1 00:00:01,436 --> 00:00:05,483 Wait. So someone just submitted this to you? 2 00:00:05,527 --> 00:00:07,442 Yeah, to my Riverdale Choice email. 3 00:00:10,271 --> 00:00:12,664 In case you're wondering if I can suddenly hear again, 4 00:00:12,708 --> 00:00:14,666 I can't. What I can do 5 00:00:14,710 --> 00:00:17,234 post-explosion is read minds. 6 00:00:17,278 --> 00:00:21,064 I can hear the words forming in a person's brain just before they speak them. 7 00:00:21,108 --> 00:00:24,024 It's, uh, slightly disorienting. 8 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:25,677 [Tabitha] Ugh. 9 00:00:25,721 --> 00:00:27,723 [Tabitha's voice] I mean, everyone is entitled-- 10 00:00:27,766 --> 00:00:31,205 I mean, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but yikes. 11 00:00:31,814 --> 00:00:33,772 I know. 12 00:00:33,816 --> 00:00:36,079 That's why I published it anonymously, to protect our identity, 13 00:00:36,123 --> 00:00:37,428 which they asked me to. 14 00:00:40,562 --> 00:00:43,173 Tabitha and my friends think my hearing's returned. 15 00:00:43,217 --> 00:00:45,958 It's not impossible to believe, the doctor said it might. 16 00:00:46,002 --> 00:00:48,918 Am I a bad person for lying to her, to everyone? 17 00:00:48,961 --> 00:00:50,528 [Tabitha] I don't know, Jughead. 18 00:00:50,572 --> 00:00:53,357 What will the town think? 19 00:00:53,401 --> 00:00:54,532 What will they do? 20 00:00:54,576 --> 00:00:55,881 [sighing] 21 00:00:55,925 --> 00:00:58,449 That is a great question. 22 00:00:58,493 --> 00:01:02,714 [Jughead] Already I could feel shock waves rippling across the town. 23 00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:05,195 The article was a blistering critique of Riverdale. 24 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:08,894 What the town presented as versus what it truly was. 25 00:01:08,938 --> 00:01:11,549 It excoriated Veronica and Reggie's Casino, 26 00:01:11,593 --> 00:01:13,812 calling it illegal, 27 00:01:13,856 --> 00:01:17,468 claiming it would be a gateway to crime, drug use and violence. 28 00:01:17,512 --> 00:01:20,732 It condemned Riverdale's culture of street gangs. 29 00:01:20,776 --> 00:01:25,128 The Serpents and Ghoulies forever teetering on the brink of war. 30 00:01:25,172 --> 00:01:28,218 It called out the town's long history of intolerance, ignorance, 31 00:01:28,262 --> 00:01:30,438 persecution and backwards thinking. 32 00:01:30,481 --> 00:01:34,137 It highlighted our overtaxed, ineffectual law enforcement, 33 00:01:34,181 --> 00:01:37,009 our utter lack of culture and the performing arts. 34 00:01:37,053 --> 00:01:40,926 But its most scathing critique took aim at Riverdale's struggling economy, 35 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:45,496 soaring unemployment and quote, "Homeless encampments on every corner." 36 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:47,281 Still happy you moved here, stranger? 37 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:50,284 Oh, yes. 38 00:01:51,459 --> 00:01:53,243 Happy as a clam. 39 00:01:53,287 --> 00:01:54,810 [Jughead] Every word was a razor blade 40 00:01:54,853 --> 00:01:57,769 that cut to the very heart of Riverdale itself. 41 00:01:57,813 --> 00:01:59,771 With no author named, 42 00:01:59,815 --> 00:02:02,252 who would take the brunt of blowback? But... 43 00:02:02,296 --> 00:02:04,036 [Archie] I can't believe Jug would do this. 44 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,516 Here we go. 45 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,301 - [Archie] Backstabber. - Dude, what is this? 46 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:09,999 "Worst town in America." 47 00:02:11,087 --> 00:02:12,697 Seriously? 48 00:02:12,741 --> 00:02:15,483 After we busted our asses saving Riverdale from Hiram, 49 00:02:15,526 --> 00:02:17,354 why would you publish something like this? 50 00:02:17,398 --> 00:02:20,836 The Riverdale Choice is a free press that believes 51 00:02:20,879 --> 00:02:22,185 in critical points of view. 52 00:02:22,229 --> 00:02:23,447 Who? 53 00:02:23,491 --> 00:02:24,448 Who wrote this? 54 00:02:24,492 --> 00:02:25,797 Why would I tell you that? 55 00:02:25,841 --> 00:02:27,190 So you can beat them up? 56 00:02:27,234 --> 00:02:28,365 [Archie] Yeah, you're freaking right. 57 00:02:28,409 --> 00:02:29,236 Of course not. 58 00:02:31,194 --> 00:02:32,848 Okay, Look, you have a different point of view. 59 00:02:32,891 --> 00:02:34,458 That's great. 60 00:02:34,502 --> 00:02:35,981 Let me interview you. I'll publish it next week. 61 00:02:36,025 --> 00:02:37,461 No, screw that. 62 00:02:37,505 --> 00:02:40,029 I've already talked to Alice and Frank. 63 00:02:40,072 --> 00:02:43,032 They're calling a town hall meeting so everyone can respond to this garbage in person. 64 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:46,035 And you better be there covering it. 65 00:02:48,951 --> 00:02:50,039 [sighs] 66 00:02:50,082 --> 00:02:51,867 Grand Mistress Rose. 67 00:02:51,910 --> 00:02:53,521 I shouldn't be here, 68 00:02:53,564 --> 00:02:57,220 but Mistress Abigail is getting ready to go out and 69 00:02:57,264 --> 00:03:00,092 we have to figure out a way to get Mistress Cheryl back. 70 00:03:00,136 --> 00:03:02,660 Cheryl is gone. 71 00:03:02,704 --> 00:03:04,488 Vanished into the void. 72 00:03:04,532 --> 00:03:06,229 No, 73 00:03:06,273 --> 00:03:08,318 I saw her in a mirror that Abigail was looking into. 74 00:03:08,362 --> 00:03:10,668 [inaudible] 75 00:03:10,712 --> 00:03:12,061 I think she's still in her body, 76 00:03:12,888 --> 00:03:14,324 somewhere. 77 00:03:14,368 --> 00:03:16,892 Well, if that were the case, it would mean 78 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:19,068 Abigail's keeping her locked away, 79 00:03:20,896 --> 00:03:23,072 imprisoned in a kind of 80 00:03:23,115 --> 00:03:24,247 mental jail. 81 00:03:24,291 --> 00:03:25,857 Oh, my God. 82 00:03:25,901 --> 00:03:29,513 Is there some way that we can reach Cheryl? 83 00:03:29,557 --> 00:03:30,949 Make contact with her. 84 00:03:30,993 --> 00:03:33,387 Well, the only way to do that would be 85 00:03:34,257 --> 00:03:36,128 when Abigail 86 00:03:36,172 --> 00:03:38,740 is in a deep sleep, 87 00:03:38,783 --> 00:03:43,875 and you would need to be in a deep slumber near to her. 88 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:47,575 I mean, Abigail once inhabited your body. 89 00:03:47,618 --> 00:03:49,707 You could use that tether 90 00:03:49,751 --> 00:03:53,363 to enter and walk her dreamscape. 91 00:03:53,407 --> 00:03:54,408 And perhaps 92 00:03:55,191 --> 00:03:56,148 find Cheryl. 93 00:03:57,106 --> 00:03:58,107 If she exists. 94 00:03:59,108 --> 00:04:00,631 I could drug her tea. 95 00:04:00,675 --> 00:04:01,632 Be warned. 96 00:04:02,807 --> 00:04:05,375 If you try this, 97 00:04:05,419 --> 00:04:09,423 you must awaken before Abigail does. 98 00:04:10,206 --> 00:04:13,992 Or risk her wrath. 99 00:04:17,996 --> 00:04:19,433 [Penelope] Jason. 100 00:04:19,476 --> 00:04:20,608 Cheryl. 101 00:04:21,435 --> 00:04:23,437 My little darlings. 102 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,310 I have decided to throw you a birthday party. 103 00:04:27,354 --> 00:04:28,920 Isn't that grand? 104 00:04:28,964 --> 00:04:31,314 I've even invited all your little friends 105 00:04:31,358 --> 00:04:33,751 from school and church and the community. 106 00:04:33,795 --> 00:04:34,796 Including Heather? 107 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,364 No, not that two-bit trollop. 108 00:04:38,626 --> 00:04:39,931 But everybody else. 109 00:04:39,975 --> 00:04:41,411 Now, 110 00:04:41,455 --> 00:04:43,283 what do you say? 111 00:04:43,326 --> 00:04:44,936 Thank you, dearest Mumsy. 112 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:48,549 You're very, very welcome, my precious little angels. 113 00:04:56,687 --> 00:04:58,646 [all clamoring] 114 00:05:02,911 --> 00:05:04,826 [woman 1] Who wrote the article? Probably Alice. 115 00:05:04,869 --> 00:05:06,697 [man] This town is going to hell in a handbasket. 116 00:05:06,741 --> 00:05:09,134 - [woman 2 voice] Maybe, I should move. - All right. 117 00:05:09,178 --> 00:05:13,661 All right, I'm sure everyone has read the article written by our mysterious author. 118 00:05:13,704 --> 00:05:15,967 And, yes, there is a lot to dispute. 119 00:05:16,011 --> 00:05:19,667 But not the fact that we do have an illegal casino 120 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:23,018 operating covertly and corruptly within our town limits. 121 00:05:23,061 --> 00:05:24,846 If I may. 122 00:05:24,889 --> 00:05:28,893 Babylonium's employees are all citizens of Riverdale 123 00:05:28,937 --> 00:05:31,679 who are paid a generous living wage. 124 00:05:31,722 --> 00:05:35,683 Also, we have the potential to bring in out-of-towners. 125 00:05:35,726 --> 00:05:37,815 Guests who would spend 126 00:05:37,859 --> 00:05:40,252 fresh cash across all of our businesses. 127 00:05:40,296 --> 00:05:44,387 Nice try, Veronica, but we all know who truly profits from a casino. 128 00:05:44,431 --> 00:05:45,910 It's its owners. 129 00:05:45,954 --> 00:05:47,651 And I mean, when is the last time a Lodge 130 00:05:47,695 --> 00:05:49,436 has done anything good for this town? 131 00:05:50,524 --> 00:05:51,742 What the hell does that mean? 132 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:53,788 I think you know exactly what that means. 133 00:05:57,269 --> 00:05:58,706 Can we cut to the damn chase here? 134 00:06:00,098 --> 00:06:01,230 Who wrote that article? 135 00:06:02,144 --> 00:06:04,494 Oh, come on. 136 00:06:04,538 --> 00:06:06,583 Whoever it is, if you're going to attack our town, 137 00:06:06,627 --> 00:06:08,106 at least have the guts to own it. 138 00:06:08,150 --> 00:06:09,412 [man] It was me. 139 00:06:09,456 --> 00:06:11,936 I wrote it. I wrote the article. 140 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:15,070 I-- I know I should have had the courage to put my name on it. 141 00:06:15,113 --> 00:06:20,118 I guess I was just concerned that if you saw the name Pickens on the byline, then, 142 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:22,033 you'd dismiss my words out of hand 143 00:06:22,077 --> 00:06:24,514 because of what my great-great grandfather did. 144 00:06:24,558 --> 00:06:27,212 You mean a genocide against my ancestors? 145 00:06:27,256 --> 00:06:30,302 Yeah, that's a strike against you. 146 00:06:30,346 --> 00:06:32,566 I'm sorry, you've been living here, what, four days? 147 00:06:32,609 --> 00:06:34,089 And we're supposed to care what you think? 148 00:06:34,132 --> 00:06:36,874 Well, sometimes it takes a recent arrival 149 00:06:36,918 --> 00:06:38,702 to see what's really wrong with the town. 150 00:06:38,746 --> 00:06:40,400 Yeah, well, all I see, 151 00:06:40,443 --> 00:06:43,054 is a Johnny-come-lately talking trash about our town 152 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:44,708 without offering any real solutions. 153 00:06:44,752 --> 00:06:47,058 But I do have solutions. 154 00:06:47,102 --> 00:06:48,059 If you're open to hearing them. 155 00:06:48,103 --> 00:06:49,713 Buddy, I'm open 156 00:06:49,757 --> 00:06:51,976 to resolving this outside, You and me, right now. 157 00:06:52,020 --> 00:06:53,021 Okay, Archie. 158 00:06:54,501 --> 00:06:56,981 We do need to let Mr. Pickens speak. 159 00:06:57,025 --> 00:06:59,157 Oh, with a town that's 160 00:06:59,201 --> 00:07:01,508 in such dire straits as Riverdale, where do you even begin? 161 00:07:02,509 --> 00:07:03,988 I know. 162 00:07:04,032 --> 00:07:06,164 The homeless encampment you call "Sketch Alley." 163 00:07:07,601 --> 00:07:09,167 Poverty 164 00:07:09,211 --> 00:07:11,822 begets more poverty, begets drugs, begets crime, 165 00:07:11,866 --> 00:07:13,563 begets more crime until no one is safe. 166 00:07:13,607 --> 00:07:15,260 - [indistinct chatter] - [woman] Yeah. 167 00:07:15,304 --> 00:07:17,262 I'm sorry, but the homeless have got to be bussed out 168 00:07:17,306 --> 00:07:20,657 as quickly and humanely as possible. 169 00:07:20,701 --> 00:07:22,137 - [woman 1] He's right. - [man 1] I agree. 170 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:23,617 [woman 2] The homeless are a problem. 171 00:07:23,660 --> 00:07:24,966 [man 2] About time someone said it. 172 00:07:25,009 --> 00:07:27,751 We can't just bus them out of town. 173 00:07:27,795 --> 00:07:31,320 And I'm sorry, but that's... not who we are, and it's not what we do. 174 00:07:31,363 --> 00:07:33,322 Riverdale takes care of their own. 175 00:07:33,365 --> 00:07:35,498 And the people that live in Sketch Alley, 176 00:07:35,542 --> 00:07:39,850 are citizens of this town just as much as all of us. 177 00:07:39,894 --> 00:07:41,461 We need to show them that we care. 178 00:07:41,504 --> 00:07:44,681 In that case, you've heard my recommendation. 179 00:07:46,074 --> 00:07:47,641 But we're all ears, Mr. Andrews. 180 00:07:48,859 --> 00:07:49,686 What's yours? 181 00:07:54,909 --> 00:07:57,694 [Jughead] And thus began the battle for Riverdale's soul. 182 00:08:05,180 --> 00:08:07,312 [door opens] 183 00:08:07,356 --> 00:08:09,489 Mistress Abigail, you're home. 184 00:08:09,532 --> 00:08:12,187 - How was the town hall? - Delightsome. 185 00:08:12,230 --> 00:08:14,537 Also, a bit of gossip. 186 00:08:14,581 --> 00:08:18,193 T'was Percival Pickens, who wrote that screed against the town of Riverdale. 187 00:08:18,236 --> 00:08:20,500 He may prove an ally to me. 188 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:24,721 But first, me thinks I must acquaint myself with the history of Riverdale 189 00:08:24,765 --> 00:08:28,638 and the role the Pickens family played in its shaping. 190 00:08:28,682 --> 00:08:30,553 I think I saw a book in the Thornhill library. 191 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:33,208 I'll fetch it for you, Mistress Abigail. 192 00:08:33,251 --> 00:08:35,210 I've just brewed you some tea. 193 00:08:35,253 --> 00:08:37,691 Why don't you retire to your room and I'll bring both up to you? 194 00:08:46,221 --> 00:08:47,570 [Jughead] Don't punch me. 195 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:51,182 I should, you know. 196 00:08:51,226 --> 00:08:54,925 Look, Archie, I'm a journalist. I'm supposed to remain impartial. But, 197 00:08:54,969 --> 00:08:57,275 I heard what you said at the town hall. 198 00:08:57,319 --> 00:08:59,408 And for what it's worth, I agree with you. 199 00:08:59,451 --> 00:09:02,367 I think bussing the unhoused out of Riverdale is not a solution. 200 00:09:02,411 --> 00:09:03,412 I know those people. 201 00:09:05,632 --> 00:09:07,677 At times I was one of them 202 00:09:07,721 --> 00:09:10,680 and they've always helped me when I was in trouble. 203 00:09:10,724 --> 00:09:12,682 They're good people. They need our resources. 204 00:09:12,726 --> 00:09:14,379 Could've said that at the meeting. 205 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:15,903 I will, at the next one, once you present your big idea. 206 00:09:17,252 --> 00:09:18,079 Well... 207 00:09:19,602 --> 00:09:20,429 I... 208 00:09:21,256 --> 00:09:22,126 I don't have one yet. 209 00:09:22,779 --> 00:09:24,564 That's okay. 210 00:09:24,607 --> 00:09:26,391 I did some research of my own after the last meeting. 211 00:09:26,435 --> 00:09:28,393 A lot of cities, they're--they're building these micro homes. 212 00:09:28,437 --> 00:09:30,308 They're basically cabins, right? 213 00:09:30,352 --> 00:09:32,267 They have a shower and a toilet and a bed. 214 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:34,878 Imagine if we did that. 215 00:09:34,922 --> 00:09:37,141 We build one of these homes for every unhoused person 216 00:09:37,185 --> 00:09:39,883 living in a cardboard box or a tent on the alley. 217 00:09:39,927 --> 00:09:41,885 We? 218 00:09:41,929 --> 00:09:43,452 You're the only person I know that has a construction business. 219 00:09:46,977 --> 00:09:47,935 All right. 220 00:09:49,110 --> 00:09:49,937 Let's do this. 221 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:51,852 Let's try. 222 00:10:02,036 --> 00:10:02,950 [door knob clicks] 223 00:10:06,475 --> 00:10:07,607 Oh, perfect. 224 00:10:08,782 --> 00:10:10,174 Sweet dreams, Abigail. 225 00:10:14,309 --> 00:10:16,354 And hopefully for me, too. 226 00:10:16,398 --> 00:10:17,573 [timer beeps] 227 00:10:32,849 --> 00:10:34,634 [children laughing] 228 00:10:42,816 --> 00:10:45,340 [indistinct laughter] 229 00:10:51,389 --> 00:10:53,653 [Penelope] How are you liking that cake? 230 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:57,265 Vanilla, your favorite. Just as requested. 231 00:10:59,397 --> 00:11:00,529 Excuse me. 232 00:11:02,052 --> 00:11:04,533 I'm looking for Cheryl Blossom. 233 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:06,709 Who the hell are you? 234 00:11:07,405 --> 00:11:08,232 I'm... 235 00:11:09,712 --> 00:11:10,887 a friend of hers. 236 00:11:10,931 --> 00:11:12,672 Is Cheryl not here? 237 00:11:12,715 --> 00:11:14,021 Well, she's right over there. 238 00:11:15,631 --> 00:11:18,025 Facing the wall as punishment for being 239 00:11:18,068 --> 00:11:20,941 such a selfish, ungrateful brat. 240 00:11:28,078 --> 00:11:29,427 But... 241 00:11:29,471 --> 00:11:31,081 it's her birthday, too, isn't it? 242 00:11:31,125 --> 00:11:32,300 Not this year. 243 00:11:33,605 --> 00:11:35,607 Not the way she's been behaving. 244 00:11:37,044 --> 00:11:39,350 Will she get her presents, at least? 245 00:11:39,394 --> 00:11:41,570 Absolutely not. 246 00:11:43,311 --> 00:11:44,965 Now, who did you say you were? 247 00:11:49,752 --> 00:11:51,580 [alarm beeping] 248 00:11:56,890 --> 00:11:57,978 [beeping stops] 249 00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:20,565 Reggie. 250 00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:22,567 We haven't talked about it too much but, 251 00:12:22,611 --> 00:12:25,570 I've always assumed we'd be sort of 252 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:28,878 gaming the system with the casino. 253 00:12:28,922 --> 00:12:32,403 You know, doing our usual side hustles and scams. 254 00:12:32,447 --> 00:12:35,232 I made the same assumptions. 255 00:12:35,276 --> 00:12:36,494 What if we 256 00:12:37,147 --> 00:12:38,409 didn't? 257 00:12:38,453 --> 00:12:40,281 Does that mean no scams? 258 00:12:40,324 --> 00:12:41,935 No scams, 259 00:12:41,978 --> 00:12:43,893 no side deals, no loopholes, 260 00:12:43,937 --> 00:12:46,287 no tax evasion. 261 00:12:46,330 --> 00:12:48,245 What if we proved Alice 262 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:54,251 and the haters wrong and operated completely above board? 263 00:12:54,295 --> 00:12:58,908 I just buried my father, Reggie. Let's start a new chapter and 264 00:12:58,952 --> 00:13:01,911 rehabilitate the Lodge name. 265 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:05,828 Instead of the council fighting us at every turn, we lock arms with them, 266 00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:09,005 help fix the town my dad broke. 267 00:13:09,049 --> 00:13:12,139 I like it in theory, Ronnie. 268 00:13:12,182 --> 00:13:13,836 But the first thing is 269 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,969 we'd have to get our licenses and permits in order. 270 00:13:18,145 --> 00:13:19,189 Okay. 271 00:13:20,887 --> 00:13:22,497 Is that a problem? 272 00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:25,848 No, it's just very expensive. 273 00:13:25,892 --> 00:13:27,197 Let's pull the trigger, Reggie. 274 00:13:31,898 --> 00:13:34,509 And let's hang my father's portrait right up here. 275 00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:40,689 As a constant reminder of who we're not going to be like. 276 00:13:43,083 --> 00:13:45,868 I don't disagree with what you're saying, Mr. Pickens. 277 00:13:45,912 --> 00:13:47,827 Oh, please, call me Percival. 278 00:13:48,697 --> 00:13:50,960 Percival, 279 00:13:51,004 --> 00:13:53,310 I just don't want to come down on either side of the issue 280 00:13:53,354 --> 00:13:56,748 until Archie has had a chance to present his solutions. 281 00:13:56,792 --> 00:13:59,360 Of course, not. Alice... 282 00:13:59,403 --> 00:14:00,709 Sorry, may I call you Alice? 283 00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:02,580 Yes. 284 00:14:02,624 --> 00:14:03,538 Thank you. 285 00:14:05,540 --> 00:14:07,498 It's just I 286 00:14:07,542 --> 00:14:10,371 assumed that you would have 287 00:14:10,414 --> 00:14:13,417 a personal stake in making Riverdale safer 288 00:14:14,941 --> 00:14:16,551 given what happened to your daughter. 289 00:14:17,944 --> 00:14:18,814 Polly. 290 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:27,562 All right, people, let's call this meeting to order. 291 00:14:27,605 --> 00:14:30,565 Our proposal for the town's future is simple. 292 00:14:31,218 --> 00:14:32,088 Reginald? 293 00:14:33,916 --> 00:14:36,571 Riverdale, the new Atlantic city. 294 00:14:36,614 --> 00:14:39,922 Instead of the town and the casino being at odds with each other, 295 00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:42,011 why not work together 296 00:14:42,055 --> 00:14:46,494 and rebrand as a family-friendly, destination hotspot? 297 00:14:47,277 --> 00:14:48,626 Let Babylonium 298 00:14:48,670 --> 00:14:51,194 be the solution to lifting Riverdale up. 299 00:14:51,238 --> 00:14:52,543 So, what, 300 00:14:52,587 --> 00:14:54,284 children can gamble now, is that it? 301 00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:57,244 We would open an arcade, provide daycare. 302 00:14:57,287 --> 00:14:59,202 Here's my problem with the casino. 303 00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:01,204 Riverdale has a lot of broken people. 304 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:03,728 Including veterans like myself and Archie. 305 00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:07,210 And a casino just isn't a healthy environment for people like that. 306 00:15:07,254 --> 00:15:10,735 You raise a valid point, Frank. Let's have that dialogue. 307 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:11,954 But not today. 308 00:15:11,998 --> 00:15:13,564 We have your proposal, Veronica. 309 00:15:13,608 --> 00:15:15,131 We will look it over and get back to you. 310 00:15:15,175 --> 00:15:17,742 In the meantime, if we catch one whiff 311 00:15:17,786 --> 00:15:19,962 of any trouble coming from your casino, 312 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:23,183 then any partnership would be immediately untenable. 313 00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:24,967 Great. 314 00:15:25,011 --> 00:15:27,013 Thank you, Team Babylonium. 315 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,409 So, the spaces are eight feet wide. 316 00:15:32,453 --> 00:15:35,978 They house one to two people, and they can be locked which 317 00:15:36,022 --> 00:15:38,850 helps give the occupants a sense of ownership and security. 318 00:15:38,894 --> 00:15:40,983 And not to mention, 319 00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:43,768 all of the labor, will be provided free of charge by Andrews Construction. 320 00:15:43,812 --> 00:15:46,249 This is a strong, simple and smart idea, Archie. 321 00:15:46,293 --> 00:15:50,166 Yeah, they have these mini-houses in Chicago, and they are game changing. 322 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:52,995 - [Frank] Awesome. - Yeah. So to start, I was thinking around 30. 323 00:15:53,039 --> 00:15:54,997 Thirty houses? 324 00:15:55,041 --> 00:15:57,130 Uh, how much do these things cost? 325 00:15:57,173 --> 00:16:00,960 Well, like I said, Alice, the labor will be free, but with materials, 326 00:16:01,003 --> 00:16:02,831 I'm thinking around 20, 25. 327 00:16:02,874 --> 00:16:05,790 Thousand for each house? 328 00:16:05,834 --> 00:16:10,447 Oh, no. Uh, Riverdale can't afford this. We'd have to raise taxes. 329 00:16:10,491 --> 00:16:12,014 [woman 1] More taxes? No way. 330 00:16:12,058 --> 00:16:13,624 [man] We can barely pay our mortgage. 331 00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:15,104 [woman 2] Just make the problem go away. 332 00:16:15,148 --> 00:16:17,324 [woman 3] I agree with that British dude. 333 00:16:17,367 --> 00:16:19,717 Well, I feel it's my civic duty at this point to point out that, uh, 334 00:16:19,761 --> 00:16:22,677 my straightforward proposal would cost the people of Riverdale virtually nothing, 335 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,462 and could be carried out immediately. 336 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:29,597 We like the vision, Archie. At least, most of us do. 337 00:16:31,512 --> 00:16:33,514 We just need to figure out a way to fund it. 338 00:16:33,557 --> 00:16:37,344 And if you could show us proof of concept, that would be super helpful. 339 00:16:37,387 --> 00:16:39,128 Yeah, for sure. I'll figure something out. 340 00:16:39,172 --> 00:16:40,173 I appreciate your time. 341 00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:44,133 Thanks for staying behind to chat. 342 00:16:44,177 --> 00:16:46,135 Not at all. 343 00:16:46,179 --> 00:16:48,007 I welcome any opportunity to get to know my neighbors better. 344 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:48,964 Yeah, me, too. 345 00:16:50,574 --> 00:16:52,837 - So, you're English? - Indeed. 346 00:16:52,881 --> 00:16:55,840 Some of the Pickens family came to the States to settle in the colonies, 347 00:16:55,884 --> 00:16:58,843 others stayed behind in the old country. 348 00:16:58,887 --> 00:17:00,715 Is that where you were before you came to Riverdale? 349 00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:02,195 Oh, no. 350 00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:06,503 I was traveling here and there. 351 00:17:06,547 --> 00:17:09,854 Nowhere with the potential of this place, though. 352 00:17:09,898 --> 00:17:13,510 Do you know I think with a spot of investment and a little bit of hard work, 353 00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:15,251 this place could be the next Marsha's Vineyard. 354 00:17:17,558 --> 00:17:19,212 Look, maybe we got off on the wrong foot. 355 00:17:20,474 --> 00:17:22,345 We both want the same thing. 356 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:24,391 A better, safer Riverdale. 357 00:17:25,392 --> 00:17:26,697 And can't we 358 00:17:26,741 --> 00:17:28,264 align on this idea about the houses? 359 00:17:28,308 --> 00:17:30,571 Don't see that happening, Mr. Andrews. 360 00:17:30,614 --> 00:17:34,096 Because, if you don't mind my saying, you're thinking is fundamentally flawed. 361 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:35,097 And I'll tell you why. 362 00:17:36,316 --> 00:17:37,882 One. 363 00:17:37,926 --> 00:17:40,885 People of Sketch Alley don't want your help. 364 00:17:40,929 --> 00:17:42,539 All they want are handouts. 365 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:44,759 And if you try and lift them up, all they'll do is 366 00:17:44,802 --> 00:17:47,588 bring you and your property values down. 367 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:52,288 And number two, at the risk of disillusioning you further, 368 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:57,424 your neighbors don't want them here. 369 00:17:57,467 --> 00:18:00,601 Oh, they'll say they're good, liberal people but, 370 00:18:00,644 --> 00:18:02,820 in their heart of hearts, 371 00:18:02,864 --> 00:18:03,995 what they really want 372 00:18:05,171 --> 00:18:08,217 is for the poor, the destitute, 373 00:18:08,261 --> 00:18:10,741 and the smelly to go away 374 00:18:10,785 --> 00:18:12,656 without compromising their own comfort. 375 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:14,658 You're wrong. 376 00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:21,883 And so is your warped, cynical idea of who we are. 377 00:18:23,189 --> 00:18:24,799 I'll prove it to you. 378 00:18:24,842 --> 00:18:26,453 Well, I don't think so but... 379 00:18:28,368 --> 00:18:29,499 let's see. 380 00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:36,593 You called this meeting. 381 00:18:36,637 --> 00:18:38,160 What can we do for you, Archie? 382 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:39,335 [Archie] You're both on the council. 383 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:41,468 But I'm here appealing to you 384 00:18:41,511 --> 00:18:44,775 as two of the most prominent business owners in Riverdale. 385 00:18:44,819 --> 00:18:45,994 I need your personal help. 386 00:18:46,037 --> 00:18:47,865 Okay. 387 00:18:47,909 --> 00:18:49,780 We're listening. 388 00:18:49,824 --> 00:18:53,132 Would you each be willing to underwrite one of the houses? 389 00:18:53,175 --> 00:18:56,352 I was thinking after I finished building them, we could paint them. 390 00:18:56,396 --> 00:18:59,964 One like Pop's and one like the Whyte Wyrm. 391 00:19:00,008 --> 00:19:02,358 In a way, they'd be like billboards. 392 00:19:02,402 --> 00:19:05,187 And you're sure you don't mind that I'm a quote unquote, gang member? 393 00:19:05,231 --> 00:19:07,798 Oh, come on. No. Not at all. 394 00:19:07,842 --> 00:19:09,670 Where would you set them up and build them? 395 00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:12,281 I was hoping we could set them up in the parking lot. 396 00:19:12,325 --> 00:19:14,153 That way, the folks living in them could feel more 397 00:19:14,196 --> 00:19:15,850 a part of the town's daily life. 398 00:19:17,243 --> 00:19:19,636 Yeah, of course, Archie, we're in. 399 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:20,855 Great. 400 00:19:20,898 --> 00:19:22,465 And as for where we build them, 401 00:19:22,509 --> 00:19:23,945 I was thinking we could do that in Sketch Alley. 402 00:19:25,686 --> 00:19:27,688 [Jughead] Doc. 403 00:19:27,731 --> 00:19:29,559 - [Doc] Hey! - How have you been? 404 00:19:31,692 --> 00:19:34,173 Ah, I'm surviving. 405 00:19:34,216 --> 00:19:36,218 Well, you look a lot better than the last time I saw you. 406 00:19:36,262 --> 00:19:38,394 And that's thanks to you. 407 00:19:38,438 --> 00:19:40,396 That's the reason we're here too. 408 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:41,702 Wanted to repay the favor. 409 00:19:41,745 --> 00:19:42,920 I mean, if you're cool with it. 410 00:19:42,964 --> 00:19:45,009 This is my pal Archie. 411 00:19:45,053 --> 00:19:47,490 And the rest of us were hoping to build some houses for you guys. 412 00:19:47,534 --> 00:19:49,362 One for each of you. 413 00:19:49,405 --> 00:19:53,322 - Houses? - They're small, but they're swanky. 414 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:55,324 If you guys want to help out, that's great. 415 00:19:55,368 --> 00:19:57,500 If not, we just wanted to let you know what we are up to. 416 00:19:57,544 --> 00:19:58,849 All good either way. 417 00:19:58,893 --> 00:20:00,590 When do we start? 418 00:20:00,634 --> 00:20:02,070 - How about right now? - [Doc] All right. 419 00:20:10,557 --> 00:20:12,907 [Reggie] We've got a problem. 420 00:20:12,950 --> 00:20:15,214 I've been crunching numbers, and given all of our start up costs, our expenses, 421 00:20:15,257 --> 00:20:16,606 not to mention permit costs-- 422 00:20:16,650 --> 00:20:17,868 Cut to the chase, Reggie. 423 00:20:17,912 --> 00:20:20,088 We're overleveraged, Ronnie. 424 00:20:20,131 --> 00:20:22,264 Majorly. 425 00:20:22,308 --> 00:20:25,572 If we're strictly legit, it's going to be impossible for us to turn a profit. 426 00:20:25,615 --> 00:20:26,573 Maybe ever. 427 00:20:29,097 --> 00:20:30,011 Unless. 428 00:20:31,404 --> 00:20:32,883 Don't say it. 429 00:20:32,927 --> 00:20:35,277 We start running scams, which we could do. 430 00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:36,626 [knock on door] 431 00:20:36,670 --> 00:20:38,889 [man] Uh, Miss Lodge, Mr. Mantle. 432 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:43,416 I apologize, but you've got to come to the private gambling room now. 433 00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:45,113 What is it? Something bad? 434 00:20:45,766 --> 00:20:46,593 Yeah. 435 00:20:48,856 --> 00:20:50,510 [both exclaiming] 436 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:54,688 Oh, my God. 437 00:20:56,820 --> 00:20:58,126 [Reggie] What should we do? 438 00:20:58,169 --> 00:20:59,736 Cut him down? Call the ambulance? 439 00:20:59,780 --> 00:21:02,565 That's what a legit place would do, right? Right? 440 00:21:02,609 --> 00:21:05,786 Yes, yes. But we don't have that luxury, Reggie. 441 00:21:05,829 --> 00:21:08,397 This would be a horrible news story if it broke. 442 00:21:08,441 --> 00:21:12,271 It would confirm Alice and the council's worst fear about this place 443 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:14,534 and Babylonium would be over before it even began. 444 00:21:16,449 --> 00:21:17,319 Wait. 445 00:21:18,625 --> 00:21:19,800 I know who could help. 446 00:21:21,149 --> 00:21:22,237 Abuelita's iceman. 447 00:21:40,081 --> 00:21:42,649 Mistress Cheryl, it's me. 448 00:21:42,692 --> 00:21:43,650 Britta. 449 00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:48,176 You have to wake up. 450 00:21:48,829 --> 00:21:49,699 Please. 451 00:21:52,093 --> 00:21:53,616 What is it, Brittania? 452 00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:55,836 [Penelope] Wake up. Time to rise and shine. 453 00:21:55,879 --> 00:21:57,533 Time to get out of bed, you lazy bones. 454 00:21:57,577 --> 00:21:59,883 It's dearest Mumsy. You have to hide. 455 00:21:59,927 --> 00:22:01,711 If she finds you, I don't know what she'll do. 456 00:22:01,755 --> 00:22:02,973 Now! 457 00:22:03,017 --> 00:22:04,671 [footsteps approaching] 458 00:22:04,714 --> 00:22:07,630 Wake up, devil children! 459 00:22:07,674 --> 00:22:10,024 Mumsy? What's going on? It's the middle of the night. 460 00:22:10,067 --> 00:22:13,549 Doesn't matter. This place, this whole house is a sty. 461 00:22:13,593 --> 00:22:16,900 Now, you grab that bucket and a brush and you get to work, piggies. 462 00:22:16,944 --> 00:22:18,902 [Cheryl and Jason] Yes, dearest Mumsy. 463 00:22:18,946 --> 00:22:23,559 Get on your hand and knees and you scrub that floor till it's clean! 464 00:22:23,603 --> 00:22:26,170 I want to be able to eat off of it. 465 00:22:26,214 --> 00:22:27,041 [scrubbing] 466 00:22:29,086 --> 00:22:31,393 What are you doing? Why aren't you working? 467 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,352 You get back to work. 468 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:36,572 Or I will get the hanger to you. Don't make me hurt you! 469 00:22:36,616 --> 00:22:37,747 [gasping] 470 00:22:44,319 --> 00:22:45,538 [hammering] 471 00:22:58,072 --> 00:23:00,335 [suspenseful music playing] 472 00:23:06,297 --> 00:23:08,778 Hey, it's Doc, right? 473 00:23:12,303 --> 00:23:13,783 Do you need something? 474 00:23:19,354 --> 00:23:20,834 [groans] 475 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:25,795 And what did our young Kevin Keller get 476 00:23:25,839 --> 00:23:27,884 in exchange for wanting to provide shelter 477 00:23:27,928 --> 00:23:29,538 to the people of Sketch Alley? 478 00:23:29,582 --> 00:23:34,282 A hammer to the skull is what he got. 479 00:23:34,325 --> 00:23:37,459 This vicious attack is a clear indication 480 00:23:37,503 --> 00:23:39,592 that these people don't want our help. 481 00:23:39,635 --> 00:23:43,552 You offer them a helping hand and they respond with violence. 482 00:23:43,596 --> 00:23:47,338 Well, this journalist and town council member 483 00:23:47,382 --> 00:23:49,471 says, no more-- 484 00:23:49,515 --> 00:23:50,777 [Archie sighs] 485 00:23:52,996 --> 00:23:54,955 How is Kevin doing? 486 00:23:54,998 --> 00:23:56,609 I just came from the hospital. 487 00:23:56,652 --> 00:23:57,914 He's gonna be okay. 488 00:23:57,958 --> 00:23:59,612 This is a mess, Archie. 489 00:23:59,655 --> 00:24:01,744 Believe me, I know, Toni. 490 00:24:01,788 --> 00:24:03,964 These houses are going to be painted with our businesses on them. 491 00:24:04,007 --> 00:24:06,357 If they're associated with violence and crime... 492 00:24:06,401 --> 00:24:08,490 I know. 493 00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:10,753 And I know that article didn't exactly do the Serpents any favors. 494 00:24:10,797 --> 00:24:12,189 It did not. 495 00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:13,843 But you still have our financial support. 496 00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:15,932 So, maybe just hold off a beat 497 00:24:15,976 --> 00:24:18,631 before you paint it to match the Whyte Wyrm. 498 00:24:18,674 --> 00:24:19,936 Yeah, that makes sense. 499 00:24:19,980 --> 00:24:21,503 Thanks for the support, Toni. 500 00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:22,983 Yeah, no problem. 501 00:24:23,026 --> 00:24:24,941 I'll send you my payment on Chime right now. 502 00:24:24,985 --> 00:24:26,595 - [phone chimes] - Cool. 503 00:24:26,639 --> 00:24:28,510 [clicks tongue] How about you, Tabitha? 504 00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:30,512 I am... 505 00:24:30,556 --> 00:24:31,687 [inhales] 506 00:24:31,731 --> 00:24:33,820 still in, Archie. [exhales] 507 00:24:33,863 --> 00:24:36,866 Paint job and all. So... 508 00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:38,999 When do you want to set up the first house? 509 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:40,914 Well, I'll bring it by in my truck later today. 510 00:24:42,350 --> 00:24:44,395 Thank you, guys. 511 00:24:44,439 --> 00:24:45,875 [Veronica] Talk to me, Reggie. 512 00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:47,398 So I figured, that dead guy must have been 513 00:24:47,442 --> 00:24:49,052 on a major losing streak, and that's why he-- 514 00:24:49,096 --> 00:24:50,140 Killed himself. 515 00:24:50,184 --> 00:24:51,359 Sadly, that makes sense. 516 00:24:51,402 --> 00:24:54,536 But, no. He was winning big-time. 517 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:58,018 So, I called the blackjack dealer and pulled the security footage. 518 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:04,024 He was on top of the world, up almost 20 grand. 519 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:06,679 Why would a guy who's winning every hand suddenly just... 520 00:25:07,941 --> 00:25:09,159 off himself? 521 00:25:09,203 --> 00:25:11,074 Wait, wait, wait. Stop the tape. 522 00:25:13,381 --> 00:25:14,469 Look. 523 00:25:15,383 --> 00:25:17,341 Who the hell is that? 524 00:25:17,385 --> 00:25:19,343 That's the British creep from Town Hall, 525 00:25:19,387 --> 00:25:22,390 Percival Pickens. What the hell is he saying? 526 00:25:28,396 --> 00:25:29,310 [man] Miss Lodge, I'm here. 527 00:25:31,225 --> 00:25:34,010 Heraldo, thank you so much for coming so speedily. 528 00:25:34,054 --> 00:25:35,011 Where's the body? 529 00:25:35,055 --> 00:25:37,666 Jeez. Cut to the chase much? 530 00:25:37,710 --> 00:25:39,712 Downstairs. I'll take you. 531 00:25:39,755 --> 00:25:41,670 [Reggie exhales] 532 00:25:41,714 --> 00:25:43,585 [Britta] Grand Mistress Rose, it's gotten so much worse. 533 00:25:43,629 --> 00:25:47,763 Mistress Cheryl's mother is torturing her in every way imaginable. 534 00:25:47,807 --> 00:25:51,201 Penelope has always been Cheryl's tormentor. 535 00:25:51,245 --> 00:25:53,856 So, of course, Abigail would have conjured her 536 00:25:53,900 --> 00:25:57,381 as my granddaughter's adversary in the dreamscape. 537 00:25:57,425 --> 00:25:59,035 She's terrifying. 538 00:25:59,079 --> 00:26:03,866 You must tell Cheryl that Penelope is but a fiction. 539 00:26:03,910 --> 00:26:06,956 A bogeyman pulled from her own subconscious. 540 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,611 That perhaps will shake her free of her stupor 541 00:26:09,655 --> 00:26:11,134 and spur her into action. 542 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,094 Else, Abigail may take 543 00:26:14,137 --> 00:26:16,923 permanent possession of my granddaughter's body. 544 00:26:16,966 --> 00:26:21,057 But I never even get the chance to talk to her before the nightmare... 545 00:26:21,101 --> 00:26:23,233 Penelope descends on us. 546 00:26:23,277 --> 00:26:28,456 Then perhaps, child, you must divine a better way to communicate with her. 547 00:26:33,461 --> 00:26:35,681 Gentlemen, I am so sorry to intrude. 548 00:26:36,464 --> 00:26:37,378 May I come in? 549 00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:39,119 Yeah. 550 00:26:45,473 --> 00:26:49,564 I heard all about what happened in Sketch Alley. And... 551 00:26:50,783 --> 00:26:51,958 I wanted to talk to you. 552 00:26:55,701 --> 00:26:56,963 In hopes it never happens again. 553 00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:04,144 Well, what do you think, Tabitha? 554 00:27:04,187 --> 00:27:07,190 I think it is beautiful, Archie. 555 00:27:07,234 --> 00:27:09,279 [Archie] Well, it was a group effort. 556 00:27:09,323 --> 00:27:13,109 And bonus, Benjamin Moore donated the paint for future houses, too. 557 00:27:13,153 --> 00:27:14,589 I think it's a great start, Arch. 558 00:27:19,420 --> 00:27:20,508 [closes zipper] 559 00:27:22,249 --> 00:27:24,773 You're good. [exhales] I can take it from here. 560 00:27:24,817 --> 00:27:26,993 What are you gonna do? 561 00:27:27,036 --> 00:27:29,952 [Heraldo] After dark, I'll put him in his car, drive into Jersey, 562 00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:32,781 hang him up in the bathroom of a rest stop with no cameras, 563 00:27:32,825 --> 00:27:33,695 call it in. 564 00:27:35,088 --> 00:27:36,698 How are things going otherwise? 565 00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:37,568 How's business? 566 00:27:38,352 --> 00:27:40,006 Slow. 567 00:27:40,049 --> 00:27:43,357 We're not quite the sensation we were hoping we'd be. 568 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,141 You know, if you want, 569 00:27:45,185 --> 00:27:47,448 I could put the word out to some wise guys I know. 570 00:27:48,754 --> 00:27:50,059 They got money, 571 00:27:50,103 --> 00:27:52,148 and they like spending it. 572 00:27:52,192 --> 00:27:55,978 I appreciate the offer, and no offense to your wise guys, but... 573 00:27:56,022 --> 00:27:59,678 we're trying to avoid that, if at all possible. 574 00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:00,591 No worries, just... 575 00:28:01,375 --> 00:28:02,245 trying to help. 576 00:28:03,725 --> 00:28:05,553 Actually, you know what you could do? 577 00:28:06,859 --> 00:28:09,209 Could you look into someone for me? 578 00:28:09,252 --> 00:28:11,820 His name's Percival Pickens. He's British. 579 00:28:11,864 --> 00:28:13,735 Just got into town and... 580 00:28:13,779 --> 00:28:15,650 there's something off about him. 581 00:28:16,738 --> 00:28:18,435 And I want to know what. 582 00:28:18,479 --> 00:28:19,393 Yeah, I can do that. 583 00:28:23,310 --> 00:28:25,573 [clattering] 584 00:28:27,749 --> 00:28:28,968 [cell phone buzzing] 585 00:28:31,057 --> 00:28:32,928 Hey, Tabitha. What's up? 586 00:28:36,758 --> 00:28:37,628 I'm on my way. 587 00:28:46,463 --> 00:28:47,421 What the hell! 588 00:29:05,613 --> 00:29:06,832 Oh, Doc. 589 00:29:08,529 --> 00:29:09,791 Why did you do that to Kevin? 590 00:29:09,835 --> 00:29:11,445 I have no idea. 591 00:29:11,488 --> 00:29:14,143 I have absolutely no memory of attacking your friend. 592 00:29:14,187 --> 00:29:15,623 Well, you did. 593 00:29:15,666 --> 00:29:17,494 [stammering] One minute, I'm hammering and... 594 00:29:17,538 --> 00:29:20,759 [panting] and the next minute, I'm just... 595 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:22,978 standing over your friend. 596 00:29:23,022 --> 00:29:24,763 Getting ready to take another swipe at him. 597 00:29:27,113 --> 00:29:28,549 You gotta believe me, Jughead. 598 00:29:29,811 --> 00:29:31,291 It was... 599 00:29:31,334 --> 00:29:33,336 ...like someone put the idea in my head. 600 00:29:34,816 --> 00:29:35,643 Who? 601 00:29:37,993 --> 00:29:39,603 Who could have done that? 602 00:29:39,647 --> 00:29:41,257 [Doc] He, uh... 603 00:29:41,301 --> 00:29:42,650 had an accent. 604 00:29:42,693 --> 00:29:43,738 He might have had a British accent. 605 00:29:47,046 --> 00:29:49,135 [Jughead] Thank you again, for agreeing to meet with me. 606 00:29:49,178 --> 00:29:51,920 Like I mentioned, I would love to do a follow up article 607 00:29:51,964 --> 00:29:53,269 to the one that you wrote. 608 00:29:53,313 --> 00:29:56,098 [stammers] Something like a rebuttal. 609 00:29:56,142 --> 00:29:58,927 [scoffs] Well, to each his own. 610 00:29:58,971 --> 00:30:01,712 I've been thinking about this quote that I read. 611 00:30:01,756 --> 00:30:03,671 "The true measure of any society 612 00:30:03,714 --> 00:30:06,456 "can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." 613 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:09,285 Well, whoever said that obviously didn't grow up in Riverdale. 614 00:30:09,329 --> 00:30:10,330 It's Gandhi. 615 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:13,463 So tell me, Percival, 616 00:30:13,507 --> 00:30:16,466 do you really think that bussing the unhoused out of Riverdale 617 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:18,991 is the best that we can muster as a society? 618 00:30:19,034 --> 00:30:20,862 Well, as I mentioned before, 619 00:30:20,906 --> 00:30:23,647 I am coming at this from a place of compassion. 620 00:30:23,691 --> 00:30:25,736 My main concern is for the 621 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:27,869 [echoing] the law-abiding citizens of Riverdale, those who pay 622 00:30:27,913 --> 00:30:31,873 their taxes and contribute to the betterment of our society. 623 00:30:31,917 --> 00:30:34,876 [echoing] Now, I've been to several Sketch Alleys in my time. 624 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,706 The truth is, charity is doing them a disservice. 625 00:30:38,749 --> 00:30:41,970 As is giving them a handout when what they really should be doing 626 00:30:42,014 --> 00:30:44,407 is fending for themselves. 627 00:30:44,451 --> 00:30:48,759 Tell me, are you having fun rooting around inside my brain, Mr. Jones? 628 00:30:48,803 --> 00:30:50,674 What? 629 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:52,285 [Percival] Get out of my head, you piece of garbage! 630 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:57,377 Are you all right, Mr. Jones? 631 00:30:57,420 --> 00:30:59,814 Did I not answer the question to your satisfaction? 632 00:31:11,913 --> 00:31:13,610 [suspenseful music playing] 633 00:31:24,143 --> 00:31:26,623 [woman sobbing] 634 00:31:26,667 --> 00:31:28,016 Mistress Cheryl? 635 00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:29,757 Is that you? 636 00:31:31,498 --> 00:31:33,413 [Cheryl sobbing] It's me. I'm here. 637 00:31:37,939 --> 00:31:40,420 Mistress Cheryl, what happened to your beautiful hair? 638 00:31:41,247 --> 00:31:43,771 Mumsy, of course. 639 00:31:43,814 --> 00:31:46,252 She cut it off when she saw me with my friend... 640 00:31:48,254 --> 00:31:49,733 Heather. 641 00:31:49,777 --> 00:31:52,649 Please, Mistress Cheryl, you have to listen to me. 642 00:31:52,693 --> 00:31:54,956 This isn't happening. You're in a dreamscape. 643 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,089 Your mother isn't actually here. 644 00:31:57,132 --> 00:31:59,569 What? [scoffs] Of course, she is. 645 00:31:59,613 --> 00:32:00,657 No. 646 00:32:00,701 --> 00:32:02,268 It's hard to explain. 647 00:32:02,311 --> 00:32:04,052 I have written down everything you need to know. 648 00:32:04,096 --> 00:32:06,576 [Penelope shouting] What is going on here? 649 00:32:06,620 --> 00:32:08,578 Unbelievable. 650 00:32:08,622 --> 00:32:10,929 I catch you with one sapphic slut, 651 00:32:10,972 --> 00:32:13,627 and not an hour later, you're back with another one. 652 00:32:14,976 --> 00:32:17,979 Whomever you are, you should be ashamed. 653 00:32:18,023 --> 00:32:19,459 Screw you. 654 00:32:19,502 --> 00:32:21,504 You're not even real, Mrs. Blossom. 655 00:32:21,548 --> 00:32:23,985 [gasps] How dare you? 656 00:32:24,029 --> 00:32:27,293 Get out of Thornhill. You don't belong here. 657 00:32:34,735 --> 00:32:36,128 Please, Mrs. Blossom-- 658 00:32:36,171 --> 00:32:38,869 Don't you show your face in this house again. 659 00:32:38,913 --> 00:32:39,827 [door slams] 660 00:32:44,484 --> 00:32:47,095 [breathing heavily] 661 00:32:47,139 --> 00:32:52,013 [Britta] Mistress Cheryl, the world you are currently inhabiting is not reality, 662 00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:55,016 but rather a hellish dreamscape from which we must free you. 663 00:32:55,060 --> 00:32:57,018 Your physical body is currently possessed 664 00:32:57,062 --> 00:32:59,151 by the spirit of Abigail Blossom. 665 00:32:59,194 --> 00:33:00,804 And she has trapped you in a prison in your own mind... 666 00:33:00,848 --> 00:33:02,328 [Abigail grunting] 667 00:33:02,371 --> 00:33:03,894 ...with Penelope as your cruel warden. 668 00:33:03,938 --> 00:33:06,854 But she is not real, Mistress Cheryl. 669 00:33:06,897 --> 00:33:08,856 And you must not let her dominate you. 670 00:33:08,899 --> 00:33:10,510 Do not let her break your spirit. 671 00:33:10,553 --> 00:33:13,121 For if she does, your soul may wither and dissipate 672 00:33:13,165 --> 00:33:15,167 within the confines of your corporeal body. 673 00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:17,821 She is but a ghost. 674 00:33:17,865 --> 00:33:20,172 A creation of the imagination. 675 00:33:20,215 --> 00:33:21,912 You can defeat her. 676 00:33:21,956 --> 00:33:23,566 [footsteps approaching] 677 00:33:23,610 --> 00:33:28,658 I am gonna beat you to within an inch of your life, 678 00:33:28,702 --> 00:33:32,227 you deviant, wretched creature! 679 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,754 Why are you looking at me like that, 680 00:33:37,798 --> 00:33:40,148 you shameless, little wretch? 681 00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:42,977 Because I know the truth now, Mumsy. 682 00:33:43,891 --> 00:33:45,066 You're not real. 683 00:33:45,110 --> 00:33:46,720 Is that a fact? 684 00:33:47,373 --> 00:33:48,765 Yes. 685 00:33:48,809 --> 00:33:52,073 You're in my mind, you psychotic bitch. 686 00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:55,033 And you shouldn't be here. 687 00:33:58,471 --> 00:34:00,038 [tires screech] 688 00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:07,436 What are you guys doing? 689 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,264 I'm here to break that house down and haul it away. 690 00:34:10,483 --> 00:34:11,788 No, you're not. 691 00:34:11,832 --> 00:34:13,877 Tabitha called us, Archie. 692 00:34:13,921 --> 00:34:16,358 We started a project, and we're doubling down to finish it. 693 00:34:16,402 --> 00:34:19,274 And a few hours later, someone will have vandalized them again. 694 00:34:19,318 --> 00:34:21,624 Then, we will repaint them. 695 00:34:21,668 --> 00:34:24,366 And again, and again. As many times as we have to. 696 00:34:24,410 --> 00:34:25,585 Why don't you grab a brush? 697 00:34:26,499 --> 00:34:27,413 It's cold out. 698 00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:30,416 I do need to talk to you about something, though. 699 00:34:32,157 --> 00:34:33,767 I don't think Doc was the one that attacked Kevin. 700 00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:35,377 Who else would it have been? 701 00:34:35,421 --> 00:34:36,726 [Percival] Hello, there. 702 00:34:36,770 --> 00:34:38,076 Now what are you folks doing? 703 00:34:39,860 --> 00:34:41,427 My goodness, aren't those charming houses? 704 00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:44,778 No need for them anymore, though. 705 00:34:46,171 --> 00:34:47,607 Sketch Alley is no longer an issue. 706 00:34:48,521 --> 00:34:50,088 Meaning what? 707 00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:52,394 I took it upon myself to visit Sketch Alley. 708 00:34:52,438 --> 00:34:54,440 I spoke to the people living there, and... 709 00:34:55,310 --> 00:34:57,486 got them to move on. 710 00:34:57,530 --> 00:35:01,011 Leave town, start over somewhere else. 711 00:35:01,055 --> 00:35:02,970 And how did you do that? 712 00:35:03,013 --> 00:35:05,277 Call it the power of persuasion. 713 00:35:07,888 --> 00:35:09,759 I also bought them bus tickets, and... 714 00:35:09,803 --> 00:35:13,241 gave them each $100 to build new lives elsewhere. 715 00:35:13,285 --> 00:35:14,199 I don't believe you. 716 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,767 Well, see for yourselves. 717 00:35:17,811 --> 00:35:19,856 Then afterwards, hopefully, see you at the town hall. 718 00:35:21,293 --> 00:35:22,511 Keep up the good work. 719 00:35:26,211 --> 00:35:28,517 [suspenseful music playing] 720 00:35:49,669 --> 00:35:50,713 Mistress Cheryl? 721 00:35:51,758 --> 00:35:53,325 You're alive? 722 00:35:53,368 --> 00:35:57,067 I am. And visiting you in your dreams, Brittania. 723 00:35:57,111 --> 00:35:58,721 You've done well. 724 00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:02,986 And proven yourself a dutiful and loyal factotum. 725 00:36:03,030 --> 00:36:05,554 For that, you will be rewarded. 726 00:36:05,598 --> 00:36:08,905 But only after we have driven that she-demon Abigail out of my beautiful body. 727 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:10,777 How will we do that? 728 00:36:12,126 --> 00:36:13,693 I haven't the faintest idea. 729 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:21,483 Please, please, please. Thank you. 730 00:36:21,527 --> 00:36:25,008 Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 731 00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:27,359 Uh, the town of Riverdale can breathe a little easier, 732 00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:30,231 now that the denizens of Sketch Alley 733 00:36:30,275 --> 00:36:31,624 are on their way to a better place. 734 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,326 The idea to pay their location costs may have been mine, 735 00:36:38,370 --> 00:36:41,938 but I, um, couldn't have pulled it off without the help 736 00:36:41,982 --> 00:36:46,552 of your sheriff, Tom Keller, a man who represents the very best of Riverdale. 737 00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:49,511 Keeping with the good news, 738 00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:51,339 I'm also pleased to announce that 739 00:36:51,383 --> 00:36:54,081 Percival will be joining my department. 740 00:36:54,124 --> 00:36:55,387 And he'll be working as a deputy 741 00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:58,520 along with me and my son to keep the peace 742 00:36:58,564 --> 00:37:01,044 and fulfill the promise of Riverdale 743 00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:03,221 that has eluded us for so long. 744 00:37:11,838 --> 00:37:13,579 [Archie] Dude's like a super villain. 745 00:37:15,581 --> 00:37:16,582 That's exactly what he is. 746 00:37:18,758 --> 00:37:21,587 We seriously need to talk tonight. Okay? 747 00:37:25,286 --> 00:37:27,810 [Veronica] Alice. 748 00:37:27,854 --> 00:37:32,250 In all the excitement, the casino didn't even come up. 749 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:34,295 Yeah, have you looked over our proposal, or what? 750 00:37:35,122 --> 00:37:37,080 I have. 751 00:37:37,124 --> 00:37:40,997 And after careful review and some solid advice from Percival, 752 00:37:41,041 --> 00:37:45,959 the council believes that there's a lot of risk in partnering with Babylonium. 753 00:37:46,002 --> 00:37:48,744 Which could be mitigated, possibly. 754 00:37:48,788 --> 00:37:51,878 But quite frankly, Veronica, the biggest liability is you. 755 00:37:53,183 --> 00:37:55,577 Me? 756 00:37:55,621 --> 00:38:00,930 The Lodge name is synonymous with crime and corruption because of Hiram. 757 00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:05,195 You're its figurehead, the public face. 758 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:08,677 So, the council feels that we could really only support the casino 759 00:38:08,721 --> 00:38:12,115 and this idea of it becoming the new Atlantic City, 760 00:38:12,159 --> 00:38:14,770 is if you take a back seat. Out of the limelight. 761 00:38:14,814 --> 00:38:16,946 [scoffs] 762 00:38:16,990 --> 00:38:20,515 Alice, I am not my father. 763 00:38:20,559 --> 00:38:22,125 - [scoffs] - In fact, I've worked 764 00:38:22,169 --> 00:38:24,476 really, really hard to not be like my father-- 765 00:38:24,519 --> 00:38:26,347 Take offense or not, Veronica, 766 00:38:26,391 --> 00:38:28,480 but I'd like to see you do this without our support. 767 00:38:29,829 --> 00:38:32,788 The picketing, the bad publicity, 768 00:38:32,832 --> 00:38:34,877 the complaints to the gaming board, 769 00:38:34,921 --> 00:38:38,359 the raids, the sanctions, we won't lose this fight. 770 00:38:40,927 --> 00:38:42,929 Okay. Time for a new plan. 771 00:38:45,235 --> 00:38:47,150 We already tried taking the high road. 772 00:38:47,194 --> 00:38:50,980 If Riverdale doesn't want to bet on us, 773 00:38:51,024 --> 00:38:54,506 we'll have to lean in to who we are and what we do best. 774 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,464 As my mother likes to say, 775 00:38:56,508 --> 00:38:58,727 I am my father's daughter. 776 00:38:58,771 --> 00:39:01,687 Does that mean running scams? Side hustles and loopholes? 777 00:39:01,730 --> 00:39:03,515 All of the above, Reggie. 778 00:39:03,558 --> 00:39:07,083 All systems go. And, Heraldo, that offer you made 779 00:39:07,127 --> 00:39:10,522 about putting out the word to your wise guys, do it. 780 00:39:10,565 --> 00:39:13,263 We need to start making money. Real money, fast. 781 00:39:14,221 --> 00:39:16,179 No problem. 782 00:39:16,223 --> 00:39:18,834 Oh, and by the way, I looked into that guy for you. 783 00:39:18,878 --> 00:39:21,271 Percival? And, what did you find? 784 00:39:21,881 --> 00:39:23,709 Nothing. 785 00:39:23,752 --> 00:39:26,407 There's no paper trail behind him. The guy's a ghost. 786 00:39:26,451 --> 00:39:28,191 It's like he didn't even exist 787 00:39:28,235 --> 00:39:29,541 before he showed up here in Riverdale. 788 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:34,981 [thunder rumbling] 789 00:39:38,071 --> 00:39:39,420 [door opens] 790 00:39:39,464 --> 00:39:41,727 [man speaking on TV] 791 00:39:44,077 --> 00:39:45,687 [Betty] Archie. 792 00:39:45,731 --> 00:39:48,037 Betty? 793 00:39:48,081 --> 00:39:52,433 Can you do me a favor? Can you shut off the TV and the rest of the lights? 794 00:39:52,477 --> 00:39:53,782 [Archie] Yeah, sure. 795 00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:58,091 Is everything okay? 796 00:39:58,134 --> 00:40:01,399 Oh, my God. What's going on? Did TBK hurt you? 797 00:40:01,442 --> 00:40:04,402 [Betty] No. No, I lost him in Maine. 798 00:40:05,446 --> 00:40:07,230 This is something else. 799 00:40:07,274 --> 00:40:09,232 What? 800 00:40:09,276 --> 00:40:10,930 You know how I've been getting those really bad headaches? 801 00:40:12,279 --> 00:40:13,889 They've only gotten worse. 802 00:40:13,933 --> 00:40:16,239 And I figured out that they are triggered by light. 803 00:40:16,283 --> 00:40:19,155 So, the brighter the light, the more excruciating the pain. 804 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:21,767 Oh, my God. 805 00:40:21,810 --> 00:40:24,465 I think it's a side effect of being able to see auras. 806 00:40:24,509 --> 00:40:26,119 Which I can still do, by the way. 807 00:40:26,772 --> 00:40:29,601 Hi. [sighs] 808 00:40:29,644 --> 00:40:30,906 [Archie] I'm so sorry. 809 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:32,778 [Betty whispering] That's okay. 810 00:40:32,821 --> 00:40:35,258 God, it feels good to be home. 811 00:40:35,302 --> 00:40:37,304 It hasn't been the same without you. 812 00:40:37,347 --> 00:40:38,958 Yeah? What did I miss? Anything? 813 00:40:39,001 --> 00:40:41,308 A lot. 814 00:40:41,351 --> 00:40:45,443 It turns out Jug can [scoffs] read minds 815 00:40:45,486 --> 00:40:46,748 since the explosion. 816 00:40:46,792 --> 00:40:48,794 - What? - Yeah. 817 00:40:48,837 --> 00:40:51,274 And Percival Pickens, that weird guy who showed up out of nowhere 818 00:40:51,318 --> 00:40:52,319 and tried to buy my house? 819 00:40:52,362 --> 00:40:53,755 [Betty] Mmm-hmm. 820 00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,453 We think he can control people's minds. 821 00:40:57,150 --> 00:41:00,066 Make people do things. Bad things. 822 00:41:01,850 --> 00:41:03,983 We're in trouble, Betty. The whole town is. 823 00:41:07,377 --> 00:41:09,641 [scribbling] 824 00:41:23,916 --> 00:41:26,048 [Percival exhales]