All language subtitles for Riverdale.US.S06E11.WEBRip.x264-ION10

[Jughead] Every town
has that one special place

where its community
comes together.

In Riverdale, that place is
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe,
a home away from home.

But the diner has had
a secret history as well.

Across the decades,
it has been a battleground.

Wars fought at Pop's have
shaped the town's identity.

And, lo and behold,
another battle was brewing.

[Alice on TV]
It is my great pleasure

to introduce a dedicated
council member,

selfless philanthropist,
and successful businessman,
Percival Pickens.

Welcome, Percival.

Thank you, Alice.
Delighted to be here.

[Alice chuckles]

So it's my understanding
that you have a game-changing
announcement

for the future
of our fair town.

That's right, Alice.

I've been putting together
a project that I hope

will galvanize
and revitalize Riverdale.

A new privately-owned railway

that will drive right through
the heart of Riverdale,

bringing with it
much-needed jobs,
tourism, and revenue.

What does he mean by
"through the heart
of Riverdale?"

[Alice] So, would this
rail line have an official stop
here in Riverdale?

[Percival]
Oh, absolutely, Alice.

Are you familiar with
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe?

[Alice] Mm.

Well, that would be
the most ideal central location
for a station.

It would mean
bidding adieu to Pop's,
but progress demands it.

I will never sell the diner
to you, ever.

Well, that is disappointing.

I had hoped
that as a council member,

you'd be able to put
Riverdale's best interests

above your own
personal, craven ones.

Are you honestly going to deny
the economic, social,

not to mention labor benefits,
this project would bring
to our town?

To favor a diner that...

let's be honest,
is well past it's heyday.

I don't know what your angle is
with this sham train project,

but the only person
it will benefit is you.

Hmm. Well, your neighbors
may feel differently.

They, in fact,
may want you to do
what's best for the town...

[distorting]
and sell me that land.

Hmm. Again, never.

[Percival] Hmm.

Archie, we can't
let Percival do this.

Pop's is my family's legacy.

The first Black-owned
business in Riverdale.
We have to fight him.

Tabitha, I can't go up
against Percival right now.

All right? He pummeled my ass.

He knows my weakness.
So I'm sorry.

Until I come up
with a workaround,
I gotta lay low.

[sighs]

[Betty] You need to
keep away from Percival.

We all do. He's dangerous.

He can get inside your head.
Get you to do things for him.

And no matter what,
never ever be alone
in a room with him.

You heard what Percival
said on TV, Toni.

He's coming for Pop's now.
And if he's coming for Pop's,

then he's coming
for the Whyte Wyrm too.

Not exactly.

He's claiming that
his new station wouldn't
affect the Whyte Wyrm.

He's building above us,
where Pop's is,

but supposedly we wouldn't
need to shut down for a day.

Not that I believe him.

[sighs]

I'll support you in whatever
way you need, Tabitha,
but devil's advocate?

Your satellite Pop's is doing
gangbusters business for us.

Why not take the money
Percival's offering you

and re-open a new and improved
diner in a much better,
safer location?

[Cheryl] Dearest Tab-Tab...

though I've missed most of
Percival's antics to date,

I do agree he is a scourge
on this town,
as all Pickens men are.

I will help you destroy him.

Great.

Just as soon as I learn
to control certain skills
I've been developing.

I'm rather a work-in-progress,
as they say,
but I am getting there.

[exhales]

[sighs]

Ah.

Kevin.

What news?

Just as you predicted,

Tabitha is trying
to rally support
for the Chock'lit Shoppe.

Not getting much traction,
I'm hearing.

Well, not yet,
but she's tenacious.

Ultimately, she won't be able
to stop me, but she might
slow me down.

That would be annoying.

-Totally.
-Mm.

Oh, well...

I gave her a fair chance.

[Tabitha] Percival's painted me
into a corner.

To the point where
there's a part of me
that's started to wonder

is it possible
his proposal is actually
what's best for the town?

[Jughead] No. No way.

Pop's has endured for a reason.

It's Riverdale's anchor.

People may have forgotten
about that, but it's true.

Yes, but if you ask
those same people

what would benefit
the town more,
Pop's staying open,

or a bright,
shiny new railroad,
it's hard to argue.

Not to mention,
how can I fight him

if I don't have
anyone's support?

[dishes clinking]

You do have support.
I support you.

[suspenseful music]

How did you know
I was thinking that?

I didn't say anything.

Uh...

You answered a direct question
that I was only thinking.

Jughead, what's going on?

And don't say "nothing"
because weird stuff has been
happening for a while now.

Yeah.

All right. Yeah.

I have something to tell you.

[intense music]

Okay, so you can read thoughts.

Betty can see
threatening auras.

Archie is invulnerable
unless he comes into contact
with palladium.

Cheryl is a fire starter,
and Percival can control
people's minds?

[Jughead] Yes.

But he didn't manipulate you...

which is interesting.

This all makes
a twisted kind of sense,
and not just with you,

but just given
all of the interactions
I've been having lately.

But...

Look, I have an idea for how to
make the diner bulletproof.

I tried it back in the day
when they were trying to
tear down the drive-in.

We declare Pop's
a historical landmark, right?

Then they can't bulldoze it.

I mean, wouldn't...
wouldn't Percival

and the council
just block that?

No, you apply
for landmark status
at a state level,

so it has nothing
to do with him.

All we have to do is
prove that Pop's has
some historical significance.

[Pop] This should
get you started.

It's a box of keepsakes
and memorabilia

that document the diner's
history over the decades.

If there's an argument
to be made

that Pop's is
a historic landmark
worth saving,

it's in that box.

-This is incredible.
Thank you, Pop.
-[Pop] Yeah.

Oh, my gosh.

[chuckles] This is a copy of
The Green Book.

Once a safe haven,
always a safe haven.

Hey. While we work,
how about a grilled cheese
and tomato soup for dinner?

Yeah, that's great.

Tabitha, this box
that Pop gave us
is like a time machine.

Every significant event
in Riverdale happened here
at Pop's.

Moral crises,
national tragedies,

they all took place
inside these booths.

The Rockland County
historical society is not
going to deny our application.

That's great news.

[diner bell jangles]

[sinister music]

[gun fires]

["Jingle Bells" by Glenn Miller
and His Orchestra playing]

[Titus] Hey, Teresa.

We got 'em. [chuckles]

Why did you just
call me Teresa?

Oh, I still can't believe
that Pop's made it
into The Green Book.

-[taps]
-[Tabitha] Oh.

[Titus chuckles]

[dramatic music]

Hey, you mind
setting these out?

Huh.

Jughead!

What the hell is going on?

Where are we?

When are we?

Is it really 1944?

Yes, Tabitha. It's 1944.

The world is at war,
and Titus Tate...
is your great grandfather.

Why did he call me Teresa?

Why is he acting
like he knows me?

It's how his mind is
comprehending your
sudden appearance.

And also, I'm not Jughead.
I'm an angel.

I'm your guardian angel.

An angel who just happens
to look like my boyfriend?

Well, I've assumed this form
because it's someone

that you're comfortable with,
and someone you trust.

If you saw my real form
in all its glory, you'd lose
your mind and go insane.

I'm one of the good guys.

My name is Raphael.

Wait, is your name...

is your name Raphael?

It is.

The real Jughead
is back in your time,

by your bedside
in the hospital.

I... I remember
Jughead and I were here,

researching the diner
when some stranger came in...

with a gun. He shot me.

Jughead raced you
to the hospital.

You're now on life support.

If you are my guardian angel,
where have you been
all my life?

Near you.

We're only allowed to
show ourselves in times of
cataclysmic events

or extreme cosmic significance.

This qualifies.

So, how or why did getting shot
catapult me to 1944?

And how do I get back
to the present?
My present?

I don't have all the answers.

Only the Almighty does.

Why don't you read this?

Okay. So, according
to this book,

I might be something
called "chrono-kinetic."

Meaning you're a time traveler.

Before I came here,
Jughead told me

that the explosion
under Archie's bed,

the shock of it had
unlocked certain abilities
in him, and Betty, and Archie.

So, what if the trauma
of getting shot
unlocked my gift too?

Sounds like
a very plausible theory.

Except I didn't
do it consciously.

It was like a reflex.

The bullet hit me, and it...
and it triggered a time jump.

But... why to 1944?

Maybe you're needed here.

For a mission.

Well, the book didn't say
anything about a mission,

but it did say I need a totem,

a talisman, an object that
I can focus on in order to
hone my power to control it.

And if I can do that, I might
be able to will myself
to return to my own time.

So what's your totem?

I have no clue.

But it would have to be
an object of symbolic, mythic,
or religious power,

to me or the world.

Sounds like you could be
searching for years
for a needle in a haystack.

Why don't you focus?

On why you're here.

My mission.

Though you can't
or won't tell me what it is.

Teresa, are you coming with me?

Uh, where?

To the community meeting
at the high school.

To determine if Riverdale
should become a sundown town
or not.

Come on.
This will decide our future.

Titus didn't see you?

No one can see me except you.

And this... meeting...

this is probably
my mission, right?

Sounds a lot like it to me.
Yeah.

Thank you all for coming
this close to the holiday.

I know that this is
a contentious issue,

and I wanted to give people
the chance to be able
to be heard

before I make my decision.

So I'd like to begin
with Sheriff Perkins.

Now, you believe
that if Riverdale was to
become a sundown town,

that this would
cut down on crime?

Yes, Mayor Keller, I do.

I mean, just look at Greendale,
Centerville, Seaside.

Their crime rates plummeted
50% once they became
sundown towns.

Sheriff Perkins, I think we'd
all appreciate knowing exactly
what these sundown laws entail.

Well, it's quite simple,
Principal Cooper.

All black people,
citizens or otherwise,

must be outside the town limits
by sundown.

If they aren't,
then they'll be treated
as trespassers.

You can't possibly
be considering this.

Besides the fact that you're
making the completely
racist assumption

that only Black people
commit crimes.

What about all the Black
families in town?

The Black-owned businesses?
What are they supposed to do?

How are they going to survive?

Well, I don't believe
we've had the pleasure, miss...

but if certain groups of people
can't abide by this
fairly straightforward law

maybe those people ought to
move to a different town.

Like hell.

I did not fight in a war
to defend this country,

to come back to a town
where people, any people,

are not free and welcome
to come and go
as their God-given right.

Thank you, Archie.

It's Artie, miss.

And not to mention

five of the men
in my fire department
are Black.

Now, they're friends of mine.

They've saved countless
of our lives.

[Mayor Keller] Fire Chief
Andrews and Sheriff Perkins,
I'll tell you what.

Clearly I have a lot to
think about from this evening.

So, if I suggest, you know,
take a step back,

reconvene in the New Year,
and we'll settle this

difficult matter
once and for all.

How does that sound?

Something is seriously
messed up here.

To my knowledge, Riverdale
was never a sundown town.

It's almost like someone is
trying to rewrite its history.

And I think I know who.

Sheriff Perkins.

He has a counterpart
in my time, Percival Pickens.

And he is evil.

What if I'm meant to stop him?
To derail his plans.

Maybe that's why
you were sent here.

To this specific
moment in time.

[frantic knocking on door]

We need help. We need help.

Please, they're coming for us.
We need help. We have a child.

[baby crying]

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

[baby fusses]

Our car ran out of gas
while we were
driving through Centerville,

just as it was starting
to get dark.

Centreville's a sundown town.

We almost got caught
by the police, but we escaped
into the woods.

And then we remembered
this diner.

We'd read about it
in The Green Book.

So we walked here,

avoiding the roads.

Do you think we can
maybe stay here a while?

Just 'til the morning.

And then we'll go
back to our car,
if it's even still there.

It's Christmas Eve.
Of course you can stay.

Thank you.

[sirens continue blaring]

Oh, my God.

[police sirens blaring]

It's okay.

Stay calm. I will
go deal with them.

Sorry, gentlemen,
but we're closed.

[Sheriff Perkins] We're not
here for milkshakes, Miss.

We understand you may be
harboring criminals
in this establishment.

Our colleagues in Centerville
identified some trespassers

in their town after dark,
gave pursuit.

Last they saw, the criminals
were headed this way.

Well, we don t have
any criminals here.

Though we do have
a young family.

But the last time I checked,
Riverdale was not yet
a sundown town.

True, but Centerville is,
and they broke the law there,

so those trespassers
are coming with us.

And we'd be happy
to come in and get 'em.

Do you have a warrant?

No, I do not.

Well, then,
you're not stepping foot
inside this diner.

Because I know what happens
when people are arrested
for violating sundown laws.

They vanish, and worse.

Well, I think I'd like
to speak to your boss.

I'm right here.

[rifle cocks]

And let me just reiterate,
no one is coming into my diner
without a warrant.

Well, in that case,
if you don't mind,

we'll just wait here
while I radio Centerville,

have them draw up
that arrest warrant.

It should be here
first thing in the morning,

and we'll conclude
our business,
and justice will be done.

Radio Centerville, Deputy,
and, uh, settle in.

It's gonna be a long night.

We bought ourselves
a few hours, but the second
that warrant arrives,

there's no stopping
those lawmen from
forcing their way in here

and taking you all away.

What if we just snuck out
the back and made a dash
through the woods?

I don't think
we can do that, Flynn.

Baby Annie's asthmatic.

-What if she has an attack?
-[sighs]

We don't have her medicine.
We left it in the car.

Damn. What we need is
a Christmas miracle.

Yes.

That's exactly what we need.

I can't interfere directly.
It's one of the rules.

It's Christmas Eve.
You're an angel.

Isn't this the one night
of the year you can
and should get involved?

What would you have me do?

Something you said earlier.

That if I saw your real form,
it would drive me insane.

Did you mean that literally?

Yes.

Your eyes would start to bleed,
and your mind
would snap in two.

Does that mean
the sheriff's mind
would snap in two as well?

All right, I'll see
what I can do.

Oh, thank you, Raphael.
Thank you.

But just... give me a second.

I want to call Chief Andrews,
and then I will bring
everybody back here.

[Tabitha sighs]

Hey, I told them
to hang back
away from the doors.

You can't see this either.

I won't.

And thank you, Raphael.

[doorbell jangles]

[men screaming]

Fire Chief Andrews is gonna
meet us and help get you home.

But we have to
make a detour first.

What happened to them?

Come on, let's keep moving.

Titus will call
and have them picked up.

[Tabitha] I thought you'd be
here burning the midnight oil,
Mr. Mayor.

It has been a restless
Christmas Eve for me.

I didn't get a chance to
fully explain myself
at that meeting before.

So I thought I'd introduce you
to some friends.

This is Tracy, Flynn,
and their daughter, Annie.

Tonight, they were hunted down
like criminals,

for being caught in Centerville
after dark.

They are why
you can't let Sheriff Perkins

turn Riverdale
into a sundown town.

It would cost Riverdale
its soul, Mr. Mayor.

[swing music]

That was Tracy.

She and Flynn and baby Annie
made it home safe and sound.

So I guess all's well
that ends well.

But I have to
tell you something.

My name's not actually Teresa.
It's Tabitha.

And you...

You're actually my...

[door opens]

You won't beat me,
so stop trying!

[gunshot]

[Martin Luther King, Jr.]
[on radio] And you know,
if I were standing...

at the beginning of time
with the possibility
of taking...

a kind of general
and panoramic view of the whole
of human history up to now...

That's Dr. King.
His "Mountaintop" speech.

...and the Almighty
said to me...

Which means today is
April 3rd, 1968, and tomorrow
Dr. King's gonna be--

Going to be what, Tina?

I... I need to borrow
some money for the bus, Pop.

I need to stop something
from happening.

[hissing]

Nothing from the mechanic yet?

Nope. And this is gonna
take him two, three hours
to fix it. Which means...

Well, we're not getting
to Memphis anytime soon.

Is there another bus
I can take?

To Memphis?
No, ma'am, this is it.

-[sighs]
-[ringing]

I know what
you're trying to do.

Save Dr. King's life.

But as painful as it is,
Tabitha, there's nothing
you can do about it.

I don't accept that, Raphael.

Betty once told me that
the FBI office in the Riverdale
opened up in the 1950s.

Maybe they can help.

[telephone ringing]

Can we help you
with something, ma'am?

[Tabitha] And if I tried
to call the Lorraine Motel?

Where I know Dr. King
is staying tonight?

The clerk wouldn't believe you,
or the line would cut out.
Or both.

This isn't right.

-Or just.
-I know.

But some events are
fixed points in time.
In history.

And sadly, this is one of them.

Certain incidents from the past
affected the fabric
of the world so enormously

that the universe won't
let them be altered.

So what do I do?

Is my mission
Percival-related again?

You could try
and find your talisman.

That's still out there.

I can't imagine that I'll be
able to focus on anything

other than what's
gonna happen tomorrow night.

I'll wait with you, then.

["I Wish It Would Rain"
by The Temptations playing]

[news broadcaster]
Good evening. We interrupt
this broadcast with a message

from Senator Robert Kennedy,
who is speaking to us
from Indianapolis.

[Kennedy] I have some
very sad news for all of you,

and I think, uh, sad news
for all of our fellow citizens

and people who love peace
all over the world,

and that is that
Martin Luther King was shot
and was killed tonight

-in Memphis, Tennessee.
-[people screaming in shock]

[plates shattering]

Grandpa.

[Kennedy]
Martin Luther King...

-dedicated his life
to love and...
-[Tabitha sobbing]

[news broadcaster] Dr. King,
accompanied by fellow activists

in support
of the sanitation workers...

What do we now?

Should we shut down the diner
out of respect?

I think that
we should stay open.

I think people
need to feel like
they're not alone right now.

Like they're part
of a community.

[Tabitha sighs]

[Tabitha] And maybe things
will be better tomorrow.

Can I help you with something?

Morning.
How are you all holding up?

We're just fine.

Good. Good.

See you've got
a full house in there.

Well, uh, there was
terrible rioting in Greendale,

Centerville and Seaside
last night,

so effective immediately,
the mayor is declaring
a state of emergency,

banning all public gatherings
in Riverdale
until further notice.

I need you to get
all the people out of
this diner by 6:00 pm.

Nobody's rioting here.

People just wanna be together
right now to grieve and pray.

And since when does the mayor
give the FBI orders?

Mayor asked
for our boss's help.
We were happy to oblige.

We'll be back at 6:00 pm.

You just have everyone
out of that diner by then.

Or?

Or we're gonna
start arresting people.

Can I ask you something?

What the hell is your problem?

Someone who meant everything
to us was shot down
in cold blood,

and all we're doing
is listening to the radio
and talking peacefully.

What difference
does it make to you?

We understand
you and your friends
are very emotional right now.

We just wanna make sure
those emotions don't spill over
into unrest.

Violence, bloodshed.

You're like
a powder keg in there.

Hate for it to blow.

What'd that piggy want?

To...

keep us from gathering.

By enacting a curfew.

We need to clear out
by 6:00 pm tonight,
or we'll all be arrested.

I heard a protester
was beat up by police
at Seaside last night.

We need to do something.

Yeah. Like hit the streets
and raise some hell--

What right do they have
to tell us if we can
gather or not?

They don't.

But we are not going
to play into their hands.

Because believe me,
they are looking for reasons
to come at us.

What do you suggest
we do, then?

Look, I know that agent.

He wants violence.
He wants bloodshed.
Our blood.

He doesn't want us
to gather peacefully

because he wants us scattered
and... and agitated,

and out on her own,
looking for trouble

so that we are easy targets
for him and his thugs.

But we are not going
to fall into his trap.

At sundown, we are going to be
right here at Pop's.

Together.

Singing, and praying,
and having community.

You just said
we'd all be arrested.

No, that's what he said.

I may have an idea
to keep that from happening.

One that agent Pierce,
gave me himself.

This is Miss Tate,
still holding
for director Hoover.

And I'm just confirming
you told Mr. Hoover

that I know all about
his secret files.

-[receptionist] Please hold.
-[sighs]

J. Edgar Hoover.

Director of the FBI?
How did you get his number?

I called the main switchboard,
and I've been transferred
like ten times.

[dialing]

[Hoover] This is Hoover.
With whom am I speaking?

Director Hoover.

You don t know me,
but I know you very well.

For instance, I know that
you keep secret illegal files

on so called threats
to the American public.

Young lady,
you are gravely mistaken.

Like the ones about
the Kennedy-Monroe affair.

This is absurd.

And, of course,
the especially juicy file

all about your boss,
President Lyndon Johnson.

Question. He doesn't know
about your secret files,
does he?

Be a shame if he found out.
He'd probably be
upset with you.

You'd never
get to the President.

I got to you, didn't I?

What do you want?

Not much at all.

I just need you to muzzle
a very problematic agent
of yours In Riverdale.

Agent Perry Pierce.

[telephone ringing]

Yeah, this is Agent Pierce.

Director Hoover.

Uh, yes, sir.

We were just about to
go and break up an illegal
gathering of violent indivi...

Are you sure, sir?

Yes, sir, I understand.

What did Director Hoover want?

He called it off.

Operation Turkey Shoot
has been cancelled.

Also, he fired me.

He fired you?

Why?

Someone must have
gotten to him,

That agitator from the diner.

["Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
by Mahalia Jackson playing]

♪ Take my hand

♪ Lead me on ♪

♪ Let me stand ♪

♪ I am tired... ♪

Keep going. Keep going.

Keep going.

Keep going.

♪ I am worn

Was that my test?
My mission?

Banishing Percival?
Keeping the diner open?

It seems like it to me.

Something awful might have
happened in Riverdale tonight.

And you stopped it.

I wish I could do more.

Well, maybe your mission
is ongoing.

Tina, we're running
low on ketchup.

Would you mind refreshing
a couple of bottles?

On it.

[clicking, whining,
timer ticking]

-[intense music playing]
-Percival.

[explosion]

Oh, there you are, Tessa.
Hurry, I need your help.

Why? What happened?

Someone spray-painted
something awful on the diner.

[Tabitha] I don't understand.

-What's 88?
-Symbols of hate.

88 is a code
used by white supremacists.

But why would anyone
paint that on our...

On your diner?

Shoot, I caught him in the act.

He's inside with
Sheriff Keller right now.

Unfortunately, we've been
fielding phone calls non-stop,

but a wave of vandalism
went through town last night.

New millennium,
same hate, I guess.

Was it all kids?

Yeah. They all responded
the same way

that Brian Talbot here did
when you caught him, Pop.

Which was how?

When I confronted him,
he seemed to be in a daze.

He says he didn't even
remember spray-painting
the diner.

Like he was hypnotized.

How about I take him home
and talk to his folks

and see if they
give us any insight?

We can discuss
pressing charges tomorrow.

Sounds good.

But do you mind
if I talk to him for a sec?

Sure.

It's Brian, right?

Yeah.

I... I'm really sorry
about what I did to your diner.

I don't even remember doing it.

So you said.

I found this outside.
Thought it might belong to you.

[gasps]

It... it does.

Ambrose, "The Rocket" Pipps
is like the Holy Grail
of baseball cards.

He's Riverdale's only
Major League ballplayer.

I... I just got it.

Where did you just get it?

Uh, from the Curiosity Shop
that just opened up
on the outskirts of town.

The guy who runs it
gave me a sweet deal.

All I had to do in exchange
for it was...

Brian?

I can't remember now.

Uh-huh.

And what was the name
of the shop's owner?

Do you remember that?

Paul something.

Paul Prince, maybe.

And where did you say
his shop was again?

Sorry I'm late.

[chuckles]

I was wondering
when you'd turn up, Raphael.

You're getting better
at this whole
time traveling thing.

You "jumped" again.

Almost an entire second
before the explosion.

But I am still playing
catch-up to Percival.

[Angel Betty] Hmm!

You go. I'll keep lookout.

[intense music playing]

[exhales]

[camera whirs, clicks]

Why does Percival
keep popping up
at moments of crisis?

In the '40s,
he tried to turn Riverdale
into a sundown town.

In 1968, he wanted the town
to erupt into violence.

And now, in 1999,
he's trying to poison the town
with pure hatred.

There are some men
whose hearts are so cold,

they burn down villages
just for the warmth.

Yeah, but how is he doing this?

Is he being reincarnated?
Is he an immortal
time traveler? A demon?

Wait.

This is the Spear of Longinus,
said to have pierced

the side of Jesus
at his crucifixion.

It's one of the most
powerful objects in history.

And this is the Holy Grail.

The chalice used
at the Last Supper.

Tabitha, this could be
your needle in a haystack.

This may be your Holy Grail.

What you use to focus
and return to your timeline
before you get shot.

And what about
Paul Prince, aka Percival?

Go get the Grail,
and then we'll deal with him.

[wood creaking]

We meet again,
and again, and again.

But nevermore after tonight.

[grunts]

Who are you, really?

My names are legion.

Blow out the candle,
and I am the dark.

[eerie music]

[both grunting]

-One thing a lot of people
don't know about me...
-[yells]

in college, I was on
the varsity fencing team.

And the debate team.

My favorite philosophical
argument was,

"If you could go back in time
and kill Hitler, would you?"

I always said, "Yes."

[Angel Betty]
After Percival vanished,
what did you do?

I burned the entire shop down.
Except for the Grail.

Percival's tried to get
a foothold in this town

over and over again,
but you stopped him.

Though I think, Tabitha,
it's time to focus
on getting back home.

Your real home.

I feel ridiculous even
saying this, but what if...

the Grail isn't my talisman?
Then what?

If it isn't,
then you keep looking.

You keep fighting.

But I'm hopeful.

Drink up.

To the future.

[intense music playing]

[grunts]

What the hell?

He's one of Percival's goons.

Though he may not remember that
when he regains consciousness.

But he came here to kill us.

Well, me, at least.

Well, what am I missing?

A lot. [breathing heavily]

I think it's my turn
to do the explaining.

After we tie him up
and stick him in the freezer.

You're a time traveler?

I'm chrono-kinetic.

-Yes.
-With the help of an angel?

Why didn't I get an angel,
or Betty, or Archie, or Cheryl?

I think I was
being trained, Jug.

For a war that has been brewing
for decades, if not centuries.

And its major battles
are still ahead of us.

War?

-As in--
-There was the same villain
in every time period,

who was always hellbent
on destroying everything

that was good, and fair,
and decent in Riverdale.

Percival.

He kept turning up
like the ultimate bad penny.

Look, I'm not sure what he is,
but I do not think he is human.

He's like the personification
of evil, and it's gonna
take all of us,

all of us with powers,
working together to stop him.

[Cheryl] I'm confused.

If, in the past,
pesky Percival has wanted
to destroy Riverdale,

then why is he bringing
a railroad to the town now?

Well, we don't think
that's his ultimate goal.

[Archie] Though he's
making it happen.

I overheard my Uncle Frank
talking to someone
on the phone.

Maybe your mom, Betty.

Percival's trying to get
Governor Dooley on board
with this train plan,

blocking any attempt
to landmark Pop's.

Because Pop's is where
the resistance will gather.

Where the forces of good
will marshal,

where the final battle
will be fought, and he wants
to wipe it off the map.

Tabitha, how do you know
all of this?

Well, once I finally
figured out what
my time-talisman really was,

I got better
at time-jumping.

Wait. Your talisman
wasn't the Grail?

No. Pop's was
my talisman all along.

It was like Dorothy
and the ruby slippers.

This diner is my personal,
limited-functioning
time needle.

Makes sense.

All of us have our tethers
that allow us
some semblance of control.

Pop's would be yours.

Okay, but... but wait.
Tabitha back up.

Right. So, it took me
a minute to get the hang
of time-jumping.

But once I did, I tried moving
forward into the future
instead of backwards.

[Tabitha] In the future,
the diner was an empty shell.

Even worse, outside,
the sky was full of ash.

And as far
as the eye could see,
Riverdale was just gone.

A wasteland.

Is this future
definitely going to happen?

Or is it something
we can change or stop?

I don't know.

Certain events
are fixed points in time,

and the future I saw
might be one of them.

But make no mistake,
it is the apocalypse
we're talking about.

In Riverdale. And we are
sitting at ground zero.