-[narrator] Previously on Riverdale: -If we divorce,
I can testify against you in court.
No one would believe that the She-Wolf of Wall Street
didn't know about the dirty dealings going on in her own business.
Archie, I'm staying in New York.
Ronnie, don't do this.
I'm not going to stop looking for Polly.
I will get justice, Mom.
[Jughead] I have a favor to ask.
I have some personal trauma I can't access.
I need someone I trust to watch over me.
You have to get some writing done. I'll be back in the morning.
-Write. -Tabitha. Tabitha, don't!
Oh, my God.
Uncle Frank, Kev's dad said there was a prison break.
Boom.
[Frank] I heard inmates say they were paid to trash the town, especially this school.
[Archie] Only Hiram Lodge would be crazy enough to do that.
[Alice] Hiram's escapees trashed everything.
Pulled wires from walls, smashed circuit breakers,
even broke sinks and toilets.
How long until we can get this place back in shape, Mr. Andrews?
At least three weeks.
-And that's if I can pull a crew together. -Count me in, Archie.
Let's get started. I guess it's back to remote learning.
[doorbell rings]
Ms. Veronica. Welcome back.
Smithers.
Oh! Is that my special delivery?
Oh, ah, yes. It came last night.
Uh, there's something you should know. Your fath--
Let me get eyes on the opal first.
Oh...
Oh, Smithers.
My gem contact in Ethiopia did not lie.
This blue opal is even more stunning than I imagined.
And just in time too.
I've got a buyer coming in from Montreal, Mr. Sand.
I can use the commission from the sale to start paying back Chad's investors.
Something happened while you were gone. Your father's prison was compromised.
What?
The town was flooded with convicts wreaking havoc and mayhem.
-Hit hardest was Riverdale High. -Oh, my God.
[knocking on door]
Archie. Thank God.
I heard about the prison break.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
School's a mess, but it could have been a lot worse.
How did things go with Chad? Did he sign the divorce papers?
Uh, not exactly.
Chad threw me a curveball.
I could explain, but for legal reasons, it's better you don't know the details.
I know. I'm sorry.
I really hate that I'm dragging you through this.
I appreciate it, but until you and Chad are officially done...
I think we should keep our distance.
We can be friends, but that's it. Not until those papers are signed.
I...
suppose that makes sense.
I'm gonna be busy anyway.
I told Tom I'd help him round up any convicts who are still causing trouble.
[Rose] Well, only when I feel like it.
Well, you are legally senile.
[Penelope] Good morning, sisters.
What are you so happy about?
Life, Cheryl. Everlasting life.
Whilst in prison, I started my own ministry.
[gulps]
And now that I am free, I can see plainly
that continuing my good work
is precisely what this wicked little town needs.
We'll hold two services a day,
right here on the estate.
[Cheryl] A ministry.
Shouldn't you be hiding in the walls, perchance the po-po come a-knocking?
Actually...
due to my active spiritual work,
I was up for early parole.
What we need is money,
not some sham religion created by and for convicts.
God is on our side, child.
When we start this church, he will provide.
[cell phone buzzing]
-Hello? -[Tabitha] Is this Betty?
Yeah, who is this?
It's Tabitha. Tabitha Tate.
Hi.
I know this is out of the blue, but I can't find Jughead anywhere.
I was supposed to watch him, long story.
Now he's missing. I'm worried about him.
Look, Jughead's been known to go off-grid for days at a time.
I can stop by Pop's tomorrow and check in with you if you want.
I appreciate that.
-Thank you, Betty. -Yeah.
[bell jingles]
Give me the cash in your register! Now!
No problem. Please, just don't hurt anyone.
Give me the money!
[dramatic music playing]
[Keller] Jeremiah Peterson,
serving five to ten years for two counts of armed robbery.
There's about to be three unless you can help us find your fellow escapees.
Most of them are long gone.
Hightailed it out of Riverdale after the prison break.
-A few stayed behind. -How many?
I want a lawyer.
And some more meds.
Maybe after he's had some rest
and some painkillers, he'll wanna talk to us.
I'll look in on him periodically.
Night.
[Veronica] Isn't it beautiful?
I was tracking this opal down for months.
-It finally came in. -[knocking on door]
-It's sublime. -[buzzes]
[dramatic music playing]
Well, isn't this a small world?
Wait.
You're those psychos from Thanksgiving seven years ago.
Don't even think about it, darling.
Hands up. Both of you.
Dodger, smash and grab.
We'll take that too.
Hope your insurance is all paid up.
-[door closes] -What the hell just happened?
Hey. You should see this.
[man on TV] ...to round up the majority of these criminals.
We believe there's a small group of escapees still at large
in the town formerly known as Riverdale.
Local philanthropist Hiram Lodge and I
are offering a reward for any information
that may lead to a safe capture of any and all prisoners.
Wait. So Hiram sets free a bunch of cons.
Now he's offering a reward for bringing them back?
A PR stunt to paint themselves as heroes.
Where are you going?
We need money to fix this school. They're offering it.
I'm rounding up criminals and cashing in.
[Hiram] If it isn't my old friend...
-Hello, Archie. -Hiram.
Governor Dooley.
I saw the press conference. I'm going after your prisoners.
Do you have a list of the missing convicts?
Here is some of the names of the inmates confirmed to be at large.
Thank you.
You'll hear from me. And keep your checkbook handy.
[door closes]
This is a mess. Blowing up the prison was never a part of our greater plan.
-As far as you know. -Cut the crap!
Just give me my cut of the palladium.
I've told you over and over again, governor,
we didn't find any beneath the prison, sadly.
And I don't believe you, partner.
But I'll give you 24 hours to change your tune.
Be careful out there, Donald.
A lot of dangerous folk still on the loose.
Might wanna watch your back.
[door buzzes, then opens]
[Reggie] Ronnie.
You said you needed my help, but I'm done doing cleanup work.
Reggie. Thanks to your and my father's machinations,
that thug Dodger Dickenson and his crazy mom
ravaged my store.
They got away with half my stock, not to mention an Ethiopian blue opal,
which you, Reginald, are going to help me find.
Yeah, no. Uh, this is not high school, Ronnie.
I work for one Lodge and it's not you.
How did that even happen?
My dad got into money trouble and turned to your dad for help.
Now I'm working off my old man's debt.
Reggie, it's not too late to switch sides. Fight with the good guys.
Nah. The bad guys pay better.
But I'll help you find your rock, for old time's sake.
Thank you, Reggie.
[bell jingles]
[Betty] Wow. So Jughead is taking psychedelics to help him write now.
I guess I'm only sort of surprised, actually.
I thought if I cuffed him, he'd be contained until I came back.
But I couldn't stay. Not after...
What?
When he was high, he made a pass at me. When I rebuffed him, he said--
What did he say?
He said, "Don't be such a Betty.
First sign of fun, you try to kill it."
Okay, um...
I'm sorry that Jughead put you in this really awful position,
but he shouldn't really be my problem anymore, or yours,
for that matter.
But, yeah, yeah. I'll help.
Last time I didn't act on a missing person was my sister.
We'll start at the bunker.
-I wanna see it for myself. -Thanks.
[monitor beeping]
Hey, what are you giving him? That's my prisoner.
Darla Dickenson?
Didn't realize I'd made such an impression on you folks.
-[Jeremiah groans] -[grunts]
[Jeremiah breathing rapidly]
[ominous music playing]
[door locks]
Mission accomplished.
In about two minutes,
Jeremiah won't be saying much of anything to anyone.
Oh. And I hooked us a little bonus prize too.
Well, he left his phone here.
That's never a good sign.
Okay. Although this will be potentially cringey,
I think we should read Jughead's manuscript.
See if there's any clues about where he may have wandered off to.
We'll each take half.
What am I looking for?
Any conspicuous locations or people that he mentions.
Anything that might be a lead.
[door opens]
[man laughing]
Oh, what do we have here?
Fallen on hard times, friend?
Just trying to keep warm.
Hey, uh, wanna make some money?
No, I'm good.
No, really, take it. I insist.
Oops.
[dramatic music playing]
[man laughing]
My mom's building a case to grant you an early release
because of your heroism the night of the prison break.
If you help us find these convicts, it should bolster your chances.
I'll help. Might even know where some of them are hiding.
I also heard of convicts
squatting in a tuna warehouse out on the docks.
-Great. We'll start there. -[Frank] Mm.
-No answer? -No. Straight to voicemail.
-Thanks for asking. -[Archie] Talked to your dad earlier.
He knew we were meeting here.
It's Riverdale. He could be doing literally anything. Onwards.
-Are we going in armed? -Yeah. Batons, Tasers and zip ties.
No guns. Minimal bloodshed.
Let's go get them.
All this stuff about Mothmen and mole people.
Where did Jughead get the shrooms anyways?
His ex Jessica came up from New York to deliver them.
Maybe he's reached out to her.
Seven years later, still the same passcode.
[line rings]
[Jessica] Hey, Jones. How was your trip?
Is this Jessica?
Yeah, who the hell is this?
This is Betty Cooper. I'm--
Wait. The Betty?
Oh, my God. I have so many questions for you.
I'm calling because you sold Jughead mushrooms and now he's missing.
-Has he reached out to you? -No.
But don't worry. Sometimes when he has writer's block,
Jones goes on walkabouts, he calls them.
He's not blocked. He wrote his book, such as it is.
I thought Diner Girl was supposed to watch him.
He slipped past her.
Amateur. I'll come up to help you look.
-No, that's really not necessary-- -He owes me 500 bucks.
Text me your address.
Okay. Uh, well, I guess we'll see you tomorrow.
Maybe she can actually help us.
Also I'm a little curious to meet her.
[organ music playing]
Efforts are afoot to rebuild Riverdale.
But this town shan't be saved until its soul is saved.
What say ye?
[all] May our souls be saved!
[Penelope] Amen, I say back to ye!
Now, give yourselves over to the holy sweetness.
Drink of his sweet water and be saved.
Who exactly is he, Mumzie?
Whose sweet water are they tasting?
The sweetness of this water...
comes from a son
who died for the sins and the darkness of this world.
[woman] Yes.
I speak of my son, Jason.
For years, I searched to find meaning in his death.
But then, I realized something.
Jason was a sacrifice.
To lay bare the sins of this accursed place.
And now it is up to us
to shepherd the soul of this township back into the light.
To that end,
if you have any coins or bills that you could spare, even a penny
will help to ensure Riverdale's spiritual future.
Praise be.
I'm gonna drain the vein.
-[man 1] What the--? -[man 2] What the hell?
There are warrants out for your arrest. And we're taking you in.
You don't have guns.
That was a bad idea.
-[gun cocks] -Drop it. Before I drop you.
Let's go.
[Archie] What are you doing here?
Our old nemeses Dodger and Darla Dickenson stole my blue opal.
I got one of the cons to spill.
Dodger was here talking up some fancy rock, but slipped out
-before you clowns stormed in. -[cell phone buzzes]
That's my buyer.
He's getting restless. Okay.
I have to deal with him, but, Archie, please,
I need you to find Dodger and Darla, and get my opal back.
All right. Let me get this straight.
You went off to New York, which I didn't want you to do,
you may have spent the night with your husband, who didn't sign divorce papers.
-Now you want me to go find a rock? -I'm sorry
about what happened with me and Chad.
But you're going after the Dickensons no matter what, right?
Then you can get me my opal.
Fine.
Hey. You should rest.
You're banged up pretty bad.
-You changed my bandages? -Yes, sir.
You got a fever. Probably an infection.
I gave you aspirin, but what you need are antibiotics.
Sent a pal of mine out to score you some.
You're shivering.
Here.
Thanks.
Yeah, those guys, they kicked the tar out of you.
You're lucky you're alive.
I'm lucky you were there.
-What's your name? -Calvin.
But people call me Doc.
-[dramatic music playing] -[Jughead] There's this one guy named Doc.
He would stay up all night just to make sure the junkies didn't mess with me.
And one day, these drunken businessmen
who had heard about our little shanty town, they found Doc...
and beat the life out of him.
I didn't move. I didn't say anything.
I watched.
[Doc] What's yours?
Henry.
Well, Henry...
you wanna tell me how you ended up on Sketch Alley?
Uh...
I took some shrooms.
I had a bad trip.
I was in and out for a while.
And then I guess I...
wandered here.
I really should go. Thank you very much.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. You're not going anywhere.
Look, my friend will be back soon. And until then, you sleep.
[groaning]
There you go.
Donald, it's Hiram.
I have some new information regarding what we were discussing earlier.
If you can meet me ASAP, I'm at the office.
Satisfied?
Not until I get my share of the palladium.
Or you're dead.
Or both.
Archie said Jughead has been living in here.
Oh, my God.
Jessica, what do you think?
Our apartment back in New York was even messier.
What the hell has he been doing these days?
The maple mushrooms I gave Jones
shouldn't have triggered a psychotic episode.
-Was he taking anything else? -Not that I know of.
We should confirm that. Luckily, I know all about hiding places.
Especially his.
We can search for him and his stashes,
see if there are any other drugs he might have been sampling.
Where else could he be hiding out?
Or hiding contraband?
Well, it's a long shot, but he did live under the stairs at Riverdale High once.
-Has a desk there, same as the rest of us. -That's our next stop.
Well, he is not in the teacher's lounge.
He's not under the stairs.
Pretty sure he's not hiding in a desk drawer.
Where would he have done most of his writing, if not here or his crib?
The bunker but we already checked it.
But you don't know what we're looking for. Take me there.
Okay.
You're shameless, Mumzie.
Swindling those people out of their money whilst defiling the memory of Jay-Jay.
I am doing no such thing.
[scoffs] I've spent enough time with corpses to know the truth.
There is no invisible world,
just eternal rot.
We are worm food at best.
-Do you honestly believe that? -Well...
there was a time when I wanted to believe in something more.
[dramatic music playing]
A time when I thought I was speaking to Jay-Jay in the beyond.
But you ruined that.
Your gaslighting, your lies, your deranged Julian doll.
You showed me that there is nothing eternal.
Just the cruelty of mothers.
Any faith I had went up in flames when I gave Jason his Viking funeral.
But, Cheryl, there is a realm beyond this mortal coil
where maple syrup flows in rivers.
Don't you wanna be part of something larger?
Of course I do.
I just don't think you're a part of it, Mother.
[cell phone buzzing]
Daddy, I can't talk right now.
[Ted] Veronica Lodge.
You don't know me, but my associates and I have taken your father hostage.
See, he owes me something and he won't give it over.
So if you wanna see him or his fellow captives,
Governor Dooley or Sheriff Keller, alive again,
-you better follow my instructions. -What do you want?
Palladium.
We dug it out of the ground for your father and now we want our share.
But he won't tell us where it is.
So I thought maybe you could get through to him.
We're at the El Royale, there's three of them--
Daddy?
Do not cooperate with these thugs.
What's palladium?
-I don't know. -[gunshot, then Dooley groans]
Daddy?
That was Double D putting a bullet into Governor Dooley's stomach.
It'll probably take a few hours for him to bleed out.
The next bullet goes into your father.
So if you wanna save their lives,
find me that palladium!
Wait, Double D?
Is Dodger Dickenson there? And does he have a blue opal?
He might.
[chuckles]
I'll get you the palladium, but I want my father and the others back.
And my opal.
-Deal. -I'll be in touch.
What was that about?
-Reggie... -Mm?
...what do you know about my dad and palladium?
Okay. Now I'm officially worried. Dad has never been out of touch this long.
Your dad's been in tough spots before, Kev.
-He'll be okay. We're gonna find him. -[cell phone rings]
-Veronica? -Archie, where are you?
Home. We haven't found Dodger or his mom yet.
I know where they are. They're with some other guy named Ted.
Oh, crap.
I know that guy. He's a beast.
They're holed up at the El Royale and they're keeping my father,
Governor Dooley and Sheriff Keller hostage.
Wait, what?
They're looking for palladium. Reggie thinks he knows where it is.
-Can you meet us at Daddy's office? -We're on our way.
I know where your dad is.
Confirmed. My father is literally Lex Luthor.
If he's hiding any palladium, it's in there.
Archie, you still ride with those tools in your truck?
Yes, I do. Do you guys wanna give me a hand?
And I will track down a dolly.
Well done, fellas.
Depressing. I can see why Jones likes this place.
-Damn it. Where is it? -What are you even looking for?
Jones's manuscript.
Uh, I have it. I took it when we searched this place earlier.
Can I read it? Is there anything in there that will help us find Jones?
Not that we could pinpoint.
Okay.
Mmm... New idea.
If this is where he tripped, should we do the same?
-I'm sorry. What? -Huh?
I have shrooms, from the same batch I gave Jones.
If we take some, maybe we could see what he saw,
experience what he experienced.
It'll be like retracing his steps.
Give us a sec? We've just never tripped before.
-Yeah. -Just gonna...
We're not gonna do that.
-What is she trying to pull? -I don't know.
She gave him drugs. She's trying to get us to take drugs.
She's got multiple agendas.
This was, I think, a really bad idea.
-Let's pivot. -[Jessica] New new idea.
I wonder if I should go back to New York.
You two have Riverdale covered,
but what if Jughead is on his way back there to confront his demons?
-That might be a good idea. -Could be. Good idea.
But it is a long ride back.
Can we grab a bite before I go?
Jones couldn't stop talking about Pop's when I met him.
-Yeah. For sure. -Mm-hm.
Okay. Come on, ladies. It'll be my treat.
[glass shatters]
[dog barking]
[indistinct chatter]
-[Doc] I didn't ask you for a thing. -[man] Good point.
-[Doc] I didn't ask you for anything. -Doc?
[ominous music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-[glass shatters] -[Doc groans]
[ringing]
[suspenseful music playing]
-Did you get the palladium? -[Veronica] Yes, but there's a catch.
It's locked in a safe. We have it but not the combination.
-Luckily-- -I have the man who does.
All right. But you make the delivery.
Not your boyfriend. Just you.
Deal. I'll be there in half an hour.
I give you the safe, you give me my opal and free the hostages.
And Archie tells me you're a military man, so I know you'll honor your word.
[cell phone beeps]
What's the plan, boys?
Once I'm inside, I can buy us, say, 30 seconds.
Ted knows the El Royale.
-He'll have eyes on all the entrances. -[Archie] No, not all.
When I took over, I put in a new roof. There's a skylight covered with tar paper.
We tear it off and drop in like Batman with the element of surprise.
He doesn't know you're with us, Uncle Frank, which gives us an advantage.
They've got my dad. I'm going in too.
-Count me in as well. -[Reggie] Same.
Good. We'll need the manpower against Ted.
[dramatic music playing]
[chirping]
[over speakers] ♪ Rain ♪
♪ It is falling ♪
You really didn't have to do that. I own this diner.
No way. I love splurging on new friends.
It's a lesson I live by. Help out when you can.
And maybe don't leave people alone when they're tripping on mushrooms.
I assumed he'd be safe in the handcuffs.
[Betty] Well, another lesson,
maybe don't give psychedelic shrooms to someone in a delicate state.
How about don't betray your boyfriend the way you did?
Getting with his best friend, that's some Shakespearean-level treachery.
Okay. Yeah.
Clearly, in the stories Jughead has been telling,
he's cast himself as the blameless victim here.
But Jughead's not so innocent.
Yeah, no, actually, he left me this voicemail,
mmm, two years ago.
[Jughead] Betty, where the hell are you?
You said you were gonna come to my release party, but, what, you bailed?
[scoffs] Of course you bailed.
You've just been blowing me off for years.
Why should I have expected anything different?
You know, I see you.
I see what I should have seen seven years ago.
You pretend to be nice, but you're only looking for weak spots.
And when you find them, you press on them like a bruise.
Like when you hooked up with Archie?
You know, you found the one person that would hurt both me and Veronica,
and you just went there.
You're a cold, fake, duplicitous bitch.
And once people read my book, everyone's gonna see that.
Wow.
-That's darkness. -Yep.
I was living with Jughead then.
Yeah. Things were good for a while.
But then these writing deadlines started to get the best of him,
and he started spiraling into this destructive behavior.
To be fair, so did I. I'm a writer as well.
We cared about each other.
We just weren't good for each other.
I couldn't be around that energy.
So I got out.
[sniffs]
Mmm. Are you guys hot?
Mm-mm.
I'm feeling hot.
Oh, crap.
[suspenseful music playing]
I feel bad now, but I'm just gonna say it.
When I got the fries, I sprinkled some dried mushrooms on them.
-Are you kidding me? -What?
-They tasted different. -[Jessica] I'm sorry.
I was gonna chill until you guys started tripping, then grab the manuscript.
-Is that why you came here? -Why didn't you ask for it?
Probably PTSD from asking Jughead if I could read whatever he was working on,
and then him biting my head off.
We should get you guys someplace safe.
What is so important about this manuscript that you would drug us to get it?
It's literal gibberish.
After he used you as fodder for The Outcasts,
I was afraid he'd write about our time in New York.
And I really don't want my parents or my friends reading that.
Go ahead.
He probably won't even remember writing it.
If he ever turns up.
I'm sure you don't want any more advice,
but just let the trip take you wherever it may go.
It should be gentle and mellow.
Ride it out together. Don't fight it. Okay?
Just let the tunes wash over you.
And thanks for understanding.
[psychedelic rock music playing]
♪ Doors locked ♪
♪ Blinds pulled ♪
♪ Flames high ♪
-♪ Flames high ♪ -♪ Flames high ♪
♪ My body ♪
-♪ My body ♪ -♪ My body ♪
♪ My body ♪
♪ Your body is walking ♪
♪ In space ♪
♪ My soul is in orbit ♪
♪ With God, face-to-face ♪
-♪ Floating, flipping ♪ -♪ Floating, flipping ♪
-♪ Flying, tripping ♪ -♪ Flying, tripping ♪
-♪ Tripping from starlight ♪ -♪ Tripping from starlight ♪
-♪ To Moonville ♪ -♪ To Moonville ♪
-Search her. -Show me the blue opal first.
Okay. Now you can search me.
Isn't it fab? It's from Lacy's new fall line.
A dozen hidden pockets for that businesswoman on the go.
Better not be wasting my time.
And that's 30 seconds, you Neanderthal.
-[glass shatters] -[gasps]
♪ Red, black ♪
♪ Blue, brown ♪
♪ Yellow, crimson ♪
♪ Green, orange ♪
♪ Purple, pink ♪
♪ Violet, white ♪
♪ White, white ♪
♪ Our eyes are open ♪
♪ Wide ♪
I take it, that's worth a lot.
[Veronica] It is.
Tomorrow, I'll hand it over to my buyer, but tonight, this blue baby is all mine.
[laughs] Thanks to you and your A-Team.
So when the governor regains consciousness,
we'll be asking him to give your uncle a full pardon.
I won't say no to that, Ronnie.
So...
we're still feeling good about our decision?
To hold off until my divorce is final?
Yeah.
But I am torn.
Well, then...
I better work on making this divorce happen as fast as humanly possible.
I'll be seeing you soon, Archie.
[over speakers] ♪ Mmm, baby I'll be lettin' you go ♪
[Hiram] Thought you might like an update.
Where's the palladium?
That doesn't really matter because...
I'm not sharing.
Not now, not ever.
I've moved heaven and earth to get here.
I've dedicated years of my life to this cause.
You have no idea.
So as soon as you're healthy enough,
I suggest you go back to that cushy, little mansion of yours and never return.
Or else.
[imitates gunshot]
Are we clear?
[grunts]
Yeah.
Good morning. Feeling better?
-Yeah. -My friend came by with the antibiotics.
Gave them to you while you were out.
Hey, that guy...
-Did I--? -Kill him?
[chuckles] Nah. But you knocked him out.
Dragged him to the edge of Sketch Alley and dumped him on the curb.
Someone will find him. But you need to get home.
Well, I can't yet.
And why is that?
[dramatic music playing]
Something happened to me in New York.
I know it's something horrible, I just can't remember what.
I keep getting these... delusions.
They're like images or memories, maybe.
And I, uh...
I just know I can't go home until I... figure it out.
Sounds like you know where you're going, then.
My name is not... Henry, it's--
-Jughead. I know. -You knew?
Well, not right away but I figure you had your reasons.
I'm so sorry, for everything that happened. I--
-I wish I would have done something. -You were a kid.
There's nothing you could have done. Now, you just focus on yourself.
Find your way back from wherever it is you've been.
Thanks, Doc.
I'll come back and see you.
[electrical buzzing]
[Tabitha groans]
Oh, my God.
How many days did we sleep through?
A week and a half, it feels like.
Oh, my gosh. Did I give Jessica Jughead's manuscript?
You did. Yep.
And you played his message.
The message for us.
Oh, God.
It's okay, Betty. It is a...
secret amongst friends.
Hmph.
And, look, I know we haven't found Jughead, but, um...
what you're doing, looking for those missing girls?
I wanna help.
I appreciate that, Tabitha.
[Tabitha sighs]
Speaking of messages...
It's Jughead.
Is he okay? What's he saying?
[Jughead] Oh, God. Where to start?
Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I haven't called.
I'm just sorry for everything.
If you blame yourself about me wandering off, don't.
I was high out of my mind.
I'm fine. I'm safe, more or less.
I'm heading to New York. There's something I need to confront.
I'm not sure what, but I wouldn't have gotten this far without you.
When I get back to Riverdale, maybe we can finish that dance. Okay.
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