1 00:00:02,752 --> 00:00:04,671 [Jughead] Every town has that one special place 2 00:00:04,754 --> 00:00:06,589 where its community comes together. 3 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:09,217 In Riverdale, that place is Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, 4 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:11,469 the home away from home. 5 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:13,138 The diner has had a secret history. 6 00:00:13,221 --> 00:00:16,141 Across the decades, it has been a battleground. 7 00:00:16,224 --> 00:00:19,102 Wars fought at Pop's have shaped the town's identity. 8 00:00:19,185 --> 00:00:21,896 And lo and behold, another battle was brewing. 9 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:23,690 [Alice] It is my great pleasure 10 00:00:23,773 --> 00:00:26,359 to introduce a dedicated council member, 11 00:00:26,443 --> 00:00:29,988 selfless philanthropist, and successful businessman, 12 00:00:30,071 --> 00:00:31,823 Percival Pickens. 13 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:33,658 Welcome, Percival. 14 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:35,744 Thank you, Alice. Delighted to be here. 15 00:00:36,244 --> 00:00:40,040 It's my understanding that you have a game-changing announcement 16 00:00:40,123 --> 00:00:41,791 for the future of our fair town. 17 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:42,709 That's right. 18 00:00:42,792 --> 00:00:44,461 I've been putting together a project 19 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:47,547 that I hope will galvanize and revitalize Riverdale: 20 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:50,216 A new, privately owned railway 21 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:53,052 that will drive straight through the heart of Riverdale, 22 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:56,389 bringing with it much needed jobs, tourism, and revenue. 23 00:00:56,473 --> 00:00:59,225 What does he mean by "through the heart of Riverdale"? 24 00:00:59,309 --> 00:01:02,270 [Alice] So, would this rail line have an official stop here in Riverdale? 25 00:01:02,353 --> 00:01:03,688 [Percival] Oh, absolutely, Alice. 26 00:01:03,772 --> 00:01:07,108 Are you familiar with Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe? 27 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:11,279 Well, that would be the most ideal central location for a station. 28 00:01:11,362 --> 00:01:15,533 It would mean bidding adieu to Pop's, but progress demands it. 29 00:01:15,617 --> 00:01:17,619 [ominous music playing] 30 00:01:17,702 --> 00:01:20,622 I will never sell the diner to you. Ever. 31 00:01:20,705 --> 00:01:22,582 Well, that is disappointing. 32 00:01:22,665 --> 00:01:24,876 I had hoped that as a council member, 33 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,004 you'd be able to put Riverdale's best interest above 34 00:01:28,087 --> 00:01:30,632 your own personal craven ones. 35 00:01:30,715 --> 00:01:34,135 And are you honestly going to deny the economic, 36 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:38,598 social, not to mention labor benefits this project would bring to our town? 37 00:01:39,098 --> 00:01:41,017 To favor a diner that... 38 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:43,978 let's be honest, is well past its heyday. 39 00:01:44,062 --> 00:01:47,607 I don't know what your angle is with this sham train project, 40 00:01:47,690 --> 00:01:49,943 but the only person it will benefit is you. 41 00:01:50,026 --> 00:01:53,238 Hm. Your neighbors may feel differently. 42 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:56,908 They, in fact, may want you to do what's best for the town. 43 00:01:58,284 --> 00:02:00,370 [echoing] And sell me that land. 44 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:01,663 Hmm. 45 00:02:01,746 --> 00:02:03,414 Again, never. 46 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:05,750 [Percival] Hmm. 47 00:02:06,417 --> 00:02:08,962 Archie, we can't let Percival do this. 48 00:02:09,295 --> 00:02:10,964 Pop's is my family's legacy. 49 00:02:11,047 --> 00:02:13,842 The first Black-owned business in Riverdale. We have to fight. 50 00:02:13,925 --> 00:02:16,386 I can't go up against Percival right now. 51 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:18,596 All right, he pummeled my ass. 52 00:02:19,389 --> 00:02:22,142 He knows my weakness, so I'm sorry. 53 00:02:22,767 --> 00:02:25,061 Until I come up with a workaround, I gotta lay low. 54 00:02:25,562 --> 00:02:27,564 [pensive music playing] 55 00:02:27,939 --> 00:02:30,066 You need to keep away from Percival. We all do. 56 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,109 He's dangerous. 57 00:02:31,192 --> 00:02:34,737 He can get inside your head, get you to do things for him. 58 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:39,325 And no matter what, never, ever be alone in a room with him. 59 00:02:44,581 --> 00:02:46,958 You heard what Percival said on TV. 60 00:02:47,041 --> 00:02:48,376 He's coming for Pop's. 61 00:02:48,459 --> 00:02:51,254 If he's coming for Pop's, then he's coming for the Whyte Wyrm. 62 00:02:51,337 --> 00:02:52,630 Not exactly. 63 00:02:52,714 --> 00:02:55,675 He's claiming that his new station wouldn't affect the Whyte Wyrm. 64 00:02:55,758 --> 00:02:58,386 He's building above us where Pop's is, 65 00:02:58,469 --> 00:03:00,555 but we wouldn't need to shut down. 66 00:03:02,056 --> 00:03:03,433 Not that I believe him. 67 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:11,065 I'll support you in whatever way you need. 68 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:12,901 But devil's advocate? 69 00:03:12,984 --> 00:03:16,529 Your satellite Pop's is doing gangbusters business for us. 70 00:03:17,572 --> 00:03:19,908 Take the money Percival's offering you 71 00:03:19,991 --> 00:03:21,826 and reopen a new-and-improved diner. 72 00:03:21,910 --> 00:03:23,912 In a much better, safer location. 73 00:03:25,121 --> 00:03:26,414 [Cheryl] Dearest Tab-Tab. 74 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:29,292 Though I've missed most of Percival's antics to date, 75 00:03:29,375 --> 00:03:32,921 I do agree he is a scourge on this town, as all Pickens men are. 76 00:03:33,004 --> 00:03:34,672 I will help you destroy him. 77 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:35,715 Great. 78 00:03:35,798 --> 00:03:38,384 Just as soon as I learn to control certain... 79 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:41,346 skills I've been developing. 80 00:03:41,429 --> 00:03:44,182 I'm rather a work in progress as they say. 81 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:46,142 But I am getting there. 82 00:03:46,976 --> 00:03:48,978 [dramatic music playing] 83 00:03:55,318 --> 00:03:56,319 Ah. 84 00:03:56,861 --> 00:03:59,697 Kevin. What news? 85 00:04:00,448 --> 00:04:01,574 Just as you predicted, 86 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:04,452 Tabitha's trying to rally support. 87 00:04:04,535 --> 00:04:06,412 Not getting much traction. 88 00:04:06,496 --> 00:04:09,374 Well, not yet. But she's tenacious. 89 00:04:09,457 --> 00:04:13,169 She won't be able to stop me, but she might slow me down. 90 00:04:13,878 --> 00:04:15,255 That would be annoying. 91 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,382 -Totally. -Mm. 92 00:04:18,591 --> 00:04:21,928 Oh, well. I gave her a fair chance. 93 00:04:22,470 --> 00:04:24,597 [Tabitha] Percival's painted me into a corner. 94 00:04:24,681 --> 00:04:27,350 There's a part of me that's started to wonder, 95 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:30,770 is it possible his proposal is what's best for the town? 96 00:04:30,853 --> 00:04:32,355 No. No way. 97 00:04:33,606 --> 00:04:35,858 Pop's has endured for a reason. 98 00:04:36,442 --> 00:04:37,902 It's Riverdale's anchor. 99 00:04:37,986 --> 00:04:39,988 People may have forgotten, but it's true. 100 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:43,283 Yes, but if you ask those same people what would benefit the town more, 101 00:04:43,366 --> 00:04:48,454 Pop's staying open or a bright, shiny new railroad, it's hard to argue. 102 00:04:48,538 --> 00:04:51,874 Not to mention, how can I fight him if I don't have anyone's support? 103 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:54,794 You do have support. I support you. 104 00:04:54,877 --> 00:04:56,879 [pensive music playing] 105 00:04:58,756 --> 00:05:00,758 How did you know I was thinking that? 106 00:05:02,010 --> 00:05:03,761 I didn't say anything. 107 00:05:05,346 --> 00:05:08,766 You answered a direct question that I was only thinking. 108 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,145 Jughead, what's going on? 109 00:05:12,770 --> 00:05:14,230 And don't say "nothing," 110 00:05:14,313 --> 00:05:16,274 because weird stuff has been happening for a while. 111 00:05:16,357 --> 00:05:18,026 Yeah. 112 00:05:19,193 --> 00:05:20,320 All right. Yeah. 113 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:27,910 I have something to tell you. 114 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,334 So you can read thoughts, Betty can see threatening auras, 115 00:05:34,417 --> 00:05:37,462 Archie is invulnerable unless he comes into contact with palladium, 116 00:05:37,545 --> 00:05:41,340 Cheryl is a firestarter, and Percival can control people's minds? 117 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:44,844 Yes. But he didn't manipulate you. 118 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:47,930 Which is interesting. 119 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,974 This all makes a twisted sense, 120 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:53,519 not just with you, but the interactions I've been having. 121 00:05:53,603 --> 00:05:54,604 But... 122 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:58,316 Look, I have an idea for how to make the diner bulletproof. 123 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:01,944 I tried it when they were trying to tear down the drive-in. 124 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:04,530 We declare Pop's a historical landmark. 125 00:06:04,614 --> 00:06:05,531 Right? 126 00:06:05,615 --> 00:06:07,075 Then they can't bulldoze it. 127 00:06:07,158 --> 00:06:09,327 Wouldn't Percival and the council block that? 128 00:06:09,410 --> 00:06:11,788 No, you apply for landmark status at a state level, 129 00:06:11,871 --> 00:06:13,873 so it has nothing to do with them. 130 00:06:13,956 --> 00:06:17,710 We have to prove that Pop's has some historical significance. 131 00:06:19,087 --> 00:06:20,505 [Pop] This should get you started. 132 00:06:20,588 --> 00:06:23,174 It's a box of keepsakes and memorabilia 133 00:06:23,257 --> 00:06:26,260 that document the diner's history over the decades. 134 00:06:26,344 --> 00:06:29,722 If there's an argument that Pop's is a historic landmark worth saving, 135 00:06:29,806 --> 00:06:31,015 it's in that box. 136 00:06:31,099 --> 00:06:33,810 -This is incredible. Thank you, Pop. -[Pop] Yeah. 137 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:38,064 Oh, my gosh. 138 00:06:38,815 --> 00:06:40,900 This is a copy of the Green Book. 139 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:45,029 Once a safe haven, always a safe haven. 140 00:06:47,156 --> 00:06:49,075 [pop music playing over speakers] 141 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:54,247 Hey. While we work, how about a grilled cheese 142 00:06:54,330 --> 00:06:56,457 -and tomato soup for dinner? -Great. 143 00:06:57,291 --> 00:07:00,545 Tabitha, this box that Pop gave us is like a time machine. 144 00:07:00,628 --> 00:07:04,132 Every significant event in Riverdale happened here at Pop's. 145 00:07:04,715 --> 00:07:07,885 Moral crises, national tragedies, they all took place inside these booths. 146 00:07:07,969 --> 00:07:11,639 The Rockland County Historical Society is not gonna deny our application. 147 00:07:11,722 --> 00:07:13,307 That's great news-- 148 00:07:13,391 --> 00:07:15,017 [door opens] 149 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:16,769 [dramatic music playing] 150 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:20,815 [gunshot] 151 00:07:28,489 --> 00:07:30,700 [big band music playing over speakers] 152 00:07:40,209 --> 00:07:42,837 Hey, Teresa! We got them. 153 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:43,838 [laughs] 154 00:07:43,921 --> 00:07:45,423 Why did you call me--? 155 00:07:45,506 --> 00:07:49,927 Oh, I still can't believe that Pop's made it into the Green Book. 156 00:07:53,431 --> 00:07:55,433 [pensive music playing] 157 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:59,395 Hey, you mind setting these out? 158 00:08:12,575 --> 00:08:13,409 Jughead! 159 00:08:14,744 --> 00:08:17,622 What the hell is going on? Where are we? 160 00:08:17,705 --> 00:08:18,873 When are we? 161 00:08:18,956 --> 00:08:21,667 -Is it really 1944? -Yes, Tabitha. 162 00:08:21,751 --> 00:08:22,752 It's 1944. 163 00:08:24,378 --> 00:08:28,132 The world is at war, and Titus Tate is your great-grandfather. 164 00:08:29,050 --> 00:08:32,011 Why did he call me Teresa? And why is he acting like he knows me? 165 00:08:32,094 --> 00:08:34,805 It's how his mind is comprehending your sudden appearance. 166 00:08:34,889 --> 00:08:36,933 Also, I'm not Jughead. I'm an angel. 167 00:08:37,725 --> 00:08:39,018 I'm your guardian angel. 168 00:08:39,101 --> 00:08:43,314 An angel who just happens to look like my boyfriend? 169 00:08:43,397 --> 00:08:44,607 I've assumed this form 170 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:47,026 because it's someone that you're comfortable with and trust. 171 00:08:47,109 --> 00:08:49,529 If you saw my real form in all its glory, 172 00:08:49,612 --> 00:08:51,822 you'd lose your mind and go insane. 173 00:08:52,823 --> 00:08:54,075 I'm one of the good guys. 174 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:56,702 My name is Raphael. 175 00:08:56,786 --> 00:08:58,538 Wait, is your name...? 176 00:08:58,621 --> 00:09:00,915 -Is your name Raphael? -It is. 177 00:09:01,832 --> 00:09:06,587 The real Jughead is back in your time. By your bedside in the hospital. 178 00:09:06,671 --> 00:09:07,964 [monitor beeping] 179 00:09:10,633 --> 00:09:14,845 I remember, Jughead and I were here researching the diner 180 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:18,808 when some stranger came in with a gun. He shot me. 181 00:09:18,891 --> 00:09:21,686 Jughead raced you to the hospital. You're now on life support. 182 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:26,315 If you're my guardian angel, where have you been all my life? 183 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:27,525 Near you. 184 00:09:28,317 --> 00:09:31,612 We're only allowed to show ourselves in times of cataclysmic events 185 00:09:32,363 --> 00:09:34,407 or extreme cosmic significance. 186 00:09:35,157 --> 00:09:36,367 This qualifies. 187 00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:41,163 So how or why did getting shot catapult me to 1944? 188 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,541 And how do I get back to the present? My present. 189 00:09:43,624 --> 00:09:45,126 I don't have all the answers. 190 00:09:45,835 --> 00:09:47,336 Only the Almighty does. 191 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:50,840 But why don't you read this? 192 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,843 [pensive music playing] 193 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,150 Okay. So according to this book, 194 00:10:09,233 --> 00:10:12,069 I might be something called chrono-kinetic. 195 00:10:12,153 --> 00:10:13,487 A time-traveler. 196 00:10:13,571 --> 00:10:18,242 Before I came here, Jughead told me that the explosion under Archie's bed, 197 00:10:18,326 --> 00:10:23,122 the shock of it, had unlocked certain abilities in him 198 00:10:23,205 --> 00:10:25,041 and Betty and Archie. 199 00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:31,047 So what if the trauma of getting shot unlocked my gift too? 200 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:33,090 Sounds like a very plausible theory. 201 00:10:33,174 --> 00:10:35,134 Except I didn't do it consciously. 202 00:10:35,217 --> 00:10:36,927 It was like a reflex. 203 00:10:37,011 --> 00:10:40,765 The bullet hit me and it triggered a time jump, 204 00:10:40,848 --> 00:10:42,433 but why to 1944? 205 00:10:44,518 --> 00:10:47,813 Maybe you're needed here. For a mission. 206 00:10:49,607 --> 00:10:52,568 Well, the book didn't say anything about a mission. 207 00:10:52,651 --> 00:10:55,738 But it did say I need a totem. A talisman. 208 00:10:55,821 --> 00:10:59,909 An object that I can focus on in order to hone my power to control it. 209 00:10:59,992 --> 00:11:04,330 If I can do that, I might be able to will myself to return to my own time. 210 00:11:04,413 --> 00:11:05,873 So, what's your totem? 211 00:11:05,956 --> 00:11:07,375 I have no clue. 212 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:10,211 But it would have to be an object of symbolic, 213 00:11:10,294 --> 00:11:12,088 mythic, or religious power. 214 00:11:12,171 --> 00:11:13,672 To me or the world. 215 00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:17,051 Sounds like you could be searching for years for a needle in a haystack. 216 00:11:18,010 --> 00:11:21,347 Why don't you focus on why you're here? 217 00:11:21,430 --> 00:11:23,724 My mission? 218 00:11:23,808 --> 00:11:26,394 Though you can't or won't tell me what it is. 219 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:28,479 [Titus] Teresa? 220 00:11:28,562 --> 00:11:29,897 You coming with me? 221 00:11:29,980 --> 00:11:32,483 -Where? -To the meeting at the high school. 222 00:11:32,566 --> 00:11:36,153 To determine if Riverdale should become a sundown town or not. 223 00:11:36,904 --> 00:11:39,156 Come on. This will decide our future. 224 00:11:40,616 --> 00:11:42,618 [pensive music playing] 225 00:11:43,327 --> 00:11:45,371 Titus didn't see you? 226 00:11:45,454 --> 00:11:49,125 -No one can see me except you. -And this meeting? 227 00:11:49,875 --> 00:11:52,002 This is probably my mission, right? 228 00:11:52,086 --> 00:11:54,630 Sounds a lot like it to me, yeah. 229 00:11:57,091 --> 00:12:00,177 Thank you all for coming this close to the holiday. 230 00:12:00,261 --> 00:12:02,430 I know that this is a contentious issue, 231 00:12:02,513 --> 00:12:06,142 and I wanted to give people the chance to be able to be heard 232 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:07,768 before I make my decision. 233 00:12:07,852 --> 00:12:10,688 So I'd like to begin with Sheriff Perkins. 234 00:12:10,771 --> 00:12:15,734 Now, you believe that if Riverdale was to become a "sundown town," 235 00:12:15,818 --> 00:12:18,070 that this would cut down on crime. 236 00:12:18,154 --> 00:12:19,864 Yes, Mayor Keller, I do. 237 00:12:19,947 --> 00:12:24,285 I mean, just look at Greendale, Centerville, Seaside. 238 00:12:24,910 --> 00:12:29,039 Their crime rates plummeted 50% once they became sundown towns. 239 00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:31,292 Sheriff Perkins, I think we'd all appreciate 240 00:12:31,375 --> 00:12:35,087 knowing exactly what these sundown laws entail. 241 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:38,215 Well, it's quite simple, Principal Cooper. 242 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:41,260 All Black people, citizens or otherwise, 243 00:12:41,343 --> 00:12:44,013 must be outside the town limits by sundown. 244 00:12:44,096 --> 00:12:47,183 If they aren't, they'll be treated as trespassers. 245 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:49,185 You can't possibly be considering this. 246 00:12:52,229 --> 00:12:56,358 Besides the fact that you're making the completely racist assumption 247 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,652 that only Black people commit crimes, 248 00:12:58,736 --> 00:13:00,613 what about all the Black families? 249 00:13:00,696 --> 00:13:03,532 The Black-owned businesses? What are they supposed to do? 250 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:05,576 How are they going to survive? 251 00:13:05,659 --> 00:13:07,870 I don't believe we've had the pleasure, miss. 252 00:13:08,579 --> 00:13:09,622 But if... 253 00:13:09,705 --> 00:13:14,251 certain groups of people can't abide by this fairly straightforward law... 254 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:19,256 maybe those people ought to move to a different town. 255 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:23,552 Like hell. I did not fight in a war to defend this country 256 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:26,597 to come back to a town where people, any people, 257 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:29,642 are not free and welcome to come and go as their God-given right. 258 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:32,728 -Thank you, Archie. -It's Artie, miss. 259 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:35,856 -Mm. -And not to mention, 260 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:39,026 five of the men in my fire department are Black. 261 00:13:39,109 --> 00:13:40,569 Now, they're friends of mine. 262 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,363 They've saved countless of our lives. 263 00:13:42,446 --> 00:13:44,823 [Keller] Fire Chief Andrews, Sheriff Perkins, tell you what. 264 00:13:44,907 --> 00:13:47,409 Clearly, I have a lot to think about. 265 00:13:47,493 --> 00:13:50,955 So I would suggest, uh, we all take a step back. 266 00:13:51,622 --> 00:13:53,290 Reconvene in the new year, 267 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:57,503 and we'll settle this difficult matter once and for all. 268 00:13:58,337 --> 00:13:59,463 How's that sound? 269 00:14:01,423 --> 00:14:03,968 Something is seriously messed up here. 270 00:14:06,428 --> 00:14:08,806 To my knowledge, Riverdale was never a sundown town. 271 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:12,851 It's almost like someone is trying to rewrite its history. 272 00:14:15,312 --> 00:14:16,730 And I think I know who. 273 00:14:16,814 --> 00:14:18,315 Sheriff Perkins? 274 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,776 He has a counterpart in my time, Percival Pickens. 275 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,361 And he is evil. 276 00:14:22,987 --> 00:14:26,490 What if I'm meant to stop him, to derail his plans? 277 00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:31,370 Maybe that's why you were sent here. To this specific moment in time. 278 00:14:31,453 --> 00:14:33,831 -[banging on door] -We need help! We have a child. 279 00:14:33,914 --> 00:14:35,875 -[Tracy] Let us in! -[Flynn] They're coming! 280 00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:37,793 We need help. We have a child. 281 00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:39,128 [baby crying] 282 00:14:39,211 --> 00:14:41,213 [dramatic music playing] 283 00:14:47,636 --> 00:14:48,679 Here you go. 284 00:14:50,556 --> 00:14:54,351 Our car ran out of gas while we were driving through Centerville. 285 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:56,270 Just as it was starting to get dark. 286 00:14:56,353 --> 00:14:58,939 Centerville's a sundown town. 287 00:14:59,023 --> 00:15:02,151 We almost got caught by the police, but we escaped into the woods. 288 00:15:02,234 --> 00:15:03,944 And then we remembered this diner. 289 00:15:04,653 --> 00:15:08,699 We'd read about it in the Green Book. So we walked here. 290 00:15:08,782 --> 00:15:10,409 Avoiding the roads. 291 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:13,203 Do you think we can maybe stay here a while? 292 00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:15,164 Just till the morning? 293 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:18,542 Then we'll go back to our car if it's even still there. 294 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,255 It's Christmas Eve. 295 00:15:23,339 --> 00:15:25,507 Of course you can stay. 296 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:27,801 Thank you. 297 00:15:31,513 --> 00:15:32,765 [police siren blaring] 298 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:34,725 Oh, my God. 299 00:15:34,808 --> 00:15:36,810 [ominous music playing] 300 00:15:37,978 --> 00:15:38,938 It's okay. 301 00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:43,275 Stay calm. I will go deal with them. 302 00:15:51,659 --> 00:15:52,910 Sorry, gentlemen. 303 00:15:52,993 --> 00:15:53,994 But we're closed. 304 00:15:54,078 --> 00:15:55,913 [Perkins] We're not here for milkshakes. 305 00:15:55,996 --> 00:15:59,208 We understand you may be harboring criminals in this establishment. 306 00:15:59,291 --> 00:16:01,001 Our colleagues in Centerville 307 00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:05,047 identified some trespassers in their town after dark, gave pursuit. 308 00:16:05,964 --> 00:16:09,009 Last they saw, the criminals were headed this way. 309 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:12,388 Well, we don't have any criminals here. 310 00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:14,181 Though we do have a young family. 311 00:16:15,307 --> 00:16:18,268 But the last time I checked, Riverdale was not yet a sundown town. 312 00:16:18,852 --> 00:16:21,605 True. But, Centerville is, and they broke the law there, 313 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:24,316 so those trespassers are coming with us. 314 00:16:25,192 --> 00:16:27,152 And we'd be happy to come in and get them. 315 00:16:27,736 --> 00:16:29,196 Do you have a warrant? 316 00:16:30,072 --> 00:16:31,115 No, I do not. 317 00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:32,950 Well, then. 318 00:16:33,033 --> 00:16:35,828 You're not stepping foot inside this diner. 319 00:16:35,911 --> 00:16:38,247 Because I know what happens when people are arrested 320 00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:40,332 for violating sundown laws. 321 00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:43,335 They vanish. And worse. 322 00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,713 I think I'd like to speak to your boss. 323 00:16:47,047 --> 00:16:48,215 I'm right here. 324 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:50,259 [gun cocks] 325 00:16:50,342 --> 00:16:51,969 And let me just reiterate: 326 00:16:52,052 --> 00:16:55,431 No one is coming into my diner without a warrant. 327 00:16:55,514 --> 00:16:57,474 In that case, if you don't mind, 328 00:16:57,558 --> 00:16:59,476 we'll just wait here while I radio Centerville, 329 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,311 have them draw up that arrest warrant. 330 00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:03,480 Should be here first thing in the morning. 331 00:17:03,564 --> 00:17:06,817 Then we'll conclude our business, and justice will be done. 332 00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:10,529 Radio Centerville, deputy, and settle in. 333 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,282 It's gonna be a long night. 334 00:17:14,616 --> 00:17:16,493 [dramatic music playing] 335 00:17:16,577 --> 00:17:19,830 We bought ourselves a few hours, but the second that warrant arrives, 336 00:17:19,913 --> 00:17:22,750 there's no stopping those lawmen from forcing their way in here 337 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:24,251 and taking you all away. 338 00:17:24,334 --> 00:17:26,795 What if we snuck out the back and made a dash through the woods? 339 00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:28,589 I don't think we can do that. 340 00:17:28,672 --> 00:17:30,507 Baby Annie's asthmatic. 341 00:17:30,591 --> 00:17:32,593 What if she has an attack? 342 00:17:32,676 --> 00:17:34,928 We don't have her medicine. We left it in the car. 343 00:17:35,012 --> 00:17:37,514 Damn. What we need is a Christmas miracle. 344 00:17:40,267 --> 00:17:41,185 Yes. 345 00:17:42,102 --> 00:17:44,104 [pensive music playing] 346 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:48,567 That's exactly what we need. 347 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,862 I can't interfere directly. It's one of the rules. 348 00:17:51,945 --> 00:17:53,405 It's Christmas Eve. 349 00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:54,907 You're an angel. 350 00:17:54,990 --> 00:17:58,285 Isn't this the one night of the year you can and should get involved? 351 00:17:58,368 --> 00:18:00,788 -What would you have me do? -Something you said. 352 00:18:00,871 --> 00:18:04,792 That if I saw your real form, it would drive me insane. 353 00:18:05,292 --> 00:18:06,960 Did you mean that literally? 354 00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:08,003 Yes. 355 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:10,923 Your eyes would start to bleed and your mind would snap in two. 356 00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:15,594 Does that mean the sheriff's mind would snap in two as well? 357 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:19,681 -All right. I'll see what I can do. -Thank you, Raphael. 358 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:22,476 Thank you. But just give me a second. 359 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:25,729 I wanna call Chief Andrews, and then I will bring everybody back here. 360 00:18:29,024 --> 00:18:31,360 Okay, I told them to hang back, away from the doors. 361 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:33,862 -You can't see this either. -I won't. 362 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:36,198 And thank you, Raphael. 363 00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:41,286 [ominous music playing] 364 00:18:50,379 --> 00:18:52,381 [Perkins and Deputy Keller screaming] 365 00:18:56,385 --> 00:18:59,012 Fire Chief Andrews is gonna meet us and help get you home, 366 00:18:59,096 --> 00:19:01,056 but we have to make a detour first. 367 00:19:01,139 --> 00:19:02,599 What happened to them? 368 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,685 [dramatic music playing] 369 00:19:07,062 --> 00:19:08,689 Come on. Let's keep moving. 370 00:19:09,189 --> 00:19:11,024 Titus will call and have them picked up. 371 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:16,071 [Tabitha] I thought you'd be here burning the midnight oil. 372 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:18,991 It has been a restless Christmas Eve for me. 373 00:19:19,074 --> 00:19:24,163 I didn't get a chance to fully explain myself at that meeting before. 374 00:19:24,746 --> 00:19:26,123 So... 375 00:19:26,206 --> 00:19:28,584 I thought I'd introduce you to some friends. 376 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:34,298 This is Tracy, Flynn, and their daughter, Annie. 377 00:19:35,757 --> 00:19:38,468 Tonight, they were hunted down like criminals. 378 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:41,054 For being caught in Centerville after dark. 379 00:19:42,347 --> 00:19:45,684 They are why you can't let Sheriff Perkins turn Riverdale 380 00:19:45,767 --> 00:19:47,519 into a sundown town. 381 00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:52,191 It would cost Riverdale its soul, Mr. Mayor. 382 00:19:52,274 --> 00:19:54,276 [hopeful music playing] 383 00:19:55,694 --> 00:19:57,696 [jazz music playing over speakers] 384 00:19:59,406 --> 00:20:01,116 That was Tracy. 385 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,745 She and Flynn and Baby Annie made it home safe and sound, 386 00:20:04,828 --> 00:20:07,497 so I guess all's well that ends well. 387 00:20:07,581 --> 00:20:09,833 But I have to tell you something. 388 00:20:11,501 --> 00:20:13,337 My name's not actually Teresa. 389 00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:15,339 It's Tabitha. 390 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:17,216 And... 391 00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:18,300 you... 392 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,386 You're actually my-- 393 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,679 [door opens] 394 00:20:26,391 --> 00:20:29,895 You won't beat me, so stop trying! 395 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:32,856 [gunshot] 396 00:20:33,649 --> 00:20:36,777 [Dr. King on radio] And you know, if I was standing... 397 00:20:39,488 --> 00:20:41,823 at the beginning of time 398 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:44,326 with the possibility of taking 399 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:52,084 a kind of general and panoramic view of the whole of human history up to now... 400 00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:54,711 That's Dr. King. 401 00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:56,254 His mountaintop speech. 402 00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:01,885 Which means today is April 3rd, 1968. 403 00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,429 And tomorrow, Dr. King's gonna be-- 404 00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:06,682 Going to be what, Tina? 405 00:21:06,765 --> 00:21:11,103 I need to borrow money for the bus, Pop. To stop something from happening. 406 00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:16,942 Nothing from the mechanic yet? 407 00:21:17,025 --> 00:21:21,780 Nope. And it's gonna take him two, three hours to fix it, which means... 408 00:21:21,863 --> 00:21:24,366 we're not getting to Memphis anytime soon. 409 00:21:24,866 --> 00:21:29,288 -Is there another bus I can take? -To Memphis? No, ma'am. This is it. 410 00:21:33,834 --> 00:21:35,752 I know what you're trying to do. 411 00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:38,422 Save Dr. King's life. 412 00:21:39,756 --> 00:21:43,635 As painful as it is, Tabitha, there's nothing you can do about it. 413 00:21:43,719 --> 00:21:45,595 I don't accept that, Raphael. 414 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:49,808 Betty once told me that the FBI office in Riverdale opened up in the 1950s. 415 00:21:49,891 --> 00:21:50,892 Maybe they can help. 416 00:21:53,937 --> 00:21:55,230 [phone ringing] 417 00:22:00,777 --> 00:22:02,571 Can I help you with something, ma'am? 418 00:22:02,654 --> 00:22:04,656 [ominous music playing] 419 00:22:08,201 --> 00:22:10,454 [Tabitha] If I tried to call the Lorraine Motel? 420 00:22:10,537 --> 00:22:13,165 Where I know Dr. King is staying tonight? 421 00:22:13,749 --> 00:22:18,211 The clerk wouldn't believe you. Or the line would cut out. Or both. 422 00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:20,756 This isn't right. Or just. 423 00:22:20,839 --> 00:22:21,882 I know. 424 00:22:22,466 --> 00:22:25,093 But some events are fixed points in time. 425 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:26,261 In history. 426 00:22:26,970 --> 00:22:30,140 And, sadly, this is one of them. 427 00:22:30,891 --> 00:22:35,312 Certain incidents from the past affected the fabric of the world 428 00:22:35,395 --> 00:22:38,940 so enormously that the universe won't let them be altered. 429 00:22:39,816 --> 00:22:40,942 So, what do I do? 430 00:22:42,235 --> 00:22:44,863 Is my mission Percival-related again? 431 00:22:44,946 --> 00:22:48,533 You could try and find your talisman. That's still out there. 432 00:22:48,617 --> 00:22:52,120 I can't imagine that I'll be able to focus on anything 433 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:55,332 other than what's gonna happen tomorrow night. 434 00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:57,626 I'll wait with you, then. 435 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,713 [rock music playing] 436 00:23:04,591 --> 00:23:05,634 [news anchor] Good evening. 437 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:09,513 We interrupt this broadcast with a message from Senator Robert Kennedy, 438 00:23:09,596 --> 00:23:11,973 who is speaking to us from Indianapolis. 439 00:23:12,641 --> 00:23:15,435 [Kennedy] I have some very sad news for all of you, 440 00:23:16,103 --> 00:23:20,232 and I think sad news for all of our fellow citizens. 441 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:24,194 And people who love peace all over the world. 442 00:23:24,986 --> 00:23:27,489 And that is that Martin Luther King 443 00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:30,492 was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee. 444 00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:32,577 -[crowd shouting on radio] -[plates breaking] 445 00:23:34,329 --> 00:23:35,372 Grandpa. 446 00:23:36,790 --> 00:23:40,877 [Kennedy] Martin Luther King dedicated his life... 447 00:23:43,004 --> 00:23:44,172 to love and... 448 00:23:44,714 --> 00:23:47,175 [news anchor] Dr. King, accompanied by fellow activists 449 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:48,927 in support of the sanitation worker... 450 00:23:49,010 --> 00:23:50,303 What do we do now? 451 00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:52,472 Should we shut down the diner out of respect? 452 00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:55,559 I think that we should stay open. 453 00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:59,646 I think people need to feel like they're not alone right now. 454 00:24:00,772 --> 00:24:03,275 Like they're part of a community. 455 00:24:07,028 --> 00:24:09,030 [poignant music playing] 456 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:14,953 [Tabitha] And maybe things will be better tomorrow. 457 00:24:17,747 --> 00:24:19,749 [ominous music playing] 458 00:24:21,835 --> 00:24:24,254 -Can I help you with something? -Morning. 459 00:24:24,337 --> 00:24:27,883 -How are you all holding up? -We're just fine. 460 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:30,719 Good, good. See you got a full house in there. 461 00:24:30,802 --> 00:24:36,308 Well, uh, there was terrible rioting in Greendale, Centerville, and Seaside 462 00:24:36,391 --> 00:24:38,143 last night, so, effective immediately, 463 00:24:38,226 --> 00:24:40,770 the mayor is declaring a state of emergency 464 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:44,941 banning all public gatherings in Riverdale until further notice. 465 00:24:45,442 --> 00:24:48,236 I need you to get all the people out of this diner by 6 p.m. 466 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:49,821 Nobody's rioting here. 467 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:54,034 People just wanna be together right now to grieve and pray. 468 00:24:54,910 --> 00:24:58,121 And since when does the mayor give the FBI orders? 469 00:24:58,205 --> 00:25:00,957 Mayor asked for our boss's help. We were happy to oblige. 470 00:25:01,041 --> 00:25:02,626 We'll be back at 6 p.m. 471 00:25:02,709 --> 00:25:04,961 You just have everyone out of that diner by then. 472 00:25:05,045 --> 00:25:05,921 Or? 473 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:09,090 Or we're gonna start arresting people. 474 00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:12,010 [ominous music playing] 475 00:25:12,093 --> 00:25:13,803 Can I ask you something? 476 00:25:16,723 --> 00:25:18,600 What the hell is your problem? 477 00:25:19,643 --> 00:25:22,896 Someone who meant everything to us was shot down in cold blood, 478 00:25:22,979 --> 00:25:26,358 and all we're doing is listening to the radio and talking. 479 00:25:26,441 --> 00:25:27,651 Peacefully. 480 00:25:28,401 --> 00:25:30,779 What difference does it make to you? 481 00:25:30,862 --> 00:25:35,408 We understand you and your friends are very emotional right now. 482 00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:40,455 We just wanna make sure those emotions don't spill over into unrest. 483 00:25:41,456 --> 00:25:44,000 Violence. Bloodshed. 484 00:25:45,835 --> 00:25:49,798 You're like a powder keg in there. Hate for it to blow. 485 00:25:58,765 --> 00:26:00,392 What'd that piggy want? 486 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:01,935 To... 487 00:26:02,811 --> 00:26:04,354 keep us from gathering. 488 00:26:04,938 --> 00:26:06,773 By enacting a curfew. 489 00:26:06,856 --> 00:26:10,151 We need to clear out by 6 p.m. tonight, or we'll all be arrested. 490 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:13,613 I heard a protester was beat up by police at Seaside last night. 491 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:15,490 We need to do something. 492 00:26:15,573 --> 00:26:18,285 Yeah. Like hit the streets and raise some hell. 493 00:26:18,368 --> 00:26:20,745 What right do they have to tell us if we can gather or not? 494 00:26:20,829 --> 00:26:21,955 They don't. 495 00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:25,667 But we are not going to play into their hands. 496 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:28,962 Because, believe me, they are looking for reasons to come at us. 497 00:26:29,045 --> 00:26:31,965 -What do you suggest we do? -Look, I know that agent. 498 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:35,802 He wants violence. He wants bloodshed. Our blood. 499 00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:40,557 He doesn't want us to gather peacefully because he wants us scattered, 500 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,394 and agitated, and out on our own looking for trouble 501 00:26:44,477 --> 00:26:47,397 so that we are easy targets for him and his thugs. 502 00:26:48,815 --> 00:26:51,067 But we are not going to fall into his trap. 503 00:26:51,985 --> 00:26:55,655 At sundown, we are going to be right here at Pop's. 504 00:26:56,531 --> 00:26:57,699 Together. 505 00:26:58,491 --> 00:27:02,203 Singing and praying and having community. 506 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:07,042 -You just said we'd all be arrested. -No. That's what he said. 507 00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:10,211 I may have an idea to keep that from happening. 508 00:27:11,212 --> 00:27:15,050 One that Agent Pierce gave me himself. 509 00:27:16,926 --> 00:27:19,971 This is Miss Tate still holding for Director Hoover. 510 00:27:20,055 --> 00:27:21,806 [upbeat music playing] 511 00:27:21,890 --> 00:27:26,770 I'm just confirming you told Mr. Hoover that I know all about his secret files. 512 00:27:26,853 --> 00:27:27,854 [woman] Please hold. 513 00:27:28,563 --> 00:27:30,273 J. Edgar Hoover. 514 00:27:30,357 --> 00:27:32,233 Director of the FBI. 515 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:34,027 How'd you get his number? 516 00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:37,113 I called the main switch board and have been transferred ten times. 517 00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:38,656 [line connects] 518 00:27:39,783 --> 00:27:41,785 This is Hoover. With whom am I speaking? 519 00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:46,956 Director Hoover. You don't know me, but I know you very well. 520 00:27:47,540 --> 00:27:51,127 For instance, I know that you keep secret illegal files on so-called threats 521 00:27:51,211 --> 00:27:52,379 to the American public. 522 00:27:52,462 --> 00:27:54,714 Young lady, you are gravely mistaken. 523 00:27:54,798 --> 00:27:56,758 Like the Kennedy-Monroe affair. 524 00:27:56,841 --> 00:28:00,011 -This is absurd. -And the especially juicy file 525 00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:02,472 all about your boss, President Lyndon Johnson. 526 00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:06,351 He doesn't know about your secret files, does he? 527 00:28:06,434 --> 00:28:09,938 Be a shame if he found out. He'd probably be upset with you. 528 00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:13,274 -You'd never get to the president. -I got to you, didn't I? 529 00:28:14,275 --> 00:28:16,820 -What do you want? -Not much at all. 530 00:28:16,903 --> 00:28:21,157 I just need you to muzzle a very problematic agent of yours in Riverdale. 531 00:28:21,241 --> 00:28:23,034 Agent Perry Pierce. 532 00:28:23,493 --> 00:28:24,994 [phone rings] 533 00:28:26,704 --> 00:28:30,041 Yeah, this is Agent Pierce. Director Hoover. 534 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:33,086 Uh, yes, sir. 535 00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:37,215 We were just about to go and break up an illegal gathering of violent indivi-- 536 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,053 Are you sure, sir? 537 00:28:43,304 --> 00:28:44,514 Yes, sir. I understand. 538 00:28:48,726 --> 00:28:50,520 What did Director Hoover want? 539 00:28:52,731 --> 00:28:53,940 He called it off. 540 00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:58,153 Operation Turkey Shoot has been canceled. 541 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:00,947 Also, he fired me. 542 00:29:01,823 --> 00:29:02,866 He fired you? 543 00:29:03,491 --> 00:29:04,659 Why? 544 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,662 Someone must've gotten to him. 545 00:29:09,831 --> 00:29:11,249 That agitator. 546 00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:13,710 From the diner. 547 00:29:14,669 --> 00:29:17,589 ["Take My Hand, Precious Lord" playing over radio] 548 00:29:17,672 --> 00:29:24,679 ♪ Take my hand ♪ 549 00:29:26,181 --> 00:29:33,188 ♪ Lead me on ♪ 550 00:29:36,858 --> 00:29:41,571 ♪ Let me stand ♪ 551 00:29:42,906 --> 00:29:48,745 ♪ I am tired... ♪ 552 00:29:50,163 --> 00:29:51,539 Keep going. 553 00:29:52,582 --> 00:29:53,958 Keep going. 554 00:29:55,502 --> 00:29:57,045 Keep going. 555 00:29:58,171 --> 00:29:59,506 Keep going. 556 00:29:59,589 --> 00:30:05,803 ♪ I am worn ♪ 557 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:09,599 Was that my test? 558 00:30:09,682 --> 00:30:12,852 My mission? Banishing Percival? 559 00:30:13,561 --> 00:30:14,979 Keeping the diner open? 560 00:30:15,063 --> 00:30:16,814 Seems like it to me. 561 00:30:16,898 --> 00:30:19,901 Something awful might have happened in Riverdale tonight 562 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:21,110 and you stopped it. 563 00:30:21,778 --> 00:30:23,196 I wish I could do more. 564 00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:25,573 Well, maybe your mission is ongoing. 565 00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:26,741 [young Pop] Tina! 566 00:30:27,325 --> 00:30:30,328 We're running low on ketchup. Would you refresh a couple bottles? 567 00:30:30,411 --> 00:30:31,538 On it! 568 00:30:37,710 --> 00:30:40,213 [bomb powering up, then ticking] 569 00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:47,762 Percival. 570 00:30:49,472 --> 00:30:51,474 [dramatic music playing] 571 00:30:54,143 --> 00:30:55,436 [explosion booms] 572 00:30:58,982 --> 00:31:02,068 Oh, there you are, Tessa. Hurry. I need your help. 573 00:31:02,151 --> 00:31:03,361 Why? What happened? 574 00:31:03,444 --> 00:31:06,406 Someone spray-painted something awful on the diner. 575 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:09,868 I don't understand. 576 00:31:10,368 --> 00:31:13,496 -What's "88"? -Symbols of hate. 577 00:31:13,997 --> 00:31:17,166 "Eighty-eight" is a code used by white supremacists. 578 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:21,004 But why would anyone paint that on our--? On your diner? 579 00:31:21,087 --> 00:31:25,633 Shoot. I caught him in the act. He's inside with Sheriff Keller right now. 580 00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:27,719 [pensive music playing] 581 00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:43,443 Unfortunately, we've been fielding phone calls nonstop 582 00:31:43,526 --> 00:31:46,654 about a wave of vandalism that went through town last night. 583 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:48,865 New millennium, same hate, I guess. 584 00:31:49,657 --> 00:31:50,992 [dramatic sting plays] 585 00:31:52,076 --> 00:31:53,745 Was it all kids? 586 00:31:53,828 --> 00:31:57,540 Yeah. They all responded the same way that Brian Talbot here did 587 00:31:57,624 --> 00:31:59,125 when you caught him, Pop. 588 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:00,918 Which was how? 589 00:32:01,669 --> 00:32:04,797 When I confronted him, he seemed to be in a daze. 590 00:32:04,881 --> 00:32:07,800 He says he didn't even remember spray-painting the diner. 591 00:32:07,884 --> 00:32:09,677 Like he was hypnotized. 592 00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:14,724 How about I take him home, talk to his folks, 593 00:32:14,807 --> 00:32:16,809 and see if they give us any insight. 594 00:32:16,893 --> 00:32:18,853 We can discuss pressing charges tomorrow. 595 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:22,690 Sounds good. But do you mind if I talk to him for a sec? 596 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:23,942 Sure. 597 00:32:27,403 --> 00:32:28,905 It's Brian, right? 598 00:32:28,988 --> 00:32:30,073 Yeah. 599 00:32:32,075 --> 00:32:34,994 I'm really sorry about what I did to your diner. 600 00:32:35,495 --> 00:32:37,121 I don't even remember doing it. 601 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:39,499 So you said. 602 00:32:44,003 --> 00:32:45,338 I found this outside. 603 00:32:45,421 --> 00:32:47,423 Thought it might belong to you. 604 00:32:49,384 --> 00:32:50,468 It does. 605 00:32:51,052 --> 00:32:54,514 Ambrose "the Rocket" Pipps is like the Holy Grail of baseball cards. 606 00:32:54,597 --> 00:32:57,308 He's Riverdale's only major league ball player. 607 00:32:57,392 --> 00:32:59,352 I just got it. 608 00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:02,605 Where did you just get it? 609 00:33:02,689 --> 00:33:06,901 Uh, from the curiosity shop that just opened up on the outskirts of town. 610 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:10,988 The guy who runs it gave me a sweet deal. All I had to do in exchange for it was-- 611 00:33:11,072 --> 00:33:13,074 [ominous music playing] 612 00:33:15,743 --> 00:33:16,828 Brian? 613 00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:19,789 I can't remember now. 614 00:33:20,748 --> 00:33:21,749 Uh-huh. 615 00:33:23,209 --> 00:33:27,255 And what was the name of the shop's owner? Do you remember that? 616 00:33:29,924 --> 00:33:31,467 Paul something? 617 00:33:33,094 --> 00:33:35,596 Paul Prince, maybe? 618 00:33:39,308 --> 00:33:41,728 And where did you say his shop was again? 619 00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:46,774 [suspenseful music playing] 620 00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:52,155 Sorry I'm late. 621 00:33:52,739 --> 00:33:55,033 I was wondering when you'd turn up, Raphael. 622 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:58,536 You're getting better at this whole time-traveling thing. 623 00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:00,621 You jumped again. 624 00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:03,666 Almost an entire second before the explosion. 625 00:34:06,335 --> 00:34:09,005 But I am still playing catch-up to Percival. 626 00:34:09,088 --> 00:34:11,007 [ominous music playing] 627 00:34:17,597 --> 00:34:19,640 You go. I'll keep lookout. 628 00:34:26,647 --> 00:34:28,649 [pensive music playing] 629 00:35:22,495 --> 00:35:25,748 Why does Percival keep popping up at moments of crisis? 630 00:35:25,832 --> 00:35:28,918 In the '40s, he tried to turn Riverdale into a sundown town. 631 00:35:29,001 --> 00:35:32,004 In 1968, he wanted the town to erupt into violence. 632 00:35:32,088 --> 00:35:36,425 And now, in 1999, he's trying to poison the town with pure hatred. 633 00:35:36,509 --> 00:35:38,511 There are some men whose hearts are so cold, 634 00:35:38,594 --> 00:35:40,805 they burn down villages just for the warmth. 635 00:35:40,888 --> 00:35:43,307 Yeah, but how is he doing this? 636 00:35:43,391 --> 00:35:47,395 Is he being reincarnated? Is he an immortal time-traveler? A demon? 637 00:35:49,063 --> 00:35:51,232 [ominous music playing] 638 00:35:52,525 --> 00:35:55,862 Wait. This is the Spear of Longinus, 639 00:35:55,945 --> 00:35:59,323 said to have pierced the side of Jesus at his crucifixion. 640 00:35:59,907 --> 00:36:02,743 It's one of the most powerful objects in history. 641 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:05,621 And this is the Holy Grail. 642 00:36:05,705 --> 00:36:08,541 The chalice used at the Last Supper. 643 00:36:09,876 --> 00:36:12,461 This could be your needle in a haystack. 644 00:36:12,545 --> 00:36:14,755 This may be your Holy Grail. 645 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:18,676 What you use to focus and return to your timeline before you get shot. 646 00:36:18,759 --> 00:36:22,096 What about Paul Prince, aka Percival? 647 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:25,057 Go get the Grail, and then we'll deal with him. 648 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:29,812 [suspenseful music playing] 649 00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:38,613 [Percival] We meet again and again. 650 00:36:39,363 --> 00:36:40,573 And again. 651 00:36:41,574 --> 00:36:43,701 But nevermore after tonight. 652 00:36:45,828 --> 00:36:47,830 [dramatic music playing] 653 00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:52,293 Who are you? Really? 654 00:36:53,169 --> 00:36:55,171 My names are legion. 655 00:36:55,254 --> 00:36:59,091 But blow out the candle, and I am the dark. 656 00:37:07,016 --> 00:37:09,352 One thing a lot of people don't know about me: 657 00:37:09,936 --> 00:37:12,897 In college, I was on the Varsity Fencing Team! 658 00:37:13,272 --> 00:37:14,440 And the Debate Team. 659 00:37:16,067 --> 00:37:18,152 My favorite philosophical argument was: 660 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,821 "If you could go back in time and kill Hitler, would you?" 661 00:37:22,281 --> 00:37:23,866 I would always say, "Yes!" 662 00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:30,122 [Raphael as Betty] After Percival vanished, what did you do? 663 00:37:30,206 --> 00:37:33,542 I burned the entire shop down. 664 00:37:34,043 --> 00:37:35,670 Except for the Grail. 665 00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:38,881 Percival's tried to get a foothold in this town over and over again, 666 00:37:38,965 --> 00:37:41,300 but you stopped him. 667 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,138 Though I think, Tabitha, it's time to focus on getting back home. 668 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:47,556 Your real home. 669 00:37:49,183 --> 00:37:53,604 I feel ridiculous even saying this, but what if the Grail isn't my talisman? 670 00:37:53,688 --> 00:37:54,647 Then what? 671 00:37:54,730 --> 00:37:56,899 If it isn't, then you keep looking. 672 00:37:57,692 --> 00:37:58,943 You keep fighting. 673 00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:01,862 But I'm hopeful. 674 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:07,243 Drink up. 675 00:38:10,496 --> 00:38:11,372 To the future. 676 00:38:13,249 --> 00:38:15,251 [dramatic music playing] 677 00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:23,134 [upbeat music playing] 678 00:38:29,015 --> 00:38:30,391 [bells jingling] 679 00:38:32,184 --> 00:38:34,270 [dramatic music playing] 680 00:38:36,647 --> 00:38:38,107 What the hell? 681 00:38:38,190 --> 00:38:39,900 He's one of Percival's goons. 682 00:38:40,735 --> 00:38:43,529 Though he might not remember that when he regains consciousness, 683 00:38:43,612 --> 00:38:45,281 but he came here to kill us. 684 00:38:45,781 --> 00:38:48,576 Well, me, at least. 685 00:38:49,785 --> 00:38:52,246 -What am I missing? -A lot. 686 00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:56,250 I think it's my turn to do the explaining... 687 00:38:57,585 --> 00:39:00,212 after we tie him up and stick him in the freezer. 688 00:39:03,007 --> 00:39:06,886 -You're a time-traveler? -I'm chrono-kinetic, yes. 689 00:39:06,969 --> 00:39:10,306 With the help of an angel? 690 00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:15,978 Why didn't I get an angel? Or Betty or Archie or Cheryl? 691 00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:19,440 I think I was being trained, Jug. 692 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:22,985 For a war that has been brewing for decades, if not centuries. 693 00:39:23,069 --> 00:39:25,488 Its major battles are still ahead of us. 694 00:39:25,571 --> 00:39:27,865 War? As in...? 695 00:39:27,948 --> 00:39:30,409 There was the same villain in every time period. 696 00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:32,661 Who is always hell-bent on destroying everything 697 00:39:32,745 --> 00:39:35,081 that was good and fair and decent in Riverdale. 698 00:39:35,164 --> 00:39:36,540 Percival. 699 00:39:36,624 --> 00:39:38,793 He kept turning up, like the ultimate bad penny. 700 00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:43,464 Look, I'm not sure what he is, but I do not think he's human. 701 00:39:44,673 --> 00:39:46,425 He's like the personification of evil, 702 00:39:46,509 --> 00:39:51,847 and it's gonna take all of us with powers working together to stop him. 703 00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:55,893 [Cheryl] I'm confused. 704 00:39:55,976 --> 00:39:59,146 If, in the past, Pesky Percival has wanted to destroy Riverdale, 705 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:01,649 then why is he bringing a railroad to the town now? 706 00:40:01,732 --> 00:40:04,985 -We don't think that's his ultimate goal. -[Archie] Though he's making it happen. 707 00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:07,738 I overheard my Uncle Frank talking to someone on the phone, 708 00:40:07,822 --> 00:40:09,281 maybe your mom, Betty. 709 00:40:09,365 --> 00:40:12,701 Percival's trying to get Governor Dooley onboard with this train plan, 710 00:40:12,785 --> 00:40:14,787 blocking any attempt to landmark Pop's. 711 00:40:14,870 --> 00:40:17,164 Pop's is where the resistance will gather. 712 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:18,999 Where the forces of good will marshal, 713 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:22,169 where the final battle will be fought, and he wants to wipe it off the map. 714 00:40:22,253 --> 00:40:24,255 Tabitha, how do you know all of this? 715 00:40:24,338 --> 00:40:28,217 Well, once I finally figured out what my time talisman really was, 716 00:40:28,300 --> 00:40:30,010 I got better at time-jumping. 717 00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:32,596 Wait. Your talisman wasn't the Grail? 718 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:36,350 No. Pop's was my talisman all along. 719 00:40:36,433 --> 00:40:38,602 Like Dorothy and the Ruby Slippers. 720 00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:41,689 This diner is my personal limited-functioning time needle. 721 00:40:41,772 --> 00:40:42,857 It makes sense. 722 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:45,943 All of us have our tethers that allow us some semblance of control. 723 00:40:46,026 --> 00:40:49,280 -Pop's would be yours. -Okay, but wait. 724 00:40:49,363 --> 00:40:50,698 Tabitha, back up. 725 00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:53,617 Right. So it took me a minute to get the hang of time-jumping. 726 00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:58,414 But once I did, I tried moving forward into the future instead of backwards. 727 00:40:58,497 --> 00:41:02,001 In the future, the diner was an empty shell. 728 00:41:02,084 --> 00:41:05,462 Even worse, outside, the sky was full of ash. 729 00:41:05,546 --> 00:41:09,341 And as far as the eye could see, Riverdale was just gone. 730 00:41:09,842 --> 00:41:11,260 A wasteland. 731 00:41:13,179 --> 00:41:17,516 Is this future definitely gonna happen? Or is it something we can change or stop? 732 00:41:18,601 --> 00:41:20,060 I don't know. 733 00:41:21,103 --> 00:41:25,900 Certain events are fixed points in time and the future I saw might be one of them. 734 00:41:25,983 --> 00:41:30,529 But make no mistake, it is the apocalypse we're talking about. 735 00:41:30,613 --> 00:41:31,822 In Riverdale. 736 00:41:32,323 --> 00:41:34,325 And we are sitting at ground zero. 737 00:41:34,408 --> 00:41:36,869 [dramatic music playing] 738 00:41:46,921 --> 00:41:48,839 [theme music playing] g]