1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,795 [brooding jazz music playing] 2 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:11,886 [Jughead] How does a fire start? 3 00:00:12,637 --> 00:00:16,182 Sometimes, with a kindly teacher encouraging an eager student 4 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:18,059 to pursue his love of poetry. 5 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:23,189 Or perhaps it sparks with a chance encounter in an elevator. 6 00:00:27,819 --> 00:00:31,740 Or in Betty Cooper's bedroom, with a suddenly missing typewriter... 7 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:34,492 and telephone. 8 00:00:38,913 --> 00:00:41,958 Or maybe the inferno that would soon consume Riverdale High 9 00:00:42,041 --> 00:00:44,419 begins in a classroom. 10 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:46,129 [students applauding] 11 00:00:46,755 --> 00:00:50,592 Oh, that was wonderful, Betty and Kevin. 12 00:00:50,675 --> 00:00:54,804 I don't think that I have ever heard those words 13 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:57,807 spoken aloud so beautifully. 14 00:00:57,891 --> 00:01:01,186 And I saw Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway. 15 00:01:01,811 --> 00:01:04,272 That's enough, Mrs. Thornton. 16 00:01:04,898 --> 00:01:09,027 I beg your pardon, Principal Featherhead? I'm in the middle of teaching my class. 17 00:01:09,110 --> 00:01:10,862 This is no longer your class. 18 00:01:11,696 --> 00:01:15,658 -Please step out into the hall, ma'am. -Is this a gag? What's going on? 19 00:01:16,659 --> 00:01:18,036 It's all right, class. 20 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:22,415 I'm certain that this is a simple misunderstanding. 21 00:01:27,253 --> 00:01:28,922 Alas, this is not a gag. 22 00:01:29,005 --> 00:01:31,466 Nor is it a simple misunderstanding. 23 00:01:31,549 --> 00:01:33,802 Mrs. Thornton has been relieved of her duties. 24 00:01:33,885 --> 00:01:36,554 Until we can find a permanent replacement, 25 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:39,599 you will be taught by my wife, Mrs. Blossom. 26 00:01:46,272 --> 00:01:47,982 Hello, children. 27 00:01:49,651 --> 00:01:51,528 What's the dealio with Mrs. Thornton? 28 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:56,533 Your former teacher represents a clear and present danger to the American way. 29 00:01:58,618 --> 00:02:02,330 Mrs. Thornton is under suspicion of being a communist. 30 00:02:02,413 --> 00:02:03,957 [students murmuring] 31 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:07,710 The Red Menace has come to Riverdale. 32 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:10,630 [Clifford] Which is why you all have to remain vigilant. 33 00:02:10,713 --> 00:02:13,591 If you see something, say something. 34 00:02:16,219 --> 00:02:19,764 Archie, you've been spending time with Mrs. Thornton after school. Clue us in. 35 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:21,891 Have you noticed anything strange about her? 36 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:25,270 Not at all. Mrs. Thornton has been helping me with my... 37 00:02:30,108 --> 00:02:33,111 I'm telling you, this is a mistake. Mrs. Thornton is no communist. 38 00:02:33,194 --> 00:02:35,405 Far be it from me to defend my ghoul of a father, 39 00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:38,908 but even he can't get a teacher fired without just cause or evidence. 40 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:40,660 I wouldn't be so sure. 41 00:02:40,743 --> 00:02:43,621 You can't believe what Hollywood's been like. 42 00:02:43,705 --> 00:02:45,915 I mean, the whole town's terrified, 43 00:02:45,999 --> 00:02:47,500 gripped by paranoia. 44 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:51,337 A few years ago, Senator McCarthy launched a crusade. 45 00:02:51,421 --> 00:02:54,841 He claimed Russian spies were using TV and movies 46 00:02:54,924 --> 00:02:56,926 to brainwash the American public. 47 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:59,637 I remember my mom and dad talking about that. 48 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:02,015 Didn't McCarthy keep a list of known communists? 49 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:05,768 Yes, but he made it all up, accused people left and right, 50 00:03:05,852 --> 00:03:08,563 used fearmongering to amass power. 51 00:03:08,646 --> 00:03:12,859 He held congressional hearings, had the FBI investigate studios, 52 00:03:12,942 --> 00:03:15,236 pressured people to name names. 53 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,364 Targeting the innocent to gain even more power and influence. 54 00:03:18,448 --> 00:03:20,658 Come on, guys. This is America, okay? 55 00:03:20,742 --> 00:03:23,119 If you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about. 56 00:03:23,202 --> 00:03:27,457 I wish I could believe that, Kevin, but I have seen it happen firsthand. 57 00:03:31,669 --> 00:03:34,213 [Ethel] Oh, my gosh, Jughead. I can't believe this is happening. 58 00:03:34,297 --> 00:03:37,508 Oh, it is. It's the publication of your very first comic. 59 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:39,385 -Our comic. -Oh, come on. 60 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,512 Excuse me, could we please get two copies 61 00:03:41,596 --> 00:03:43,890 of the newest issue of Pit of the Perverse, please? 62 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:46,601 We wrote and drew the main story in it. 63 00:03:46,684 --> 00:03:49,687 Oh. From Pep Comics? 64 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:52,190 Yeah, we sent that bundle back. 65 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:55,526 Oh. You sent it back? How come? 66 00:03:55,610 --> 00:03:59,614 Because I don't sell crummy smut like that anymore. 67 00:03:59,697 --> 00:04:02,909 It's disgusting and un-American. 68 00:04:03,493 --> 00:04:05,954 Go! Get gone! 69 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:10,500 [Cheryl] You summoned me? 70 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:13,419 There have been allegations made against you 71 00:04:13,503 --> 00:04:16,589 about an illicit kiss on Halloween night. 72 00:04:17,715 --> 00:04:19,676 Uh, I don't know anything about that. 73 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:25,348 We're not upset with you, Cheryl. 74 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:28,434 You are at the mercy of a condition 75 00:04:28,518 --> 00:04:31,145 that is beyond your control. 76 00:04:32,981 --> 00:04:35,566 But luckily, thanks to your father's status, 77 00:04:35,650 --> 00:04:38,069 we were able to work out a deal... 78 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:43,157 that will save you from being ruined by this accusation. 79 00:04:44,325 --> 00:04:46,160 That is, provided you cooperate 80 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:49,414 with the ongoing investigation at Riverdale High. 81 00:04:49,497 --> 00:04:52,041 Is this related to what happened to Mrs. Thornton today? 82 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,711 It's all of a piece. Being a communist, 83 00:04:55,336 --> 00:04:58,214 engaging in deviant sexual behavior. 84 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:00,300 It's un-American. 85 00:05:00,383 --> 00:05:01,759 It's corrupt. It's dissident. 86 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:06,347 I won't name names so you and your cronies can rip apart my high school chums 87 00:05:06,431 --> 00:05:08,683 like the pack of ravenous jackals you are. 88 00:05:08,766 --> 00:05:11,269 Oh, no, we already have the names, Cheryl. 89 00:05:11,352 --> 00:05:14,022 Administration has compiled a list of students 90 00:05:14,105 --> 00:05:16,899 strongly suspected of unnatural proclivities. 91 00:05:19,235 --> 00:05:21,279 All we need you to do is corroborate the names 92 00:05:21,362 --> 00:05:23,865 so we can shore up our cases against them, 93 00:05:23,948 --> 00:05:27,702 and so you can redeem yourself. 94 00:05:39,255 --> 00:05:40,715 And if I refuse? 95 00:05:40,798 --> 00:05:43,217 What will you do? Honestly? 96 00:05:43,301 --> 00:05:46,179 You wanna send me away from this godforsaken house? 97 00:05:46,262 --> 00:05:48,014 I would welcome the change of scenery. 98 00:05:48,097 --> 00:05:50,892 The further away from you and Mumzie, the better. 99 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:52,310 Cheryl! 100 00:05:56,481 --> 00:05:58,524 If you refuse to cooperate, 101 00:05:59,525 --> 00:06:03,571 you will remain under unwelcome scrutiny. 102 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:07,116 Very well. 103 00:06:07,784 --> 00:06:11,662 We will be forced to take away the one thing you truly care about, 104 00:06:11,746 --> 00:06:13,372 your beloved River Vixens. 105 00:06:16,626 --> 00:06:18,211 Anything but that, Daddy, please. 106 00:06:18,294 --> 00:06:20,963 Do not doubt our resolve, girl. 107 00:06:21,589 --> 00:06:23,132 You have a choice to make. 108 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,219 A choice that may affect the rest of your life. 109 00:06:33,392 --> 00:06:34,477 [elevator bell dings] 110 00:06:35,853 --> 00:06:37,772 [ominous music playing] 111 00:06:46,656 --> 00:06:47,490 Daddy? 112 00:06:47,573 --> 00:06:48,407 Mija. 113 00:06:50,368 --> 00:06:51,702 Knock me over with a feather. 114 00:06:51,786 --> 00:06:55,748 -What are you doing here? -Our estrangement has been weighing on me. 115 00:06:56,874 --> 00:06:59,210 I felt it was time to come see you. 116 00:06:59,293 --> 00:07:01,754 That may be partly true, Daddy, 117 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:05,133 but you always have some ulterior motive. 118 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:06,801 Always. 119 00:07:07,426 --> 00:07:10,596 Well, I did. I want to give you this in person. 120 00:07:18,354 --> 00:07:21,023 Why are you in the doghouse with Mom this time, Daddy? 121 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:23,776 Were you flirting with the script girl? 122 00:07:25,945 --> 00:07:29,282 Your mother is a bit peeved with me, yes. 123 00:07:29,991 --> 00:07:33,286 You know how she can be about even the most casual of flirtations. 124 00:07:34,078 --> 00:07:37,415 Thought it'd best to get out of town for a few days, let her cool off. 125 00:07:39,500 --> 00:07:41,919 But more than that, I wanted to see you. 126 00:07:42,879 --> 00:07:46,215 I wanted to see what your life is like in Riverdale, 127 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:47,383 meet your friends. 128 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,598 Mija, can we drop the third degree and will you give dear old papi a hug? 129 00:08:16,370 --> 00:08:17,872 [chattering] 130 00:08:20,416 --> 00:08:23,669 Oh, peachy keen. You're all in one place. 131 00:08:23,753 --> 00:08:27,381 Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to my father, Hiram Lodge. 132 00:08:27,465 --> 00:08:30,051 How do you do? Please, call me Hiram. 133 00:08:30,134 --> 00:08:33,888 Mr. Lodge, holy mackerel, you're even more dashing in person. 134 00:08:33,971 --> 00:08:35,515 -Ha. -What are you doing here? 135 00:08:35,598 --> 00:08:38,434 Isn't your show, Oh, Mija!, filming right now? 136 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:40,186 In fact, we're on hiatus. 137 00:08:40,811 --> 00:08:42,855 -Daddy, these are all my school chums. -Yeah. 138 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:45,483 -That's Betty. -It's so nice to meet you, Mr. Lodge. 139 00:08:45,566 --> 00:08:47,693 We're such big fans of your program. 140 00:08:47,777 --> 00:08:50,488 Especially the first season. It kind of went downhill after that. 141 00:08:50,571 --> 00:08:53,991 -Mm. -Please, enough Hollywood talk. 142 00:08:54,075 --> 00:08:58,204 Daddy wants to see what simple small-town life is like. 143 00:08:58,287 --> 00:09:01,832 So for starters, he'll be joining our English class. 144 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:05,753 Your principal, who's a fan of mine, 145 00:09:05,836 --> 00:09:08,214 asked me to be sort of a guest lecturer. 146 00:09:08,297 --> 00:09:11,676 It's my understanding you're working on some dramatic scenes this week. 147 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:13,553 Who's up to bat first? 148 00:09:16,597 --> 00:09:18,808 [Julian] To be or not to be... 149 00:09:20,643 --> 00:09:22,019 that is the question. 150 00:09:23,604 --> 00:09:25,773 -Whether it's nobler to-- -I'm sorry. 151 00:09:25,856 --> 00:09:27,233 I have to stop you right there. 152 00:09:27,858 --> 00:09:29,860 Tell me... Julian, was it? 153 00:09:29,944 --> 00:09:32,780 Julian, do you even know what you're saying in this monologue? 154 00:09:32,863 --> 00:09:35,324 Well, I didn't grow up in Denmark, if that's what you're asking. 155 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:37,618 [Hiram] It's not. I don't care where you grew up. 156 00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:38,828 Are you a man? 157 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:40,997 -Of course I am. -So was Hamlet. 158 00:09:42,915 --> 00:09:46,002 -So be a man. Speak from your guts. -[students chuckling] 159 00:09:46,836 --> 00:09:48,212 -[Julian] To be-- -[Hiram] No, no. 160 00:09:48,296 --> 00:09:51,299 You have to believe what you're saying. 161 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,801 Hamlet was contemplating suicide. 162 00:09:55,511 --> 00:09:58,723 You gotta find the truth in what you're saying, Julian. 163 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:00,683 And never forget, 164 00:10:02,018 --> 00:10:03,853 words have power. 165 00:10:10,860 --> 00:10:13,112 How can I help you, Miss Cooper? 166 00:10:13,195 --> 00:10:14,864 Well, Principal Featherhead, as you know, 167 00:10:14,947 --> 00:10:18,617 Mrs. Thornton was the faculty adviser for The Blue and Gold. 168 00:10:18,701 --> 00:10:22,913 And now that she's no longer with us-- 169 00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:26,542 I'm shutting down The Blue and Gold. We no longer have the funds to support it. 170 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:30,046 What? We're a high school. We need a high school newspaper. 171 00:10:30,129 --> 00:10:31,088 Why is that? 172 00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:34,508 Well, to keep the students informed. 173 00:10:36,135 --> 00:10:38,095 Let's be realistic, Betty. 174 00:10:38,929 --> 00:10:43,642 The Blue and Gold has never qualified as hard-hitting journalism, has it? 175 00:10:43,726 --> 00:10:46,854 Well, not for a lack of trying on our part. 176 00:10:48,522 --> 00:10:50,191 You're a bright girl, Betty. 177 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:55,738 And like most teenagers, you may, one day, have something important to say. 178 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,449 But that day is not today. 179 00:11:00,618 --> 00:11:02,411 [Featherhead scribbling on paper] 180 00:11:03,704 --> 00:11:04,955 [suspenseful music playing] 181 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:18,677 They have all of our names. I saw the list, each of you are on it. 182 00:11:18,761 --> 00:11:22,181 And if I don't corroborate it, they'll take the Vixens from me. The Vixens! 183 00:11:22,264 --> 00:11:24,809 I can't believe your father is putting the screws to you. 184 00:11:24,892 --> 00:11:27,812 You can't confirm that list, even if we're in their crosshairs. 185 00:11:27,895 --> 00:11:30,022 Cheryl would never, Kev. Would you, babe? 186 00:11:30,523 --> 00:11:32,274 Of course not. No. 187 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,652 But if I'm going to outmaneuver the powers that be, 188 00:11:34,735 --> 00:11:38,531 I have to figure out who started this witch hunt and why. 189 00:11:38,614 --> 00:11:39,448 [Toni] Good question. 190 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:42,159 Who stands to gain from getting you off the Vixens, Cheryl? 191 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:47,373 I can think of one witch who has always wanted to snatch my crown. 192 00:11:51,127 --> 00:11:53,504 Stop right there, you fink Judas. 193 00:11:53,587 --> 00:11:56,674 Oh, I don't know what you could possibly be referring to, Cheryl. 194 00:11:56,757 --> 00:11:58,592 Of course you do, Evelyn. 195 00:11:58,676 --> 00:12:01,804 You've always wanted to usurp me and claim the Vixens for yourself. 196 00:12:01,887 --> 00:12:04,807 I'd be a better leader and role model to them, that's for sure. 197 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:07,726 My God. How long have you hated me? 198 00:12:09,353 --> 00:12:10,688 Since the beginning. 199 00:12:13,441 --> 00:12:15,234 Your accusations are baseless. 200 00:12:15,317 --> 00:12:17,528 You weren't even at the Babylonium on Halloween night. 201 00:12:17,611 --> 00:12:21,449 -You couldn't have seen me kiss anyone. -No, but I heard about it. 202 00:12:21,532 --> 00:12:26,412 And I did see you and your gal pal getting handsy at the diner. 203 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:35,004 [Featherhead] Mr. Andrews, it has come to our attention 204 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:38,299 that Mrs. Thornton showed a particular interest in you. 205 00:12:38,382 --> 00:12:40,593 Was she trying to indoctrinate you? 206 00:12:40,676 --> 00:12:41,802 Huh? 207 00:12:45,181 --> 00:12:48,767 Mrs. Thornton was just helping me with my poetry, sir. 208 00:12:49,935 --> 00:12:50,769 That's all. 209 00:12:50,853 --> 00:12:52,271 She gave me some books to read. 210 00:12:52,354 --> 00:12:54,273 That's how the enemy operates. 211 00:12:54,356 --> 00:12:57,026 By poisoning impressionable minds. 212 00:12:57,109 --> 00:13:01,197 Soon they'll start questioning their leaders, even their own country. 213 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:07,203 And then it's a slippery slope to civil disobedience and revolution. 214 00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:10,623 It's happening right now in Cuba. 215 00:13:12,082 --> 00:13:15,252 It must not happen in Riverdale. 216 00:13:16,837 --> 00:13:20,549 [Hiram] Well, it's not Grauman's Chinese, but this place is tremendous. 217 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:22,927 Well, I'm technically on duty, 218 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:25,721 but I was thinking you might catch our afternoon show, 219 00:13:25,804 --> 00:13:28,307 then we can pick up something from Pop's for dinner. 220 00:13:28,390 --> 00:13:29,308 I love it. 221 00:13:29,391 --> 00:13:31,310 The coming attractions are about to start. 222 00:13:31,393 --> 00:13:33,979 I'll just be out here manning the concession stand. 223 00:13:34,063 --> 00:13:36,857 A popcorn, please. Just a little butter. Thanks. 224 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:42,863 Let me ask you a question. 225 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,574 How well do you know that man? 226 00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:48,452 He's my father. 227 00:13:49,912 --> 00:13:51,956 Mr. Fieldstone, we have a crisis on our hands. 228 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:55,000 There's not a single joint in town that's carrying Pep Comics. 229 00:13:55,084 --> 00:13:57,711 Yeah, it's happening all over the country, not just here. 230 00:13:57,795 --> 00:14:01,173 Newsstands are being raided by Holy Rollers and cops. 231 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:03,759 Entire bundles of comics are being returned. 232 00:14:03,842 --> 00:14:05,886 But selling comics isn't illegal. 233 00:14:05,970 --> 00:14:06,804 No. 234 00:14:06,887 --> 00:14:10,140 But in the eyes of Joe and Jane Public, it's immoral. 235 00:14:10,224 --> 00:14:12,810 Thank you. It's like peddling pornography. 236 00:14:12,893 --> 00:14:15,437 I mean, we have moms calling other moms, 237 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:17,439 telling them not to buy their Home Journal 238 00:14:17,523 --> 00:14:20,067 from any newsstand that sells crime or horror comics. 239 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:21,443 The world's gone cuckoo. 240 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,571 You're telling me, Freckles. 241 00:14:24,405 --> 00:14:27,575 We get hate mail more graphic than anything we've ever published. 242 00:14:27,658 --> 00:14:29,243 Gee-willikers. 243 00:14:29,743 --> 00:14:32,246 Well, what are we gonna do, Mr. Fieldstone? 244 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:34,623 We're gonna hunker down. 245 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:36,125 We're gonna weather this storm. 246 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:39,003 Now, I'm gonna call all the other comic book publishers 247 00:14:39,086 --> 00:14:40,921 and see how they're faring. 248 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:42,131 Oh, Mr. Fieldstone. 249 00:14:42,214 --> 00:14:43,841 I was wondering if it would be okay 250 00:14:43,924 --> 00:14:46,594 if I had a few copies of Pit of the Perverse #32. 251 00:14:46,677 --> 00:14:47,928 It's my first issue, 252 00:14:48,012 --> 00:14:50,723 and I really need some for my personal collection. 253 00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:53,642 Sure. Look. 254 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,352 There's bundles over there. 255 00:14:57,855 --> 00:14:58,981 [Ethel] Holy smokes. 256 00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:02,693 -Oh. -Oh, it's even better than I imagined. 257 00:15:02,776 --> 00:15:06,071 It's such a shame that no one's gonna get a chance to see it. 258 00:15:06,155 --> 00:15:07,239 Yeah. 259 00:15:11,118 --> 00:15:12,745 Are you thinking what I'm thinking? 260 00:15:18,292 --> 00:15:19,752 [rock music playing] 261 00:15:19,835 --> 00:15:21,837 [Betty] It doesn't matter what my name is. 262 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:26,008 I could be any of you, but I feel like a prisoner. 263 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:28,177 Too young to make my own decisions, 264 00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:33,265 but old enough to recognize that the world is a dark, fearful place. 265 00:15:33,349 --> 00:15:37,061 I'm speaking of my status as a teenager. 266 00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:38,979 Though we might not always have the right words, 267 00:15:39,063 --> 00:15:43,692 I want to know your dreams, your desires, your hopes and fears. 268 00:15:43,776 --> 00:15:45,444 This is your newsletter. 269 00:15:45,527 --> 00:15:47,780 This is The Teenage Mystique, 270 00:15:47,863 --> 00:15:52,201 a forum for all the thoughts and questions you're too scared to otherwise share. 271 00:15:52,284 --> 00:15:55,579 Send me your letters anonymously to the P.O. box below. 272 00:15:55,663 --> 00:15:57,498 You can address them to... 273 00:15:57,581 --> 00:15:59,124 the Girl Next Door. 274 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:14,807 [knock on door] 275 00:16:17,017 --> 00:16:18,811 What are you doing in here, Archie? 276 00:16:18,894 --> 00:16:21,146 Uh, nothing. Just-- 277 00:16:22,773 --> 00:16:24,733 Uh, I was just doing some writing. 278 00:16:26,694 --> 00:16:28,070 Your principal called. 279 00:16:28,153 --> 00:16:30,572 He told me about this business with Edith Thornton. 280 00:16:31,865 --> 00:16:34,618 Mrs. Thornton didn't try to indoctrinate me, Uncle Frank. 281 00:16:34,702 --> 00:16:37,579 That's not what I wanted to talk to you about, Archie. 282 00:16:38,747 --> 00:16:41,959 You're not serious about all this poetry malarkey, are you? 283 00:16:42,459 --> 00:16:46,255 I mean, it's fine if you wanna write a poem for a gal you wanna get with, 284 00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:50,342 but beyond that, well, people might get the wrong idea about you. 285 00:16:50,926 --> 00:16:52,136 We don't want that. 286 00:16:53,178 --> 00:16:55,264 Especially not at a time like this. 287 00:17:07,067 --> 00:17:08,736 Mija, you're awfully quiet. 288 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:14,658 Daddy. 289 00:17:18,203 --> 00:17:20,414 Why is the FBI following you? 290 00:17:21,582 --> 00:17:24,710 One of their agents questioned me at the Babylonium. 291 00:17:24,793 --> 00:17:29,423 The FBI is investigating me as a possible communist. 292 00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:34,511 And why in God's name would they be doing that? 293 00:17:35,179 --> 00:17:36,263 Last summer, 294 00:17:37,097 --> 00:17:38,766 I took a trip to Cuba. 295 00:17:38,849 --> 00:17:39,683 I remember. 296 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:40,976 The FBI's claiming 297 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:45,147 that I met with dissidents and revolutionaries while I was there. 298 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:46,690 Of course I didn't. 299 00:17:46,774 --> 00:17:48,817 I was buying cigars. 300 00:17:49,651 --> 00:17:52,071 Is that why you came here to Riverdale? 301 00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:53,530 To hide out? 302 00:17:53,614 --> 00:17:54,615 Yes, mija. 303 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,202 But also because I need your help. 304 00:17:58,869 --> 00:18:00,079 A favor. 305 00:18:00,579 --> 00:18:01,830 What's the favor? 306 00:18:03,373 --> 00:18:06,835 I need you to testify that we were in Cuba together. 307 00:18:07,711 --> 00:18:09,797 That it was a father-daughter trip. 308 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:11,673 Celebrating your confirmation. 309 00:18:12,466 --> 00:18:15,344 And that I didn't meet with any revolutionaries. 310 00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:21,475 I have to think about it, Daddy. 311 00:18:21,558 --> 00:18:23,644 I mean, of course I wanna help you, 312 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:26,146 but lying to the government? 313 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:27,731 That's... 314 00:18:28,315 --> 00:18:29,274 That scares me. 315 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:33,028 Of course. You take all the time that you need. 316 00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:36,240 I'm meeting with a lawyer tomorrow in New York. 317 00:18:36,323 --> 00:18:38,700 Hopefully he can make this whole thing go away, 318 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:40,410 and you'll be off the hook. 319 00:18:41,161 --> 00:18:42,037 But if not... 320 00:18:43,121 --> 00:18:43,956 No. 321 00:18:45,165 --> 00:18:47,126 I know you'll do the right thing. 322 00:18:56,093 --> 00:18:57,261 [chattering] 323 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:04,059 [sighs] 324 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:06,979 Shouldn't you be in New York, bird-dogging my father? 325 00:19:07,062 --> 00:19:08,313 My partner is. 326 00:19:08,397 --> 00:19:10,524 I've been assigned to follow you. 327 00:19:11,567 --> 00:19:13,569 How about you stop following the both of us 328 00:19:13,652 --> 00:19:18,448 since you don't have a shred of proof to back up these sham claims of yours? 329 00:19:18,532 --> 00:19:21,952 Get in. I'll show you proof, but not here. 330 00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:29,501 [car engine starts] 331 00:19:36,675 --> 00:19:37,676 Veronica? 332 00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:42,389 Now, despite what you may believe... 333 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:46,935 your father is not a good person. 334 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:49,730 He's un-American. 335 00:19:50,772 --> 00:19:53,650 While he was in Cuba, he met with Vidal Maestro, 336 00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:56,111 who's someone we've been tracking for a while. 337 00:19:58,322 --> 00:20:01,825 A revolutionary who's got big scary ideas about taking over Cuba. 338 00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:03,702 And the free world. 339 00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:11,752 [Thornton] Archie. 340 00:20:11,835 --> 00:20:14,087 How did you even find me? 341 00:20:14,838 --> 00:20:15,839 Honestly? 342 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:18,926 Your name's in the phone book. 343 00:20:19,009 --> 00:20:21,345 Oh. Of course. 344 00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:25,182 Well, as you can see... 345 00:20:26,558 --> 00:20:28,185 I'm moving. 346 00:20:28,268 --> 00:20:30,145 Well, where are you going, Mrs. T? 347 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:34,608 I have a job waiting for me at the public library in Greendale. 348 00:20:34,691 --> 00:20:35,901 It's just volunteer, 349 00:20:35,984 --> 00:20:40,697 but they're less judgmental across Sweetwater River. 350 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:48,664 I wish I knew how to make sense of everything happening in the world. 351 00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:56,171 I have something that might help. 352 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,930 It's a play written by Arthur Miller... 353 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:09,309 which might help you understand 354 00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:12,604 these strange times that we find ourselves in. 355 00:21:14,314 --> 00:21:16,525 Well, that's perfect timing, Mrs. T. 356 00:21:17,484 --> 00:21:20,696 I need to present a dramatic scene for class this week. 357 00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:24,199 I was gonna do Biff's monologue from Death of Salesman. 358 00:21:25,826 --> 00:21:29,079 Well, you are a Biff type. 359 00:21:30,455 --> 00:21:33,917 But you're so much more, including a wonderful writer. 360 00:21:35,377 --> 00:21:37,838 Words have power, Archie. 361 00:21:38,547 --> 00:21:39,965 Use them for good. 362 00:21:40,048 --> 00:21:42,759 To make the world a better, freer place. 363 00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:52,519 -["Devil's Child" playing] -Would you like a snack? 364 00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:54,396 -Oh, I'm okay. -Okay. 365 00:21:55,272 --> 00:21:58,400 ♪ Girl, you must be the devil's child ♪ 366 00:21:59,443 --> 00:22:04,072 ♪ Whoo, yeah Girl, you must be the devil's child ♪ 367 00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:09,578 ♪ Just the sight of you Is about to drive me wild ♪ 368 00:22:28,764 --> 00:22:30,474 I feel as if I can't breathe. 369 00:22:30,557 --> 00:22:32,768 Like the walls are closing in on me. 370 00:22:32,851 --> 00:22:34,561 Can I really relinquish my Vixens 371 00:22:34,644 --> 00:22:38,565 to some wretched, power-hungry she-hag like Evelyn Evernever? 372 00:22:38,648 --> 00:22:41,902 I have to focus on the greater good, but what is the greater good? 373 00:22:41,985 --> 00:22:43,945 Cheryl, we've been talking, 374 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:47,115 and we have a plan that could possibly short-circuit this witch hunt. 375 00:22:47,616 --> 00:22:49,242 At least in the short term. 376 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:51,661 What's the plan? 377 00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:53,622 We would play pretend. 378 00:22:53,705 --> 00:22:55,957 We make people believe that you're dating Kevin, 379 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:57,542 and that I'm dating Clay. 380 00:22:57,626 --> 00:23:00,504 That would take the wind out of this inquisition. 381 00:23:00,587 --> 00:23:02,214 Hopefully until graduation. 382 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:06,259 Then privately, we can be exactly who we are. 383 00:23:10,639 --> 00:23:11,473 Toni. 384 00:23:11,973 --> 00:23:14,810 Hiding your true self and pretending to be something you're not 385 00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:17,604 goes against every fiber of your being. 386 00:23:18,855 --> 00:23:22,484 Isn't such play-acting a betrayal of everything you stand for? 387 00:23:23,318 --> 00:23:24,402 It is. 388 00:23:25,028 --> 00:23:28,156 But for you, for all our sakes... 389 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:31,201 I can live with that. 390 00:23:56,977 --> 00:23:57,811 Mija. 391 00:23:58,937 --> 00:24:00,564 What are you doing up at this hour? 392 00:24:00,647 --> 00:24:02,774 -Waiting for you. -[door closes] 393 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:06,403 How was New York? 394 00:24:07,237 --> 00:24:09,739 Not as productive as I would have liked. 395 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:13,535 I'm going to be named. 396 00:24:14,202 --> 00:24:17,622 I thought I could buy my way out of this debacle, but... 397 00:24:18,707 --> 00:24:19,749 I can't. 398 00:24:19,833 --> 00:24:21,042 [Hiram sighs] 399 00:24:23,003 --> 00:24:25,213 -Which means-- -You need me to lie. 400 00:24:26,715 --> 00:24:29,676 Because you weren't in Cuba to buy cigars. 401 00:24:29,759 --> 00:24:30,635 Of course I was. 402 00:24:30,719 --> 00:24:31,678 Maybe. 403 00:24:32,679 --> 00:24:36,683 But while you were there, you went to a party at the Tropicana, 404 00:24:36,766 --> 00:24:37,976 didn't you? 405 00:24:38,059 --> 00:24:40,812 A party that Vidal Maestro also attended. 406 00:24:40,896 --> 00:24:41,938 And don't bother lying. 407 00:24:42,022 --> 00:24:43,231 I saw the picture. 408 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:47,277 It's possible that we were both at the Tropicana on the same night, 409 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,112 but I was not there for him. 410 00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:50,030 No. 411 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:54,868 No, by the looks of it, you were there for some blond honey. 412 00:24:55,702 --> 00:24:57,120 Is that her name, Daddy? 413 00:24:58,038 --> 00:24:59,122 Honey? 414 00:25:00,707 --> 00:25:01,541 No. 415 00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:05,921 It's Kelly. 416 00:25:08,715 --> 00:25:09,716 What is she? 417 00:25:09,799 --> 00:25:11,301 Your mistress? 418 00:25:17,015 --> 00:25:20,644 Why don't you just tell the FBI that that's why you were in Cuba? 419 00:25:21,394 --> 00:25:26,274 Because I signed a morality clause with the studio. 420 00:25:27,651 --> 00:25:28,526 So, yes... 421 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,446 I do need you, Veronica. 422 00:25:32,155 --> 00:25:34,032 The family needs you. 423 00:25:34,115 --> 00:25:36,117 And if you don't corroborate my story... 424 00:25:37,077 --> 00:25:38,578 we would lose everything. 425 00:25:40,622 --> 00:25:43,208 But I already lost everything, Daddy. 426 00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:48,296 You sent me away from everyone I knew. 427 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,465 You banished me to this place 428 00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:53,677 where I knew no one and where I had nothing. 429 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:58,181 You taught me that I can survive losing everything. 430 00:25:58,265 --> 00:25:59,808 The worst happening. 431 00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:03,436 The real question is, can you? 432 00:26:04,271 --> 00:26:07,357 [scoffs] This isn't about protecting me. 433 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,484 It's about your precious show. 434 00:26:09,567 --> 00:26:12,946 Because that is all you've ever cared about. 435 00:26:13,029 --> 00:26:16,116 Maybe you shouldn't be asking me for a favor right now, Daddy. 436 00:26:16,199 --> 00:26:19,703 Maybe instead, you should be asking me for mercy. 437 00:26:32,966 --> 00:26:34,467 ["A Teenager in Love" playing] 438 00:26:34,551 --> 00:26:39,472 ♪ Each time we have a quarrel It almost breaks my heart ♪ 439 00:26:39,556 --> 00:26:45,395 ♪ 'Cause I'm so afraid That we will have to part ♪ 440 00:26:45,478 --> 00:26:51,318 ♪ Each night I ask the stars up above ♪ 441 00:26:51,818 --> 00:26:57,324 ♪ Why must I be a teenager in love? ♪ 442 00:26:57,407 --> 00:27:03,413 -♪ In love ♪ -♪ Why must I be a teenager in love? ♪ 443 00:27:03,496 --> 00:27:08,293 -♪ In love ♪ -♪ Why must I be a teenager in love? ♪ 444 00:27:08,376 --> 00:27:09,627 Um... [clears throat] 445 00:27:11,504 --> 00:27:12,505 This is... 446 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:14,466 from the end of, uh... 447 00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:18,053 Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. 448 00:27:18,553 --> 00:27:20,347 Which is about a town 449 00:27:20,430 --> 00:27:23,683 that's ripped apart by lies and accusations. 450 00:27:23,767 --> 00:27:26,311 And one man, John Proctor... 451 00:27:28,438 --> 00:27:31,608 he struggles to do what's right in a crazy world... 452 00:27:32,442 --> 00:27:33,860 at a crazy time. 453 00:27:35,362 --> 00:27:37,864 But he can't deny who he is. 454 00:27:40,116 --> 00:27:43,536 And he can't forsake his name and sign a false accusation. 455 00:27:55,215 --> 00:27:56,591 You cannot use me. 456 00:27:58,343 --> 00:27:59,844 I'm John Proctor. 457 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,514 You cannot use me. 458 00:28:03,556 --> 00:28:06,559 Mr. Proctor, I must have good and legal proof that-- 459 00:28:06,643 --> 00:28:08,019 [Archie] You are the high court! 460 00:28:08,103 --> 00:28:09,729 Your word is good enough. 461 00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:15,735 Tell them. Tell them I confessed myself. 462 00:28:15,819 --> 00:28:19,155 Say Proctor broke to his knees and wept like a woman. 463 00:28:19,239 --> 00:28:21,825 Why? Explain to me, Mr. Proctor, why you will not--? 464 00:28:21,908 --> 00:28:23,660 Because it is my name! 465 00:28:25,328 --> 00:28:28,081 And I cannot have another in my life! 466 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:32,001 Because I lie. 467 00:28:32,085 --> 00:28:34,796 And I signed myself to lies. 468 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:40,927 Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that you have hanged. 469 00:28:42,595 --> 00:28:46,141 How can I live without my name? 470 00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:51,020 I've given you my soul. 471 00:28:52,021 --> 00:28:53,481 Leave me my name. 472 00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:54,774 [Clifford] Cheryl. 473 00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:57,485 I have told Dr. Werthers and Principal Featherhead 474 00:28:57,569 --> 00:28:59,070 all about our discussion, 475 00:28:59,154 --> 00:29:03,533 and how it would be in your best interest to cooperate with our investigation. 476 00:29:10,790 --> 00:29:12,000 Never. 477 00:29:13,042 --> 00:29:15,128 -Cheryl-- -The work you're here doing here is dirty, 478 00:29:15,211 --> 00:29:16,379 and I won't be a party to it. 479 00:29:16,463 --> 00:29:18,506 You're willing to risk losing the Vixens? 480 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:21,926 I couldn't sign that piece of paper and then lead them in good conscience. 481 00:29:22,010 --> 00:29:24,304 Therefore, I, Cheryl Blossom, 482 00:29:24,387 --> 00:29:29,142 hereby and willingly renounce my stewardship of the River Vixens. 483 00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:34,439 Now, if you'll excuse me, 484 00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:38,526 my boyfriend Kevin Keller and I are going on a double date 485 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:42,280 with Toni Topaz and her boyfriend Clay Walker. 486 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:44,282 Toodles. 487 00:29:47,994 --> 00:29:50,413 In the end, I did what needed to be done. 488 00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:52,874 Well, we're incredibly grateful, Cheryl. 489 00:29:52,957 --> 00:29:55,418 We know how much the Vixens mean to you. 490 00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:56,753 Yeah. 491 00:29:57,420 --> 00:30:01,049 In a just world, a young woman should be able to love who she chooses 492 00:30:01,132 --> 00:30:02,425 and be a cheerleader, 493 00:30:02,509 --> 00:30:05,762 but, clearly, we don't live in a just world. 494 00:30:06,888 --> 00:30:09,557 So when given the unspeakable choice, 495 00:30:10,391 --> 00:30:11,851 there was no choice. 496 00:30:13,102 --> 00:30:14,562 This is so wrong. 497 00:30:15,104 --> 00:30:15,939 All of it. 498 00:30:16,606 --> 00:30:18,191 It's just wrong. 499 00:30:18,274 --> 00:30:19,484 But I... 500 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:22,070 I do take some comfort in the fact 501 00:30:22,153 --> 00:30:26,157 that without the added scrutiny of being captain of the River Vixens, 502 00:30:26,991 --> 00:30:30,745 at least with you three, I can continue living my truth. 503 00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:34,874 And may Evelyn Evernever fall off the top of the Vixen pyramid 504 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:36,251 and break her scrawny neck. 505 00:30:48,596 --> 00:30:51,140 That was quite the performance, Archie. 506 00:30:52,559 --> 00:30:53,726 Uh... 507 00:30:54,811 --> 00:30:55,895 Thanks, Veronica. 508 00:30:56,479 --> 00:31:01,234 And your scene today gave me a lot to think about. 509 00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:04,362 So thank you for that, Mr. Proctor. 510 00:31:25,383 --> 00:31:26,301 [bell jingles] 511 00:31:29,512 --> 00:31:32,557 I hear you've got Pit of the Perverse #32. 512 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,101 Maybe I do. It's a pretty hot issue. 513 00:31:35,184 --> 00:31:36,311 How hot? 514 00:31:37,812 --> 00:31:40,440 So hot you're gonna burn your fingertips. 515 00:31:40,523 --> 00:31:42,734 Cover price is 10 cents, but I'm gonna need 25. 516 00:31:42,817 --> 00:31:44,444 -Twenty. -No. 517 00:31:45,862 --> 00:31:46,696 Fine. 518 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:52,452 Pit 32. 519 00:31:58,082 --> 00:31:59,167 [whistle blowing] 520 00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:01,419 I told you, sheriff. 521 00:32:01,502 --> 00:32:03,338 I knew someone was supplying 522 00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:05,715 -my Adventure Scouts with comic books. -Whoa, whoa, whoa. 523 00:32:05,798 --> 00:32:07,008 Jig's up, Jughead. 524 00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:08,509 Hand them over. 525 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:15,475 Well, it was a gas while it lasted, huh? 526 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:20,355 At least we made a few bucks. And you got your comic book out there. 527 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:23,107 How do you feel now that you're a legit published artist? 528 00:32:23,983 --> 00:32:24,817 Proud. 529 00:32:25,318 --> 00:32:27,195 I'm really, really proud of myself. 530 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:28,488 You should be. 531 00:32:28,571 --> 00:32:31,240 It's a really swell comic book. Here. 532 00:32:33,201 --> 00:32:34,953 God bless America. 533 00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:36,120 God bless America. 534 00:32:40,249 --> 00:32:41,459 [utensils scratching] 535 00:32:47,215 --> 00:32:49,634 There's a new episode of Oh, Mija! premiering tonight. 536 00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:52,178 -I don't suppose you'd like to-- -If you'll excuse me, 537 00:32:52,261 --> 00:32:53,471 I'm gonna take this to my room. 538 00:32:53,554 --> 00:32:56,224 I have to finish memorizing a monologue for school tomorrow. 539 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,199 [Geraldine] Excuse me. 540 00:33:14,784 --> 00:33:17,453 Are you Archie Andrews? 541 00:33:18,788 --> 00:33:20,832 I am. Yes. 542 00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:22,834 I'm Geraldine Grundy. 543 00:33:23,334 --> 00:33:25,837 I'm taking over for Mrs. Thornton's class. 544 00:33:27,547 --> 00:33:29,132 I hear you're a wonderful poet. 545 00:33:29,215 --> 00:33:31,009 You... You did? 546 00:33:31,092 --> 00:33:34,345 Mrs. Thornton was my mentor at Mount Holyoke. 547 00:33:35,555 --> 00:33:37,557 She said you were very special. 548 00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:41,936 Well, Mrs. Thornton's the best. 549 00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,938 She is the best. 550 00:33:44,981 --> 00:33:47,233 I'm no Mrs. Thornton, but... 551 00:33:48,276 --> 00:33:52,405 if you would like to continue working on your poetry with someone, 552 00:33:52,488 --> 00:33:55,366 I would be happy to help. 553 00:33:56,117 --> 00:33:57,285 Wow. 554 00:33:58,411 --> 00:33:59,287 Yeah. 555 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:03,166 But, uh, maybe we could keep it quiet? 556 00:34:03,249 --> 00:34:04,542 I mean, between us? 557 00:34:05,752 --> 00:34:08,838 There's a lot of people who don't like the idea of me writing poetry. 558 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:10,757 My uncle, 559 00:34:11,466 --> 00:34:13,551 who's also my basketball coach, for one. 560 00:34:13,634 --> 00:34:14,802 I understand. 561 00:34:15,511 --> 00:34:18,473 -[clears throat] -Yeah, it could be our little secret. 562 00:34:19,307 --> 00:34:22,351 Archie, have you ever met a real poet? 563 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:24,896 Well, gosh, no. 564 00:34:24,979 --> 00:34:25,813 No. 565 00:34:26,397 --> 00:34:28,024 Don't they all live in New York? 566 00:34:29,233 --> 00:34:30,526 No. 567 00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:31,819 Not all of them. 568 00:34:32,612 --> 00:34:33,905 My husband is a poet, 569 00:34:33,988 --> 00:34:36,282 and he lives here with me. 570 00:34:36,365 --> 00:34:39,327 If you like, I can give you a collection of his poetry to read. 571 00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:40,495 Well, sure. 572 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:44,582 That sounds swell, Mrs. Grundy. Thank you. 573 00:34:50,505 --> 00:34:51,839 [Keller] This is all of it. 574 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:54,509 Everything we confiscated from Jughead and Ethel's 575 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:59,138 and the news dealers that are still peddling comic books. 576 00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:01,015 [Werthers] We have failed, gentlemen. 577 00:35:01,098 --> 00:35:06,312 We have not yet been persuasive enough in our crusade against comic books. 578 00:35:06,395 --> 00:35:10,608 So now the days of half-measures are over. 579 00:35:12,235 --> 00:35:17,782 I believe now is the moment for full measures. 580 00:35:18,658 --> 00:35:20,326 You have something in mind? 581 00:35:21,244 --> 00:35:22,745 Oh, yes. 582 00:35:25,790 --> 00:35:27,792 [Veronica] The scene I'll be performing today 583 00:35:27,875 --> 00:35:32,088 is a monologue from King Lear, by William Shakespeare. 584 00:35:32,171 --> 00:35:37,218 Lear has asked his daughter Cordelia to profess her love for him. 585 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:41,055 To prove her devotion to him. 586 00:35:50,606 --> 00:35:52,275 Unhappy that I am... 587 00:35:55,444 --> 00:35:59,323 I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. 588 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,827 I love Your Majesty 589 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:07,790 according to my bond, no more, nor less. 590 00:36:10,543 --> 00:36:11,794 Good, My Lord... 591 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,007 you have begot me... 592 00:36:17,383 --> 00:36:18,509 bred me... 593 00:36:20,636 --> 00:36:22,138 loved me. 594 00:36:22,930 --> 00:36:26,767 I return those duties back as are right fit. 595 00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:29,687 Obey you... 596 00:36:31,397 --> 00:36:32,231 love you... 597 00:36:33,399 --> 00:36:34,483 and most... 598 00:36:35,651 --> 00:36:36,611 honor you. 599 00:36:38,154 --> 00:36:42,825 Sure I shall never marry like my sisters, to love my father all. 600 00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:43,868 Hello, Daddy. 601 00:36:46,621 --> 00:36:48,080 What's that, mija? 602 00:36:48,164 --> 00:36:49,540 It's a signed affidavit 603 00:36:49,624 --> 00:36:53,628 which confirms that we went to Cuba on a father-daughter cigar-buying trip. 604 00:36:55,254 --> 00:36:56,297 Thank you, mija. 605 00:36:56,380 --> 00:37:00,509 If anything will help calm these troubled waters, it's your word. 606 00:37:00,593 --> 00:37:02,970 Well, I didn't do it for you. I did it for Mom. 607 00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:06,140 And by the way, you have to be honest with her. 608 00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:09,101 About Kelly. 609 00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:13,189 And why are you asking this of me? 610 00:37:13,272 --> 00:37:16,734 You may not be a communist, but you are a philanderer. 611 00:37:16,817 --> 00:37:21,030 And Mom does not deserve to be disrespected in that way. 612 00:37:21,113 --> 00:37:23,574 And trust me, if you don't tell her... 613 00:37:24,492 --> 00:37:25,368 I will. 614 00:37:28,537 --> 00:37:29,372 All right. 615 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:31,207 I'll do it. 616 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:36,545 You're also going to sign The Pembrooke's ownership over to me. 617 00:37:36,629 --> 00:37:38,839 -[scoffs] -Clear and outright. 618 00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:41,592 I need to know that I'll always have a home. 619 00:37:41,676 --> 00:37:44,845 Even if it's not in Los Angeles and not with you. 620 00:37:49,225 --> 00:37:50,059 Okay. 621 00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:13,916 Hi. Uh, I found this card in my P.O. box. 622 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,793 -Can you tell me what it means? -Oh. 623 00:38:15,876 --> 00:38:17,378 We put those in the boxes 624 00:38:17,461 --> 00:38:19,922 when we can't fit all the mail in due to volume. 625 00:38:20,673 --> 00:38:22,091 -Volume? -Mm-hm. 626 00:38:23,009 --> 00:38:24,885 Someone's popular. 627 00:38:34,437 --> 00:38:36,063 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 628 00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:37,315 Have a nice day. 629 00:38:37,398 --> 00:38:38,232 You too. 630 00:38:41,277 --> 00:38:44,322 You and Daddy must've passed each other flying through the air. 631 00:38:45,906 --> 00:38:49,994 Well, now that you mention it, Veronica, I did feel some turbulence. 632 00:38:52,496 --> 00:38:54,582 With more to come, I'm afraid. 633 00:38:57,376 --> 00:38:58,711 What's happening, Mom? 634 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,674 As soon as I get back to Los Angeles, 635 00:39:04,633 --> 00:39:07,636 your father and I are going to hold a press conference 636 00:39:08,512 --> 00:39:11,557 announcing that the upcoming season of Oh, Mija! 637 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:13,351 will be its last. 638 00:39:17,438 --> 00:39:19,357 -Oh. -Yes. 639 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:20,816 Your father will... 640 00:39:22,151 --> 00:39:24,195 say a few words, and... 641 00:39:25,279 --> 00:39:27,073 I'll say something like... 642 00:39:30,659 --> 00:39:32,912 "It has been the honor of my life... 643 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:38,751 bringing such joy and laughter into the homes of our fans, 644 00:39:38,834 --> 00:39:41,087 far and wide. 645 00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:47,593 But [sighs] after seven long seasons, 646 00:39:48,177 --> 00:39:50,096 I am ready for something new." 647 00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:53,808 Which is the truth. 648 00:39:55,518 --> 00:39:57,061 Yes, I can imagine. 649 00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:00,523 What we are not going to announce... 650 00:40:01,732 --> 00:40:04,735 at least, not until after the last episode airs... 651 00:40:06,695 --> 00:40:09,240 is that your father and I are getting a divorce. 652 00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:17,998 But what are you going to do, Mom? 653 00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:20,167 Without the show, or without your father? 654 00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:22,753 [chuckles] I'm not sure. 655 00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:28,134 But for the first time in a very long time... 656 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:33,556 I'm excited for whatever the future holds. 657 00:40:34,932 --> 00:40:37,184 So one thing that I was thinking... 658 00:40:37,977 --> 00:40:40,062 What about an East Coast Christmas? 659 00:40:40,146 --> 00:40:42,231 It's been ages since we've done that. 660 00:40:43,232 --> 00:40:44,567 Christmas in New York? 661 00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:47,945 Just the two of us? 662 00:40:49,238 --> 00:40:51,031 Just the two of us. 663 00:40:56,245 --> 00:40:57,246 [chattering] 664 00:41:07,548 --> 00:41:08,674 Hey, Dilton. 665 00:41:08,757 --> 00:41:09,592 What gives? 666 00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:11,677 It's the kookiest thing, Jughead. 667 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,721 Principal Featherhead put out the word. 668 00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:15,973 He's buying comic books off of us. 669 00:41:16,056 --> 00:41:17,099 Oh. Uh-uh. 670 00:41:17,183 --> 00:41:19,602 Featherhead must be trying to dipsy-doodle us. 671 00:41:19,685 --> 00:41:22,229 First he bans them, and now he wants to buy them? 672 00:41:22,313 --> 00:41:23,397 What game is this? 673 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:26,275 Is Featherhead so desperate to get them off our hands? 674 00:41:26,775 --> 00:41:27,610 Who knows? 675 00:41:27,693 --> 00:41:31,947 But I've read these already, so I figure, what's the harm? 676 00:41:33,741 --> 00:41:36,285 [Jughead] The dark truth behind Principal Featherhead's actions 677 00:41:36,368 --> 00:41:38,954 wouldn't be revealed until later that night. 678 00:41:39,038 --> 00:41:40,789 [voices shouting] 679 00:41:42,541 --> 00:41:44,043 How does a fire start? 680 00:41:44,668 --> 00:41:48,631 Well, sometimes, if you're not careful, right on your front stoop. .