1 00:00:01,218 --> 00:00:02,828 [rock music playing on earphones] 2 00:00:07,485 --> 00:00:10,401 [indistinct conversations] 3 00:00:10,445 --> 00:00:11,881 Oh, hell, no. 4 00:00:11,924 --> 00:00:14,927 -When I was back there. -Right. [laughs] 5 00:00:14,971 --> 00:00:16,364 What are you doing in my house? 6 00:00:16,407 --> 00:00:17,974 Archie, don't be rude. 7 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:19,584 I was just talking to your uncle about the, uh, 8 00:00:19,628 --> 00:00:21,282 the town-wide census I'm conducting. 9 00:00:22,631 --> 00:00:24,111 Census? 10 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:25,721 Under what authority? 11 00:00:25,764 --> 00:00:26,896 With council approval. 12 00:00:26,939 --> 00:00:28,767 Well, Alice and Frank. 13 00:00:28,811 --> 00:00:31,944 I can assure you, the questions are standard. 14 00:00:31,988 --> 00:00:34,077 How long have you lived in Riverdale? 15 00:00:34,121 --> 00:00:37,080 What problems are you most concerned with in your neighborhood? 16 00:00:37,124 --> 00:00:40,301 And people's answers will help guide the council. 17 00:00:40,344 --> 00:00:42,433 And of course, I'll get to meet my neighbors. 18 00:00:42,477 --> 00:00:46,568 Door by door. Face by face. 19 00:00:46,611 --> 00:00:49,832 Tell me, Archie. Would you like to answer some questions? 20 00:00:51,007 --> 00:00:52,139 No. 21 00:00:52,182 --> 00:00:53,488 I would not. 22 00:00:54,967 --> 00:00:56,317 And I'd like you to leave. 23 00:00:58,319 --> 00:00:59,276 Now. 24 00:01:02,845 --> 00:01:04,412 I gotta say I'm shocked, Archie. 25 00:01:05,282 --> 00:01:06,762 He is not a good guy. 26 00:01:06,805 --> 00:01:09,895 Oh, good grief, Archie! 27 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:12,376 You've clearly made up your mind against Percival. 28 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:14,161 It's a shame. 29 00:01:14,204 --> 00:01:16,076 He has a lot of great ideas about how to make Riverdale 30 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:17,251 a better place to live. 31 00:01:21,168 --> 00:01:22,473 [thunder rumbling] 32 00:01:25,607 --> 00:01:28,392 It's damp and chilly, Mistress Abigail. 33 00:01:28,436 --> 00:01:30,046 Why don't we go back to Thornhill? 34 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,701 I'll brew you some of that yummy tea that you like, 35 00:01:32,744 --> 00:01:34,094 and we'll get you warm and cozy. 36 00:01:34,137 --> 00:01:37,923 No, as restorative as your tea is, 37 00:01:37,967 --> 00:01:39,360 it's time to vanquish my enemies 38 00:01:39,403 --> 00:01:41,536 and be reunited with my Thomasina. 39 00:01:44,147 --> 00:01:46,062 How? 40 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:48,020 I shall reincarnate Thomasina's soul 41 00:01:48,064 --> 00:01:50,022 into Toni Topaz's body. 42 00:01:50,066 --> 00:01:51,285 The blood moon will be rising soon. 43 00:01:51,328 --> 00:01:53,765 Perfect time for reincarnation spell. 44 00:01:53,809 --> 00:01:56,072 And once my beloved has returned to me, 45 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,379 together, we will slay Fangs Fogarty. 46 00:01:58,422 --> 00:01:59,597 [lightning crackles] 47 00:01:59,641 --> 00:02:01,991 And seal our love for all eternity. 48 00:02:02,034 --> 00:02:05,168 And is Mr. Fogarty the only, um, 49 00:02:05,212 --> 00:02:07,301 enemy you wish to vanquish? 50 00:02:07,344 --> 00:02:10,434 No. There are still the three descendants of my assassins. 51 00:02:11,392 --> 00:02:13,089 Come along, Brittania. 52 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,090 Ah! 53 00:02:26,058 --> 00:02:27,886 You're in a good mood today. 54 00:02:27,930 --> 00:02:29,801 I am. 55 00:02:29,845 --> 00:02:32,195 I just spoke to my dad and he wants to visit the casino. 56 00:02:32,239 --> 00:02:35,024 Really? How's his health? 57 00:02:35,067 --> 00:02:39,028 He's on the mend, but it's like he lost his mojo. 58 00:02:39,071 --> 00:02:40,812 The truth is, 59 00:02:40,856 --> 00:02:43,989 my dad's always wanted to feel like the big shot. 60 00:02:44,033 --> 00:02:45,948 That's what's most important. 61 00:02:45,991 --> 00:02:48,255 To make him feel like one. 62 00:02:48,298 --> 00:02:52,172 Well, in that case, leave it to me. 63 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:54,478 The Sheriff's Department is pleased to announce 64 00:02:54,522 --> 00:02:56,350 that the town-wide census is complete, 65 00:02:56,393 --> 00:02:58,787 and the people of Riverdale have spoken. 66 00:02:58,830 --> 00:03:03,400 And since the unhoused problem has been dealt with, 67 00:03:03,444 --> 00:03:07,012 their main source of anxiety is the ongoing gang warfare 68 00:03:07,056 --> 00:03:08,536 between the Serpents and the Ghoulies. 69 00:03:09,798 --> 00:03:11,843 Miss Topaz, 70 00:03:11,887 --> 00:03:14,629 since you're a member of the Council of Four and Serpent Queen, 71 00:03:14,672 --> 00:03:16,152 what have you got to say about that? 72 00:03:17,675 --> 00:03:19,111 Well, to begin with, there is no war 73 00:03:19,155 --> 00:03:21,810 between the Serpents and the Ghoulies. 74 00:03:21,853 --> 00:03:24,421 Actually, I've been in constant contact with the Ghoulies' leader, 75 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:28,251 Twyla Twyst, in efforts to de-escalate tension. 76 00:03:28,295 --> 00:03:31,428 And I believe we're very close to declaring a ceasefire. 77 00:03:31,472 --> 00:03:34,779 Well, I wonder, have you considered disbanding the Serpents? 78 00:03:36,259 --> 00:03:39,262 Okay, if I could just interject here, 79 00:03:39,306 --> 00:03:41,830 Miss Topaz is not on trial. 80 00:03:41,873 --> 00:03:43,266 Your point has been noted, 81 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:45,529 Mr. Pickens. 82 00:03:45,573 --> 00:03:48,402 Now let's please move on to the next item on our agenda. 83 00:03:52,580 --> 00:03:54,495 What the hell was that? 84 00:03:54,538 --> 00:03:56,018 An ambush. 85 00:03:56,061 --> 00:03:57,889 Percival went after the folks in Sketch Alley 86 00:03:57,933 --> 00:03:59,021 and now he's coming after us. 87 00:03:59,064 --> 00:04:00,805 Hey, Toni. Fangs. 88 00:04:00,849 --> 00:04:03,982 Oh, hey, Prince! 89 00:04:04,026 --> 00:04:06,985 How is my baby boy doing? 90 00:04:07,029 --> 00:04:09,031 Yeah, he's great. He's great. 91 00:04:09,074 --> 00:04:11,033 I'm bummed to let him go. 92 00:04:11,076 --> 00:04:13,383 Nervous, given everything going on. 93 00:04:13,427 --> 00:04:15,298 Oh, don't be. 94 00:04:15,342 --> 00:04:17,909 I gotta be honest. I'm having second thoughts 95 00:04:17,953 --> 00:04:22,218 about Baby Anthony being raised around gang culture. 96 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:23,524 You mean as a Serpent? 97 00:04:23,567 --> 00:04:26,309 Kevin, I was raised as a Serpent. 98 00:04:26,353 --> 00:04:28,006 So was Fangs. 99 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:30,182 I know. I know. I'm just... concerned for his safety. 100 00:04:30,226 --> 00:04:31,140 That's all. 101 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:35,884 [Veronica] Welcome to Babylonium, Mr. Mantle. 102 00:04:35,927 --> 00:04:38,974 And here we are, our best table, 103 00:04:39,017 --> 00:04:40,410 and our best dealer, 104 00:04:40,454 --> 00:04:43,544 Ryan. He's one of my favorites. 105 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:46,068 Is there anything else we can get for you, Mr. Mantle? 106 00:04:46,111 --> 00:04:48,331 No. This is all very impressive. 107 00:04:48,375 --> 00:04:49,854 We aim to please. 108 00:04:49,898 --> 00:04:51,116 I'll come by to check on you later. 109 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,727 But in the meantime, have fun. 110 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:57,514 [Archie] Thanks for hanging back, you guys. 111 00:04:57,558 --> 00:05:00,822 Something very, very weird is happening in Riverdale. 112 00:05:00,865 --> 00:05:04,260 You mean, besides us suddenly developing mutant abilities? 113 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:06,828 I'm talking about Percival Pickens. 114 00:05:06,871 --> 00:05:08,830 You heard him. He's been going around door to door 115 00:05:08,873 --> 00:05:12,268 meeting with everyone in town, trying to recruit them. 116 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:13,965 Your mom, my Uncle Frank, 117 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:16,098 Sheriff Keller. God knows who else. 118 00:05:16,141 --> 00:05:17,969 Ever since Percival sensed me in his mind, 119 00:05:18,013 --> 00:05:19,406 I've been doing some... 120 00:05:19,449 --> 00:05:21,669 research on heightened psychic abilities. 121 00:05:21,712 --> 00:05:24,280 You know, some people think that mind control is a real thing, 122 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,587 like a skill, the power of persuasion. 123 00:05:26,630 --> 00:05:28,937 But persuading people to do what? 124 00:05:28,980 --> 00:05:31,853 What does Percival want with Riverdale? 125 00:05:31,896 --> 00:05:34,116 His family was one of the original settlers of the town. 126 00:05:34,159 --> 00:05:35,335 Maybe he feels like he has a claim to it? 127 00:05:35,378 --> 00:05:38,903 Whatever it is, it's not good. 128 00:05:38,947 --> 00:05:42,690 Jug, if he really made your friend Doc attack Kev, 129 00:05:42,733 --> 00:05:44,518 what's to say he didn't compel the people 130 00:05:44,561 --> 00:05:46,650 of Sketch Alley to up and leave the same way? 131 00:05:46,694 --> 00:05:49,697 I mean, if he really can control people's thoughts, and actions-- 132 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,089 Yeah, he needs to be stopped. 133 00:05:52,308 --> 00:05:53,831 Classic superhero narrative. 134 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:56,094 Okay, Betty, can we throw this guy in jail? 135 00:05:56,138 --> 00:05:57,661 -You're the FBI. -Yeah, 136 00:05:57,705 --> 00:05:59,271 but not if we can't prove he's breaking any laws. 137 00:05:59,315 --> 00:06:01,535 All right, then. Archie, you are invulnerable. 138 00:06:01,578 --> 00:06:02,884 Let's beat this guy up. 139 00:06:02,927 --> 00:06:04,015 Break every bone in his body. 140 00:06:04,059 --> 00:06:05,060 I can't do that, Jug. 141 00:06:05,103 --> 00:06:07,018 I'd be just as bad as he is. 142 00:06:07,062 --> 00:06:08,977 Besides, we tried both of those things with Hiram repeatedly. 143 00:06:09,020 --> 00:06:11,196 They're temporary solutions at best. 144 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,069 Percival is going around recruiting people for whatever big play he's got. 145 00:06:14,112 --> 00:06:15,723 What if we do the same thing? 146 00:06:15,766 --> 00:06:17,420 We go to our friends, 147 00:06:17,464 --> 00:06:18,987 the people we trust, 148 00:06:19,030 --> 00:06:20,815 make sure that he's not turning them to his side. 149 00:06:20,858 --> 00:06:22,512 In the short term, it would stop Percival 150 00:06:22,556 --> 00:06:24,427 from amassing too much power too quickly. 151 00:06:24,471 --> 00:06:27,735 We'd be concerned citizens talking to our neighbors. 152 00:06:27,778 --> 00:06:31,042 Guys, what if this is why we were given our powers? 153 00:06:31,086 --> 00:06:32,653 To protect the town from Percival. 154 00:06:33,828 --> 00:06:36,091 Okay, relax, Professor Xavier. 155 00:06:39,703 --> 00:06:41,139 Who do we start with? 156 00:06:41,183 --> 00:06:43,403 [Cheryl] Well, isn't this fortuitous? 157 00:06:43,446 --> 00:06:46,231 Cheryl, have you had any private contact 158 00:06:46,275 --> 00:06:49,147 with Percival Pickens? 159 00:06:49,191 --> 00:06:50,758 Did he stop by to interview you? 160 00:06:50,801 --> 00:06:52,237 For his census? 161 00:06:52,281 --> 00:06:53,935 Yes, but I was taking a buttermilk bath, 162 00:06:53,978 --> 00:06:54,979 so I couldn't receive him. 163 00:06:55,023 --> 00:06:57,242 Why for? 164 00:06:57,286 --> 00:07:01,595 We're worried that his intentions for Riverdale may not be above board. 165 00:07:01,638 --> 00:07:04,728 We think he is recruiting people to his side. 166 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:09,211 For some nefarious agenda? 167 00:07:09,254 --> 00:07:11,474 Honestly, I'd be more worried about an angry mob dragging me 168 00:07:11,518 --> 00:07:14,259 into the forest in the middle of the night and burning me at the stake. 169 00:07:14,303 --> 00:07:15,913 As Archibald Andrews, Jedediah Jones 170 00:07:15,957 --> 00:07:19,439 and Beatrice Cooper did to my ancestor. 171 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:20,744 Not this again. 172 00:07:20,788 --> 00:07:22,616 Yes, again. 173 00:07:22,659 --> 00:07:24,748 That transgression hasn't been settled or forgotten. 174 00:07:24,792 --> 00:07:27,490 Okay, will you just let us know if Percival 175 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:29,840 tries to influence you in any way? 176 00:07:29,884 --> 00:07:31,146 And for what? 177 00:07:31,189 --> 00:07:33,148 Regarding Mr. Pickens, 178 00:07:33,191 --> 00:07:36,107 I'll keep my own counsel as I always have. 179 00:07:36,151 --> 00:07:40,329 And as for you three, my patience, and this audience is at an end. 180 00:07:40,372 --> 00:07:42,200 Come on, Cheryl. We're the good guys. 181 00:07:43,593 --> 00:07:45,116 Spoken like a true villain. 182 00:07:47,945 --> 00:07:49,251 Let me show you the door. 183 00:07:51,558 --> 00:07:52,559 [door slams] 184 00:07:54,386 --> 00:07:57,389 Stoke the fires and heat the ovens, Brittania. 185 00:07:57,433 --> 00:07:59,522 We're preparing arsenic-laced scones. 186 00:08:00,088 --> 00:08:01,829 For who? 187 00:08:01,872 --> 00:08:05,006 For that unholy trinity of self-obsessed malefactors. 188 00:08:05,049 --> 00:08:07,399 The timing couldn't be more perfect. 189 00:08:07,443 --> 00:08:09,489 I need a corpse for my reincarnation ritual. 190 00:08:11,708 --> 00:08:14,102 Hurry now. Lest we bake a scone for you, too. 191 00:08:20,195 --> 00:08:21,675 [car approaching] 192 00:08:38,866 --> 00:08:41,433 [screaming] 193 00:08:49,093 --> 00:08:50,834 Toni, where are you right now? 194 00:08:50,878 --> 00:08:53,358 At school. Why? What's up? 195 00:08:53,402 --> 00:08:55,186 Don't tell me more trouble with the Ghoulies. 196 00:08:55,230 --> 00:08:56,536 Not the Ghoulies. 197 00:08:56,579 --> 00:08:58,886 But I just got a call from Alice. 198 00:08:58,929 --> 00:09:02,367 She and Frank are convening an emergency meeting of the council. 199 00:09:02,411 --> 00:09:04,152 Why wasn't I told about this? 200 00:09:04,195 --> 00:09:07,895 It's because the meeting is to remove you from the council. 201 00:09:07,938 --> 00:09:10,288 What? Why? 202 00:09:10,332 --> 00:09:12,900 It's Percival's idea, says Alice. 203 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:16,556 He's using the drive-by last night as an excuse. 204 00:09:16,599 --> 00:09:18,427 What's his grudge with me? 205 00:09:18,470 --> 00:09:21,386 I don't know. I mean, you're a pillar of the community, 206 00:09:21,430 --> 00:09:24,085 and maybe he sees you as a threat. 207 00:09:24,128 --> 00:09:26,478 At any rate, it is classic fear mongering, 208 00:09:26,522 --> 00:09:29,220 and that is why you need to come with me to this meeting. 209 00:09:29,264 --> 00:09:30,308 I'm on my way. 210 00:09:31,396 --> 00:09:33,442 [Veronica] What's going on? 211 00:09:33,485 --> 00:09:35,618 We want to talk about Percival Pickens. 212 00:09:35,662 --> 00:09:37,228 We don't think he's a good guy. 213 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:39,579 [Betty] Did he come by here for his census 214 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:41,798 to put ideas into your head 215 00:09:41,842 --> 00:09:43,931 or try to shift your point of view? 216 00:09:43,974 --> 00:09:45,802 Or to recruit you for anything? 217 00:09:46,542 --> 00:09:49,110 No and no. 218 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:51,286 But... 219 00:09:51,329 --> 00:09:55,159 the male Mary Poppins is definitely up to some serious shadiness. 220 00:09:55,203 --> 00:09:56,770 Why do you say that? 221 00:09:56,813 --> 00:10:01,035 I had one of my associates look into him for me. 222 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:02,776 And Percival... 223 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,561 doesn't exist. 224 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:07,607 There's literally no trace of him 225 00:10:07,650 --> 00:10:09,086 before he showed up in Riverdale. 226 00:10:09,130 --> 00:10:13,134 And this sounds crazy, but... 227 00:10:13,177 --> 00:10:15,745 he said something to one of our clients. 228 00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:17,268 I don't know what. 229 00:10:17,312 --> 00:10:20,141 And then that client... 230 00:10:23,187 --> 00:10:24,275 killed himself. 231 00:10:27,409 --> 00:10:29,629 Okay. Now, can we beat this guy up? 232 00:10:29,672 --> 00:10:30,673 Get him thrown in jail? 233 00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:32,675 How does he even have powers? 234 00:10:32,719 --> 00:10:34,329 We were in that explosion. 235 00:10:34,372 --> 00:10:35,852 Not that that makes sense. 236 00:10:35,896 --> 00:10:37,593 None of this makes sense. 237 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:40,204 But how can Percival control people's minds? 238 00:10:40,248 --> 00:10:42,511 -[elevator bell dings] -[cellphones beep] 239 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:49,300 It's Tabitha. She says we need to go to the El Royale. 240 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:52,782 [gavel bangs] 241 00:10:54,088 --> 00:10:56,351 Thank you for assembling. 242 00:10:56,394 --> 00:10:59,615 We've all heard about the act of gang violence that happened 243 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:02,009 at Pop's just last night. 244 00:11:02,052 --> 00:11:03,967 And in response to that incident, 245 00:11:04,011 --> 00:11:06,535 Percival Pickens would like to submit a motion. 246 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:13,063 My motion is for the immediate removal of Antoinette Topaz 247 00:11:13,107 --> 00:11:14,543 from the Council of Four. 248 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:18,199 How can Riverdale feel safe 249 00:11:18,242 --> 00:11:20,549 with a known gang member shaping town policy? 250 00:11:20,592 --> 00:11:24,771 I think Toni can and should speak for herself. 251 00:11:24,814 --> 00:11:26,337 Thank you, Tabitha. 252 00:11:29,340 --> 00:11:32,953 Mr. Pickens, I know you're new here. 253 00:11:32,996 --> 00:11:36,478 But I have spent my entire life in service to Riverdale. 254 00:11:36,521 --> 00:11:40,612 After high school, I graduated college with a degree in social work. 255 00:11:40,656 --> 00:11:44,312 I then became guidance counselor at Riverdale High. 256 00:11:44,355 --> 00:11:48,316 I kept its doors open as Hiram Lodge fought to shut us down. 257 00:11:48,359 --> 00:11:50,753 I then used my position as a small business owner 258 00:11:50,797 --> 00:11:54,757 and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. 259 00:11:54,801 --> 00:11:58,282 to help with various charities and organizations. 260 00:11:58,326 --> 00:12:01,764 And if there's any doubt about my integrity, 261 00:12:01,808 --> 00:12:05,246 just know that I'm raising my son here, 262 00:12:05,289 --> 00:12:07,901 and I'm invested in Riverdale because of him. 263 00:12:09,598 --> 00:12:11,600 And I hope you all let me continue to advocate 264 00:12:11,643 --> 00:12:14,342 for you and this town. 265 00:12:15,604 --> 00:12:16,518 Thank you. 266 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:22,611 Well, let's put it to a vote. 267 00:12:22,654 --> 00:12:23,743 See what happens. 268 00:12:32,273 --> 00:12:33,753 Miss Lodge, 269 00:12:33,796 --> 00:12:36,843 sorry to interrupt, but Mister Mantle is back 270 00:12:36,886 --> 00:12:39,584 at table 12 and he's in pretty deep. 271 00:12:39,628 --> 00:12:41,630 to the tune of $7,000. 272 00:12:44,198 --> 00:12:46,504 All right. I will deal with it. 273 00:12:46,548 --> 00:12:47,549 Thank you. 274 00:12:51,466 --> 00:12:52,815 [Betty] Mom. 275 00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:55,557 -Oh, hey, honey. -Hey, uh, what's going on? 276 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,559 We heard from Tabitha that there was a meeting. 277 00:12:57,602 --> 00:12:59,126 Uh, yeah, there was. 278 00:12:59,169 --> 00:13:01,650 Unfortunately, Toni was voted off the council. 279 00:13:03,478 --> 00:13:06,611 And let me guess, Alice. This was Percival's idea? 280 00:13:06,655 --> 00:13:09,397 Except for Tabitha, it was a unanimous vote, Archie. 281 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:10,659 Unanimous? 282 00:13:12,182 --> 00:13:13,836 Against Toni? How is that possible? 283 00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:18,188 Ah! [chuckles] 284 00:13:21,583 --> 00:13:23,411 How are you boys doing over here? 285 00:13:23,454 --> 00:13:24,978 The House is calling for a break. 286 00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:35,815 How are you feeling, Mr. Mantle? Are you doing okay? 287 00:13:37,599 --> 00:13:39,035 Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. 288 00:13:39,079 --> 00:13:40,689 Um... 289 00:13:40,732 --> 00:13:43,126 I'm a little bit down, but my luck is turning. 290 00:13:43,170 --> 00:13:45,302 I can... I can feel it. 291 00:13:45,346 --> 00:13:48,175 As a matter of fact, I was wondering whether or not 292 00:13:48,218 --> 00:13:51,265 you guys could float me, maybe $5,000? 293 00:13:53,354 --> 00:13:58,838 Oh, uh, we don't really do that here. 294 00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:01,144 But maybe you should step away from the table 295 00:14:01,188 --> 00:14:03,451 and slow down a bit, you know, cut your losses. 296 00:14:03,494 --> 00:14:08,412 So, you're throwing me out of my own son's casino? 297 00:14:08,456 --> 00:14:10,458 You're going to embarrass me in front of these guys. 298 00:14:13,156 --> 00:14:16,333 ♪ Baby did a bad bad thing 299 00:14:16,377 --> 00:14:19,423 ♪ Baby did a bad bad thing 300 00:14:19,467 --> 00:14:23,079 ♪ Baby did a bad bad thing 301 00:14:23,123 --> 00:14:25,821 ♪ Baby did a bad bad thing 302 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,475 ♪ You ever love Someone so much ♪ 303 00:14:27,518 --> 00:14:28,606 ♪ You thought Your little heart... ♪ 304 00:14:28,650 --> 00:14:31,174 [Cheryl] Archie Andrews. 305 00:14:31,218 --> 00:14:35,004 Just the he-man I was looking for. 306 00:14:35,048 --> 00:14:38,660 I'm sorry I was so cold to you at Thornhill yesterday. 307 00:14:38,703 --> 00:14:40,923 May I interest you in an apology treat? 308 00:14:43,056 --> 00:14:44,187 Dearest Jug-Jug, 309 00:14:46,581 --> 00:14:49,149 may I offer you a sugary sweet mea culpa 310 00:14:49,192 --> 00:14:51,107 for my foul mood yesterday? 311 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:55,329 Sweet cousin. 312 00:14:57,287 --> 00:14:59,724 I come bearing gifts to mend hurt feelings. 313 00:15:06,644 --> 00:15:09,038 What are you doing, Cheryl? 314 00:15:09,082 --> 00:15:11,649 Offering you an olive branch. 315 00:15:11,693 --> 00:15:13,477 Why won't you take one like your cohorts did? 316 00:15:15,479 --> 00:15:16,828 What did you put in those scones? 317 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,659 Are you trying to poison me? 318 00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:24,532 [scoffs] 319 00:15:27,883 --> 00:15:29,058 "Cohorts." 320 00:15:31,191 --> 00:15:32,453 Jug. Archie. 321 00:15:35,499 --> 00:15:36,892 Don't eat that scone. 322 00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:40,809 I already did. 323 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:43,029 What's the problem? 324 00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:44,204 I think she poisoned them. 325 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:49,383 Okay. Well, I'm invulnerable, remember? 326 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:50,950 Okay, well, Jughead isn't. 327 00:15:50,993 --> 00:15:52,908 So get a glass of water and a salt shaker 328 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,301 and meet me by the bathrooms, okay? 329 00:15:55,737 --> 00:15:57,086 Don't take another bite! 330 00:15:58,392 --> 00:15:59,871 Bathroom. Now. 331 00:16:02,048 --> 00:16:04,615 Cheryl gave us poisoned scones? 332 00:16:04,659 --> 00:16:06,748 -Yeah, we think so. -Well, yes, I saw her aura, okay? 333 00:16:06,791 --> 00:16:08,750 So drink this and then throw up. 334 00:16:15,278 --> 00:16:16,366 Just go. 335 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:22,503 -I have been thinking, Fangs. -Mmm-hmm. 336 00:16:22,546 --> 00:16:24,984 What if the Serpents shed their skin 337 00:16:25,027 --> 00:16:28,639 and rebranded a little bit? 338 00:16:28,683 --> 00:16:34,558 So we no longer be a gang, which is triggering, 339 00:16:34,602 --> 00:16:36,778 but a political activist group, 340 00:16:36,821 --> 00:16:39,999 like the Black Panthers. 341 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:44,003 We'd focus more on community-driven programs 342 00:16:44,046 --> 00:16:46,831 helping the town's youth and seniors. 343 00:16:46,875 --> 00:16:48,529 Wouldn't we be handing the town 344 00:16:48,572 --> 00:16:50,748 over to the Ghoulies at that point? 345 00:16:50,792 --> 00:16:53,664 Well, we could ask Betty for help from the FBI. 346 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:57,538 You want the FBI to fight our battles for us? 347 00:16:57,581 --> 00:16:58,887 Where's all this coming from? 348 00:16:58,930 --> 00:17:00,845 Becoming a political activist group? 349 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,241 It would take the wind out of the witch hunter sails. 350 00:17:07,765 --> 00:17:09,419 I gotta be honest. 351 00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:10,681 I don't think the Serpents are gonna go for it, Toni. 352 00:17:12,596 --> 00:17:14,772 They will if we stay united on this. 353 00:17:15,947 --> 00:17:17,036 Fangs. 354 00:17:18,254 --> 00:17:19,168 Are we? 355 00:17:20,778 --> 00:17:21,736 United? 356 00:17:25,914 --> 00:17:27,176 Oh, my God! 357 00:17:31,267 --> 00:17:32,747 Kevin? 358 00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:34,749 What the hell? You can't just come in here. 359 00:17:34,792 --> 00:17:36,838 We got a warrant, Fangs. We received reports 360 00:17:36,881 --> 00:17:38,840 there's illegal weapons being stored in this apartment. 361 00:17:39,536 --> 00:17:41,190 Weapons? 362 00:17:41,234 --> 00:17:43,410 Absolutely not. And reports from whom? 363 00:17:51,331 --> 00:17:53,681 -I'll check the baby's room. -The hell you will! 364 00:17:53,724 --> 00:17:55,204 That's it. He's done. 365 00:17:55,248 --> 00:17:56,075 Come on. 366 00:17:58,381 --> 00:17:59,774 What the hell? Let him go. 367 00:18:03,125 --> 00:18:04,692 Kevin, why are you doing this? 368 00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:07,129 [exhales, sniffs] 369 00:18:20,534 --> 00:18:22,318 [Toni] Fangs, I'm going to get you out of here no matter what. 370 00:18:22,362 --> 00:18:23,493 But I need to know. 371 00:18:25,191 --> 00:18:26,540 Where did the weapons come from? 372 00:18:29,934 --> 00:18:31,022 They were mine. 373 00:18:31,936 --> 00:18:32,763 [sighs] 374 00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:35,375 Fangs, why? 375 00:18:37,028 --> 00:18:40,728 In our house? With Baby Anthony? 376 00:18:40,771 --> 00:18:43,209 I was storing them. 377 00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:45,950 For a battle royale with the Ghoulies. 378 00:18:45,994 --> 00:18:47,648 You stopped talking to Twyla Twyst, 379 00:18:47,691 --> 00:18:51,391 but she reached out to me, challenged me to a rumble. 380 00:18:51,434 --> 00:18:54,307 The other Serpents? They want to fight. 381 00:18:57,788 --> 00:18:59,181 I'm sorry, Toni. 382 00:19:06,449 --> 00:19:07,320 [door opens] 383 00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:12,020 -Hey. -Hey. 384 00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:13,630 [Reggie] How's the scene at the casino? 385 00:19:13,674 --> 00:19:15,458 Dad said he had a blast again. 386 00:19:17,068 --> 00:19:18,853 [sighs] To be honest... 387 00:19:19,810 --> 00:19:21,160 We kind of had a moment. 388 00:19:22,683 --> 00:19:25,033 He was losing a lot of money. 389 00:19:25,076 --> 00:19:27,992 And I asked him if he wanted to step away. 390 00:19:28,036 --> 00:19:30,995 He didn't and it's not a big deal, but... 391 00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:33,607 it kind of got me wondering, 392 00:19:33,650 --> 00:19:36,175 how did your dad get into debt with my dad? 393 00:19:37,132 --> 00:19:39,178 Was it gambling? 394 00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:41,441 He was making capital improvements to the car lot 395 00:19:41,484 --> 00:19:43,182 and the bank didn't want to give him a loan. 396 00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,750 Damn, Ronnie. 397 00:19:46,794 --> 00:19:48,578 The guy's finally having a good time, and you want to squash that? 398 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:51,320 Not at all. 399 00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:55,411 I only wanted to make sure he was okay. 400 00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:57,500 Trust me, he's fine. 401 00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:03,898 [sighs] 402 00:20:06,509 --> 00:20:08,859 Horrid news about Archie, Betty and Jughead. 403 00:20:08,903 --> 00:20:10,731 Oh, no. Are they? 404 00:20:10,774 --> 00:20:12,689 Very much alive, I'm afraid. 405 00:20:12,733 --> 00:20:14,474 How, I have no clue. 406 00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:15,649 No matter. 407 00:20:15,692 --> 00:20:18,260 Tomorrow I shall pay Toni a visit. 408 00:20:18,304 --> 00:20:20,784 I need some of her blood for my rituals. 409 00:20:20,828 --> 00:20:23,657 Does that mean that you're done trying to kill the others? 410 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:25,180 Of course not. 411 00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:28,444 I still hate them, and I still need a body. 412 00:20:28,488 --> 00:20:32,100 It's just a matter of devising how I might go about vanquishing them. 413 00:20:38,498 --> 00:20:39,890 How are you feeling, Jug? 414 00:20:39,934 --> 00:20:41,283 Like I swam in the ocean 415 00:20:41,327 --> 00:20:43,503 and swallowed a bunch of sea water. 416 00:20:43,546 --> 00:20:44,808 It was the best way to flush Cheryl's 417 00:20:44,852 --> 00:20:46,419 poison out of your system. 418 00:20:46,462 --> 00:20:49,596 Why is Cheryl trying to kill us all of a sudden? 419 00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:53,774 Because of something that happened to Abigail centuries ago? 420 00:20:53,817 --> 00:20:55,645 -Really? -Or it was Percival. 421 00:20:55,689 --> 00:20:58,909 I mean, maybe he got to her, suggested that she take us out. 422 00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:00,259 And what better way to get rid of us 423 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:01,564 without leaving any fingerprints? 424 00:21:01,608 --> 00:21:03,566 Well, there's one way to find out. 425 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,438 Jug, you can't read Percival's mind because he'll sense it. 426 00:21:05,481 --> 00:21:07,657 But maybe try reading Cheryl's? 427 00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:09,659 Maybe you'll pick up some trace of Percival? 428 00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:11,182 Yeah, I'll do it. 429 00:21:11,226 --> 00:21:13,663 Just let me get my sea legs back first. 430 00:21:17,014 --> 00:21:19,669 Behold. A bouquet of roses so beautiful, 431 00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:22,411 they needed your presence to keep them company. 432 00:21:22,455 --> 00:21:25,109 Cheryl, [sighs] what's the occasion? 433 00:21:25,153 --> 00:21:28,374 Oh, I just had a sixth sense that you need a pick-me-up. 434 00:21:28,417 --> 00:21:29,331 Was I wrong? 435 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:33,161 No, on the contrary, I... 436 00:21:33,204 --> 00:21:34,293 Ow! 437 00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:35,816 Oh, no. 438 00:21:35,859 --> 00:21:37,992 Do those roses still have thorns? 439 00:21:38,035 --> 00:21:39,559 Poor hand. Let me see. 440 00:21:42,039 --> 00:21:44,738 Pray, tell, what ails you? 441 00:21:46,957 --> 00:21:49,133 I got voted off the council. 442 00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:52,180 Fangs is in jail, and the Ghoulies 443 00:21:52,223 --> 00:21:53,790 are determined to start a war with the Serpents. 444 00:21:55,139 --> 00:21:56,880 Remind me again, what is the origin 445 00:21:56,924 --> 00:21:59,622 of your troubles with, um, the Ghoulies? 446 00:21:59,666 --> 00:22:01,276 Most recently? 447 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,669 Well, Archie went ballistic on them 448 00:22:02,712 --> 00:22:05,280 after they blew up his house. 449 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,674 For all I know, they're still trying to kill him. 450 00:22:07,717 --> 00:22:10,067 Probably planning another drive by 451 00:22:10,111 --> 00:22:11,330 even as we speak. 452 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:14,115 The Ghoulies wish to kill Archie? 453 00:22:15,986 --> 00:22:17,292 Tell me more about that. 454 00:22:18,598 --> 00:22:19,599 [Reggie] You called, Dad? 455 00:22:25,996 --> 00:22:27,476 I'm in trouble, Reg. 456 00:22:29,173 --> 00:22:30,740 I lost the car lot. 457 00:22:31,524 --> 00:22:32,742 The dealership? 458 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:38,661 How? When? 459 00:22:38,705 --> 00:22:40,359 [sighs] Last night. 460 00:22:42,317 --> 00:22:44,537 After we left the casino, 461 00:22:44,580 --> 00:22:47,278 these wise guys invited me to a private poker game 462 00:22:47,322 --> 00:22:48,410 at Cucina's Casa. 463 00:22:48,454 --> 00:22:49,846 You went with them? 464 00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:51,413 We were having a great time. 465 00:22:52,545 --> 00:22:53,807 Okay. 466 00:22:53,850 --> 00:22:55,809 And one thing led to another, 467 00:22:55,852 --> 00:22:58,551 and... and it was like that time at the race track. 468 00:22:58,594 --> 00:22:59,856 Remember? 469 00:22:59,900 --> 00:23:02,511 You know, I... I... I couldn't stop. 470 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:08,212 The more I lost, the more I had to keep on playing. 471 00:23:12,086 --> 00:23:14,262 I was wondering, um... 472 00:23:16,090 --> 00:23:18,092 Maybe you could talk to Veronica 473 00:23:18,135 --> 00:23:22,488 and she could talk to the wise guys. 474 00:23:22,531 --> 00:23:25,534 They're sort of her crowd, aren't they? 475 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:27,667 [sighs] 476 00:23:28,537 --> 00:23:30,539 Let me see, Dad. 477 00:23:30,583 --> 00:23:32,715 [Toni] Janet. What can I help you with? 478 00:23:32,759 --> 00:23:34,238 I hate having to do this, Toni, 479 00:23:34,282 --> 00:23:36,458 but I'm here conducting a wellness check. 480 00:23:37,677 --> 00:23:39,026 I've been informed this may be 481 00:23:39,069 --> 00:23:41,463 an unsafe environment for Baby Anthony. 482 00:23:41,507 --> 00:23:43,422 [distant voice] I received an anonymous complaint. 483 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:45,162 I'm here on a wellness check, Toni. 484 00:23:45,859 --> 00:23:46,729 For Baby Anthony. 485 00:23:50,341 --> 00:23:51,604 Toni? 486 00:23:51,647 --> 00:23:52,474 [in normal voice] Is everything all right? 487 00:23:52,518 --> 00:23:53,780 Yeah. 488 00:23:53,823 --> 00:23:56,696 Yeah. I was just having deja vu. 489 00:23:56,739 --> 00:23:59,176 Janet, I don't know what you've heard, 490 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:00,613 but I would never do anything 491 00:24:00,656 --> 00:24:03,659 to put Baby Anthony in harm's way. Ever. 492 00:24:03,703 --> 00:24:05,661 Of course. 493 00:24:05,705 --> 00:24:08,185 But as a social worker, I have to investigate every claim. 494 00:24:09,578 --> 00:24:11,188 Where is he now? Can I see him? 495 00:24:11,928 --> 00:24:14,583 Sure, follow me. 496 00:24:14,627 --> 00:24:15,845 He's asleep in his bedroom. 497 00:24:20,328 --> 00:24:21,460 Wait. Where is he? 498 00:24:23,374 --> 00:24:24,593 [Janet] Toni, the window. 499 00:24:28,162 --> 00:24:29,163 Oh, my God. 500 00:24:32,558 --> 00:24:34,255 [Cheryl] Oh, Archibald. 501 00:24:40,870 --> 00:24:42,568 [Cheryl laughs maliciously] 502 00:24:53,361 --> 00:24:55,972 All right, everybody, listen up. 503 00:24:56,016 --> 00:24:57,626 The Sheriff's department and the FBI 504 00:24:57,670 --> 00:24:59,933 are leading their own search for Baby Anthony. 505 00:24:59,976 --> 00:25:03,545 But here in Riverdale, we take care of our own. 506 00:25:03,589 --> 00:25:05,547 We've divided the town into a grid, 507 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:08,376 so we'll hit every house on every block 508 00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:10,378 until we find Baby Anthony. 509 00:25:10,421 --> 00:25:13,947 This is a 24/7 operation and we'll be working in shifts. 510 00:25:13,990 --> 00:25:15,818 Let's bring Baby Anthony home. 511 00:25:16,689 --> 00:25:18,821 [crowd murmuring] 512 00:25:26,046 --> 00:25:28,918 -[distant echoing voices] -[man 1] Poor kid. I hope he's okay. 513 00:25:28,962 --> 00:25:31,791 [woman 1] She's not fit to be a mother. 514 00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:33,575 [woman 2] She's the leader of a gang. 515 00:25:33,619 --> 00:25:35,272 Put her child in harm's way. 516 00:25:37,361 --> 00:25:39,581 [man 2] No one's safe in this town anymore. 517 00:25:39,625 --> 00:25:41,627 [crowd chattering] 518 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,023 Picking up on anything? 519 00:25:47,067 --> 00:25:48,764 Nothing. 520 00:25:48,808 --> 00:25:50,026 I mean, if the kidnappers are keeping tabs on the search, 521 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,375 they're not doing it nearby. 522 00:25:51,419 --> 00:25:53,334 But I'll keep looking. 523 00:25:53,377 --> 00:25:57,294 Okay. I'll take a break. Archie just texted me. He's outside. 524 00:25:57,338 --> 00:26:00,994 Cheryl, dressed as a Ghoulie, threw a Molotov cocktail at you? 525 00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:02,865 It's hard to mistake Cheryl, Betty. 526 00:26:02,909 --> 00:26:05,346 No matter what she's wearing. 527 00:26:05,389 --> 00:26:07,957 We'll stay here and join the search for Baby Anthony, 528 00:26:08,001 --> 00:26:09,480 will you please go read Cheryl's mind now? 529 00:26:09,524 --> 00:26:12,266 Yeah, definitely. And hope I don't get killed. 530 00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:15,704 [Reggie] We've got a problem. 531 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:21,797 My dad lost Mantle Motors to one of Heraldo's 532 00:26:21,841 --> 00:26:23,364 wise guys in a game of poker. 533 00:26:25,235 --> 00:26:26,585 What can we do? 534 00:26:29,065 --> 00:26:32,068 I'll talk to Heraldo's pals. 535 00:26:32,112 --> 00:26:35,855 But now can you admit that your dad has a problem? 536 00:26:35,898 --> 00:26:37,291 And needs to be cut off? 537 00:26:37,334 --> 00:26:39,728 What? 538 00:26:39,772 --> 00:26:42,383 Your dad killed people and blew up the entire town 539 00:26:42,426 --> 00:26:43,863 and you hung up his portrait. 540 00:26:43,906 --> 00:26:45,952 But my dad has 541 00:26:45,995 --> 00:26:48,476 a streak of bad luck, and you want to bar him from my casino? 542 00:26:49,695 --> 00:26:51,087 You know what? 543 00:26:51,131 --> 00:26:53,394 This is my dad's mess. I'll handle it. 544 00:27:01,141 --> 00:27:02,272 [sighs] 545 00:27:03,230 --> 00:27:05,232 [phone ringing] 546 00:27:06,015 --> 00:27:07,669 Hello. 547 00:27:07,713 --> 00:27:09,236 [Twyla] Toni Topaz, it's your old friend, 548 00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:11,281 Twyla Twyst. 549 00:27:11,325 --> 00:27:13,936 You'll never guess what cutie patootie I'm looking at right now. 550 00:27:18,245 --> 00:27:20,726 You have Anthony? Where are you? 551 00:27:20,769 --> 00:27:24,381 It's time to end this, Topaz. The Serpents versus the Ghoulies. 552 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:25,818 The winner gets Riverdale. 553 00:27:27,297 --> 00:27:30,126 And this little heartbreaker right here. 554 00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:32,389 Name the place and I'll be there. 555 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:34,261 Under one condition. 556 00:27:34,304 --> 00:27:36,916 You deliver Anthony to Pops. 557 00:27:36,959 --> 00:27:39,440 And I'm not going to fight until I get word from my friend Tabitha 558 00:27:39,483 --> 00:27:40,615 that Anthony's safe. 559 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:44,097 -Deal? -Deal. 560 00:27:44,140 --> 00:27:46,665 See you at 10:00 in front of the tuna fish warehouse in the docks. 561 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:49,363 And come armed. Because we will be. 562 00:27:54,281 --> 00:27:56,544 I'm not comfortable with this, Toni. 563 00:27:56,587 --> 00:27:58,198 Can't we at least loop in Betty? 564 00:27:58,241 --> 00:28:00,940 No. This is how it works. 565 00:28:00,983 --> 00:28:02,724 And this is how it has to be. 566 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:05,074 And Twyla doesn't want to hurt Baby Anthony. 567 00:28:05,118 --> 00:28:07,337 She wants bragging rights that she took me down. 568 00:28:07,381 --> 00:28:09,339 Or the Serpents. Or both. 569 00:28:11,428 --> 00:28:14,475 Okay. Okay, then I will wait for Baby Anthony, 570 00:28:14,518 --> 00:28:16,477 and then I will call you. 571 00:28:19,001 --> 00:28:20,916 [man] What year do you think it is? 1922? 572 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,267 [all laughing] 573 00:28:24,311 --> 00:28:25,529 Having a good time, fellas? 574 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,014 What's it look like, pal? 575 00:28:33,799 --> 00:28:36,236 Can I ask you about a game you played yesterday 576 00:28:36,279 --> 00:28:38,368 with my father, Marty Mantle? 577 00:28:38,412 --> 00:28:39,282 Yeah. 578 00:28:40,414 --> 00:28:41,502 How's he doing? 579 00:28:41,545 --> 00:28:43,156 To be honest, 580 00:28:43,199 --> 00:28:46,637 he's heartbroken that our family business is gone. 581 00:28:46,681 --> 00:28:48,117 I was wondering if I could buy it back. 582 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,381 Yeah, that may not work for us, 583 00:28:51,425 --> 00:28:53,862 as it's already gone up in value. 584 00:28:53,906 --> 00:28:56,647 See, we're expanding some of our operations, 585 00:28:56,691 --> 00:28:59,955 and we've been looking for a business like your dad's car lot. 586 00:28:59,999 --> 00:29:02,175 So if you were to buy it off us, 587 00:29:02,218 --> 00:29:06,614 the price would now include the projected income for the next five years, 588 00:29:06,657 --> 00:29:09,138 not just the $100,000. 589 00:29:09,182 --> 00:29:11,314 What sort of operation are you planning for? 590 00:29:12,663 --> 00:29:14,709 I don't think it'd be your cup of tea. 591 00:29:14,753 --> 00:29:17,668 Are we talking a chop shop? 592 00:29:17,712 --> 00:29:22,456 Running contraband, money laundering, counterfeit play, what? 593 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:24,850 -Get a load of this guy, will you? -[Reggie] Please. 594 00:29:24,893 --> 00:29:28,244 I was boot licking him when I was in high school. 595 00:29:28,288 --> 00:29:31,987 And you might want someone to interface with the public. 596 00:29:32,031 --> 00:29:36,035 Someone trustworthy and familiar with how car lots work, 597 00:29:36,078 --> 00:29:40,169 to keep the trains running, so no one gets suspicious. 598 00:29:40,213 --> 00:29:42,606 What I'm saying is, 599 00:29:42,650 --> 00:29:45,479 maybe we can help each other. 600 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:51,050 [knocking on door] 601 00:29:53,356 --> 00:29:55,054 [Jughead] Oh. Hi. 602 00:29:55,097 --> 00:29:57,752 Britta, right? Can I see Cheryl? 603 00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,494 Uh, no. Um... 604 00:30:00,537 --> 00:30:03,671 Mistress Cheryl is getting ready for something. 605 00:30:04,411 --> 00:30:05,499 For what? 606 00:30:05,542 --> 00:30:06,587 [Britta thinking] A ritual. 607 00:30:07,631 --> 00:30:08,589 I... 608 00:30:08,632 --> 00:30:10,460 I... I can't say. 609 00:30:10,504 --> 00:30:12,854 She made me promise, and she knows... 610 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,379 She knows when I'm lying. 611 00:30:18,686 --> 00:30:20,470 Okay. Listen to me. 612 00:30:20,514 --> 00:30:24,039 If you think it really loudly, I might be able to hear it. 613 00:30:24,083 --> 00:30:24,997 You understand? 614 00:30:27,477 --> 00:30:29,523 [Britta thinking] I'm living a captive existence here. 615 00:30:29,566 --> 00:30:32,004 I'm sure you won't believe me, but Mistress Cheryl is asleep, 616 00:30:32,047 --> 00:30:34,354 and her ancestor Abigail Blossom has possessed her body. 617 00:30:34,397 --> 00:30:36,225 and she's been trying to kill people. 618 00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:37,879 Including you and your friends on the eve of the blood moon, 619 00:30:37,923 --> 00:30:40,099 so Ms. Topaz's soul will go into the corpse 620 00:30:40,142 --> 00:30:42,710 and Thomasina can be reincarnated into Ms. Topaz's empty body. 621 00:30:44,016 --> 00:30:45,539 Are you going to be okay? 622 00:30:45,582 --> 00:30:46,627 Until the blood moon? 623 00:30:52,763 --> 00:30:54,896 [man] I can't believe Keller put us on patrol duty tonight 624 00:30:54,940 --> 00:30:56,898 When everyone else gets be part of the turkey shoot. 625 00:30:56,942 --> 00:30:58,421 I want to see some action, man. 626 00:30:58,465 --> 00:31:00,336 Exterminate those Serpents once and for all. 627 00:31:00,380 --> 00:31:01,642 Would you shut your damn mouth, Walker? 628 00:31:03,252 --> 00:31:05,646 What are you talking about? 629 00:31:05,689 --> 00:31:07,474 What turkey shoot? 630 00:31:07,517 --> 00:31:08,605 With the Serpents? 631 00:31:10,999 --> 00:31:12,740 Kevin, whatever else is happening, 632 00:31:12,783 --> 00:31:14,655 Toni is still the mother of your child. 633 00:31:15,743 --> 00:31:17,136 Tell me. 634 00:31:17,179 --> 00:31:18,833 What is going on? 635 00:31:22,054 --> 00:31:24,056 [cell phone ringing] 636 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,059 Hey, Tabitha, what's up? 637 00:31:27,102 --> 00:31:28,364 The Ghoulies haven't shown up yet. 638 00:31:28,408 --> 00:31:30,192 Do you have Baby Anthony? 639 00:31:30,236 --> 00:31:31,585 [Tabitha] No, and Toni, you have to get out there. 640 00:31:31,628 --> 00:31:33,195 I think you walked into a trap. 641 00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:37,591 What? 642 00:31:37,634 --> 00:31:39,071 [Tabitha] It's the Sheriff and his deputies. They're out for blood. 643 00:31:39,114 --> 00:31:40,811 Kevin told me it's going to be a turkey shoot. 644 00:31:40,855 --> 00:31:41,856 Don't let it become one. 645 00:31:42,813 --> 00:31:44,946 I'll call you right back. 646 00:31:44,990 --> 00:31:47,731 Everyone, we gotta go. We gotta get out of here right now. 647 00:31:47,775 --> 00:31:49,995 -[police siren wailing] -[tires screech] 648 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,743 Hands in the air, guns to the ground! 649 00:32:03,530 --> 00:32:05,358 Serpents, 650 00:32:05,401 --> 00:32:06,968 put your weapons on the ground and put your hands in the air. 651 00:32:09,710 --> 00:32:10,972 Don't give them a reason to shoot, 652 00:32:11,016 --> 00:32:12,669 that's exactly what they want. 653 00:32:12,713 --> 00:32:14,628 You heard her. The Serpents are resisting arrest. 654 00:32:16,456 --> 00:32:18,110 The hell we are. 655 00:32:18,153 --> 00:32:21,940 And I'm live streaming this right now, you scumbag! 656 00:32:21,983 --> 00:32:25,117 So be careful what you do, because the whole world is watching. 657 00:32:34,169 --> 00:32:35,823 Reggie. 658 00:32:35,866 --> 00:32:37,825 How are things going? 659 00:32:37,868 --> 00:32:42,134 I cleaned up my dad's mess and I got the dealership back. 660 00:32:42,177 --> 00:32:45,659 Oh, and also you don't have to worry about my dad coming back. 661 00:32:45,702 --> 00:32:48,749 I told him he has a problem and barred him from the Babylonium. 662 00:32:50,751 --> 00:32:53,275 That's not what I wanted, but... 663 00:32:54,668 --> 00:32:55,712 okay. 664 00:32:57,105 --> 00:32:58,977 Is he gonna get help? 665 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,675 He's fine. 666 00:33:01,718 --> 00:33:02,893 That's all you need to know. 667 00:33:07,289 --> 00:33:08,377 [sighs] 668 00:33:10,423 --> 00:33:11,467 Hey. 669 00:33:11,511 --> 00:33:12,860 -Hey. -Hey. 670 00:33:12,903 --> 00:33:14,557 [Jughead] Your mom isn't here, right? 671 00:33:14,601 --> 00:33:16,168 No, she's at another one of her secret Council meetings, 672 00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:17,865 Yeah, which we have to go. 673 00:33:17,908 --> 00:33:19,736 I actually think that Cheryl needs our help more. 674 00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:22,043 [knocking on door] 675 00:33:24,437 --> 00:33:25,307 Cousin? 676 00:33:26,352 --> 00:33:27,831 Why for this crying? 677 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:29,659 [sobbing] Have you heard about Archie? 678 00:33:30,965 --> 00:33:33,402 He's dead. 679 00:33:33,446 --> 00:33:36,623 He was burned alive by a Ghoulie. 680 00:33:36,666 --> 00:33:37,667 Oh, dear. 681 00:33:38,451 --> 00:33:40,409 Can I come in? 682 00:33:40,453 --> 00:33:42,455 Of course. Follow me into the parlor 683 00:33:42,498 --> 00:33:43,412 and I'll put on the kettle. 684 00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:56,556 Cheryl, if you can hear me, help is on the way. 685 00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:01,387 [door opens] 686 00:34:13,747 --> 00:34:15,096 Ms. Topaz, 687 00:34:16,141 --> 00:34:17,055 are you comfortable? 688 00:34:17,794 --> 00:34:19,883 I'm fine. 689 00:34:19,927 --> 00:34:21,885 Are you sorry your turkey shoot didn't happen? 690 00:34:23,104 --> 00:34:24,453 I can't think what you mean. 691 00:34:25,585 --> 00:34:26,934 I've got good news for you. 692 00:34:26,977 --> 00:34:29,676 Your bail's been posted by Tabitha Tate. 693 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:30,807 You're being released. 694 00:34:32,853 --> 00:34:34,072 In the morning. 695 00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:37,988 I don't suppose I can appeal to you 696 00:34:38,032 --> 00:34:40,469 as a mother who's looking for her child. 697 00:34:40,513 --> 00:34:42,123 Oh, you mustn't worry about Anthony. 698 00:34:43,777 --> 00:34:46,475 We raided a Ghoulie lair earlier this evening 699 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:48,564 and we found your son. 700 00:34:48,608 --> 00:34:52,046 -Luckily, we got him out safely. -[sighs] 701 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:54,918 Alas, the same can't be said about the Ghoulies. 702 00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:57,356 It was an absolute bloodbath. 703 00:34:59,053 --> 00:35:01,490 Unfortunately, only one of them survived. 704 00:35:01,534 --> 00:35:02,796 Twyla Twyst. 705 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:04,972 She escaped. 706 00:35:05,015 --> 00:35:07,844 Like the roach that she is. 707 00:35:07,888 --> 00:35:09,542 And where the hell is my son now? 708 00:35:10,369 --> 00:35:11,761 Safe and sound... 709 00:35:13,198 --> 00:35:14,286 with his father. 710 00:35:21,684 --> 00:35:22,903 [groans softly] 711 00:35:27,690 --> 00:35:30,867 You... Villains. 712 00:35:30,911 --> 00:35:33,827 You'll never get me out of this body. It's mine now. 713 00:35:33,870 --> 00:35:35,568 Mine! 714 00:35:35,611 --> 00:35:37,613 We'll see how long you last once this fire gets going. 715 00:35:42,966 --> 00:35:45,621 You dare burn me again? 716 00:35:45,665 --> 00:35:47,754 As many times as it takes, bitch. 717 00:35:58,025 --> 00:36:00,158 [chanting in foreign language] 718 00:36:00,201 --> 00:36:01,637 [Betty] By the power of fire, 719 00:36:01,681 --> 00:36:03,944 the element of your original destruction. 720 00:36:03,987 --> 00:36:06,338 -So too are you banished... -I'll kill you all! 721 00:36:06,381 --> 00:36:08,166 ...from this fleshy vessel. 722 00:36:08,209 --> 00:36:10,994 Spirit, we compel you. Leave her. 723 00:36:11,865 --> 00:36:13,867 [screams] 724 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:18,132 [Alice] Friends, as you've no doubt heard, 725 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:22,484 Percival Pickens has been nominated for emergency election 726 00:36:22,528 --> 00:36:24,399 to the Town Council, 727 00:36:24,443 --> 00:36:26,358 filling the vacancy left 728 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:29,404 by the currently incarcerated Antoinette Topaz. 729 00:36:30,927 --> 00:36:32,625 All those in favor. 730 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:36,846 And with that, 731 00:36:36,890 --> 00:36:39,240 a huge congratulations 732 00:36:39,284 --> 00:36:42,896 to the newest member of the Riverdale Town Council, 733 00:36:42,939 --> 00:36:44,289 Percival Pickens. 734 00:36:44,332 --> 00:36:45,464 [gavel bangs] 735 00:36:45,507 --> 00:36:47,683 [all applauding] 736 00:36:47,727 --> 00:36:49,381 [Abigail] You're all gonna die for this! 737 00:36:51,078 --> 00:36:53,298 [screams] 738 00:36:53,341 --> 00:36:55,604 [wind howling] 739 00:36:55,648 --> 00:36:56,692 Whoo! 740 00:36:58,303 --> 00:36:59,304 It twitched... 741 00:37:00,479 --> 00:37:02,045 in my hands. 742 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:10,358 Mistress Cheryl? 743 00:37:12,099 --> 00:37:14,667 Cheryl, is that you? 744 00:37:16,930 --> 00:37:17,844 Yeah. 745 00:37:19,802 --> 00:37:21,021 But where's Abigail? 746 00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:37,342 -Oh! -Oh, thank God. 747 00:37:37,385 --> 00:37:39,996 Oh, honey. 748 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:42,129 I'm so, so sorry. 749 00:37:43,304 --> 00:37:45,524 He's... he's okay. 750 00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:47,700 Yeah, we got lucky this time. 751 00:37:47,743 --> 00:37:49,179 But now he is safe. 752 00:37:49,223 --> 00:37:51,269 And exactly where he should be. 753 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:56,970 I should tell you, Toni, 754 00:37:57,013 --> 00:37:58,711 it's not easy for me to say this, 755 00:37:58,754 --> 00:38:02,018 but I'm filing for primary custody of Baby Anthony. 756 00:38:02,062 --> 00:38:04,978 No, Kevin, please don't do this. 757 00:38:05,021 --> 00:38:07,807 I've been talking with Ms. Weiss. 758 00:38:07,850 --> 00:38:09,635 Given Fangs and your recent behavior, 759 00:38:09,678 --> 00:38:11,245 it shouldn't be hard for me to win guardianship. 760 00:38:14,422 --> 00:38:16,250 Kevin, why the hell are you doing this? 761 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:18,078 I don't understand. 762 00:38:18,121 --> 00:38:20,950 My only concern is for Anthony's safety. 763 00:38:23,518 --> 00:38:26,260 [tense music playing] 764 00:38:34,224 --> 00:38:36,226 [all cheering] 765 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:38,359 How's it going, Dad? 766 00:38:38,403 --> 00:38:40,100 Oh, it's great. 767 00:38:40,143 --> 00:38:41,319 Everything's great. 768 00:38:42,276 --> 00:38:43,669 [all laughing] 769 00:38:43,712 --> 00:38:45,671 Glad to hear. You look happy, Dad. 770 00:38:45,714 --> 00:38:48,848 Oh, yeah. Having the time of my life, son. 771 00:38:48,891 --> 00:38:51,285 Time of my life. 772 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:53,679 [doctor] It's not looking good, I'm afraid. 773 00:38:53,722 --> 00:38:56,116 Your father is on the donor list, 774 00:38:56,159 --> 00:38:57,857 but at this point, it is highly unlikely 775 00:38:57,900 --> 00:38:59,728 he'll get a transplant in time. 776 00:39:01,077 --> 00:39:02,731 Barring that, 777 00:39:02,775 --> 00:39:04,429 what do you think, Doc? 778 00:39:06,256 --> 00:39:07,649 He's looking at a year. 779 00:39:08,694 --> 00:39:10,522 Maybe two, if he's lucky, 780 00:39:17,877 --> 00:39:19,139 Is there anything I can do? 781 00:39:20,053 --> 00:39:21,271 Not at this point. 782 00:39:22,447 --> 00:39:24,231 Except maybe just make sure 783 00:39:24,274 --> 00:39:27,103 your dad enjoys what little time he's got left. 784 00:39:48,864 --> 00:39:50,431 [phone ringing] 785 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:55,175 This is Agent Cooper. 786 00:39:55,218 --> 00:39:57,046 [Dr. Curdle Jr.] Miss Cooper, so sorry to bother you. 787 00:39:57,090 --> 00:39:59,309 Have you heard about the Ghoulies' slaughter? 788 00:40:00,441 --> 00:40:01,747 Yeah, I did. 789 00:40:01,790 --> 00:40:04,576 Twenty-two Ghoulies dead. It's horrible. 790 00:40:04,619 --> 00:40:06,752 I'm sure you've got your hands full. 791 00:40:06,795 --> 00:40:08,449 [Dr. Curdle Jr.] I do. 792 00:40:08,493 --> 00:40:10,103 But there is something... 793 00:40:10,146 --> 00:40:11,670 off about the bodies. 794 00:40:13,062 --> 00:40:14,716 Off in what way? 795 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,805 According to the Sheriff report, 796 00:40:16,849 --> 00:40:21,419 the Ghoulies were killed in a gun fight with deputies on the scene. 797 00:40:21,462 --> 00:40:23,943 But I would say the Ghoulies wounds 798 00:40:23,986 --> 00:40:26,032 were self-inflicted. 799 00:40:26,075 --> 00:40:30,428 Hang on. They... They shot themselves? 800 00:40:30,471 --> 00:40:33,213 Yes, I believe the Ghoulies 801 00:40:33,256 --> 00:40:36,129 turned their guns on themselves. 802 00:40:45,225 --> 00:40:46,226 There. 803 00:40:46,922 --> 00:40:48,750 Sealed away. 804 00:40:49,359 --> 00:40:51,144 Forever. 805 00:40:51,187 --> 00:40:52,624 One more thing, Nana. 806 00:41:04,810 --> 00:41:08,509 It falls to us three women to keep the eternal flames burning 807 00:41:08,553 --> 00:41:10,946 so that Abigail will never escape 808 00:41:10,990 --> 00:41:12,818 or lay claim to my body again. 809 00:41:18,171 --> 00:41:20,521 Well, at least we saved Cheryl from being possessed. 810 00:41:20,565 --> 00:41:22,262 So that's a win, right? 811 00:41:22,305 --> 00:41:23,872 Yeah. But while we were doing that, 812 00:41:23,916 --> 00:41:26,440 Percival got himself elected on the town council. 813 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:28,181 The council that we formed. 814 00:41:28,224 --> 00:41:30,662 After killing 22 Ghoulies, 815 00:41:30,705 --> 00:41:33,229 and almost killing the Serpents, maybe. 816 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:36,058 So... what? He wants to take over the town? 817 00:41:36,102 --> 00:41:39,584 Like Hiram Lodge? We stopped Hiram. We can stop Percival. 818 00:41:39,627 --> 00:41:43,588 I don't think Percival wants to take over Riverdale. 819 00:41:43,631 --> 00:41:45,415 Something tells me he wants to destroy it.