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[woman screaming on screen]
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[Jughead] One distinct
advantage of dating
the owner of a movie theater
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is getting to see flicks
with my pals for free.
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Which is why
every Tuesday night,
we would gather to watch
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whatever latest atomic age
fright-fest was playing,
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little imagining
that we would soon
be walking into our very own
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real-life,
science-fiction-tinged B movie.
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There, suddenly,
was a melting man,
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coming towards us
looking like a wax statue
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that had been left out
in the sun for too long.
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At which point the cavalry
suddenly arrived.
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[gunshots]
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Sheriff Keller would
soon be claiming
that the man was a vagrant,
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suffering from a rare case
of... wait for it... leprosy.
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But that didn't jibe
with what I overheard
Ethel say to Ben Button.
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He's wearing the same uniform
my dad did when he worked
at the maple factory.
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Once again,
there was something rotten
in the town of Riverdale,
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and if I was going to get
real answers this time,
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I'd have to
hunt them down myself.
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Luckily, I knew for a fact
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that the town coroner,
Dr. Curdle,
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was a fan
of Pep's horror comics,
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which were hard
to come by these days.
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Unless you had an inside
connection like me.
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Oh, yes.
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These are quite
marvelous, Mr. Jones.
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Worthy of a quid pro quo.
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Keen-o. So, clue me in
on what you know about
that mysterious melting man.
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How'd he end up
looking that way?
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I believe he was suffering
from acute radiation poisoning.
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[whistles] Jeepers!
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Nuclear or atomic?
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And where would he get
radiation poisoning?
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I couldn't say.
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Unfortunately, I didn't have
much time with the body
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before Mayor Blossom claimed it
and whisked it away.
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The melting man,
as you call him,
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was an employee
of the mayor's maple factory
is my understanding.
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That stinks like a rotten fish.
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[birds twittering]
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Ethel, are you ready
to walk to school?
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Betty, are you sure
you don't want your mom
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to drive you
and Ethel to school?
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Under no circumstances.
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Ethel, come on.
We're gonna be late.
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[Alice] Don't worry, Hal.
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One day it'll be
raining cats and dogs,
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and she will finally
let me give her a ride.
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- You'll see.
- Mm, no, I won't.
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Ethel, Veronica and I signed up
for driver's education
at school.
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So, pretty soon
I'll be driving myself
wherever I want.
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Great news from Coach Parsley
over at Camp Evans.
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You are in, Reggie.
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- No foolin', Coach?
- In where?
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Only the best
summer basketball camp
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for high-schoolers
in the country.
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[Mary] That's wonderful news.
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Congratulations, Reggie.
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And what about you,
Bill Shakespeare?
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What are your plans?
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Guess there's no summer camp
for poetry, is there?
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Well, there'll be plenty
for Archie to do
in town, Frank.
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He can pick up
his old job at Pop's,
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or he can help me down
at the dress shop.
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Oh, you hear that?
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You can work
in your mom's dress shop.
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[scoffs] I bet you wish
you didn't quit the team now.
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Let's motor, sis.
Train's leaving
with or without you.
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And who,
pray tell, was that?
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You enlisting, Dad?
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Oh, don't be asinine,
the both of you.
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That was General Taylor
from Washington.
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He was delivering
unto me, uh...
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Well, a gift.
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Come into my study,
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I want you to see it.
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What godforsaken creature
is that?
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This is Moloch, Cheryl.
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Ancient pagan deity.
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It can only be appeased
through child sacrifice.
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You should both
keep Moloch in mind,
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should you ever be inclined
to give me any more grief.
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[school bell ringing]
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[Jughead] Ethel?
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Look, I don't mean
to open old wounds,
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but that melting man
outside the Babylonium...
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- What about him?
- You told Ben
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that he was wearing
the same uniform
that your father did
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at the Blossom maple factory.
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I... I was just wondering
what your father
actually did there.
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He was a janitor.
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Why?
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Did he ever get sick?
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My mom sometimes said
that he started drinking
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to help deal
with the chronic pain he felt
in his stomach and his joints.
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And also because
he was losing his hair.
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Golly.
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But, Jughead, why are you
asking me about this?
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Look, I can't say
for certain yet,
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but the fact that your father
and the melting man,
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and Mr. Rayberry,
now that I think about it,
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all worked at
the Blossom maple factory
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and all bit the linoleum
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in, shall we say,
bizarre circumstances, I--
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Well, I just don't think
that's a coincidence.
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I think the Blossoms
are hiding something.
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And I'm going to find out what.
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So I can get us, you, me,
Mrs. Rayberry...
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some closure.
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What?
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What is it?
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Jughead, I appreciate
what you're doing.
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But I'm trying
to move on with my life.
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I'm applying
for my driver's license.
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I just got my car that I won
as Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
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I'm going steady with Ben.
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[softly] Hi.
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You're going steady
with our Ben? Ben Button?
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In any case,
I'm trying to put the past
where it belongs, behind me.
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All right, class,
please finish
taking your seats.
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Mayor Blossom
and Principal Featherhead
have asked me to show you
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this informational film
about what to do in the event
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of an atomic bomb
detonating in Riverdale.
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[projector whirring]
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[narrator] Now,
we must be ready
for a new danger...
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the atomic bomb.
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You will know when it comes.
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There is a bright flash
brighter than the sun.
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If you are not ready,
it could hurt you
in different ways.
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It could knock you down hard
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or throw you against
a tree or a wall.
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It is such a big explosion,
it can smash in buildings,
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and knock signboards over,
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and break windows
all over town.
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[Archie] Jeepers,
that atomic bomb movie
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really gave me the zorros.
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It should have.
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That dumb movie
was telling us
to "duck and cover,"
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as if flying glass
is going to be
the biggest of our worries.
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In truth, most of us
wouldn't even likely
survive an atomic explosion.
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What... What are you
playing at, Jug?
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Have any of you seen
the newsreels from Japan?
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If a bomb drops on
or near Riverdale,
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all of us are vaporized
in less than a nanosecond.
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Not to mention the radiation
we would all be exposed to,
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even if we managed to survive
the initial detonation.
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Well, I know what I'd do
if a bomb were heading our way,
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I'd sequester myself
in the Pembrooke
sub-sub-basement.
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It's like a little
underground city down there.
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You'd be invited,
of course, Juggiekins.
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Ugh.
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I would seek shelter
in the abandoned Blossom mines.
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They have stood strong
since before
the Revolutionary War.
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Isn't it dark and cold
down in those mines?
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Hmm, why, yes, Toni, it is.
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I would have to find some way
to stay cozy and warm.
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I'd head back to Duck Creek.
We've got a well so deep
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no bomb or radiation
could reach it.
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Well, why stop at Duck Creek?
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I mean,
if we hear these sirens,
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I'm hopping in my hot rod,
I'm grabbin' my mom
and I'm heading out West.
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There is no way
these radiation clouds
are gonna cross the Rockies.
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[sighs] Out West sounds nice.
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Sure does.
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You can't outrun
an atomic bomb, Archie.
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No matter how screamin' fast
your hot rod is.
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Guys, I read somewhere
that if you are inside
a refrigerator,
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when the big one hits,
you're safe.
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But then you're
inside a refrigerator.
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Yeah, Kev, what would you do
about food and water?
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I mean, I'd be
inside of a refrigerator.
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[all laugh]
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I'm not holing up anywhere.
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Come on, guys.
We can't let this bomb
get us down.
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In places like Nevada,
where the US
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does most of
its atomic testing,
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people have bomb shelters
in case something goes wrong.
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That's what it would take
to be truly safe,
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a lead-lined
underground bunker.
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[Betty] If Russia
wanted to bomb us,
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wouldn't they target
larger cities
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like Los Angeles or New York?
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People who live
in the sticks like us,
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we don't actually
have to worry about
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nuclear attacks, do we?
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Mm. I wouldn't bet
the farm on it.
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An atomic bomb
could drop anywhere.
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Even here, in Riverdale.
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It says, "Make rope end
wrap around the rope."
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Whatever that means.
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[Archie] Hey,
what are you fellas up to?
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We're trying
to tie a sailor's knot
and failing miserably.
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A sailor's knot?
I can show you how.
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Don't you remember
your Adventure Scouts training?
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"The rabbit goes out the hole,
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around the tree,
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back through the hole again."
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You should get a nice loop.
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What are you guys
practicing this for anyways?
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You do realize
if the bomb hits,
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there's not much
a sailor's knot
can do for you. [chuckles]
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Kevin and I are considering
joining the Merchant Marines.
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Merchant Marines? Wow.
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What is that?
Part of the Navy
or something?
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No, it's a civilian job.
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They pay you
to work on a cargo ship
and travel around the world.
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[Clay] You know, Archie,
you might be keen on this too.
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A lot of great writers
were Merchant Marines.
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A lot of the Beats
have served too.
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Ginsberg and Kerouac
both did their time
on the seven seas.
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"Adventure awaits you
on the open water."
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I'll say this much,
I wouldn't hate
getting away from my uncle.
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Seeing the world,
having adventures,
it would enrich my writing.
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I mean, that sounds
super swell to me.
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And I do love tying knots.
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If you're serious,
there's a recruiter
coming tomorrow.
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You can ask him questions
and hear what he has to say.
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Ladies, you are the drivers
of tomorrow.
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As such, it is important
to learn to be alert,
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confident, conscientious
motor vehicle operators.
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Stop sign.
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[all gasp]
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Driving is not a right,
as many young men believe.
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It is a privilege...
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and a responsibility.
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Upcoming left turn.
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That's wonderful, girls.
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Now, let's bring
our cars into park.
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And shake it out.
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Very good. Excellent.
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Now, your homework
for tonight is to rest,
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because tomorrow,
your true test
of skills begins.
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We will be getting into
a real, working automobile
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to practice parallel parking.
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[girls chattering]
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How was school today, boys?
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Anything interesting happen?
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We watched a movie
that taught us what to do
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if the Russians
drop a bomb on us.
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I'm thinking of joining
the Merchant Marines.
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Well, as long as you finish
high school first,
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00:11:39,350 --> 00:11:43,093
and when that day comes,
I hope you'll still
consider going to college.
243
00:11:43,093 --> 00:11:44,834
Well, now, wait a minute, Mary.
244
00:11:44,834 --> 00:11:48,142
Merchant Marines sounds
like a solid, sensible idea.
245
00:11:48,142 --> 00:11:51,493
Much better than going to
some college to pursue poetry.
246
00:11:54,104 --> 00:11:55,976
Actually, the Merchant Marines
would be a way
247
00:11:55,976 --> 00:11:57,847
for me to pursue
my poetry, Uncle Frank.
248
00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,501
A lot of Beats would join
the Merchant Marines
249
00:11:59,501 --> 00:12:00,763
to learn more about themselves
250
00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:03,157
and the world
and then to write about it.
251
00:12:03,157 --> 00:12:04,811
You'd know that if you ever
cracked open a book.
252
00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:05,986
What was that?
253
00:12:05,986 --> 00:12:08,205
Well, no one is joining
anything tonight.
254
00:12:08,205 --> 00:12:11,295
So can we please just
finish our supper in peace?
255
00:12:13,036 --> 00:12:14,995
[Jughead] Well, Dilton,
what's the occasion?
256
00:12:14,995 --> 00:12:19,477
I... I just came by because...
257
00:12:19,477 --> 00:12:22,480
after the melting man
and that movie
my dad showed in class,
258
00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,352
I know you're unsettled.
259
00:12:24,352 --> 00:12:27,311
Sue me. I don't wanna die
in an atomic attack.
260
00:12:27,311 --> 00:12:31,402
Yeah, except,
you don't have to worry, Jughead.
261
00:12:31,402 --> 00:12:33,056
You, you're one of
my best pals.
262
00:12:33,056 --> 00:12:34,405
You're my comic book buddy.
263
00:12:34,405 --> 00:12:36,930
If anything bad
were to actually happen,
264
00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:39,802
I'd take care of you.
You'd be safe.
265
00:12:39,802 --> 00:12:44,372
Well, that's swell
of you to say, Dilton,
but how would I be safe?
266
00:12:45,808 --> 00:12:47,201
It's...
267
00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:49,899
It would probably be easier
if I just showed you.
268
00:12:49,899 --> 00:12:52,423
[metal door opening]
269
00:12:55,078 --> 00:12:58,125
Ho-ho-holy crapola, Dilton.
270
00:13:00,127 --> 00:13:02,912
How does your family
have a bunker?
271
00:13:02,912 --> 00:13:04,479
My dad built it.
272
00:13:04,479 --> 00:13:07,177
He says we're deep enough
to survive an atomic blast
273
00:13:07,177 --> 00:13:10,050
and any radiation
after the blast.
274
00:13:10,050 --> 00:13:12,617
Am I missing something?
275
00:13:12,617 --> 00:13:15,055
Does your dad
think that Riverdale
could be a target?
276
00:13:18,754 --> 00:13:19,799
Dilton?
277
00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:24,151
What does your dad know
that we don't?
278
00:13:26,022 --> 00:13:28,155
Nothing for certain.
279
00:13:28,155 --> 00:13:30,766
But about a year before
Ethel's folks were killed,
280
00:13:31,941 --> 00:13:33,769
her dad showed up
to our house...
281
00:13:35,553 --> 00:13:36,946
with this.
282
00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:43,866
Mr. Muggs wanted to see
if it was worth anything.
283
00:13:43,866 --> 00:13:46,826
He figured since my dad
was a science teacher,
he'd know.
284
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:48,828
What is it?
285
00:13:49,306 --> 00:13:50,264
Palladium.
286
00:13:51,439 --> 00:13:54,834
Mr. Muggs said
he swiped it from work.
287
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,270
The maple factory?
288
00:13:56,270 --> 00:13:57,706
I guess so.
289
00:13:57,706 --> 00:14:00,622
He said Clifford Blossom
was sitting on a pile of it
290
00:14:00,622 --> 00:14:03,712
and doing something with it.
291
00:14:03,712 --> 00:14:06,062
That's when my dad started
building this bunker.
292
00:14:07,107 --> 00:14:09,283
Because Clifford Blossom was,
293
00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:11,938
or is, doing something
with palladium?
294
00:14:13,113 --> 00:14:16,246
A secret something?
Worth killing for?
295
00:14:16,246 --> 00:14:20,468
In its inert state, palladium
is basically harmless.
296
00:14:20,468 --> 00:14:24,776
But in its purest state,
concentrated and compressed,
297
00:14:25,734 --> 00:14:26,953
some scientists speculate
298
00:14:26,953 --> 00:14:29,999
it could be more
volatile than plutonium,
299
00:14:29,999 --> 00:14:32,132
and if detonated,
300
00:14:32,132 --> 00:14:35,004
more destructive
than a hydrogen bomb.
301
00:14:37,354 --> 00:14:39,226
This is starting
to ring a bell for me.
302
00:14:39,226 --> 00:14:42,272
Not just a bell, in fact,
a four-alarm siren.
303
00:14:42,272 --> 00:14:44,535
Sure enough, I'd recently
had my nose in a story
304
00:14:44,535 --> 00:14:47,103
about a palladium bomb
destroying a small town
305
00:14:47,103 --> 00:14:50,193
by my former,
deceased mentor Brad Rayberry,
306
00:14:50,193 --> 00:14:52,979
who, at one point,
worked at the Blossom factory.
307
00:14:52,979 --> 00:14:54,632
Had he seen
or heard something there
308
00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:57,635
about palladium
that had inspired his story?
309
00:14:57,635 --> 00:14:59,202
[siren wailing]
310
00:14:59,202 --> 00:15:00,551
That's the emergency siren!
311
00:15:00,551 --> 00:15:02,031
As we were warned!
312
00:15:02,031 --> 00:15:04,947
This is it!
This is the big one!
313
00:15:04,947 --> 00:15:06,688
[all screaming]
314
00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:14,304
Jughead! Duck and cover!
315
00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:16,089
Jughead? Jughead?
What are you doing?
316
00:15:16,089 --> 00:15:17,699
Get under your desk!
317
00:15:17,699 --> 00:15:19,135
No! Jughead!
318
00:15:19,135 --> 00:15:21,921
Get away from the--
[screams]
319
00:15:29,972 --> 00:15:32,018
[gasps, heavy breathing]
320
00:15:35,847 --> 00:15:38,938
Damn you
and your fearmongering,
Jughead Jones.
321
00:15:46,249 --> 00:15:48,469
[Clifford speaking Russian]
322
00:15:50,297 --> 00:15:51,776
[Penelope speaking Russian]
323
00:15:54,083 --> 00:15:55,519
[Clifford in Russian]
324
00:16:03,092 --> 00:16:04,833
[Penelope in Russian]
325
00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:20,980
[floor creaking]
326
00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,111
[gasps]
327
00:16:30,250 --> 00:16:32,078
[in English]
As a Merchant Marine,
you'll be traveling the globe
328
00:16:32,078 --> 00:16:35,081
on the world's most
technologically advanced ships.
329
00:16:35,081 --> 00:16:36,604
You will work
and train alongside
330
00:16:36,604 --> 00:16:38,606
this country's best
and brightest young men,
331
00:16:38,606 --> 00:16:42,392
all eager to experience life
to the fullest.
332
00:16:42,392 --> 00:16:45,091
- Yes, son.
- Would we have
time to explore,
333
00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:48,181
places we'd be visiting,
you know, really get
to soak them up?
334
00:16:48,181 --> 00:16:49,617
This isn't a pleasure cruise.
335
00:16:49,617 --> 00:16:51,271
It's something you should
all know right now,
336
00:16:51,271 --> 00:16:53,447
no one here
is guaranteed a spot.
337
00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:58,843
Cheryl, hi-ho.
338
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:03,326
Has anything strange been
happening at your house lately?
339
00:17:03,326 --> 00:17:06,242
Mayhaps. Why do you care?
340
00:17:06,242 --> 00:17:08,766
Well, I heard you mention those
abandoned mines yesterday.
341
00:17:08,766 --> 00:17:11,465
And I was just wondering
if they're close
to your family's maple factory.
342
00:17:11,465 --> 00:17:13,858
The factory is practically
right on top of them, yes.
343
00:17:14,511 --> 00:17:16,209
Okay...
344
00:17:16,209 --> 00:17:18,994
Look, Cheryl, this is gonna
sound like gobbledygook.
345
00:17:18,994 --> 00:17:21,170
But I have reason
to believe that your father
is up to no good.
346
00:17:21,170 --> 00:17:24,173
I think he is involved
in the milkman murders,
347
00:17:24,173 --> 00:17:25,348
not to mention the melting man,
348
00:17:25,348 --> 00:17:27,220
and I think that those mines
349
00:17:27,220 --> 00:17:29,004
are actually palladium mines,
350
00:17:29,004 --> 00:17:30,788
and that they're not
as abandoned as you think.
351
00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:33,400
Jughead, there's no love lost
between my father and I.
352
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,576
In fact, I'm fairly certain
if he had the chance,
353
00:17:35,576 --> 00:17:38,535
he would sacrifice me
to a pagan god
he worships named Moloch.
354
00:17:38,535 --> 00:17:41,973
But to your point,
he has been meeting
with an Army general
355
00:17:41,973 --> 00:17:43,584
in his study recently,
356
00:17:43,584 --> 00:17:47,066
and I did overhear him
and my mother last night
357
00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,590
speaking what I believe
was Russian.
358
00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:52,636
Holy moly!
359
00:17:52,636 --> 00:17:54,725
Do you think
you can get in there
and play gumshoe?
360
00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:56,162
Just poke around,
snoop a little,
361
00:17:56,162 --> 00:17:57,815
see if you find
anything incriminating?
362
00:18:08,435 --> 00:18:09,566
[tires screech]
363
00:18:09,566 --> 00:18:10,611
[all gasp]
364
00:18:20,229 --> 00:18:21,491
[cheers and applause]
365
00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:30,152
I am very pleased to announce
that since all of you passed
366
00:18:30,152 --> 00:18:31,719
both the written
and practical portions
367
00:18:31,719 --> 00:18:34,113
of your driver's
education exam,
368
00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,679
we will all be
taking a field trip
369
00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:38,508
to the Riverdale
Department of Motor Vehicles
370
00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:40,249
at the end of the week.
371
00:18:40,249 --> 00:18:41,294
[all applauding]
372
00:18:41,294 --> 00:18:44,514
But girls,
this is very important.
373
00:18:44,514 --> 00:18:46,734
In order to obtain
your legal license,
374
00:18:46,734 --> 00:18:50,085
you must bring a copy of your
birth certificate with you.
375
00:18:50,085 --> 00:18:51,304
The DMV needs to make sure
376
00:18:51,304 --> 00:18:53,393
that none of you
are Russian spies.
377
00:18:53,393 --> 00:18:55,090
[indistinct laughter
and chatter]
378
00:18:58,267 --> 00:18:59,660
[rowing machine clicking]
379
00:19:04,012 --> 00:19:06,145
[Frank] I was wondering
why the light was on out here.
380
00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:08,669
Let me guess,
381
00:19:08,669 --> 00:19:10,410
this is for
the Merchant Marines.
382
00:19:10,410 --> 00:19:12,194
Well, the recruiter said
383
00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:15,545
everyone rows
at least an hour a day
when they're out at sea
384
00:19:15,545 --> 00:19:19,158
to stay in shape, so...
I'm just getting a head start.
385
00:19:20,376 --> 00:19:21,812
Listen, about that...
386
00:19:22,639 --> 00:19:24,250
Can we talk?
387
00:19:24,250 --> 00:19:25,338
Man-to-man for a minute.
388
00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:29,516
I know I'm not your father.
389
00:19:30,995 --> 00:19:32,171
But just so you know,
390
00:19:33,259 --> 00:19:34,434
I want what's
best for you, Archie,
391
00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:35,957
just the same as he would want.
392
00:19:41,267 --> 00:19:42,224
What is that?
393
00:19:43,573 --> 00:19:45,227
[Frank]
Your old man's dog tags.
394
00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:47,186
I know he'd want
you to have them,
395
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:50,189
just like I'll bet
he'd want you to quit
this Merchant Marines business,
396
00:19:51,494 --> 00:19:55,019
join the Army,
enlist, just like he did.
397
00:19:57,457 --> 00:19:58,414
Oh, you didn't know?
398
00:20:00,329 --> 00:20:02,505
Your father
wasn't drafted, Archie.
399
00:20:02,505 --> 00:20:04,377
He volunteered for the Army
400
00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:09,033
because he knew
what being a real man
and a good American meant.
401
00:20:09,033 --> 00:20:12,515
He believed
there was no greater duty
than serving this country
402
00:20:12,515 --> 00:20:15,475
and fighting for
democracy and freedom.
403
00:20:15,475 --> 00:20:17,433
And you wanna be like
your father, don't you?
404
00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:21,655
Well, yeah, I...
405
00:20:21,655 --> 00:20:23,613
try to be like him every day.
406
00:20:23,613 --> 00:20:26,790
Well, then drop
this poetry nonsense
and join the Army.
407
00:20:26,790 --> 00:20:29,358
Become the kind of man
he'd be proud of.
408
00:20:29,358 --> 00:20:31,360
The man I know is inside you,
409
00:20:32,013 --> 00:20:33,188
fighting to get out.
410
00:20:34,929 --> 00:20:36,931
And the best part
about joining the Army...
411
00:20:38,889 --> 00:20:40,674
you don't have to wait
until graduation.
412
00:21:07,483 --> 00:21:09,529
Let's see what
you're hiding, Daddy.
413
00:21:29,505 --> 00:21:31,028
[wind blowing]
414
00:21:46,653 --> 00:21:47,654
A draft?
415
00:21:54,182 --> 00:21:55,357
[creaks]
416
00:22:40,533 --> 00:22:42,230
Good morning, honey.
417
00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:43,449
One waffle or two?
418
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:44,754
Uh...
419
00:22:46,060 --> 00:22:47,235
Are those your dad's...
420
00:22:48,149 --> 00:22:49,977
Dog tags. Yeah.
421
00:22:50,891 --> 00:22:52,849
Uncle Frank gave 'em to me.
422
00:22:52,849 --> 00:22:54,460
Well, why would
he have done that?
423
00:22:57,071 --> 00:22:58,115
Oh, I think I know.
424
00:22:59,639 --> 00:23:01,902
But maybe you should sit down
so we can talk about it.
425
00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:04,078
[sighs]
426
00:23:11,085 --> 00:23:13,479
Betty, can we
talk for a second?
427
00:23:14,131 --> 00:23:15,002
Sure.
428
00:23:16,351 --> 00:23:18,571
Are things not hunky-dory?
429
00:23:18,571 --> 00:23:21,791
No, there is a problem, um...
430
00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:23,924
I don't have my
birth certificate.
431
00:23:24,533 --> 00:23:25,752
It's at my house.
432
00:23:27,275 --> 00:23:29,103
Where my parents...
433
00:23:29,103 --> 00:23:31,061
Don't worry about it.
I'll grab it for you.
434
00:23:31,061 --> 00:23:32,628
Really, Betty?
435
00:23:32,628 --> 00:23:34,587
Sure. Yeah.
I'll book it there after school
436
00:23:34,587 --> 00:23:36,415
before we go to the DMV.
437
00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:37,764
Do you have any idea
438
00:23:37,764 --> 00:23:39,505
where your birth certificate
would be?
439
00:23:39,505 --> 00:23:40,984
My mom had a crafting desk
440
00:23:40,984 --> 00:23:43,726
where she kept
important papers and things.
441
00:23:43,726 --> 00:23:44,814
I bet you it's in there.
442
00:23:46,337 --> 00:23:47,600
[school bell ringing]
443
00:23:56,696 --> 00:23:58,175
Did you find something?
444
00:23:58,175 --> 00:24:00,656
Did I ever?
You were right
on the beam, Jughead.
445
00:24:00,656 --> 00:24:02,223
- About what part?
- Everything.
446
00:24:02,223 --> 00:24:03,790
Last night whilst snooping
through Daddy's study,
447
00:24:03,790 --> 00:24:05,313
I stumbled upon a secret panel
448
00:24:05,313 --> 00:24:06,749
and found a bunch of these...
449
00:24:10,927 --> 00:24:12,538
and matching uniforms to boot!
450
00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:14,844
Holy Toledo!
451
00:24:16,193 --> 00:24:18,892
That milkman must've been
working for your father.
452
00:24:19,588 --> 00:24:21,808
Doing his bidding?
453
00:24:21,808 --> 00:24:23,505
Cheryl, are you in danger?
454
00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,028
No more than usual.
455
00:24:25,028 --> 00:24:26,552
I also went
to the mines last night
456
00:24:26,552 --> 00:24:27,727
and you were right
about those too.
457
00:24:27,727 --> 00:24:29,468
They are palladium mines...
458
00:24:30,338 --> 00:24:33,341
Very much not abandoned.
459
00:24:33,341 --> 00:24:35,778
Meet me
on the Thornhill grounds
tonight after dark
460
00:24:35,778 --> 00:24:37,998
and bring your camera,
and pray an atomic disaster
461
00:24:37,998 --> 00:24:39,434
doesn't befall us all
before then.
462
00:25:39,712 --> 00:25:41,061
What? Wha--
463
00:25:45,805 --> 00:25:48,329
What was my dad paying
the Muggs' for?
464
00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,214
So Frank, Archie told me
465
00:26:04,214 --> 00:26:06,608
about your little talk
in the garage last night.
466
00:26:08,741 --> 00:26:10,394
Did he now?
467
00:26:10,394 --> 00:26:12,658
- And what did he say?
- [Mary] A few things.
468
00:26:12,658 --> 00:26:13,789
But it sounded to me
469
00:26:13,789 --> 00:26:16,400
like you used his father,
your brother,
470
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,490
to try to manipulate my son
into joining the Army.
471
00:26:20,230 --> 00:26:21,449
How dare you, Frank?
472
00:26:21,449 --> 00:26:23,712
Especially when you
yourself never served.
473
00:26:25,758 --> 00:26:28,804
The Army is the best place
for him, Mary.
474
00:26:28,804 --> 00:26:29,675
It'll set him straight.
475
00:26:29,675 --> 00:26:31,328
Let's not mince words, Frank.
476
00:26:31,328 --> 00:26:33,330
We all know
what this is really about.
477
00:26:33,330 --> 00:26:36,464
It's about you not wanting
Archie to write poetry.
478
00:26:36,464 --> 00:26:38,509
He's on the road to ruin.
479
00:26:38,509 --> 00:26:40,860
He's... Well, he's lost.
480
00:26:40,860 --> 00:26:43,863
[Mary] He's not lost.
He's 17.
481
00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:45,691
He's got his whole life
ahead of him.
482
00:26:45,691 --> 00:26:48,737
Whether that's joining
the Merchant Marines,
or the Army,
483
00:26:48,737 --> 00:26:51,914
or going to college
to study literature and poetry,
484
00:26:51,914 --> 00:26:53,786
after he finishes high school.
485
00:26:53,786 --> 00:26:57,485
But he'll be the one
who decides his path,
not his bullying uncle.
486
00:26:58,791 --> 00:26:59,792
[Mary sighs]
487
00:26:59,792 --> 00:27:02,403
I can't have you
here anymore, Frank.
488
00:27:02,403 --> 00:27:03,665
It's time for you to move out.
489
00:27:04,971 --> 00:27:07,234
Mary, you called me
here to help.
490
00:27:07,234 --> 00:27:09,062
And now she's telling you
to hit the road.
491
00:27:09,062 --> 00:27:11,673
And who's gonna be
the man of the house
when I'm gone?
492
00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:14,850
- I am.
- [scoffs] Not that I need one.
493
00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,461
I am the woman
of this house, after all.
494
00:27:17,461 --> 00:27:20,247
I'm the one who pays
the mortgage around here.
495
00:27:20,247 --> 00:27:24,120
Well, I suppose
I could shack up
with my old pal Tom Keller.
496
00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,471
I hear he's been
handed a similar set
of marching orders recently.
497
00:27:27,471 --> 00:27:28,647
[Mary] Wonderful.
498
00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,561
That works out
for everyone then.
499
00:27:41,007 --> 00:27:42,878
Betty. How you doing, kiddo?
500
00:27:42,878 --> 00:27:46,795
Why were you two writing checks
once a month,
501
00:27:46,795 --> 00:27:48,971
year after year, to the Muggs'?
502
00:27:53,062 --> 00:27:57,066
Because, Betty, Mrs. Muggs
was our housekeeper.
503
00:27:57,066 --> 00:28:00,766
Those must have been payments
for those services.
504
00:28:00,766 --> 00:28:02,811
That doesn't make any sense.
505
00:28:02,811 --> 00:28:04,900
Some of these checks
are from two years ago.
506
00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:07,468
If Mrs. Muggs were ever
our housekeeper,
507
00:28:07,468 --> 00:28:10,993
she hadn't been
for as long as I can remember.
508
00:28:10,993 --> 00:28:13,996
Oh, and... and what's
the story behind this photo?
509
00:28:16,042 --> 00:28:17,870
Who's that baby?
510
00:28:17,870 --> 00:28:20,263
Because it's not me
and it's not Polly.
511
00:28:21,047 --> 00:28:22,744
That's Ethel.
512
00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:28,184
Why did the Muggs' have a photo
of you holding Ethel as a baby?
513
00:28:29,751 --> 00:28:31,927
Because the Muggs' asked
514
00:28:31,927 --> 00:28:34,321
if I would be
Ethel's godfather.
515
00:28:34,887 --> 00:28:36,236
And I agreed.
516
00:28:36,236 --> 00:28:37,933
So why haven't
I heard about this?
517
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:39,761
Why hasn't anyone?
518
00:28:39,761 --> 00:28:41,284
[sputters] I don't know...
519
00:28:41,937 --> 00:28:43,417
[Alice] Stop, Hal.
520
00:28:44,853 --> 00:28:46,246
Just stop.
521
00:28:47,900 --> 00:28:48,901
It's over.
522
00:28:49,989 --> 00:28:51,077
Can't you see that?
523
00:28:54,820 --> 00:28:57,866
You're Ethel's father,
aren't you?
524
00:28:59,215 --> 00:29:01,827
Why don't you
go for a walk, dear? Hmm?
525
00:29:03,089 --> 00:29:05,482
So that Betty and I
can have a little chat.
526
00:29:13,099 --> 00:29:16,015
Mildred Muggs
did clean our house
527
00:29:16,015 --> 00:29:19,583
before you were born.
That part is true.
528
00:29:19,583 --> 00:29:23,196
And at some point,
she and your father
started having an affair.
529
00:29:24,719 --> 00:29:26,895
And I suspected it
for a long time,
530
00:29:26,895 --> 00:29:28,984
but it was finally
confirmed when...
531
00:29:28,984 --> 00:29:30,899
Mrs. Muggs got pregnant.
532
00:29:30,899 --> 00:29:33,902
Your father
admitted everything.
533
00:29:33,902 --> 00:29:36,122
He was crying,
534
00:29:36,122 --> 00:29:38,951
apologizing.
He didn't know what to do.
535
00:29:38,951 --> 00:29:42,128
I mean, if any whiff
of the scandal got out,
536
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,957
the consequences,
537
00:29:44,957 --> 00:29:49,178
for the station, for...
for us, for our family...
538
00:29:49,178 --> 00:29:51,093
So you stayed with him?
539
00:29:51,093 --> 00:29:52,965
I had no other choice.
540
00:29:52,965 --> 00:29:54,662
Yes, I stayed.
541
00:29:54,662 --> 00:29:55,968
But I... I handled it.
542
00:29:57,099 --> 00:29:58,448
I made a deal with the Muggs'
543
00:29:58,448 --> 00:30:01,712
that if they agreed
to raise the baby as their own
544
00:30:01,712 --> 00:30:02,975
and keep our secret
545
00:30:02,975 --> 00:30:06,065
that we would
financially support the child
546
00:30:06,065 --> 00:30:08,067
until she turned 16.
547
00:30:08,067 --> 00:30:12,636
Support... Ethel, my sister?
548
00:30:12,636 --> 00:30:13,724
Your half-sister.
549
00:30:15,161 --> 00:30:19,165
This is why
you "adopted" Ethel.
550
00:30:21,994 --> 00:30:25,258
This is why you've been
the way that you've been...
551
00:30:26,346 --> 00:30:27,390
with me.
552
00:30:30,132 --> 00:30:32,352
Wanting Kevin
to pin me over Archie.
553
00:30:34,136 --> 00:30:36,965
Why you were scared of me
reading Dr. Kingsley's book.
554
00:30:39,620 --> 00:30:43,319
You were afraid of something
like what happened to you
happening to me?
555
00:30:44,973 --> 00:30:47,062
I just wanted to give you
556
00:30:47,933 --> 00:30:50,631
a good, happy life.
557
00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:52,502
Unburdened.
558
00:30:53,590 --> 00:30:55,984
Safe, free of shame.
559
00:30:55,984 --> 00:31:01,729
You've been obsessed
with presenting
as the perfect family
560
00:31:01,729 --> 00:31:02,904
when all along...
561
00:31:05,733 --> 00:31:07,387
this is what's been wrong.
562
00:31:07,387 --> 00:31:10,869
This... secret.
563
00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:13,175
This... shame,
564
00:31:13,175 --> 00:31:14,960
not what I've been doing.
565
00:31:16,135 --> 00:31:17,614
Or what Polly did.
566
00:31:20,008 --> 00:31:21,357
It was Dad's affair...
567
00:31:24,056 --> 00:31:25,927
and your decision
to stay with him
568
00:31:25,927 --> 00:31:28,060
and pretend
that everything was fine.
569
00:31:29,017 --> 00:31:30,976
And for all my efforts,
570
00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:34,109
I failed you.
571
00:31:37,286 --> 00:31:39,201
[voice breaking] As a mother...
572
00:31:40,289 --> 00:31:42,596
I failed you,
and I'm sorry.
573
00:31:47,427 --> 00:31:48,428
You didn't.
574
00:31:51,083 --> 00:31:52,911
You did the best
that you could.
575
00:31:56,218 --> 00:31:58,133
You did what
you thought was right.
576
00:32:01,745 --> 00:32:02,746
But now...
577
00:32:05,488 --> 00:32:07,316
we need to get Dad back here,
578
00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:12,669
and we need to tell
Ethel everything.
579
00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,037
[camera shutter clicks]
580
00:32:50,490 --> 00:32:53,101
[Jughead]
What you say is here
is really here?
581
00:32:53,101 --> 00:32:54,885
It is. You will
see for yourself.
582
00:32:54,885 --> 00:32:56,583
[Jughead] Well, wouldn't
there be more guards?
583
00:32:56,583 --> 00:33:00,108
I imagine my father is trying
to avoid undue attention.
584
00:33:00,108 --> 00:33:02,502
That's a good point.
585
00:33:02,502 --> 00:33:04,243
And as Cheryl and I
were on the cusp
586
00:33:04,243 --> 00:33:06,245
of uncovering
one explosive truth,
587
00:33:06,245 --> 00:33:08,421
Ethel was experiencing
emotional shock waves
588
00:33:08,421 --> 00:33:10,814
after learning the truth
about her life.
589
00:33:10,814 --> 00:33:11,990
It explains things.
590
00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:16,385
Why my parents were so sad,
591
00:33:16,385 --> 00:33:17,952
why they fought all the time.
592
00:33:20,737 --> 00:33:21,825
Why I always felt...
593
00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:26,308
I don't know,
like it was somehow my fault.
594
00:33:26,308 --> 00:33:28,267
Oh, it was never
your fault, Ethel.
595
00:33:29,703 --> 00:33:30,704
Ethel...
596
00:33:32,140 --> 00:33:36,014
Mrs. Cooper and I,
were discussing and...
597
00:33:37,189 --> 00:33:38,842
Well, we'd like to...
598
00:33:38,842 --> 00:33:40,322
We'd like to make things right.
599
00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:44,326
And formally adopt you.
600
00:33:44,326 --> 00:33:47,112
Show you that
we could be a... a true family.
601
00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:54,684
I appreciate that.
602
00:33:54,684 --> 00:33:58,514
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper,
it's kind of you to offer.
603
00:34:00,777 --> 00:34:02,692
But I don't think
that's what I want.
604
00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:05,652
What do you want?
605
00:34:07,306 --> 00:34:08,263
To be happy.
606
00:34:11,179 --> 00:34:12,746
To move on with my life.
607
00:34:14,922 --> 00:34:15,923
To start over.
608
00:34:23,278 --> 00:34:25,367
Well, you enjoy my room.
609
00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:26,890
Don't get into
too much trouble.
610
00:34:26,890 --> 00:34:28,196
I won't.
611
00:34:28,196 --> 00:34:30,329
And, uh, I'll see you
at practice, Coach.
612
00:34:33,375 --> 00:34:38,076
Mary, I don't know
how I'm going to survive
without your chicken pot pie.
613
00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:39,599
Oh, come on, Frank.
614
00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:41,818
You know you'll always
be welcome at Sunday dinner.
615
00:34:47,128 --> 00:34:48,477
In that case,
I will see you Sunday.
616
00:34:50,653 --> 00:34:51,654
You...
617
00:34:51,654 --> 00:34:53,047
So you're the man
of the house now.
618
00:34:53,047 --> 00:34:55,397
[chuckles softly]
I hope you're up for the task
619
00:34:55,397 --> 00:34:59,097
and, uh, I hope you don't
hold anything against me.
620
00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:02,665
Of course not, Uncle Frank.
621
00:35:04,450 --> 00:35:06,408
But just to be clear,
622
00:35:06,408 --> 00:35:09,542
writing poetry
doesn't make you
any less of a man.
623
00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:11,283
Some of the most beautiful
poems I've ever read
624
00:35:11,283 --> 00:35:13,328
were written by soldiers
in trenches,
625
00:35:13,328 --> 00:35:15,678
covered in mud and the blood
of their brothers.
626
00:35:17,245 --> 00:35:18,638
Well, maybe that's my path.
627
00:35:21,380 --> 00:35:23,382
Well, maybe not.
628
00:35:23,382 --> 00:35:24,818
Guess we'll have to
wait and see.
629
00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:45,795
We have to show these photos
to Sheriff Keller.
630
00:35:45,795 --> 00:35:48,537
Maybe, maybe not.
631
00:35:48,537 --> 00:35:50,322
For all we know,
Sheriff Keller is in on it.
632
00:35:50,322 --> 00:35:52,150
Kevin's father?
633
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:54,935
No, he's just
a dimwitted small-town sheriff
that's in over his head.
634
00:35:54,935 --> 00:35:58,156
Well, still, now that
we have hard proof,
it's better to be careful.
635
00:35:58,156 --> 00:35:59,592
Veronica has some
contacts in the FBI
636
00:35:59,592 --> 00:36:01,115
from when they
investigated her father.
637
00:36:01,115 --> 00:36:02,551
I'll reach out to her
and see if she can get me
638
00:36:02,551 --> 00:36:03,639
the names of
some of those agents.
639
00:36:03,639 --> 00:36:05,772
Good thinking, Sherlock Jones.
640
00:36:05,772 --> 00:36:09,950
By the way,
are you and Veronica
officially an item now?
641
00:36:12,431 --> 00:36:13,432
Shucks, I don't know.
[embarrassed chuckle]
642
00:36:13,432 --> 00:36:16,217
Talk about being
in over your crown.
643
00:36:16,217 --> 00:36:18,698
- Oh, I'm holding my own.
- Mm-hmm.
644
00:36:28,751 --> 00:36:30,927
- [knock at door]
- I'll get it.
645
00:36:34,322 --> 00:36:36,455
Gentlemen,
you're right on time.
646
00:36:36,455 --> 00:36:37,934
They're having breakfast
in the grand hall.
647
00:36:42,765 --> 00:36:46,813
Clifford Marion Blossom,
Penelope Pavlina
Novikov Blossom,
648
00:36:46,813 --> 00:36:48,467
you're under arrest
for treason,
649
00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:51,165
conspiracy and advocating
for the violent overthrow
650
00:36:51,165 --> 00:36:52,949
of the American government.
651
00:36:52,949 --> 00:36:55,909
The FBI is shutting down
your so-called Project Moloch.
652
00:36:57,954 --> 00:36:58,868
[handcuffs click]
653
00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:03,699
You did a bad thing, Daddy.
654
00:37:03,699 --> 00:37:05,571
[Jughead] Over the coming days,
the world would learn
655
00:37:05,571 --> 00:37:07,355
about the American capitalist
656
00:37:07,355 --> 00:37:09,357
seduced by
the Soviet sleeper agent.
657
00:37:12,534 --> 00:37:14,623
Operation Project Moloch
658
00:37:14,623 --> 00:37:17,409
was to have been
the next leg of the arms race,
659
00:37:17,409 --> 00:37:20,934
from the A-bomb
to the H-bomb to the P-bomb,
660
00:37:20,934 --> 00:37:22,979
the palladium bomb.
661
00:37:22,979 --> 00:37:25,895
The US believed
Clifford Blossom
was developing it for them,
662
00:37:25,895 --> 00:37:27,593
when, in fact,
his plan had been
663
00:37:27,593 --> 00:37:29,377
to develop the P-bomb
in Riverdale
664
00:37:29,377 --> 00:37:31,553
and deliver it
to Mother Russia.
665
00:37:31,553 --> 00:37:33,425
The FBI and the US Army
were credited
666
00:37:33,425 --> 00:37:35,427
with foiling the plot
against America,
667
00:37:35,427 --> 00:37:37,603
which is fine by me,
because I was busy
668
00:37:37,603 --> 00:37:39,866
putting the rest
of the pieces together.
669
00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:42,912
Mr. Rayberry
must have glimpsed
just enough during his job
670
00:37:42,912 --> 00:37:45,741
at the Blossom factory
to grow concerned.
671
00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:47,700
He warned us,
as he always did,
672
00:37:47,700 --> 00:37:50,006
with his brilliant,
terrifying stories.
673
00:37:50,006 --> 00:37:52,052
He might have continued
flying under the radar,
674
00:37:52,052 --> 00:37:54,489
but then he started
agitating at Riverdale High
675
00:37:54,489 --> 00:37:57,753
invoking the Supreme Court,
spooking the powers that be,
676
00:37:57,753 --> 00:38:00,452
prompting Mayor Blossom
to have his hit man,
677
00:38:00,452 --> 00:38:02,323
aka the milkman, kill him.
678
00:38:04,107 --> 00:38:07,372
Ethel's folks also paid
the ultimate price.
679
00:38:07,372 --> 00:38:09,461
Mr. Muggs had discovered
that the Blossoms were sitting
680
00:38:09,461 --> 00:38:11,463
on a stockpile of palladium.
681
00:38:11,463 --> 00:38:13,334
That made him a threat.
682
00:38:13,334 --> 00:38:15,945
One that, for whatever reason,
needed to be eliminated.
683
00:38:15,945 --> 00:38:18,165
Ethel didn't care so much
about the details.
684
00:38:18,165 --> 00:38:20,472
But now that she knew
the complete truth of her life,
685
00:38:20,472 --> 00:38:22,125
she was ready, she said,
686
00:38:23,431 --> 00:38:25,215
to finally start to hope again
687
00:38:25,215 --> 00:38:26,304
for a better tomorrow.
688
00:38:27,653 --> 00:38:29,959
Hey, love bug,
you ready to peel out?
689
00:38:32,527 --> 00:38:34,442
[pop music playing]
690
00:38:34,442 --> 00:38:38,098
♪ The clock is smiling
Like a long-lost prayer ♪
691
00:38:38,098 --> 00:38:42,320
♪ Another minute
And the class will end... ♪
692
00:38:44,713 --> 00:38:46,672
[Alice] Are you
sure about this, Ethel?
693
00:38:48,413 --> 00:38:49,762
Moving to Hollywood?
694
00:38:49,762 --> 00:38:51,590
Don't you worry, Mrs. Cooper.
695
00:38:51,590 --> 00:38:53,766
I called ahead
to my friend Peter Roth.
696
00:38:53,766 --> 00:38:56,377
He saw some of Ethel's artwork
and got her a job
697
00:38:56,377 --> 00:38:58,248
as a storyboard artist
on the lot.
698
00:38:58,248 --> 00:38:59,554
And I've already
arranged for Ethel
699
00:38:59,554 --> 00:39:00,990
to live with
one of my girlfriends
700
00:39:00,990 --> 00:39:03,297
at the most
glamorous of buildings,
701
00:39:03,297 --> 00:39:04,472
the El Royale.
702
00:39:04,472 --> 00:39:05,517
Thanks again, Veronica.
703
00:39:06,169 --> 00:39:07,170
My pleasure.
704
00:39:08,607 --> 00:39:09,608
Give 'em hell, Ethel.
705
00:39:13,089 --> 00:39:15,440
Don't forget
to send us your address
once you're settled,
706
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:16,919
so I can come visit you
this summer.
707
00:39:16,919 --> 00:39:17,964
I won't forget.
708
00:39:20,749 --> 00:39:22,142
Thank you
for everything, Betty.
709
00:39:23,491 --> 00:39:24,710
Of course.
710
00:39:28,931 --> 00:39:29,802
[sighs softly]
711
00:39:37,070 --> 00:39:38,680
I'll miss you.
712
00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:41,074
You always were
the best partner in crime.
713
00:39:42,075 --> 00:39:43,206
Thanks, Jughead.
714
00:39:45,208 --> 00:39:46,209
Don't be too sad.
715
00:39:47,515 --> 00:39:49,256
We'll always have Pep Comics.
716
00:39:49,256 --> 00:39:50,866
Well, hopefully. We'll see.
717
00:39:55,262 --> 00:39:57,525
You're going to be just fine.
718
00:39:58,308 --> 00:40:00,572
I truly feel that.
719
00:40:00,572 --> 00:40:01,834
I hope so, Mrs. Cooper.
720
00:40:10,669 --> 00:40:11,626
[chuckles]
721
00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:18,416
[car door closing]
722
00:40:19,286 --> 00:40:21,549
[car engine starts]
723
00:40:21,549 --> 00:40:24,204
[Jughead] Ethel was
the first of us to go,
724
00:40:24,204 --> 00:40:25,423
to leave Riverdale behind.
725
00:40:26,598 --> 00:40:28,034
There would be others soon.
726
00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:31,429
All the pieces
were falling into place.
727
00:40:32,604 --> 00:40:34,562
Project Moloch had failed,
728
00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:36,259
and it was just about time
to find out
729
00:40:36,259 --> 00:40:38,218
if our little town
would be avoiding
730
00:40:38,218 --> 00:40:40,089
an even greater cataclysm.
731
00:40:40,786 --> 00:40:42,483
[epic music playing]
732
00:40:42,483 --> 00:40:46,966
♪ Nothing can stop me ♪
733
00:40:48,576 --> 00:40:51,971
♪ Now ♪
734
00:40:58,586 --> 00:41:00,022
[bell chimes]