1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,545 -[narrator] Previously on Riverdale: -If we divorce, 2 00:00:03,628 --> 00:00:05,422 I can testify against you in court. 3 00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:07,924 No one would believe that the She-Wolf of Wall Street 4 00:00:08,007 --> 00:00:10,969 didn't know about the dirty dealings going on in her own business. 5 00:00:11,052 --> 00:00:13,304 Archie, I'm staying in New York. 6 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:14,723 Ronnie, don't do this. 7 00:00:14,806 --> 00:00:17,350 I'm not going to stop looking for Polly. 8 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:18,893 I will get justice, Mom. 9 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:20,228 [Jughead] I have a favor to ask. 10 00:00:20,311 --> 00:00:22,981 I have some personal trauma I can't access. 11 00:00:23,064 --> 00:00:25,608 I need someone I trust to watch over me. 12 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,528 You have to get some writing done. I'll be back in the morning. 13 00:00:28,611 --> 00:00:30,613 -Write. -Tabitha. Tabitha, don't! 14 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:33,575 Oh, my God. 15 00:00:33,658 --> 00:00:35,744 Uncle Frank, Kev's dad said there was a prison break. 16 00:00:35,827 --> 00:00:36,911 Boom. 17 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:40,665 [Frank] I heard inmates say they were paid to trash the town, especially this school. 18 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:43,293 [Archie] Only Hiram Lodge would be crazy enough to do that. 19 00:00:45,295 --> 00:00:48,131 [Alice] Hiram's escapees trashed everything. 20 00:00:48,214 --> 00:00:50,508 Pulled wires from walls, smashed circuit breakers, 21 00:00:50,592 --> 00:00:52,635 even broke sinks and toilets. 22 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:55,847 How long until we can get this place back in shape, Mr. Andrews? 23 00:00:55,930 --> 00:00:57,766 At least three weeks. 24 00:00:57,849 --> 00:01:01,853 -And that's if I can pull a crew together. -Count me in, Archie. 25 00:01:01,936 --> 00:01:05,190 Let's get started. I guess it's back to remote learning. 26 00:01:06,316 --> 00:01:07,650 [doorbell rings] 27 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:11,946 Ms. Veronica. Welcome back. 28 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:13,156 Smithers. 29 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,160 Oh! Is that my special delivery? 30 00:01:17,243 --> 00:01:19,162 Oh, ah, yes. It came last night. 31 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:22,082 Uh, there's something you should know. Your fath-- 32 00:01:22,165 --> 00:01:24,250 Let me get eyes on the opal first. 33 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:25,502 Oh... 34 00:01:34,385 --> 00:01:36,221 Oh, Smithers. 35 00:01:36,304 --> 00:01:38,890 My gem contact in Ethiopia did not lie. 36 00:01:38,973 --> 00:01:42,143 This blue opal is even more stunning than I imagined. 37 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:43,937 And just in time too. 38 00:01:44,020 --> 00:01:47,190 I've got a buyer coming in from Montreal, Mr. Sand. 39 00:01:47,816 --> 00:01:52,112 I can use the commission from the sale to start paying back Chad's investors. 40 00:01:52,195 --> 00:01:57,075 Something happened while you were gone. Your father's prison was compromised. 41 00:01:57,158 --> 00:01:57,992 What? 42 00:01:58,076 --> 00:02:01,329 The town was flooded with convicts wreaking havoc and mayhem. 43 00:02:01,412 --> 00:02:05,291 -Hit hardest was Riverdale High. -Oh, my God. 44 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:06,709 [knocking on door] 45 00:02:07,752 --> 00:02:09,963 Archie. Thank God. 46 00:02:10,046 --> 00:02:11,881 I heard about the prison break. 47 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:14,968 -Are you okay? -I'm fine. 48 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:17,804 School's a mess, but it could have been a lot worse. 49 00:02:17,887 --> 00:02:20,390 How did things go with Chad? Did he sign the divorce papers? 50 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:22,892 Uh, not exactly. 51 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:24,644 Chad threw me a curveball. 52 00:02:24,727 --> 00:02:30,150 I could explain, but for legal reasons, it's better you don't know the details. 53 00:02:30,233 --> 00:02:31,442 I know. I'm sorry. 54 00:02:31,526 --> 00:02:34,362 I really hate that I'm dragging you through this. 55 00:02:35,572 --> 00:02:39,200 I appreciate it, but until you and Chad are officially done... 56 00:02:40,118 --> 00:02:42,745 I think we should keep our distance. 57 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:47,041 We can be friends, but that's it. Not until those papers are signed. 58 00:02:49,043 --> 00:02:49,961 I... 59 00:02:50,753 --> 00:02:52,922 suppose that makes sense. 60 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,173 I'm gonna be busy anyway. 61 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:57,719 I told Tom I'd help him round up any convicts who are still causing trouble. 62 00:03:00,096 --> 00:03:01,931 [Rose] Well, only when I feel like it. 63 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:03,933 Well, you are legally senile. 64 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:06,185 [Penelope] Good morning, sisters. 65 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:08,146 What are you so happy about? 66 00:03:08,229 --> 00:03:11,232 Life, Cheryl. Everlasting life. 67 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:16,195 Whilst in prison, I started my own ministry. 68 00:03:16,279 --> 00:03:17,155 [gulps] 69 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:19,699 And now that I am free, I can see plainly 70 00:03:19,782 --> 00:03:21,618 that continuing my good work 71 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:24,662 is precisely what this wicked little town needs. 72 00:03:25,538 --> 00:03:27,415 We'll hold two services a day, 73 00:03:27,498 --> 00:03:29,500 right here on the estate. 74 00:03:29,584 --> 00:03:31,044 [Cheryl] A ministry. 75 00:03:31,127 --> 00:03:35,089 Shouldn't you be hiding in the walls, perchance the po-po come a-knocking? 76 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:36,007 Actually... 77 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:40,178 due to my active spiritual work, 78 00:03:40,261 --> 00:03:42,055 I was up for early parole. 79 00:03:42,138 --> 00:03:44,390 What we need is money, 80 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:48,353 not some sham religion created by and for convicts. 81 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:51,606 God is on our side, child. 82 00:03:52,607 --> 00:03:55,818 When we start this church, he will provide. 83 00:04:16,005 --> 00:04:17,090 [cell phone buzzing] 84 00:04:20,802 --> 00:04:22,679 -Hello? -[Tabitha] Is this Betty? 85 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:24,514 Yeah, who is this? 86 00:04:24,597 --> 00:04:27,100 It's Tabitha. Tabitha Tate. 87 00:04:27,183 --> 00:04:28,059 Hi. 88 00:04:28,142 --> 00:04:32,272 I know this is out of the blue, but I can't find Jughead anywhere. 89 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:34,524 I was supposed to watch him, long story. 90 00:04:34,607 --> 00:04:37,068 Now he's missing. I'm worried about him. 91 00:04:37,151 --> 00:04:41,072 Look, Jughead's been known to go off-grid for days at a time. 92 00:04:44,242 --> 00:04:47,996 I can stop by Pop's tomorrow and check in with you if you want. 93 00:04:48,079 --> 00:04:49,497 I appreciate that. 94 00:04:49,580 --> 00:04:50,915 -Thank you, Betty. -Yeah. 95 00:04:50,999 --> 00:04:52,583 [bell jingles] 96 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:55,086 Give me the cash in your register! Now! 97 00:04:55,169 --> 00:04:57,255 No problem. Please, just don't hurt anyone. 98 00:04:57,338 --> 00:04:58,840 Give me the money! 99 00:04:58,923 --> 00:05:00,675 [dramatic music playing] 100 00:05:07,306 --> 00:05:08,516 [Keller] Jeremiah Peterson, 101 00:05:08,599 --> 00:05:12,687 serving five to ten years for two counts of armed robbery. 102 00:05:13,646 --> 00:05:18,109 There's about to be three unless you can help us find your fellow escapees. 103 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,486 Most of them are long gone. 104 00:05:20,570 --> 00:05:23,114 Hightailed it out of Riverdale after the prison break. 105 00:05:23,197 --> 00:05:25,450 -A few stayed behind. -How many? 106 00:05:25,533 --> 00:05:27,243 I want a lawyer. 107 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:28,745 And some more meds. 108 00:05:32,623 --> 00:05:34,000 Maybe after he's had some rest 109 00:05:34,083 --> 00:05:36,085 and some painkillers, he'll wanna talk to us. 110 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,296 I'll look in on him periodically. 111 00:05:38,379 --> 00:05:39,380 Night. 112 00:05:40,256 --> 00:05:41,424 [Veronica] Isn't it beautiful? 113 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:43,593 I was tracking this opal down for months. 114 00:05:43,676 --> 00:05:45,470 -It finally came in. -[knocking on door] 115 00:05:45,553 --> 00:05:47,430 -It's sublime. -[buzzes] 116 00:05:48,389 --> 00:05:50,183 [dramatic music playing] 117 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:53,311 Well, isn't this a small world? 118 00:05:53,394 --> 00:05:54,604 Wait. 119 00:05:57,315 --> 00:06:00,401 You're those psychos from Thanksgiving seven years ago. 120 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:02,278 Don't even think about it, darling. 121 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:05,031 Hands up. Both of you. 122 00:06:05,865 --> 00:06:08,326 Dodger, smash and grab. 123 00:06:14,415 --> 00:06:15,750 We'll take that too. 124 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:24,425 Hope your insurance is all paid up. 125 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:31,349 -[door closes] -What the hell just happened? 126 00:06:39,190 --> 00:06:40,733 Hey. You should see this. 127 00:06:40,817 --> 00:06:43,111 [man on TV] ...to round up the majority of these criminals. 128 00:06:43,194 --> 00:06:46,781 We believe there's a small group of escapees still at large 129 00:06:46,864 --> 00:06:49,242 in the town formerly known as Riverdale. 130 00:06:49,325 --> 00:06:51,994 Local philanthropist Hiram Lodge and I 131 00:06:52,495 --> 00:06:55,081 are offering a reward for any information 132 00:06:55,164 --> 00:06:59,293 that may lead to a safe capture of any and all prisoners. 133 00:06:59,377 --> 00:07:02,046 Wait. So Hiram sets free a bunch of cons. 134 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:05,091 Now he's offering a reward for bringing them back? 135 00:07:05,174 --> 00:07:07,760 A PR stunt to paint themselves as heroes. 136 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:11,472 Where are you going? 137 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,891 We need money to fix this school. They're offering it. 138 00:07:13,975 --> 00:07:16,394 I'm rounding up criminals and cashing in. 139 00:07:17,311 --> 00:07:19,021 [Hiram] If it isn't my old friend... 140 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,107 -Hello, Archie. -Hiram. 141 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:22,733 Governor Dooley. 142 00:07:22,817 --> 00:07:25,945 I saw the press conference. I'm going after your prisoners. 143 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:29,282 Do you have a list of the missing convicts? 144 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:34,287 Here is some of the names of the inmates confirmed to be at large. 145 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:38,040 Thank you. 146 00:07:38,791 --> 00:07:41,836 You'll hear from me. And keep your checkbook handy. 147 00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:44,213 [door closes] 148 00:07:45,173 --> 00:07:49,302 This is a mess. Blowing up the prison was never a part of our greater plan. 149 00:07:49,385 --> 00:07:51,804 -As far as you know. -Cut the crap! 150 00:07:52,346 --> 00:07:54,557 Just give me my cut of the palladium. 151 00:07:56,684 --> 00:08:00,229 I've told you over and over again, governor, 152 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:03,065 we didn't find any beneath the prison, sadly. 153 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:06,903 And I don't believe you, partner. 154 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:09,947 But I'll give you 24 hours to change your tune. 155 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:13,159 Be careful out there, Donald. 156 00:08:13,242 --> 00:08:16,120 A lot of dangerous folk still on the loose. 157 00:08:18,039 --> 00:08:20,082 Might wanna watch your back. 158 00:08:24,420 --> 00:08:26,589 [door buzzes, then opens] 159 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:27,548 [Reggie] Ronnie. 160 00:08:27,632 --> 00:08:31,510 You said you needed my help, but I'm done doing cleanup work. 161 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:34,931 Reggie. Thanks to your and my father's machinations, 162 00:08:35,014 --> 00:08:39,018 that thug Dodger Dickenson and his crazy mom 163 00:08:39,101 --> 00:08:40,478 ravaged my store. 164 00:08:40,561 --> 00:08:44,815 They got away with half my stock, not to mention an Ethiopian blue opal, 165 00:08:44,899 --> 00:08:48,027 which you, Reginald, are going to help me find. 166 00:08:48,110 --> 00:08:51,197 Yeah, no. Uh, this is not high school, Ronnie. 167 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,199 I work for one Lodge and it's not you. 168 00:08:53,282 --> 00:08:54,992 How did that even happen? 169 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:58,538 My dad got into money trouble and turned to your dad for help. 170 00:08:59,038 --> 00:09:01,207 Now I'm working off my old man's debt. 171 00:09:01,290 --> 00:09:05,962 Reggie, it's not too late to switch sides. Fight with the good guys. 172 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:08,297 Nah. The bad guys pay better. 173 00:09:10,132 --> 00:09:12,760 But I'll help you find your rock, for old time's sake. 174 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:14,971 Thank you, Reggie. 175 00:09:15,972 --> 00:09:17,056 [bell jingles] 176 00:09:17,139 --> 00:09:21,102 [Betty] Wow. So Jughead is taking psychedelics to help him write now. 177 00:09:21,769 --> 00:09:24,730 I guess I'm only sort of surprised, actually. 178 00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:28,693 I thought if I cuffed him, he'd be contained until I came back. 179 00:09:28,776 --> 00:09:31,404 But I couldn't stay. Not after... 180 00:09:31,487 --> 00:09:32,530 What? 181 00:09:32,613 --> 00:09:36,742 When he was high, he made a pass at me. When I rebuffed him, he said-- 182 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:38,703 What did he say? 183 00:09:38,786 --> 00:09:41,539 He said, "Don't be such a Betty. 184 00:09:41,622 --> 00:09:44,166 First sign of fun, you try to kill it." 185 00:09:48,462 --> 00:09:50,131 Okay, um... 186 00:09:51,382 --> 00:09:55,469 I'm sorry that Jughead put you in this really awful position, 187 00:09:55,553 --> 00:09:58,806 but he shouldn't really be my problem anymore, or yours, 188 00:09:58,889 --> 00:09:59,849 for that matter. 189 00:10:02,518 --> 00:10:04,228 But, yeah, yeah. I'll help. 190 00:10:05,229 --> 00:10:08,316 Last time I didn't act on a missing person was my sister. 191 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:10,818 We'll start at the bunker. 192 00:10:10,901 --> 00:10:13,446 -I wanna see it for myself. -Thanks. 193 00:10:19,535 --> 00:10:21,537 [monitor beeping] 194 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:25,458 Hey, what are you giving him? That's my prisoner. 195 00:10:26,083 --> 00:10:27,251 Darla Dickenson? 196 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:30,421 Didn't realize I'd made such an impression on you folks. 197 00:10:30,504 --> 00:10:32,131 -[Jeremiah groans] -[grunts] 198 00:10:34,592 --> 00:10:36,594 [Jeremiah breathing rapidly] 199 00:10:36,677 --> 00:10:38,679 [ominous music playing] 200 00:10:39,555 --> 00:10:40,556 [door locks] 201 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:42,683 Mission accomplished. 202 00:10:42,767 --> 00:10:44,018 In about two minutes, 203 00:10:44,101 --> 00:10:47,229 Jeremiah won't be saying much of anything to anyone. 204 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:51,233 Oh. And I hooked us a little bonus prize too. 205 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:08,084 Well, he left his phone here. 206 00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:09,919 That's never a good sign. 207 00:11:12,421 --> 00:11:16,008 Okay. Although this will be potentially cringey, 208 00:11:16,092 --> 00:11:18,469 I think we should read Jughead's manuscript. 209 00:11:18,552 --> 00:11:23,349 See if there's any clues about where he may have wandered off to. 210 00:11:23,432 --> 00:11:25,935 We'll each take half. 211 00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:30,648 What am I looking for? 212 00:11:31,941 --> 00:11:36,570 Any conspicuous locations or people that he mentions. 213 00:11:36,654 --> 00:11:38,489 Anything that might be a lead. 214 00:11:43,411 --> 00:11:44,787 [door opens] 215 00:11:44,870 --> 00:11:46,455 [man laughing] 216 00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:49,083 Oh, what do we have here? 217 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,628 Fallen on hard times, friend? 218 00:11:54,839 --> 00:11:56,340 Just trying to keep warm. 219 00:11:56,924 --> 00:11:59,051 Hey, uh, wanna make some money? 220 00:12:00,261 --> 00:12:01,220 No, I'm good. 221 00:12:01,303 --> 00:12:03,556 No, really, take it. I insist. 222 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:06,559 Oops. 223 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:13,149 [dramatic music playing] 224 00:12:17,236 --> 00:12:19,238 [man laughing] 225 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:38,340 My mom's building a case to grant you an early release 226 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:41,051 because of your heroism the night of the prison break. 227 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:44,013 If you help us find these convicts, it should bolster your chances. 228 00:12:44,096 --> 00:12:46,765 I'll help. Might even know where some of them are hiding. 229 00:12:46,849 --> 00:12:48,309 I also heard of convicts 230 00:12:48,392 --> 00:12:51,187 squatting in a tuna warehouse out on the docks. 231 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:53,397 -Great. We'll start there. -[Frank] Mm. 232 00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:55,733 -No answer? -No. Straight to voicemail. 233 00:12:55,816 --> 00:12:58,611 -Thanks for asking. -[Archie] Talked to your dad earlier. 234 00:12:58,694 --> 00:13:00,029 He knew we were meeting here. 235 00:13:00,112 --> 00:13:02,907 It's Riverdale. He could be doing literally anything. Onwards. 236 00:13:02,990 --> 00:13:06,452 -Are we going in armed? -Yeah. Batons, Tasers and zip ties. 237 00:13:06,535 --> 00:13:08,579 No guns. Minimal bloodshed. 238 00:13:08,662 --> 00:13:09,788 Let's go get them. 239 00:13:13,375 --> 00:13:17,546 All this stuff about Mothmen and mole people. 240 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,466 Where did Jughead get the shrooms anyways? 241 00:13:20,549 --> 00:13:24,345 His ex Jessica came up from New York to deliver them. 242 00:13:24,428 --> 00:13:26,222 Maybe he's reached out to her. 243 00:13:29,016 --> 00:13:31,810 Seven years later, still the same passcode. 244 00:13:32,937 --> 00:13:34,104 [line rings] 245 00:13:35,064 --> 00:13:36,982 [Jessica] Hey, Jones. How was your trip? 246 00:13:37,066 --> 00:13:38,108 Is this Jessica? 247 00:13:38,192 --> 00:13:39,860 Yeah, who the hell is this? 248 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,363 This is Betty Cooper. I'm-- 249 00:13:42,446 --> 00:13:43,572 Wait. The Betty? 250 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:46,492 Oh, my God. I have so many questions for you. 251 00:13:46,575 --> 00:13:50,871 I'm calling because you sold Jughead mushrooms and now he's missing. 252 00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:53,832 -Has he reached out to you? -No. 253 00:13:53,916 --> 00:13:56,335 But don't worry. Sometimes when he has writer's block, 254 00:13:56,418 --> 00:13:59,004 Jones goes on walkabouts, he calls them. 255 00:13:59,088 --> 00:14:02,716 He's not blocked. He wrote his book, such as it is. 256 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,553 I thought Diner Girl was supposed to watch him. 257 00:14:05,636 --> 00:14:06,929 He slipped past her. 258 00:14:07,012 --> 00:14:09,515 Amateur. I'll come up to help you look. 259 00:14:09,598 --> 00:14:12,977 -No, that's really not necessary-- -He owes me 500 bucks. 260 00:14:13,060 --> 00:14:14,812 Text me your address. 261 00:14:15,479 --> 00:14:18,399 Okay. Uh, well, I guess we'll see you tomorrow. 262 00:14:19,942 --> 00:14:21,777 Maybe she can actually help us. 263 00:14:22,403 --> 00:14:24,697 Also I'm a little curious to meet her. 264 00:14:27,074 --> 00:14:28,367 [organ music playing] 265 00:14:28,450 --> 00:14:32,997 Efforts are afoot to rebuild Riverdale. 266 00:14:33,872 --> 00:14:39,378 But this town shan't be saved until its soul is saved. 267 00:14:39,461 --> 00:14:41,213 What say ye? 268 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:42,923 [all] May our souls be saved! 269 00:14:43,007 --> 00:14:45,217 [Penelope] Amen, I say back to ye! 270 00:14:46,093 --> 00:14:50,973 Now, give yourselves over to the holy sweetness. 271 00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:55,269 Drink of his sweet water and be saved. 272 00:14:55,352 --> 00:14:59,440 Who exactly is he, Mumzie? 273 00:14:59,523 --> 00:15:01,692 Whose sweet water are they tasting? 274 00:15:03,652 --> 00:15:06,113 The sweetness of this water... 275 00:15:07,072 --> 00:15:08,699 comes from a son 276 00:15:08,782 --> 00:15:12,703 who died for the sins and the darkness of this world. 277 00:15:12,786 --> 00:15:13,662 [woman] Yes. 278 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:17,041 I speak of my son, Jason. 279 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:21,420 For years, I searched to find meaning in his death. 280 00:15:21,503 --> 00:15:24,131 But then, I realized something. 281 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:27,676 Jason was a sacrifice. 282 00:15:28,469 --> 00:15:32,598 To lay bare the sins of this accursed place. 283 00:15:32,681 --> 00:15:34,308 And now it is up to us 284 00:15:34,391 --> 00:15:39,063 to shepherd the soul of this township back into the light. 285 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:41,690 To that end, 286 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:46,320 if you have any coins or bills that you could spare, even a penny 287 00:15:46,403 --> 00:15:49,990 will help to ensure Riverdale's spiritual future. 288 00:15:50,074 --> 00:15:51,241 Praise be. 289 00:16:00,834 --> 00:16:02,586 I'm gonna drain the vein. 290 00:16:08,217 --> 00:16:10,302 -[man 1] What the--? -[man 2] What the hell? 291 00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:13,222 There are warrants out for your arrest. And we're taking you in. 292 00:16:15,891 --> 00:16:17,309 You don't have guns. 293 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:19,937 That was a bad idea. 294 00:16:20,020 --> 00:16:23,190 -[gun cocks] -Drop it. Before I drop you. 295 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:27,194 Let's go. 296 00:16:30,739 --> 00:16:32,074 [Archie] What are you doing here? 297 00:16:32,157 --> 00:16:36,328 Our old nemeses Dodger and Darla Dickenson stole my blue opal. 298 00:16:36,412 --> 00:16:37,955 I got one of the cons to spill. 299 00:16:38,038 --> 00:16:41,583 Dodger was here talking up some fancy rock, but slipped out 300 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,627 -before you clowns stormed in. -[cell phone buzzes] 301 00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:45,796 That's my buyer. 302 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:47,923 He's getting restless. Okay. 303 00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:50,008 I have to deal with him, but, Archie, please, 304 00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:52,678 I need you to find Dodger and Darla, and get my opal back. 305 00:16:52,761 --> 00:16:54,930 All right. Let me get this straight. 306 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:57,641 You went off to New York, which I didn't want you to do, 307 00:16:57,725 --> 00:17:01,270 you may have spent the night with your husband, who didn't sign divorce papers. 308 00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:03,397 -Now you want me to go find a rock? -I'm sorry 309 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,482 about what happened with me and Chad. 310 00:17:05,566 --> 00:17:08,277 But you're going after the Dickensons no matter what, right? 311 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:10,696 Then you can get me my opal. 312 00:17:11,447 --> 00:17:12,281 Fine. 313 00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:22,541 Hey. You should rest. 314 00:17:22,624 --> 00:17:24,418 You're banged up pretty bad. 315 00:17:26,336 --> 00:17:28,422 -You changed my bandages? -Yes, sir. 316 00:17:28,505 --> 00:17:31,216 You got a fever. Probably an infection. 317 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:34,720 I gave you aspirin, but what you need are antibiotics. 318 00:17:34,803 --> 00:17:37,222 Sent a pal of mine out to score you some. 319 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:40,184 You're shivering. 320 00:17:40,267 --> 00:17:41,101 Here. 321 00:17:47,107 --> 00:17:47,941 Thanks. 322 00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:52,571 Yeah, those guys, they kicked the tar out of you. 323 00:17:53,697 --> 00:17:55,282 You're lucky you're alive. 324 00:17:56,617 --> 00:17:57,785 I'm lucky you were there. 325 00:17:58,494 --> 00:18:00,704 -What's your name? -Calvin. 326 00:18:00,788 --> 00:18:02,331 But people call me Doc. 327 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:05,125 -[dramatic music playing] -[Jughead] There's this one guy named Doc. 328 00:18:05,209 --> 00:18:08,670 He would stay up all night just to make sure the junkies didn't mess with me. 329 00:18:08,754 --> 00:18:11,173 And one day, these drunken businessmen 330 00:18:11,256 --> 00:18:14,802 who had heard about our little shanty town, they found Doc... 331 00:18:17,679 --> 00:18:19,765 and beat the life out of him. 332 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:22,601 I didn't move. I didn't say anything. 333 00:18:25,687 --> 00:18:26,647 I watched. 334 00:18:27,314 --> 00:18:28,315 [Doc] What's yours? 335 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:30,192 Henry. 336 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:31,944 Well, Henry... 337 00:18:32,903 --> 00:18:35,948 you wanna tell me how you ended up on Sketch Alley? 338 00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:37,074 Uh... 339 00:18:38,075 --> 00:18:39,493 I took some shrooms. 340 00:18:40,994 --> 00:18:42,830 I had a bad trip. 341 00:18:43,872 --> 00:18:45,791 I was in and out for a while. 342 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,252 And then I guess I... 343 00:18:49,211 --> 00:18:50,295 wandered here. 344 00:18:52,923 --> 00:18:55,467 I really should go. Thank you very much. 345 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:58,846 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. You're not going anywhere. 346 00:18:58,929 --> 00:19:02,516 Look, my friend will be back soon. And until then, you sleep. 347 00:19:03,517 --> 00:19:05,185 [groaning] 348 00:19:06,770 --> 00:19:07,688 There you go. 349 00:19:09,565 --> 00:19:11,191 Donald, it's Hiram. 350 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:16,321 I have some new information regarding what we were discussing earlier. 351 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:20,701 If you can meet me ASAP, I'm at the office. 352 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,163 Satisfied? 353 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:27,833 Not until I get my share of the palladium. 354 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:29,960 Or you're dead. 355 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:31,712 Or both. 356 00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:42,598 Archie said Jughead has been living in here. 357 00:19:42,681 --> 00:19:45,267 Oh, my God. 358 00:19:47,060 --> 00:19:48,979 Jessica, what do you think? 359 00:19:49,062 --> 00:19:51,481 Our apartment back in New York was even messier. 360 00:19:51,565 --> 00:19:53,525 What the hell has he been doing these days? 361 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,278 The maple mushrooms I gave Jones 362 00:19:56,361 --> 00:19:58,572 shouldn't have triggered a psychotic episode. 363 00:19:58,655 --> 00:20:01,033 -Was he taking anything else? -Not that I know of. 364 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:05,621 We should confirm that. Luckily, I know all about hiding places. 365 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,039 Especially his. 366 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:12,044 We can search for him and his stashes, 367 00:20:12,127 --> 00:20:15,214 see if there are any other drugs he might have been sampling. 368 00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:23,597 Where else could he be hiding out? 369 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,349 Or hiding contraband? 370 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:30,103 Well, it's a long shot, but he did live under the stairs at Riverdale High once. 371 00:20:30,187 --> 00:20:33,982 -Has a desk there, same as the rest of us. -That's our next stop. 372 00:20:50,374 --> 00:20:53,168 Well, he is not in the teacher's lounge. 373 00:20:54,544 --> 00:20:56,505 He's not under the stairs. 374 00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:00,217 Pretty sure he's not hiding in a desk drawer. 375 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:03,679 Where would he have done most of his writing, if not here or his crib? 376 00:21:04,554 --> 00:21:06,348 The bunker but we already checked it. 377 00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:10,060 But you don't know what we're looking for. Take me there. 378 00:21:11,395 --> 00:21:12,229 Okay. 379 00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:17,192 You're shameless, Mumzie. 380 00:21:17,275 --> 00:21:21,238 Swindling those people out of their money whilst defiling the memory of Jay-Jay. 381 00:21:21,321 --> 00:21:23,448 I am doing no such thing. 382 00:21:23,532 --> 00:21:26,201 [scoffs] I've spent enough time with corpses to know the truth. 383 00:21:26,284 --> 00:21:28,078 There is no invisible world, 384 00:21:28,161 --> 00:21:30,455 just eternal rot. 385 00:21:30,539 --> 00:21:32,457 We are worm food at best. 386 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,836 -Do you honestly believe that? -Well... 387 00:21:36,837 --> 00:21:40,507 there was a time when I wanted to believe in something more. 388 00:21:40,590 --> 00:21:42,676 [dramatic music playing] 389 00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:46,430 A time when I thought I was speaking to Jay-Jay in the beyond. 390 00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:48,598 But you ruined that. 391 00:21:48,682 --> 00:21:52,644 Your gaslighting, your lies, your deranged Julian doll. 392 00:21:53,603 --> 00:21:56,481 You showed me that there is nothing eternal. 393 00:21:57,274 --> 00:21:58,942 Just the cruelty of mothers. 394 00:22:00,235 --> 00:22:03,613 Any faith I had went up in flames when I gave Jason his Viking funeral. 395 00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:11,121 But, Cheryl, there is a realm beyond this mortal coil 396 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:13,790 where maple syrup flows in rivers. 397 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:16,251 Don't you wanna be part of something larger? 398 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:17,461 Of course I do. 399 00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:21,298 I just don't think you're a part of it, Mother. 400 00:22:26,094 --> 00:22:28,263 [cell phone buzzing] 401 00:22:32,142 --> 00:22:33,685 Daddy, I can't talk right now. 402 00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:35,520 [Ted] Veronica Lodge. 403 00:22:35,604 --> 00:22:40,358 You don't know me, but my associates and I have taken your father hostage. 404 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:43,111 See, he owes me something and he won't give it over. 405 00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:46,239 So if you wanna see him or his fellow captives, 406 00:22:46,323 --> 00:22:48,909 Governor Dooley or Sheriff Keller, alive again, 407 00:22:48,992 --> 00:22:51,828 -you better follow my instructions. -What do you want? 408 00:22:51,912 --> 00:22:52,746 Palladium. 409 00:22:53,455 --> 00:22:57,000 We dug it out of the ground for your father and now we want our share. 410 00:22:57,709 --> 00:23:00,170 But he won't tell us where it is. 411 00:23:00,253 --> 00:23:03,215 So I thought maybe you could get through to him. 412 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,552 We're at the El Royale, there's three of them-- 413 00:23:08,095 --> 00:23:09,304 Daddy? 414 00:23:11,264 --> 00:23:13,683 Do not cooperate with these thugs. 415 00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:14,810 What's palladium? 416 00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:16,770 -I don't know. -[gunshot, then Dooley groans] 417 00:23:16,853 --> 00:23:17,687 Daddy? 418 00:23:17,771 --> 00:23:22,442 That was Double D putting a bullet into Governor Dooley's stomach. 419 00:23:23,026 --> 00:23:26,113 It'll probably take a few hours for him to bleed out. 420 00:23:26,822 --> 00:23:29,449 The next bullet goes into your father. 421 00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:33,495 So if you wanna save their lives, 422 00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:35,372 find me that palladium! 423 00:23:35,455 --> 00:23:36,748 Wait, Double D? 424 00:23:36,832 --> 00:23:40,752 Is Dodger Dickenson there? And does he have a blue opal? 425 00:23:41,336 --> 00:23:42,170 He might. 426 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:43,213 [chuckles] 427 00:23:43,964 --> 00:23:47,509 I'll get you the palladium, but I want my father and the others back. 428 00:23:47,592 --> 00:23:49,177 And my opal. 429 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:50,428 -Deal. -I'll be in touch. 430 00:23:52,639 --> 00:23:53,765 What was that about? 431 00:23:53,849 --> 00:23:54,975 -Reggie... -Mm? 432 00:23:55,058 --> 00:23:57,769 ...what do you know about my dad and palladium? 433 00:24:00,438 --> 00:24:04,985 Okay. Now I'm officially worried. Dad has never been out of touch this long. 434 00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:07,571 Your dad's been in tough spots before, Kev. 435 00:24:07,654 --> 00:24:10,240 -He'll be okay. We're gonna find him. -[cell phone rings] 436 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:13,869 -Veronica? -Archie, where are you? 437 00:24:13,952 --> 00:24:16,246 Home. We haven't found Dodger or his mom yet. 438 00:24:16,329 --> 00:24:19,082 I know where they are. They're with some other guy named Ted. 439 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:20,041 Oh, crap. 440 00:24:24,379 --> 00:24:26,339 I know that guy. He's a beast. 441 00:24:26,423 --> 00:24:29,342 They're holed up at the El Royale and they're keeping my father, 442 00:24:29,426 --> 00:24:31,511 Governor Dooley and Sheriff Keller hostage. 443 00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:32,429 Wait, what? 444 00:24:32,512 --> 00:24:36,391 They're looking for palladium. Reggie thinks he knows where it is. 445 00:24:36,474 --> 00:24:39,686 -Can you meet us at Daddy's office? -We're on our way. 446 00:24:41,104 --> 00:24:42,689 I know where your dad is. 447 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:48,278 Confirmed. My father is literally Lex Luthor. 448 00:24:48,361 --> 00:24:50,322 If he's hiding any palladium, it's in there. 449 00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:53,950 Archie, you still ride with those tools in your truck? 450 00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:57,162 Yes, I do. Do you guys wanna give me a hand? 451 00:24:59,748 --> 00:25:01,625 And I will track down a dolly. 452 00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:11,426 Well done, fellas. 453 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:16,932 Depressing. I can see why Jones likes this place. 454 00:25:24,522 --> 00:25:27,192 -Damn it. Where is it? -What are you even looking for? 455 00:25:27,275 --> 00:25:29,110 Jones's manuscript. 456 00:25:29,694 --> 00:25:33,531 Uh, I have it. I took it when we searched this place earlier. 457 00:25:33,615 --> 00:25:38,078 Can I read it? Is there anything in there that will help us find Jones? 458 00:25:38,161 --> 00:25:40,455 Not that we could pinpoint. 459 00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:42,499 Okay. 460 00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:46,962 Mmm... New idea. 461 00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:51,007 If this is where he tripped, should we do the same? 462 00:25:51,091 --> 00:25:52,133 -I'm sorry. What? -Huh? 463 00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:54,761 I have shrooms, from the same batch I gave Jones. 464 00:25:55,262 --> 00:25:58,640 If we take some, maybe we could see what he saw, 465 00:25:58,723 --> 00:26:00,767 experience what he experienced. 466 00:26:00,850 --> 00:26:02,978 It'll be like retracing his steps. 467 00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,855 Give us a sec? We've just never tripped before. 468 00:26:05,939 --> 00:26:07,774 -Yeah. -Just gonna... 469 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:10,360 We're not gonna do that. 470 00:26:10,443 --> 00:26:12,362 -What is she trying to pull? -I don't know. 471 00:26:12,445 --> 00:26:15,031 She gave him drugs. She's trying to get us to take drugs. 472 00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:17,075 She's got multiple agendas. 473 00:26:17,158 --> 00:26:21,079 This was, I think, a really bad idea. 474 00:26:21,162 --> 00:26:22,831 -Let's pivot. -[Jessica] New new idea. 475 00:26:25,041 --> 00:26:27,002 I wonder if I should go back to New York. 476 00:26:27,085 --> 00:26:29,170 You two have Riverdale covered, 477 00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:32,799 but what if Jughead is on his way back there to confront his demons? 478 00:26:32,882 --> 00:26:36,094 -That might be a good idea. -Could be. Good idea. 479 00:26:36,177 --> 00:26:38,096 But it is a long ride back. 480 00:26:38,179 --> 00:26:40,557 Can we grab a bite before I go? 481 00:26:41,808 --> 00:26:44,561 Jones couldn't stop talking about Pop's when I met him. 482 00:26:44,644 --> 00:26:47,105 -Yeah. For sure. -Mm-hm. 483 00:26:47,188 --> 00:26:49,983 Okay. Come on, ladies. It'll be my treat. 484 00:26:55,113 --> 00:26:56,698 [glass shatters] 485 00:26:57,282 --> 00:26:58,450 [dog barking] 486 00:26:58,533 --> 00:27:00,869 [indistinct chatter] 487 00:27:00,952 --> 00:27:03,038 -[Doc] I didn't ask you for a thing. -[man] Good point. 488 00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:05,582 -[Doc] I didn't ask you for anything. -Doc? 489 00:27:05,665 --> 00:27:07,667 [ominous music playing] 490 00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:11,713 [indistinct chatter] 491 00:27:11,796 --> 00:27:13,506 -[glass shatters] -[Doc groans] 492 00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:37,280 [ringing] 493 00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:40,367 [suspenseful music playing] 494 00:27:40,450 --> 00:27:43,661 -Did you get the palladium? -[Veronica] Yes, but there's a catch. 495 00:27:43,745 --> 00:27:47,040 It's locked in a safe. We have it but not the combination. 496 00:27:47,123 --> 00:27:49,667 -Luckily-- -I have the man who does. 497 00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:52,670 All right. But you make the delivery. 498 00:27:52,754 --> 00:27:54,839 Not your boyfriend. Just you. 499 00:27:57,801 --> 00:28:00,095 Deal. I'll be there in half an hour. 500 00:28:00,178 --> 00:28:03,681 I give you the safe, you give me my opal and free the hostages. 501 00:28:03,765 --> 00:28:07,560 And Archie tells me you're a military man, so I know you'll honor your word. 502 00:28:07,644 --> 00:28:08,812 [cell phone beeps] 503 00:28:09,437 --> 00:28:11,022 What's the plan, boys? 504 00:28:11,106 --> 00:28:14,359 Once I'm inside, I can buy us, say, 30 seconds. 505 00:28:14,442 --> 00:28:16,444 Ted knows the El Royale. 506 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:19,030 -He'll have eyes on all the entrances. -[Archie] No, not all. 507 00:28:19,114 --> 00:28:23,076 When I took over, I put in a new roof. There's a skylight covered with tar paper. 508 00:28:23,159 --> 00:28:26,162 We tear it off and drop in like Batman with the element of surprise. 509 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:29,582 He doesn't know you're with us, Uncle Frank, which gives us an advantage. 510 00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:31,626 They've got my dad. I'm going in too. 511 00:28:31,709 --> 00:28:33,711 -Count me in as well. -[Reggie] Same. 512 00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:36,381 Good. We'll need the manpower against Ted. 513 00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:49,060 [dramatic music playing] 514 00:29:22,969 --> 00:29:24,971 [chirping] 515 00:29:28,766 --> 00:29:31,644 [over speakers] ♪ Rain ♪ 516 00:29:31,728 --> 00:29:35,899 ♪ It is falling ♪ 517 00:29:35,982 --> 00:29:39,527 You really didn't have to do that. I own this diner. 518 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:42,322 No way. I love splurging on new friends. 519 00:29:43,031 --> 00:29:46,034 It's a lesson I live by. Help out when you can. 520 00:29:46,117 --> 00:29:49,287 And maybe don't leave people alone when they're tripping on mushrooms. 521 00:29:49,370 --> 00:29:51,915 I assumed he'd be safe in the handcuffs. 522 00:29:51,998 --> 00:29:53,333 [Betty] Well, another lesson, 523 00:29:53,416 --> 00:29:56,503 maybe don't give psychedelic shrooms to someone in a delicate state. 524 00:29:56,586 --> 00:29:59,047 How about don't betray your boyfriend the way you did? 525 00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:03,927 Getting with his best friend, that's some Shakespearean-level treachery. 526 00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:05,261 Okay. Yeah. 527 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:08,306 Clearly, in the stories Jughead has been telling, 528 00:30:08,389 --> 00:30:12,602 he's cast himself as the blameless victim here. 529 00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:15,271 But Jughead's not so innocent. 530 00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:20,652 Yeah, no, actually, he left me this voicemail, 531 00:30:20,735 --> 00:30:22,237 mmm, two years ago. 532 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:25,031 [Jughead] Betty, where the hell are you? 533 00:30:25,114 --> 00:30:28,993 You said you were gonna come to my release party, but, what, you bailed? 534 00:30:29,077 --> 00:30:31,579 [scoffs] Of course you bailed. 535 00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:34,415 You've just been blowing me off for years. 536 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:36,709 Why should I have expected anything different? 537 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:38,253 You know, I see you. 538 00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:42,340 I see what I should have seen seven years ago. 539 00:30:42,423 --> 00:30:45,468 You pretend to be nice, but you're only looking for weak spots. 540 00:30:45,552 --> 00:30:49,138 And when you find them, you press on them like a bruise. 541 00:30:49,222 --> 00:30:51,182 Like when you hooked up with Archie? 542 00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:56,688 You know, you found the one person that would hurt both me and Veronica, 543 00:30:56,771 --> 00:30:59,107 and you just went there. 544 00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:01,734 You're a cold, fake, duplicitous bitch. 545 00:31:01,818 --> 00:31:04,612 And once people read my book, everyone's gonna see that. 546 00:31:04,696 --> 00:31:05,697 Wow. 547 00:31:06,281 --> 00:31:09,450 -That's darkness. -Yep. 548 00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:11,828 I was living with Jughead then. 549 00:31:12,662 --> 00:31:16,291 Yeah. Things were good for a while. 550 00:31:17,292 --> 00:31:20,211 But then these writing deadlines started to get the best of him, 551 00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:24,132 and he started spiraling into this destructive behavior. 552 00:31:24,215 --> 00:31:27,385 To be fair, so did I. I'm a writer as well. 553 00:31:27,468 --> 00:31:29,053 We cared about each other. 554 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,307 We just weren't good for each other. 555 00:31:32,390 --> 00:31:34,392 I couldn't be around that energy. 556 00:31:36,019 --> 00:31:37,312 So I got out. 557 00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:39,981 [sniffs] 558 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:44,110 Mmm. Are you guys hot? 559 00:31:45,194 --> 00:31:46,237 Mm-mm. 560 00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:47,530 I'm feeling hot. 561 00:31:47,614 --> 00:31:48,781 Oh, crap. 562 00:31:48,865 --> 00:31:50,408 [suspenseful music playing] 563 00:31:50,491 --> 00:31:53,661 I feel bad now, but I'm just gonna say it. 564 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:57,498 When I got the fries, I sprinkled some dried mushrooms on them. 565 00:31:57,582 --> 00:31:59,083 -Are you kidding me? -What? 566 00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:00,877 -They tasted different. -[Jessica] I'm sorry. 567 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:05,506 I was gonna chill until you guys started tripping, then grab the manuscript. 568 00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:08,217 -Is that why you came here? -Why didn't you ask for it? 569 00:32:08,301 --> 00:32:12,805 Probably PTSD from asking Jughead if I could read whatever he was working on, 570 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:14,807 and then him biting my head off. 571 00:32:14,891 --> 00:32:17,352 We should get you guys someplace safe. 572 00:32:19,812 --> 00:32:24,651 What is so important about this manuscript that you would drug us to get it? 573 00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:26,277 It's literal gibberish. 574 00:32:26,361 --> 00:32:29,906 After he used you as fodder for The Outcasts, 575 00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:32,533 I was afraid he'd write about our time in New York. 576 00:32:33,034 --> 00:32:36,663 And I really don't want my parents or my friends reading that. 577 00:32:43,002 --> 00:32:43,836 Go ahead. 578 00:32:44,837 --> 00:32:47,006 He probably won't even remember writing it. 579 00:32:47,090 --> 00:32:48,299 If he ever turns up. 580 00:32:50,468 --> 00:32:53,012 I'm sure you don't want any more advice, 581 00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:56,516 but just let the trip take you wherever it may go. 582 00:32:56,599 --> 00:32:59,185 It should be gentle and mellow. 583 00:32:59,268 --> 00:33:02,855 Ride it out together. Don't fight it. Okay? 584 00:33:09,028 --> 00:33:12,615 Just let the tunes wash over you. 585 00:33:13,449 --> 00:33:15,159 And thanks for understanding. 586 00:33:17,412 --> 00:33:19,414 [psychedelic rock music playing] 587 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:35,596 ♪ Doors locked ♪ 588 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:41,936 ♪ Doors locked ♪ 589 00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:48,151 ♪ Blinds pulled ♪ 590 00:33:48,234 --> 00:33:54,198 ♪ Blinds pulled ♪ 591 00:33:54,282 --> 00:34:00,288 ♪ Flames high ♪ 592 00:34:00,371 --> 00:34:06,127 -♪ Flames high ♪ -♪ Flames high ♪ 593 00:34:06,210 --> 00:34:08,796 ♪ My body ♪ 594 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,008 ♪ My body ♪ 595 00:34:12,091 --> 00:34:19,098 ♪ My body ♪ 596 00:34:21,058 --> 00:34:23,811 ♪ My body ♪ 597 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:26,731 -♪ My body ♪ -♪ My body ♪ 598 00:34:26,814 --> 00:34:33,404 ♪ My body ♪ 599 00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:40,536 ♪ Your body is walking ♪ 600 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:44,624 ♪ In space ♪ 601 00:34:44,707 --> 00:34:48,586 ♪ My soul is in orbit ♪ 602 00:34:48,669 --> 00:34:52,548 ♪ With God, face-to-face ♪ 603 00:34:53,049 --> 00:34:56,969 -♪ Floating, flipping ♪ -♪ Floating, flipping ♪ 604 00:34:57,053 --> 00:35:00,973 -♪ Flying, tripping ♪ -♪ Flying, tripping ♪ 605 00:35:01,057 --> 00:35:04,644 -♪ Tripping from starlight ♪ -♪ Tripping from starlight ♪ 606 00:35:04,727 --> 00:35:08,731 -♪ To Moonville ♪ -♪ To Moonville ♪ 607 00:35:17,156 --> 00:35:19,826 -Search her. -Show me the blue opal first. 608 00:35:21,744 --> 00:35:23,955 Okay. Now you can search me. 609 00:35:27,333 --> 00:35:30,169 Isn't it fab? It's from Lacy's new fall line. 610 00:35:30,670 --> 00:35:33,589 A dozen hidden pockets for that businesswoman on the go. 611 00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:35,550 Better not be wasting my time. 612 00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:39,345 And that's 30 seconds, you Neanderthal. 613 00:35:39,428 --> 00:35:40,680 -[glass shatters] -[gasps] 614 00:35:45,351 --> 00:35:46,561 ♪ Red, black ♪ 615 00:35:47,770 --> 00:35:48,855 ♪ Blue, brown ♪ 616 00:35:50,439 --> 00:35:51,566 ♪ Yellow, crimson ♪ 617 00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:54,110 ♪ Green, orange ♪ 618 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:56,946 ♪ Purple, pink ♪ 619 00:35:58,281 --> 00:35:59,574 ♪ Violet, white ♪ 620 00:36:00,950 --> 00:36:01,868 ♪ White, white ♪ 621 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:03,953 ♪ White, white ♪ 622 00:36:05,538 --> 00:36:06,455 ♪ White, white ♪ 623 00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:10,585 ♪ Our eyes are open ♪ 624 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:13,588 ♪ Our eyes are open ♪ 625 00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:15,965 ♪ Our eyes are open ♪ 626 00:36:16,048 --> 00:36:18,259 ♪ Our eyes are open ♪ 627 00:36:18,342 --> 00:36:20,678 ♪ Wide ♪ 628 00:36:20,761 --> 00:36:23,431 ♪ Wide ♪ 629 00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:30,521 ♪ Wide ♪ 630 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,156 I take it, that's worth a lot. 631 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:41,616 [Veronica] It is. 632 00:36:41,699 --> 00:36:46,412 Tomorrow, I'll hand it over to my buyer, but tonight, this blue baby is all mine. 633 00:36:46,495 --> 00:36:49,415 [laughs] Thanks to you and your A-Team. 634 00:36:50,875 --> 00:36:53,586 So when the governor regains consciousness, 635 00:36:53,669 --> 00:36:56,505 we'll be asking him to give your uncle a full pardon. 636 00:36:56,589 --> 00:36:58,716 I won't say no to that, Ronnie. 637 00:37:00,218 --> 00:37:01,761 So... 638 00:37:04,096 --> 00:37:06,641 we're still feeling good about our decision? 639 00:37:07,433 --> 00:37:09,977 To hold off until my divorce is final? 640 00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:12,647 Yeah. 641 00:37:14,649 --> 00:37:15,858 But I am torn. 642 00:37:19,528 --> 00:37:20,404 Well, then... 643 00:37:21,572 --> 00:37:26,452 I better work on making this divorce happen as fast as humanly possible. 644 00:37:29,538 --> 00:37:31,165 I'll be seeing you soon, Archie. 645 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,630 [over speakers] ♪ Mmm, baby I'll be lettin' you go ♪ 646 00:37:37,713 --> 00:37:39,340 [Hiram] Thought you might like an update. 647 00:37:39,966 --> 00:37:41,759 Where's the palladium? 648 00:37:41,842 --> 00:37:44,512 That doesn't really matter because... 649 00:37:45,638 --> 00:37:46,681 I'm not sharing. 650 00:37:46,764 --> 00:37:49,517 Not now, not ever. 651 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,019 I've moved heaven and earth to get here. 652 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,397 I've dedicated years of my life to this cause. 653 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,065 You have no idea. 654 00:37:56,899 --> 00:37:59,151 So as soon as you're healthy enough, 655 00:37:59,860 --> 00:38:04,615 I suggest you go back to that cushy, little mansion of yours and never return. 656 00:38:07,034 --> 00:38:08,119 Or else. 657 00:38:08,202 --> 00:38:09,495 [imitates gunshot] 658 00:38:11,831 --> 00:38:12,790 Are we clear? 659 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:14,792 [grunts] 660 00:38:14,875 --> 00:38:15,835 Yeah. 661 00:38:25,553 --> 00:38:27,638 Good morning. Feeling better? 662 00:38:28,848 --> 00:38:31,767 -Yeah. -My friend came by with the antibiotics. 663 00:38:31,851 --> 00:38:33,561 Gave them to you while you were out. 664 00:38:35,563 --> 00:38:36,605 Hey, that guy... 665 00:38:37,523 --> 00:38:38,566 -Did I--? -Kill him? 666 00:38:38,649 --> 00:38:40,860 [chuckles] Nah. But you knocked him out. 667 00:38:40,943 --> 00:38:45,114 Dragged him to the edge of Sketch Alley and dumped him on the curb. 668 00:38:45,197 --> 00:38:48,534 Someone will find him. But you need to get home. 669 00:38:50,494 --> 00:38:51,662 Well, I can't yet. 670 00:38:52,913 --> 00:38:54,040 And why is that? 671 00:38:57,585 --> 00:38:59,253 [dramatic music playing] 672 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:01,088 Something happened to me in New York. 673 00:39:01,714 --> 00:39:04,383 I know it's something horrible, I just can't remember what. 674 00:39:05,634 --> 00:39:08,262 I keep getting these... delusions. 675 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,931 They're like images or memories, maybe. 676 00:39:12,099 --> 00:39:13,100 And I, uh... 677 00:39:14,602 --> 00:39:17,938 I just know I can't go home until I... figure it out. 678 00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:20,107 Sounds like you know where you're going, then. 679 00:39:22,943 --> 00:39:26,155 My name is not... Henry, it's-- 680 00:39:26,238 --> 00:39:29,700 -Jughead. I know. -You knew? 681 00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:33,162 Well, not right away but I figure you had your reasons. 682 00:39:36,749 --> 00:39:39,627 I'm so sorry, for everything that happened. I-- 683 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:42,755 -I wish I would have done something. -You were a kid. 684 00:39:43,756 --> 00:39:48,511 There's nothing you could have done. Now, you just focus on yourself. 685 00:39:48,594 --> 00:39:50,930 Find your way back from wherever it is you've been. 686 00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:55,434 Thanks, Doc. 687 00:39:57,269 --> 00:39:59,063 I'll come back and see you. 688 00:40:03,150 --> 00:40:05,319 [electrical buzzing] 689 00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:06,404 [Tabitha groans] 690 00:40:08,572 --> 00:40:10,032 Oh, my God. 691 00:40:11,951 --> 00:40:14,161 How many days did we sleep through? 692 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,623 A week and a half, it feels like. 693 00:40:22,294 --> 00:40:25,965 Oh, my gosh. Did I give Jessica Jughead's manuscript? 694 00:40:27,174 --> 00:40:29,468 You did. Yep. 695 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:33,264 And you played his message. 696 00:40:33,347 --> 00:40:36,142 The message for us. 697 00:40:36,225 --> 00:40:38,102 Oh, God. 698 00:40:38,185 --> 00:40:40,104 It's okay, Betty. It is a... 699 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:44,108 secret amongst friends. 700 00:40:44,191 --> 00:40:45,192 Hmph. 701 00:40:49,405 --> 00:40:52,741 And, look, I know we haven't found Jughead, but, um... 702 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:57,413 what you're doing, looking for those missing girls? 703 00:40:59,373 --> 00:41:00,332 I wanna help. 704 00:41:03,544 --> 00:41:05,296 I appreciate that, Tabitha. 705 00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:11,635 [Tabitha sighs] 706 00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:17,433 Speaking of messages... 707 00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:21,812 It's Jughead. 708 00:41:21,896 --> 00:41:23,314 Is he okay? What's he saying? 709 00:41:24,023 --> 00:41:26,066 [Jughead] Oh, God. Where to start? 710 00:41:26,942 --> 00:41:30,905 Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I haven't called. 711 00:41:30,988 --> 00:41:32,823 I'm just sorry for everything. 712 00:41:32,907 --> 00:41:35,242 If you blame yourself about me wandering off, don't. 713 00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:37,995 I was high out of my mind. 714 00:41:38,078 --> 00:41:40,539 I'm fine. I'm safe, more or less. 715 00:41:41,207 --> 00:41:44,460 I'm heading to New York. There's something I need to confront. 716 00:41:44,543 --> 00:41:47,755 I'm not sure what, but I wouldn't have gotten this far without you. 717 00:41:48,380 --> 00:41:51,800 When I get back to Riverdale, maybe we can finish that dance. Okay. 718 00:41:51,884 --> 00:41:52,968 [voicemail beeps] 719 00:41:53,052 --> 00:41:55,054 [ominous music playing] 720 00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:02,478 [theme music playing] ]