1 00:00:00,441 --> 00:00:03,653 - Previously on Riverdale: - My dad, he's... 2 00:00:03,736 --> 00:00:05,780 - A mobster. - Archie, it's not just what he is. 3 00:00:06,114 --> 00:00:09,367 - It's what he's planning to do. - I don't need to know. 4 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:12,245 Would you describe my father as a good man? 5 00:00:12,328 --> 00:00:13,788 I'd rather not say, miss. 6 00:00:13,871 --> 00:00:15,790 Oh, my God. What happened to the twins? 7 00:00:15,873 --> 00:00:17,959 - I had them. - You didn't call us. 8 00:00:18,042 --> 00:00:21,045 - Mom will be crushed. - He has to go, Alice. 9 00:00:21,129 --> 00:00:23,047 Chic, he's kind of creepy. 10 00:00:23,131 --> 00:00:24,382 I just remembered where I know Chic from. 11 00:00:24,465 --> 00:00:26,092 He's a video gigolo. A web-cam boy. 12 00:00:26,509 --> 00:00:29,429 My parents know about the affair with Sheriff Keller. 13 00:00:30,513 --> 00:00:31,639 Mayor McCoy is resigning. 14 00:00:31,723 --> 00:00:34,225 Hiram Lodge. He bought Sunnyside Trailer Park. 15 00:00:34,309 --> 00:00:35,768 He said we can all stay. 16 00:00:35,852 --> 00:00:37,979 He is gobbling up the Southside piece by piece. 17 00:00:42,525 --> 00:00:44,235 I was running out of time. 18 00:00:44,902 --> 00:00:47,030 And maybe... so was Riverdale. 19 00:00:48,323 --> 00:00:51,910 Hiram Lodge had been making moves. Big moves. 20 00:00:51,993 --> 00:00:53,912 But with no proof of criminal behavior, 21 00:00:53,995 --> 00:00:56,706 all I could do was speculate. 22 00:00:56,789 --> 00:00:59,584 What was Hiram's master plan for Riverdale? 23 00:00:59,667 --> 00:01:02,587 And why did it suddenly feel so close to fruition? 24 00:01:04,923 --> 00:01:05,757 Hey. 25 00:01:07,967 --> 00:01:09,761 - What's all this? - Hopefully... 26 00:01:09,844 --> 00:01:12,263 it's the article that saves the town from Hiram Lodge. 27 00:01:12,347 --> 00:01:14,182 - Jughead... - If I can fit the pieces together. 28 00:01:14,265 --> 00:01:15,516 You need to drop this. 29 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,727 He rescued us. He bought the trailer park. 30 00:01:17,894 --> 00:01:19,354 - Forgave our debts. - What? 31 00:01:19,437 --> 00:01:21,439 He's the reason we almost lost the trailer park. 32 00:01:21,522 --> 00:01:24,484 Hiram's slicker than a bottle of snake oil, but this is... 33 00:01:24,567 --> 00:01:26,402 Dad. Please. 34 00:01:27,403 --> 00:01:30,198 Hiram Lodge just bought the Riverdale Register. 35 00:01:31,074 --> 00:01:33,660 He's trying to silence dissenting voices before he makes his big play. 36 00:01:33,743 --> 00:01:36,621 He's afraid. He's afraid of this exposure. 37 00:01:39,415 --> 00:01:42,752 If you remember, the only house in Riverdale with a pool was Thornhill. 38 00:01:42,835 --> 00:01:45,838 There we were, two drunk teenagers looking to cool off. 39 00:01:45,922 --> 00:01:48,508 Why didn't you just go to the quarry? Or Sweetwater River? 40 00:01:48,591 --> 00:01:51,803 What I remember is someone borrowing the school van 41 00:01:51,886 --> 00:01:54,764 - for a joyride, you and Mary... - That was Alice. 42 00:01:54,847 --> 00:01:58,059 This sounds like an episode of Saved by the Bell. 43 00:02:00,728 --> 00:02:04,941 Hey, Fred, why don't you join Hermione and me in the study? 44 00:02:05,024 --> 00:02:07,026 I have this 30-year-old rum. You'll love it. 45 00:02:07,110 --> 00:02:08,778 Well, can't say no to that. 46 00:02:10,488 --> 00:02:12,365 - Veronica, stay with Archie. - Mm-hm. 47 00:02:17,662 --> 00:02:21,958 I can't keep doing this anymore. He's your brother and it is weird. 48 00:02:22,041 --> 00:02:25,003 Kevin, every time I try asking Chic questions about himself, 49 00:02:25,086 --> 00:02:28,256 he gets defensive or starts to cry as a diversion. 50 00:02:28,339 --> 00:02:29,674 But catfishing him? 51 00:02:29,757 --> 00:02:32,468 It's the only way I can get Chic to open up. 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,897 So, do you ever PNP? 53 00:02:44,981 --> 00:02:46,482 You know, Party 'n Play? 54 00:02:46,858 --> 00:02:49,485 You keep asking me and I keep telling you no. 55 00:02:51,362 --> 00:02:55,658 This is our third time camming, and you haven't really told me 56 00:02:55,742 --> 00:02:57,160 anything about yourself. 57 00:02:57,660 --> 00:03:00,955 You haven't taken your shirt off yet, so we're even. 58 00:03:02,331 --> 00:03:04,292 I'm... shy. 59 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:09,714 Okay. 60 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:12,925 What do you wanna know? 61 00:03:13,885 --> 00:03:15,178 What are they talking about? 62 00:03:15,261 --> 00:03:19,766 So, between us, the deputy mayor who took over for Josie's mom 63 00:03:19,849 --> 00:03:22,059 is on the verge of stepping down. 64 00:03:22,143 --> 00:03:24,687 There's going to be a special election... 65 00:03:24,771 --> 00:03:29,150 and my parents think your dad would make an ideal candidate. 66 00:03:29,233 --> 00:03:30,902 They want my dad to run for mayor? 67 00:03:30,985 --> 00:03:34,197 It's business and politics. They go hand-in-hand. 68 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:38,493 Dad, is this something you're seriously considering? 69 00:03:41,996 --> 00:03:46,125 Being mayor is something I dreamed about ever since I was a kid, son. 70 00:03:46,209 --> 00:03:47,627 In the back of my mind. 71 00:03:47,710 --> 00:03:50,463 I know Riverdale's had a lot of downs lately, 72 00:03:50,546 --> 00:03:53,549 but maybe I can help get it back on an up-swing. 73 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:56,469 You don't think it's weird Mr. Lodge is asking you to run? 74 00:03:56,552 --> 00:03:59,430 He's not dumb. He spends a lot of money in Riverdale. 75 00:03:59,514 --> 00:04:01,974 It makes sense he wants a friend in the mayor's office. 76 00:04:02,058 --> 00:04:05,853 - Would he pay for your campaign? - He offered to make a donation 77 00:04:05,937 --> 00:04:09,065 to help me get going. But to be clear, Archie... 78 00:04:09,649 --> 00:04:10,900 if I decide to run... 79 00:04:11,859 --> 00:04:13,111 it won't be for him. 80 00:04:14,237 --> 00:04:15,988 It would be for Riverdale. 81 00:04:16,572 --> 00:04:17,406 For me. 82 00:04:19,575 --> 00:04:20,493 For you. 83 00:04:31,546 --> 00:04:32,380 Mother. 84 00:04:32,922 --> 00:04:34,549 Strange man I've never met. 85 00:04:35,091 --> 00:04:37,927 Cheryl, this is Mr. Lazenby, our estate attorney. 86 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:40,805 Your father left a secret will. 87 00:04:42,014 --> 00:04:43,057 Of course he did. 88 00:04:43,850 --> 00:04:45,726 But Daddy died months ago. 89 00:04:45,810 --> 00:04:49,063 Mr. Blossom's instructions were to reveal his will 90 00:04:49,147 --> 00:04:52,358 only after the authorities concluded their investigation 91 00:04:52,441 --> 00:04:55,278 - into his side business. - You mean drug dealing? 92 00:04:55,361 --> 00:04:58,656 - Does this mean we're gonna be rich? - Don't be so gauche. 93 00:04:58,739 --> 00:05:02,034 Per Clifford's instructions, he requested I withhold information 94 00:05:02,118 --> 00:05:04,579 including the names of his beneficiaries, 95 00:05:05,079 --> 00:05:07,915 until a public will reading. How's tomorrow afternoon? 96 00:05:08,583 --> 00:05:11,919 It's been a long time coming, Alice, but I'm out. 97 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:14,338 I'm done fighting. 98 00:05:15,923 --> 00:05:17,133 I want a divorce. 99 00:05:17,216 --> 00:05:19,760 - Are you still seeing Penelope? - No. 100 00:05:20,595 --> 00:05:22,346 And this isn't about that. 101 00:05:22,430 --> 00:05:26,767 This about how I worshiped you, like a goddess, for 20 years. 102 00:05:26,851 --> 00:05:28,895 We raised a family together. 103 00:05:28,978 --> 00:05:33,482 And then the first chance you get, you side with a stranger over me. 104 00:05:33,566 --> 00:05:34,525 You too, Betty. 105 00:05:34,609 --> 00:05:38,362 I can't believe you would choose Chic's side over your own father. 106 00:05:38,446 --> 00:05:42,033 Dad, if this is truly about Chic, then I'm with you, okay? 107 00:05:42,116 --> 00:05:43,993 Let's ask him to move out. 108 00:05:44,076 --> 00:05:46,871 You sold The Register to that scum bag Hiram. 109 00:05:46,954 --> 00:05:51,042 - I should be the one divorcing you. - Hiram offered me a fair price. 110 00:05:51,834 --> 00:05:54,128 Half of which I will give to you... 111 00:05:55,004 --> 00:05:56,714 if you agree to set me free. 112 00:05:57,632 --> 00:05:58,507 Immediately. 113 00:06:00,134 --> 00:06:01,218 I'm listening. 114 00:06:05,431 --> 00:06:08,476 I'd put the odds at Fred saying yes at about 50/50. 115 00:06:08,684 --> 00:06:11,437 As always, mija, anything you can whisper into Archie's ear... 116 00:06:12,146 --> 00:06:15,358 Mom, he's my boyfriend. Not a constituent. 117 00:06:15,441 --> 00:06:16,692 You influence Archie. 118 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:18,736 Archie influences Fred. 119 00:06:18,819 --> 00:06:21,906 - We need Fred now. - When we announce our plans... 120 00:06:21,989 --> 00:06:25,493 It'll sound better coming out of his well-respected mouth. 121 00:06:25,576 --> 00:06:27,620 Fine. I'll do my best. 122 00:06:29,705 --> 00:06:32,833 - Are you still going after Hiram? - That depends. 123 00:06:33,417 --> 00:06:34,794 Who's asking? You? 124 00:06:35,544 --> 00:06:37,797 Veronica? The arch-fiend himself? 125 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,675 Jug... there's gonna be a special election... 126 00:06:41,133 --> 00:06:42,510 to replace Josie's mom. 127 00:06:43,052 --> 00:06:45,680 - Hiram Lodge wants my dad to run. - What? Why? 128 00:06:45,763 --> 00:06:46,639 Who knows? 129 00:06:46,722 --> 00:06:49,642 I'm with Veronica. That means I'm with the Lodges. 130 00:06:49,725 --> 00:06:53,145 But my dad... I can't let him get in any deeper with them. 131 00:06:53,229 --> 00:06:55,022 So, tell him he shouldn't run. 132 00:06:55,106 --> 00:06:58,025 Veronica would kill me if I did, ditto the Lodges. 133 00:06:59,485 --> 00:07:02,321 Maybe I could give you something, maybe you could write about it 134 00:07:02,405 --> 00:07:04,991 and that might make my dad hit pause. 135 00:07:05,908 --> 00:07:06,993 Okay. 136 00:07:08,869 --> 00:07:11,664 You remember when Hiram Lodge gave Pop Tate that charitable donation 137 00:07:11,747 --> 00:07:13,374 - to keep the diner open? - Yeah, we were all there. 138 00:07:13,457 --> 00:07:15,960 Except Hiram Lodge didn't give Pop's a donation. 139 00:07:16,043 --> 00:07:17,795 - He bought the diner. - What? 140 00:07:17,878 --> 00:07:20,631 And he doesn't want anyone to know about it. 141 00:07:20,715 --> 00:07:23,092 Can you do something with that fact? 142 00:07:23,175 --> 00:07:26,429 At least enough to make my dad think twice about this mayor idea? 143 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:28,180 - He bought the diner? - Yes. 144 00:07:32,685 --> 00:07:36,105 My God. Hiram is like Dracula. He's snapping up properties 145 00:07:36,188 --> 00:07:38,607 from all over Riverdale to expand his empire and feed. 146 00:07:39,692 --> 00:07:41,819 If what you're telling me is true... 147 00:07:43,487 --> 00:07:44,864 everyone is in danger. 148 00:07:45,396 --> 00:07:50,396 Subtitles by explosiveskull 149 00:07:51,947 --> 00:07:56,160 I figured out Hiram's methodology. He acquires devalued land at a deep... 150 00:07:56,243 --> 00:07:57,953 Some might say criminal... discount. 151 00:07:58,037 --> 00:08:00,331 The Twilight Drive-in, Sunnyside Trailer Park, 152 00:08:00,414 --> 00:08:02,708 Southside High and now Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe. 153 00:08:02,791 --> 00:08:04,752 - Wait, Pop's? - Hiram bought Pop's? 154 00:08:04,835 --> 00:08:08,130 Yeah, and while most people didn't care about Hiram's other acquisitions, 155 00:08:08,213 --> 00:08:09,632 probably because they were on the Southside... 156 00:08:09,715 --> 00:08:14,303 - Pop's is the heart of Riverdale. - Right. People will care about this one. 157 00:08:14,386 --> 00:08:16,221 So, when are you talking to Pop? 158 00:08:17,598 --> 00:08:23,437 Your dad needs 1200 signatures before he can even run for mayor. 159 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:24,355 Uh-huh. 160 00:08:24,438 --> 00:08:26,815 So, I was thinking, if you're not doing anything, 161 00:08:26,899 --> 00:08:30,694 - maybe we can collect them together? - You know what? 162 00:08:30,778 --> 00:08:32,780 I have homework to catch-up on. I'll talk to you later. 163 00:08:32,863 --> 00:08:34,782 Wait, Archie... 164 00:08:45,084 --> 00:08:48,337 Polly, what are you doing home again? 165 00:08:48,420 --> 00:08:50,881 She just walked through the door with these perfect babies. 166 00:08:50,965 --> 00:08:53,050 I thought it would be nice to surprise Mom. 167 00:08:55,427 --> 00:08:57,888 And I was surprised to meet our brother. 168 00:08:58,889 --> 00:09:01,058 - You have to hold one. - I'd love to. 169 00:09:04,228 --> 00:09:05,062 Here. 170 00:09:16,573 --> 00:09:20,035 Where's Dad? Are we gonna go to the will reading together? 171 00:09:21,286 --> 00:09:22,955 - What will reading? - What? 172 00:09:23,038 --> 00:09:24,999 You... Dad hasn't told you? 173 00:09:29,128 --> 00:09:32,339 Cheryl, I agreed to come to this will reading, 174 00:09:32,423 --> 00:09:34,466 but I didn't agree to a makeover. 175 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:37,761 Unless it involves that blouse. 176 00:09:38,887 --> 00:09:39,888 Nice, right? 177 00:09:40,723 --> 00:09:44,727 For the record, j'adore your flannel mesh aesthetic. 178 00:09:44,810 --> 00:09:48,605 I'm merely augmenting it for the occasion. 179 00:09:49,106 --> 00:09:51,692 What is going on in here, Cheryl? 180 00:09:52,526 --> 00:09:57,031 Mrs. Blossom. Hi, I'm Toni Topaz. I'm a friend of Cheryl's from school. 181 00:09:57,114 --> 00:09:59,783 And she's lending me an outfit for the will reading. 182 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:02,411 And why on earth would you be there? 183 00:10:02,494 --> 00:10:05,873 I invited her. To be my emotional support. 184 00:10:07,750 --> 00:10:11,336 Just make sure you're downstairs before the guests arrive. 185 00:10:11,420 --> 00:10:14,840 We need to present a united front against those scavengers. 186 00:10:17,301 --> 00:10:19,386 Ugh. She's a nightmare. 187 00:10:20,345 --> 00:10:21,472 Isn't she, though? 188 00:10:22,014 --> 00:10:23,766 Hey, Arch, check this out. 189 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:26,935 When I applied to college to be an urban planner... 190 00:10:27,019 --> 00:10:28,979 This was before Grandpa Artie got sick. 191 00:10:29,063 --> 00:10:33,358 ...this was the presentation I made for some program I never got into. 192 00:10:33,942 --> 00:10:38,906 "Riverdale 2020: Small Town with a Big Future." Sounds corny, huh? 193 00:10:38,989 --> 00:10:41,450 No, Dad, this is awesome. 194 00:10:41,533 --> 00:10:42,534 Hello? 195 00:10:43,202 --> 00:10:44,995 Archie? Mr. Andrews? 196 00:10:46,663 --> 00:10:48,457 Oh, goody, you're both here. 197 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:53,545 So, I fully realize I'm putting the cart before the horse, 198 00:10:53,712 --> 00:10:57,674 but I was spitballing some design ideas and I think I may have come up 199 00:10:57,758 --> 00:11:00,135 with a few potential campaign logos. 200 00:11:00,219 --> 00:11:02,805 I... Veronica, those are terrific. 201 00:11:02,888 --> 00:11:06,016 I gotta say, but... Oh. Now, that one, that's my favorite. 202 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:07,643 - Mm. - Mine too. 203 00:11:10,646 --> 00:11:15,317 Great. So, I'll have some buttons and t-shirts printed ASAP. 204 00:11:17,402 --> 00:11:20,072 - Why are you pushing this on him? - I'm not. 205 00:11:20,864 --> 00:11:22,741 I think your dad would make a great mayor. 206 00:11:22,825 --> 00:11:24,368 Why are you resisting? 207 00:11:24,451 --> 00:11:27,287 Because my dad is not cut out for what your parents want. 208 00:11:28,038 --> 00:11:29,665 Which is what, in your mind? 209 00:11:29,748 --> 00:11:32,000 A dog on a leash who does what its told. 210 00:11:32,084 --> 00:11:34,628 And, if not, they'll push him out like they did Mayor McCoy. 211 00:11:34,711 --> 00:11:38,048 Archie, Mayor McCoy had an affair with Sheriff Keller. 212 00:11:38,131 --> 00:11:39,174 That's why she stepped down. 213 00:11:39,258 --> 00:11:42,928 My parents had nothing to do with it, which I would swear to on the Bible. 214 00:11:43,011 --> 00:11:44,972 I feel like you're steering me. 215 00:11:45,055 --> 00:11:47,641 Like you're steering my dad. It's not cool. 216 00:11:50,644 --> 00:11:52,020 Just ease off him. 217 00:11:54,231 --> 00:11:55,065 Okay. 218 00:11:59,820 --> 00:12:03,115 "I, Clifford Cochrane Blossom, being of sound mind and body 219 00:12:03,198 --> 00:12:07,244 do here inscribe the terms of my last will and testament. 220 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:10,706 Firstly, ownership of Thistlehouse... 221 00:12:11,540 --> 00:12:14,918 will stay with our beloved matriarch, Roseanne Blossom. 222 00:12:17,462 --> 00:12:20,757 To my wife and partner Penelope, I leave ownership 223 00:12:20,841 --> 00:12:23,385 of our greatest treasure, Thornhill, 224 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,138 the exquisite mansion she made a home." 225 00:12:26,221 --> 00:12:30,767 The charred husk of an empty house. That sounds about right, Mother. 226 00:12:30,851 --> 00:12:34,313 Now, the reason I contacted you and you traveled to be here. 227 00:12:36,064 --> 00:12:40,152 Any and all remaining assets of my fortune will be divided in half. 228 00:12:40,861 --> 00:12:45,782 The first half will be distributed equally to anyone in Riverdale who can prove, 229 00:12:45,866 --> 00:12:50,078 with medical authentication, that even one drop of Blossom blood 230 00:12:50,162 --> 00:12:51,705 flows through their veins." 231 00:12:52,539 --> 00:12:53,832 I knew it. 232 00:12:54,833 --> 00:12:56,460 Alice, what the hell are you doing here? 233 00:12:56,543 --> 00:12:58,712 Accusing you publicly. You only wanted a divorce 234 00:12:58,795 --> 00:13:02,716 so that you could cheat me out of your big fancy Blossom payday. 235 00:13:02,799 --> 00:13:06,011 Not just my payday. The girls share Blossom blood, too. 236 00:13:06,094 --> 00:13:09,932 My lawyer is gonna rip you apart. Isn't that right, Attorney McCoy? 237 00:13:10,015 --> 00:13:13,268 I will be taking half of whatever blood money you get 238 00:13:13,352 --> 00:13:17,981 from this inbred cesspool of a family. Yeah, that's right, I said inbred. 239 00:13:18,065 --> 00:13:19,358 Would you please leave? 240 00:13:19,441 --> 00:13:22,945 Shut your face, you half-melted, 10-cent trollop. 241 00:13:23,028 --> 00:13:25,030 This is riveting. I can't breathe. 242 00:13:26,907 --> 00:13:29,451 - The usual, Jughead? - Not today, Pop. 243 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:31,912 Actually, I have a question. 244 00:13:33,705 --> 00:13:36,041 Did Hiram Lodge buy this diner from you? 245 00:13:45,717 --> 00:13:46,718 Jughead... 246 00:13:48,136 --> 00:13:51,306 the Tates have owned this diner for over 80 years. 247 00:13:52,391 --> 00:13:56,353 When my Ma gave me the keys, she made me promise 248 00:13:56,436 --> 00:14:01,733 that no matter what I'd always keep this shop in our family. 249 00:14:01,817 --> 00:14:05,570 Now, I did what I needed to with Mr. Lodge... 250 00:14:06,655 --> 00:14:09,199 but my mother's still with us, God bless. 251 00:14:10,409 --> 00:14:14,371 It would kill her to hear I went against her wishes. 252 00:14:15,372 --> 00:14:18,417 Please, Jug, can you keep this to yourself? 253 00:14:19,001 --> 00:14:20,585 While I still have my mom? 254 00:14:23,171 --> 00:14:26,258 And then you can tell whoever you want. 255 00:14:30,053 --> 00:14:33,890 Now that the, uh, interloper has been escorted from the premises, 256 00:14:33,974 --> 00:14:36,685 we can finish our business. As I was saying... 257 00:14:36,768 --> 00:14:39,896 "The other half of my fortune will go to my true heirs, 258 00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:41,189 Jason and Cheryl." 259 00:14:56,330 --> 00:15:00,167 As the one true Blossom heir, I feel it is my sacred duty 260 00:15:00,250 --> 00:15:01,376 to say a few words. 261 00:15:02,294 --> 00:15:03,503 The Blossoms have been bathing in blood 262 00:15:03,587 --> 00:15:06,089 since Great-Grandpappy Blossom killed his brother. 263 00:15:07,132 --> 00:15:09,134 The original sin of Riverdale. 264 00:15:10,469 --> 00:15:14,014 Well, I stand here before you to say: No more. 265 00:15:16,141 --> 00:15:17,059 No more blood. 266 00:15:18,769 --> 00:15:20,020 No more madness. 267 00:15:22,564 --> 00:15:23,774 No more horror. 268 00:15:25,067 --> 00:15:26,318 Hear, hear. 269 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:32,741 Couldn't have said it better myself. 270 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:52,753 Oh, Mumzie, I had the most frightful daymare. 271 00:15:53,629 --> 00:15:54,838 Daddy was back. 272 00:15:58,675 --> 00:16:01,136 Calm down, it's not what you think. 273 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:02,095 Hello, Cheryl. 274 00:16:03,639 --> 00:16:05,098 I'm your uncle Claudius. 275 00:16:05,182 --> 00:16:07,017 - Twin to your father. - Twin? 276 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:10,020 But Daddy never said anything about having a brother. 277 00:16:10,562 --> 00:16:11,772 Allow me to explain. 278 00:16:17,110 --> 00:16:21,198 When, uh... When Clifford and I were boys, we were inseparable. 279 00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:23,200 A modern-day Romulus and Remus. 280 00:16:23,784 --> 00:16:27,079 And it became apparent that I was being primed to inherit 281 00:16:27,162 --> 00:16:28,330 the Blossom empire. 282 00:16:30,999 --> 00:16:32,459 Until our 14th birthday. 283 00:16:33,043 --> 00:16:36,255 Clifford and I were down by Sweetwater River, and he, uh... 284 00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:41,802 He pointed a rifle at me, with eyes void of humanity. 285 00:16:41,885 --> 00:16:44,012 He told me about the Blossom curse. 286 00:16:44,096 --> 00:16:47,140 How one of the twins always meets a violent end. 287 00:16:47,224 --> 00:16:49,101 And often at the hands of the other. 288 00:16:50,852 --> 00:16:52,020 Well, he spared me. 289 00:16:53,897 --> 00:16:57,442 That very night, I ran away from home without a trace. 290 00:16:57,526 --> 00:16:59,027 It broke my heart. 291 00:16:59,820 --> 00:17:03,991 - I couldn't bear to speak your name. - I joined the Merchant Marines. 292 00:17:05,284 --> 00:17:08,870 Sailed the seas desperate to outrun the Blossom curse. 293 00:17:10,455 --> 00:17:12,666 How soon do you think we can get this blood test done? 294 00:17:12,749 --> 00:17:16,044 - Think Dr. Patel works on weekends? - I'll call and check. 295 00:17:16,128 --> 00:17:17,504 Polly, what's the rush? 296 00:17:17,587 --> 00:17:19,756 I just wanna know how much money we're inheriting. 297 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,134 Between you, me, Chic and the babies, 298 00:17:22,217 --> 00:17:24,428 we could start our own version of the Farm. 299 00:17:24,803 --> 00:17:27,723 - Uh, I'm not getting my blood tested. - Really, Chic? 300 00:17:27,806 --> 00:17:28,724 How come? 301 00:17:29,641 --> 00:17:31,101 I don't know these people. 302 00:17:31,184 --> 00:17:34,021 They're your cousins. We're all Blossoms, like it or not. 303 00:17:34,104 --> 00:17:35,647 I'm not, thank the Lord. 304 00:17:35,731 --> 00:17:37,941 - I don't want their blood money. - Don't be stupid. 305 00:17:38,025 --> 00:17:39,359 I said I don't want their money. 306 00:17:41,069 --> 00:17:42,988 Besides, needles trigger me. 307 00:17:43,572 --> 00:17:46,616 Leave your brother alone. He can decide for himself. 308 00:17:48,744 --> 00:17:51,663 Mom, I decided something. 309 00:17:53,415 --> 00:17:55,584 I'm happy to do the family's bidding at school. 310 00:17:56,293 --> 00:17:58,503 But Archie is off the table. 311 00:18:00,464 --> 00:18:03,633 - You losing your nerve? - No. Not even close. 312 00:18:03,717 --> 00:18:06,094 But I am afraid of losing Archie. 313 00:18:06,178 --> 00:18:09,806 He's become a pawn on our chess board and it's hurting our relationship. 314 00:18:09,890 --> 00:18:10,766 Veronica. 315 00:18:12,184 --> 00:18:16,646 In this business of ours, the women always walk the razor's edge. 316 00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:20,150 The men are the gangsters. But us, the molls... 317 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:24,029 we use our wiles, our cunning. 318 00:18:25,364 --> 00:18:28,617 A hand on an elbow, a whisper in an ear... 319 00:18:29,743 --> 00:18:32,204 to manage things from behind the scenes. 320 00:18:32,287 --> 00:18:35,123 Maybe, but not me, not with Archie. 321 00:18:37,709 --> 00:18:38,710 You're right. 322 00:18:41,088 --> 00:18:44,132 You're right to protect your relationship with Archie. 323 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:48,804 We gotta get aggressive. 324 00:18:49,388 --> 00:18:52,849 Chic's turning down money because he's refusing to take a blood test. 325 00:18:52,933 --> 00:18:56,061 We need to find out why. What exactly is he hiding? 326 00:18:56,144 --> 00:18:59,022 What am I supposed to do? Just ask him? 327 00:19:00,690 --> 00:19:01,650 I have a plan. 328 00:19:03,235 --> 00:19:04,569 It's slightly insane. 329 00:19:07,739 --> 00:19:08,698 Hey, stranger. 330 00:19:08,782 --> 00:19:10,450 Been missing your cute face. 331 00:19:11,701 --> 00:19:12,619 Where'd you go? 332 00:19:12,702 --> 00:19:15,414 Uh, yeah, sorry I went MIA. 333 00:19:15,580 --> 00:19:17,124 I actually... 334 00:19:18,291 --> 00:19:20,794 just got tested for the first time. 335 00:19:22,838 --> 00:19:25,549 And I'm negative, but it's been pretty intense. 336 00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:28,802 Your first test? Congrats, cowboy. That's a milestone. 337 00:19:28,885 --> 00:19:29,970 Mm. 338 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,681 Uh, do you... Do you get tested? 339 00:19:33,181 --> 00:19:34,683 I used to go every week. 340 00:19:35,308 --> 00:19:38,061 - Man, I had the worst scare once. - What happened? 341 00:19:38,270 --> 00:19:42,107 - Oh, yeah? What... What happened? - Yeah, it's a long story... 342 00:19:43,108 --> 00:19:45,235 but I was living with a rougher crew than I am now. 343 00:19:45,318 --> 00:19:47,571 Who? Who was he living with? 344 00:19:50,532 --> 00:19:52,367 Are you talking to somebody else? 345 00:19:57,873 --> 00:20:00,500 - That's it, I'm out. - No. What do you mean? 346 00:20:00,584 --> 00:20:03,670 Sorry, but your brother seems like a really good guy. 347 00:20:03,753 --> 00:20:07,299 This is starting to make me feel like a bad person. I'm done. 348 00:20:11,678 --> 00:20:14,681 Well? Did Pops confirm Mr. Lodge bought the diner? 349 00:20:14,764 --> 00:20:15,682 Yeah, he did. 350 00:20:17,267 --> 00:20:21,271 I'm sorry. I can't publish that article. It would break Pop's heart. 351 00:20:22,439 --> 00:20:24,691 Jug, we can't give up, I think my dad's gonna run. 352 00:20:24,774 --> 00:20:27,611 Archie, I have talked to every possible suspect 353 00:20:27,694 --> 00:20:29,488 connected to the Lodges, even Mayor McCoy. 354 00:20:29,571 --> 00:20:31,072 They're all on lock-down. 355 00:20:31,656 --> 00:20:33,617 Maybe you've been talking to the wrong McCoy. 356 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:36,369 I'm brunching, Archie. What do you want? 357 00:20:37,454 --> 00:20:40,582 My dad is seconds away from running for mayor with the Lodges' support. 358 00:20:40,665 --> 00:20:43,168 I don't want him to go through what your mom did. 359 00:20:43,251 --> 00:20:46,338 I was thinking you could get your mom to talk to him. 360 00:20:46,505 --> 00:20:49,174 - Even secretly. - My mom barely made it out 361 00:20:49,257 --> 00:20:50,926 of the mayor's office alive. 362 00:20:51,676 --> 00:20:54,471 If she let slip even a whisper of what went down 363 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:57,682 between her and the Lodges, there'd be hell to pay. 364 00:20:57,766 --> 00:21:00,393 She'd implicate herself in about a million ways. 365 00:21:00,477 --> 00:21:04,731 Yeah, I figured, but isn't there plenty of stuff your mom could say to my dad 366 00:21:04,814 --> 00:21:07,776 that would kill his buzz without getting into the shady stuff? 367 00:21:09,486 --> 00:21:13,448 It's not all ribbon ceremonies and catered affairs, Fred. 368 00:21:14,157 --> 00:21:15,617 It's filling pot-holes. 369 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:17,410 Collecting trash. 370 00:21:18,703 --> 00:21:22,707 And if you think you can run this town plus Andrews Construction 371 00:21:22,791 --> 00:21:26,294 - at the same time, forget it. - I've got a good team working for me. 372 00:21:26,378 --> 00:21:29,548 And then there are the uglier aspects of the job. 373 00:21:30,298 --> 00:21:34,511 - Crime, poverty, threats... - Like the Black Hood? 374 00:21:35,554 --> 00:21:39,516 Right now, you might be the people's shining hope of Riverdale. 375 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:42,018 But say you do win, Fred... 376 00:21:42,394 --> 00:21:45,730 they'll turn their back on you. And all your friends... 377 00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:49,442 ...will be standing in line to stab you in the back. 378 00:21:49,901 --> 00:21:54,155 - I appreciate the real talk, Sierra. - I haven't gotten to the real talk. 379 00:21:54,739 --> 00:21:58,034 Let's chat about the pittance that is the mayor's salary. 380 00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:04,666 It's okay. 381 00:22:09,921 --> 00:22:11,172 - Hello. - Mom. 382 00:22:12,257 --> 00:22:15,051 - I'm late for work. Can you drive me? - Not right now. I'm with the twins. 383 00:22:15,135 --> 00:22:16,428 Take the bus or walk. 384 00:22:27,731 --> 00:22:30,191 Pop Tate. To what do I owe this honor? 385 00:22:30,692 --> 00:22:32,902 Sorry to bother you at home, Mr. Lodge. 386 00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:35,655 Come in. 387 00:22:38,867 --> 00:22:42,662 Apparently... Jughead Jones is asking questions 388 00:22:42,746 --> 00:22:44,247 about the ownership of the Chock'lit Shoppe. 389 00:22:44,831 --> 00:22:46,958 - Jughead Jones. - Daddy... 390 00:22:47,042 --> 00:22:49,002 Did Pop Tate keep his mouth shut? 391 00:22:49,210 --> 00:22:51,212 - More or less. - Then Jughead has nothing. 392 00:22:51,296 --> 00:22:55,342 No, what he has is someone from our inner-circle feeding him information. 393 00:22:55,425 --> 00:22:58,970 The only people that know we own Pop's are the three of us... 394 00:23:00,430 --> 00:23:01,681 and Archie Andrews. 395 00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:05,060 He's proven his loyalty, but what's to say 396 00:23:05,143 --> 00:23:07,228 he isn't feeding information to Jug? 397 00:23:07,312 --> 00:23:08,146 It was me. 398 00:23:10,190 --> 00:23:11,733 I told Jughead about Pop's. 399 00:23:11,816 --> 00:23:12,859 - What? - Why? 400 00:23:12,942 --> 00:23:15,987 When we were at Shadow Lake, Jughead was grilling me 401 00:23:16,071 --> 00:23:17,197 about the Southside. 402 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,908 Asking incessant questions about SoDale... 403 00:23:20,325 --> 00:23:22,202 the Trailer Park, Southside High. 404 00:23:22,285 --> 00:23:24,746 I had to get him off the scent, so I distracted him 405 00:23:24,829 --> 00:23:26,915 with the smallest truth I could, the diner. 406 00:23:26,998 --> 00:23:28,833 Veronica, so help me... 407 00:23:28,917 --> 00:23:30,877 - That is a... - That was quick thinking, mija. 408 00:23:31,378 --> 00:23:32,504 What? 409 00:23:33,505 --> 00:23:35,215 You can't possibly think that was a prudent choice. 410 00:23:35,298 --> 00:23:36,466 I do. 411 00:23:37,050 --> 00:23:40,387 Veronica wisely threw the dog a relatively harmless bone 412 00:23:40,470 --> 00:23:43,640 to keep him from digging up a much bigger, more controversial one. 413 00:23:43,723 --> 00:23:45,350 Yes, exactly. 414 00:23:45,433 --> 00:23:49,312 Her gambit bought us the time we need for preemptive damage control. 415 00:23:50,188 --> 00:23:52,482 Ojalá, you two are right. 416 00:23:54,401 --> 00:23:56,194 Hiram's gonna beat the clock. 417 00:23:56,277 --> 00:23:59,823 Feels like every step I make, he's two or 10 steps ahead of me. 418 00:24:00,657 --> 00:24:01,616 He's lapping me. 419 00:24:01,699 --> 00:24:04,327 He's been winning at this game a lot longer than you've been alive. 420 00:24:04,411 --> 00:24:09,124 Because he's been rigging the game. Everyone's afraid to speak against him. 421 00:24:11,167 --> 00:24:12,043 You know, uh... 422 00:24:13,294 --> 00:24:16,840 there's one person you haven't asked to go on the record yet. 423 00:24:18,216 --> 00:24:19,217 Who? 424 00:24:20,718 --> 00:24:21,636 Me. 425 00:24:24,055 --> 00:24:27,308 Back in the day, Hiram asked me and the Serpents to trash the drive-in 426 00:24:27,392 --> 00:24:29,936 so he could buy it for a rock-bottom price. 427 00:24:31,729 --> 00:24:32,647 We complied. 428 00:24:36,234 --> 00:24:37,152 On purpose? 429 00:24:37,944 --> 00:24:39,571 You worked for Hiram Lodge? 430 00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:43,491 I'll own up to that, on the record, if it'll help you bring him down. 431 00:24:49,247 --> 00:24:50,707 - Hello? - Jughead Jones. 432 00:24:51,374 --> 00:24:54,002 I have information about Hiram Lodge's plans. 433 00:24:54,419 --> 00:24:56,880 Riverdale Bus Terminal, 20 minutes. 434 00:24:59,549 --> 00:25:00,383 Who was that? 435 00:25:01,217 --> 00:25:02,093 I have no idea. 436 00:25:04,512 --> 00:25:06,514 But you may not have to go on the record just yet. 437 00:25:23,990 --> 00:25:25,617 I'm gonna kill you. 438 00:25:25,700 --> 00:25:28,495 You're leaking private information about my family. 439 00:25:28,578 --> 00:25:30,288 Information my father trusted you with. 440 00:25:30,372 --> 00:25:32,499 - If this is about Pop's... - Damn right it is. 441 00:25:32,582 --> 00:25:34,876 Lucky for you, I fell on the sword and saved you 442 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,920 - from my his apocalyptic wrath. - You didn't have to do that. 443 00:25:37,003 --> 00:25:38,046 Yes, I did. 444 00:25:38,630 --> 00:25:42,008 If my dad ever found out you snitched, do you know 445 00:25:42,092 --> 00:25:43,051 what he would do to you? 446 00:25:43,134 --> 00:25:46,096 I'm not gonna apologize for trying to protect my dad. 447 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:47,764 From my parents? 448 00:25:48,431 --> 00:25:51,059 Archie, this isn't The Manchurian Candidate. 449 00:25:51,810 --> 00:25:55,605 Your father is an untouchable. He'll never be hurt or corrupted. 450 00:25:56,564 --> 00:25:58,483 What happened to your loyalty? 451 00:25:58,692 --> 00:26:01,778 We brought you into this. You were fine with it. 452 00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:04,614 - You made a promise. - You wanted my eyes wide open 453 00:26:04,698 --> 00:26:07,617 before I committed to your family. You insisted upon it, in fact. 454 00:26:07,701 --> 00:26:09,953 If my dad is gonna run for mayor with your parents, 455 00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:11,746 he deserves to know the whole truth and so do I. 456 00:26:11,830 --> 00:26:13,248 What whole truth? 457 00:26:13,331 --> 00:26:15,583 His big secret plan for the Southside. 458 00:26:15,667 --> 00:26:18,586 You were almost gonna tell me at your confirmation, but I stopped you. 459 00:26:19,087 --> 00:26:20,922 Well, now I wanna know. 460 00:26:21,548 --> 00:26:23,425 For myself and for my dad. 461 00:26:23,633 --> 00:26:24,759 That's... 462 00:26:25,552 --> 00:26:27,095 That's something you'll have to talk to my dad about. 463 00:26:27,679 --> 00:26:31,016 - Oh, hey. There you are. Hey, Veronica. - Hi, Mr. Andrews. 464 00:26:31,141 --> 00:26:33,852 Perfect timing. Uh, I have an announcement to make. 465 00:26:33,935 --> 00:26:37,731 You two are looking at the next candidate for mayor of Riverdale. 466 00:26:40,066 --> 00:26:42,569 Guess you better talk to my dad fast. 467 00:27:15,810 --> 00:27:18,730 Wasn't it better when it was just me, you and Mom? 468 00:27:19,230 --> 00:27:21,107 You... You don't like Polly? 469 00:27:21,191 --> 00:27:22,275 Love is finite. 470 00:27:23,860 --> 00:27:25,779 People run out of it eventually. 471 00:27:27,155 --> 00:27:30,367 They stop loving you or they start loving someone else. 472 00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:32,827 One day, the sun's shining down on you. 473 00:27:33,453 --> 00:27:35,955 The next, you're alone, and it's cold... 474 00:27:37,374 --> 00:27:38,208 and dark. 475 00:27:39,918 --> 00:27:40,752 Chic... 476 00:27:43,046 --> 00:27:44,089 are you okay? 477 00:27:46,466 --> 00:27:48,551 Don't use my bathroom again, Betty. 478 00:28:26,506 --> 00:28:27,715 I haven't much time. 479 00:28:28,299 --> 00:28:29,551 Are you Deep Throat? 480 00:28:30,343 --> 00:28:33,304 You've been calling everyone in town for information about Hiram Lodge, 481 00:28:33,388 --> 00:28:34,347 but not me. 482 00:28:35,348 --> 00:28:36,725 That's why I called you. 483 00:28:39,102 --> 00:28:43,523 No offense, but how does a bus driver have insider information on Lodge? 484 00:28:45,275 --> 00:28:48,278 I used to be... someone else. 485 00:28:49,237 --> 00:28:52,741 Someone who was privy to Hiram Lodge's personal affairs. 486 00:28:53,950 --> 00:28:57,036 Someone who suffered at his whims. 487 00:28:57,912 --> 00:28:59,748 What kind of personal affairs? 488 00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:02,709 I coordinated transportation for Mr. Lodge. 489 00:29:03,251 --> 00:29:05,378 Sometimes out to Shankshaw Prison. 490 00:29:06,796 --> 00:29:10,175 He also received mail from the warden there. 491 00:29:10,258 --> 00:29:11,092 Shankshaw? 492 00:29:12,594 --> 00:29:14,471 That's not where Lodge served time. 493 00:29:14,554 --> 00:29:16,973 - I'm afraid that's all I have. - That's it? 494 00:29:18,266 --> 00:29:19,601 One more thing. 495 00:29:19,768 --> 00:29:20,602 A question. 496 00:29:21,436 --> 00:29:22,395 Miss Veronica... 497 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,565 how is she faring through all this? 498 00:29:28,610 --> 00:29:30,028 So, Mr. Blossom, 499 00:29:30,403 --> 00:29:33,448 how does it feel being back in Riverdale after all these years? 500 00:29:33,531 --> 00:29:35,492 Ignore that person, Claudius. 501 00:29:36,034 --> 00:29:38,161 I assumed tonight would be family only. 502 00:29:38,244 --> 00:29:40,413 It's all right. I enjoy meeting new people. 503 00:29:40,997 --> 00:29:45,752 During my journeys as a sailor, I came upon the most wonderful island. 504 00:29:47,587 --> 00:29:50,089 - Lésbos. - Oh, my God. 505 00:29:51,049 --> 00:29:54,803 It's the most beautiful natural place on earth. 506 00:29:55,428 --> 00:29:59,974 You're... You're not going back on the boat, dear boy, are you? 507 00:30:00,558 --> 00:30:02,602 You're staying here with us. 508 00:30:02,685 --> 00:30:06,815 Whatever I can do to make sure that you and this house are well cared for. 509 00:30:07,190 --> 00:30:10,360 That is, of course... as long as I'm welcome. 510 00:30:18,284 --> 00:30:20,829 There's a room over the garage. 511 00:30:20,912 --> 00:30:24,749 It's freezing in winter and boiling in summer, but... it's there. 512 00:30:28,545 --> 00:30:30,672 Lodge's master plan has something to do 513 00:30:30,755 --> 00:30:33,216 with your old stomping ground, Shankshaw. 514 00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:37,053 I tried calling the warden. He hasn't called back. 515 00:30:37,136 --> 00:30:38,429 That corrupt son of a bitch. 516 00:30:38,513 --> 00:30:40,723 Do you have contacts on the inside who might know something? 517 00:30:43,059 --> 00:30:44,185 Yeah, War Baby. 518 00:30:44,269 --> 00:30:47,814 - He knows everybody's business. - Can we get in to see him? 519 00:30:51,276 --> 00:30:55,321 Can I just say, between us, that Chic is creepy. 520 00:30:55,780 --> 00:30:59,117 I don't think he likes me, I don't think he likes the twins. 521 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,952 A couple of times, I've just caught him staring at us. 522 00:31:01,035 --> 00:31:02,328 Yeah. Tell me about it. 523 00:31:02,704 --> 00:31:05,540 That's part of the reason why I submitted a sample of Chic's blood 524 00:31:05,623 --> 00:31:07,417 to the lab the Blossoms set up. 525 00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:09,419 - CSI, Nancy Drew. - Yeah. 526 00:31:09,502 --> 00:31:11,629 How did you get a sample of his blood? 527 00:31:12,881 --> 00:31:14,090 Don't worry about it. 528 00:31:14,257 --> 00:31:16,551 But, Polly, I think Dad may be right, 529 00:31:16,634 --> 00:31:20,555 that Chic's... dangerous. Possibly not even our brother. 530 00:31:21,514 --> 00:31:22,724 What will we do if he's not? 531 00:31:22,807 --> 00:31:25,268 It'll crush Mom, but we'll have to tell her. 532 00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:29,272 In a way... it may kind of be a relief. 533 00:31:34,235 --> 00:31:35,278 Hey, you're home. 534 00:31:35,695 --> 00:31:39,991 Yeah, and Polly just spent her Blossom inheritance on silk headbands. Ha, ha. 535 00:31:40,074 --> 00:31:42,410 Shh. Betty, keep your voice down, 536 00:31:42,493 --> 00:31:44,078 however Mom got Juniper and Dagwood to sleep, 537 00:31:44,162 --> 00:31:45,455 I do not want them waking up. 538 00:31:45,538 --> 00:31:47,832 - Oh, no, the twins? They're not home. - What do you mean? 539 00:31:48,416 --> 00:31:50,668 - Where are they? - They're with Chic. 540 00:31:53,046 --> 00:31:54,380 He wanted to take his niece and nephew 541 00:31:54,464 --> 00:31:56,007 for a walk along Sweetwater River. 542 00:31:57,842 --> 00:32:00,511 - Why, is something wrong? - Mom, are you serious? 543 00:32:00,595 --> 00:32:04,140 How could you let a complete stranger take my babies? 544 00:32:04,223 --> 00:32:07,727 He's not a stranger, he's your brother. And he's doing something nice for you. 545 00:32:08,519 --> 00:32:09,729 Yeah, the hell he is. 546 00:32:12,023 --> 00:32:13,650 What did you do to my babies? 547 00:32:14,525 --> 00:32:15,568 Nothing, Polly. 548 00:32:16,152 --> 00:32:16,986 They're fine. 549 00:32:25,912 --> 00:32:27,246 What's up, Jonesy? 550 00:32:27,330 --> 00:32:29,666 You want me to knock some heads in here for you? 551 00:32:29,749 --> 00:32:31,542 No, War Baby, we need intel. 552 00:32:32,460 --> 00:32:35,463 Heard about anything major going on behind the scenes? 553 00:32:35,546 --> 00:32:38,883 Maybe to do with a guy named Hiram. Hiram Lodge. 554 00:32:39,801 --> 00:32:41,219 You're like Dracula. 555 00:32:42,095 --> 00:32:45,056 He bought property all over London so he could move his vampire kingdom 556 00:32:45,139 --> 00:32:46,432 over from Transylvania. 557 00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,644 Except you're bringing organized crime to Riverdale. 558 00:32:49,727 --> 00:32:53,398 And you want my dad to be mayor so he can be your patsy. Except... 559 00:32:53,940 --> 00:32:56,067 what if you and him don't see eye to eye on something? 560 00:32:56,150 --> 00:32:58,695 What an imagination you have. 561 00:32:59,779 --> 00:33:02,240 - What do you have there? - This is my journal. 562 00:33:02,782 --> 00:33:05,410 When Mrs. Lodge sent that fake FBI agent to test me, 563 00:33:05,493 --> 00:33:08,121 I started taking detailed notes of everything I saw 564 00:33:08,204 --> 00:33:09,580 while I was apprenticing with you. 565 00:33:09,664 --> 00:33:11,082 Is that a threat? 566 00:33:11,332 --> 00:33:13,251 I'm looking out for my family. 567 00:33:13,626 --> 00:33:15,545 Archie... 568 00:33:18,381 --> 00:33:21,175 I believe your father and I will make a great team. 569 00:33:21,384 --> 00:33:22,969 Moreover, in 18 months... 570 00:33:23,386 --> 00:33:26,305 Lodge Industries will be 100 percent legitimate. 571 00:33:26,389 --> 00:33:28,683 Riverdale will be virtually crime free. 572 00:33:29,017 --> 00:33:31,602 The safest small town in America. 573 00:33:31,686 --> 00:33:33,479 How are you gonna do that? 574 00:33:33,563 --> 00:33:35,523 Or am I not inner-circle enough to know? 575 00:33:35,606 --> 00:33:37,275 Everything will become clear soon. 576 00:33:37,900 --> 00:33:39,694 I'm just asking for you to trust me. 577 00:33:39,777 --> 00:33:42,488 Forget about me, this is my dad we're talking about. 578 00:33:42,572 --> 00:33:45,491 We will all benefit from this, Archie. I promise. 579 00:33:52,415 --> 00:33:53,750 I'll hold you to that. 580 00:33:55,043 --> 00:33:57,628 And in the meantime, I'll keep this very close. 581 00:34:11,226 --> 00:34:12,894 - Where's Betty? - With Jughead. 582 00:34:12,977 --> 00:34:14,187 Why do you ask, Polly? 583 00:34:14,687 --> 00:34:15,688 I... 584 00:34:16,606 --> 00:34:19,442 I... I'm going, Mom. 585 00:34:22,612 --> 00:34:24,072 Chic said it would only be a matter of time 586 00:34:24,155 --> 00:34:25,323 before you left us for the Farm again. 587 00:34:25,406 --> 00:34:28,409 I'm not going to the Farm, Mom. I'm driving West. 588 00:34:28,493 --> 00:34:31,871 - San Francisco, maybe. - That's a nice city. I've been there. 589 00:34:32,497 --> 00:34:34,749 It's safe, too. Safe for the kids. 590 00:34:37,418 --> 00:34:39,629 Will you are least let me say goodbye to my grandtwins? 591 00:34:39,712 --> 00:34:41,047 Of course. 592 00:34:44,384 --> 00:34:48,012 Drop us a note with your new address when you get there, okay? 593 00:35:03,695 --> 00:35:04,529 Hey. 594 00:35:08,032 --> 00:35:09,200 What's wrong? 595 00:35:09,868 --> 00:35:12,787 We just got a call from our good friend Warden Jeffries at Shankshaw Prison. 596 00:35:12,871 --> 00:35:16,875 Seems Jughead and FP Jones paid a visit to one of FP's cronies. 597 00:35:16,958 --> 00:35:19,919 A well-informed, loose lipped crony. 598 00:35:20,003 --> 00:35:22,505 We think they know. We think they know everything. 599 00:35:22,589 --> 00:35:25,216 Which means it's just a matter of time before Jughead splashes it 600 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:28,469 on the front page of a newspaper. One we do not own. 601 00:35:29,512 --> 00:35:30,972 Get Fred and Archie over here. 602 00:35:33,308 --> 00:35:35,852 Hiram Lodge is diabolically insane. 603 00:35:35,935 --> 00:35:36,769 Agreed. 604 00:35:37,312 --> 00:35:40,023 We need to show Riverdale just how insane he is. 605 00:35:42,191 --> 00:35:45,153 This is the best thing you've ever written, Jug. 606 00:35:45,612 --> 00:35:49,198 Principal Weatherbee needs to publish this right the hell now. 607 00:35:49,282 --> 00:35:50,116 Let's go. 608 00:35:50,533 --> 00:35:53,369 Jughead Jones may be about to break a story. 609 00:35:54,954 --> 00:35:59,042 A story about my plans for Riverdale. And rather than hear it from him... 610 00:35:59,125 --> 00:36:01,169 I think it's only right that you hear it from me. 611 00:36:01,544 --> 00:36:04,422 - This is quite a story, Mr. Jones. - Thank you, Principal Weatherbee. 612 00:36:04,505 --> 00:36:07,258 Unfortunately, it's not one that the Blue and Gold can print. 613 00:36:07,842 --> 00:36:08,801 Why the heck not? 614 00:36:08,968 --> 00:36:10,970 A malicious take-down of one of our student's parents 615 00:36:11,054 --> 00:36:13,723 is not appropriate subject matter for a school paper. 616 00:36:14,307 --> 00:36:15,683 Now, if you'll both excuse me. 617 00:36:18,770 --> 00:36:19,812 You're serious? 618 00:36:20,188 --> 00:36:23,024 Southside High is gonna be turned into... 619 00:36:23,107 --> 00:36:25,526 A private, for-profit prison. 620 00:36:26,277 --> 00:36:29,155 Yeah, built on the bones of a high school. 621 00:36:29,322 --> 00:36:30,907 What the hell have we been building at SoDale? 622 00:36:30,990 --> 00:36:33,117 What we've said all along: housing. 623 00:36:33,201 --> 00:36:35,787 For all the people who will work at the prison. 624 00:36:35,870 --> 00:36:38,414 And you expect me to support this as mayor? 625 00:36:38,498 --> 00:36:41,292 We were hoping you'd be open to it, yes. 626 00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:44,295 I can't do it. I'm out of here. 627 00:36:44,837 --> 00:36:45,713 Look, Fred... 628 00:36:45,797 --> 00:36:47,799 We've been in business for how long and you didn't tell me? 629 00:36:47,882 --> 00:36:50,593 Only reason you're telling me now is it's about to become public. 630 00:36:50,677 --> 00:36:53,388 - I'll admit, it's not ideal. - Not ideal, Hiram? 631 00:36:53,471 --> 00:36:57,058 You wanna turn the town that I love, my home, my son's home, 632 00:36:57,141 --> 00:36:58,685 into a prison. 633 00:37:01,145 --> 00:37:05,650 Fred, please. Let me tell you why and how this is the right move for us. 634 00:37:05,733 --> 00:37:07,068 - For Riverdale. - You just save that 635 00:37:07,151 --> 00:37:09,112 for whoever it is that you find to run for mayor 636 00:37:09,195 --> 00:37:11,906 because we are leaving and we are leaving now. 637 00:37:12,407 --> 00:37:13,533 Come on, Archie. 638 00:37:14,242 --> 00:37:15,618 Dad, I'm gonna stay. 639 00:37:18,162 --> 00:37:19,247 Excuse me? 640 00:37:19,330 --> 00:37:21,958 I wanna stay. I wanna hear what Mr. Lodge has to say. 641 00:37:24,293 --> 00:37:26,629 Then I will see you at home, then. 642 00:37:47,701 --> 00:37:49,494 Thank you all for coming. 643 00:37:51,329 --> 00:37:53,540 Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... 644 00:37:54,499 --> 00:37:56,460 your next mayor of Riverdale... 645 00:37:58,170 --> 00:37:59,921 my mother, Hermione Lodge. 646 00:38:06,845 --> 00:38:09,681 Thank you, Veronica. And thank you all very much. 647 00:38:10,140 --> 00:38:12,976 Like many of you, I grew up in this town... 648 00:38:13,727 --> 00:38:15,520 dreaming of a better tomorrow. 649 00:38:15,896 --> 00:38:19,232 For myself, my family and for my friends. 650 00:38:21,234 --> 00:38:22,068 And now... 651 00:38:23,069 --> 00:38:26,114 for the future that you all so deserve. 652 00:38:28,492 --> 00:38:32,746 Riverdale is one of the most dynamic, resilient communities... 653 00:38:32,829 --> 00:38:33,747 The Lodges. 654 00:38:34,706 --> 00:38:37,417 How often have I dreamt of getting my revenge on them. 655 00:38:37,501 --> 00:38:38,752 Now, now, Claudius. 656 00:38:39,711 --> 00:38:40,837 First things first. 657 00:38:42,797 --> 00:38:45,550 Nana... then Cheryl. 658 00:38:45,634 --> 00:38:46,968 Of course, Penelope. 659 00:38:47,594 --> 00:38:49,471 Our house must be put in order. 660 00:38:49,930 --> 00:38:52,974 Riverdale cannot succeed unless all of us succeed. 661 00:38:53,266 --> 00:38:56,311 And that will require certain sacrifices. 662 00:38:59,814 --> 00:39:01,358 What... What is this? 663 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:05,237 When you wouldn't submit to the DNA test, 664 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,615 I found some of your dental floss and sent it to the lab. 665 00:39:09,074 --> 00:39:10,534 Those are the results. 666 00:39:12,702 --> 00:39:14,913 You're not who you say you are, Chic. 667 00:39:15,997 --> 00:39:18,375 So... who are you? 668 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,295 We'll also need your support. We'll need your trust. 669 00:39:22,796 --> 00:39:24,214 We'll need your loyalty. 670 00:39:25,257 --> 00:39:27,717 I knew a prison would be a difficult sell. 671 00:39:29,427 --> 00:39:31,096 Especially with Fred. 672 00:39:31,972 --> 00:39:34,140 I was gonna ease him into the idea. 673 00:39:35,475 --> 00:39:37,727 I should have told you both sooner. 674 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:39,688 I regret that. 675 00:39:40,272 --> 00:39:44,693 To be honest, Mr. Lodge... before Jason, before the Black Hood... 676 00:39:46,319 --> 00:39:47,904 before my dad was shot... 677 00:39:49,531 --> 00:39:52,242 I might not have understood your point of view. 678 00:39:53,118 --> 00:39:54,244 But I've changed. 679 00:39:54,661 --> 00:39:56,955 I think Riverdale needs a change, too. 680 00:39:57,539 --> 00:39:58,373 Yeah. 681 00:40:00,834 --> 00:40:01,960 This tradition... 682 00:40:03,378 --> 00:40:04,879 has been in my family... 683 00:40:06,131 --> 00:40:07,757 going back generations. 684 00:40:08,216 --> 00:40:09,050 It's a... 685 00:40:10,427 --> 00:40:11,678 It's a sign of loyalty. 686 00:40:12,596 --> 00:40:13,763 Once you do this... 687 00:40:14,681 --> 00:40:16,016 there's no undoing it. 688 00:40:17,017 --> 00:40:18,435 No changing your mind. 689 00:40:20,937 --> 00:40:22,188 So, are you certain? 690 00:40:23,940 --> 00:40:24,816 I think... 691 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:29,195 I am. 692 00:40:58,391 --> 00:41:00,393 You know what you need to do. 693 00:41:15,659 --> 00:41:16,701 Now, Archie... 694 00:41:19,746 --> 00:41:20,747 we come first. 695 00:41:23,249 --> 00:41:26,836 This town has endured so much these past few years. 696 00:41:27,837 --> 00:41:29,631 After so much adversity... 697 00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:34,969 aren't we all ready for a taste of prosperity? 698 00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:42,811 And there it was. The Lodges had won. 699 00:41:43,228 --> 00:41:45,939 Time had run out for Riverdale. 700 00:41:46,601 --> 00:41:50,779 Subtitles by explosiveskull