About me and Veronica. 305 00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:52,618 I would never do anything about it... 306 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:57,623 but there's something still there. 307 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:03,337 So about Cheryl's party, I was thinking, 308 00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:06,131 it's one last night of carefree abandon, right? 309 00:16:06,215 --> 00:16:10,260 What if you brought one of your hot trucker beaus to spice things up? 310 00:16:10,344 --> 00:16:12,596 You must have a regular hookup, right? 311 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,098 Yeah. Maybe. 312 00:16:15,599 --> 00:16:17,017 But why would I do that? 313 00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:20,229 We just closed our relationship, like, yesterday. 314 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:23,983 I've always been curious about the company you keep on the road 315 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:27,403 and you've never brought a friend home, per our rules. 316 00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:29,780 Yeah, exactly. 317 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:32,157 So why now? 318 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:34,910 -What's going on with you? -Nothing. 319 00:16:34,993 --> 00:16:39,164 But before we become husbands and fathers, 320 00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:44,670 let's get every horndog impulse out of our systems, once and for all. 321 00:16:44,753 --> 00:16:47,381 No strings, no guilt. 322 00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:49,133 No secrets. 323 00:16:53,762 --> 00:16:54,805 [footsteps approaching] 324 00:16:54,888 --> 00:16:57,099 Betty. Oh, thank God. 325 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:59,435 Your sister. She called. She's alive. 326 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:02,479 What? When? Are you sure it was Polly? 327 00:17:02,563 --> 00:17:05,441 Of course I'm sure. I know the sound of my own daughter's voice. 328 00:17:05,524 --> 00:17:07,818 -What did she say? Walk me through it. -Okay. 329 00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:12,239 Um, the phone rang. The landline. I picked up, and it was Polly. 330 00:17:12,322 --> 00:17:15,743 She was hysterical. She was talking a mile a minute. 331 00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:19,038 Um, I tried to keep her on the phone, but she was scared. 332 00:17:19,121 --> 00:17:22,624 Mom, are you sure it wasn't just some crank? 333 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:23,542 Yes! 334 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:24,918 She was scared. 335 00:17:25,002 --> 00:17:28,338 Uh, she couldn't see anything. She was being kept somewhere. 336 00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:31,508 It was dark. Everything was cold and smooth, like metal. 337 00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:33,343 It sounded like a spaceship. 338 00:17:33,427 --> 00:17:34,845 [dramatic music playing] 339 00:17:34,928 --> 00:17:37,639 In most missing persons cases, after two days, 340 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:41,560 the chances of a victim being found alive are almost nothing, Mom. 341 00:17:41,643 --> 00:17:43,937 Polly's been gone for weeks. 342 00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:45,647 No. You know what? No. 343 00:17:46,523 --> 00:17:50,444 My daughter is alive! She called, and she's calling back. 344 00:17:51,653 --> 00:17:55,616 The lights were as bright as the sun, hovering a few hundred feet above me. 345 00:17:55,699 --> 00:17:57,409 That was the last thing I remember. 346 00:17:57,493 --> 00:18:00,329 Woke up six hours later by the side of the Lost Highway. 347 00:18:00,412 --> 00:18:03,457 -No idea how I got there. -[Whitley] Thanks for sharing, Bill. 348 00:18:03,540 --> 00:18:07,836 Mr. Jones, didn't you have an experience similar to the one described? 349 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:13,842 [inhales sharply] Uh, I was working late. 350 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:17,054 The diner was empty. Jukebox was playing. 351 00:18:18,305 --> 00:18:21,225 And then things just kind of got crazy. 352 00:18:21,308 --> 00:18:25,104 There were these lights from outside the window. 353 00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:29,274 They were so bright that I should have been blinded, but then I... 354 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:30,776 [dramatic music playing] 355 00:18:30,859 --> 00:18:33,821 -[sighs] -Were you missing time too? 356 00:18:34,655 --> 00:18:37,407 Yeah, I mean, I probably just fell asleep. 357 00:18:38,325 --> 00:18:39,701 Blackouts are fairly common 358 00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:42,704 during supposed encounters with extraterrestrials. 359 00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,832 [echoing] Have you ever blacked out before? 360 00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:50,003 [ominous music playing] 361 00:18:53,173 --> 00:18:55,050 [Tabitha] Jughead. You okay? 362 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:58,178 Uh, no, sorry. This was a mistake. Sorry. 363 00:19:02,307 --> 00:19:03,267 Jughead! 364 00:19:03,725 --> 00:19:05,561 [Jughead sighs] 365 00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:06,603 Jughead! 366 00:19:11,191 --> 00:19:15,362 I've been through enough in my life to know when someone hits a nerve. 367 00:19:16,071 --> 00:19:17,865 About something real. 368 00:19:19,658 --> 00:19:21,326 [dramatic music playing] 369 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:24,913 I have blacked out. I didn't wanna talk about it in front of strangers. 370 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:25,914 Okay. 371 00:19:27,291 --> 00:19:29,626 Well, it's just me now. 372 00:19:33,797 --> 00:19:35,007 When did it happen? 373 00:19:41,096 --> 00:19:42,472 I was in New York City. 374 00:19:45,559 --> 00:19:46,977 I was going pretty hard. 375 00:19:47,895 --> 00:19:52,816 I was drinking a lot and partying and doing drugs and jingle-jangle. 376 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,193 Some harder stuff. 377 00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:56,278 And I, uh... 378 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:01,742 I just did some things I don't even remember. 379 00:20:04,286 --> 00:20:05,746 I lost a lot of time. 380 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,958 Look, maybe you shouldn't go to Cheryl's key party tonight. 381 00:20:12,085 --> 00:20:15,797 We could go to a movie instead or, I don't know, hang out. 382 00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:19,801 No, I think a night at Cheryl's house with some wanton debauchery 383 00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:23,013 is what I need to forget about all this alien crap. 384 00:20:23,096 --> 00:20:24,139 [Jughead clears throat] 385 00:20:27,517 --> 00:20:29,895 [Archie] Veronica Lodge, spreading plaster... 386 00:20:29,978 --> 00:20:31,355 [Veronica chuckles] 387 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:37,527 Since my jewelry store remains closed tragically, I'm happy to help. 388 00:20:38,278 --> 00:20:39,363 Where's Eric? 389 00:20:39,446 --> 00:20:42,241 He ran down to the VA to collect his disability. 390 00:20:42,324 --> 00:20:43,742 Seems like a nice guy. 391 00:20:45,452 --> 00:20:47,162 How'd he lose his leg? 392 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:50,332 On our last mission. 393 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:53,252 You'll never hear him complain. 394 00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:55,212 The strong and silent type. 395 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,840 Sounds like somebody I used to know back in the day. 396 00:21:00,467 --> 00:21:01,718 [both chuckle] 397 00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:08,600 So how about Kevin and Fangs and Toni's announcement? 398 00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:09,518 Yeah. 399 00:21:10,143 --> 00:21:12,854 Sort of makes you take stock of your own life, doesn't it? 400 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:19,069 I'm starting to realize all the things I'm missing in my life. 401 00:21:21,655 --> 00:21:23,365 And am I crazy or… 402 00:21:24,574 --> 00:21:27,828 have you been feeling the same way too? 403 00:21:30,038 --> 00:21:31,832 I'm not sure what I'm feeling. 404 00:21:33,417 --> 00:21:35,752 Things are changing. Fast. 405 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:37,838 [dramatic music playing] 406 00:21:40,048 --> 00:21:42,426 What happens if we get matched at the key party? 407 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,972 I honestly don't know. Is Chad coming? 408 00:21:50,058 --> 00:21:54,146 Yes, he is, as a matter of fact. He should be on the train right now. 409 00:21:56,523 --> 00:21:59,359 Good. I think that's a good thing. 410 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:00,986 Yeah, me too. 411 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:13,081 ♪ You make me feel Like I am everything and nothing ♪ 412 00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:14,624 [speaks in French] 413 00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:15,834 Keys, please. 414 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,171 -Where's the booze? -[Cheryl] Bar's in the gallery. 415 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:21,882 Hi. 416 00:22:23,216 --> 00:22:26,094 Oh, good. Reginald, you got my message. 417 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:27,012 Welcome. 418 00:22:31,641 --> 00:22:32,893 [Betty] Where's Fangs? 419 00:22:32,976 --> 00:22:36,104 Um, he is a bringing a date, I guess. 420 00:22:36,605 --> 00:22:39,191 -One of his "cazh" hookups. -Okay. 421 00:22:39,816 --> 00:22:41,818 -It was my idea. -Okay, why? 422 00:22:42,819 --> 00:22:43,653 I don't know. 423 00:22:44,738 --> 00:22:47,699 Maybe because I wanted to see what he's giving up for me. 424 00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:48,700 To get married. 425 00:22:50,410 --> 00:22:54,331 Or maybe because I wanted to see if he'd go through with it and bring someone. 426 00:22:58,251 --> 00:23:02,506 Or maybe because I am an emotional masochist. 427 00:23:02,589 --> 00:23:04,049 Oh, Kev. 428 00:23:06,009 --> 00:23:06,843 [glasses clink] 429 00:23:06,927 --> 00:23:09,137 ["Everything and Nothing" playing over speakers] 430 00:23:14,976 --> 00:23:16,686 [Chad] Archie Andrews. 431 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:18,230 Chad Gekko. 432 00:23:18,313 --> 00:23:19,189 You made it. 433 00:23:19,272 --> 00:23:21,233 Tell me, bro to bro, 434 00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:24,945 how is it that in a Podunk town like Riverdale, 435 00:23:25,487 --> 00:23:27,197 all the females are so… 436 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,282 smoking hot? 437 00:23:35,622 --> 00:23:38,500 Oh, my God. Fangs' date is my cruising crush. 438 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,460 -[Fangs] Hey, Betty. -Hi, Fangs. 439 00:23:40,544 --> 00:23:44,172 Betty, Kevin, this is my friend Rick. We, uh... 440 00:23:44,756 --> 00:23:47,134 We both drive rigs along the same route. 441 00:23:47,676 --> 00:23:50,178 -It's nice to meet you. Both. -[Betty] Nice to meet you. 442 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:52,222 Likewise. [chuckles] 443 00:23:52,305 --> 00:23:55,100 Anyone care for a drink? 444 00:23:55,183 --> 00:23:56,893 I'm buying. 445 00:23:58,979 --> 00:24:01,815 -[Cheryl] I see we have a surprise guest. -[Minerva] Yes. 446 00:24:01,898 --> 00:24:04,985 Seems like your ex's rather handsome baby-daddy's brought a friend. 447 00:24:05,735 --> 00:24:08,321 [Cheryl] Oh, well. If he's collateral damage, 448 00:24:08,405 --> 00:24:10,157 -then so be it. -Hm. 449 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,702 Shall we gather everyone? It's time for some party games. 450 00:24:13,785 --> 00:24:16,121 [dramatic music playing] 451 00:24:16,746 --> 00:24:17,581 [Cheryl] You're here. 452 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:18,999 You came. 453 00:24:19,624 --> 00:24:20,917 Which means you all feel it. 454 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:24,588 The impending crush of true adulthood. 455 00:24:25,589 --> 00:24:26,631 Our 30s. 456 00:24:27,632 --> 00:24:28,884 And soon after... 457 00:24:29,593 --> 00:24:30,552 mortality. 458 00:24:31,386 --> 00:24:32,679 The big sleep. 459 00:24:32,762 --> 00:24:36,558 Tonight's key party, then, is a bold rejection of death. 460 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:40,312 Since none of us are much for foreplay, let's get into it. Shall we? 461 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:43,106 Some house rules, first and foremost, 462 00:24:43,190 --> 00:24:47,319 whatever happens tonight must be 100% consensual. 463 00:24:47,402 --> 00:24:51,823 And because we are all a progressive, fluid-inclusive group, 464 00:24:51,907 --> 00:24:54,367 there will be no redrawing of keys. 465 00:24:54,451 --> 00:24:55,660 But the main rule... 466 00:24:56,494 --> 00:25:00,248 is you're allowed to do anything you and your partner desire. 467 00:25:00,874 --> 00:25:02,334 No one can hold you accountable. 468 00:25:02,417 --> 00:25:05,503 It's a free pass to do anything you've ever wanted. 469 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:06,838 Ever. 470 00:25:08,632 --> 00:25:10,884 Are we clear? Perf. 471 00:25:11,801 --> 00:25:13,261 Who wants to go first? 472 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:14,638 Minerva, the bowl. 473 00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:23,188 I never like to be the second person to do anything, so... 474 00:25:37,244 --> 00:25:38,536 [chuckles] 475 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:43,917 You know what they say, everyone's a winner in a bull market. 476 00:25:45,418 --> 00:25:46,253 No. 477 00:25:46,962 --> 00:25:48,129 Not with your ex. 478 00:25:48,672 --> 00:25:52,050 Chadwick, don't be rude. Those are the rules, okay? 479 00:25:52,634 --> 00:25:54,135 Get your hands off her. 480 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:56,513 Excuse me? 481 00:25:57,555 --> 00:25:59,182 -She's my wife. -Exactly. 482 00:25:59,683 --> 00:26:02,769 -Why don't you show her some respect? -We're not gonna do this. 483 00:26:02,852 --> 00:26:07,232 I'm not gonna be some passive heroine to be fought over by two Tarzans. 484 00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:11,861 Oh, look. I got Chad's key. 485 00:26:11,945 --> 00:26:13,697 Come on. We're leaving now. 486 00:26:13,780 --> 00:26:15,282 Veto. That's breaking the rules. 487 00:26:15,365 --> 00:26:18,285 Call my lawyer, Cheryl. Are you ready? 488 00:26:20,704 --> 00:26:23,748 Fine. Always good to knock a few pieces off the chessboard. 489 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:26,626 And married people are supremely boring. 490 00:26:27,711 --> 00:26:29,421 -Who's next? -[Jughead] I'll go. 491 00:26:33,633 --> 00:26:34,884 [Jughead sighs] 492 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:36,553 [grunts] 493 00:26:37,345 --> 00:26:38,305 I'll take him home. 494 00:26:40,140 --> 00:26:42,225 No one else is leaving without picking a key. 495 00:26:42,309 --> 00:26:45,186 I don't care how inebriated Jughead is, he has to draw. 496 00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:47,564 No, no. I want to. Let me do it. 497 00:26:48,982 --> 00:26:49,816 Mm... 498 00:26:51,651 --> 00:26:54,821 Ah. Those are my keys. I guess it's meant to be. 499 00:26:54,904 --> 00:26:56,281 Now can I take him home? 500 00:26:56,364 --> 00:27:00,243 Whatever. Get this American Pickle the hell out of my sight. 501 00:27:00,327 --> 00:27:03,705 -Charming as ever, Cheryl. -Come on, Jones. Party's over. 502 00:27:06,958 --> 00:27:08,251 You're next, soldier boy. 503 00:27:09,627 --> 00:27:12,297 -You mean me? -Get up here, G.I. Jackson. 504 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:13,423 Do your duty. 505 00:27:23,391 --> 00:27:24,476 Those are mine. 506 00:27:25,435 --> 00:27:28,646 -How good are you at following orders? -No one better. 507 00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:33,193 Before the pickings get too slim... 508 00:27:42,619 --> 00:27:44,913 -Toni? -Nope. Guess again. 509 00:27:44,996 --> 00:27:46,206 [Fangs] Actually... 510 00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:48,416 those are mine. 511 00:27:51,419 --> 00:27:53,004 Are you down with this? 512 00:27:53,088 --> 00:27:55,882 It's no fun if you leave with the guy you came with, right? 513 00:27:55,965 --> 00:27:56,800 Agreed. 514 00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:03,932 No promises but we'll see what happens. 515 00:28:11,272 --> 00:28:12,190 On that note... 516 00:28:18,321 --> 00:28:19,280 [Rick] Imagine that. 517 00:28:21,282 --> 00:28:24,160 Figured you'd end up at our house one way or another. 518 00:28:27,414 --> 00:28:30,834 I'm still traumatized from spin the bottle, sophomore year. 519 00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:33,711 Cry me a river, cousin. 520 00:28:40,844 --> 00:28:42,429 Perf. Bye. 521 00:28:47,016 --> 00:28:48,351 Well, well... 522 00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:52,981 Looks like fate has brought us together yet again, Antoinette. 523 00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:57,068 How did I know this was gonna happen? 524 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:03,366 Destiny has manifested. I could feel it. 525 00:29:03,450 --> 00:29:06,077 After making this night all about you, 526 00:29:06,161 --> 00:29:08,163 I knew we would end up together. 527 00:29:08,246 --> 00:29:10,290 I don't believe in fate, Cheryl. 528 00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:14,753 But I do believe in your ability to be a master manipulator. 529 00:29:14,836 --> 00:29:16,671 Hush, Toni. 530 00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:18,256 And follow me. 531 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,467 I have a super surprise. 532 00:29:20,550 --> 00:29:22,552 [dramatic music playing] 533 00:29:36,024 --> 00:29:38,318 A gift to you and your little one. 534 00:29:38,943 --> 00:29:41,821 -A nursery. -Cheryl, what the hell is this? 535 00:29:41,905 --> 00:29:44,157 A place where we can be together. 536 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,159 With or without Kevin and Fangs. 537 00:29:46,868 --> 00:29:49,120 Depending on whether they survive the festivities. 538 00:29:49,204 --> 00:29:52,916 So is this why you threw a key party? To hurt Kevin and Fangs? 539 00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:56,961 To show you how fragile some unions can be, yes. 540 00:29:57,045 --> 00:29:59,756 And to show you a path forward. 541 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:01,925 Don't you see? 542 00:30:02,008 --> 00:30:04,886 All these years, I've been compelled to restore Thornhill 543 00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:08,056 without ever truly understanding why. 544 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:13,520 But... now I see it so clearly. 545 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:17,774 It was to make a sanctuary for your child. 546 00:30:18,358 --> 00:30:20,652 If not... ours. 547 00:30:20,735 --> 00:30:22,612 You've gotta be kidding me. 548 00:30:23,112 --> 00:30:25,782 I'm not bringing my baby into this house of horrors. 549 00:30:26,533 --> 00:30:29,869 All you've been trying to do is draw me out of Thornhill. 550 00:30:29,953 --> 00:30:31,830 And as my reward, you try to trap me here 551 00:30:31,913 --> 00:30:34,624 like you did at Thistlehouse with your two dead brothers? 552 00:30:34,707 --> 00:30:38,002 It's not gonna work. I'm done trying to bring you down from the mountain. 553 00:30:38,086 --> 00:30:40,797 I'm done trying to have a normal friendship with you. 554 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:41,881 That was my mistake. 555 00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:46,094 I should have just left our relationship where it belongs, in the past. 556 00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:48,680 Look, I'm sorry I led you on, 557 00:30:48,763 --> 00:30:50,849 and I'm sorry I agreed to this stupid party. 558 00:30:51,933 --> 00:30:53,101 Really, really am. 559 00:30:58,356 --> 00:31:00,984 So how long have you and Fangs been together? 560 00:31:02,068 --> 00:31:05,697 Coming up on eight years. Open for the last three. 561 00:31:05,780 --> 00:31:09,409 -Hmm. That door's closing, I hear. -Yeah. It's been discussed. 562 00:31:09,951 --> 00:31:12,078 Well, I'm rooting for you guys. 563 00:31:12,787 --> 00:31:15,790 I mean, I don't really know you but Fogarty? 564 00:31:16,749 --> 00:31:19,627 Man, he's a keeper. He'll make a great dad too. 565 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,296 [dramatic music playing] 566 00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:22,213 Rick... 567 00:31:23,506 --> 00:31:26,676 did Fangs ever mention me? When he was with you? 568 00:31:28,344 --> 00:31:29,178 Not really. 569 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,683 It might have been awkward, considering the context. 570 00:31:35,393 --> 00:31:36,769 Yeah, that makes sense. 571 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:41,107 -[door closes] -[Tabitha] All right. Okay. 572 00:31:41,941 --> 00:31:44,235 Oops. Okay. [laughs] 573 00:31:47,488 --> 00:31:48,573 [sighs] 574 00:31:49,407 --> 00:31:51,784 I think the world turned sideways for a minute there. 575 00:31:51,868 --> 00:31:54,579 Yeah, it does that sometimes. 576 00:31:55,079 --> 00:31:55,997 Tabitha, 577 00:31:56,623 --> 00:31:58,791 you think I had a close encounter? 578 00:31:59,334 --> 00:32:01,753 I don't know. 579 00:32:02,503 --> 00:32:05,965 But I do think that there is something from your past 580 00:32:06,049 --> 00:32:08,885 that you are trying to avoid dealing with. 581 00:32:08,968 --> 00:32:12,096 Something with those blackouts back in New York. 582 00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:15,975 Some friendly advice: You should talk to someone. 583 00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:21,105 Like a therapist who specializes in cases of trauma. 584 00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:23,024 Yeah. 585 00:32:23,858 --> 00:32:24,984 Maybe you're right. 586 00:32:29,739 --> 00:32:31,366 But for tonight... 587 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:34,827 just... 588 00:32:36,329 --> 00:32:37,163 sleep. 589 00:32:37,246 --> 00:32:39,123 [Jughead snoring] 590 00:32:39,749 --> 00:32:40,583 All right. 591 00:32:41,376 --> 00:32:42,585 [door closes] 592 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,261 -You're home. -Mm-hm. 593 00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:53,972 Yeah. 594 00:32:55,264 --> 00:32:58,434 Turns out Reggie is 100% straight. 595 00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:01,646 Who'd you get paired with? 596 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:04,023 -Rick. -Mm. 597 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,527 Nothing happened, but... 598 00:33:12,073 --> 00:33:12,907 Fangs... 599 00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:15,243 I gotta tell you something. 600 00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:17,328 [dramatic music playing] 601 00:33:17,995 --> 00:33:18,830 Okay. 602 00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:21,874 I love you so much. 603 00:33:24,627 --> 00:33:26,629 But I'm not ready to get married. 604 00:33:27,547 --> 00:33:28,381 What? 605 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,052 Why? [chuckles] 606 00:33:35,138 --> 00:33:38,391 Because you don't wanna give up cruising in the woods? Okay, so don't. 607 00:33:38,474 --> 00:33:39,308 That's fine. 608 00:33:40,184 --> 00:33:41,436 It's not about the woods. 609 00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:44,856 Uh, it's about me. 610 00:33:45,982 --> 00:33:46,899 Where I'm at. 611 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,277 Where you're at. [chuckles] 612 00:33:50,653 --> 00:33:51,904 What about Toni? 613 00:33:53,072 --> 00:33:57,118 Hmm? What about the fact that we're having a baby together? 614 00:33:58,578 --> 00:34:00,121 I-- I'm not sure yet. I-- 615 00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:02,707 Kevin, why are you imploding us? 616 00:34:03,458 --> 00:34:07,253 Especially when you pushed for all of this. 617 00:34:07,754 --> 00:34:10,506 Being open, starting a family. 618 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:12,759 Getting married. 619 00:34:12,842 --> 00:34:15,219 Yeah. It's messed up. 620 00:34:16,304 --> 00:34:18,890 I know. I know. So messed up. 621 00:34:18,973 --> 00:34:20,433 I'm-- I'm-- 622 00:34:20,933 --> 00:34:22,060 I'm just sorry. 623 00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:23,561 I'm sorry. 624 00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:26,898 [Betty] Here we are. 625 00:34:27,940 --> 00:34:31,527 With a free pass to do whatever we want, so why aren't we? 626 00:34:32,820 --> 00:34:35,490 I think because we're right on the edge. 627 00:34:38,034 --> 00:34:39,744 That's what it feels like, yeah. 628 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:45,917 Betty... 629 00:34:48,836 --> 00:34:52,423 before we do anything, I have to be honest with you. 630 00:34:58,137 --> 00:34:58,971 I, uh... 631 00:35:00,139 --> 00:35:02,350 I still have feelings for Veronica. 632 00:35:04,143 --> 00:35:04,977 I shouldn't, 633 00:35:05,728 --> 00:35:06,562 but I do. 634 00:35:09,690 --> 00:35:10,733 "Shouldn't." 635 00:35:12,318 --> 00:35:14,320 [dramatic music playing] 636 00:35:14,821 --> 00:35:18,366 Archie, you and I should make sense. 637 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:22,912 The all-American boy, the girl next door. 638 00:35:25,248 --> 00:35:28,668 But deep in our cores, we are such different people. 639 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:33,923 And getting closer to you, 640 00:35:34,006 --> 00:35:37,677 the one thing I know is I don't want my darkness to overtake you. 641 00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:39,136 Betty... 642 00:35:39,846 --> 00:35:41,556 Now, don't get me wrong. 643 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:44,600 It's been saving my sanity to escape with you. 644 00:35:47,019 --> 00:35:49,188 But what's coming next with my mom and Polly 645 00:35:49,272 --> 00:35:51,691 is probably gonna be the darkest thing... 646 00:35:53,025 --> 00:35:54,277 I've ever faced. 647 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:58,281 So you get to face whatever's coming alone? 648 00:36:01,617 --> 00:36:02,451 No way. 649 00:36:02,535 --> 00:36:03,369 No. 650 00:36:06,247 --> 00:36:07,248 Not alone. 651 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,418 Still with you. 652 00:36:11,919 --> 00:36:13,129 As a friend. 653 00:36:16,340 --> 00:36:18,843 Because that's what I think I'm gonna need. 654 00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:23,264 More than... a lover. 655 00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:24,724 More than an escape. 656 00:36:27,101 --> 00:36:27,935 A friend. 657 00:36:33,316 --> 00:36:35,526 A window of light in the dark. 658 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:42,867 Then that's what I'll be. 659 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:50,875 Did you invite me here to make me jealous? 660 00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:53,628 -To humiliate me? -[sighs] 661 00:36:54,128 --> 00:36:54,962 Neither. 662 00:36:55,796 --> 00:36:58,799 But I did think it was time to stop playing games. 663 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:01,302 And avoiding the truth. 664 00:37:03,304 --> 00:37:06,807 As ill-advised as Cheryl's party was tonight, 665 00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:11,479 it confirmed something I've been feeling for a really long time. 666 00:37:20,154 --> 00:37:21,197 [exhales sharply] 667 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:29,622 [ominous music playing] 668 00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:41,050 [Minerva] It's sublime, Cheryl. 669 00:37:41,133 --> 00:37:43,177 Thank you, Minerva. 670 00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:47,265 Considering so much of my life is sheer ugliness, 671 00:37:47,348 --> 00:37:49,600 I'm relieved you think so. 672 00:37:49,684 --> 00:37:50,559 No, Cheryl. 673 00:37:50,643 --> 00:37:53,938 You made me beautiful because you're beautiful. 674 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:55,606 No, I'm not. 675 00:37:56,482 --> 00:37:58,859 I'm repulsive. 676 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:01,821 No. Cheryl, you are... 677 00:38:02,655 --> 00:38:03,864 You're gorgeous. 678 00:38:04,615 --> 00:38:06,617 [dramatic music playing] 679 00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:20,840 [door opens] 680 00:38:22,591 --> 00:38:23,426 [door closes] 681 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,223 -Hey. -Hey. 682 00:38:31,350 --> 00:38:33,060 I went by your house, 683 00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:36,522 but Eric told me you were on duty the next couple of nights, so... 684 00:38:37,231 --> 00:38:39,942 Serves me right for starting a fire department. 685 00:38:44,905 --> 00:38:45,740 Archie... 686 00:38:51,704 --> 00:38:55,166 Chad and I are getting a divorce. 687 00:38:57,251 --> 00:38:59,754 He's on his way back to New York, for good. 688 00:39:02,048 --> 00:39:02,882 I'm sorry. 689 00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:04,342 Don't be. 690 00:39:06,260 --> 00:39:10,890 I think, in my heart of hearts, I knew it had to happen. 691 00:39:11,974 --> 00:39:15,186 I was devastated when I found out you were married. 692 00:39:15,269 --> 00:39:17,021 [dramatic music playing] 693 00:39:17,104 --> 00:39:18,481 But that was nothing... 694 00:39:19,482 --> 00:39:22,318 like the pain I felt seeing you unhappy. 695 00:39:24,779 --> 00:39:27,156 More than anything, I want you to be happy. 696 00:39:29,408 --> 00:39:30,242 Good. 697 00:39:32,203 --> 00:39:36,374 Because I might know a way that you can help me with that. 698 00:39:36,457 --> 00:39:37,291 Wait, I... 699 00:39:39,752 --> 00:39:41,087 I need to tell you something. 700 00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:44,298 Betty and I... 701 00:39:45,174 --> 00:39:47,426 We didn't hook up after the key party, but we... 702 00:39:48,469 --> 00:39:51,222 We have hooked up a few times since we got back to Riverdale. 703 00:39:53,766 --> 00:39:55,142 I wondered about that. 704 00:39:56,769 --> 00:40:02,149 What was it? Just two lost, lonely souls looking for a connection? 705 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:03,442 Something like that. 706 00:40:05,736 --> 00:40:07,696 We're just friends, is the truth. 707 00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:10,157 I thought you should know. 708 00:40:11,117 --> 00:40:12,368 The way I see it... 709 00:40:13,744 --> 00:40:15,454 the past is in the past. 710 00:40:18,415 --> 00:40:20,709 I'm only interested in... 711 00:40:22,545 --> 00:40:23,712 what we want. 712 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:26,382 Now. 713 00:40:27,466 --> 00:40:28,426 In the present. 714 00:40:33,139 --> 00:40:35,474 ["Carry Me" playing] 715 00:40:35,558 --> 00:40:38,227 ♪ Carry me over ♪ 716 00:40:39,019 --> 00:40:42,273 ♪ Carry me through the night ♪ 717 00:40:42,356 --> 00:40:44,525 ♪ I need your hand ♪ 718 00:40:45,651 --> 00:40:49,196 ♪ To pull me through the fire ♪ 719 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:54,285 ♪ Hold me tight , lover ♪ 720 00:40:54,785 --> 00:40:57,246 -[phone rings] -Hello? 721 00:40:57,329 --> 00:40:59,206 [woman] This is a collect call for Alice Cooper. 722 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,333 -I'll accept the charges. -[Polly] Mom, are you there? 723 00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:03,210 -Polly. -Betty, you have to help me. 724 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:04,795 I'm at some pay phone in nowhere. 725 00:41:04,879 --> 00:41:07,381 -Where are you? -I don't know. I ran as fast as I could. 726 00:41:07,464 --> 00:41:09,049 Come get me. I'm on the highway. 727 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:11,093 -The Lonely Highway? -It looks like it. 728 00:41:11,177 --> 00:41:14,013 [Betty] I'm gonna hang up, call me back on my cell. 729 00:41:14,096 --> 00:41:17,099 -Mom and I are about to get in the car. -[Polly] Hurry. They're coming. 730 00:41:18,017 --> 00:41:18,851 [Alice] Wait. There. 731 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:20,978 There, Betty! 732 00:41:21,061 --> 00:41:22,980 [suspenseful music playing] 733 00:41:31,739 --> 00:41:32,698 Polly! 734 00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:35,743 Polly! 735 00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:58,182 [theme music playing] ying]