Riverdale 2x17

1. Previously on Riverdale...

2. Hi. Is Chic home?

3. I can't eat,

4. I can't sleep.

5. - I'm just obsessing

6. over this Shady man.

7. His car was parked outside

8. our house for two days.

9. Jughead and I

10. took care of it.

11. You have to let me

12. stay here.

13. I can't stay in the same

14. house as Chic anymore.

15. You want to turn the town

16. that I love into a prison?

17. - We are leaving now.

18. Come on, Archie.

19. - Dad, I'm gonna stay.

20. I know you think a prison

21. is a bad idea for Riverdale

22. but Mr. and Mrs. Lodge really

23. have thought this through.

24. I'm not gonna

25. support Hiram and Hermione.

26. I'm gonna run for Mayor.

27. Against the Lodges.

28. I wanna run for

29. Student body President.

30. - I want you to be

31. my Co-President.

32. - Okay.

33. - I'm not a quitter, Archie.

34. - Yeah, me neither.

35. - Which is why I want

36. to be your running mate.

37. - I'd like nothing more.

38. First things first,

39. Nana, then Cheryl.

40. Of course, our house

41. must be put in order.

42. You've gone mad,

43. And you leave us no choice.

44. What do you mean,

45. no choice?

46. - Mrs. Blossom,

47. I'm looking for Cheryl.

48. - She's gone.

49. Boarding school

50. in Switzerland.

51. Don't come here again.

52. Welcome to

53. The Sisters of Quiet Mercy,

54. Home for Troubled Youth

55. where a certain

56. Cheryl Blossom finds herself

57. more troubled than usual...

58. It's time, girlie.

59. with nary a thing

60. to look forward to

61. except for movie nights,

62. during which time, Cheryl

63. would imagine what her

64. friends might be doing.

65. Seems innocent enough.

66. But look closer...

67. Hey, Frank, hey Dick,

68. we're going to the diner

69. for some chocolate

70. phosphates with the girls.

71. - You coming?

72. - We'll catch up.

73. My, my.

74. What do these

75. seemingly all-American

76. boys have planned?

77. Boy, Frank,

78. that water sure looks great.

79. Wanna take a dip?

80. I wish I could,

81. Dick, but I didn't bring

82. my swimming trunks.

83. Here, the boys

84. should have turned around

85. and found another activity.

86. But instead,

87. they succumbed...

88. Then again, maybe,

89. we don't need them.

90. And were

91. ensnared by deviants.

92. - As

93. Cheryl Blossom withered,

94. her friends were

95. squaring off on the most

96. public of stages.

97. - Okay, now just

98. a quick reminder,

99. that this school hall

100. is a PTA sponsored event.

101. Oh, looks like we have

102. our first question.

103. Yeah, no offense to the,

104. uh, current administration,

105. but it doesn't feel like

106. anyone's looking out

107. for the students

108. who are being bussed in

109. from the Southside.

110. Is that gonna change?

111. Absolutely, Sweet Pea,

112. that's our priority.

113. And no one should feel

114. marginalized or excluded here.

115. Jughead and I will be

116. representing all students,

117. North and Southside alike.

118. Next question.

119. Yes, Midge?

120. My question is for

121. Archie and Veronica.

122. Rumor has it that your parents

123. will soon be on opposite

124. sides of the Mayoral election,

125. won't that negatively

126. affect your working

127. relationship?

128. Archie and I adhere

129. to the old maxim that

130. "politics are never discussed"

131. at the dinner

132. or the cafeteria table.

133. - Veronica and I are on

134. the same page about everything,

135. including her family's plans

136. for a prison on the Southside.

137. In the meantime,

138. however, we're committed

139. to improving the quality of

140. life at Riverdale High, which

141. means more extracurriculars—

142. Reggie and I agree. Except,

143. add the fact that we can

144. and will deliver results.

145. And we're chill,

146. unlike these guys.

147. Shouldn't we be hobnobbing

148. or something?

149. No, we have to go

150. before my mom attacks us.

151. She's a heat-seeking missile.

152. You can't keep

153. dodging her forever.

154. Maybe not, but I can

155. damn well try. Let's go.

156. FP, you should be

157. ashamed of yourself.

158. Letting my sweet, innocent

159. daughter live in sin in that

160. soup can you call a trailer!

161. You think I'm a fan

162. of this arrangement?

163. You're talking to the guy

164. who's sleeping on a pull-out

165. sofa with his son

166. so your daughter

167. can have his bedroom.

168. - You're doing that?

169. - Look, Alice,

170. take it from a guy

171. whose son choose

172. being homeless over

173. living with his old man.

174. Make things right with her,

175. before it's too late.

176. Mary, Fred, all of

177. Riverdale is buzzing about

178. your decision to run

179. against my wife for Mayor.

180. I've lived here my whole life,

181. never went to New York,

182. never went to prison.

183. There's no one more

184. qualified than me.

185. You know, Hiram,

186. we're still waiting for

187. you to sign those papers

188. finalizing Fred's separation

189. from Lodge Industries.

190. Huh. You mean like how

191. we're still waiting for you

192. to sign that NDA

193. that we sent over?

194. Now, now, Mom and Dad,

195. there's no need to become

196. the Montagues

197. and the Capulets just yet.

198. Yeah, Veronica and I

199. were saying, can't this

200. be a fair fight?

201. With no hitting below the belt?

202. And everyone signing whatever

203. it is they need to sign?

204. Mr. and Mrs. Lodge, you have

205. some unexpected guests.

206. Lenny, Carl

207. How are you, fellas?

208. We have some business

209. we need to discuss, Hiram.

210. - In private.

211. - Well, I'd invite you up to

212. my study but it's late.

213. Please, Hiram. A few

214. minutes of your time.

215. Is that so much to ask for?

216. No, not at all.

217. Take Veronica

218. and Hermione upstairs.

219. - Mr. Lodge...

220. - No, it's okay, Archie.

221. Just a friendly visit.

222. I need to ask

223. a favor, Archie.

224. Your father is announcing

225. his run for Mayor on Friday.

226. And his campaign,

227. as you know, is

228. based on promoting

229. a wholesome view of

230. Riverdale, and the place

231. where he'd raised his family.

232. Having us both there,

233. standing with him,

234. it's an important moment.

235. Then why isn't dad

236. asking me himself?

237. He's a proud guy, your dad.

238. But I know it would mean

239. the world to him, and to me,

240. if you showed up for this.

241. Mom, of course,

242. I'll be there for Dad.

243. Hey, Chic, are you hungry?

244. Do you wanna order a pizza?

245. Treasure hunting

246. enthusiasts...

247. - Mom, you need to see

248. what they found.

249. - made a shocking discovery...

250. Authorities are searching

251. for witnesses.

252. Anyone who may have

253. more information

254. is encouraged to contact

255. police immediately.

256. Whoa, easy, Alice.

257. Hold on. Turn to

258. channel eight right now!

259. It is not

260. yet known how or when

261. the car first entered

262. the swamp, but foul play

263. has not been ruled out.

264. They found it, FP.

265. They found it.

266. We should've known better.

267. I should've known better.

268. We should've driven that

269. damn car further out of town!

270. No, no. How could you have

271. known that Junkyard Steve

272. drags the swamp

273. for people's castoffs?

274. It was dumb luck.

275. It's Jones luck, you mean.

276. Shouldn't Chic be here,

277. considering he's the one

278. that brained the guy?

279. - Don't worry about Chic.

280. - Normally,

281. I would disagree.

282. Definitely worry about Chic

283. but he doesn't know

284. anything about the car.

285. When we got to the Swamp,

286. we wiped the thing clean

287. of fingerprints

288. - before we pushed it in.

289. - Wearing gloves?

290. - I think so.

291. - I'm pretty sure.

292. - What do you mean

293. you "think so"?

294. - No, no. We were.

295. - We 100% were.

296. If anybody comes around

297. asking questions, we don't

298. know anything.

299. We don't talk to anyone.

300. We act like

301. everything's normal.

302. Including, Betty, you coming

303. home so you're not nesting

304. with a bunch of Serpents.

305. No, you are not gonna use

306. this to manipulate me, Mom.

307. You know the deal.

308. I come home

309. when Chic leaves.

310. - Okay—

311. - Everybody, be cool.

312. In the unlikely event

313. that something happens,

314. we batten down the hatches.

315. Until then, life goes on,

316. and nobody goes

317. anywhere near that car.

318. About last night, Archie,

319. my associates,

320. Lenny Kowalski

321. and Carl Martin.

322. My wife's mayoral campaign

323. is making them anxious.

324. I thought Mrs. Lodge being

325. Mayor would be a good

326. thing for everybody.

327. Men like Lenny and Carl

328. see it as an act of hubris

329. that could bring us

330. and our business unwanted

331. attention from the authorities.

332. I'm having dinner with them

333. tonight in the hopes of

334. smoothing it over.

335. But in the meantime,

336. I need you to keep

337. a close eye on Veronica.

338. - Do you understand?

339. - Of course, I will.

340. But in addition to that,

341. what if I came with you

342. tonight, Mr. Lodge?

343. They know me

344. from the Poker Game.

345. Andre and Adams

346. will be there, but...

347. You do always find a way to

348. make yourself useful, Archie.

349. And I've tried to get some of

350. my old crew down from Montreal,

351. but they've gone silent on me.

352. All right, you're in.

353. You promised us a war.

354. Then you're on stage looking

355. like Buddy Holly, sucking up

356. to the Northside?

357. We need their votes, Sweet Pea.

358. It's the only way that

359. we can affect any change.

360. Whoever's elected gets

361. a seat on the School Board.

362. That means we're on

363. the inside, that means

364. that they can't silence us.

365. You and the Northside

366. princess, you mean?

367. Wait, is that why

368. you guys are pissed?

369. - Betty's on our side!

370. - Yeah.

371. I've helped the Serpents

372. on numerous occasions.

373. I helped find the Pickens

374. statue's head,

375. I got Cheryl to testify

376. in court so FP, your king,

377. could get early parole.

378. You did all that for

379. your boyfriend,

380. not the Serpents.

381. All right, take it down,

382. Sweet Pea—

383. What, it's only a matter of

384. time before she bails on us,

385. just like her mother.

386. Okay, so your objections

387. aren't even about me,

388. they're about my mom—

389. Her legacy, yeah.

390. She's an enemy of

391. the Serpent State

392. taking shots at us

393. in the Register for years,

394. blaming us for crimes

395. we didn't commit.

396. Running with a turncoat's

397. daughter is a slap in the face.

398. And for that reason alone,

399. you're not getting

400. the Serpent vote.

401. Let's settle this once

402. and for all.

403. We're both Bulldogs

404. who, like wolves,

405. support the alpha.

406. Right now, we risk splitting

407. our boys' votes, which

408. I told Josie I could deliver.

409. Hence this contest.

410. Mantle vs. Andrews.

411. Winner gets

412. Bulldogs' backing.

413. Give up! You're

414. gonna lose, Andrews.

415. Same as your dad...

416. Talk about my dad

417. like that again, and next

418. time, I break your arm.

419. What do you mean,

420. Cheryl's missing?

421. Do you remember how

422. paranoid Cheryl was

423. at her slumber party?

424. - Saying that her mom

425. and uncle were out to get her?

426. - Well, I think they did

427. something to her!

428. - What kind of something?

429. Her mom said they sent her

430. off to some all-girls boarding

431. school in Switzerland.

432. Well, that's easy enough

433. to check, there's only one,

434. Surval Montreux.

435. Please. If Cheryl was

436. in the Swiss Alps,

437. she'd be posting parka

438. selfies every hour,

439. but her social media's

440. been dead for days.

441. Wait, that's a sure

442. sign of foul play.

443. - Yeah.

444. - Whatever you need,

445. Toni, I'm in.

446. Me, too. Even if we have

447. to storm Thistlehouse.

448. I believe I've deduced

449. what's caused this imbalance

450. in you, Cheryl.

451. And what would that be,

452. Sister Livingston?

453. I've spoken to your mother

454. about your brother Jason.

455. And how close you were.

456. So close, in fact, that

457. your Nana would sometimes

458. mix you up, isn't that right?

459. She would dress you

460. in Jason's clothes

461. and he in yours?

462. Nana's always been

463. half-blind, Sister.

464. Cataracts.

465. But if there's anything

466. that's affected my psyche,

467. it's the fire hose of abuse

468. directed at me by

469. my mother and my father.

470. You've suffered many

471. traumas, it's true.

472. But that does not excuse

473. your willful behavior.

474. Now, you will report to

475. the undercroft immediately,

476. where you will undergo

477. physical therapy

478. until you're ready to listen.

479. I'm not gonna

480. mince words, Hiram.

481. Your wife's campaign is

482. risky, putting the families

483. in the public eye.

484. But we understand that ours

485. is a risk-reward business.

486. And your idea for

487. a private prison is intriguing.

488. So the reward we want

489. for our risk is a cut

490. of the Riverdale pie.

491. How's 25% sound?

492. After your cut, I'd be

493. operating at a loss.

494. So, Lenny, Carl,

495. respectfully,

496. I decline your kind offer.

497. With all due respect, Hiram,

498. you're all alone here.

499. Your boys from Montreal,

500. from New York,

501. they work for us now.

502. And who've you got out here

503. in the boonies, hmm?

504. A couple of low-level

505. capos and some

506. zit-faced high school kid.

507. Mr. Kowalski. Mr. Martin.

508. Respectfully.

509. Don't underestimate

510. Mr. Lodge or me.

511. - Archie.

512. - I rearranged Nick St. Clair's

513. pretty-boy face for him.

514. I took care of Poppa Poutine

515. after he conspired

516. with you, Lenny.

517. And when

518. some hillbilly threatened

519. Mr. Lodge's daughter

520. at his safe house,

521. I did the same thing

522. to him, too.

523. So don't think for a second

524. that we're defenseless.

525. You nearly had us

526. there, Red.

527. - Hiram, consider our offer.

528. - Yeah.

529. In the meantime, we'll be

530. sticking around Riverdale,

531. taking in some of

532. the local flavors.

533. Sound good?

534. Yeah.

535. You were a mad dog

536. in there, Archie. You do

537. realize that, don't you?

538. I wasn't gonna let them

539. disrespect you, sir.

540. Not in our town.

541. Nevertheless, you fire

542. a warning shot like that,

543. you gotta be ready to back

544. it up, do you understand?

545. Good.

546. You're a good boy, Archie.

547. What do Sweet Pea

548. and Fangs want

549. from me, anyway?

550. What will it take

551. for them to accept me?

552. Do I need to wear plaid?

553. Do I need to get

554. a leather jacket?

555. Or a snake tattoo?

556. To be fair, your mother

557. is Serpent Enemy No. 1.

558. And meanwhile,

559. the Shady Man's car

560. is out there somewhere

561. and we have no idea

562. what's going on with it.

563. Yeah, I've been thinking

564. about that, actually.

565. I know that our parents

566. told us to act "normal,"

567. and let sleeping dogs lie,

568. but riddle me this...

569. What is our "normal"?

570. Normal is...

571. investigating something

572. when the entire world

573. tells us we shouldn't.

574. Pumping our sources

575. for information...

576. Why do you guys

577. even care about this car?

578. We don't, we care

579. about the environment.

580. And we're writing an article

581. about how people

582. use Swedlow Swamp

583. as a dumping ground.

584. The car's just part

585. of a larger story.

586. Well, according to my dad,

587. it was claimed by

588. its owner this morning.

589. The owner...

590. - ... who's in Riverdale?

591. - Yeah.

592. Now they're trying

593. to figure out who

594. stole it in the first place.

595. Has shacking up together

596. driven you both

597. completely insane?

598. Talking to the Sheriff's son

599. about that car?

600. You didn't think that

601. that was going to

602. raise any red flags?

603. No. Kevin didn't

604. suspect anything.

605. And at least, we know

606. what's going on now.

607. Yeah. Which is that Chic's

608. drug-dealer stole someone's car

609. before he made

610. his run to our house.

611. Dwayne didn't have wheels.

612. He was always borrowing

613. his girlfriend's car.

614. Someone called

615. the Shady Man's

616. phone while I had it.

617. And she sounded

618. like a crazy person,

619. but not like there was

620. a lot of love lost

621. between her and Dwayne.

622. That could be Darla, yeah.

623. Is this Darla somebody

624. that we need to be

625. worried about?

626. Uh, I don't really know her.

627. Shocker! Gee, Chic,

628. - have you ever actually been

629. helpful in any way to anyone?

630. - Enough, Elizabeth!

631. - Right. Whoa,

632. let's stick to the plan.

633. This has nothing

634. to do with us.

635. Dwayne stole Darla's car,

636. Darla got it back.

637. Let's hope it ends there.

638. And pack your things,

639. Betty, because this

640. honeymoon is over. O-ver.

641. You two playing house

642. and running around town

643. like loose cannons

644. is beyond the pale.

645. We don't want Hal

646. finding out about this.

647. The last thing we need

648. is for him to stick

649. his nose in it.

650. I'll move out.

651. I'll get a place, Betty.

652. It's your house, not mine.

653. Fine.

654. I'll come back

655. after Chic's gone.

656. Oh, I'm done with

657. your ultimatums, young lady.

658. You're coming home now!

659. And if you don't

660. back me up on this, FP,

661. I will tear this trailer

662. apart with my bare hands.

663. Fine.

664. - I'll go get my stuff.

665. - I'll help you pack.

666. But, foolish girl,

667. what have you done?

668. You've stacked the bags

669. in the North-east corner,

670. when I specifically

671. told you the North-west.

672. What?

673. No, no, you said...

674. Start over. And next

675. time, listen, child.

676. You'll never get better

677. if you don't listen to me.

678. Now that

679. you've barged your way in,

680. go ahead, girls,

681. ask your questions.

682. You said Cheryl was away

683. at some boarding school?

684. Honestly. I'm not

685. in the habit of explaining

686. myself to school girls.

687. Maybe not, but Mrs. Blossom,

688. you may have heard

689. that my mother is...

690. dating Sheriff Keller.

691. If you won't tell us the truth,

692. then maybe you'll tell him.

693. All right, then.

694. The truth is that Cheryl

695. started exhibiting strange,

696. deviant behavior,

697. so I've sent her abroad to

698. a private wellness institute

699. where they're trying

700. to help her.

701. You don't

702. have to believe me...

703. But here, let me

704. show you something...

705. - Oh my God!

706. - She's drawn dozens like it.

707. - I don't understand.

708. - No.

709. But Josie does, don't you?

710. Cheryl was obsessed with you.

711. To the point where I was

712. afraid she might hurt you,

713. or herself, or both.

714. So if you'd like me

715. to tell that to your mother

716. and her boyfriend,

717. and show them and the town,

718. Cheryl's drawings of you,

719. I'd be happy to.

720. But hopefully, you girls

721. have the decency

722. to keep this matter private.

723. Josie, wait! Slow down!

724. We need to regroup!

725. If what Mrs. Blossom said

726. is even a tiny bit true,

727. that means that Cheryl

728. threatened me.

729. Sent me a bloody pig's heart.

730. I'm out, you guys.

731. I'm done!

732. Sulk all you want, Betty.

733. I'm not.

734. I was actually gonna

735. see if you would sign

736. something for me.

737. - A consent form.

738. What, are you trying

739. to get emancipated now?

740. Just because I made

741. you move back home?

742. It's so I could

743. get a tattoo.

744. A Serpent tattoo.

745. You have lousy

746. timing, kiddo.

747. Act normal, right?

748. Life goes on,

749. doesn't it?

750. You are not getting

751. a tattoo just to prove

752. something to your boyfriend.

753. - Absolutely not!

754. - I'm practically a member

755. of the Serpents.

756. - Do not say that!

757. - Well, do not think

758. that I won't find a tattoo

759. parlor that will do it.

760. Mom! Betty!

761. I was trying to help.

762. You must be Alice.

763. And you must be Betty.

764. Hi. I'm Darla.

765. Okay, well,

766. what about

767. something like, uh...

768. "I'm all about investing in

769. all the citizens of Riverdale,

770. not just profiting from them."

771. I like that, Jug.

772. I mean, that's great,

773. it's simple...

774. - Dad.

775. Jug, what's going on?

776. Oh, Jug's helping me

777. out here with the, uh...

778. It's what your mom's calls

779. my "announcement address."

780. I'm not much for speechifying,

781. but Jug is the greatest

782. writer I know.

783. Uh, then you need to meet

784. more writers, Mr. Andrews.

785. Oh, by the way, son,

786. your mom told me

787. you'll be stopping by

788. at the announcement, right?

789. I appreciate that.

790. Honestly, I'm not surprised

791. that deadbeat Dwayne

792. borrowed my car without asking.

793. He does it all the time.

794. What did surprise me

795. was the car turning up

796. in a swamp in Riverdale.

797. And then,

798. just as I was getting ready

799. to head back to Centerville,

800. Chic called me.

801. Why would you do that?

802. He thought he could

803. sniff out how much I knew.

804. Isn't that right, Chic-a-dee?

805. But there's no

806. playing a player,

807. I saw right through him.

808. It's okay,

809. Dwayne was a heel.

810. I wouldn't be surprised

811. if he stole my car

812. to pick up some floozy

813. only to get himself killed.

814. Like I told Chic...

815. I don't particularly care

816. what happened to Dwayne.

817. I don't see any reason to

818. ask any questions about him,

819. especially not if I get

820. the ten grand he owes me.

821. I get that, I'm a happy camper

822. who'll be out of your lives

823. forever and ever. Amen.

824. If not...

825. Well, then...

826. I might just have to have

827. a long talk with that

828. handsome Sheriff of yours.

829. - We have nothing to do with—

830. - We don't have that

831. kind of money on hand.

832. But if we get the money

833. for you, we're done here,

834. right?

835. You'll leave,

836. no questions asked?

837. Zip my mouth

838. and throw away the key.

839. - Okay. We'll go to the bank

840. and make a withdrawal.

841. - Nah, uh-uh.

842. One of you goes.

843. Betty, then.

844. Betty will go.

845. Mom, the bank's not open

846. until 9:00 tomorrow morning.

847. I don't mind waiting.

848. Got any board games?

849. It's seriously

850. messed-up, Ronnie.

851. It's like me and my dad

852. don't even know how to talk

853. to each other anymore.

854. You'll work it out.

855. You always do.

856. And God and Gucci willing,

857. Cheryl's safe, wherever she is.

858. Andre?

859. - Archie, don't!

860. It's all right.

861. It's okay.

862. Adams?

863. You double-crossing

864. piece of—

865. Tell your girlfriend's father

866. to take the deal.

867. So, Adams has been turned...

868. God knows how long

869. he's been working against us.

870. Kowalski and Martin

871. must have offered

872. him a tidy sum.

873. Or he sensed that we're weak,

874. vulnerable, and he chose

875. to align with our enemies.

876. - Either way, he's made

877. a grave mistake.

878. - Yeah.

879. The message from

880. Lenny and Carl is clear.

881. Either cut us in

882. or suffer the consequences.

883. And with Adams a turncoat

884. and Andre in the hospital,

885. we are, essentially,

886. unprotected.

887. I'll keep watch in the lobby.

888. I did it for my dad,

889. I'll do it for you guys.

890. That's a selfless

891. offer, Archie.

892. But, alas,

893. a short-term solution

894. to a long-term problem.

895. - So what do we do?

896. - We circle the wagons.

897. Hermione, any of

898. the campaigning you need

899. to do, you do from here.

900. Veronica, if you're

901. not at school, you're here.

902. I don't want you out and about.

903. - Archie, you escort

904. her to and fro.

905. - Absolutely.

906. And long-term?

907. What's the plan?

908. Long-term...

909. Long-term...

910. I have no idea.

911. It's our joint-account,

912. so you shouldn't have

913. any trouble.

914. Okay.

915. Hey! Straight to the bank

916. and right back, blondie.

917. Now, Roseanne,

918. you behave yourself

919. while I'm out.

920. You've been fed,

921. you've been to

922. the water closet,

923. you should be set

924. till I come back.

925. If you have to go,

926. hold it.

927. You can spend the day

928. watching your programs.

929. On the 14th of July in 1789,

930. a state prison on

931. the east side of Paris,

932. known as the Bastille—

933. - Antoinette Topaz

934. to the Principal's office.

935. Antoinette Topaz,

936. please report

937. to the Principal's office.

938. Call for you.

939. She said it was urgent.

940. - Hello?

941. - She's not far away.

942. Who— Who is this?

943. Cheryl!

944. She's nearby.

945. Nana Rose?

946. Nana Rose, where is she?

947. - With the Sisters of...

948. - Hello? Nana Rose!

949. Now, whatever do you

950. think you're doing, Mother?

951. Hey, Mom. I'm just

952. about to head out.

953. No, Elizabeth.

954. There's another one

955. in the house now.

956. What? What are you

957. talking about?

958. The guy that attacked Chic

959. at the hostel, that manager?

960. Oh, my God!

961. Should I call someone?

962. I don't know.

963. Just, Elizabeth,

964. whatever you do,

965. do not come home.

966. - Mom!

967. Wait, so that

968. was Nana Rose Blossom

969. who paged you?

970. Yeah, it was.

971. Although, we got disconnected

972. before she could say too much

973. beyond the fact that

974. Cheryl was nearby and that

975. she was with the Sisters.

976. - The Sisters? What Sisters?

977. - I don't know.

978. Maybe there's are-education

979. camp called the Sisters.

980. Well, there's a Sisters

981. of Quiet Mercy, but that's

982. more like an orphanage.

983. I don't think they do

984. gay conversion there.

985. Well, who

986. would know for sure?

987. Oh, my God, of course!

988. Yes,

989. it absolutely could be

990. The Sisters of Quiet Mercy.

991. It's one of the few places

992. in the country that still

993. does conversion therapy.

994. Off the books, of course.

995. What the hell decade is this?

996. During Prohibition,

997. the Sisters ran a distillery

998. in the basement.

999. They used to smuggle booze

1000. out to Sweetwater River

1001. via a tunnel that

1002. still exists today.

1003. Wait, a tunnel we could use

1004. to get to Cheryl?

1005. Potentially. Gay boys

1006. in the program use it

1007. to sneak out,

1008. to hook-up with perfectly

1009. nice young men like

1010. myself in Fox Forest.

1011. Wait, Kevin, can you

1012. lead us to this secret

1013. gay hook-up tunnel?

1014. I can probably find it.

1015. But we should go at night.

1016. Why did you come back, Betty?

1017. You know, it took more

1018. than a week to get that

1019. pepper spray out of my eyes.

1020. Well, next time maybe,

1021. don't attack my brother

1022. with a box-cutter.

1023. It's all here.

1024. Nice work.

1025. Okay, well you have

1026. your money. Now, go!

1027. What're you talking about?

1028. I just got here.

1029. Yeah. And Riverdale's

1030. so much nicer

1031. than Centerville.

1032. And this house,

1033. I could get used to this house.

1034. - You said if we gave you

1035. the money, you'll leave.

1036. - Chic!

1037. Or what? You think

1038. you three can take us?

1039. Try it.

1040. Sit your ass down, Chic.

1041. - Or I'll cut out

1042. your sister's eyes.

1043. You think you two

1044. can take all of us?

1045. - Try it.

1046. You brought back-up?

1047. Does that mean you want me

1048. to go to the Sheriff's,

1049. start making a stink?

1050. Well, that's your call

1051. but my back-up and me,

1052. we're friends with

1053. the Sheriff's son, so whose

1054. side do you think he'll pick?

1055. The Coopers are one

1056. of the most respected

1057. families in Riverdale.

1058. You two are just a couple

1059. of Centerville scumbags.

1060. Anything that was in your car,

1061. the swamp washed away,

1062. else we'd have heard about it

1063. by now, so why don't you

1064. just grab the money and run.

1065. Sorry about

1066. your door, Mrs. Cooper.

1067. Thank you, Jughead.

1068. Thank your friends

1069. for me.

1070. We're Serpents.

1071. It's what we do.

1072. Betty, you've been

1073. telling me something

1074. that I didn't want to hear.

1075. And I'm sorry.

1076. But Chic...

1077. You've put us

1078. in danger twice now.

1079. So I think that...

1080. You should do what you said

1081. and leave this house.

1082. I will. I'll find a place.

1083. Do it quickly.

1084. Because you're not gonna

1085. spend another night here.

1086. I appreciate you escorting

1087. me home but I'm in

1088. for the rest of the night

1089. - so you, Archiekins,

1090. are officially off-duty.

1091. Hey Archie,

1092. do you have a minute?

1093. Yeah, of course, Mr. Lodge.

1094. I'll see you tomorrow.

1095. I've made

1096. my decision, Archie.

1097. If I don't let Kowalski

1098. and Martin invest in

1099. the prison, they'll destroy it

1100. and everything

1101. I'm trying to build here.

1102. These men don't share

1103. my ambition to go legitimate.

1104. By "invest," you mean

1105. you'll pay them a cut

1106. for "protection"?

1107. And I won't risk a war

1108. nor my family's safety.

1109. Not at this moment,

1110. not when we're defenseless.

1111. Mr. Lodge?

1112. You haven't told them you're

1113. agreeing yet, have you?

1114. Well, I am meeting them

1115. for dinner tonight.

1116. Why? What are you thinking?

1117. I think maybe

1118. we should just start.

1119. Yeah, maybe you're right.

1120. I'm sorry, Fred.

1121. It's okay. You know,

1122. he's busy. I get it.

1123. I'm glad you're here though.

1124. Good afternoon.

1125. My name is Fred Andrews.

1126. And I stand before you today,

1127. a humble resident of this town

1128. - to announce

1129. my candidacy for Mayor.

1130. We're on

1131. opposite sides, Andrews.

1132. Why should I help you?

1133. At school, we're on

1134. opposite sides, yes.

1135. But bigger pictures, Reggie,

1136. where do you stand? With

1137. the Lodges or against them?

1138. I'm against the Southside.

1139. My dad's for

1140. the prison so am I.

1141. Me too. I think

1142. it's the future.

1143. But somebody from the outside

1144. is threatening that.

1145. And we need to show them

1146. that that is not how things

1147. go in Riverdale.

1148. Stand with me tonight

1149. and the Bulldogs'

1150. votes are yours.

1151. Sorry, I had to wait

1152. for my parents

1153. to do bed-check.

1154. Movie night.

1155. Clean yourself up.

1156. According

1157. to my Intel,

1158. the tunnel that leads

1159. from the main residence

1160. comes out here.

1161. Okay.

1162. That's our way in, then.

1163. All right, Kevin,

1164. you stay here.

1165. If we're not back

1166. in 15 minutes,

1167. call your dad.

1168. Okay.

1169. Okay. And when we get

1170. to the main building,

1171. what happens then?

1172. We search each and every

1173. damn room until we find her.

1174. Let's go.

1175. Okay, let's split up.

1176. We'll cover twice the ground.

1177. - Okay. But be careful.

1178. - Okay.

1179. Cheryl!

1180. Cheryl!

1181. Cheryl, are you in here?

1182. - Toni?

1183. - We came to rescue you.

1184. You did?

1185. Cheryl, Toni, there are

1186. a bunch of nuns coming.

1187. We have to go, come on!

1188. This way!

1189. Come on!

1190. Let's go!

1191. I don't understand.

1192. Is he standing us up?

1193. Maybe our first message

1194. wasn't clear enough.

1195. Mr. Kowalski.

1196. Mr. Martin.

1197. That was Hiram Lodge calling

1198. with his deep regrets.

1199. And to say that you

1200. should both go outside.

1201. To check on your car.

1202. What the hell is this?

1203. This is a message

1204. from the Dark Circle.

1205. Hiram Lodge

1206. doesn't stand alone.

1207. And Riverdale is protected.

1208. You should leave

1209. before it's too late.

1210. Before I leave, I don't

1211. suppose you could tell me,

1212. what was so important

1213. that you couldn't be there

1214. for your dad?

1215. Believe me, I had

1216. every intention of going.

1217. You used to worship

1218. your father,

1219. you used to play music.

1220. You, Jughead, Betty,

1221. you were inseparable!

1222. But I'm looking at you now

1223. and I don't know

1224. who you've become.

1225. Who are you, Archie?

1226. I asked Jughead

1227. to thank you for me,

1228. but I reconsidered,

1229. because I wanted

1230. to do it myself.

1231. So, thank you

1232. for what you did.

1233. I also wanted you

1234. to hear it directly from me

1235. that I am done attacking

1236. and disavowing the Southside.

1237. It's where I'm from,

1238. and I should be proud of that.

1239. And from now on, I will be.

1240. And like my daughter,

1241. I will fight tooth

1242. and nail for it.

1243. - There he is.

1244. - Came as soon as I could.

1245. - New wheels, Mr. Lodge?

1246. - Indeed. But not mine.

1247. The car's yours, Archie.

1248. Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. Lodge,

1249. I can't accept this.

1250. - Especially, since,

1251. from now on,

1252. you're going to be driving

1253. our daughter wherever

1254. she needs to go.

1255. Say yes, Archie.

1256. Say yes!

1257. - Yeah. Yes!

1258. Great.

1259. I'll get the engine started.

1260. Now, Archie. Last night

1261. was the very definition

1262. of a short-term solution.

1263. I'm fully aware of that.

1264. But our enemies will be back,

1265. and not just for 25%.

1266. For everything.

1267. We'll be ready

1268. for them, sir.

1269. Get in, lover boy.

1270. I'll drive us to school!

1271. - Be careful!

1272. So, now that you're free,

1273. what's your first move

1274. gonna be?

1275. Well, Toni,

1276. if revenge is a dish

1277. best served cold,

1278. my mother and Uncle Claudius

1279. better brace themselves

1280. for a polar vortex.

1281. But there's something

1282. even more pressing

1283. than that...

1284. Kevin, I hear I'm back just in

1285. time for Carrie: The Musical,

1286. which you're directing.

1287. You are. And I'm having

1288. auditions this afternoon.

1289. Well, as far as the lead

1290. role's concerned, cancel them.

1291. I'm obviously

1292. Riverdale High's Carrie White.

1293. And this school's

1294. gonna burn.