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[Jughead] It's been almost
a year. Like the grown-ups
and it,

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we returned
to our haunted hometown

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and confronted
the darkest monsters
we'd ever faced... ourselves.

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We'd survived, but surviving
isn't the same as thriving,

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and none of us, it seemed,
were thriving.

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So how did it go?
Did you pass?

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I... almost passed.

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Uh, Reggie?

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No, I'm so sorry.

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But don't worry.

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You can take
the Series 7 exam again,

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and you'll be a fully licensed
stockbroker in no time.

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Yes.

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Or I was thinking

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we could open a casino
here in town.

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What are you talking about?

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Don't you remember
how much fun we had

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running games at La Bonne Nuit?

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I hold very fond memories
of that time, Reggie.

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But I have decided

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that after
the school year ends,

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I'm going back to New York.

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Really?

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What about Carrot Top?

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Archie and I... are no more.

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Oh.

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He understands that
my future's in New York.

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Well, glad to see I'm not
the only one day-drinking.

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Are you here alone?

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You just missed Jackson.

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He moved back home.

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Oh, thank you.
Eric's such a good guy.

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Yeah.

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Is that why you look so sad?

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[chuckles]

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No, I'm happy for him.

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I'm sure we'll see him again.

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I, uh I don't know
if you heard,

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but Veronica and I broke up.

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For good this time.

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Oh, God.
I'm sorry.

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What happened?

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Seven years happened.
[chuckles]

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We became different people.

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Ronnie belongs in New York,

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and I belong here,
in Riverdale.

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I'm reopening
Andrews Construction.

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Oh, well looks like
we're going to be neighbors
for the foreseeable future.

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I just got permission
to reopen
the Riverdale FBI office.

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Because by the way,
you're now talking

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to Special Agent
Betty Cooper officially.

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-Wow, that's amazing.
-Yeah.

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When's the graduation?

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And can we go?

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I missed it, but it's okay.
I got my diploma in the mail.

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Well, damn.

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Can I at least pay
for the next round?

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Sure.

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[Jughead] And here
I thought your days

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of summoning me
were over, Waldo.

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The worm turns, Mr. Jones.

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Some of the students
are interested

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in restarting
the student newspaper,

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The Blue and Gold.

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Trouble is, none of
our current faculty

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have the bandwidth
to supervise it.

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You want me to?

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Yes.

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What do you say, Mr. Jones?

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I say, get me that rewrite.

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Cameron, put the word out
that She-Wolf of Wall Street

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is coming back to take a bite
out of the Big Apple.

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What, right now?

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I wouldn't do that, Ronnie.

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Why not? You said I could
come back whenever I wanted.

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Yeah, but that was before
you killed Chad in cold blood.

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That was self-defense, Cameron.

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I'm sure. But I doubt
any firm in town
would be willing to hire

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the black widow of Wall Street,

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which is what
everyone's calling you.

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Maybe call me again
in six months.

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[call ends]

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Now are you sure you're not
scared to be toiling away

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down here, dear Britta?

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Not at all, Miss Blossom.

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And the physical labor
will keep me in shape
for football next season.

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Glad to hear it.

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Palladium is the missing piece
in my ministry,

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the fabled Fifth Element.

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It's the bridge
between the physical
and spiritual worlds,

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and it will grant me
power over both.

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-That sounds so cool.
-Indeed.

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All right, Come come.

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It's time to wipe the soot
off our faces for the day

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before we're late
for the big surprise.

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Keep 'em closed.
Keep 'em closed.

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You know I don't like
surprises, right?

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Well, that really sucks.

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Because...

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Surprise!

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Oh, my God, you guys.

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Here's to Quantico's
latest and greatest
field officer,

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Agent Betty Cooper.

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-Congratulations, sweetheart.
-Thank you.

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Speech! Speech!

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Speech! Speech!

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-Speech!
-Oh, wow!

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Okay, I was not expecting...
this.

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But it means more to me
than I could ever express.

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So thank you.

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It's been a rough year. But...

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I love you all.

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Elizabeth, you've given us
a lifetime of reasons
to be proud of you.

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This one takes the cake.

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And speaking of cake...

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[Betty laughing]

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So what does this mean, B?

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It means I'm staying
in Riverdale,

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just like I promised my mom.

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God knows there's
enough crime here

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to last me several lifetimes.

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Well, I don't know if you've
heard about me and Archie.

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I did, V. I'm sorry.

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But I'm sure you're excited
to get back to your old life

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in New York,
even though we'll miss you.

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Should we head
back to the diner?

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I actually asked Delores
to cover the night for us.

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Oh, really?

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And why is that?

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Well, I figured that we didn't
actually get to have our date

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-at Cucina Sacasa, so...
-Oh, true.

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I could definitely go for
some Italian right now.

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-Right now?
-Mmm-hmm.

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Well, glad you're
doing better, Alice.

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Yeah, it doesn't
get any easier,

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but every day
it's hurts a little less.

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You, um... You getting
out of the house at all?

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I'm trying to.

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Why? Do you have
something in mind, Frank?

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Uh... [chuckles]

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I actually have some news.

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So Principal Weatherbee
asked me to, uh,

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come back and run
the school paper.

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Oh!

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And as long as
I don't mess it up,

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he said that I could
start possibly
teaching again in the fall.

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Wow.

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Maybe then you'd be able
to move out of Archie's garage.

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Aw, man, I was just
starting to love

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the smell of mold
and turpentine.

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You know, um,

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if you're going to be
working full time in the fall,

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that's also when
my apartment's lease is up.

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You and me? Cohabitating?

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[cell phone chimes]

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It's Delores.

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Oh, it's probably just
the ice machine on the fritz.

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Hey, Delores, What's up?

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What?

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-Got any threes?
-Go fish, bish.

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[bell ringing]

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[cell phones chiming]

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Holy crap! Pop's is on fire.

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Oh, what the hell?

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They're slashed
on this side, too.

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Okay, guys, get the spares.
Fangs, get the jack.

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[fire crackling]

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[screaming]

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I'm so sorry, Tabitha.

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We should have
gotten here faster.

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Archie, come on.

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You did everything you could.

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You and your fireman
are the only reason

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this place is even
standing at all.

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It's true.

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I've never seen
tires changed so fast.

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How do I call my grandpa
in Florida?

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And what do I tell him?

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That our family business
went up in flames?

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Delores said
that it was a Ghoulie

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who threw
the Molotov cocktail.

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A Ghoulie? To what end?
What's his motive?

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Wasn't his motive.

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I can pretty much guarantee

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that Ghoulie was acting
on someone else's behalf.

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Give you three guesses who.

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Your dad?

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I can't believe I ever
worked for that sorry SOB.

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If the scumbag
who torches places a Ghoulie,

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Fangs and I'll take care of it.
We'll get confirmation.

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Yeah, do that, Toni.

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But I don't need confirmation.

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I don't think any of us do.

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I mean, who else
would set fire to Pop's

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and slashed our trucks' tires
before we get to it?

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I don't remember
ordering room service.

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Hiram Lodge,
you are under arrest.

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You have the right
to remain silent.

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Anything you say can
and will be used
against you in a court of law.

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You have the right
to an attorney.

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If you cannot afford
an attorney, one will be
provided for you.

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Oh, I can afford one,

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and he'll have me out
before dinner.

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Woodward and Bernstein.

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Seymour Hersh, Ronan Farrow,

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What do these people
have in common?

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Uh, they're all journalists.

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Yes, they are journalists.

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But more specifically,
they are journalists

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who courageously
spoke truth to power.

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Freedom of the press.

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This is one of the most
basic building blocks

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in a healthy
functioning society,

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and we might take it
for granted out here,

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but there are places
around the world

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where information
is controlled by dictators.

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And the truth is shaped

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to serve those
who are in power.

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Kind of like what
the Lodge Ledger
does in Riverdale.

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Yes.

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Yeah, exactly like that.

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Hiram was booked,
but he's right.
He'll beat the charges.

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There's nothing we can do
to conclusively
link him to the arson.

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Not yet,
but Toni's gonna
find that Ghoulie.

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-In the meantime...
-Let's search
his SoDale office.

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There's got to be
something in there

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that ties him to this crime

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or literally, any other crime
at this point.

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And we'd be looking for...

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Shady contracts, financials,
illicit receipts.

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I mean it's not
really my bailiwick.

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Me neither. We need someone
who speaks that language.

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Who also wants
to take Hiram down.

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[both] Veronica.

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[panting]

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The sooner you tell us
who paid you

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the sooner it'll be done.

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Fine.

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-Fangs, turn up
the radio again--
-Okay. Okay, okay.

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Okay, fine.

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I'll tell you.

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It was Hiram Lodge.

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Not surprised.

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Why would you agree?

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Torching Pop's,
which is right on top
of the Whyte Wyrm.

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My place.

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Why would you risk
a war with the Serpents
to help out Hiram Lodge?

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A war?

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Come on.

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The Serpents are a joke now.

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Driving trucks
and having babies.

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You've gone soft.

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And Hiram said that
as soon as Pop's was razed,

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the Ghoulies would be able
to take back the town,

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finally get
what we deserve.

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00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:12,427
Oh, you're going to get
what you deserve.

257
00:12:13,428 --> 00:12:14,559
Fangs, the radio.

258
00:12:16,344 --> 00:12:17,475
-[music blaring]
-[Ghoulie screaming]

259
00:12:31,359 --> 00:12:33,100
Guys, I think
I found something.

260
00:12:33,143 --> 00:12:34,318
[Betty] What are
we looking at, Vee?

261
00:12:34,362 --> 00:12:35,667
According to these documents,

262
00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:38,105
my father
incorporated SoDale,

263
00:12:38,148 --> 00:12:40,324
even though
it's only a muddy field.

264
00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:41,891
Great.
So he's done with Riverdale?

265
00:12:41,935 --> 00:12:43,240
On the contrary.

266
00:12:43,284 --> 00:12:45,547
Now that SoDale
is legally a town,

267
00:12:45,590 --> 00:12:47,854
he can petition the courts
to redraw its borders

268
00:12:47,897 --> 00:12:50,813
and absorb
all unincorporated lands.

269
00:12:50,857 --> 00:12:52,075
In other words,
he's going to annex

270
00:12:52,119 --> 00:12:53,642
the former
township of Riverdale,

271
00:12:53,685 --> 00:12:55,687
claim eminent domain
and grab it for himself.

272
00:12:55,731 --> 00:12:56,993
[Archie] Including
the Palladium mines?

273
00:12:57,037 --> 00:12:58,821
He thinks this is
the wild, wild west.

274
00:12:58,865 --> 00:13:01,258
Let me take this paperwork
back with me to the FBI office.

275
00:13:01,302 --> 00:13:03,130
We'll see
if this is even legal,

276
00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:04,871
and if it isn't,
we'll start building
a case against him.

277
00:13:04,914 --> 00:13:06,655
[cell phone vibrating]

278
00:13:08,831 --> 00:13:10,790
-It's Toni.
-[Toni] It's like
we suspected.

279
00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:13,227
Hiram paid the Ghoulie
to burn down Pop's.

280
00:13:13,270 --> 00:13:15,055
And not just Pop's,

281
00:13:15,098 --> 00:13:16,970
but all the fires
that have been
breaking out recently.

282
00:13:17,013 --> 00:13:20,843
Hiram promised the Ghoulies
the burned husk of the town.

283
00:13:20,887 --> 00:13:22,802
-All he cares about is--
-The mines.

284
00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:29,156
I'm sorry,
Toni, Fangs, Archie.

285
00:13:29,199 --> 00:13:32,637
Yet again,
I find myself apologizing
for my father's actions.

286
00:13:32,681 --> 00:13:34,639
Yeah, well, we don't want
an apology.

287
00:13:34,683 --> 00:13:36,163
We want justice.

288
00:13:36,206 --> 00:13:37,555
Serpent justice.

289
00:13:40,210 --> 00:13:41,559
We'll take care of him.

290
00:13:41,603 --> 00:13:43,474
No offense, Veronica,
but I don't think

291
00:13:43,518 --> 00:13:45,302
you're going
to be willing to do
what needs to be done.

292
00:13:48,349 --> 00:13:49,176
Yes, we will.

293
00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:52,701
Archie and I both will.

294
00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:55,704
[scoffs]
And what are the Serpents
supposed to do,

295
00:13:55,747 --> 00:13:57,358
just sit back?

296
00:13:57,401 --> 00:13:59,012
Actually, Fangs,
what we really need
is someone

297
00:13:59,055 --> 00:14:00,752
to go out
and collect signatures,

298
00:14:00,796 --> 00:14:02,145
so I can reincorporate
the town.

299
00:14:02,189 --> 00:14:03,755
[Toni] Are you kidding me?

300
00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:05,845
The Serpents
don't run errands, Archie.

301
00:14:05,888 --> 00:14:07,324
Of course not, Toni.

302
00:14:07,368 --> 00:14:09,500
But this is
a different kind of fighting.

303
00:14:09,544 --> 00:14:12,373
As long as Riverdale
is unincorporated,
we're sitting ducks.

304
00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:14,854
And I'm not sure
we've done enough
to inspire the families

305
00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:17,769
that Riverdale is still
worth resurrecting.

306
00:14:17,813 --> 00:14:19,597
So we've got
to make our play,

307
00:14:19,641 --> 00:14:21,251
that means getting
51% of people

308
00:14:21,295 --> 00:14:23,514
living in our borders
to sign an endorsement.

309
00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:28,041
Fine.
We'll rally the troops.

310
00:14:28,084 --> 00:14:32,959
But if you two don't take care
of Hiram, we will, our way.

311
00:14:37,006 --> 00:14:39,269
[thunder rumbling]

312
00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:40,401
[Veronica]
Toni's right.

313
00:14:41,924 --> 00:14:45,101
Something drastic
needs to happen.

314
00:14:45,145 --> 00:14:50,541
I thought my dad would stop
after he blew up the mines,
but he refuses to give up.

315
00:14:51,803 --> 00:14:52,630
He doesn't know how to.

316
00:14:53,501 --> 00:14:54,545
So, what you want to do?

317
00:14:56,286 --> 00:14:58,593
-The only thing that's left.
-[thunder rumbles]

318
00:15:03,685 --> 00:15:06,906
Let's say
my father were to...

319
00:15:08,646 --> 00:15:09,473
go missing.

320
00:15:12,215 --> 00:15:15,610
Let's say he escaped
from his jail cell.

321
00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:18,308
Who would go
looking for him?

322
00:15:19,483 --> 00:15:22,051
Certainly not my mother.

323
00:15:22,095 --> 00:15:24,053
And not Hermosa.
She feels betrayed
by him, too.

324
00:15:25,185 --> 00:15:27,056
And Sheriff Keller wouldn't.

325
00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:30,103
And Betty would make sure
the FBI doesn't either.

326
00:15:31,843 --> 00:15:35,151
We could take Hiram out
to the maple barrens.

327
00:15:35,195 --> 00:15:38,372
It could be the last thing
we do together.

328
00:15:38,415 --> 00:15:42,028
Somehow
that would be fitting.

329
00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:44,421
I'll call Tom,
tell him to take
a long lunch.

330
00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,688
[Veronica] What's up, Reggie?
We're kind of in the middle
of something.

331
00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:51,994
Yeah, it looks like
you're wrestling with

332
00:15:52,038 --> 00:15:54,431
a Hiram-sized problem.
Am I right?

333
00:15:54,475 --> 00:15:56,346
Well, far be it
for me to intrude.

334
00:15:56,390 --> 00:15:57,869
I thought
you might be interested

335
00:15:57,913 --> 00:16:01,351
in this smoking gun
I managed to acquire.

336
00:16:01,395 --> 00:16:02,439
What's on it?

337
00:16:02,483 --> 00:16:03,527
Irrefutable proof.

338
00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:10,970
[thunder rumbles]

339
00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:15,626
[telephone ringing]

340
00:16:19,195 --> 00:16:21,154
Riverdale Field Office.
This is Agent Cooper.

341
00:16:21,197 --> 00:16:23,895
[Trash Bag Killer
breathing heavily on phone]

342
00:16:23,939 --> 00:16:26,115
[Trash Bag Killer]
Pretty Betty.

343
00:16:27,508 --> 00:16:28,596
[Betty screaming]

344
00:16:30,119 --> 00:16:31,642
It's you.

345
00:16:31,686 --> 00:16:34,384
[Trash Bag Killer]
Don't bother with a trace.

346
00:16:34,428 --> 00:16:35,733
We won't be on
long enough.

347
00:16:37,213 --> 00:16:39,041
What do you want?

348
00:16:39,085 --> 00:16:43,480
[Trash Bag Killer]
To congratulate you
on graduation.

349
00:16:43,524 --> 00:16:47,919
And to tell you
that I have no plans
to come calling on you.

350
00:16:47,963 --> 00:16:52,054
I hope you extend me
the same courtesy.

351
00:16:52,098 --> 00:16:54,274
You know
I can't make that promise.

352
00:16:55,797 --> 00:16:57,059
[Trash Bag Killer] Pity...

353
00:16:58,408 --> 00:16:59,714
Betty.

354
00:17:04,632 --> 00:17:05,502
Hello?

355
00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:08,462
-[dial tone beeping]
-Hello?

356
00:17:18,863 --> 00:17:21,736
-How's the burger?
-Good.

357
00:17:21,779 --> 00:17:24,347
Well, at least the kitchen
is still operational.

358
00:17:24,391 --> 00:17:26,393
-True.
-That's a good thing, right?

359
00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:27,785
[Tabitha] Mmm-hmm.

360
00:17:27,829 --> 00:17:28,786
Did you call
your insurance company?

361
00:17:29,526 --> 00:17:31,006
Yes.

362
00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:35,576
But they are not
covering this.

363
00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:36,838
Why?

364
00:17:36,881 --> 00:17:38,579
Because the last
couple of months,

365
00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:42,452
I've had to choose between
paying my insurance premiums

366
00:17:42,496 --> 00:17:44,889
or paying my waitresses.

367
00:17:46,456 --> 00:17:49,111
I chose my waitresses.

368
00:17:49,155 --> 00:17:52,201
Exactly what they teach you
not to do in business school.

369
00:17:54,725 --> 00:17:58,120
What, be compassionate,
care about your staff?

370
00:17:58,164 --> 00:18:02,211
On top of which, did you see
what the Lodge Ledger
published today?

371
00:18:02,255 --> 00:18:05,954
No. But funny enough,
I was just thinking about
Hiram's fish wrapper.

372
00:18:05,997 --> 00:18:06,868
Oh, what does it say?

373
00:18:06,911 --> 00:18:08,565
It's an editorial.

374
00:18:08,609 --> 00:18:10,350
"Out with the old.

375
00:18:10,393 --> 00:18:12,656
Like the asteroid
that wiped the dinosaurs

376
00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:13,875
off the face of the Earth,

377
00:18:13,918 --> 00:18:15,920
nature or fortune
has struck again,

378
00:18:15,964 --> 00:18:17,574
toppling another dinosaur,

379
00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:19,402
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe.

380
00:18:19,446 --> 00:18:22,318
The struggling diner
has held on for far too long.

381
00:18:22,362 --> 00:18:24,407
We can only hope
that its charred remains

382
00:18:24,451 --> 00:18:25,756
will be
swept away quickly,

383
00:18:26,583 --> 00:18:28,368
lost to the winds."

384
00:18:31,197 --> 00:18:32,372
Hey, I've got an idea.

385
00:18:33,808 --> 00:18:35,505
I mean, it's not gonna
bring back Pop's,

386
00:18:35,549 --> 00:18:38,160
but it would hurt
Hiram's stranglehold
on the town,

387
00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:41,381
and it might
make us feel better.

388
00:18:41,424 --> 00:18:45,167
If you're intrigued,
we'd have to act quickly.

389
00:18:45,211 --> 00:18:46,647
Move under the cover
of darkness.

390
00:18:50,085 --> 00:18:52,000
-[door slams]
-[lock clicking]

391
00:18:56,657 --> 00:18:58,180
Let me guess.

392
00:18:58,224 --> 00:19:00,704
You're not here to give me
my one phone call.

393
00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:02,445
No, we're not.

394
00:19:03,272 --> 00:19:04,230
Stand up.

395
00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:12,020
[Jughead]
Fire Department
is on standby.

396
00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:13,717
They will arrive in time
to keep the fire
from spreading,

397
00:19:13,761 --> 00:19:16,372
but this Ledgeris toast,

398
00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:19,375
assuming that you still want
to do this.

399
00:19:19,419 --> 00:19:24,163
You know, Jughead,
I pride myself on always
taking the high road,

400
00:19:24,206 --> 00:19:26,513
but a person
can only be pushed so far.

401
00:19:31,082 --> 00:19:34,347
♪ But love

402
00:19:34,390 --> 00:19:40,701
♪ Love kills slowly

403
00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:44,835
♪ And it burns

404
00:19:46,794 --> 00:19:51,407
♪ With every fading memory

405
00:19:51,451 --> 00:19:53,104
[cell phone ringing]

406
00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,238
It's Archie.

407
00:19:56,282 --> 00:19:58,675
I can't stop thinking about
what that Ghoulie said.

408
00:19:58,719 --> 00:20:00,808
"The Serpents are over."

409
00:20:00,851 --> 00:20:02,679
The Serpents aren't over.

410
00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:04,899
Well, they have been
on the back burner, though.

411
00:20:04,942 --> 00:20:06,509
All I've been focused on
is the school,

412
00:20:06,553 --> 00:20:09,251
my guidance counseling work,
Baby Anthony.

413
00:20:09,295 --> 00:20:13,124
You and I, we've been
Serpents since birth,

414
00:20:13,168 --> 00:20:17,564
and no dumbass,
freaky-deeky Ghoulie
can take that away from us.

415
00:20:17,607 --> 00:20:19,696
You're right.

416
00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:23,352
But as Queen of the Serpents,
I can, and I should be
doing more.

417
00:20:23,396 --> 00:20:25,267
Every year,
our numbers dwindle.

418
00:20:25,311 --> 00:20:27,182
And as the town
reincorporates,

419
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:30,446
I want the Serpents
to be a big part
of its reconstruction.

420
00:20:30,490 --> 00:20:32,709
I'm down.
What are you thinking?

421
00:20:32,753 --> 00:20:37,366
We start by taking
the Serpents off the roads
and back into Riverdale.

422
00:20:37,410 --> 00:20:40,456
Find them a gig
that pays just as well
as truck driving,

423
00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:42,371
and we start
building up our ranks,

424
00:20:42,415 --> 00:20:44,373
-starting with Baby Anthony.
-[chuckles]

425
00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:47,768
He will be a symbol
of the next generation
of ass kickers.

426
00:20:49,117 --> 00:20:51,598
Future King of the Serpents.

427
00:20:51,641 --> 00:20:53,339
Exactly.

428
00:20:53,382 --> 00:20:55,558
But we need
a current one, too.

429
00:20:55,602 --> 00:20:57,865
And that's you, Fangs.

430
00:20:57,908 --> 00:21:00,476
I'm here for it, Toni,
all of it.

431
00:21:01,608 --> 00:21:03,392
In unity,
there is strength.

432
00:21:09,442 --> 00:21:11,400
[cell phone vibrating]

433
00:21:16,013 --> 00:21:17,406
It's Veronica.

434
00:21:17,450 --> 00:21:18,364
[Veronica]
You ready, Daddy?

435
00:21:26,372 --> 00:21:27,286
What is this?

436
00:21:30,419 --> 00:21:31,594
A public execution?

437
00:21:31,638 --> 00:21:33,117
What are you,
my executioners?

438
00:21:33,161 --> 00:21:35,946
You deserve death
for everything you've done,

439
00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:39,167
but no, Daddy,
this is not an execution.

440
00:21:39,210 --> 00:21:41,038
This is an exile.

441
00:21:41,735 --> 00:21:43,389
Yours.

442
00:21:43,432 --> 00:21:45,042
After we show you something.

443
00:21:55,401 --> 00:21:56,489
[gunshot over laptop]

444
00:22:03,583 --> 00:22:04,410
Where'd you get that?

445
00:22:07,848 --> 00:22:09,980
-Reggie?
-Yeah, it was me.

446
00:22:10,024 --> 00:22:14,550
The point is, we have it,
we've all seen it.

447
00:22:14,594 --> 00:22:18,554
Irrefutable proof
that you're a murderer.

448
00:22:18,598 --> 00:22:21,035
You can't wriggle your way
out of this one, Daddy.

449
00:22:21,078 --> 00:22:23,124
In one hour exactly,

450
00:22:23,167 --> 00:22:25,474
Betty will turn that video
over to the FBI.

451
00:22:26,519 --> 00:22:28,477
I'd start walking, Daddy,

452
00:22:28,521 --> 00:22:31,524
and I wouldn't stop
for a long, long time.

453
00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:33,352
You're turning
against your own blood
like this, mija?

454
00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:36,137
I blame Archie.

455
00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:38,008
This is his influence.

456
00:22:38,052 --> 00:22:40,141
Don't. We broke up.

457
00:22:41,229 --> 00:22:42,361
This is all me.

458
00:22:44,493 --> 00:22:45,755
What about my possessions?

459
00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,148
[Veronica chuckles softly]

460
00:22:47,191 --> 00:22:49,193
We'll sell what we can,

461
00:22:49,237 --> 00:22:51,152
use whatever money
we make from it

462
00:22:51,195 --> 00:22:53,372
to rebuild Pop's
and the town.

463
00:22:55,330 --> 00:22:56,940
Tick-tock, Daddy.

464
00:22:58,246 --> 00:23:00,248
Tick... tock.

465
00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:22,096
[shotgun cocking]

466
00:23:31,192 --> 00:23:35,457
So, uh, tonight
got me to thinking.

467
00:23:35,501 --> 00:23:38,982
What would you say
about being my deputy
full-time, son?

468
00:23:40,462 --> 00:23:41,985
I think that would be
an honor, Dad.

469
00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:44,771
But I can't.

470
00:23:44,814 --> 00:23:47,164
Because I've decided
once the school year's over,

471
00:23:47,208 --> 00:23:49,079
I want to give New York
and Broadway another shot.

472
00:23:49,123 --> 00:23:51,821
-Oh.
-I've been thinking about it
ever since Josie visited,

473
00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:54,302
and it's something
that I've got to do now,

474
00:23:54,345 --> 00:23:56,652
or I'm gonna regret it
for the rest of my life.

475
00:23:58,262 --> 00:24:00,439
-To new beginnings.
-To new beginnings.

476
00:24:03,093 --> 00:24:06,357
I just drove past
the Town Hall,
and it is a fire trap,

477
00:24:06,401 --> 00:24:09,230
so we'll host
the community meeting
at the El Royale.

478
00:24:09,273 --> 00:24:10,405
How's it going
with the signatures?

479
00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:12,363
We're not at 51% yet,

480
00:24:12,407 --> 00:24:14,235
but we still got a crew out
pounding the pavement.

481
00:24:14,278 --> 00:24:16,193
Okay, great.

482
00:24:16,237 --> 00:24:18,326
But, Archie,
a lot of the Serpents
have been reporting back.

483
00:24:18,369 --> 00:24:19,675
People are asking
what kind of town

484
00:24:19,719 --> 00:24:21,503
the new Riverdale
is going to be.

485
00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:24,114
And they want to know
before they agree
to reincorporate.

486
00:24:24,158 --> 00:24:25,899
Like, is there
going to be a mayor?

487
00:24:25,942 --> 00:24:27,378
If so, who?

488
00:24:27,422 --> 00:24:28,597
Yeah, I've been
turning that over, too.

489
00:24:30,338 --> 00:24:31,644
I know
who I would vote for.

490
00:24:33,254 --> 00:24:35,517
You, Toni.

491
00:24:35,561 --> 00:24:38,085
-Would you do it?
-What, mayor?

492
00:24:38,128 --> 00:24:40,391
I mean, Archie, I can't.

493
00:24:40,435 --> 00:24:42,132
I don't have
the bandwidth.

494
00:24:42,176 --> 00:24:43,090
I understand.

495
00:24:44,178 --> 00:24:46,310
-Fangs?
-Hell no.

496
00:24:46,354 --> 00:24:48,356
I just got crowned
Serpent King.

497
00:24:48,399 --> 00:24:50,619
Congratulations, bro.

498
00:24:50,663 --> 00:24:52,360
In that case,
why don't you guys focus

499
00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:54,754
on getting people
to the El Royale
for the town hall.

500
00:24:54,797 --> 00:24:58,018
And we'll have answers
for people's questions, Toni,
I promise.

501
00:25:13,207 --> 00:25:14,034
[gasps]

502
00:25:15,035 --> 00:25:16,384
[Britta] Miss Blossom.

503
00:25:16,427 --> 00:25:17,341
Miss Blossom.

504
00:25:18,255 --> 00:25:19,169
Look what I found.

505
00:25:20,388 --> 00:25:23,260
Skeletons, Nana.
Human skeletons.

506
00:25:23,304 --> 00:25:26,568
Our mines are choked
with God-and-Jason knows
how many.

507
00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:29,919
Brittania and I discovered
a veritable bone yard.

508
00:25:29,963 --> 00:25:32,095
Since you seem to know where
all the bodies are buried,

509
00:25:32,139 --> 00:25:33,749
I'm assuming
you know about these.

510
00:25:33,793 --> 00:25:37,840
Yes, I was wondering
if they'd ever be found.

511
00:25:37,884 --> 00:25:38,885
The Forgotten.

512
00:25:39,799 --> 00:25:41,061
"The Forgotten"?

513
00:25:51,288 --> 00:25:55,249
It all began
with an ancestor of ours,

514
00:25:55,292 --> 00:25:57,730
one Abigail Blossom.

515
00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,995
The year was 1890.

516
00:26:02,038 --> 00:26:03,953
Thornhill still stood,
of course,

517
00:26:03,997 --> 00:26:07,087
but it was
a girl's school then.

518
00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:10,873
Riverdale was a hateful
and backward place then.

519
00:26:10,917 --> 00:26:14,529
The townspeople were
suspicious of Abigail,

520
00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:16,313
who had no husband

521
00:26:16,357 --> 00:26:18,794
and no intention of taking one.

522
00:26:18,838 --> 00:26:23,190
They'd harassed Abigail
and the girls in her care
for months.

523
00:26:23,233 --> 00:26:26,062
They knew there was
palladium to be found

524
00:26:26,106 --> 00:26:28,325
in the mines under her groves
and wanted

525
00:26:28,369 --> 00:26:29,457
to buy them from her.

526
00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,415
But she refused.

527
00:26:31,459 --> 00:26:34,854
So, they decided
to steal it instead.

528
00:26:36,203 --> 00:26:38,118
[indistinct shouting]

529
00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:40,424
[Nana Rose]
They came to Thornhill

530
00:26:40,468 --> 00:26:43,602
armed with pitchforks
and torches.

531
00:26:45,212 --> 00:26:46,735
[banging on door]

532
00:26:46,779 --> 00:26:48,084
-[Abigail] No!
-[man] There she is!

533
00:26:48,128 --> 00:26:50,217
No! No! No!

534
00:26:50,260 --> 00:26:51,653
[indistinct shouting]

535
00:26:56,789 --> 00:26:59,139
[Nana Rose] Oh, they
had it all planned out.

536
00:26:59,182 --> 00:27:02,533
They accused her
of being a witch.

537
00:27:02,577 --> 00:27:06,146
And they burned her
at the stake

538
00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:08,931
in the groves
surrounding Thornhill.

539
00:27:12,979 --> 00:27:15,634
[screaming]

540
00:27:18,462 --> 00:27:20,160
Who, Nana?

541
00:27:20,203 --> 00:27:23,946
Who were these
vicious hooligans?
These killers?

542
00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:26,383
Brace yourself, child.

543
00:27:26,427 --> 00:27:30,126
The primary conspirators were
the ancestors

544
00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:33,086
of your so-called compatriots.

545
00:27:34,130 --> 00:27:36,698
Archibald Andrews,

546
00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:39,440
Jedediah Jones,

547
00:27:39,483 --> 00:27:41,050
and Beatrice Cooper.

548
00:27:43,618 --> 00:27:45,185
With her dying words,

549
00:27:45,228 --> 00:27:47,927
she cursed them and the others,

550
00:27:47,970 --> 00:27:50,756
damning them to tragedy,
as well.

551
00:27:51,626 --> 00:27:53,149
After her death,

552
00:27:53,193 --> 00:27:55,282
the townspeople claimed
the mines

553
00:27:55,325 --> 00:27:57,066
and began to dig for palladium.

554
00:27:58,024 --> 00:27:59,678
But there was a collapse,

555
00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:02,681
killing and entombing
an entire generation

556
00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:06,423
of Riverdale's
fathers and sons.

557
00:28:06,467 --> 00:28:09,775
Some say
the collapse was caused

558
00:28:09,818 --> 00:28:11,602
by Abigail's curse.

559
00:28:13,082 --> 00:28:16,825
-Nana, how do you
know all this?
-Why,

560
00:28:16,869 --> 00:28:20,046
it's written
in Abigail's journal.

561
00:28:20,089 --> 00:28:23,614
Would you like
to read it, child?

562
00:28:23,658 --> 00:28:25,834
I shouldn't
have called you, Grandpa.

563
00:28:25,878 --> 00:28:29,185
It wasn't my intention that you
would come up from Florida.

564
00:28:29,229 --> 00:28:31,318
The worst part of all this is

565
00:28:31,361 --> 00:28:33,973
that I feel like I've
let you down.

566
00:28:35,235 --> 00:28:36,802
What are you talking about?

567
00:28:36,845 --> 00:28:38,499
You defied your father

568
00:28:38,542 --> 00:28:40,066
and took over
a struggling business.

569
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,330
And don't forget, I know

570
00:28:43,373 --> 00:28:46,942
the debt you assumed when you
took over the diner.

571
00:28:46,986 --> 00:28:49,336
You've been paying it down
every month.

572
00:28:49,379 --> 00:28:52,121
None of that matters
if we can't pay for repairs.

573
00:28:52,165 --> 00:28:55,211
We'll try to get
some of Hiram's leftovers.

574
00:28:55,255 --> 00:28:57,779
And I'll cover the rest
with my retirement money.

575
00:28:57,823 --> 00:29:00,782
What? Grandpa, no,
I'm not letting you do that.

576
00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:03,350
I'd be doing it for me
as much as you.

577
00:29:03,393 --> 00:29:06,745
I miss the adrenaline
of working.

578
00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:07,702
I miss my customers.

579
00:29:08,964 --> 00:29:10,749
So I'm giving you my nest egg

580
00:29:11,575 --> 00:29:13,621
on the condition

581
00:29:13,664 --> 00:29:16,276
that you let me come back
to Pop's and work with you.

582
00:29:18,321 --> 00:29:20,106
Grandpa, I would love that.

583
00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:24,632
You know, we could propose a
civil council.

584
00:29:24,675 --> 00:29:27,504
It's a system that works,
and it's fair.

585
00:29:27,548 --> 00:29:30,464
Well, if fair is the criteria,
then we should govern
by committee.

586
00:29:30,507 --> 00:29:33,162
We can hold town meetings
for every big decision.

587
00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:36,035
It's purely democratic,
and everyone would
get an equal say.

588
00:29:36,078 --> 00:29:37,819
That would be anarchy.

589
00:29:37,863 --> 00:29:39,908
What if we had a mayor who had
to answer to a council?

590
00:29:39,952 --> 00:29:41,692
Best of both worlds.

591
00:29:41,736 --> 00:29:44,173
I think the mayor
is a non-starter
for a lot of people

592
00:29:44,217 --> 00:29:46,872
after the way
my father abused his power.

593
00:29:46,915 --> 00:29:49,178
[Cheryl]
How ironic yet fitting.

594
00:29:49,222 --> 00:29:50,614
The descendants of those who
committed Riverdale's

595
00:29:50,658 --> 00:29:53,139
original sin
debating its future.

596
00:29:53,182 --> 00:29:55,054
Well, I refuse
to allow you four

597
00:29:55,097 --> 00:29:58,100
to perpetuate any
further cycles of violence
and bloodshed.

598
00:30:00,624 --> 00:30:02,235
Cheryl, what the hell
are you talking about?

599
00:30:05,194 --> 00:30:07,240
[Veronica] So, to be clear,

600
00:30:07,283 --> 00:30:09,677
none of my
ancestors were involved.

601
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,027
No. But the same can't be said
for your three conspirators,

602
00:30:12,071 --> 00:30:13,768
who killed my dear Abigail.

603
00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:16,771
Therefore, I'm demanding
a formal apology

604
00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:18,860
and acknowledgement
of this travesty.

605
00:30:18,904 --> 00:30:20,470
Publicly and immediately.

606
00:30:20,514 --> 00:30:23,909
Cheryl, this story
really is tragic,

607
00:30:23,952 --> 00:30:26,650
but those are our ancestors,
not us.

608
00:30:26,694 --> 00:30:28,261
Not to mention,

609
00:30:28,304 --> 00:30:29,915
we need everyone's support
at tomorrow's meeting.

610
00:30:29,958 --> 00:30:32,569
If we lead
with this crazy story,

611
00:30:32,613 --> 00:30:34,702
it might distract people
from the task at hand.

612
00:30:34,745 --> 00:30:36,356
-Reincorporation.
-[Cheryl scoffs]

613
00:30:36,399 --> 00:30:38,619
I've spent years atoning
for the sins of my ancestors.

614
00:30:38,662 --> 00:30:42,188
And now you want me
to forget about it and move on?

615
00:30:42,231 --> 00:30:44,146
Only until the town is stable.

616
00:30:44,190 --> 00:30:45,713
Cheryl, please,

617
00:30:45,756 --> 00:30:47,454
this is Riverdale's one chance
to be reborn.

618
00:30:47,497 --> 00:30:49,238
[scoffing] "Reborn"?

619
00:30:49,282 --> 00:30:52,111
This town sits over
a vast graveyard
of dead miners.

620
00:30:52,154 --> 00:30:53,808
The roots of the trees
in my groves have,

621
00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:56,202
over time, become entwined
with those corpses.

622
00:30:56,245 --> 00:30:58,334
Do you understand
what I'm saying?

623
00:30:58,378 --> 00:31:00,206
For decades,
the trees have been nourished

624
00:31:00,249 --> 00:31:01,903
by the poisonous dead.

625
00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:04,471
My sap, my syrup,
the very life-blood

626
00:31:04,514 --> 00:31:06,429
of Riverdale, has been polluted
by the remains

627
00:31:06,473 --> 00:31:08,954
of so many fathers and sons.

628
00:31:08,997 --> 00:31:11,391
The only chance this town has
of being reborn

629
00:31:11,434 --> 00:31:13,872
is for you to come clean
and beg for my...

630
00:31:13,915 --> 00:31:15,569
my forgiveness.

631
00:31:17,527 --> 00:31:18,920
See you at the meeting.

632
00:31:18,964 --> 00:31:20,400
And I pray
you do the right thing.

633
00:31:24,926 --> 00:31:27,711
Okay. Today,
our families and neighbors

634
00:31:27,755 --> 00:31:28,974
are going to decide on

635
00:31:29,017 --> 00:31:31,541
whether or not
to reincorporate this town.

636
00:31:31,585 --> 00:31:32,803
Whether Riverdale lives...

637
00:31:34,109 --> 00:31:36,459
or whether Riverdale dies.

638
00:31:36,503 --> 00:31:39,201
Regardless, we will be ready
to publish.

639
00:31:39,245 --> 00:31:42,770
But not as the Blue and Gold.

640
00:31:42,813 --> 00:31:44,641
We are now
the Riverdale Choice.

641
00:31:44,685 --> 00:31:47,775
A new, free press
for all of Riverdale.

642
00:31:47,818 --> 00:31:49,820
Whatever happens in our town,
we're gonna be there

643
00:31:49,864 --> 00:31:53,346
to report on it,
truthfully and without bias.

644
00:31:53,389 --> 00:31:55,739
And whoever is in charge,

645
00:31:55,783 --> 00:31:58,394
we will hold them accountable,

646
00:31:58,438 --> 00:32:00,570
even if they're our friends.

647
00:32:00,614 --> 00:32:02,181
Especially if they're
our friends.

648
00:32:02,224 --> 00:32:04,966
Okay. We have a town meeting
to cover. Let's go.

649
00:32:07,969 --> 00:32:09,884
Reginald,

650
00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,800
I've been thinking about
your idea for a casino
in Riverdale,

651
00:32:12,843 --> 00:32:16,369
and I think we
should go for it.

652
00:32:16,412 --> 00:32:18,458
Really? What about New York?

653
00:32:18,501 --> 00:32:21,940
We could go back to New York
and to be two nameless,

654
00:32:21,983 --> 00:32:24,768
faceless traders
on Wall Street, yes.

655
00:32:24,812 --> 00:32:27,249
Or we could stay in Riverdale

656
00:32:27,293 --> 00:32:29,773
and the king and queen
of the roost,

657
00:32:29,817 --> 00:32:32,037
working for ourselves,
calling the shots.

658
00:32:33,647 --> 00:32:35,605
You're preaching to the choir.

659
00:32:35,649 --> 00:32:40,132
And I was thinking
maybe we can use
Pearls and Posh as a cover.

660
00:32:40,175 --> 00:32:41,655
We may not even have
to do that.

661
00:32:44,353 --> 00:32:46,529
All right. Could I get
everyone's attention, please?

662
00:32:46,573 --> 00:32:47,878
We'd like
to begin the proceedings.

663
00:32:53,319 --> 00:32:54,929
Now, some of you
knew my father.

664
00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:57,801
He believed in Riverdale,

665
00:32:57,845 --> 00:32:59,803
not because it was perfect,

666
00:32:59,847 --> 00:33:01,631
but because he saw
the potential in it.

667
00:33:03,764 --> 00:33:05,331
And tonight we're not looking
to reincorporate

668
00:33:05,374 --> 00:33:07,724
a town that was, but a town

669
00:33:07,768 --> 00:33:10,901
that might one day be,
with the proper leadership.

670
00:33:10,945 --> 00:33:13,034
Which is why, as of tonight,

671
00:33:13,078 --> 00:33:15,428
we're hoping
that it won't be a mayor
who leads us into the future,

672
00:33:15,471 --> 00:33:18,909
but instead, a council of four
who will guide us

673
00:33:18,953 --> 00:33:20,389
-every step of the way.
-[Cheryl] Halt.

674
00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:22,609
I've heard enough.

675
00:33:22,652 --> 00:33:24,176
And who, pray tell

676
00:33:24,219 --> 00:33:26,569
will comprise this council
of four narcissists?

677
00:33:26,613 --> 00:33:30,660
Let me guess. You, Betty,
Veronica and Jughead.

678
00:33:30,704 --> 00:33:33,446
Actually, we were going
to propose the council be...

679
00:33:35,143 --> 00:33:38,016
Tabitha Tate, Toni Topaz,

680
00:33:39,104 --> 00:33:40,148
Alice Smith,

681
00:33:41,671 --> 00:33:42,846
and my Uncle Frank.

682
00:33:44,544 --> 00:33:46,067
I see.

683
00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:48,156
And what about
the past, Archie?

684
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,506
Cheryl, tonight's
not about the past,

685
00:33:50,550 --> 00:33:52,204
-but I promise you--
-No!

686
00:33:52,247 --> 00:33:54,510
No more empty promises.

687
00:33:56,469 --> 00:33:59,080
Let the official, public record
show that from this moment on,

688
00:33:59,124 --> 00:34:00,777
Thornhill and her lands

689
00:34:00,821 --> 00:34:03,476
shall cede from the corrupt
township of Riverdale.

690
00:34:03,519 --> 00:34:04,912
Whatever happens tonight,

691
00:34:04,955 --> 00:34:07,132
you lot will have
no jurisdiction over it

692
00:34:07,175 --> 00:34:08,611
or its blessed inhabitants.

693
00:34:08,655 --> 00:34:11,005
-Cheryl, come on.
-Nay, cousin!

694
00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:13,268
What is decreed is decreed.

695
00:34:13,312 --> 00:34:15,140
Ta-ta. Come along, Brittania.

696
00:34:16,184 --> 00:34:18,186
[indistinct chatter]

697
00:34:20,841 --> 00:34:22,451
Just to be clear,

698
00:34:22,495 --> 00:34:25,541
these four nominees
have deep roots in Riverdale.

699
00:34:25,585 --> 00:34:27,804
And they'll fight
to make it better, stronger

700
00:34:27,848 --> 00:34:29,458
and more inclusive than ever.

701
00:34:29,502 --> 00:34:30,720
They will each swear an oath

702
00:34:30,764 --> 00:34:32,331
to put Riverdale's
collective needs

703
00:34:32,374 --> 00:34:34,115
before any single individual.

704
00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:35,943
Now, is there
anyone here tonight

705
00:34:35,986 --> 00:34:37,597
that opposes these
four nominees?

706
00:34:40,687 --> 00:34:41,731
In that case,

707
00:34:41,775 --> 00:34:43,385
all in favor to reincorporate

708
00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:45,561
the township of Riverdale
under this council of four?

709
00:34:49,783 --> 00:34:51,872
Unanimous.

710
00:34:51,915 --> 00:34:53,221
Along with
the signatures collected,

711
00:34:54,092 --> 00:34:55,876
the ayes have it.

712
00:34:55,919 --> 00:34:58,661
Riverdale is officially
back on the map.

713
00:35:11,021 --> 00:35:13,763
At the risk of putting the cart
before the horse,

714
00:35:13,807 --> 00:35:17,158
Reggie and I have an idea
for Riverdale. A big idea.

715
00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:19,378
That we think
you're really gonna love.

716
00:35:19,421 --> 00:35:20,640
Okay, what is it?

717
00:35:20,683 --> 00:35:22,468
Picture, if you will,

718
00:35:22,511 --> 00:35:25,166
a stunning,
full-service, white-glove,

719
00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:28,387
family-friendly casino
within Riverdale's borders,

720
00:35:28,430 --> 00:35:30,954
which will provide a slew
of new jobs for our residents,

721
00:35:30,998 --> 00:35:33,609
as well as a fresh,
robust cash flow.

722
00:35:33,653 --> 00:35:35,959
With our expertise
and your support,

723
00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:38,136
our little town could be
the next...

724
00:35:38,962 --> 00:35:40,399
Atlantic City.

725
00:35:40,442 --> 00:35:42,270
So, you're wanting
to turn Riverdale

726
00:35:42,314 --> 00:35:44,707
into the modern day
Sodom and Gomorrah?

727
00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:48,450
Look, we really appreciate
your enthusiasm.

728
00:35:48,494 --> 00:35:49,886
It's just that
we have traffic lights

729
00:35:49,930 --> 00:35:51,236
and potholes to fix first--

730
00:35:51,279 --> 00:35:53,890
Not to mention Pop's.

731
00:35:53,934 --> 00:35:55,979
I think what we're saying
is that we're intrigued,

732
00:35:56,023 --> 00:35:58,199
but how about you
bring a full proposal

733
00:35:58,243 --> 00:36:00,984
to next month's meeting?
And we'll take it from there.

734
00:36:02,986 --> 00:36:04,858
Okay. See you next month.

735
00:36:12,953 --> 00:36:14,955
So...

736
00:36:14,998 --> 00:36:17,175
Riverdale lives
to fight another day.

737
00:36:18,828 --> 00:36:21,091
[chuckles] Nice job, Arch.

738
00:36:21,135 --> 00:36:22,180
Yeah, we'll see.

739
00:36:24,269 --> 00:36:27,315
What about Cheryl?
Should we be worried?

740
00:36:27,359 --> 00:36:29,143
No, she'll come around.

741
00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:31,232
-Yeah.
-What you doing later tonight?

742
00:36:33,974 --> 00:36:35,149
[Nana Rose] How did it go?

743
00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:37,238
Was our Abigail avenged?

744
00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:39,284
-Hardly, Nana.
-Oh.

745
00:36:39,327 --> 00:36:42,330
They don't give a whit
about the sins of the past.

746
00:36:42,374 --> 00:36:44,376
[sighs] Will Riverdale
ever learn?

747
00:36:44,419 --> 00:36:45,942
Well, perhaps.

748
00:36:45,986 --> 00:36:48,031
But they will need help.

749
00:36:48,075 --> 00:36:51,078
And Abigail must be honored.

750
00:36:52,035 --> 00:36:53,211
[Cheryl] What's that?

751
00:36:53,254 --> 00:36:56,083
The last words she ever spoke

752
00:36:56,126 --> 00:36:59,391
as she was being burned alive
at the stake.

753
00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:01,654
You mean the curse?

754
00:37:02,611 --> 00:37:04,918
Speak the speech, child.

755
00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:07,834
It will be a fitting
tribute to our ancestor.

756
00:37:14,449 --> 00:37:16,146
[Cheryl] It's only fitting that

757
00:37:16,190 --> 00:37:20,107
these words spoken at the end
of one Blossom chapter...

758
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:23,241
shall be uttered
as a new one unfurls.

759
00:37:24,764 --> 00:37:26,244
From this day on,

760
00:37:26,287 --> 00:37:28,637
Thornhill will no longer
be home to a ministry,

761
00:37:28,681 --> 00:37:30,726
but to a school

762
00:37:30,770 --> 00:37:32,554
modeled after Abigail's.

763
00:37:32,598 --> 00:37:34,295
An academy for lost
and wayward girls.

764
00:37:36,079 --> 00:37:38,386
As Abigail herself once said
these words...

765
00:37:41,650 --> 00:37:43,130
"Archibald Andrews,

766
00:37:43,173 --> 00:37:45,698
Jedediah Jones,
and Beatrice Cooper.

767
00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:48,091
I repudiate you
with my dying breath.

768
00:37:48,135 --> 00:37:50,529
And in Satan's name,
I curse you.

769
00:37:50,572 --> 00:37:53,532
Burn me, but you will never
escape my wrath,

770
00:37:53,575 --> 00:37:55,316
nor Satan's.

771
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:56,926
The unchained elements
of the power of darkness are

772
00:37:56,970 --> 00:37:58,537
lying in ambush.

773
00:37:58,580 --> 00:38:00,365
Beware.

774
00:38:00,408 --> 00:38:03,498
My revenge will strike down you
and your accursed houses.

775
00:38:03,542 --> 00:38:07,328
And I will bathe in the blood
of your sons and daughters.

776
00:38:07,372 --> 00:38:10,331
Immortal, I shall return,
again and again,

777
00:38:10,375 --> 00:38:12,507
to torment and destroy you."

778
00:38:12,551 --> 00:38:14,074
[Abigail] And destroy you!

779
00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:24,258
-[wind blowing]
-[gasps]

780
00:38:46,411 --> 00:38:48,151
What do you guys think?

781
00:38:48,195 --> 00:38:49,588
I think it's your
best work yet, Archie.

782
00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:52,547
Thanks, Alice.

783
00:38:52,591 --> 00:38:54,288
But I mean,
it's just a plywood sign.

784
00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:55,811
-[chuckles softly]
-Nah.

785
00:38:55,855 --> 00:38:57,465
It's everything you've
done this year, Arch.

786
00:39:03,776 --> 00:39:05,952
[wind whooshing]

787
00:39:09,869 --> 00:39:11,392
That's bizarre.

788
00:39:11,436 --> 00:39:13,220
RIVW weatherman didn't call
for wind today.

789
00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:16,354
[shivering] Ooh.

790
00:39:16,397 --> 00:39:18,660
This wind.

791
00:39:18,704 --> 00:39:21,533
Yeah, it feels like someone's
walking on my grave. Come on.

792
00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,060
Very good.

793
00:39:27,103 --> 00:39:29,279
From a classroom
to a boiler room.

794
00:39:29,323 --> 00:39:30,324
Only in Riverdale.

795
00:39:32,718 --> 00:39:34,415
How are we looking
back here, partner?

796
00:39:34,459 --> 00:39:36,765
Well, it's not
the Caesars Palace...

797
00:39:38,463 --> 00:39:39,507
but we'll get there.

798
00:39:40,421 --> 00:39:41,466
Of that, Reggie,

799
00:39:42,336 --> 00:39:44,120
I have no doubt.

800
00:39:44,164 --> 00:39:46,166
["Cross My Heart" playing]

801
00:39:52,955 --> 00:39:55,131
[both laughing]

802
00:39:55,175 --> 00:39:57,612
♪ And hope to die...

803
00:39:58,308 --> 00:40:00,006
Betty...

804
00:40:00,049 --> 00:40:02,661
♪ To tell a lie

805
00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:04,663
♪ Cross my heart...

806
00:40:04,706 --> 00:40:06,012
I... [sighs]

807
00:40:06,055 --> 00:40:07,274
I want to try again.

808
00:40:09,189 --> 00:40:10,973
Us.

809
00:40:11,017 --> 00:40:13,149
Not as friends
with benefits, but...

810
00:40:14,934 --> 00:40:15,891
but for real.

811
00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:17,676
All in.

812
00:40:19,199 --> 00:40:20,200
[both chuckle]

813
00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:22,724
I mean, can we try again?

814
00:40:24,770 --> 00:40:25,727
We can.

815
00:40:27,381 --> 00:40:29,470
I want to be
with you, too, Arch.

816
00:40:29,514 --> 00:40:32,125
♪ To tell a lie

817
00:40:32,168 --> 00:40:34,301
♪ Cross my heart

818
00:40:34,344 --> 00:40:38,000
♪ And hope to die

819
00:40:41,613 --> 00:40:46,487
♪ I know that I'm
Losing my credibility ♪

820
00:40:46,531 --> 00:40:48,402
♪ But I know what I saw

821
00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:51,449
♪ And I know that it saw me

822
00:40:51,492 --> 00:40:58,194
♪ I swear on the grave
Of my late darling ♪

823
00:40:58,238 --> 00:41:01,894
♪ He had a song
He'd always sing ♪

824
00:41:01,937 --> 00:41:04,331
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na ♪

825
00:41:04,374 --> 00:41:06,725
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na ♪

826
00:41:06,768 --> 00:41:08,074
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na...

827
00:41:08,117 --> 00:41:10,250
[faint ticking]

828
00:41:10,293 --> 00:41:11,251
Can you hear that?

829
00:41:12,339 --> 00:41:14,210
Yeah. What is that?

830
00:41:15,168 --> 00:41:16,212
The clock?

831
00:41:21,696 --> 00:41:23,698
[ticking grows louder]

832
00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:26,745
[ticking and beeping]

833
00:41:28,398 --> 00:41:30,357
-Betty.
-What, what is it?

834
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,838
Tick. Tick.

835
00:41:32,881 --> 00:41:33,795
-[beeps]
-Boom.

836
00:41:41,107 --> 00:41:43,544
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na ♪

837
00:41:43,588 --> 00:41:46,025
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na ♪

838
00:41:46,068 --> 00:41:48,636
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na ♪