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Previously on Riverdale...
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You know that SoDale contract?
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It was awarded to Andrews Construction.
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Mr. Andrews still doesn't
know that Daddy is the buyer?
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I asked around about those
bruisers going after your crew.
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Pretty sure we both know
who has business in Montreal.
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Hiram, why would he even...
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Maybe he got a whiff of your
little romance with Freddy Andrews?
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When my father got arrested,
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I made a pact to become a better person.
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You're the bravest of
them all, Ethel Muggs.
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You hate the Blossoms
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and now Polly is pregnant with his baby.
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Polly is moving home.
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I will not be party to raising
a child that has Blossom blood.
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Thicker than blood.
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More precious than oil.
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Riverdale's big business is maple syrup.
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Since the town's founding,
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one family has controlled
its lucrative syrup trade,
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the Blossoms.
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They were a part of the
fabric of our daily lives...
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Rich or poor, old or young,
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we consumed Blossom
syrup by the bucket.
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That sickly, sweet
smell was inescapable.
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The death of Jason Blossom
precipitated a crisis.
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With the heir apparent gone,
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who would inherit the
family business one day?
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Certainly not Cheryl.
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It was a question that brought
the wolves to Riverdale.
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And now, the Blossoms
were circling the wagons
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against possible attack,
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from within their own ranks.
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Polly won't answer my calls or e-mails.
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I mean, I get that she
doesn't want to talk to my dad,
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but what did I do wrong?
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Nothing.
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We'll figure it out.
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Come here.
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Up and at 'em, breakfast is ready.
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I'm not hungry.
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Oh, enough is enough, Elizabeth,
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we have a big week ahead of us.
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The Blossoms have always
been a thorn in our side,
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ever since, according to
your milquetoast father,
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Great-Grandpappy Blossom
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killed Great-Grandpappy Cooper.
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Well, it's about time
someone brings them to heel.
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I'm writing a searing, no-holds-barred
takedown of their clan.
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And you think that's
going to bring Polly home?
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Maybe, maybe not,
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but it'll make me feel better.
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Word has it that the
Blossom board of trustees
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has descended upon Riverdale
like a cabal of vampires.
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Why? Now, that's a story.
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I just need to find a way in.
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The lawyers are coming over this week
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to take our statements
for your dad's hearing.
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We're both gonna have to
testify on your father's behalf.
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What if they ask about what he did?
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Embezzling all that money?
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Am I going to have to lie?
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Well... We might have to
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shade the truth a bit, Ronnie.
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Mom?
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Baby, I have just made a mess of things.
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Your father found out about Fred and me.
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Someone went to him
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before I got a chance to say anything...
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Oh, my God, Dad knows?
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Yes, and on top of that,
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the Blossoms are still
after the drive-in land,
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and Fred still doesn't
know that we own it.
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Maybe it's time you tell
Mr. Andrews the truth.
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And risk having him
walk off the project?
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We've bet everything we have
on the SoDale construction.
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Mom,
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this is a small, gossipy town.
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You need to tell Fred about the land
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before someone else does.
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Archie.
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If music be the food of love,
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play on, play on.
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Did you know this
week's the official start
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of maple syrup season?
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I... No, I didn't.
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Well, it is.
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And every year, we host
a tree-tapping ceremony,
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a tradition that honors
the Blossom bloodline.
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Our heritage.
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Sounds cool.
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It is. Beyond.
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It's also incredibly exclusive.
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Family and inner circle only.
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Wanna be my date?
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The maple-tapping's something Jason and
I have done together since we could walk.
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It was our extra-special thing.
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But I...
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I can't face it alone.
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If you came,
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as my escort,
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I think I could get through it.
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Cheryl, I would love to
help, but I have a girlfriend.
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Maybe invite Kevin? Or Reggie?
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You don't get it, do you?
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I don't want Kevin or Reggie.
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I want you.
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You defended me to Sheriff Keller
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when not even my parents would.
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Never mind, I'm sorry I asked.
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Cheryl, hold on.
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"They put me in a wooden
box as I desperately opposed.
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But all my screaming was for naught.
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My mouth had been sewn closed.
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Curled up in bed was just a girl.
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Needing Daddy's arms to hold her."
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Hey, Ethel.
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I just wanted to tell you
how moved I was by your poem.
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It felt like you were tapping
into something pretty dark,
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but also pretty real.
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And I don't want to overstep...
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But is everything all right, Ethel?
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Things at home aren't great.
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My mom and dad are fighting,
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but they won't tell me about what.
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It's like this really
bad thing is happening,
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and there's nothing
that I can do to stop it.
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Like you're trapped in
a slow-motion car crash.
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Yeah, I know the feeling.
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Listen, Ethel.
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It sounds like you
need some cheering up.
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Which happens to be a
Veronica Lodge specialty.
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So...
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If you're free tomorrow,
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come over for lunch and pampering.
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Kevin will be there.
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Yeah, come on, it'll be fun.
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Just please say yes.
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All right, sure.
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- Yeah?
- Yeah.
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Great, I'll see you tomorrow.
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So... What was that about?
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Ethel's poem was a cry for help
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if I ever heard one,
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the likes of which I
vowed never to ignore,
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not after...
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Uh-oh. Do we need to sit down?
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Okay, so, last year at Spence,
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my best friend Katy and I kind
of terrorized this girl, Paige.
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One time, we made her
drink gutter water.
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Ew! Why?
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Because she was there.
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Because she was a misfit
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and we were class-A brutal bitches.
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Anyway, by December,
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Paige couldn't take it anymore...
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Oh, my God, did you
drive her to suicide?
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What? No.
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But she did transfer schools.
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And went into therapy.
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So now?
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If I can make Ethel Muggs'
life a little better,
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even for one afternoon,
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I'm going to do it.
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Archibald.
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I was going to get Principal
Weatherbee to summon you.
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Hey, Mrs. Blossom.
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Have a moment to chat?
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About Cheryl.
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I believe she invited you
to our tree-tapping ceremony?
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Yeah.
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She did, and like I told her,
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I don't feel comfortable going.
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Cheryl tells me
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you have a keen interest in music.
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Is that true?
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Did she tell you her
Great-Uncle Harrison
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sits on the board of the
Brandenburg Music Academy?
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They have an excellent
summer program, I hear.
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It's amazing, crazy hard to get into.
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Surely not for a talent like you.
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And especially not if I put
in a word on your behalf.
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Mrs. Blossom...
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At Jason's memorial,
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you brought me his football jersey.
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So sorry for your loss, Mrs. Blossom.
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I thought you might want to have this.
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That was an act of kindness
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on a day of despair.
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You're good and decent, Archibald,
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unlike most people in this town.
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Mrs. Blossom, I don't know what to say.
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Say you'll reconsider escorting
my daughter to the tapping.
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It's just an afternoon.
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And it would mean the
world to my Cheryl.
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I mean, yeah. I guess
I could talk to Valerie.
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I swear, Archibald,
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when the light hits you just right...
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I'll tell Cheryl the good news.
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And I'll call Great-Uncle Harrison.
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Just in time, we're celebrating.
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Archie was just telling us
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how he's going to some super-exclusive
music program this summer.
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Maybe. If it happens, though,
it would be huge for me.
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Do you have to audition for it?
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Well, not exactly. Mrs.
Blossom came by earlier
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and said she'd put a
good word in for me.
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- Amazing.
- Terrifying.
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Uh-huh.
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What's she getting out of it?
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I told her I'd take Cheryl
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to their family's tree-tapping thing.
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I already talked to Valerie,
and she's cool with it.
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Cool with you being a gigolo now?
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I'm doing someone a favor
for my music, Jughead.
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I need to make connections
outside of Riverdale.
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That's the way of the world.
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It's all about connections.
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But Jughead's right.
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These kinds of favors
always come with a price tag.
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Betty, back me up here.
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I think it's a great idea.
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Thank you, Betty.
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Yeah, and while you're there,
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would you talk to Polly for me?
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I just want to make sure she's okay.
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Definitely.
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Thank you.
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And don't worry, Ronnie,
I can take care of myself.
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Famous last words, Archiekins.
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When Jason died,
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I thought I'd tapped my last tree.
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Now, don't be nervous.
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All you have to do is
hold the bucket steady,
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I'll handle the rest.
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Who are all these people?
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Entre nous,
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they're Daddy's board of trustees.
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They smell blood in the water.
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That's why they're here.
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They're worried Daddy's
losing his grip on the company
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and they're looking for a
way to take it away from us.
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They can do that?
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If they all vote together, they can.
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When Jason died, it was a PR debacle.
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And now, here's Polly,
pregnant and unwed.
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It's no wonder they've descended upon us
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like some biblical plague.
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"Nearly 100 years ago, Grandfather
Blossom came to this sacred maple grove.
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The annual tapping ceremony
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portends each season's bounty."
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Now, I've performed this
ceremony many times in my life.
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My son Jason, when he came
of age, performed it as well.
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In his place,
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I put forth my daughter Cheryl.
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Hey.
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You can do this in your sleep.
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- Bravo!
- Well done!
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Good shot. Nice.
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Mrs. Lodge, this Quiche
Lorraine is to die for.
262
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Ethel,
263
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you haven't eaten at all.
264
00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:45,032
Oh. Sorry. I just...
265
00:11:45,034 --> 00:11:46,334
I'm not really hungry.
266
00:11:46,336 --> 00:11:48,269
Anything we can help with?
267
00:11:49,405 --> 00:11:51,072
Uh, my parents...
268
00:11:51,874 --> 00:11:54,308
All they do is yell at each other.
269
00:11:54,310 --> 00:11:57,211
My parents are fighting right now, too.
270
00:11:58,682 --> 00:11:59,881
It's terrible.
271
00:12:01,184 --> 00:12:03,618
I think my dad had some
bad luck with our savings.
272
00:12:04,854 --> 00:12:07,555
Now my mom says we're going
to have to sell the house.
273
00:12:07,557 --> 00:12:09,523
My dad is just so...
274
00:12:10,226 --> 00:12:11,659
Crushed.
275
00:12:11,661 --> 00:12:13,894
I wish there was something
I could do to help him.
276
00:12:14,675 --> 00:12:16,931
Girl, we have a lot more
in common than I thought.
277
00:12:18,396 --> 00:12:20,429
We lost our place at the Dakota.
278
00:12:21,681 --> 00:12:23,647
Look, being ruined sucks.
279
00:12:23,650 --> 00:12:26,841
But you have your
family and you have us.
280
00:12:26,843 --> 00:12:28,909
You've got this, Ethel Muggs.
281
00:12:30,413 --> 00:12:31,912
"Muggs"?
282
00:12:32,548 --> 00:12:34,015
Uh, it's Dutch.
283
00:12:34,017 --> 00:12:35,116
We lost the third "G"
284
00:12:35,118 --> 00:12:37,351
when my Grandpa Manfred came over.
285
00:12:39,233 --> 00:12:41,901
Archibald! Come join us
before the snow starts again.
286
00:12:44,761 --> 00:12:46,861
Three, two, one.
287
00:12:51,734 --> 00:12:53,167
Polly.
288
00:12:53,170 --> 00:12:54,669
Betty's worried about you.
289
00:12:54,671 --> 00:12:56,570
Why won't you call or e-mail her?
290
00:12:57,173 --> 00:12:58,239
She fought for you, Polly,
291
00:12:58,241 --> 00:13:00,308
and now you're treating
her like she's the enemy.
292
00:13:00,310 --> 00:13:02,677
Polly, come along.
293
00:13:04,681 --> 00:13:07,248
Tell Betty that she
shouldn't worry, okay?
294
00:13:09,385 --> 00:13:11,576
Veronica, there's something
that you need to know
295
00:13:11,579 --> 00:13:13,354
- about that Muggs girl.
- What?
296
00:13:13,356 --> 00:13:15,189
Her father, Manfred Muggs,
297
00:13:15,191 --> 00:13:16,557
invested with your dad.
298
00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:19,226
And it's probable that they lost a lot
299
00:13:19,228 --> 00:13:22,129
when your father was
arrested. Maybe everything.
300
00:13:22,131 --> 00:13:24,165
Mom, they're being
kicked out of their house,
301
00:13:24,167 --> 00:13:25,199
their home.
302
00:13:25,201 --> 00:13:26,367
Well, from what I've been told,
303
00:13:26,369 --> 00:13:27,868
the Muggs family is going to testify
304
00:13:27,870 --> 00:13:29,036
against your father.
305
00:13:29,038 --> 00:13:30,338
They should.
306
00:13:30,341 --> 00:13:32,041
How many, Mom?
307
00:13:32,842 --> 00:13:34,642
How many families like Ethel's?
308
00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:38,279
It's the risk of doing
business with your father.
309
00:13:38,281 --> 00:13:40,881
Could Mr. Andrews lose everything,
310
00:13:40,883 --> 00:13:42,624
for doing business with you and Dad?
311
00:13:42,627 --> 00:13:44,093
I'm not sure.
312
00:13:45,088 --> 00:13:46,354
My God.
313
00:13:55,765 --> 00:13:58,392
I don't buy this dog-and-pony
show for a second.
314
00:13:58,395 --> 00:13:59,900
Cliff can't control his own family,
315
00:13:59,902 --> 00:14:01,001
let alone the company.
316
00:14:01,003 --> 00:14:01,954
Agreed.
317
00:14:01,957 --> 00:14:04,705
And if he tries to put Cheryl
forward as a successor...
318
00:14:04,707 --> 00:14:06,507
Do you remember what
she did at the funeral?
319
00:14:06,509 --> 00:14:08,242
- Crocodile tears.
- Hey.
320
00:14:08,245 --> 00:14:09,876
Archie, you don't have to.
321
00:14:09,878 --> 00:14:11,544
No, Cheryl loved Jason.
322
00:14:11,547 --> 00:14:14,248
What was she meant to do
at his funeral, not cry?
323
00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:15,883
And yeah, Jason was
on the football team,
324
00:14:15,885 --> 00:14:17,885
but Cheryl was at
every single game, too,
325
00:14:17,887 --> 00:14:19,887
doing as much to help the
Bulldogs win as he did.
326
00:14:19,889 --> 00:14:20,955
Also, 4.0.
327
00:14:20,957 --> 00:14:23,470
Also, she has a 4.0 grade point average.
328
00:14:23,473 --> 00:14:25,893
If there's one thing that I've
learned being in Cheryl's class,
329
00:14:25,895 --> 00:14:27,962
it's don't underestimate her
330
00:14:27,965 --> 00:14:29,753
and don't bet against her.
331
00:14:36,172 --> 00:14:38,347
Fred, we need to talk.
332
00:14:40,076 --> 00:14:41,876
Oh, God.
333
00:14:44,580 --> 00:14:46,013
Hiram and I,
334
00:14:46,816 --> 00:14:49,383
we are the anonymous buyers.
335
00:14:51,654 --> 00:14:53,854
You're working for Lodge Industries.
336
00:14:53,857 --> 00:14:56,724
How do you not tell me that?
337
00:14:56,726 --> 00:14:58,492
You never would have gotten involved.
338
00:14:58,494 --> 00:14:59,627
You're damn straight.
339
00:14:59,629 --> 00:15:00,861
Because I didn't sign up
340
00:15:00,863 --> 00:15:03,230
to go into business with a
criminal like Hiram Lodge.
341
00:15:03,232 --> 00:15:06,789
I'm trying to turn Lodge
Industries legitimate.
342
00:15:06,792 --> 00:15:09,503
That means partnering
with people like you,
343
00:15:09,505 --> 00:15:11,005
good people.
344
00:15:12,220 --> 00:15:15,922
This is why Cliff Blossom
bought out my crew?
345
00:15:15,925 --> 00:15:19,346
Sent thugs to beat up teenagers?
346
00:15:19,349 --> 00:15:22,159
Clifford didn't send those thugs.
347
00:15:23,286 --> 00:15:24,585
Hiram did.
348
00:15:24,588 --> 00:15:26,687
He was trying to stop us.
349
00:15:27,363 --> 00:15:30,157
He found out about you
and me from Clifford.
350
00:15:30,159 --> 00:15:32,126
So you have dragged me into a war
351
00:15:32,128 --> 00:15:35,029
between Hiram and
Clifford, that's great.
352
00:15:35,031 --> 00:15:36,630
I know you're angry.
353
00:15:36,632 --> 00:15:38,966
And I know that I have
no right to ask this...
354
00:15:40,136 --> 00:15:42,536
But please stay on this project.
355
00:15:42,539 --> 00:15:45,005
If you jump ship, I can't
start over with someone else.
356
00:15:45,007 --> 00:15:46,674
So, I do the grunt work
357
00:15:46,676 --> 00:15:48,375
while your husband's
taking potshots at me
358
00:15:48,377 --> 00:15:50,044
and you're playing both sides?
359
00:15:50,047 --> 00:15:51,479
The whole time?
360
00:15:52,381 --> 00:15:54,014
I gotta take a walk.
361
00:15:57,887 --> 00:16:00,087
Archibald, do you know,
when Cheryl told me
362
00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:01,789
that she wanted you to come with us,
363
00:16:01,791 --> 00:16:03,524
I was a little taken aback.
364
00:16:05,362 --> 00:16:08,096
Your father and I haven't
been seeing eye-to-eye lately.
365
00:16:08,099 --> 00:16:09,730
I came for Cheryl, Mr. Blossom.
366
00:16:09,732 --> 00:16:12,001
And because I'm grateful for
what Mrs. Blossom is doing for me.
367
00:16:12,003 --> 00:16:13,701
The music academy, you mean?
368
00:16:13,703 --> 00:16:16,437
Yeah, that would be quite a feather
in your cap, now, wouldn't it?
369
00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,973
You know, we can be extremely generous,
370
00:16:18,975 --> 00:16:21,342
Archibald, to the right people.
371
00:16:21,344 --> 00:16:24,845
Now later this week, we're
hosting a banquet for the board
372
00:16:24,847 --> 00:16:26,180
at the Belmont Lodge.
373
00:16:26,183 --> 00:16:27,982
It's a simple thing, a little dinner,
374
00:16:27,984 --> 00:16:29,750
chit-chat, dancing.
375
00:16:29,752 --> 00:16:32,853
We would love you to
attend as Cheryl's escort.
376
00:16:32,855 --> 00:16:34,622
You two make quite the pair.
377
00:16:35,525 --> 00:16:38,623
Oh, I'm honored, Mr.
Blossom, really, but...
378
00:16:38,626 --> 00:16:39,825
But nothing.
379
00:16:39,828 --> 00:16:42,830
You have to come, I'm wearing viridian.
380
00:16:42,832 --> 00:16:44,849
He'll need a proper suit,
don't you think, Daddy?
381
00:16:44,852 --> 00:16:46,251
I'll have my tailor fit you.
382
00:16:47,575 --> 00:16:49,107
If that's not a problem?
383
00:16:51,917 --> 00:16:54,451
No. No, no, it's just...
384
00:16:54,453 --> 00:16:56,586
I'm an Andrews, Mr.
Blossom, like you said.
385
00:16:56,588 --> 00:16:58,588
My dad works construction,
386
00:16:58,590 --> 00:17:00,991
a fancy banquet's not really our thing.
387
00:17:00,993 --> 00:17:02,759
That's precisely why you should come.
388
00:17:03,542 --> 00:17:05,909
People like you are
the bedrock of our town.
389
00:17:07,032 --> 00:17:08,298
You're hard workers.
390
00:17:08,300 --> 00:17:10,746
Plus, I need a dance partner.
391
00:17:11,637 --> 00:17:13,949
We won't take no for an answer...
392
00:17:15,107 --> 00:17:16,540
Archiekins.
393
00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:24,741
Who would have predicted this?
394
00:17:24,743 --> 00:17:28,096
Archie Andrews is our
fox in the henhouse.
395
00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:29,880
Tell us about Polly.
396
00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:31,815
How is she? Did she seem okay?
397
00:17:31,817 --> 00:17:33,383
The Blossoms are treating her great.
398
00:17:33,385 --> 00:17:35,318
But, Betty, I don't
think she's coming back.
399
00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:36,753
I don't think she wants to.
400
00:17:36,755 --> 00:17:39,756
That doesn't make any
sense. That's not Polly.
401
00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:41,658
She made her choice.
402
00:17:42,561 --> 00:17:43,793
We have to learn to live with that.
403
00:17:43,795 --> 00:17:47,364
No. I know my sister. She
wouldn't do that to us.
404
00:17:47,366 --> 00:17:49,099
Something else is going on.
405
00:17:49,101 --> 00:17:50,367
What else did you see, Archie?
406
00:17:50,369 --> 00:17:52,602
When you were in the
sticky, red thick of it?
407
00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:54,271
Anything about the board?
408
00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:55,887
Cheryl said that they're worried...
409
00:17:56,707 --> 00:17:59,776
That after all the scandal
with Jason and Polly,
410
00:17:59,778 --> 00:18:03,100
that they might try and steal
the company from Mr. Blossom.
411
00:18:03,103 --> 00:18:05,248
Well, do you hear that, Betty?
412
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:08,826
This is our story. A hostile takeover.
413
00:18:08,829 --> 00:18:11,254
No wonder the trustees are in town.
414
00:18:11,256 --> 00:18:13,390
The Blossom empire is crumbling.
415
00:18:13,392 --> 00:18:14,491
Okay, but, Mom,
416
00:18:14,493 --> 00:18:16,660
if you write a story attacking them
417
00:18:16,662 --> 00:18:18,528
while Polly's still in Thornhill...
418
00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:20,096
Enough about Polly.
419
00:18:20,098 --> 00:18:21,531
I mean it.
420
00:18:21,533 --> 00:18:22,866
She's the one that betrayed us,
421
00:18:22,868 --> 00:18:24,201
not the other way around.
422
00:18:26,071 --> 00:18:28,238
Obviously she's jealous...
423
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,105
Cheryl,
424
00:18:30,108 --> 00:18:31,408
can we have a word?
425
00:18:31,881 --> 00:18:33,848
Scatter, my Vixens.
426
00:18:35,247 --> 00:18:37,647
Yes, Betty? What is it?
427
00:18:38,523 --> 00:18:39,889
Polly.
428
00:18:42,035 --> 00:18:45,488
Look, I don't know what kind of Stockholm
syndrome spell you've cast on her,
429
00:18:45,490 --> 00:18:47,490
but I want to talk to my sister.
430
00:18:47,493 --> 00:18:49,359
Let's not fight.
431
00:18:49,361 --> 00:18:51,461
Especially not when we
should be celebrating.
432
00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,029
Why? What happened?
433
00:18:53,031 --> 00:18:54,130
Haven't you heard?
434
00:18:54,132 --> 00:18:56,433
Dr. Patel just confirmed
it this morning.
435
00:18:56,435 --> 00:18:58,101
Polly is having twins.
436
00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:00,665
Bless our Blossom genes!
437
00:19:00,668 --> 00:19:02,872
And she didn't call to tell me.
438
00:19:02,874 --> 00:19:04,541
Hostages aren't normally allowed
439
00:19:04,543 --> 00:19:06,009
to make outgoing calls.
440
00:19:06,011 --> 00:19:08,178
Can you please just give
her a message for me?
441
00:19:09,114 --> 00:19:10,580
As long as it doesn't upset her.
442
00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:12,782
Tell her she should call our mom.
443
00:19:12,785 --> 00:19:15,051
She's trying really hard to hide it,
444
00:19:15,053 --> 00:19:18,221
but I can tell she's really,
really hurt and upset.
445
00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:20,523
- I'll pass your message along...
- Thank you.
446
00:19:20,525 --> 00:19:21,591
If I remember.
447
00:19:21,593 --> 00:19:22,692
Cheryl.
448
00:19:22,694 --> 00:19:24,628
That was a joke, you hobo.
449
00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:27,030
Of course I'll give
her your message, Betty.
450
00:19:27,032 --> 00:19:29,799
But no promises that
she'll care or respond.
451
00:19:33,410 --> 00:19:34,910
Okay, Ethel,
452
00:19:34,913 --> 00:19:36,246
open your eyes.
453
00:19:39,244 --> 00:19:40,944
What is happening?
454
00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,545
I was purging my closet,
455
00:19:42,547 --> 00:19:44,781
thinking how you would look magnificent
456
00:19:44,783 --> 00:19:46,316
in some of these.
457
00:19:46,319 --> 00:19:48,506
Here, try this on.
458
00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:53,690
This is... This is so nice.
459
00:19:53,701 --> 00:19:58,336
And I love this. It is so you, Ethel.
460
00:19:58,339 --> 00:20:02,099
Ronnie, I can't take all this.
461
00:20:02,102 --> 00:20:04,067
I want you to have it.
462
00:20:05,228 --> 00:20:06,895
These things...
463
00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:09,506
My dad gave them to me.
464
00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:11,641
He always brought home gifts
465
00:20:11,643 --> 00:20:14,678
whenever he did something wrong.
466
00:20:15,291 --> 00:20:18,359
As a way to make up for it, I guess.
467
00:20:18,362 --> 00:20:20,216
Did it work?
468
00:20:21,081 --> 00:20:23,845
What girl is immune to the
charms of a Givenchy bag?
469
00:20:25,257 --> 00:20:27,757
And I still wear these
pearls he gave me.
470
00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:31,328
Okay, but...
471
00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:33,296
You don't have to do anything.
472
00:20:33,299 --> 00:20:35,765
Give me anything.
473
00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:38,110
I just want to be friends.
474
00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:41,905
Me, too, Ethel.
475
00:20:47,479 --> 00:20:49,646
Mr. Andrews! Nice haircut.
476
00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:52,148
You're looking extremely DILF-y today.
477
00:20:52,151 --> 00:20:53,683
Is Archie home?
478
00:20:53,685 --> 00:20:55,618
Cheryl, yes.
479
00:20:55,620 --> 00:20:57,620
Um, come on in.
480
00:21:00,692 --> 00:21:02,759
The Ice Woman cometh.
481
00:21:03,862 --> 00:21:05,261
Hey, Cheryl.
482
00:21:05,263 --> 00:21:07,066
As a maj thank-you for coming
483
00:21:07,069 --> 00:21:09,665
to the maple banquet with me tomorrow,
484
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:11,301
I wanted to give you this.
485
00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:14,404
An '84 Les Paul.
486
00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:15,605
In our signature color.
487
00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:16,806
You're welcome.
488
00:21:19,121 --> 00:21:21,581
Okay. That's all. I'm going now.
489
00:21:21,584 --> 00:21:24,414
My claustrophobia acts
up in small houses.
490
00:21:25,158 --> 00:21:26,758
See you tomorrow.
491
00:21:33,892 --> 00:21:36,126
I'd give that back if I were you.
492
00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:37,527
Dad, come on. The Blossoms,
493
00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:39,896
they're helping me get into
that summer music program.
494
00:21:39,898 --> 00:21:41,064
Like, the best in the country.
495
00:21:41,066 --> 00:21:42,332
And since when did the Blossoms
496
00:21:42,334 --> 00:21:44,367
ever give a damn about you, Archie?
497
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,069
Well, they think I have potential, Dad.
498
00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:48,538
He's also pimping himself out to Cheryl.
499
00:21:48,541 --> 00:21:52,142
The Blossoms tried to run
our business into the ground.
500
00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,310
Maybe if you tried
talking to Mr. Blossom...
501
00:21:54,311 --> 00:21:55,844
I tried talking to him, Archie,
502
00:21:55,847 --> 00:21:57,050
he laughed in my face.
503
00:21:57,053 --> 00:22:00,850
Don't think for a second that the
Blossoms are looking out for you.
504
00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:02,185
They're using you, Archie.
505
00:22:02,728 --> 00:22:06,001
They look at us like we're
dirt under their shoe.
506
00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:08,725
I'm over it.
507
00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:19,536
What's this?
508
00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:21,271
The biggest story we've ever broken.
509
00:22:22,073 --> 00:22:24,073
A tell-all expose on the Blossom clan
510
00:22:24,075 --> 00:22:26,009
and all of their glorious corruption.
511
00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:27,343
Um, would you mind telling me
512
00:22:27,345 --> 00:22:29,078
what your mother is talking about?
513
00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,114
It's time that they finally answer
514
00:22:31,116 --> 00:22:32,882
to everything that they've done to us,
515
00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:34,584
including taking Polly.
516
00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:37,220
By the way, Polly's living
with the Blossoms now,
517
00:22:37,222 --> 00:22:39,956
so congratulations, you've
finally got what you wanted.
518
00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:41,491
She's officially out of our lives.
519
00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:44,694
I'm not publishing
your personal vendetta.
520
00:22:45,940 --> 00:22:48,020
Well, it's a good thing I
don't need your permission.
521
00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:57,273
What did you do, Hal?
522
00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:59,209
Well, you kicked me out.
523
00:22:59,211 --> 00:23:01,578
So, now, I'm kicking you out.
524
00:23:02,173 --> 00:23:05,273
If we expose the Blossoms, maybe...
525
00:23:05,276 --> 00:23:08,418
Just maybe, we might
have a chance in hell
526
00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:09,686
to get our daughter back.
527
00:23:09,688 --> 00:23:12,088
You are done here, Alice. You're fired.
528
00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:17,961
Fine, Hal.
529
00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:31,107
What?
530
00:23:36,014 --> 00:23:39,415
I want my daughter back, you bastard!
531
00:23:45,820 --> 00:23:47,286
Mom!
532
00:23:52,886 --> 00:23:55,620
Black piping for the velvet, of course.
533
00:23:55,622 --> 00:23:57,355
I'll take measurements for the pants.
534
00:23:57,357 --> 00:23:58,923
Uh, before we do that...
535
00:24:00,794 --> 00:24:03,161
Could I talk to you, Mr. Blossom?
536
00:24:10,370 --> 00:24:12,971
Things aren't going
great at my dad's company.
537
00:24:13,907 --> 00:24:15,940
And I know you two have
been at odds recently.
538
00:24:15,942 --> 00:24:19,677
But I was wondering, instead of
helping me with that music school, if...
539
00:24:20,780 --> 00:24:22,972
Maybe you could help my dad.
540
00:24:22,975 --> 00:24:25,410
Are you negotiating on
behalf of your father?
541
00:24:26,019 --> 00:24:28,653
No, no, I'm impressed.
542
00:24:30,156 --> 00:24:33,258
In fact, I'm trying to imagine
if Jason would ever have
543
00:24:33,260 --> 00:24:34,792
given up something like that for me,
544
00:24:34,794 --> 00:24:36,227
and I don't believe so.
545
00:24:37,319 --> 00:24:39,086
It speaks to your character, son.
546
00:24:39,966 --> 00:24:41,132
But I'll tell you what,
547
00:24:41,134 --> 00:24:43,167
we've already called the
Brandenburg Music Academy.
548
00:24:43,169 --> 00:24:45,089
And they're very excited
to meet you, by the way.
549
00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:49,051
Let's just get through
this banquet, all right?
550
00:24:49,054 --> 00:24:50,320
Sit down man-to-man
551
00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:53,057
and discuss what I can
do for Fred Andrews.
552
00:24:54,481 --> 00:24:55,913
Is it satisfactory?
553
00:24:58,718 --> 00:25:00,318
It's more than satisfactory.
554
00:25:01,153 --> 00:25:03,520
My parents are unbelievable, Jug.
555
00:25:03,522 --> 00:25:05,088
Polly is locked up in that house
556
00:25:05,090 --> 00:25:06,790
like a character out of Jane Eyre,
557
00:25:06,792 --> 00:25:08,358
and what are they doing?
558
00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:10,226
Changing each other's login accounts
559
00:25:10,228 --> 00:25:11,995
and throwing bricks through windows.
560
00:25:11,998 --> 00:25:13,496
I wish I'd seen that.
561
00:25:15,534 --> 00:25:17,400
Okay, I'm sorry, that's not funny.
562
00:25:17,402 --> 00:25:18,902
It's like, you know
how, in a time of crisis,
563
00:25:18,904 --> 00:25:21,538
people either come
together or fall apart?
564
00:25:24,492 --> 00:25:27,293
It feels like we're falling apart.
565
00:25:27,296 --> 00:25:29,012
And the way things
are going, pretty soon,
566
00:25:29,014 --> 00:25:31,681
the Coopers, we're not
gonna exist anymore.
567
00:25:31,683 --> 00:25:33,516
And there's nothing
I can do to stop that.
568
00:25:33,518 --> 00:25:34,784
Betty, don't do that.
569
00:25:34,786 --> 00:25:35,952
Don't give up.
570
00:25:37,322 --> 00:25:39,355
Your family is definitely
splintering right now,
571
00:25:39,357 --> 00:25:41,658
but it won't fall apart, because of you.
572
00:25:42,499 --> 00:25:44,366
Because you're holding them together.
573
00:25:45,897 --> 00:25:47,630
You're so much stronger
574
00:25:47,632 --> 00:25:49,332
than all of the white noise.
575
00:25:50,469 --> 00:25:52,202
You're stronger than your mother,
576
00:25:52,204 --> 00:25:53,970
you're stronger than your father.
577
00:25:55,073 --> 00:25:57,307
You're holding this family together.
578
00:25:59,711 --> 00:26:01,277
So don't.
579
00:26:02,447 --> 00:26:04,013
Don't let go.
580
00:26:05,550 --> 00:26:06,716
I won't.
581
00:26:15,327 --> 00:26:17,093
Valerie, hi.
582
00:26:17,095 --> 00:26:18,261
I thought you should know,
583
00:26:18,263 --> 00:26:20,330
Cheryl poured some
insane poison into my ear
584
00:26:20,332 --> 00:26:21,798
about how close you two are getting.
585
00:26:21,801 --> 00:26:24,834
She legit thinks she's going to
steal you away from me or something.
586
00:26:24,836 --> 00:26:26,836
- No, she doesn't.
- Yes, she does.
587
00:26:27,506 --> 00:26:28,905
And I don't blame her.
588
00:26:29,409 --> 00:26:31,676
The new guitar, the new suit?
589
00:26:33,211 --> 00:26:34,644
The Blossoms are buying you.
590
00:26:34,646 --> 00:26:36,579
For one night, if it helps my dad
591
00:26:36,581 --> 00:26:37,981
and gets me into that music program...
592
00:26:37,983 --> 00:26:40,517
Wouldn't you rather earn
your place at that table?
593
00:26:40,519 --> 00:26:41,672
With your music?
594
00:26:41,675 --> 00:26:43,820
All the Blossoms are doing
is opening a door for me.
595
00:26:43,822 --> 00:26:45,622
What would you do if
you were in my place?
596
00:26:45,625 --> 00:26:47,457
If you have to ask,
597
00:26:47,459 --> 00:26:49,459
then you don't know me at all, Archie.
598
00:26:50,762 --> 00:26:52,328
Oh, my God, did you hear?
599
00:26:53,498 --> 00:26:55,298
Remember when you went
swooping in to save Ethel,
600
00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:58,216
'cause you thought
she might be suicidal?
601
00:26:58,219 --> 00:27:00,236
Oh, no. She didn't...
602
00:27:00,238 --> 00:27:01,704
No, but her dad did.
603
00:27:01,706 --> 00:27:04,841
He accidentally swallowed a
whole bottle of sleeping pills.
604
00:27:04,844 --> 00:27:07,143
He's going to be okay,
605
00:27:07,145 --> 00:27:09,646
but that's why Ethel's
been so sad lately.
606
00:27:09,648 --> 00:27:10,813
Now, everybody knows...
607
00:27:46,526 --> 00:27:48,392
We were tested this year.
608
00:27:48,395 --> 00:27:51,229
As a town, as a company,
609
00:27:51,231 --> 00:27:52,997
mainly as a family.
610
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,517
And it may not have been Jason's hand
611
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:56,878
that staked the maple this year,
612
00:27:56,881 --> 00:28:00,027
but it was the hand of hope.
613
00:28:09,881 --> 00:28:12,115
Don't think they're
being nice or genuine.
614
00:28:12,118 --> 00:28:15,054
They wanted me to fail
at the tree-tapping.
615
00:28:15,057 --> 00:28:17,422
But you're going to help with all that.
616
00:28:17,424 --> 00:28:18,823
I'll do whatever I can.
617
00:28:20,447 --> 00:28:22,581
Archibald, have a word?
618
00:28:23,417 --> 00:28:24,849
I'll be right back.
619
00:28:27,154 --> 00:28:28,320
I just wanted to let you know
620
00:28:28,322 --> 00:28:30,288
that I've decided to help your father.
621
00:28:31,224 --> 00:28:33,325
You did? You will?
622
00:28:33,327 --> 00:28:35,226
Well, you've helped our family.
623
00:28:35,228 --> 00:28:36,895
Cheryl, especially.
624
00:28:37,764 --> 00:28:39,436
You fit in so well.
625
00:28:39,439 --> 00:28:41,333
I think you and your father
626
00:28:41,335 --> 00:28:43,201
have a very bright future with us.
627
00:28:43,203 --> 00:28:44,202
Thank you, Mr. Blossom.
628
00:28:44,204 --> 00:28:45,937
Oh. "Clifford", please.
629
00:28:46,473 --> 00:28:48,073
And just so you know,
630
00:28:48,075 --> 00:28:49,874
you don't have to keep doing me favors.
631
00:28:49,876 --> 00:28:51,042
I like Cheryl.
632
00:28:51,044 --> 00:28:53,241
And I'm happy to be here
for her, as a friend.
633
00:28:53,773 --> 00:28:55,540
You know, I'm going
to be honest with you.
634
00:28:56,683 --> 00:28:58,717
Cheryl's a bright girl,
635
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,419
but the Blossom board,
they're very skeptical
636
00:29:01,421 --> 00:29:04,422
of having her play an
active role in the company.
637
00:29:05,074 --> 00:29:08,093
Now, someone with your stock
and character by her side,
638
00:29:08,095 --> 00:29:11,988
tempering her more erratic behavior...
639
00:29:13,356 --> 00:29:14,789
You know, it's about...
640
00:29:16,203 --> 00:29:17,769
Creating a picture.
641
00:29:17,771 --> 00:29:19,104
The right picture.
642
00:29:19,107 --> 00:29:21,206
Having you with us, with Cheryl,
643
00:29:21,208 --> 00:29:23,208
it tells a very appealing story.
644
00:29:23,210 --> 00:29:25,977
Which is something I think we
could all use right about now.
645
00:29:27,481 --> 00:29:29,202
You'll help us, won't you?
646
00:29:29,205 --> 00:29:31,116
Excuse me, Mr. Blossom,
647
00:29:31,118 --> 00:29:32,851
may I have this first dance with Archie?
648
00:29:32,853 --> 00:29:34,586
I think that's an excellent idea.
649
00:29:39,893 --> 00:29:42,363
Polly, can we talk about
what's going on here?
650
00:29:42,366 --> 00:29:44,863
Just keep dancing.
651
00:29:44,866 --> 00:29:46,564
And smiling.
652
00:29:49,202 --> 00:29:51,002
Betty keeps asking Cheryl about me,
653
00:29:51,004 --> 00:29:52,103
she needs to stop.
654
00:29:52,106 --> 00:29:54,639
As long as she's worried about
you, Polly, she'll never stop.
655
00:29:54,641 --> 00:29:56,274
Yes, she will...
656
00:29:56,277 --> 00:29:59,211
If I tell you the real
reason I'm at Thornhill.
657
00:29:59,214 --> 00:30:02,247
The Blossoms had something
to do with Jason's death,
658
00:30:02,249 --> 00:30:03,381
I'm sure of it.
659
00:30:03,383 --> 00:30:05,102
They threatened him
and I'm gonna prove it.
660
00:30:05,105 --> 00:30:06,704
Is that why you keep blowing Betty off?
661
00:30:06,707 --> 00:30:08,086
It has to be believable.
662
00:30:08,088 --> 00:30:10,455
And I don't want her
trying to rescue me.
663
00:30:11,150 --> 00:30:12,590
Can you please tell her that for me?
664
00:30:12,593 --> 00:30:14,359
- I'm so done with this!
- Do not make a scene.
665
00:30:14,361 --> 00:30:16,094
- No, I'm done. I'm done!
- Not now.
666
00:30:16,096 --> 00:30:17,429
Polly, will you excuse me?
667
00:30:31,078 --> 00:30:32,343
Betty.
668
00:30:32,346 --> 00:30:34,345
Veronica, hey.
669
00:30:34,347 --> 00:30:35,413
Mom, these are my friends.
670
00:30:35,415 --> 00:30:37,727
This is Betty and this is Veronica.
671
00:30:38,118 --> 00:30:39,551
Mrs. Muggs.
672
00:30:39,554 --> 00:30:41,319
Ethel...
673
00:30:42,089 --> 00:30:44,122
We heard what happened,
674
00:30:44,124 --> 00:30:46,858
and we wanted to leave
these flowers with you.
675
00:30:46,861 --> 00:30:48,993
That's very kind. Thank you.
676
00:30:48,995 --> 00:30:50,228
Please don't...
677
00:30:50,230 --> 00:30:52,530
Don't thank me.
678
00:30:53,429 --> 00:30:55,982
We're just so glad Mr.
Muggs is going to be okay.
679
00:30:56,703 --> 00:30:58,369
And we'll see you at school, Ethel?
680
00:31:03,810 --> 00:31:05,610
You don't need to do this, Vee.
681
00:31:07,314 --> 00:31:08,713
Ethel?
682
00:31:10,083 --> 00:31:11,750
Mrs. Muggs?
683
00:31:13,709 --> 00:31:15,476
There's something I need to tell you.
684
00:31:21,027 --> 00:31:24,095
My name is Veronica Lodge.
685
00:31:25,499 --> 00:31:27,899
- My father is...
- Hiram Lodge.
686
00:31:28,735 --> 00:31:30,068
Hmm.
687
00:31:32,038 --> 00:31:33,772
And you're showing your face here?
688
00:31:33,774 --> 00:31:35,974
Mom, she's my friend.
689
00:31:36,643 --> 00:31:37,842
She's not your friend, honey.
690
00:31:39,646 --> 00:31:41,112
Her father is a criminal.
691
00:31:41,114 --> 00:31:43,615
He's the reason Dad did this to himself.
692
00:31:45,619 --> 00:31:46,985
Ronnie?
693
00:31:46,988 --> 00:31:48,404
Is that true?
694
00:31:50,056 --> 00:31:51,322
Yes.
695
00:31:52,959 --> 00:31:54,325
And I am so sorry.
696
00:31:54,327 --> 00:31:55,960
I wish I could do something.
697
00:31:55,962 --> 00:31:58,229
"Sorry" isn't good enough.
698
00:31:58,873 --> 00:32:01,166
You want to do
something? Tell the truth.
699
00:32:01,168 --> 00:32:03,301
Your father is ruining lives.
700
00:32:03,304 --> 00:32:06,816
He deserves to sit behind bars
for the rest of his miserable life.
701
00:32:12,946 --> 00:32:14,379
Come on.
702
00:32:16,883 --> 00:32:18,082
Come on.
703
00:32:29,095 --> 00:32:30,395
Cheryl.
704
00:32:31,531 --> 00:32:32,697
You okay?
705
00:32:32,700 --> 00:32:34,699
What did my dad say to you?
706
00:32:35,506 --> 00:32:37,303
That everyone thinks I'm a train wreck?
707
00:32:42,409 --> 00:32:44,509
Jason was the golden boy,
708
00:32:44,512 --> 00:32:46,277
but me...
709
00:32:48,114 --> 00:32:50,215
People hate me, Archie.
710
00:32:51,377 --> 00:32:54,178
And at school, that's fine, whatever.
711
00:32:54,454 --> 00:32:55,787
But this is my family.
712
00:32:55,790 --> 00:32:58,022
Forget them, Cheryl.
713
00:32:59,092 --> 00:33:00,491
Forget what they think.
714
00:33:01,628 --> 00:33:02,961
I think you're awesome.
715
00:33:05,498 --> 00:33:07,098
Oh, Archie,
716
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:10,454
sometimes I think you may be the
only decent person left in Riverdale.
717
00:33:10,457 --> 00:33:12,871
The only person who doesn't
want something from me.
718
00:33:12,873 --> 00:33:15,407
Or who doesn't want me to
apologize for who I am...
719
00:33:16,643 --> 00:33:18,042
And what I want.
720
00:33:25,652 --> 00:33:26,951
What are you doing?
721
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,373
My lipstick's maple red, by the way.
722
00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:34,325
In case you're wondering
why it tastes so sweet.
723
00:33:46,006 --> 00:33:47,876
They seem satisfied, but Uncle
724
00:33:47,879 --> 00:33:49,974
Bedford keeps asking
about the drive-in land.
725
00:33:49,976 --> 00:33:52,343
I am so close to getting that land back.
726
00:33:53,787 --> 00:33:56,087
Hermione Lodge will crumble.
727
00:33:56,090 --> 00:33:58,383
Who would have thought
she'd prove so resourceful?
728
00:33:58,385 --> 00:34:00,551
Maybe you should've sent
her to jail instead of Hiram.
729
00:34:08,595 --> 00:34:09,861
Hey.
730
00:34:12,475 --> 00:34:13,908
How was your night?
731
00:34:23,543 --> 00:34:26,076
I just got back from the hospital
732
00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:27,712
where Ethel's dad is.
733
00:34:30,406 --> 00:34:32,331
Because he tried to kill himself...
734
00:34:33,853 --> 00:34:36,087
Because of what Daddy did...
735
00:34:37,808 --> 00:34:40,176
And, for all I know, continues to do.
736
00:34:44,397 --> 00:34:47,498
I am done lying for Dad.
737
00:35:04,384 --> 00:35:05,583
Archie!
738
00:35:07,654 --> 00:35:10,054
I thought it was Cinderella
that ran away from the ball,
739
00:35:10,056 --> 00:35:11,756
not Prince Charming.
740
00:35:11,758 --> 00:35:13,861
Cheryl, I can't do this
right now. I'm leaving.
741
00:35:13,864 --> 00:35:15,097
Archie Andrews,
742
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:19,530
if you leave, the radiant sun that is
the Blossom family stops shining on you.
743
00:35:19,532 --> 00:35:21,699
And everything we've given you,
744
00:35:21,702 --> 00:35:24,391
including Brandenburg, disappears.
745
00:35:24,394 --> 00:35:26,571
Are you sure you want to give that up?
746
00:35:26,573 --> 00:35:28,673
Are you sure you want
to do that to your dad?
747
00:35:28,676 --> 00:35:31,776
Cheryl, I came here as a
favor to your mom, to help you.
748
00:35:32,912 --> 00:35:35,546
Oh, Archie, don't start lying now.
749
00:35:35,549 --> 00:35:37,482
You may not want anything from me,
750
00:35:37,484 --> 00:35:39,851
but you do from my mom and dad,
751
00:35:39,853 --> 00:35:41,519
that's why you're here.
752
00:35:42,689 --> 00:35:44,088
Which means,
753
00:35:44,090 --> 00:35:46,923
as much as I want you to be
better than everyone else...
754
00:35:46,926 --> 00:35:48,226
You're not.
755
00:35:48,228 --> 00:35:49,727
You're just like the others.
756
00:35:49,729 --> 00:35:51,396
I'm sorry, Cheryl...
757
00:35:51,398 --> 00:35:53,164
But I can't do this anymore.
758
00:35:53,900 --> 00:35:55,099
Goodbye.
759
00:36:02,541 --> 00:36:03,807
Mom?
760
00:36:04,539 --> 00:36:06,410
Archie just called. He talked to Polly.
761
00:36:06,412 --> 00:36:08,078
She's safe.
762
00:36:09,014 --> 00:36:10,147
She's okay, Mom.
763
00:36:10,149 --> 00:36:11,949
She didn't choose the Blossoms over us,
764
00:36:11,951 --> 00:36:13,917
she's actually there to spy on them.
765
00:36:29,101 --> 00:36:31,468
You know, when I went
after this story...
766
00:36:34,907 --> 00:36:38,408
I thought, in the back of my mind that,
767
00:36:38,410 --> 00:36:40,010
"What if this is it?
768
00:36:40,013 --> 00:36:42,045
What if this is finally the time
769
00:36:42,047 --> 00:36:43,514
that she doesn't come back?"
770
00:36:43,516 --> 00:36:45,349
She will, Mom.
771
00:36:45,352 --> 00:36:48,485
And right now, she's
our woman on the inside.
772
00:36:48,487 --> 00:36:50,320
We're going to write this story.
773
00:36:51,524 --> 00:36:53,090
Come write with us
774
00:36:53,092 --> 00:36:54,525
at Blue and Gold.
775
00:36:54,528 --> 00:36:56,493
The school newspaper?
776
00:36:56,495 --> 00:36:59,069
Yeah, that's what we are.
777
00:36:59,072 --> 00:37:01,632
But I'm pretty sure that
our annual operating budget
778
00:37:01,634 --> 00:37:03,066
is bigger than the Register's.
779
00:37:18,751 --> 00:37:20,184
Val.
780
00:37:20,186 --> 00:37:21,885
Val, hey.
781
00:37:24,123 --> 00:37:25,789
Look, you were right.
782
00:37:25,791 --> 00:37:27,624
About being bought and taking shortcuts.
783
00:37:27,626 --> 00:37:29,760
After last night, I'm done
with the Blossoms, I am.
784
00:37:29,762 --> 00:37:32,696
Good for you, Archie,
but I'm done with you.
785
00:37:33,699 --> 00:37:35,766
Ever since we started
dating you've ignored me,
786
00:37:35,768 --> 00:37:37,401
you've ditched me.
787
00:37:37,403 --> 00:37:38,735
Val, please.
788
00:37:38,738 --> 00:37:40,704
Let me make it up to you.
789
00:37:40,706 --> 00:37:43,340
Sorry, Archie, but unlike
you, I won't be bought.
790
00:37:49,915 --> 00:37:51,215
Just listen, Fred.
791
00:37:51,218 --> 00:37:53,350
So many families have
been hurt by the Lodges.
792
00:37:53,352 --> 00:37:55,519
Now, I don't want
yours to be another one.
793
00:37:55,521 --> 00:37:57,554
I've decided to sell to Clifford...
794
00:37:57,557 --> 00:37:59,189
Before it gets any worse.
795
00:37:59,191 --> 00:38:00,357
No, you're not.
796
00:38:00,359 --> 00:38:01,792
I'm going to stay with the project.
797
00:38:02,805 --> 00:38:04,104
That's great.
798
00:38:05,130 --> 00:38:06,230
Thank you.
799
00:38:06,232 --> 00:38:08,165
Don't thank me. I'm
not doing it for you.
800
00:38:08,168 --> 00:38:10,868
See, from now on,
everything we do around here
801
00:38:10,870 --> 00:38:12,636
is going to be legal.
802
00:38:12,638 --> 00:38:14,838
A hundred percent above board.
803
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,970
Agreed. Of course.
804
00:38:16,973 --> 00:38:19,005
Also, my stake is 20%.
805
00:38:19,008 --> 00:38:21,278
If I'm gonna put myself on the line,
806
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,746
I need some skin in the game.
807
00:38:24,454 --> 00:38:26,421
That's a really big share.
808
00:38:28,549 --> 00:38:32,251
I'm sick of you people using
me and my family as pawns.
809
00:38:33,792 --> 00:38:34,958
Sure.
810
00:38:36,028 --> 00:38:37,261
Anything else?
811
00:38:37,264 --> 00:38:38,862
Yes.
812
00:38:38,864 --> 00:38:40,230
You and me...
813
00:38:40,233 --> 00:38:42,165
Whatever was going on there is over.
814
00:38:42,167 --> 00:38:43,934
Now, we're just business partners.
815
00:38:45,938 --> 00:38:47,337
That's it.
816
00:38:53,913 --> 00:38:55,178
Right.
817
00:39:09,046 --> 00:39:12,863
Ethel, I meant what I said.
818
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,134
I'm sorry, Ethel,
819
00:39:18,270 --> 00:39:20,570
for everything my family did to yours.
820
00:39:26,211 --> 00:39:28,078
It's not your fault what your dad did.
821
00:39:29,114 --> 00:39:31,181
And you were there for
me when no one else was.
822
00:39:32,651 --> 00:39:34,151
More than once.
823
00:39:34,954 --> 00:39:37,054
Seat's not taken, if you want it.
824
00:39:40,125 --> 00:39:42,526
It seemed that, for Veronica,
825
00:39:42,528 --> 00:39:45,829
the sins of the father
would remain simply that.
826
00:39:47,366 --> 00:39:50,467
While Archie Andrews
returned from the brink
827
00:39:50,469 --> 00:39:52,102
with one more bit of news.
828
00:39:52,105 --> 00:39:55,272
At the banquet, I heard Mr.
And Mrs. Blossom talking.
829
00:39:55,274 --> 00:39:57,274
It sounded like Clifford
Blossom was responsible
830
00:39:57,276 --> 00:39:59,776
for sending Veronica's dad to jail.
831
00:39:59,779 --> 00:40:01,044
Oh, my God.
832
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,014
If Clifford sent Hiram Lodge to jail,
833
00:40:04,016 --> 00:40:06,071
tore apart his family,
834
00:40:06,074 --> 00:40:08,986
then maybe Hiram was trying
to do the same thing to him?
835
00:40:08,988 --> 00:40:11,455
Yeah, by going after what
the Blossoms value most,
836
00:40:11,457 --> 00:40:14,324
their family, their legacy.
837
00:40:15,461 --> 00:40:16,760
That's a motive.
838
00:40:26,171 --> 00:40:28,839
Winter had come early to Riverdale.
839
00:40:30,109 --> 00:40:32,075
Brutal and unforgiving.
840
00:40:33,268 --> 00:40:34,634
Did it work?
841
00:40:35,259 --> 00:40:36,826
Are the vultures appeased?
842
00:40:36,829 --> 00:40:38,582
We're not out of the woods yet.
843
00:40:38,584 --> 00:40:39,783
But it would be nothing
844
00:40:39,785 --> 00:40:41,418
compared to the storm
that was gathering.
845
00:40:43,722 --> 00:40:46,009
A storm of chaos named...
846
00:40:46,012 --> 00:40:47,946
...Cheryl Blossom.
847
00:40:52,064 --> 00:40:53,263
Yes?
848
00:40:53,266 --> 00:40:54,526
Good night, Cheryl.
849
00:40:55,401 --> 00:40:56,806
Good night, Pollykins.
850
00:41:09,984 --> 00:41:13,414
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