1 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:07,090 [Jughead] Everything has shifted. 2 00:00:07,590 --> 00:00:11,177 There was an explosion at Archie's house and I lost my ability to hear. 3 00:00:13,263 --> 00:00:15,223 Some things I could do as before. 4 00:00:15,306 --> 00:00:16,182 Read, 5 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:18,476 eat hamburgers, kiss Tabitha. 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,980 But there are other things I may never be able to do again. 7 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:25,442 The fact of the matter is my world's shattered. 8 00:00:29,195 --> 00:00:30,572 The question now was... 9 00:00:31,072 --> 00:00:32,031 how do I rebuild? 10 00:00:32,115 --> 00:00:33,491 All right, guys, listen up. 11 00:00:33,575 --> 00:00:36,036 Frank and I have reinforced the infrastructure of the house 12 00:00:36,119 --> 00:00:39,122 so it's safe to work, but keep your helmets on. 13 00:00:39,205 --> 00:00:42,000 Let's have a good, productive shift, okay? 14 00:00:43,918 --> 00:00:46,588 -[Betty] So much for your safety meeting. -Keep going. 15 00:00:46,671 --> 00:00:50,175 -I'm already going. -Well, go harder. 16 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:53,303 I'm pressing as hard as I can. 17 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:56,181 My God, you don't feel it at all? 18 00:00:56,264 --> 00:00:57,682 Nope, nothing. 19 00:00:57,766 --> 00:00:59,017 Not one bit. 20 00:01:00,852 --> 00:01:02,520 Okay, well, it's confirmed. 21 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:04,731 You're still invulnerable. 22 00:01:04,814 --> 00:01:07,108 Betty, I don't know what happened in that explosion 23 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:11,404 but all of my childhood dreams about becoming a superhero are somehow... 24 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:12,572 coming true. 25 00:01:12,655 --> 00:01:13,698 Mm-hm. 26 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:16,910 Have you talked to Jughead about any of this? 27 00:01:16,993 --> 00:01:20,246 -He was third closest to the explosion. -Fourth closest. 28 00:01:20,330 --> 00:01:22,957 -Don't forget Bingo. -Who's driving my mother crazy. 29 00:01:23,041 --> 00:01:26,211 No, yeah, I just left Jughead a couple messages. He hasn't answered. 30 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:27,629 I'll check up on him. 31 00:01:28,296 --> 00:01:29,297 A little later. 32 00:01:29,881 --> 00:01:30,715 Okay. 33 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:34,511 Grand Mistress Rose, 34 00:01:35,303 --> 00:01:39,015 I just had the strangest encounter with Mistress Cheryl upstairs. 35 00:01:39,098 --> 00:01:41,976 She seems less like herself than usual. 36 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:46,314 That's because I transferred Abigail's soul 37 00:01:46,397 --> 00:01:49,275 from your body into my granddaughter's 38 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:51,486 via an arcane ritual. 39 00:01:51,569 --> 00:01:53,696 Where did Mistress Cheryl's soul go? 40 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:57,700 Once untethered, it dissipated into the ether. 41 00:01:57,784 --> 00:01:59,953 Into nothingness. 42 00:02:00,912 --> 00:02:04,040 There is no more Cheryl Blossom. 43 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,209 There is only... 44 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:07,710 -Oh. -[footsteps approaching] 45 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:09,170 Abigail. 46 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:11,256 [ominous music playing] 47 00:02:12,048 --> 00:02:13,007 Roseanne. 48 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:16,010 Do all the ladies dress like harlots these days? 49 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:17,220 Indeed. 50 00:02:17,303 --> 00:02:19,597 We live in fallen times. 51 00:02:19,681 --> 00:02:22,642 That is why I brought you back, Abigail. 52 00:02:22,725 --> 00:02:24,477 To lift us up. 53 00:02:24,561 --> 00:02:28,231 To restore the Blossom family to our former glory. 54 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:31,067 And how, pray tell, am I meant to do that? 55 00:02:31,150 --> 00:02:34,654 Riverdale once belonged to the Blossoms. 56 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:39,033 I think it's time we took it back. 57 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:41,619 -Don't you? -Of course. 58 00:02:41,703 --> 00:02:44,414 I should like to get a lay of the land first. 59 00:02:44,914 --> 00:02:48,167 Well, the town is governed, ineptly, I might add, 60 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:50,169 by a council of four. 61 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:53,006 We'll start there. 62 00:03:00,263 --> 00:03:03,141 [Jughead] Archie just found out I lost my ability to hear. 63 00:03:03,224 --> 00:03:05,685 Then he asked me a curious question. 64 00:03:07,478 --> 00:03:10,857 He wants to know if anything weird happened to me after the explosion. 65 00:03:10,940 --> 00:03:13,818 "You mean besides losing my hearing?" I say. 66 00:03:13,902 --> 00:03:15,278 "Why do you ask?" 67 00:03:15,945 --> 00:03:17,447 "Just curious," he says. 68 00:03:18,990 --> 00:03:20,617 I'm not sure I believe him. 69 00:03:29,250 --> 00:03:31,502 [Veronica] Reggie, I need to tell you something. 70 00:03:31,586 --> 00:03:32,754 Okay. 71 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:35,632 Three days ago, 72 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:39,552 my father's body was found in a shallow grave 73 00:03:39,636 --> 00:03:41,221 in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. 74 00:03:41,304 --> 00:03:42,931 What? How did he die? 75 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:45,558 His hands were zip-tied. 76 00:03:46,392 --> 00:03:47,936 And he'd been shot... 77 00:03:48,645 --> 00:03:50,313 four times in the back of the head. 78 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:52,315 His body was then burned. 79 00:03:52,398 --> 00:03:54,525 -Could it be a fake-out? -No, Reggie. 80 00:03:56,986 --> 00:03:57,946 He's dead. 81 00:03:58,029 --> 00:03:59,614 I'm sure he's dead. 82 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,370 Wait. You lied to me. 83 00:04:07,163 --> 00:04:08,790 You told me you called off the hit. 84 00:04:08,873 --> 00:04:10,583 I didn't wanna be judged. 85 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:12,752 In what universe am I not supposed to judge? 86 00:04:12,835 --> 00:04:16,089 Well, brace yourself because there's more. 87 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:20,551 We are hosting a memorial service for my father 88 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:22,303 right here at the casino. 89 00:04:22,387 --> 00:04:23,721 My grandmother is coming, 90 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:26,182 some of my father's associates, my mom. 91 00:04:26,265 --> 00:04:28,977 -Does your mom and grandma know the truth? -No. 92 00:04:30,144 --> 00:04:31,938 I may tell my mom, but... 93 00:04:33,731 --> 00:04:35,942 not abuelita, she'd never forgive me. 94 00:04:36,025 --> 00:04:38,444 Copy. So should I... 95 00:04:39,028 --> 00:04:42,031 say, "I'm sorry for your loss," or, "Congratulations"? 96 00:04:45,326 --> 00:04:46,869 I don't know, Reggie. 97 00:04:49,497 --> 00:04:50,665 I just don't know. 98 00:04:51,749 --> 00:04:56,170 The long and short of it is I'm staying to take care of Baby Anthony. 99 00:04:56,796 --> 00:05:00,591 And I was thinking, if I'm gonna be in town for a while longer... 100 00:05:01,217 --> 00:05:03,219 maybe I'll be your deputy. 101 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:04,512 I'd love that. 102 00:05:05,388 --> 00:05:08,516 -You sure that's something you wanna do? -Yeah, I do. 103 00:05:09,434 --> 00:05:12,020 Well, in that case, I would be honored. 104 00:05:12,103 --> 00:05:13,062 Yeah. 105 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:15,273 All right. Thanks, Dad. Hey, cheers. 106 00:05:15,773 --> 00:05:16,983 To my new deputy. 107 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:19,944 [Betty] Poor Jug. 108 00:05:20,653 --> 00:05:21,612 Yeah. 109 00:05:22,196 --> 00:05:24,365 -At least he's got Tabitha. -[cell phone ringing] 110 00:05:24,449 --> 00:05:25,450 Yeah. 111 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:28,161 Hello? 112 00:05:28,244 --> 00:05:30,872 [Lin] Agent Cooper, I wanted to let you know ASAP, 113 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:32,915 Glen's car was found outside Pop's diner. 114 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,542 And where's Glen? 115 00:05:34,625 --> 00:05:37,795 No one's heard from him since he was supposed to be leaving Riverdale. 116 00:05:40,757 --> 00:05:42,925 Okay, thanks for letting me know, Agent Lin. 117 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:44,052 I'll be in soon. 118 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:47,764 That's weird. 119 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:49,140 Glen's MIA. 120 00:05:50,141 --> 00:05:50,975 [Veronica] Abuelita, 121 00:05:51,059 --> 00:05:52,435 how are you holding up? 122 00:05:52,518 --> 00:05:53,770 [speaking in Spanish] 123 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:55,938 [in English] What a tragedy about your papa. 124 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,815 I know. It's awful. 125 00:05:57,899 --> 00:05:59,901 Your father and his business. 126 00:05:59,984 --> 00:06:01,611 I knew it would end up this way. 127 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:03,905 In bloodshed, one dark night. 128 00:06:06,949 --> 00:06:11,746 Veronica, I would like to introduce you to Geraldo, my godson. 129 00:06:11,829 --> 00:06:13,122 He takes good care of me. 130 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,958 -Nice to meet you, Geraldo. -Pleased to meet you. 131 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:19,712 Abuelita, I'd like you to meet my business partner and... 132 00:06:20,505 --> 00:06:22,590 boyfriend, Reginald Mantle. 133 00:06:22,673 --> 00:06:24,592 It's a pleasure and an honor, ma'am. 134 00:06:24,675 --> 00:06:26,010 [speaking in Spanish] 135 00:06:26,594 --> 00:06:29,097 [in English] It's very good to meet you too. 136 00:06:29,180 --> 00:06:31,974 Can I give this to you? It's a guest list for the funeral. 137 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:35,228 Is there anything else you want me to do? 138 00:06:35,311 --> 00:06:38,648 Si. Your abuelita has requested that you deliver the eulogy. 139 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:40,358 No. I-- 140 00:06:41,609 --> 00:06:42,902 I wouldn't know what to say. 141 00:06:42,985 --> 00:06:45,571 Who will be better than you, nieta? 142 00:06:46,197 --> 00:06:48,491 Your papi loved you so much. 143 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:51,577 Please. Do this for me. 144 00:06:51,661 --> 00:06:53,663 [poignant music playing] 145 00:06:58,668 --> 00:07:01,045 [Jughead] I told Tabitha what the ENT doctor said, 146 00:07:01,129 --> 00:07:04,298 that I had to wait at least six months before getting an implant. 147 00:07:04,382 --> 00:07:06,092 Then she asked me about learning ASL. 148 00:07:06,175 --> 00:07:09,428 I told her I wouldn't need ASL once I got the implants. 149 00:07:11,013 --> 00:07:13,099 Then she asked me if I wrote today. 150 00:07:13,683 --> 00:07:16,185 I told her that I always listen to music when I write, 151 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:18,688 and when I tried to write without it today, I just-- 152 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:22,066 I couldn't hear the clack of my keyboard's keys. 153 00:07:22,150 --> 00:07:24,861 Everything about writing suddenly became alien to me. 154 00:07:26,195 --> 00:07:28,489 I told her there's nothing that she could do. 155 00:07:28,573 --> 00:07:31,075 That somehow we just have to get through this. 156 00:07:36,706 --> 00:07:38,708 [ominous music playing] 157 00:07:44,755 --> 00:07:46,674 Everything all right, Agent Cooper? 158 00:07:46,757 --> 00:07:51,471 Yeah, I'm fine. Just have, like, a brutal headache directly behind my eyes. 159 00:07:53,055 --> 00:07:54,515 Sounds like a migraine. 160 00:07:55,516 --> 00:07:57,435 I've never had migraines before. 161 00:07:58,728 --> 00:08:00,062 Also this came for you today. 162 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:00,980 Thank you. 163 00:08:17,038 --> 00:08:18,539 [dramatic music playing] 164 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:35,765 Now we'd like to open up the floor to all members of the community. 165 00:08:37,016 --> 00:08:40,561 Why, that must be some relation to Archibald Andrews. 166 00:08:40,645 --> 00:08:43,481 Can I get an extension on the permit for the dumpsters? 167 00:08:43,564 --> 00:08:45,316 Permission granted, Archie. 168 00:08:46,275 --> 00:08:47,109 Uh, who's next? 169 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:49,487 I have an announcement. 170 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:56,536 My father, Hiram Lodge, is dead. 171 00:08:57,078 --> 00:08:58,037 [all clamoring] 172 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,875 He died under mysterious, violent circumstances. 173 00:09:02,959 --> 00:09:03,834 I'm fine. 174 00:09:03,918 --> 00:09:06,003 But please, rejoice. 175 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:09,257 Riverdale's big bad will be tormenting us no longer. 176 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,345 Any other announcements? 177 00:09:17,056 --> 00:09:18,099 Hello. 178 00:09:18,182 --> 00:09:20,059 Uh, my name is Percival Pickens. 179 00:09:20,142 --> 00:09:23,980 I recently moved to Riverdale and I just wanted you all to know 180 00:09:24,855 --> 00:09:28,776 how excited I am to be joining your community. 181 00:09:28,859 --> 00:09:29,860 Pickens. 182 00:09:30,528 --> 00:09:32,321 In the earliest of early days, 183 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:36,033 did we Blossoms not have a fellowship with the Pickens family? 184 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:38,828 Yes. And it did not end well. 185 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:40,746 Welcome, Percival. 186 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:45,167 By any chance, are you related to General Augustus Pickens? 187 00:09:46,335 --> 00:09:48,337 Goodness. Yes, but, uh, don't worry. 188 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,381 I'm not here to cause trouble. 189 00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:53,009 I simply believe that with a little bit of luck 190 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:54,051 and some hard work, 191 00:09:54,135 --> 00:09:56,637 Riverdale could become one of the greatest 192 00:09:56,721 --> 00:09:59,432 and most prosperous communities in America. 193 00:09:59,515 --> 00:10:03,019 I have lots of ideas I'd be happy to share with the council. 194 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:05,021 Starting with the removal-- 195 00:10:05,104 --> 00:10:05,938 Sorry. 196 00:10:06,564 --> 00:10:08,274 So sorry I'm late. 197 00:10:10,401 --> 00:10:13,112 I was busy trying to stop a gang war from erupting, 198 00:10:13,195 --> 00:10:14,613 but what else is new? 199 00:10:14,697 --> 00:10:17,241 Why, that is a spitting image of my beloved Thomasina. 200 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:18,576 That's Ms. Topaz. 201 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:20,411 Toni Topaz. 202 00:10:20,494 --> 00:10:21,787 Topaz? 203 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:24,290 That was my paramour's surname. 204 00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:28,836 You must tell me everything about this Toni Topaz. 205 00:10:36,552 --> 00:10:38,721 [Jughead] Tabitha was at a town hall meeting. 206 00:10:39,221 --> 00:10:40,056 I didn't go. 207 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:41,932 I couldn't face people's pity. 208 00:10:42,016 --> 00:10:44,769 So I stayed home and I tried to write, but again, 209 00:10:45,436 --> 00:10:46,771 nothing came to me. 210 00:10:51,567 --> 00:10:52,401 And then... 211 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:56,405 suddenly I knew exactly what I wanted to do. 212 00:10:57,156 --> 00:10:58,699 [Archie] Hey, how you doing? 213 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:00,618 Really? 214 00:11:00,701 --> 00:11:02,453 I'm okay. 215 00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:06,332 I mean, after all, it wasn't too long ago you and I were in your car... 216 00:11:07,208 --> 00:11:10,753 plotting to take Daddy out in a similarly gruesome manner. 217 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:12,004 We were angry. 218 00:11:13,381 --> 00:11:16,634 It's not like we actually would've gone through with it. 219 00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:19,637 I guess we'll never know. 220 00:11:20,721 --> 00:11:24,392 All right, Brittania. Wherefore does this Toni spend her days? 221 00:11:24,475 --> 00:11:26,936 Ms. Topaz works at Riverdale High. 222 00:11:27,019 --> 00:11:28,437 She's our guidance counselor 223 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:31,273 and she teaches the history of social justice. 224 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:34,402 Fittingly, yes. Thomasina was a teacher as well. 225 00:11:34,485 --> 00:11:37,571 And this Riverdale High, that's a school? 226 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:38,697 Exactly. 227 00:11:39,615 --> 00:11:41,367 You will take me there tomorrow. 228 00:11:41,450 --> 00:11:43,494 And you, little lamb, 229 00:11:43,577 --> 00:11:45,162 will be my Trojan horse. 230 00:11:46,038 --> 00:11:49,917 But tell me, why were Toni and Cheryl torn asunder? 231 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,210 To be honest? 232 00:11:51,293 --> 00:11:52,128 I don't know. 233 00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:56,465 And they were together as two women out in the open? 234 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:57,591 Yes. 235 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:01,846 What a brave new world this is. 236 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,183 [Archie] This is insane, Betty. 237 00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:08,727 Now TBK is in Riverdale and he murdered Glen? 238 00:12:08,811 --> 00:12:12,731 No, I don't think he killed Glen. I think he's keeping him alive somewhere. 239 00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:15,568 And dismembering him piece by piece. 240 00:12:15,651 --> 00:12:19,071 -What makes you think that? -That's his preferred method of killing. 241 00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:20,197 Slowly. 242 00:12:20,281 --> 00:12:22,908 So it takes days, if not weeks. 243 00:12:22,992 --> 00:12:24,452 So they suffer. 244 00:12:25,286 --> 00:12:26,954 You don't think he's gonna come after you? 245 00:12:27,037 --> 00:12:27,872 I don't know. 246 00:12:27,955 --> 00:12:30,249 But if he does, even without a mask, 247 00:12:30,332 --> 00:12:34,211 I should be able to see his aura if it's a threat, 248 00:12:34,295 --> 00:12:36,964 like I did with Glen and the orderly, right? 249 00:12:37,047 --> 00:12:39,133 I'm more worried about everyone else. 250 00:12:39,216 --> 00:12:41,594 I'll have my mom spread the word at RIVW 251 00:12:41,677 --> 00:12:44,930 and I'll have my team out on the streets canvassing the neighborhoods. 252 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:49,435 ♪ Just when I thought That I'd broken free... ♪ 253 00:12:49,518 --> 00:12:51,395 [Jughead] I couldn't hear what Tabitha was saying 254 00:12:51,479 --> 00:12:55,065 but I knew she was pissed at me, as well as she should've been. 255 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:57,359 I took my motorcycle out for a ride, 256 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,820 and sure enough, I wiped out. 257 00:12:59,904 --> 00:13:01,030 [inaudible dialogue] 258 00:13:01,864 --> 00:13:03,199 But how could I tell Tabitha 259 00:13:03,282 --> 00:13:05,701 that for those brief moments when I was cruising, 260 00:13:05,784 --> 00:13:07,369 all was right in the world? 261 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,165 [Betty] We're getting the word out through local media and social, 262 00:13:11,248 --> 00:13:13,584 but more than 50% of TBK's victims 263 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:17,755 are from historically disenfranchised, vulnerable communities. 264 00:13:17,838 --> 00:13:20,466 He preys on the unhoused because no one misses them. 265 00:13:20,549 --> 00:13:24,220 So we're gonna focus on those neighborhoods with these fliers. 266 00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:27,306 To anyone you come in contact with, tell them if they see TBK, 267 00:13:27,389 --> 00:13:28,390 do not approach him. 268 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:30,768 Call us and we'll take it from there. 269 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:33,771 I'll hit Sketch Alley. Agent Lin's got your assignments. 270 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,899 [Lin] Okay, Holland, come with me. Raider-- 271 00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:40,819 -Veronica Lodge? -Yes. How can I help you? 272 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:43,656 This is a release that states you're okay with us filming you 273 00:13:43,739 --> 00:13:46,283 -and using your likeness on television. -Oh, right. 274 00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:47,743 Sure. 275 00:13:49,995 --> 00:13:50,996 All right. 276 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,082 [whimsical music playing] 277 00:13:54,041 --> 00:13:55,167 -Okay. -Okay. 278 00:13:55,251 --> 00:13:57,920 If you can just take a step towards me. Find your light. 279 00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:00,005 Perfect. 280 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:01,507 All right, let's bring her in. 281 00:14:01,590 --> 00:14:02,424 [gasps] 282 00:14:03,050 --> 00:14:04,218 Baby. 283 00:14:05,302 --> 00:14:07,429 It's okay. I'm here. Let it out. 284 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,139 Mommy is here. 285 00:14:09,723 --> 00:14:11,559 Hi, Mom. 286 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:21,151 [Dennis] Hey, boss. 287 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:23,654 Found this when I was clearing out the basement. 288 00:14:25,489 --> 00:14:26,615 Holy crap. 289 00:14:28,325 --> 00:14:30,578 -You know what this is, right? -No. 290 00:14:30,661 --> 00:14:31,537 Palladium. 291 00:14:31,620 --> 00:14:35,291 I got to keep a couple pieces after I did all that mining for Cheryl. 292 00:14:35,791 --> 00:14:37,418 It's worth a chunk of change. 293 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,213 Hey, as a reward for finding it, I'll split it with you. 294 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:43,591 No, I couldn't. It's yours. 295 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:46,635 If you find the other piece, you can keep that one. 296 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:48,095 -Okay. -Break time. 297 00:14:48,178 --> 00:14:50,306 Alice has coffee brewing next door. 298 00:14:53,517 --> 00:14:56,061 Ah. Freshly brewed coffee. 299 00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:58,647 Bingo, down. 300 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:00,357 Get down. Get down. 301 00:15:01,025 --> 00:15:01,901 Mm. 302 00:15:02,443 --> 00:15:05,321 Oh. How are you drinking that? Isn't that too hot? 303 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:11,035 Yeah. Yeah. Yes. 304 00:15:11,118 --> 00:15:12,786 It's hot. It's really hot. 305 00:15:13,662 --> 00:15:15,581 So talk to me, Cheryl. 306 00:15:15,664 --> 00:15:17,916 You said that you need some help with Britta? 307 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,002 I'd like to formally adopt her. 308 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:21,128 Well, great. 309 00:15:21,670 --> 00:15:23,672 Um, but, Cheryl, 310 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:26,008 there's a bunch of hoops we'll have to jump through. 311 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:27,843 Well, Antoinette, 312 00:15:27,926 --> 00:15:30,554 why don't you come by Thornhill this eventide 313 00:15:30,638 --> 00:15:32,556 and walk me through those steps, 314 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,392 slowly and methodically? 315 00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:39,521 Actually, I'm gonna be bartending at the Whyte Wyrm tonight. 316 00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:40,606 In that case, 317 00:15:40,689 --> 00:15:43,108 perchance I will pay you a visit instead. 318 00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:45,277 [pensive music playing] 319 00:15:47,237 --> 00:15:49,907 By the way, thank you so much for inviting me, Hermione. 320 00:15:49,990 --> 00:15:51,283 Oh, not at all, Kevin. 321 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:52,993 I know you're a super fan. 322 00:15:53,077 --> 00:15:57,206 And this is going to be an extra special episode of reality TV. 323 00:15:57,289 --> 00:15:59,166 All about how Veronica and I are dealing 324 00:15:59,249 --> 00:16:01,669 with the emotional fallout of Hiram's tragic death. 325 00:16:01,752 --> 00:16:03,504 Wait, is that what we're doing here? 326 00:16:03,587 --> 00:16:06,548 Don't worry, honey. I'll guide you through it. 327 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:08,550 Do you remember where you were 328 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:12,096 when you first heard the news of Hiram's tragic death? 329 00:16:12,179 --> 00:16:15,724 Mom, I'm not gonna reduce my feelings to soundbites for your show. 330 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:18,143 How did you feel? Did you cry? 331 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:19,144 Nope. 332 00:16:19,228 --> 00:16:22,815 Because the man I loved died many years ago. 333 00:16:22,898 --> 00:16:25,693 I cried when I mourned the death of my marriage. 334 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:30,531 But I am through shedding tears for that man. 335 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,366 All right. 336 00:16:32,449 --> 00:16:33,909 Kevin, Abuelita, 337 00:16:33,992 --> 00:16:36,161 Geraldo, camera crew, 338 00:16:36,245 --> 00:16:37,871 please clear the room. 339 00:16:37,955 --> 00:16:40,624 I need to talk to my mom alone. 340 00:16:45,254 --> 00:16:47,631 [Hermione] Veronica, what is it, sweetheart? 341 00:16:50,467 --> 00:16:51,468 It was me. 342 00:16:52,094 --> 00:16:54,722 I put a bounty on Daddy's dead. 343 00:16:55,305 --> 00:16:57,224 I'm the reason he died. 344 00:16:59,309 --> 00:17:00,185 You know what? 345 00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:04,106 I sort of suspected. 346 00:17:04,189 --> 00:17:06,525 When I heard how your father was found, I thought, 347 00:17:06,608 --> 00:17:09,403 "What if Veronica was the one who finally did it?" 348 00:17:09,486 --> 00:17:11,488 -His favorite partner. -What do you mean? 349 00:17:11,572 --> 00:17:13,782 I don't like admitting this, but, um... 350 00:17:15,242 --> 00:17:16,660 sometimes... 351 00:17:18,162 --> 00:17:20,164 I was a little jealous of you two. 352 00:17:20,247 --> 00:17:22,249 With the special relationship that you two had? 353 00:17:22,332 --> 00:17:25,002 I always knew that he loved you more than he loved me. 354 00:17:25,085 --> 00:17:28,130 I was afraid that the same was true of you. 355 00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:30,716 That you loved him more than you loved me. 356 00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:31,633 No. 357 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:34,303 After all he did, Daddy infuriated me. 358 00:17:34,386 --> 00:17:35,220 Yeah, exactly. 359 00:17:35,304 --> 00:17:37,056 He got all of your attention. 360 00:17:37,139 --> 00:17:39,391 Do you know the happiest I ever was 361 00:17:39,475 --> 00:17:41,435 was when it was just us living here? 362 00:17:41,518 --> 00:17:44,104 Us Lodge women together against the world. 363 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:47,733 Then your father came home. 364 00:17:47,816 --> 00:17:50,569 And it was Hiram and his best girl. 365 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:52,404 That was you, Veronica. 366 00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:54,865 Not me. 367 00:17:56,325 --> 00:17:57,409 Never me. 368 00:18:00,245 --> 00:18:01,997 I'm so sorry, Mom. 369 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:06,502 I was so caught up in drama with Daddy that I wasn't a good daughter to you. 370 00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:10,464 But I want to be one now. 371 00:18:11,715 --> 00:18:12,800 Honey. 372 00:18:13,675 --> 00:18:16,470 I can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear you say that. 373 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,014 There's nothing I want more. 374 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,100 [tender music playing] 375 00:18:31,485 --> 00:18:32,611 [floor creaking] 376 00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:42,830 [ominous music playing] 377 00:18:56,343 --> 00:18:57,469 [Jughead] Tabitha found him. 378 00:18:57,553 --> 00:18:58,887 [inaudible dialogue] 379 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:02,516 Like me, Daniel experienced late-life deafness. 380 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:05,269 He learned to sign and read lips in his 20s. 381 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:09,148 Now he helps people on journeys similar to his own. 382 00:19:09,231 --> 00:19:10,607 He wanted to help me. 383 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:18,949 I nodded yes. 384 00:19:19,032 --> 00:19:21,743 And we made an appointment for me to go to his office. 385 00:19:32,462 --> 00:19:36,049 [TBK] Hello, pretty Betty. 386 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:37,467 [gasps] 387 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,928 Working late, I see. 388 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:41,722 How did you get in here? 389 00:19:41,805 --> 00:19:43,140 [TBK] Glen's access card. 390 00:19:44,641 --> 00:19:45,475 Glen. 391 00:19:46,643 --> 00:19:48,604 -Is he still--? -Yes. 392 00:19:48,687 --> 00:19:51,440 He's proven extremely hardy. 393 00:19:52,733 --> 00:19:53,901 Why are you here? 394 00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:58,614 I came after reading you were nearly killed in an explosion. 395 00:19:58,697 --> 00:19:59,698 [cell phone ringing] 396 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:03,368 You and Archie are getting close. 397 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:06,163 Don't make me go after him next. 398 00:20:06,246 --> 00:20:07,289 [Betty] Try it. 399 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:08,957 He'll kick your ass. 400 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:12,252 And so will I when I get out of here. 401 00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:16,340 Betty. I've missed this. 402 00:20:16,423 --> 00:20:18,383 [dramatic music playing] 403 00:20:24,932 --> 00:20:26,350 It's a tad tart. 404 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,727 Might I have some more butter in it? 405 00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:31,104 I don't have any butter, Cheryl. 406 00:20:31,188 --> 00:20:33,106 And since when do you drink beer, anyways? 407 00:20:33,190 --> 00:20:34,483 Quite right. 408 00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:37,152 And, in truth, I didn't come to drink. 409 00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:41,782 Lately, I've been thinking about the past. 410 00:20:41,865 --> 00:20:43,158 My past, 411 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:45,118 this town's past. 412 00:20:45,994 --> 00:20:47,788 Your past. 413 00:20:47,871 --> 00:20:49,623 My past? What about it? 414 00:20:49,706 --> 00:20:52,501 How much do you know about your ancestor Thomasina? 415 00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:54,920 She was a great-great-aunt of mine, 416 00:20:55,003 --> 00:20:57,839 and from what I remember, a spinster schoolmarm. 417 00:20:57,923 --> 00:20:59,216 That is falsehood. 418 00:20:59,883 --> 00:21:01,802 Thomasina lived her life passionately 419 00:21:01,885 --> 00:21:04,554 and drank deeply from the juices of the world. 420 00:21:05,472 --> 00:21:08,100 Till she was murdered by a warlock pirate. 421 00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:11,770 What are you talking about? There's no such thing as warlock pirates. 422 00:21:11,853 --> 00:21:12,771 Hey, Cheryl. 423 00:21:13,897 --> 00:21:15,399 -Hey, babe. -Hey. 424 00:21:19,486 --> 00:21:21,405 Oh, I'm sorry. 425 00:21:22,030 --> 00:21:23,031 Cheryl, we told Kevin, 426 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,034 but we just haven't got around to telling you yet. 427 00:21:26,702 --> 00:21:28,412 Fangs and I are together now. 428 00:21:28,495 --> 00:21:29,413 Together? 429 00:21:30,163 --> 00:21:33,875 And how did that transpire? 430 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:36,503 We've known each other since we were kids, 431 00:21:36,586 --> 00:21:39,131 -and after having a baby together-- -A baby? 432 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:43,427 Yeah. Baby Anthony, our son. 433 00:21:44,261 --> 00:21:45,137 Of course. 434 00:21:46,054 --> 00:21:47,681 And quite the cherub he is. 435 00:21:48,598 --> 00:21:50,809 I have to get back to fair Brittania. 436 00:21:51,601 --> 00:21:53,854 A mother's work is never done, after all. 437 00:21:53,937 --> 00:21:56,106 [pensive music playing] 438 00:21:56,815 --> 00:21:58,650 What was that about? 439 00:21:58,734 --> 00:22:00,944 I have no idea. 440 00:22:01,486 --> 00:22:03,989 But Cheryl doesn't even seem like Cheryl to me. 441 00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:07,659 [Archie] I can't believe TBK came to see you at the FBI office. 442 00:22:07,743 --> 00:22:11,621 Well, what's scaring me most right now is I couldn't see his aura. 443 00:22:12,748 --> 00:22:14,374 How could he not be a threat to me? 444 00:22:14,458 --> 00:22:17,586 Unless he's in my blind spot somehow? 445 00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:18,795 I don't know. 446 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,590 I keep getting these headaches too, 447 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:24,509 it feels like someone's taking a pickax to my brain. 448 00:22:24,593 --> 00:22:27,054 Something has been happening to me too. 449 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:29,765 I fell through the landing earlier, 450 00:22:30,974 --> 00:22:33,769 and I got hurt, Betty. 451 00:22:33,852 --> 00:22:37,230 -Like my invulnerability's fading. -But what's changed? 452 00:22:38,148 --> 00:22:40,108 TBK might be my blind spot, 453 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,694 but what's your weakness, Superman? 454 00:22:43,612 --> 00:22:45,280 What's your kryptonite? 455 00:22:46,114 --> 00:22:47,157 Oh, my God. 456 00:22:49,076 --> 00:22:51,745 One of my guys found this piece of palladium 457 00:22:51,828 --> 00:22:53,538 and I've been carrying it on me ever since. 458 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:55,457 What if this is my kryptonite? 459 00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:00,128 -You take it. -Okay. 460 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,630 Keep it away from me. 461 00:23:01,713 --> 00:23:03,673 Let's see what happens if it's not near me. 462 00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:05,675 Maybe I'll go back to being indestructible. 463 00:23:05,759 --> 00:23:10,347 Either way, you really need to be super careful right now, Arch. 464 00:23:10,430 --> 00:23:13,100 TBK is a jealous serial killer. 465 00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:15,894 You don't need to be a hero right now. 466 00:23:15,977 --> 00:23:19,231 At least not until your powers come back. 467 00:23:19,314 --> 00:23:21,316 [dramatic music playing] 468 00:23:29,449 --> 00:23:31,576 [Jughead] So I went to Daniel's office. 469 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:34,871 I told him that one of my biggest worries was that I'd never be able to write again. 470 00:23:34,955 --> 00:23:38,083 And he said that I should sit in his office alone for five hours, 471 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:40,168 start writing down my thoughts. 472 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:43,463 That it would help me get comfortable with the silence. 473 00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:46,675 I said that I'd do my best and then he left me alone. 474 00:23:49,636 --> 00:23:52,389 -Wow, Mom, you really went all out. -Mm-hm. 475 00:23:52,472 --> 00:23:54,766 Is this food I can actually eat or are we filming? 476 00:23:54,850 --> 00:23:57,519 That's what I wanted to talk to you about. 477 00:23:57,602 --> 00:24:00,605 How would you feel about recreating a version 478 00:24:00,689 --> 00:24:03,066 of our conversation that we had last night? 479 00:24:03,150 --> 00:24:06,319 On camera today? I mean, not the part about you killing your father, 480 00:24:06,403 --> 00:24:08,363 but the emotional part, 481 00:24:08,446 --> 00:24:12,284 you know, our core wound about you taking me for granted. 482 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:13,827 But, Mom, I-- 483 00:24:14,828 --> 00:24:17,205 I mean, all of that was real for me. 484 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:20,333 That's why I want it on camera. It was just so raw. 485 00:24:21,209 --> 00:24:22,502 What do you think? 486 00:24:25,547 --> 00:24:27,465 Of course. Let's do it. 487 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:28,383 -Really? -Yeah. 488 00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:30,844 Wonderful. 489 00:24:38,268 --> 00:24:40,187 Mistress Abigail, are you all right? 490 00:24:40,270 --> 00:24:42,981 No, Brittania. Clearly I'm not all right. 491 00:24:43,064 --> 00:24:45,025 [sobbing] I cannot fathom that my beloved Thomasina 492 00:24:45,108 --> 00:24:46,568 is in love with a descendant of... 493 00:24:47,277 --> 00:24:48,737 Fenn Fogarty. 494 00:24:49,613 --> 00:24:50,989 Her very murderer. 495 00:24:51,698 --> 00:24:53,575 I am positively bereft. 496 00:24:54,534 --> 00:24:57,579 Ms. Topaz is dating Fangs Fogarty? 497 00:24:57,662 --> 00:24:59,956 Well, I, for one, am relieved. 498 00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:05,795 I reincarnated you to get back what is ours. Riverdale. 499 00:25:06,588 --> 00:25:10,258 Not so you can consort with some Serpent trash. 500 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:12,344 [dramatic music playing] 501 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:21,394 Did you just refer to my beloved Thomasina as Serpent trash? 502 00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:22,938 I did. 503 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:30,237 You forget yourself, old woman. 504 00:25:30,987 --> 00:25:35,033 But don't worry, Abigail is here to remind you. 505 00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:39,579 I will have Riverdale back in my thrall. 506 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:43,083 I will have my revenge on the offspring of my enemies. 507 00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:44,918 But first, 508 00:25:45,627 --> 00:25:48,046 I will have Thomasina back by my side. 509 00:25:49,256 --> 00:25:53,218 And death to anyone who stands in my way. 510 00:25:56,471 --> 00:25:57,514 [door locks] 511 00:26:02,477 --> 00:26:04,479 [pensive music playing] 512 00:26:10,318 --> 00:26:12,404 [Jughead] Five hours later, Daniel came back. 513 00:26:14,155 --> 00:26:15,615 I hadn't written a word. 514 00:26:16,199 --> 00:26:18,368 "It takes time," he said. 515 00:26:18,451 --> 00:26:20,704 Without any trace of judgment. 516 00:26:24,541 --> 00:26:26,918 Then he gave me a graphic novel to read. 517 00:26:27,002 --> 00:26:28,878 One that he'd written and drawn 518 00:26:28,962 --> 00:26:31,715 about his experiences navigating deafness. 519 00:26:31,798 --> 00:26:33,383 He said it might help me. 520 00:26:33,883 --> 00:26:35,218 I said I'd read it. 521 00:26:38,888 --> 00:26:40,724 [Anatol] Good evening, Miss Lodge. 522 00:26:41,558 --> 00:26:42,475 Did I startle you? 523 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,687 Anatol, what the hell do you want? I paid you your blood money. 524 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:47,689 Yes, you did. 525 00:26:48,732 --> 00:26:50,233 But I'm here on another job. 526 00:26:50,317 --> 00:26:51,318 What, to kill me? 527 00:26:52,193 --> 00:26:54,738 Right before my father's funeral? Seriously? 528 00:26:56,531 --> 00:26:59,951 You American women, you think you're so tough, 529 00:27:00,035 --> 00:27:02,829 but you don't have the slightest idea what you're doing. 530 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:06,833 And in the end, you just turn on each other like rats, 531 00:27:06,916 --> 00:27:08,168 and kill each other. 532 00:27:08,251 --> 00:27:10,587 -Wait, who hired you? Was it--? -[glass breaks] 533 00:27:25,810 --> 00:27:28,146 Clean up the body tonight, and dispose of it tomorrow. 534 00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:32,275 -Who sent the Russian, you think? -If I had to guess... 535 00:27:33,693 --> 00:27:35,528 my sister, Hermosa. 536 00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:38,656 She's pretty pissed at me, I think. 537 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:40,408 For ordering the hit on your father? 538 00:27:42,077 --> 00:27:43,536 You know about that? 539 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:47,082 -Oh, my God. Does Abuelita know? -No. She doesn't. 540 00:27:47,791 --> 00:27:52,504 Look, I make it my business to know about everything that happens in this family. 541 00:27:52,587 --> 00:27:54,798 I make sure none of it touches your abuelita. 542 00:27:54,881 --> 00:27:58,718 How do you do what you do, and then... 543 00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:03,973 sit down to dinner with Abuelita like nothing happened? 544 00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:06,309 Are you just a really good actor? 545 00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:11,106 Yes, but it also helps that I don't see the world in black and white. 546 00:28:12,649 --> 00:28:14,317 It's all just shades of gray. 547 00:28:17,153 --> 00:28:18,822 No person is just one thing. 548 00:28:19,406 --> 00:28:21,408 [poignant music playing] 549 00:28:27,247 --> 00:28:29,249 [pensive music playing] 550 00:29:08,746 --> 00:29:10,790 [Jughead] When Tabitha came home from Pop's, 551 00:29:10,874 --> 00:29:13,543 I surprised her by showing her the pages I had written that day. 552 00:29:13,626 --> 00:29:16,588 I explained that Daniel's graphic novel had been the key. 553 00:29:16,671 --> 00:29:19,174 I used to write by hearing words, auditory. 554 00:29:19,257 --> 00:29:21,509 But Daniel's graphic novel showed me a workaround. 555 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:24,721 I could write from a visual space, seeing words and actions, 556 00:29:24,804 --> 00:29:26,306 and then describing them. 557 00:29:34,314 --> 00:29:35,815 And then I kissed her. 558 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:38,193 For not giving up on me. 559 00:29:38,902 --> 00:29:40,445 For never giving up on me. 560 00:29:41,488 --> 00:29:42,906 [Archie] Dennis, what's going on? 561 00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:45,200 Hey. Guess what I found. 562 00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:48,244 Holy crap. 563 00:29:48,828 --> 00:29:51,289 You must have done some digging. Where'd you find this? 564 00:29:54,209 --> 00:29:56,211 [dramatic music playing] 565 00:30:01,508 --> 00:30:02,675 [bell jingling] 566 00:30:04,427 --> 00:30:05,678 [cell phone ringing] 567 00:30:07,305 --> 00:30:08,306 Hello? 568 00:30:08,389 --> 00:30:10,975 [man] Agent Cooper, I'm calling the number you listed on the fliers, 569 00:30:11,059 --> 00:30:13,561 I think the Trash Bag Killer is at the end of Sketch Alley. 570 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:14,646 I'm on my way. 571 00:30:22,111 --> 00:30:25,907 -He's there, at the end of the alley. -Okay. Keep everyone back. 572 00:30:30,453 --> 00:30:31,996 Hey! Put your hands up. 573 00:30:33,706 --> 00:30:35,124 On your knees. 574 00:30:37,460 --> 00:30:39,671 -Don't move. -[man] Please, don't shoot me. 575 00:30:39,754 --> 00:30:41,297 Take off your mask. 576 00:30:44,592 --> 00:30:46,094 I'm not TBK. I'm just a guy. 577 00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:48,513 -Who gave you that mask? -Some man came by earlier, 578 00:30:48,596 --> 00:30:50,598 gave me 50 bucks and told me to wear the mask 579 00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:53,518 and to deliver a message to a blond woman when she showed up. 580 00:30:55,061 --> 00:30:56,229 What's the message? 581 00:30:57,730 --> 00:30:59,983 "Check the trash cans," he said. 582 00:31:17,125 --> 00:31:18,084 [Betty] Glen. 583 00:31:24,966 --> 00:31:26,467 [speaking in Latin] 584 00:31:30,054 --> 00:31:32,390 -Amen. -[all] Amen. 585 00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:34,100 [Veronica] Thank you, all, for being here. 586 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:40,189 I won't stand here and wax sentimental about my father. 587 00:31:40,982 --> 00:31:45,194 He did horrible, unspeakable things to my mother, to my sister, 588 00:31:45,278 --> 00:31:47,989 to my lover at the time, Archie Andrews, 589 00:31:48,072 --> 00:31:51,409 to my friends, to this town... 590 00:31:53,036 --> 00:31:53,995 and to me. 591 00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:56,080 [poignant music playing] 592 00:31:56,789 --> 00:32:01,252 But I'm also making room for the fact that, on occasion, 593 00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:06,174 he did a few not-so-horrible things too. 594 00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:11,012 He was a proud state champion wrestler for Riverdale High. 595 00:32:11,638 --> 00:32:14,182 He donated money to the research of rare diseases. 596 00:32:14,265 --> 00:32:17,060 He covered the funeral expense of Fred Andrews, 597 00:32:17,143 --> 00:32:19,395 with whom he did not see eye to eye, 598 00:32:19,479 --> 00:32:20,605 without hesitation. 599 00:32:21,230 --> 00:32:23,858 And he was a dutiful son to my abuelita. 600 00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:26,361 The truth is... 601 00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:30,782 I loved him till the end. 602 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:37,455 Make no mistake, I wish my father hadn't done those awful things, 603 00:32:37,538 --> 00:32:42,251 and I wish I could sort my feelings more cleanly, 604 00:32:42,877 --> 00:32:44,504 but I can't. 605 00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:51,302 And maybe there's something to be said about a child's willingness 606 00:32:51,386 --> 00:32:54,555 to forgive their fathers for the terrible things they might have done. 607 00:32:56,140 --> 00:32:58,935 But for what Hiram Lodge did to all of you, 608 00:33:00,186 --> 00:33:01,604 I apologize. 609 00:33:04,190 --> 00:33:07,443 And I also apologize for the fact that... 610 00:33:08,986 --> 00:33:10,863 That I will always... 611 00:33:12,031 --> 00:33:14,617 always love... 612 00:33:16,035 --> 00:33:17,662 my Daddykins. 613 00:33:20,081 --> 00:33:21,374 I wish I didn't. 614 00:33:22,625 --> 00:33:25,420 But I do. 615 00:33:31,092 --> 00:33:31,926 Thank you. 616 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:37,432 [ominous music playing] 617 00:33:46,607 --> 00:33:47,692 [TBK] Good. 618 00:33:48,735 --> 00:33:50,236 You're awake. 619 00:34:02,790 --> 00:34:05,835 -Hey. Hey, who are you? -[shushing] 620 00:34:06,627 --> 00:34:07,920 I'm the bogeyman. 621 00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,339 I'm Betty's blind spot. 622 00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:14,802 I've heard every one of your secret whispered conversations. 623 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:19,557 And I'm not sure why, but I know that piece of rock there 624 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,602 makes your flesh weak and vulnerable. 625 00:34:22,685 --> 00:34:24,312 So I'm gonna get ready, 626 00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:27,940 and then we're gonna have a grand old time 627 00:34:28,024 --> 00:34:31,152 chopping you up into little chunks. 628 00:34:34,322 --> 00:34:35,490 [grunting] 629 00:34:36,949 --> 00:34:38,910 -[knocking on door] -Archie? 630 00:34:40,953 --> 00:34:42,371 Archie, where are you? 631 00:34:42,455 --> 00:34:45,708 Get rid of her, or I'll hack her up too. 632 00:34:46,542 --> 00:34:47,668 Do it now. 633 00:34:47,752 --> 00:34:48,711 Alice? 634 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:50,505 I'm just cleaning. 635 00:34:50,588 --> 00:34:51,839 I'll come by later. 636 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:54,467 Well, you can, but your dog can't. 637 00:34:54,550 --> 00:34:58,763 He got into my closet again and ruined my favorite kitten heels. 638 00:34:58,846 --> 00:35:01,182 It's fine. Just go, please. 639 00:35:03,017 --> 00:35:04,268 I'm leaving him here. 640 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,647 We'll talk about compensation later. 641 00:35:09,899 --> 00:35:11,400 Well done. 642 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:14,403 But don't worry, 643 00:35:15,571 --> 00:35:17,281 I'll be visiting Alice later. 644 00:35:20,701 --> 00:35:21,869 [growling] 645 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:22,954 [barking] 646 00:35:23,663 --> 00:35:25,081 Bingo. 647 00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:26,124 Bingo, kill! 648 00:35:34,048 --> 00:35:35,466 Good boy. 649 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:38,177 Bingo, Bingo, come here, boy. 650 00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:39,971 Hey, come here. Come here. 651 00:35:40,054 --> 00:35:41,180 Yes, good boy. 652 00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:43,349 Good boy, good boy. 653 00:35:43,432 --> 00:35:44,851 Yes, good boy. 654 00:35:49,355 --> 00:35:51,190 It was great seeing you, Mom. 655 00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:53,067 Circumstances notwithstanding. 656 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:54,318 I love you, honey. 657 00:35:54,402 --> 00:35:56,070 I'm so, so proud of you. 658 00:35:57,363 --> 00:36:00,408 Okay, Thanksgiving at the Barefoot Contessa's, huh? 659 00:36:00,491 --> 00:36:02,285 Anderson and Andy will be there. 660 00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:04,412 That sounds nice, Mom. 661 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:09,584 I can take your abuelita to the airport if you want. 662 00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:13,171 Thanks, Reggie. 663 00:36:16,090 --> 00:36:17,717 Thanks for coming to the funeral. 664 00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:22,054 You're the only one from the gang who did. 665 00:36:22,763 --> 00:36:24,891 I'm sure everyone else was busy. 666 00:36:26,601 --> 00:36:28,311 I really enjoyed your eulogy. 667 00:36:29,395 --> 00:36:30,730 It resonated with me. 668 00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:36,194 I don't think I really ever understood what you had with your dad. 669 00:36:36,277 --> 00:36:40,156 If I didn't understand it, what gives me the right to judge it in the first place? 670 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:43,367 What you did doesn't matter, because I love you. 671 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:45,286 Thank you, Reggie. 672 00:36:49,790 --> 00:36:51,334 [Geraldo] Sorry to ruin the moment. 673 00:36:52,501 --> 00:36:54,253 Damn, dude's super quiet. 674 00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:56,672 I have something for you, Miss Lodge. 675 00:36:57,381 --> 00:36:59,759 Found it among the Russian's personal effects. 676 00:36:59,842 --> 00:37:02,178 -What is it? -It's a recording 677 00:37:02,261 --> 00:37:04,180 that Hiram made during his final moments. 678 00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:08,184 Give it a listen. 679 00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:18,027 I still can't wrap my brain around the fact that TBK was here 680 00:37:18,569 --> 00:37:20,821 the whole time, right under our noses. 681 00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:24,367 Where did you even hire Dennis, if that's his name? 682 00:37:24,450 --> 00:37:27,119 He saw my ad for a crew in Jug's newspaper. 683 00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,289 Must have been trying to keep tabs on you through me. 684 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:32,959 Well, God knows how long he's been spying on me for. 685 00:37:34,001 --> 00:37:37,088 Long enough to know that Glen was being a dick, 686 00:37:37,171 --> 00:37:40,549 and to know that we were manifesting our powers. 687 00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,593 -And weaknesses. -And side effects. 688 00:37:42,677 --> 00:37:44,136 Like my headaches. 689 00:37:46,472 --> 00:37:49,558 Well, at least now we know what he looks like without a mask on. 690 00:37:49,642 --> 00:37:52,061 -Yeah. -Though, he could've really hurt you. 691 00:37:52,144 --> 00:37:56,148 Luckily, Bingo remembers his commands from his old dog fighting days. 692 00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:59,652 He saved my life, pushed TBK right out that window, 693 00:37:59,735 --> 00:38:01,070 and then TBK ran off. 694 00:38:01,153 --> 00:38:02,279 Yeah, he does that. 695 00:38:03,698 --> 00:38:05,283 What about Glen, Betty? 696 00:38:07,743 --> 00:38:09,704 I found most of him. 697 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:12,206 Including his head. 698 00:38:14,250 --> 00:38:16,002 So now I need to leave. 699 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,340 -I need to get out of Riverdale. -I don't understand. Why? 700 00:38:21,424 --> 00:38:22,925 Because I brought TBK here. 701 00:38:23,009 --> 00:38:25,553 He went after Glen, he went after you. 702 00:38:25,636 --> 00:38:28,306 If I leave, he will follow me. I know he will. 703 00:38:28,389 --> 00:38:29,432 If you're a target-- 704 00:38:29,515 --> 00:38:32,727 Better to be a moving target than one standing still. 705 00:38:32,810 --> 00:38:35,313 I'll lead TBK out of Riverdale, and then I'll circle back. 706 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:38,858 Something will distract him. Something always distracts him. 707 00:38:40,609 --> 00:38:42,778 How about you? Are you gonna be okay? 708 00:38:43,487 --> 00:38:44,697 Yeah, I'll be fine. 709 00:38:45,906 --> 00:38:48,367 Just, uh, keep that palladium away from me. 710 00:38:49,243 --> 00:38:50,119 Mm-hm. 711 00:38:50,202 --> 00:38:52,121 And come back in one piece. 712 00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:53,914 Deal. 713 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:55,124 ["I Should Go" playing] 714 00:39:00,755 --> 00:39:03,549 ♪ I don't want to think I'll miss the party ♪ 715 00:39:04,425 --> 00:39:06,510 ♪ Then I'll go and I'll hate everyone ♪ 716 00:39:10,473 --> 00:39:11,515 [Hiram on recording] Mija, 717 00:39:12,433 --> 00:39:14,101 I don't have much time left. 718 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:16,687 But I need you to know one thing. 719 00:39:17,730 --> 00:39:20,107 Whatever I may have said about wishing I had a son, 720 00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:24,236 all of that changed the moment I first held you in my arms. 721 00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:27,656 You became my treasure instantly. 722 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:31,744 And I want you know that despite our troubles, 723 00:39:32,578 --> 00:39:34,997 you have always been the apple of my eye. 724 00:39:35,623 --> 00:39:39,418 Everything I did, no matter how heartless or inexplicable or unjustifiable, 725 00:39:39,502 --> 00:39:41,587 was for you. 726 00:39:42,671 --> 00:39:45,716 I think, perhaps, I was testing the limits of a love 727 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,718 a daughter can have for her father, 728 00:39:47,802 --> 00:39:50,638 and you, mija, never faltered, never failed. 729 00:39:51,180 --> 00:39:54,892 I never felt anything less than love for you or from you. 730 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:57,311 I hope you believe that. 731 00:39:58,312 --> 00:39:59,313 One last thing, 732 00:40:00,356 --> 00:40:02,358 I'm leaving you my rum business, 733 00:40:03,025 --> 00:40:05,111 the crown jewel of my empire. 734 00:40:06,195 --> 00:40:10,783 Heh. I don't think I was ever happier than we were in the middle of our rum war. 735 00:40:10,866 --> 00:40:11,909 Do you remember? 736 00:40:13,369 --> 00:40:16,247 -Those were good times, weren't they? -[Veronica sobbing] 737 00:40:16,872 --> 00:40:19,959 I always wanted to be a good father to you, Veronica. 738 00:40:23,671 --> 00:40:25,089 I love you so much. 739 00:40:26,382 --> 00:40:27,800 [Hiram speaking in Spanish] 740 00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:31,095 [poignant music playing] 741 00:40:42,398 --> 00:40:43,732 [banging on mirror] 742 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:46,277 [inaudible dialogue] 743 00:40:52,825 --> 00:40:55,327 We'll have no more of that, I think. 744 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,840 [Jughead] So this story hasn't been about things I can't do anymore. 745 00:41:07,923 --> 00:41:10,384 It's about things I've learned to do differently 746 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:12,887 and what new possibilities lie before me. 747 00:41:13,762 --> 00:41:15,806 Did I leave the oven on at Pop's? 748 00:41:17,892 --> 00:41:18,976 Tabs? 749 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:21,312 Did you just say something? 750 00:41:26,233 --> 00:41:28,152 [Tabitha] I'm sure I turned the oven off. 751 00:41:28,694 --> 00:41:30,863 But did I lock the door behind me? 752 00:41:33,324 --> 00:41:34,700 Tabby? 753 00:41:36,243 --> 00:41:38,579 Are you wondering if you left the door unlocked? 754 00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:40,664 [ominous music playing] 755 00:42:00,893 --> 00:42:02,811 [theme music playing] ]