1. Previously on
Riverdale...
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2. Kurtz!
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3. What the hell?
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4. I'm willing to sell
the Whyte Wyrm to you
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5. in exchange for
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe.
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6. It's about Jason.
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7. The Farm gave me back
my brother.
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8. Edgar Evernever decided
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9. he wants to adopt the twins
after he marries Mom.
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10. Now, that can't happen.
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11. I wonder, Betty, if you would
consider doing me a favor as well.
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12. Your dad
and a few other inmates
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13. were being transported
to my father's prison,
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14. and there was
some kind of accident.
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15. There were no survivors.
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16. Mr. Jones, what happened here?
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17. We don't know the answer to that yet.
We're working on it.
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18. It's him.
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19. He's back, the Black Hood.
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20. Betty's dad was on that bus.
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21. He was being transferred
to Hiram's prison.
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22. He's out there, Mr. Jones.
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23. No, no. Betty.
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24. No one survived this crash,
I'm...
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25. I'm sorry.
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26. You know that he's dead?
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27. You're positive?
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28. There were five inmates
on that bus, one driver,
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29. that's six in total,
which is...
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30. It's the number
of heads we've found.
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31. DNA tests will confirm it if we can't
piece everyone back together, but...
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32. I'm sorry.
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33. Betty, we should go.
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34. He asked for my help
with this transfer.
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35. He wanted this, Veronica.
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36. What if he planned this?
What if he escaped?
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37. He could still be out there.
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38. Archie?
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39. Mom.
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40. Oh...
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41. I would've picked you
up from the airport,
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42. but Dad took his truck,
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43. and I'm not sure
the jalopy's your speed.
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44. Oh, that's fine.
I took an Uber.
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45. But have you had breakfast yet?
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46. We can go to Pop's,
my treat.
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47. Actually, can we do
dinner instead?
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48. I was gonna head to the gym
before school starts.
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49. Yeah, your dad mentioned
that you'd taken up boxing.
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50. Said you're pretty
serious about it.
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51. I am, yeah.
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52. That's not why you came, is it?
To talk me out of it?
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53. Not at all.
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54. Things were slow in Chicago, and I just
wanted to spend some time with my son.
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55. - That's all.
- Ah.
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56. What, have you come to steal
more babies, Elizabeth?
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57. No, I came to warn you that
Dad might be on the loose.
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58. FP already called.
There were no survivors.
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59. Well, Dr. Curdle Jr. hasn't
identified the bodies yet,
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60. so we don't know that.
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61. And this is what I mean
about letting go of your past.
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62. Stop indulging
in these morbid delusions
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63. that your serial killer of a
father is somehow still alive.
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64. Did you get a tattoo?
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65. Yes.
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66. Edgar asked me to get it.
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67. I like to think of it
as an engagement ring.
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68. How are you feeling?
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69. You mean, considering
that Mom abandoned me?
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70. She didn't abandon you.
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71. Actually, Mom leaving town is probably
the most selfless thing she's ever done.
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72. I've never lived
anywhere without her.
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73. Well, I'm glad
you decided to stay.
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74. Just no more playing
G&G, okay?
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75. Why is everyone
so freaked out about it?
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76. It's just pretend
quests and costumes.
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77. Who was in costume?
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78. Well, Ricky had those ears
and I had a crown,
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79. and the Gargoyle King,
of course.
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80. Wait, you met
the Gargoyle King?
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81. Like, in person?
What happened?
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82. He gave
me and Ricky a quest.
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83. You talked to him?
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84. What did he say?
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85. Said that I couldn't
enter the Kingdom.
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86. Not until I have the Gospel.
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87. That was our next quest.
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88. "The Gospel."
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89. What's the Gospel?
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90. I don't know.
We never found it.
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91. But Ricky said that the Gospel
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92. is where the Gargoyle King
keeps all his secrets.
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93. Good morning, boys.
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94. And good news, Archie.
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95. I've got your
fight application.
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96. What are you talking about?
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97. For the Regional Classic.
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98. Nice.
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99. That's a hot tournament.
How'd you get him in?
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100. I'm very persuasive
when I need to be.
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101. You'll be ready.
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102. You just got to get your mom
or dad to sign off on it
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103. so we can make the deadline.
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104. This is the perfect opportunity
to jump-start your boxing career.
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105. Hey, if you ever want to add
another client to your roster,
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106. I'd love to have
a manager like you.
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107. I'll think about it,
Mad Dog.
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108. Guys, Old Faithful just
opened up in the locker room.
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109. I think a pipe burst.
I turned the water off,
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110. but someone should go
take a look at that.
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111. I'll fix it.
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112. What, suddenly
you're a plumber?
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113. - Bring in a professional.
- Ronnie.
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114. I've actually been meaning to talk to you,
Archie. As your manager.
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115. This gym has charm to spare,
but it could use an update.
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116. A little sprucing up.
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117. With what money, Ronnie?
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118. Mine.
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119. I'd like to invest
in you and your gym.
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120. La Bonne Nuit has been
doing very well lately,
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121. and I wouldn't mind
diversifying my portfolio
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122. to include a property
on the Southside.
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123. Can't be a coincidence.
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124. He asked for the transfer,
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125. and then his bus
just bursts into flames?
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126. He planned it. He used me to escape,
and now he's out there.
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127. Betty, I was with you.
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128. I saw what was left
of that bus.
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129. Nobody could've survived that.
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130. Yeah, but if he did...
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131. If he did, you've got me,
you have the Serpents,
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132. you have Archie
and his fight-club buddies.
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133. You have a veritable armada
here to protect you.
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134. Also, you can move back in
with my dad and I.
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135. It's been a lot quieter
since my mom's been gone.
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136. Mmm, I'm sorry that
she left, Jug.
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137. How's JB doing after all this?
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138. Shockingly well.
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139. And she's filled in
some key blanks.
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140. Apparently, there's a Gospel of the
Gargoyle King out there somewhere.
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141. Could be important.
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142. My dad's been sweeping
Junkyard Steve's...
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143. Sorry to interrupt your no doubt
thrilling catch-up, chums,
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144. but, as you know,
junior prom is this weekend.
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145. The theme is Fire and Ice,
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146. and, naturally,
Toni and I are campaigning
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147. to be the most captivating prom
queens this school's ever seen.
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148. So it goes without saying,
vote Choni for co-monarchs
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149. because, when you really
think about it,
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150. no other options make sense.
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151. Prom is this weekend?
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152. We still do things
like that here?
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153. I mean, apparently.
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154. Jug...
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155. Will you go to prom with me?
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156. Only for you, Betty Cooper.
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157. Hey,
peanut butter and banana.
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158. Thought you might be hungry,
ready for a break.
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159. Definitely.
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160. Actually, Mom,
I wanted to ask you something.
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161. There's a tournament this
weekend that I want to box in,
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162. the Regional Classic.
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163. I just need you to sign my
application to let me compete.
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164. Archie...
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165. Let me guess.
You don't want me to box.
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166. I didn't even
want you to play football.
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167. And boxing is so much
more brutal.
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168. I'm behind on everything else,
but I'm good at boxing.
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169. I was actually thinking
about going pro.
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170. Going pro?
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171. Archie, I know you've been
dealing with a lot lately...
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172. - Mom.
- But I won't support you getting pummeled.
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173. The range is closing.
Please return your gear.
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174. Dr. Curdle Jr.
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175. Ms. Cooper, hello.
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176. Have you identified the bodies?
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177. The corpses
were charred beyond recognition.
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178. But I was able to work
with one semi-intact hand,
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179. and it matches your father,
DNA and fingerprints.
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180. It's him, Ms. Cooper.
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181. For good or ill,
your father is dead.
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182. Hey, Dad, have you
seen Jellybean?
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183. I dropped
her off at school. Listen.
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184. I'm at Junkyard Steve's.
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185. You better get down
here and see this.
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186. Okay, I'm on my way.
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187. Since this is where
Kurtz brought you
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188. and where he was killed
by the Gargoyle King,
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189. me and my men have been
doing a sweep of the junkyard.
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190. It led us to this bus.
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191. Looks like this
is where Kurtz...
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192. and some other Gargoyles
were crashing.
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193. The Gospel.
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194. Veronica.
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195. Uh, my mom signed.
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196. I can enter
the Regional Classic.
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197. And not a moment too soon.
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198. We can submit it now and get
it in just under the deadline.
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199. Awesome.
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200. Are you sure about this?
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201. I love seeing you
back in the ring,
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202. but if the tournament's
too soon, we can send Mad Dog.
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203. You can keep training
and go next year.
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204. I'm ready.
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205. It's just, um,
I was wondering...
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206. What are you doing for prom?
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207. - Prom?
- Yeah, I thought maybe we could go together.
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208. As friends.
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209. I would honestly love that.
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210. Yeah? Great.
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211. - Great.
- Prom tickets here!
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212. Get your prom tickets here.
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213. uh, actually, we'll take
two, please.
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214. Well, well, well.
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215. What was off is now
back on again.
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216. You owe me a cherry phosphate.
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217. We're just going as friends.
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218. Hmm.
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219. - In fact, we'll be paying separately.
- Whatever.
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220. Just remember to vote
Choni for prom queens, okay?
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221. Thanks. Bye.
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222. Cheryl, what are you doing?
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223. Campaigning for prom queen
is strictly forbidden.
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224. "Forbidden"?
What's up with that?
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225. The Farm prohibits it
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226. because it goes against
our strictures of equality.
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227. Remember, "The one become many,
the many, one"?
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228. Easy for you to say, Evelyn.
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229. Aren't you, like, 30?
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230. How many proms
have you been to?
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231. This is a test.
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232. You can either be queens
for one night,
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233. or you can live in the glory of
the Farm for all of eternity.
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234. Which would you prefer?
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235. Honestly, both.
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236. There's a lot of mythical
stuff in this Gospel, Betty.
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237. The Gargoyles were thought
to be evil spirits
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238. that lived in the clouds,
preying on people.
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239. So the Gryphon Queen
turned them to stone.
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240. They fell from the Kingdom and
shattered when they hit the earth.
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241. Jug...
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242. All this lore builds up
the Gargoyle King
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243. to be some kind of
supernatural creature,
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244. but this guy is just
a serial killer.
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245. Just like my dad.
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246. The Black Hood
was flesh and blood,
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247. and so is the Gargoyle King.
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248. Which means...
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249. That he can die.
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250. Betty, if you need
a couple days,
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251. you can take a break.
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252. No. I need to keep moving.
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253. I just want this to end.
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254. It's Dr. Curdle Jr.
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255. He's got results
from Kurtz's autopsy for us.
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256. Hey, Archie, could I talk
to you for a sec?
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257. Yeah, sure. What's up?
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258. I know you're upset with me that I
wouldn't let you enter the tournament.
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259. And believe it or not, I'm really happy
that you found something that you love.
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260. I do love it, Mom.
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261. Well, listen.
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262. I called a recruiter from the Naval Academy,
old friend of mine,
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263. and they have an amazing
boxing program.
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264. Even scholarships.
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265. So, you could box
and get an education.
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266. Will you at least talk to her?
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267. Sure, Mom.
Of course.
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268. Thanks.
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269. Judging by the healing,
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270. I'd say Mr. Kurtz got
these tattoos last month.
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271. Yet again, the same symbols that were
carved into Ben, Dilton, and Baby Teeth.
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272. Well, the Gospel says
that you need these markings
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273. in order to ascend
to the Kingdom.
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274. Maybe these tattoos are Kurtz's
way of trying to slip his way in.
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275. Jug, whoever gave him these
tattoos could be a new lead.
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276. Thanks for coming
all this way, Brooke.
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277. - I owe you one.
- Happy to help, Mary.
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278. Just buy me a drink later,
we'll call it even.
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279. Done and done.
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280. Brooke, this is my son, Archie.
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281. - Hi.
- Hi.
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282. So, you guys go
way back, huh?
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283. We do. We met
at Sarah Florence.
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284. We were roommates
freshman year.
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285. So your mom tells me you're interested
in boxing for the Naval Academy.
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286. Uh, possibly.
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287. Well, the Academy's
physical education program
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288. requires all midshipmen
to participate in boxing,
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289. so you'll have plenty
of competition.
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290. And as a member
of the boxing club,
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291. you train with the best.
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292. But the Academy also prepares
you for life outside the gym.
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293. Over four years,
you get a great education,
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294. a college degree, and a job.
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295. In the military?
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296. Upon graduation, you serve
five years active duty.
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297. By the time I'm finished,
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298. my prime boxing years
might be behind me.
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299. Yeah, but that's why you need to
find something real to fall back on.
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300. And many of our boxers go on
to have professional careers.
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301. Our program is
extremely competitive.
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302. I'd want to see you
in the ring first.
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303. Well, Archie, I'm sure that you
can set up an exhibition match
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304. so that Brooke can see
what you can do.
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305. Yeah. Yeah, I can ask Fangs.
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306. Great. Let's do this
Friday evening?
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307. We'll be there.
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308. Got IDs?
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309. Gotta be 18 or over
to get inked.
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310. Actually, we were
wondering if you, um,
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311. recognized this?
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312. Matter of fact, yeah.
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313. Kid came in asking for
those symbols a few weeks back.
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314. Did he mention why?
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315. Nah, just showed me
the design and paid cash.
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316. Just like the first guy.
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317. Wait. There was a first guy?
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318. Yeah, about a year ago,
I gave that same tattoo to a different dude.
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319. Same symbols,
also on his back.
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320. Do you have a name?
Maybe a photo, by chance?
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321. Never ask for names.
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322. Normally, I like to take
photos of my finished work,
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323. but this guy would not let
a camera anywhere near him.
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324. No photos, huh?
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325. Sounds like someone
that I know.
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326. What did he look like?
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327. Sandy hair, blue eyes...
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328. Weirdly magnetic?
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329. That's the guy.
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330. Mmm-hmm.
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331. Thanks.
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332. Evelyn told me what you've
been doing, Sister Cheryl.
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333. She said that you've been
campaigning for prom queen?
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334. Brother Edgar,
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335. think about what it would
mean if I were prom queen.
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336. Standing on that stage,
a crown on my head...
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337. I could use that platform
to spread the Farm's message.
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338. Cheryl.
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339. Do you like being a member
of our community?
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340. Yes, immensely.
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341. That is good.
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342. But standing with us...
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343. requires sacrifice.
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344. Now, if you can't let something
as trivial as prom queen go...
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345. I'm afraid we can't have you speaking
with your brother Jason any longer.
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346. I understand,
and I'm done campaigning.
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347. Just please don't
take Jason away.
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348. No question.
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349. This is a unique and handsomely-maintained
property, Ms. Lodge.
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350. I have no doubt
your loan will be approved.
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351. That's great. Thank you.
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352. Veronica.
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353. - Tell me you're not selling...
- Absolutely not, Pop.
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354. I'm just looking to get a loan to
help Archie and his boxing gym.
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355. I thought you and Archie...
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356. We're just friends, Pop.
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357. Friends and
business associates.
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358. You're over by six pounds.
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359. Sorry, but you're not
fighting, kid.
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360. No, no, no. Commissioner.
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361. I'll cut down.
I'll make the weight.
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362. By Friday?
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363. - Good luck with that.
- Friday?
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364. I thought the fight
was on Saturday.
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365. Last-minute change.
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366. The fight's at 4:00, but I can't
let you in the ring at this weight.
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367. I'll be there...
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368. minus six pounds.
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369. Jug, the tattoo artist said
that a guy with blond hair
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370. and blue eyes got a Gargoyle
King tattoo about a year ago,
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371. right around the time
the Farm moved to town,
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372. and right before any of this
game stuff started to happen.
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373. Add the fact that my mom
just got a tattoo...
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374. per Mr. Evernever's request.
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375. Okay.
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376. But if the Gargoyle King
is Edgar,
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377. then how does that explain your mom
seeing him during Ascension Night
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378. nearly two decades
before Edgar got to town?
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379. Who says that the new Gargoyle
King is the same person
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380. as the old one?
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381. My mom gave testimony to the
Farm about the Midnight Club.
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382. Edgar could have
taken on that persona.
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383. I know that Edgar has
been messing with your family.
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384. Think about it.
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385. Edgar bought
The Sisters of Quiet Mercy,
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386. where the game originated.
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387. Both he and the Gargoyle King
preached Ascension.
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388. Both of them have followers
that they manipulate,
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389. and they're both
really, really creepy.
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390. There's only one way
to settle this...
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391. and fast.
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392. I don't know if this
is a cry for help
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393. or if you need to seriously refine
your taste in athletic wear.
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394. I gotta lose weight
for this fight Friday.
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395. Are you sure
that's enough time?
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396. I'll do it.
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397. Can you give me
a ride back here after?
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398. I gotta focus in the car.
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399. Focus on what?
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400. Another fight.
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401. My mom invited this recruiter
to come see me box.
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402. Archie, that's insane.
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403. You can't fight twice
in the same day.
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404. Just invite your mom and the
recruiter to the tournament.
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405. That's the thing.
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406. My mom didn't sign
that waiver, I did.
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407. I forged her signature.
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408. She doesn't want me to fight
in this tournament,
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409. so much so that she brought this
recruiter all the way from Annapolis.
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410. - So...
- So you've got to give her a good show.
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411. I get it.
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412. And I'll make sure you
get back here in time.
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413. Many tribes,
when their elders die,
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414. would consume their bodies
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415. to absorb the wisdom.
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416. Very good question, Alice.
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417. Now, who's next?
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418. Me.
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419. How about you admit that
you are the Gargoyle King?
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420. Edgar, I am so sorry.
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421. It's all right, Alice.
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422. Clearly, whatever
is on Betty's mind
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423. must be very important.
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424. Why don't you join us?
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425. And we can unpack this obsession
you have with the Gargoyle King.
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426. I have a better idea.
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427. Why don't you
take off your shirt?
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428. - Betty.
- I want to see your tattoos.
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429. I do have a tattoo.
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430. On my wrist.
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431. It's an infinity symbol,
just like many of us here.
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432. I'm talking about the runic symbols
that would be on your back.
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433. This is sublimation, Betty.
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434. But I have nothing to hide.
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435. Then prove it.
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436. There.
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437. Does that satisfy you, Betty?
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438. Just a hair under the limit.
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439. Well done, Archie.
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440. Now let's get you
to bout number one.
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441. Don't worry about it.
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442. It should be a relief that your mom's
not marrying a second serial killer.
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443. If not Edgar, then who?
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444. If we're gonna catch
the Gargoyle King,
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445. it's going to be on
his own terms.
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446. - His Gospel?
- Yes.
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447. Now, I think that there's
a ritual in here
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448. that will help invoke him.
Just listen to this.
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449. "After the false prophet
is sacrificed,
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450. the shire will have a bacchanal
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451. to celebrate the coronation
of the Gryphon Queen."
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452. Does that sound like any
imminent school event to you?
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453. Junior prom?
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454. "Upon her crowning, the Gryphon
Queen will ensure the King's arrival
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455. by subjugating herself
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456. and declaring that
the one true monarch
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457. of Eldervair
is the Gargoyle King."
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458. I'm assuming I'm the Gryphon
Queen in this scenario?
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459. Right. Ergo, we just have to ensure
that you're crowned prom queen.
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460. So, maybe we switch
the prom theme
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461. to something G&G-related.
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462. Assuming that the Gospel is, well,
gospel, he's going to show up.
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463. I mean, he's not going to
ignore his own rules, right?
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464. And then we just need to ensure
that you're elected prom queen.
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465. So what if we do all of that
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466. and the Gargoyle King
still doesn't materialize?
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467. Then the junior prom is just another
horrible mainstream school event
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468. that we'll have to endure.
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469. Speaking of which,
who is the chair of the prom committee?
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470. Hi, Cheryl.
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471. We had an idea that we
wanted to run by you.
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472. Now, we realize that
our prom's theme, Fire and Ice,
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473. was decided months ago.
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474. But frankly, people don't
know what that means.
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475. Right. So what if we specify
the theme a little bit?
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476. Maybe we call it something
like "The Renaissance,"
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477. or "Medieval Times."
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478. Sure. Whatever.
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479. Cheryl, did you hear
anything we just said?
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480. Yes. And for all I care,
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481. change the theme, make everyone
wear chainmail and corsets.
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482. Turn the photo booth
into a pillory.
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483. Hand out turkey legs.
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484. What does it matter if
I'm not gonna be queen?
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485. It was a great fight, Archie.
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486. You almost had him.
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487. One more round and I would've.
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488. I won't lose two fights
in the same day.
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489. What, that exhibition
fight with Fangs?
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490. No, Archie.
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491. You are punch-drunk if you think I'm
gonna let you fight another match.
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492. You look like you
were hit by a truck.
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493. Archie, you hobbled out of that ring,
dead on your feet.
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494. I'm fine, Veronica.
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495. I told my mom I'd be there.
I don't want to disappoint her.
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496. I'll get her and the recruiter
to reschedule.
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497. You can't. She's leaving.
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498. Then I'll get her to come back.
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499. My persistence is stronger
than your uppercut.
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500. I'll go first,
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501. and smooth out
any ruffled feathers.
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502. Veronica, where's Archie?
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503. Yeah, I'm going cold in here.
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504. Ms. Andrews, Counselor Rivers,
I presume.
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505. I'm sorry to have
kept you waiting,
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506. but Archie is not
gonna be able to make it.
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507. What? Why not?
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508. He's feeling
under the weather.
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509. Since when?
He was fine this morning.
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510. We think it's food poisoning.
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511. I'd love to reschedule.
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512. I can fight.
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513. I can fight.
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514. I can still do this.
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515. - Are you out of your mind?
- I'm fine.
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516. I'd like to show you
what I got, ma'am.
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517. Fangs, you ready?
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518. Yeah, let's do it.
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519. Archie!
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520. Serpents, Poisons.
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521. We have a proposition for you.
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522. The Pretty Poisons don't
take orders from you.
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523. Please, Peaches.
We're talking about a prom night truce.
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524. So that we can all work together
to catch the Gargoyle King.
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525. How does that sound?
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526. The Poisons can
get behind that.
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527. During prom, groups of you will
be stationed at every entrance.
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528. Once the announcement
for prom queen begins,
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529. you guys are gonna bar anyone
from exiting the gym.
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530. Whoever's cosplaying as the
Gargoyle King is going to be there,
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531. and this is going to be our
one shot at nabbing him.
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532. - Will he be in costume?
- Maybe. Maybe not.
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533. At the minimum, he's gonna have
some sort of kingly signifier
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534. like a crown or antlers
and the like,
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535. and he's going to make his move
after Betty is crowned prom queen.
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536. Let's end this nightmare...
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537. once and for all.
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538. Nice and slow.
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539. You took a fall there, kiddo.
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540. That's what happens when you try
to fight two matches in one day
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541. after starving yourself
for a week.
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542. Where's Ronnie?
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543. I asked Veronica
to give us some space
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544. so we can talk about what's
really going on with you.
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545. I shouldn't have double-booked.
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546. Yeah, and you shouldn't have forged
my signature and lied to me.
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547. Not to mention risking
your health, Archie.
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548. And to what end?
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549. Mom, I want to be a boxer.
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550. And you were so excited
about the recruiter
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551. that I wanted to give
your way a shot.
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552. But I don't want
to join the Navy.
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553. I don't want
to go to college.
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554. It's a losing battle for me.
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555. I want to see how far these fists
can take me, and I want to fight.
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556. And you're 17 years old.
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557. You're thinking about tomorrow,
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558. I'm thinking about
the rest of your life.
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559. Hey, Pop.
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560. I'm closing La Bonne Nuit
early for the night.
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561. Most of my regulars
will be at prom.
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562. - Veronica...
- What?
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563. What's going on, Pop?
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564. A few months back,
I found something out.
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565. Something I should
have told you.
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566. You're gonna want
to sit down for this.
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567. Well, shall we, my lady?
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568. Lead on, Hellcaster.
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569. You two want to
vote for prom court?
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570. How's the turnout been?
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571. Lackluster.
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572. Luckily, you're
running unopposed.
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573. Still, we don't want
any surprises.
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574. So far so good.
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575. I see the Serpents
and the Poisons are in place.
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576. Now we just wait for the
Gargoyle King to make his move.
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577. Mmm-hmm.
And you'll take him down when he does.
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578. I mean, imagine, Jug.
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579. He may be in this gym
right now.
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580. Do you want to dance
while we look for him?
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581. - Before your coronation, Your Majesty.
- Mmm. Yes.
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582. From the back-to-school dance
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583. to the junior prom.
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584. How much has changed.
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585. Some things are still the same.
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586. True.
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587. Like my father.
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588. Hey, what's wrong?
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589. Before I came here tonight,
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590. Pop dropped
a bombshell on me,
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591. and I'm still reeling.
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592. Apparently, I don't
own the diner.
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593. My father does.
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594. And La Bonne Nuit, too.
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595. But you bought it
from your dad.
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596. He tricked me.
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597. He gave me a fake deed
and kept the original.
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598. All this year,
all this time,
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599. I've been working
for my father.
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600. Everything I've made,
I put back into the business,
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601. back into his pockets.
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602. Does he know that you know?
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603. No.
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604. And I'm gonna act
as though nothing has changed.
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605. I'm gonna do exactly what
he would do in this situation,
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606. manipulate him into
digging his own grave.
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607. That's our way
through this mess.
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608. "Our."
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609. I like hearing you say "our."
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610. - Reminds me of...
- The old days.
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611. Will you help me, Archie?
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612. And this time, we can
take down my father for good.
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613. Hell, yeah.
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614. I'm sorry you won't get
to be prom queen, babe.
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615. I know how important
it was to you.
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616. It's okay, Tee-Tee.
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617. Edgar gave me something better
than a queenship.
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618. Humility.
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619. You can't mean that.
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620. No, you're right.
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621. I can't, and I don't.
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622. And suddenly, being a Farmie is
making a lot less sense to me.
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623. Are you the Gryphon Queen?
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624. This is for you.
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625. Who sent this?
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626. I got it from a Druid,
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627. who got it from a Centaur,
who got it from someone else.
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628. "To Her Majesty,
the Gryphon Queen.
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629. You've been summoned to the place where
the first Ascension Night was held.
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630. Come alone.
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631. Tell anyone, and every reveler attending
the festival tonight will pay the price."
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632. Good evening,
Riverdale Renaissance Revelers.
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633. At long last, it's time
to announce this year's court.
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634. And the winner of prom queen...
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635. is Betty Cooper.
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636. Is Betty here?
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637. Hey, have either
of you seen Betty?
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638. Not gonna happen.
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639. I did what you asked.
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640. I came here alone.
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641. What do you want?
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642. Who are you?
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643. Dad?
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644. Why are you doing this?
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645. Dad, you don't want
to do this.
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646. Somebody help me!
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647. Betty? It's Jug.
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648. Did you see him?
Did you see him?
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649. - Who, the Gargoyle King?
- No!
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650. The Black Hood.
The Black Hood is back, Jug.
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651. It was a setup, Jug.
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652. The Gospel that we found,
and the Proclamation,
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653. it was all to get me alone
with my dad again.
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654. I can't believe
none of us saw it coming,
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655. the return of the Black Hood.
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656. Now we have two serial killers
running around.
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657. Possibly working together.
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658. And both of them
outsmarting us.
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659. It's really horrible,
what happened at the dance.
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660. I can't believe we were all in
the gym while that was going on.
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661. I'm gonna stay in Riverdale
a little longer, Archie.
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662. I don't want you alone
while your dad's away.
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663. Okay.
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664. That's great, Mom.
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665. I'm gonna go for a run,
if that's cool.
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666. You're really committed
to this, aren't you? To boxing?
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667. Well, I tried music.
I tried football.
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668. Well, the world is
such a scary place.
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669. Maybe it's not the worst
thing to know how to fight.
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670. To be able to
defend yourself.
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671. Do you mean that?
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672. If this is your path,
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674. And you.
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675. As long as you do it right.
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676. I promise, Mom.
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677. No more crash diets,
double-bookings.
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678. Will you help me convince Dad?
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679. - Mom.
- Betty?
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680. - What are you doing here?
- Mom, listen to me.
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681. I was right. Dad escaped.
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682. He's back. I saw him.
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683. No, they confirmed he's dead.
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684. No, he survived.
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685. He chased me during prom.
He's killing people again.
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686. No, Betty, no.
I left that all behind.
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687. Mom, you have
to deal with this.
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688. Dad is back, and I think
he's coming here next.
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689. What?
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690. Why would he come here?
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691. 'Cause I told him about
your engagement to Edgar
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692. and how he plans
to adopt the twins,
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693. and he was really upset.
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694. Why were you talking
to that monster?
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695. Because he fooled me!
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696. What do we do?
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697. You stay here.
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698. Our walls are strong, Betty.
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699. And our members stronger.
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700. Let the Farm protect you.
Both of you.
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702. Yeah.
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