1 00:00:02,460 --> 00:00:04,212 [tense music playing] 2 00:00:08,383 --> 00:00:09,801 How can I help, sheriff? 3 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:12,804 We're trying to get a hold of Rayberry's family, if he had one. 4 00:00:12,887 --> 00:00:15,098 Was there any next of kin that you know of? 5 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:16,349 Shucks. Uh... 6 00:00:18,518 --> 00:00:21,104 Actually, he might have had a wife. 7 00:00:21,938 --> 00:00:24,232 Know her name or where she lived? 8 00:00:24,315 --> 00:00:26,651 No. He was pretty tight-lipped about his marriage. 9 00:00:26,735 --> 00:00:28,653 He only mentioned it in passing. 10 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:32,282 But maybe he filled out some forms at Pep Comics. 11 00:00:32,365 --> 00:00:34,117 I could check with them. 12 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,704 Well, I'd appreciate it. Let me know if anything turns up. 13 00:00:37,787 --> 00:00:41,791 It's important we put this sorry mess behind us as soon as possible. 14 00:00:43,585 --> 00:00:45,587 [Archie] You're dreaming, Reg. 15 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:46,588 Uncle Frank. 16 00:00:47,172 --> 00:00:52,010 Will you tell Reggie that Marilyn Monroe is much sexier than Elizabeth Taylor? 17 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:55,472 That no one on the planet is sexier than Marilyn Monroe? 18 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:59,559 Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot, Eartha Kitt. 19 00:00:59,642 --> 00:01:01,227 And, yes, in my humble opinion... 20 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:03,313 Elizabeth Taylor. 21 00:01:04,647 --> 00:01:05,565 Told you so. 22 00:01:06,107 --> 00:01:07,400 What the frig? 23 00:01:08,151 --> 00:01:10,028 You guys are itching for a switching. 24 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:13,615 I got a call from Principal Featherhead last night, Archie. 25 00:01:13,698 --> 00:01:17,702 Tells me your grade point average is back up, B-plus. Like we agreed. 26 00:01:17,786 --> 00:01:19,996 Yeah? So does that mean I get back--? 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,165 ["Little Cruisin' Street Machine playing] 28 00:01:22,791 --> 00:01:24,375 She's waiting for you in the garage. 29 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:26,377 ♪ Sweet little cruisin' street machine ♪ 30 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:30,173 ♪ She's-a-lookin' kinda mean ♪ 31 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:31,883 ♪ Little cruisin' street machine ♪ 32 00:01:31,966 --> 00:01:33,218 It's all right, I'll clean up. 33 00:01:33,301 --> 00:01:35,220 ♪ Yeah, her front is slaggin' ♪ 34 00:01:35,303 --> 00:01:36,262 Wowza. 35 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:38,598 That is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. 36 00:01:38,681 --> 00:01:40,600 I didn't know you had a hot rod. 37 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:42,435 I didn't know you liked cars. 38 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:45,104 I've always wanted one, just could never afford it. 39 00:01:48,149 --> 00:01:49,275 Well, neither could I. 40 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:50,693 [wistful music playing] 41 00:01:50,777 --> 00:01:53,655 You should've seen this baby when we found her at the dump. 42 00:01:53,738 --> 00:01:55,365 She was a real junker. 43 00:01:56,157 --> 00:01:57,742 My dad and I rebuilt her together. 44 00:01:58,409 --> 00:02:00,662 -Must've taken months. -Try years. 45 00:02:01,246 --> 00:02:03,748 We finished it before he went off to war. 46 00:02:06,918 --> 00:02:09,254 Sounds like you and your old man were real tight. 47 00:02:11,214 --> 00:02:12,465 We were best friends. 48 00:02:13,258 --> 00:02:16,177 -Taught me everything I know about cars. -And girls, I bet. 49 00:02:19,597 --> 00:02:22,350 -Is this a straight-six? -V8 with headers. 50 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:23,518 Louder and faster. 51 00:02:24,435 --> 00:02:26,187 -Transmission? -Three-speed automatic. 52 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:28,815 Okay. Most important question. 53 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:31,609 Can she lay rubber? 54 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:35,405 Now that I got my grades up, why don't we play hooky and I'll show you? 55 00:02:37,365 --> 00:02:39,242 [Fieldstone] Dead, huh? [chuckles] 56 00:02:40,201 --> 00:02:42,036 Ain't that a kick in the teeth? 57 00:02:42,579 --> 00:02:43,955 Ah, you writers. 58 00:02:44,038 --> 00:02:46,124 You all have your secret demons, don't you? 59 00:02:47,083 --> 00:02:47,917 It's a shame. 60 00:02:48,918 --> 00:02:49,752 Talented guy. 61 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:55,425 Say, you wouldn't happen to know anything about Mr. Rayberry having a wife, 62 00:02:55,508 --> 00:02:56,342 would you? 63 00:02:56,426 --> 00:02:57,260 No. 64 00:02:57,343 --> 00:02:59,637 Just that he wanted us to send half his salary 65 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:01,556 to a small town in South Carolina. 66 00:03:03,182 --> 00:03:04,267 Maybe she lives down there. 67 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:07,770 -Do you have a name or an address? -Just a post office box. 68 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:09,898 I'll have Bernie get it for you. 69 00:03:09,981 --> 00:03:11,524 Thank you, Mr. Fieldstone. 70 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:14,193 You bet. Dead. [chuckles] 71 00:03:15,612 --> 00:03:17,030 -[door closes] -[school bell ringing] 72 00:03:17,113 --> 00:03:20,742 [Clay] The thing I love so much about what Ralph Ellison did with Invisible Man 73 00:03:20,825 --> 00:03:23,661 is he took the broad idea of existentialism 74 00:03:23,745 --> 00:03:27,123 and applied it specifically to the Black American experience. 75 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:29,542 Well, what struck me the most was the novel's style. 76 00:03:29,626 --> 00:03:33,254 It was almost like jazz. Very improvisational. 77 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:34,213 No shock there. 78 00:03:34,297 --> 00:03:37,175 Ellison was a jazz trumpeter before he became a writer. 79 00:03:37,258 --> 00:03:38,468 It influenced his work. 80 00:03:38,551 --> 00:03:39,886 That said, 81 00:03:39,969 --> 00:03:43,139 some of his literary criticisms rubbed me the wrong way. 82 00:03:43,806 --> 00:03:47,936 For instance, I love Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, 83 00:03:48,019 --> 00:03:50,939 but he called it a blight of calculated burlesque. 84 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:54,317 I can't help but think that's partly because it was written about a woman 85 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,401 and by a woman. 86 00:03:55,485 --> 00:03:59,989 See, I liked Hurston's book, but I do see Ellison's concern, though. 87 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:03,826 She's writing us as caricatures for a white audience. 88 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:05,828 Parts of Invisible Man really spoke to me, 89 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:08,623 but he was just so angry and tortured all the time. 90 00:04:08,706 --> 00:04:11,501 [Clay] Ellison's speaking to the larger truth of our existence. 91 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:13,378 It's not a book about day-to-day life. 92 00:04:13,461 --> 00:04:17,298 It's about what it feels like in the scope of our human experience 93 00:04:17,382 --> 00:04:19,509 to walk around in our skin. 94 00:04:19,592 --> 00:04:20,802 [Mrs. Gibbs clears throat] Hmm. 95 00:04:26,182 --> 00:04:28,768 Well, I, for one, am really digging this conversation. 96 00:04:28,851 --> 00:04:31,020 So to touch on what Tabitha said, 97 00:04:31,104 --> 00:04:33,815 what were our thoughts on Their Eyes Were Watching God? 98 00:04:38,861 --> 00:04:41,281 ["You Can't Catch Me" playing over stereo] 99 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:45,660 [Reggie whooping] 100 00:04:48,705 --> 00:04:50,164 [both laughing] 101 00:04:53,584 --> 00:04:55,920 ♪ Baby, you can't catch me ♪ 102 00:04:57,171 --> 00:04:59,257 ♪ 'Cause if you get too close ♪ 103 00:04:59,340 --> 00:05:04,387 ♪ You know I'm gone like a cool breeze ♪ 104 00:05:10,059 --> 00:05:10,977 [Fangs] Hey. 105 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:13,730 How's my baby, and our baby? 106 00:05:14,897 --> 00:05:18,109 Better now that Riverdale's heppest budding rock star is here. 107 00:05:18,192 --> 00:05:19,736 [school bell rings] 108 00:05:25,199 --> 00:05:26,826 I actually got some news. 109 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:30,330 I booked a gig in Centerville. 110 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,000 I'm not headlining, Ritchie Valens is. 111 00:05:34,083 --> 00:05:37,086 But I did find out that there's gonna be some music producers there 112 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:39,422 that are gonna be scouting for talent. 113 00:05:39,922 --> 00:05:42,091 Fangs, that's fantabulous. 114 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:44,677 Where and when? So I can put it in my book. 115 00:05:44,761 --> 00:05:47,388 Actually, Midge, you can't come. 116 00:05:48,222 --> 00:05:50,516 This show's in the rough part of Centerville. 117 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,935 Heaven forbid something bad would happen, 118 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:55,521 like a rumble breaks out and you get hurt. 119 00:05:55,605 --> 00:05:58,816 Plus, what if your parents find out you're road tripping to the boonies 120 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:01,319 to see your deadbeat boyfriend play rock 'n' roll? 121 00:06:01,402 --> 00:06:05,281 I gotta be a rich and famous musician by the next time I see them 122 00:06:05,364 --> 00:06:07,366 or they'll never jive with us getting circled. 123 00:06:09,786 --> 00:06:10,995 But they will. 124 00:06:11,537 --> 00:06:12,371 Okay? 125 00:06:18,377 --> 00:06:19,670 [whispering] Go get to class. 126 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:25,760 Okay, so get this. According to Mr. Fieldstone, 127 00:06:25,843 --> 00:06:31,099 Mr. Rayberry had half of his paycheck sent to a P.O. box in South Carolina. 128 00:06:31,182 --> 00:06:35,061 That's not something a man who's planning to kill himself does. 129 00:06:35,144 --> 00:06:38,022 Exactly, despite what Sheriff Keller seems to believe. 130 00:06:38,106 --> 00:06:39,565 Honest to gosh, Tabitha, 131 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:42,777 I'm half tempted to just sneak into Mr. Rayberry's apartment 132 00:06:42,860 --> 00:06:44,987 to figure out who that P.O. box belongs to. 133 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:49,534 His wife, hopefully, but also to see if I can find some evidence. 134 00:06:49,617 --> 00:06:51,035 What kind of evidence? 135 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:52,620 That he didn't kill himself. 136 00:06:53,704 --> 00:06:55,331 That he was the victim of foul play. 137 00:06:57,500 --> 00:07:01,504 Would you maybe want some company for that? 138 00:07:03,297 --> 00:07:05,466 With all due respect to James Dean, 139 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:10,721 what if you had to choose between, say, Marlon Brando or Paul Newman? 140 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:12,140 To marry? Paul Newman. 141 00:07:12,223 --> 00:07:16,853 But if we're talking about just spending one wild, reckless night together, 142 00:07:17,436 --> 00:07:18,855 Marlon Brando. 143 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:21,983 Betty Cooper, you naughty girl. 144 00:07:22,066 --> 00:07:24,193 By the way, I've been meaning to ask you, 145 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:27,613 are you using a new cold cream? Because you're positively glowing. 146 00:07:27,697 --> 00:07:29,157 No, just soap and water. 147 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,994 But my mom is making good on her threat to stay out of my life, 148 00:07:33,077 --> 00:07:36,247 and honestly, it's like a weight has been lifted. 149 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:38,124 Well, good for you. 150 00:07:38,207 --> 00:07:39,250 Look at us. 151 00:07:39,333 --> 00:07:41,419 A couple of independent young women 152 00:07:41,502 --> 00:07:46,174 unconstrained by the expectations of society, our parents, and boys. 153 00:07:46,257 --> 00:07:48,092 ["Party Time" playing over stereo] 154 00:07:51,179 --> 00:07:55,266 ♪ Well, hello, baby Let's have a little fun tonight... ♪ 155 00:07:57,018 --> 00:07:59,061 Upon further reflection, Betty, 156 00:07:59,729 --> 00:08:01,564 why deal in hypotheticals 157 00:08:01,647 --> 00:08:05,193 when we have our very own Marlon and Paul to play with here at school. 158 00:08:27,423 --> 00:08:28,508 Reginald. 159 00:08:28,591 --> 00:08:29,800 Oh. Hey. 160 00:08:30,301 --> 00:08:32,637 I wanted to offer you a mea culpa 161 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:36,557 for not making our date after things got busy at the Babylonium. 162 00:08:36,641 --> 00:08:39,727 So I was hoping you'd give me another chance. 163 00:08:39,810 --> 00:08:41,687 -What's changed? -Circumstances. 164 00:08:41,771 --> 00:08:46,526 To paraphrase my friend Lauren Bacall, a girl can't be all work and no play. 165 00:08:46,609 --> 00:08:47,902 Here's the skinny. 166 00:08:47,985 --> 00:08:50,488 I'm not scared of the chase, but in my experience, 167 00:08:50,571 --> 00:08:53,074 some people don't really want to be caught. 168 00:08:53,574 --> 00:08:54,534 Is that you? 169 00:08:55,701 --> 00:08:57,370 Only one way to find out. 170 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:06,003 Andrews, uh, you doing anything tonight? 171 00:09:06,545 --> 00:09:07,588 No. No plans. 172 00:09:07,672 --> 00:09:09,340 Right on. Can I borrow your car? 173 00:09:09,423 --> 00:09:11,342 I've got a date with Veronica. 174 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:14,637 I thought you were done with her antics, Reg. 175 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,181 -Eh. -Do you even have a driver's license? 176 00:09:17,265 --> 00:09:20,351 Of course. I drove my dad's truck to the farmer's market every weekend. 177 00:09:21,102 --> 00:09:22,395 Don't gringle. 178 00:09:22,478 --> 00:09:24,939 I'll be real careful with her. I promise. 179 00:09:25,439 --> 00:09:26,983 Well, what the heck? 180 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,236 Sure, why not? 181 00:09:30,861 --> 00:09:32,822 Like we learned in Spanish class... 182 00:09:33,322 --> 00:09:34,740 [both speaking Spanish] 183 00:09:36,701 --> 00:09:39,078 -No fooling? -I got nothing better to do. 184 00:09:39,161 --> 00:09:41,080 Just look after her, okay? 185 00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:46,794 Black Athena is everything I hoped it would be, Cheryl. 186 00:09:46,877 --> 00:09:52,133 I finally feel like I'm doing something worthwhile and worthy, you know? 187 00:09:52,216 --> 00:09:53,050 Yeah. 188 00:09:54,176 --> 00:09:56,345 I happened to be walking by your last meeting. 189 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,806 It... sounded tremendous. 190 00:09:58,889 --> 00:10:00,349 It was. 191 00:10:00,433 --> 00:10:02,768 Although Clay tends to monopolize the whole conversation. 192 00:10:02,852 --> 00:10:06,063 It's very clear he has the hots for James Baldwin. 193 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:08,065 Who's that? 194 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:11,277 He's this real hep writer from Harlem. 195 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:12,695 One of my favorites. 196 00:10:13,362 --> 00:10:16,824 Anyway, what's your tale, Nightingale? 197 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:21,412 To be honest, I'm really missing you. 198 00:10:21,996 --> 00:10:25,333 Between me and the Vixens and you and your new club... 199 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,669 we barely get to see each other. 200 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,380 When we do, it's three feet apart. 201 00:10:35,801 --> 00:10:37,803 What do you say we catch a flick tonight? 202 00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:39,388 I wish I could, 203 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:42,558 but I really need to finish reading Native Son. 204 00:10:42,641 --> 00:10:45,978 It's the next book that we're gonna be discussing at Black Athena. 205 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:47,688 Okay. 206 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:53,444 Well, what if I came with you to your next meeting? 207 00:10:54,236 --> 00:10:56,113 And I wouldn't say anything. 208 00:10:56,197 --> 00:10:58,658 Of course, I would just listen. 209 00:10:58,741 --> 00:10:59,575 Tell you what. 210 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:02,912 It's the first few days, and we're just getting started. 211 00:11:04,038 --> 00:11:07,083 I just wanna make sure that everybody feels comfortable. 212 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:12,755 Maybe towards the end of the semester when Black Athena is more established. 213 00:11:13,255 --> 00:11:14,090 All right? 214 00:11:14,173 --> 00:11:16,133 Whatever you think is best. 215 00:11:31,107 --> 00:11:33,150 Hi, Archie. How are you? 216 00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:34,276 Betty. 217 00:11:36,028 --> 00:11:36,904 Terrific. 218 00:11:37,571 --> 00:11:42,159 -My uncle let me have my car back. -I saw. The whole school did. 219 00:11:42,243 --> 00:11:44,995 I'm assuming that means your uncle's finally easing up? 220 00:11:45,079 --> 00:11:45,996 He is. 221 00:11:46,705 --> 00:11:48,249 Yeah. I'm out of the doghouse. 222 00:11:49,417 --> 00:11:53,671 Well, in that case, I was wondering if it might be time to go on our date. 223 00:11:53,754 --> 00:11:56,173 Wow. I'd love to go out with you, Betty. 224 00:11:56,257 --> 00:11:57,466 Swell. 225 00:11:58,217 --> 00:12:01,554 Do you wanna pick me up tonight at, say, 7? 226 00:12:02,179 --> 00:12:03,180 Oh, crap. 227 00:12:03,264 --> 00:12:04,473 I... 228 00:12:05,641 --> 00:12:09,562 I lent my car to Reggie so he could take Veronica out tonight. 229 00:12:10,271 --> 00:12:12,231 That's okay. We can take the bus. 230 00:12:12,314 --> 00:12:13,190 Oh. 231 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:16,360 The bus? 232 00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:18,988 -Or walk. -Walk? 233 00:12:22,491 --> 00:12:24,118 Yeah. Yeah, sure. 234 00:12:24,201 --> 00:12:26,203 Let's walk. That sounds romantic. 235 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:28,956 Okay. 236 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:45,473 Jughead. 237 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:46,557 Take a look at this. 238 00:12:50,978 --> 00:12:52,813 Well, whoever's in the photo... 239 00:12:53,939 --> 00:12:56,025 this was taken June 1948. 240 00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:58,360 No, I think the woman's name is June. 241 00:12:59,236 --> 00:13:02,698 And I think these are love letters written to Mr. Rayberry 242 00:13:02,781 --> 00:13:07,828 from a woman named June Simpson, writing to him from South Carolina. 243 00:13:07,912 --> 00:13:09,330 That's the same as the P.O. box. 244 00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:12,333 Wait, so this is...? 245 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,668 Brad Rayberry's wife. 246 00:13:15,753 --> 00:13:17,546 Secret or otherwise. 247 00:13:18,130 --> 00:13:19,089 Hold on. 248 00:13:21,383 --> 00:13:22,384 June Simpson. 249 00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:24,678 She's in here with an address and a phone number. 250 00:13:24,762 --> 00:13:27,806 We have to call her and let her know what happened. 251 00:13:27,890 --> 00:13:29,892 She probably hasn't heard. 252 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:33,646 [line ringing] 253 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:35,523 [June] Hello? 254 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:39,360 Hi. Mrs. Simpson? 255 00:13:39,443 --> 00:13:40,778 Who's calling, please? 256 00:13:42,530 --> 00:13:45,866 Um, you don't know me. My name is Jughead Jones. 257 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:49,161 I'm terribly sorry to be the bearer of bad news, ma'am. 258 00:13:50,996 --> 00:13:53,791 Brad Rayberry has passed away. 259 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:55,459 Who--? 260 00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:57,545 Who is this, exactly? 261 00:13:57,628 --> 00:14:00,589 Uh, I worked with Mr. Rayberry. I'm one of his friends. 262 00:14:02,132 --> 00:14:03,676 How did Bradley die? 263 00:14:05,719 --> 00:14:06,762 I'm not sure. 264 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:10,516 He was found in his apartment in Seaside. 265 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:13,102 Did he suffer? Do you know? 266 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:14,353 I hope not. 267 00:14:16,063 --> 00:14:17,815 I'll come as quick as I can. 268 00:14:17,898 --> 00:14:20,317 This is the apartment on Magnolia Street? 269 00:14:20,401 --> 00:14:21,277 Yes. 270 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,153 I can be there when you arrive. 271 00:14:23,237 --> 00:14:25,573 In the meantime, I'll just be tidying up his things. 272 00:14:25,656 --> 00:14:28,117 Thank you. I appreciate that. Goodbye. 273 00:14:31,161 --> 00:14:33,247 [Cheryl] Kevin, what happened? Are you okay? 274 00:14:33,330 --> 00:14:36,250 Yeah. I'm just floating on a cloud, to be honest. 275 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:39,336 And what, pray tell, brought on this state of bliss? 276 00:14:39,420 --> 00:14:43,257 I just heard Clay perform his latest poem, "Ode to Sidney." 277 00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:45,759 He's like a magician, but with his words. 278 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:47,928 He is, indeed. 279 00:14:48,012 --> 00:14:51,098 And where did this performance take place, if I may ask? 280 00:14:51,181 --> 00:14:53,183 At a meeting of Black Athena. 281 00:14:53,851 --> 00:14:54,685 You went? 282 00:14:55,185 --> 00:14:57,062 -You were allowed to go? -Mm-hm. 283 00:14:57,146 --> 00:14:58,772 Yeah. Clay invited me. 284 00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:10,451 I mean, it's freedom, Archie. 285 00:15:10,534 --> 00:15:12,077 Plain and simple. 286 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:14,914 A freedom of not feeling my mother's breath on my neck, 287 00:15:14,997 --> 00:15:16,790 -watching my every move. -[car engine roars] 288 00:15:16,874 --> 00:15:20,127 It's like my life is suddenly this open road before me, 289 00:15:20,210 --> 00:15:22,046 and I've got both hands on the wheel. 290 00:15:22,129 --> 00:15:22,963 Wheel? 291 00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:25,382 What wheel? Who's got the wheel? 292 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:27,593 Me. 293 00:15:30,220 --> 00:15:32,222 Oh, right. 294 00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:33,807 [vehicle driving in distance] 295 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:37,061 Is everything okay? 296 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:40,522 I'm peachy. Yeah. I'm just... 297 00:15:41,690 --> 00:15:43,108 -[car engine revving] -Uh... 298 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:50,366 -Archie, if you want to call it a night-- -No, I don't. 299 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:51,367 I don't. 300 00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:52,868 Not at all. 301 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:56,747 But I'm just wondering where Reggie and Veronica are on their date. 302 00:15:56,830 --> 00:16:00,709 I mean, where else is there to go in Riverdale other than Pop's? 303 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:01,961 [Archie chuckles] 304 00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:04,588 [scoffs] 305 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,258 [jazz music playing over speakers] 306 00:16:08,342 --> 00:16:10,844 So I heard through the grapevine 307 00:16:10,928 --> 00:16:12,846 that Kevin attended a Black Athena meeting. 308 00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:14,139 Yeah. 309 00:16:14,223 --> 00:16:18,727 Well, Clay was presenting a poem, and he wanted to have his boyfriend there. 310 00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:19,728 Mm. 311 00:16:20,270 --> 00:16:23,524 Yeah, Kevin says it was an amazing experience. 312 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:26,235 Life-changing, even. 313 00:16:26,735 --> 00:16:30,280 -Okay, Cheryl. If you really wanna come... -I do. 314 00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:32,574 I... I would love to. 315 00:16:32,658 --> 00:16:33,951 Okay. 316 00:16:34,034 --> 00:16:37,162 Well, we're gonna be discussing Native Son, as I mentioned, 317 00:16:37,246 --> 00:16:40,624 so you can borrow my copy. I finished it. 318 00:16:44,211 --> 00:16:45,045 Thank you. 319 00:16:45,963 --> 00:16:48,215 I do not take this lightly. 320 00:16:50,217 --> 00:16:51,468 I can't wait. 321 00:17:01,645 --> 00:17:03,188 [Archie] You had me worried sick. 322 00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:11,280 Do you have any idea what time it is? 323 00:17:12,948 --> 00:17:14,825 I thought you got into a wreck. 324 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:20,039 Kept imagining you in a ditch somewhere, all mangled and bleeding. 325 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,999 Archie, cool your jets. 326 00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:23,542 Where did you and Veronica go? 327 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:26,128 Look, after I dropped her off, I didn't wanna come home, 328 00:17:26,211 --> 00:17:27,379 so I hit the freeway. 329 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,174 -You did what? -I hit the freeway. 330 00:17:30,257 --> 00:17:33,469 I wanted to open her up a little, see what she can do. 331 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:37,848 You took my car... out onto the highway? 332 00:17:37,931 --> 00:17:42,019 Reggie, that car is my favorite thing in the entire world. 333 00:17:42,102 --> 00:17:43,937 Anything could've happened out there. 334 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:46,857 -Am I grounded? -No. 335 00:17:48,108 --> 00:17:51,737 But I sure hope you dug your little joyride, Mantle. 336 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:54,239 Because that is your last time in my car. 337 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,409 Keys. 338 00:18:09,004 --> 00:18:11,673 [Frank] I heard you two fellas going at it last night. 339 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:18,097 What kind of guy does that to a supposed friend? 340 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:20,182 I mean, I built that car, 341 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:23,185 spark plug by spark plug, with my dad, Uncle Frank. 342 00:18:26,438 --> 00:18:27,272 Listen. 343 00:18:28,190 --> 00:18:32,611 Your pops and I... we shared a car growing up, 344 00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:37,574 and we fought more about that damn jalopy than Cain and Abel did about sheep. 345 00:18:38,575 --> 00:18:40,285 But come on, Archie. 346 00:18:40,369 --> 00:18:42,037 The kid's far from home. 347 00:18:42,955 --> 00:18:45,249 He's far from his family, everything he knows. 348 00:18:45,332 --> 00:18:47,668 He grew up scraping by, working his ass off 349 00:18:47,751 --> 00:18:49,628 for things guys like us take for granted. 350 00:18:51,922 --> 00:18:53,215 Can't you give him a break? 351 00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:02,307 Well, how was the date? Worth the wait? 352 00:19:03,725 --> 00:19:06,270 It was not stellar. 353 00:19:06,937 --> 00:19:09,565 Archie was distracted the whole time. 354 00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:11,859 How was it with you and Reggie? 355 00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:14,111 Mixed. 356 00:19:14,194 --> 00:19:16,155 Usually boys wanna go parking with me, 357 00:19:16,238 --> 00:19:18,240 not cruising around town. 358 00:19:19,074 --> 00:19:22,953 But straight from the fridge, he, too, seemed preoccupied. 359 00:19:23,036 --> 00:19:26,874 Kept glancing at his watch like he had somewhere to go. 360 00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:28,876 Hmm. 361 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:32,462 Maybe we should switch dance partners and try again? 362 00:19:32,546 --> 00:19:34,923 Or maybe we try a double date. 363 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:37,509 I know just the event. 364 00:19:38,093 --> 00:19:40,137 Have you heard about this big concert in Centerville? 365 00:19:40,220 --> 00:19:41,054 Mm-mm. 366 00:19:41,138 --> 00:19:43,265 All the hipsters and hepcats will be there. 367 00:19:43,849 --> 00:19:46,518 What say we give our beaus a chance to redeem themselves 368 00:19:46,602 --> 00:19:49,354 for being such unlicked cubs? 369 00:19:50,272 --> 00:19:53,817 [Tabitha] Their words are so beautiful, Jughead. 370 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:57,321 Describing how their love endured despite everything they went through. 371 00:19:57,404 --> 00:20:00,032 -What happened to them? -From what I could piece together, 372 00:20:00,115 --> 00:20:01,617 they got married in New York, 373 00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:06,622 and then they moved to June's hometown in South Carolina to start a family. 374 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:09,207 But there was an incident. 375 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,376 Their lives were threatened. 376 00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:13,253 Oh, jeez. 377 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:17,549 White thugs threw a brick through their window. 378 00:20:18,842 --> 00:20:20,302 Burned a cross in their yard. 379 00:20:20,969 --> 00:20:23,639 They went to the police who threatened to arrest them. 380 00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:25,098 Not the thugs. 381 00:20:25,682 --> 00:20:26,516 Them. 382 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:29,645 That's horrible. 383 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:33,732 I saw things like that every single day I was on tour with Mrs. Till. 384 00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:38,737 In any case, the Rayberrys were terrified. 385 00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:42,366 Not just for themselves, but for the safety of June's family. 386 00:20:42,449 --> 00:20:44,409 That's why Mr. Rayberry left. 387 00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:46,161 And settled in Seaside. Yes. 388 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:48,789 I think the plan was they were gonna save up enough money 389 00:20:48,872 --> 00:20:51,208 to get June's family somewhere safe, 390 00:20:51,291 --> 00:20:53,877 and then they were gonna go live in Paris as expats. 391 00:20:55,337 --> 00:21:00,592 But if they had such a clear plan, why would Mr. Rayberry take his own life? 392 00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:03,845 Unless, as you keep saying... 393 00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:05,889 he didn't. 394 00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:15,107 -Reg, wait up. -What, you find a dent in your fender? 395 00:21:15,190 --> 00:21:18,735 Look, I'm sorry about last night. I lost my cool. 396 00:21:21,196 --> 00:21:24,032 In that case, I'm sorry for miscounting the tromps. 397 00:21:24,658 --> 00:21:26,576 What can I say? I'm car crazy. 398 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:27,661 It's a disease. 399 00:21:28,370 --> 00:21:29,663 [Veronica] Oh, fellas! 400 00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:35,002 Better clear your dance cards. 401 00:21:35,085 --> 00:21:38,588 Fangs is playing a concert in Centerville, and we wanna go, 402 00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:40,590 so you're taking us on a double date. 403 00:21:40,674 --> 00:21:43,510 First to dinner, then to the show. Any questions? 404 00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:47,973 For some of you, this was perhaps your first time 405 00:21:48,056 --> 00:21:51,768 reading Wright's harrowing and thought-provoking novel. 406 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:53,270 Of course, it was my third. 407 00:21:54,229 --> 00:21:58,317 Now, I obviously have a lot of thoughts, but I wanna hear from y'all first. 408 00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:02,904 The book asks, where does responsibility lie? 409 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:04,823 While Bigger does kill Mary, 410 00:22:04,906 --> 00:22:07,451 the young white daughter of the rich Dalton family, 411 00:22:07,534 --> 00:22:12,080 the story in my mind remains a cautionary tale about, well-- 412 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:14,124 -The dangers of white ignorance. -[Clay] Exactly. 413 00:22:14,791 --> 00:22:17,044 Wright doesn't give us any easy answers. 414 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:19,504 That's what's so great about it though. 415 00:22:19,588 --> 00:22:23,216 He looks at society as a whole and how it works to keep us oppressed. 416 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,093 Bigger commits murder, 417 00:22:25,594 --> 00:22:28,346 but his true crime is stepping outside the box 418 00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:30,140 that white society built around him. 419 00:22:30,223 --> 00:22:32,768 I'll say it. Bigger was a stereotype. 420 00:22:32,851 --> 00:22:35,270 Wright doesn't give him agency to break the mold. 421 00:22:35,353 --> 00:22:37,355 James Baldwin would agree. 422 00:22:37,439 --> 00:22:39,524 And all roads lead to Baldwin. Right, Clay? 423 00:22:39,608 --> 00:22:40,692 [all chuckling] 424 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,277 They do, Kev. 425 00:22:42,944 --> 00:22:45,614 Cheryl, do you have anything to add? 426 00:22:46,448 --> 00:22:47,908 Oh, no. 427 00:22:52,579 --> 00:22:53,580 Um... 428 00:22:54,331 --> 00:22:59,377 Only that this was the most powerful novel I've ever read. 429 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,050 And that the family in the book, the Daltons... 430 00:23:07,094 --> 00:23:09,179 reminded me a lot of my own family. 431 00:23:10,764 --> 00:23:12,057 In some unpleasant ways. 432 00:23:13,934 --> 00:23:18,855 But I'm very glad to have read it and to be learning more about it. 433 00:23:19,606 --> 00:23:21,066 [Jeremy] Just out of curiosity, 434 00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:24,236 is Native Son the only novel by a Black author that you've ever read? 435 00:23:26,822 --> 00:23:30,450 Yes, but I can't wait to read more. 436 00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:32,244 You won't be shocked to hear, Cheryl, 437 00:23:32,327 --> 00:23:35,956 that I maintain an ever-evolving syllabus of Black authors I believe everyone, 438 00:23:36,039 --> 00:23:40,127 regardless of who they are or where they're from, should be reading. 439 00:23:40,627 --> 00:23:43,839 I gave it to Kevin. I'd be jazzed to share it with you. 440 00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:46,299 -Thank you, Clay. -Of course. 441 00:23:50,846 --> 00:23:54,808 Now, moving on to Baldwin's essay... 442 00:23:55,976 --> 00:23:57,352 [Keller] Let me get this straight. 443 00:23:57,978 --> 00:24:02,274 In your expert opinion, Brad Rayberry didn't kill himself? 444 00:24:02,357 --> 00:24:03,733 No. 445 00:24:05,735 --> 00:24:07,362 What happened to him then? 446 00:24:08,822 --> 00:24:10,448 Well, to put a fine point on it, 447 00:24:10,532 --> 00:24:14,244 disguising murder as suicide has been a gimmick in detective fiction 448 00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:16,746 since the days of Arthur Conan Doyle. 449 00:24:16,830 --> 00:24:20,333 Let me ask you this. How well did you really know 450 00:24:20,417 --> 00:24:22,836 your so-called hero, Jughead? 451 00:24:22,919 --> 00:24:24,838 Well enough to know he wouldn't take his own life. 452 00:24:24,921 --> 00:24:25,964 Uh-huh. 453 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,175 Did you also know that he was 454 00:24:28,258 --> 00:24:30,343 a card-carrying member of the Communist Party? 455 00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:31,761 [scoffs] 456 00:24:32,888 --> 00:24:36,099 How about the fact that he was a draft dodger 457 00:24:36,183 --> 00:24:38,727 who protested the Korean War? 458 00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:40,562 That he was a dope fiend? 459 00:24:41,104 --> 00:24:45,775 Spent a month as a mental patient at St. Vincent's in New York City. 460 00:24:53,241 --> 00:24:54,201 This... 461 00:24:55,076 --> 00:24:56,369 This is impossible. 462 00:24:56,453 --> 00:24:58,205 Now, I'm no headshrinker, 463 00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:03,084 but if you ask me, someone who's got that many secrets... 464 00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:08,298 well, it's a miracle that he didn't take his own life sooner. 465 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:24,898 I'm curious to hear how you thought the meeting went. 466 00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:28,401 Better than I thought it would, actually. 467 00:25:28,485 --> 00:25:29,527 I'm relieved. 468 00:25:30,570 --> 00:25:33,615 I was worried people would feel uncomfortable around you, 469 00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:37,869 or that you would feel uncomfortable around my friends. 470 00:25:40,413 --> 00:25:43,166 They were, and I was. 471 00:25:43,250 --> 00:25:46,127 Not so much uncomfortable as I was worried 472 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:49,756 that I wasn't going to say the right thing at first, but then... 473 00:25:49,839 --> 00:25:52,217 But then everyone settled in nicely. 474 00:25:53,009 --> 00:25:54,886 It was really nice to have you here. 475 00:25:55,595 --> 00:25:56,638 It was. 476 00:25:58,473 --> 00:26:01,309 But I think you were right to be so protective of Black Athena. 477 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,979 It's your club, your space. 478 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:06,898 I am so grateful that I got to experience it 479 00:26:06,982 --> 00:26:10,151 and that I got to see firsthand what you're so passionate about. 480 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:12,362 But I think in the future, 481 00:26:12,445 --> 00:26:14,990 I will just attend the more public events. 482 00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:20,912 Well, we are hosting an open mic night at the Dark Room next month. 483 00:26:20,996 --> 00:26:22,580 I will be there, front row. 484 00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:26,084 And maybe you can read some more books off Clay's list. 485 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:27,502 Absolutely. 486 00:26:28,044 --> 00:26:32,632 And maybe afterward, we could discuss them together. 487 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:35,468 Well, I can dig that plan. 488 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:45,228 Also, what are you doing tonight? 489 00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:48,648 Midge had mentioned that there was a concert in Centerville. 490 00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:50,775 Would you wanna go? 491 00:26:53,486 --> 00:26:56,823 I am certain I could make myself available. 492 00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:08,543 [June] This is the last letter I received from Bradley. 493 00:27:08,626 --> 00:27:12,047 Given the date, he must have mailed it right before... 494 00:27:13,381 --> 00:27:14,507 his passing. 495 00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:21,806 In it, he wrote about finally wanting to have his novel published. 496 00:27:22,349 --> 00:27:24,642 He did? Really? 497 00:27:27,687 --> 00:27:30,857 "If a publisher takes it, we'll at last have the money we need 498 00:27:30,940 --> 00:27:34,652 to buy your parents a place in the city and move to Paris. 499 00:27:35,236 --> 00:27:37,113 After everything we've been through, 500 00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:40,367 I'm filled with such optimism about our future." 501 00:27:42,035 --> 00:27:44,788 Now, I'm not a detective like Miss Marple, 502 00:27:44,871 --> 00:27:47,957 but that doesn't sound like a man planning to take his life. 503 00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:49,959 No. It sure doesn't. 504 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:54,464 Mrs. Simpson, Sheriff Keller told me some things about your husband. 505 00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:59,052 That he was a war protester, and a communist. 506 00:28:00,470 --> 00:28:03,640 And that he'd been to... an asylum? 507 00:28:05,392 --> 00:28:06,476 Mm-hm. 508 00:28:07,477 --> 00:28:08,686 And that's true. 509 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:12,857 But did he also tell you that Bradley served in World War II, 510 00:28:12,941 --> 00:28:16,945 and that he became addicted to opium because of a war injury, 511 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:22,033 and that he checked himself into St. Vincent's voluntarily? 512 00:28:22,700 --> 00:28:26,329 And, yes, he attended a couple of communist meetings 513 00:28:26,413 --> 00:28:29,416 when he was young, and curious, 514 00:28:29,499 --> 00:28:32,252 and suffering during the Great Depression. 515 00:28:32,877 --> 00:28:34,421 That makes sense. 516 00:28:34,504 --> 00:28:35,713 I'll tell you this. 517 00:28:35,797 --> 00:28:37,841 My husband was an optimist. 518 00:28:38,425 --> 00:28:40,635 Despite everything life threw at him, 519 00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:44,097 even when he was working as a janitor at the maple factory, 520 00:28:44,180 --> 00:28:46,349 stuck on the graveyard shift, 521 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:48,393 he never lost his sense of humor. 522 00:28:48,476 --> 00:28:52,939 He always believed something better was around the corner. 523 00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:59,362 If Mr. Rayberry didn't take his own life, it means that someone else is responsible. 524 00:29:01,072 --> 00:29:03,908 Do you have any idea who, or why? 525 00:29:04,534 --> 00:29:06,327 The world can be a brutal place. 526 00:29:06,411 --> 00:29:10,165 God knows who Bradley might have angered or upset. 527 00:29:10,790 --> 00:29:15,086 I've seen a lot of people do horrific things in my day. 528 00:29:17,672 --> 00:29:21,926 If you want to look into Brad's death, young man, I won't stop you. 529 00:29:25,638 --> 00:29:28,475 Take a gander. You won't believe the bitchin' rigs on this one. 530 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:30,935 Serves us right for stopping at the newsstand. 531 00:29:31,019 --> 00:29:32,395 [Archie] Classy chassis. 532 00:29:33,021 --> 00:29:35,273 Check out the flip-top box on Page 13. 533 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:38,109 [whistles] Whoa. 534 00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:39,360 Fat city. 535 00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:44,282 You know, Steve McQueen used to drive us around Hollywood in his '53 Hudson Hornet. 536 00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:47,368 And believe me, you've never heard anything purr quite like that. 537 00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:50,371 I've fixed up more than a few V8s in my day. 538 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:53,458 My dad says I've never met an engine I couldn't repair. 539 00:29:53,541 --> 00:29:56,961 Damn, the plating on these rims. [whistles] 540 00:29:57,045 --> 00:29:59,756 Cherry. I'd agitate the gravel with those chromes. 541 00:29:59,839 --> 00:30:01,925 Boys, aren't we gonna be late? 542 00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:06,262 For the show? We're still going to the show, I hope? 543 00:30:06,346 --> 00:30:08,723 If we don't leave now, we'll never make it on time. 544 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:10,892 You're right. We should boogie. 545 00:30:13,686 --> 00:30:14,979 What are you doing? 546 00:30:15,063 --> 00:30:17,398 Oh. I thought since we're late, it'd be better if I-- 547 00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:21,319 Well, you drove on the way here. It's my car. I'll drive. 548 00:30:21,402 --> 00:30:24,614 Okay. Make sure you don't flood the engine when you start it, 'cause-- 549 00:30:24,697 --> 00:30:25,949 I got it, Reg. 550 00:30:32,872 --> 00:30:34,707 [Jughead] So, what's next for you, Mrs. Simpson? 551 00:30:35,917 --> 00:30:38,920 I'm going to bury my husband where we first met. 552 00:30:40,380 --> 00:30:43,633 And then I suppose I'm going to see about getting his novel published. 553 00:30:44,467 --> 00:30:47,637 -Let us know if we can help in any way. -I will, dear. 554 00:30:48,388 --> 00:30:51,724 Bradley always loved comic books since I knew him. 555 00:30:51,808 --> 00:30:54,727 I'm sure he'd be happy for you to continue adapting his stories. 556 00:30:54,811 --> 00:30:56,354 I'd be honored. 557 00:30:56,980 --> 00:30:59,482 And I'll talk to Mr. Fieldstone about doing a tribute issue, 558 00:30:59,566 --> 00:31:01,192 with the proceeds going to you. 559 00:31:01,276 --> 00:31:02,902 That'd be much appreciated. 560 00:31:06,197 --> 00:31:08,908 Tell me, are you two going steady? 561 00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:11,786 -Who, us? -Oh, no. 562 00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:14,789 -I mean... -Um, we're classmates. 563 00:31:14,872 --> 00:31:19,669 -And friends, I would say. -Good friends, good friends. Yeah, pals. 564 00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:24,007 [June] Well, you two take care of each other. 565 00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:25,258 That's important. 566 00:31:48,698 --> 00:31:50,033 [engine sputtering] 567 00:31:52,619 --> 00:31:54,370 Arch, do you need a hand? 568 00:32:01,377 --> 00:32:02,670 Unfortunately, Betty, 569 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:06,925 it seems as though someone goofed it and forgot to fill up the gas tank. 570 00:32:07,008 --> 00:32:11,512 So the problem is we need to get gas, and we need to beat feet fast. 571 00:32:11,596 --> 00:32:16,643 Considering the fact that I'm in stilettos and Pop's is 5 miles back that away, 572 00:32:16,726 --> 00:32:19,520 might I suggest you two cool it and start walking 573 00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:22,023 while we stay here and huddle for warmth? 574 00:32:35,745 --> 00:32:36,579 [Betty sighs] 575 00:32:51,427 --> 00:32:52,428 Hey! 576 00:32:53,054 --> 00:32:54,681 -Hey, hey! -Hey! 577 00:32:58,142 --> 00:32:59,268 [both sigh] 578 00:33:00,478 --> 00:33:03,898 So I've been thinking, why don't you see if Clifford Blossom can get you a car? 579 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:05,692 -Get bent. -Why not? 580 00:33:05,775 --> 00:33:08,194 Clifford Blossom will do anything to keep you happy. 581 00:33:08,277 --> 00:33:10,154 Star players get perks all the time. 582 00:33:10,238 --> 00:33:13,741 No way. I don't wanna be any deeper in that creep's pocket than I already am. 583 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:17,912 It's bad enough he's paying someone to work on my dad's farm in my place. 584 00:33:17,995 --> 00:33:22,709 Is that how you see me, as a germ who's looking for handouts? 585 00:33:22,792 --> 00:33:25,712 Aw, jeez. You don't have to be so touchy about it. 586 00:33:25,795 --> 00:33:29,507 What's the matter, Andrews? Am I too uppity for you? Hmm? 587 00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:31,467 Borrowing your car instead of waxing it? 588 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,636 Eating off of your mom's nice dinner plates? 589 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,763 You're ringing up the wrong area code, Reggie. 590 00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:39,517 Then what? Am I forgetting my place? 591 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,812 You better knock that giant chip off your shoulder. 592 00:33:42,895 --> 00:33:46,065 Oh, yeah? Maybe I ought to knock the one off yours. 593 00:33:57,827 --> 00:33:59,495 Wait. Wait! 594 00:34:10,047 --> 00:34:11,090 Submit. 595 00:34:12,133 --> 00:34:13,009 Submit. 596 00:34:20,266 --> 00:34:21,267 Hello! 597 00:34:23,352 --> 00:34:24,604 [both] Cheryl? 598 00:34:24,687 --> 00:34:26,898 And Toni Topaz and Midge Klump. 599 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:29,525 Are you ladies having car trouble? 600 00:34:30,234 --> 00:34:34,697 We were on our way to see Fangs perform, but we ran out of gas. 601 00:34:34,781 --> 00:34:36,324 Right on. That's where we're going. 602 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:40,536 Well, hop on in. The more the merrier. 603 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:42,371 It'll be a blast and a half. 604 00:34:42,455 --> 00:34:44,207 What about the boys? 605 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,502 With all due respect to those wet rags, 606 00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:49,337 who cares about the boys? 607 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:51,005 [Jughead] What an incredible lady. 608 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,840 Really makes you think. 609 00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:56,010 Yes, about a lot of things. 610 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:57,136 Like? 611 00:34:57,929 --> 00:35:01,224 Like, that I should go back on the road with my folks. 612 00:35:01,974 --> 00:35:05,061 As hard as the tour was-- Is. 613 00:35:05,144 --> 00:35:06,646 Yeah. I was wondering. 614 00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:12,026 I was planning to take some time off to rest, reevaluate. 615 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:14,529 But meeting June, 616 00:35:15,113 --> 00:35:17,532 reading her letters to Mr. Rayberry, 617 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:22,245 not that I needed a reminder, but it was one. 618 00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:28,543 You're fighting for people to be free and live their lives, 619 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:32,213 and to love who they want to love. 620 00:35:33,923 --> 00:35:36,425 There's nothing more meaningful than that. 621 00:35:38,010 --> 00:35:41,430 Well, maybe this time, you'll actually send me my homework. 622 00:35:41,931 --> 00:35:44,600 Yeah. Yes. Yes, I will. 623 00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:46,310 Maybe I'll send you some letters too. 624 00:35:50,773 --> 00:35:53,484 So, you boys wanna tell me what happened? 625 00:35:54,777 --> 00:35:59,031 I was stupid enough to think I was lending my car to someone I could trust. 626 00:35:59,115 --> 00:36:01,409 Yep. And I was stupid enough to believe someone 627 00:36:01,492 --> 00:36:03,161 when they said we were Bulldog brothers. 628 00:36:03,244 --> 00:36:04,704 [Pop] I don't know about all that, 629 00:36:04,787 --> 00:36:06,414 but if this is over some car, 630 00:36:07,123 --> 00:36:09,417 I've got an abandoned jalopy in my garage. 631 00:36:11,878 --> 00:36:15,256 Why don't you take it off my hands, Reggie? You'd be doing me a favor. 632 00:36:15,923 --> 00:36:17,216 That'd be incredible, Pop. 633 00:36:17,758 --> 00:36:20,595 Bet they let you keep it in the Shop class at the high school too. 634 00:36:21,429 --> 00:36:23,723 -How's that sound to you boys? -Great. 635 00:36:23,806 --> 00:36:25,683 Swell. Thank you, Pop. 636 00:36:26,434 --> 00:36:28,853 -Thanks, Pop. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 637 00:36:28,936 --> 00:36:30,188 Great, great. Go. 638 00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:33,733 I want to come clean about something. 639 00:36:34,358 --> 00:36:38,196 The night I took Veronica out, I didn't go joyriding afterwards. 640 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,114 That's not why I got back late. 641 00:36:41,574 --> 00:36:44,952 Oh, hold the line. Well, where were you then? 642 00:36:46,579 --> 00:36:48,789 I drove home to Duck Creek to see my folks. 643 00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:51,959 -[Archie] How come? -I was feeling homesick. 644 00:36:53,461 --> 00:36:55,421 [Archie] Why didn't you just tell me that? 645 00:36:55,504 --> 00:36:58,257 I can't go around telling people I miss my mom and dad. 646 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:03,512 I've never thought about it like this, 647 00:37:03,596 --> 00:37:07,934 but I've always felt a little homesick ever since my dad left for Korea. 648 00:37:08,476 --> 00:37:10,645 -Yeah. -It's the best way to describe it. 649 00:37:10,728 --> 00:37:11,979 Homesick. 650 00:37:14,148 --> 00:37:16,567 [sighs] Like I said, he was my best friend. 651 00:37:16,651 --> 00:37:18,361 I've never really had one since. 652 00:37:18,444 --> 00:37:19,737 What about Betty? 653 00:37:19,820 --> 00:37:21,364 And what's his name? Uh... 654 00:37:21,447 --> 00:37:22,990 Beef Soup? Soup Can? 655 00:37:23,074 --> 00:37:24,241 [both laughing] 656 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:28,204 -You mean Jughead? -Yeah, Jughead. 657 00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:32,458 I guess you can't really talk V8s with him. 658 00:37:33,125 --> 00:37:34,627 No, not really. 659 00:37:35,461 --> 00:37:36,921 He's a good egg, though. 660 00:37:38,297 --> 00:37:40,800 And Betty? She's... 661 00:37:46,138 --> 00:37:48,307 Anyway, how's things back home with your folks? 662 00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,767 The same as always. 663 00:37:49,850 --> 00:37:52,395 They're working hard, missing me, but... 664 00:37:53,396 --> 00:37:57,024 they're happy I ended up in a good home, with good people. 665 00:37:58,401 --> 00:37:59,735 You're good people, Archie. 666 00:38:01,570 --> 00:38:05,783 You too, Reg. My dad would have got a kick out of you. 667 00:38:05,866 --> 00:38:07,618 -Yeah? -Oh, yeah. 668 00:38:07,702 --> 00:38:10,496 Hey, you think the girls are gonna go ape on us? 669 00:38:10,579 --> 00:38:11,706 [both laughing] 670 00:38:13,958 --> 00:38:15,042 Uh... 671 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:18,838 Where are the girls? 672 00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:25,219 [chattering] 673 00:38:33,060 --> 00:38:35,938 -[crowd cheering] -[Fangs] ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 674 00:38:36,022 --> 00:38:38,316 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 675 00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:41,235 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 676 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,946 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 677 00:38:44,030 --> 00:38:46,449 ♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bop boom ♪ 678 00:38:46,532 --> 00:38:48,659 ♪ Got a girl named Sue ♪ 679 00:38:49,368 --> 00:38:50,995 ♪ She knows just what to do ♪ 680 00:38:51,620 --> 00:38:54,123 ♪ I got a girl named Sue ♪ 681 00:38:54,206 --> 00:38:56,542 ♪ She knows just what to do ♪ 682 00:38:56,625 --> 00:38:59,712 ♪ She rock to the East She rock to the West... ♪ 683 00:39:00,921 --> 00:39:03,090 I can't believe you came to my gig. 684 00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:06,886 If you thought I was gonna miss the biggest show of your career, 685 00:39:06,969 --> 00:39:08,387 you've got a screw loose. 686 00:39:08,471 --> 00:39:10,514 Thank God you're so stubborn, Midge, 687 00:39:10,598 --> 00:39:13,726 because it turns out, you were my lucky charm. 688 00:39:14,977 --> 00:39:16,312 What's this, huh? 689 00:39:16,395 --> 00:39:21,525 It's the business card of a music producer from Phantom Rock Records. 690 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:22,735 [screams, then laughs] 691 00:39:23,611 --> 00:39:25,738 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie Ooh! ♪ 692 00:39:25,821 --> 00:39:28,282 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 693 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:30,743 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 694 00:39:30,826 --> 00:39:33,412 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rootie ♪ 695 00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:36,040 ♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bom boom ♪ 696 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,209 Holy heck! 697 00:39:40,461 --> 00:39:42,838 That's in worse shape than mine when we found it. 698 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:45,508 Careful. Watch what you say about Bella. 699 00:39:46,133 --> 00:39:47,760 -Bella? -Yeah. 700 00:39:47,843 --> 00:39:50,638 I always dreamed about having a car named Bella. 701 00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:52,181 Well, Bella it is. 702 00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:55,935 -You could use a hand souping her up. -I could. 703 00:39:56,018 --> 00:39:57,353 That's why I asked Betty. 704 00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:03,859 -Betty? -Hey, Arch. Are you helping out too? 705 00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:08,531 Uh, yeah, I suppose. 706 00:40:09,490 --> 00:40:13,577 I was telling Reggie you two missed an incredible show last night. 707 00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:17,289 Fangs, for sure, is the next big thing. He blew the roof off the armory. 708 00:40:22,169 --> 00:40:23,879 -Uh... -Yeah? 709 00:40:23,963 --> 00:40:26,215 -Can I have that one? Thanks. -Yeah. 710 00:40:26,298 --> 00:40:28,592 -What? -What? 711 00:40:28,676 --> 00:40:29,802 Oh, nothing. 712 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:31,429 Thanks. 713 00:40:41,063 --> 00:40:42,148 [knock on door] 714 00:40:56,036 --> 00:40:56,871 Oh, hello. 715 00:40:57,496 --> 00:40:59,832 You must be a friend of Mr. Rayberry's. 716 00:40:59,915 --> 00:41:02,668 It's such a shame what happened to him. May he rest in peace. 717 00:41:02,751 --> 00:41:04,003 Thank you. 718 00:41:04,086 --> 00:41:06,797 Well, I hate to impose. I'm Mrs. Martin. 719 00:41:06,881 --> 00:41:10,384 I just live down the hall, and I've run out of milk for my kitty. 720 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:13,429 I was wondering if there might be any in Mr. Rayberry's refrigerator. 721 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:21,020 How strange. 722 00:41:21,562 --> 00:41:23,814 I wonder what happened to the milk bottles. 723 00:41:23,898 --> 00:41:25,107 Milk bottles? 724 00:41:25,608 --> 00:41:27,776 A few nights ago, I heard the milkman making 725 00:41:27,860 --> 00:41:30,779 an unusually late delivery to this apartment. 726 00:41:30,863 --> 00:41:32,698 The milkman? You saw him? 727 00:41:32,781 --> 00:41:36,368 No. I was inside my apartment, but I heard him. 728 00:41:38,412 --> 00:41:39,830 [Jughead] How do you hear a milkman? 729 00:41:39,914 --> 00:41:43,876 [woman] Well, the distinct rattle of the glass bottles, of course. 730 00:41:45,753 --> 00:41:47,463 My kitty heard it right away, 731 00:41:47,546 --> 00:41:50,883 because it is just about her favorite sound in the world. 732 00:41:50,966 --> 00:41:52,468 Isn't that right, Miss Kitty? 733 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:54,345 [cat meowing] ht, Miss Kitty?