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[Jughead]
Previously on Riverdale...

-My dad, he's--
-A mobster.

Archie,
it's not just what he is,

-it's what he's planning
to do. In Riverdale.
-I don't need to know.

Smithers, would you describe
my father as a good man?

I'd rather not say, miss.

Oh, my God!
What happened
to the twins?

-I had them, Betty.
-You didn't call us.
Mom will be crushed.

He has to 90, Alice.

[Kevin] Chic,
he's kinda creepy.

| just remembered
where I knew Chic from.

He '3 a video gigolo,
a web cam boy.

My parents, they know
about the affair
with Sheriff Keller.

-I have decided...
-Mayor McCoy's resigning.

Hiram Lodge.
He just bought
Sunnyside Trailer Park

and he said we can all stay.

He's gobbling up
the Southside
piece by piece.

[clock ticking]

[Jughead]
I was running out of time.

And maybe, so was Riverdale.

Hiram Lodge had been
making moves.

Big moves. But with
no proof of criminal behavior,

all I could do was speculate.

What was Hiram's master plan
for Riverdale?

And why did it feel
so close to fruition?

Hey.

What's all this?

Hopefully, this is
the article that saves
the town from Hiram Lodge.

-Jughead...
-If I can fit
the pieces together.

Boy, you need to drop this.
He rescued us.

He bought the trailer park,
forgave our debts.

What? He's the reason
we almost lost
the trailer park.

Hiram's slicker than
a bottle of snake oil,
no doubt, but this is--

Dad, please!

Hiram Lodge just bought
The Riverdale Register.

He's trying to silence
dissenting voices before
he makes his big play.

He's afraid. He's afraid
of this exposure.

If you remember correctly,
the only house in Riverdale
with a pool was Thornhill--

There we were,
two drunk, dumb teenagers
looking to cool off--

Why didn't you just go
to the quarry?
Or Sweetwater River?

Oh, what I remember is

someone borrowing the school
van for a joy ride,
you and Mary...

No, that was Alice,
not us.

Oh, my God, this sounds
like an episode of
Saved by the Bell.

Hey, Fred, before you head off,
why don't you join Hermione
and me in the study?

-l have this 30-year-old rum.
I think you'll love it.
-Well, I can't say no to that.

-Veronica, stay with Archie?
-Mmm-hmm.

[Kevin] Betty, I can't keep
doing this anymore.

He's your brother
and it is weird.

Kevin, every time I try
asking Chic questions
about himself,

he gets defensive
or literally starts
to cry as a diversion.

-But catfishing him?
-If it's the only way
to get Chic to open up.

[sighs]

So, do you ever P and P?
You know, Party and Play?

You keep asking me that
and I keep telling you no.

[Kevin stammers]
You know...

This is our third time cam-ing

and you haven 't really
told me anything
about yourself.

Yeah, well, you haven't taken
your shirt off yet.
So we're even.

I'm shy.

[clicking tongue]

Okay. What do you wanna know?

[Archie] What are they
talking about in there,
do you reckon?

So, between us,
the deputy mayor
who took over for Josie's mom

is on the verge
of stepping down.

There's gonna be
a special election

and my parents think your dad
would make an ideal candidate.

They want my dad
to run for mayor?

It's business
and politics, Archie.

They go hand in hand.

Dad, is this something
you're seriously considering?

[sighs]

Being mayor is something
I dreamed about

ever since I was
a little kid, son,
in the back of my mind.

And I know Riverdale's
had a lot of downs lately

but maybe, I can
help get it back up
on an upswing.

And you don't think
it's weird that Mr. Lodge
is asking you to run?

He's not dumb, son.
He spends a lot of money
in Riverdale.

It makes sense
he wants a friend
in the mayor's office.

Will he pay for
your campaign?

He offered to make
a donation to help me
get going, but...

But to be clear, Archie,
if I decide to run,

it won't be for him,
it'll be for Riverdale.

For me.

Foryou.

-[indistinct]
-I understand.

Mother. Strange man
I've never met.

Cheryl, this is Mr. Lazenby,
our estate attorney.

Your father, as it turns out,
left a secret will.

[scoffs]
Of course he did.

But Daddy died
months ago.

And Mr. Blossom's
instructions were to reveal
the existence of his will

only after the authorities
had concluded

their investigation
into his side business.

You mean drug dealing?

Does this mean we're gonna
be rich again?

Oh, Cheryl,
don't be so gauche.

Per Clifford's instructions,
he requested I withhold
all information,

including the names of
his numerous beneficiaries,
until a public will-reading.

That's tomorrow afternoon.

It's been a long time
coming, Alice, but I'm out.
I'm done fighting.

I want a divorce.

-Are you still seeing
Penelope Blossom?
-No.

And this isn't about that.

This is about how
I worshiped you like
a goddess for 20 years.

We raised
a family together,

and then the first chance
that you get, you side
with a stranger over me?

And you too, Betty.
I can't believe

that you would
choose Chic's side
over your own father.

Dad, if this is truly about
Chic, then I'm with you, okay?
Let's ask him to move out.

You sold The Register
to that scumbag Hiram Lodge.

I should be the one
divorcing you!

Hiram offered me
a fairer price, Alice.

Half of which
I will give to you,

if you agree to set me free...

Immediately.

I'm listening.

I put the odds of Fred
saying yes at about 50-50.

As always, mija,
anything you can whisper
in Archie's ear?

Mom, he's my boyfriend,
not a constituent.

Ah, you influence Archie
and Archie influences Fred,
and we need Fred right now.

When we announce
our bigger plans--

It'd sound better coming
out of his well-respected,
well-liked mouth.

Fine. I'll do my best.

[Archie] Are you still
going after Hiram Lodge?

Well, that depends.
[sighs]

Who's asking? You?

Veronica?
The archfiend himself?

Jug, there's gonna be
a special election
to replace Josie's mom.

-Hiram Lodge
wants my dad to run.
-What? Why?

Who freaking knows? Jughead,
I'm with Veronica, so that
means I'm with the Lodges.

-[scoffs]
-But my dad,

I can't let him get in
any deeper with them.

So tell him he shouldn't run.

Veronica would kill me
if I did. And ditto the Lodges.

Maybe I could
give you something.

Maybe you could write
about it and that might
make my dad hit pause.

Okay.

You remember when
Hiram Lodge gave Pop Tate

that charitable donation
to keep that diner open?

-Yeah, we were all there.
-Except Hiram Lodge
didn't give Pop's a donation.

-He bought the diner.
-What?

And for some reason,
he doesn't want anyone
to know about it.

Can you do something
with that fact?

At least enough to make
my dad think twice about
this stupid mayor idea.

-He bought the diner?
-Yes!

God! Hiram is like Dracula.

Snapping up properties
from all over Riverdale to
expand his empire and feed.

If what you're
telling me is true,

everyone is in danger.

I figured out Hiram's
methodology.

He acquires devalued land
at a deep, some might say
criminal discount.

Twilight Drive-In,
Sunnyside Trailer Park,

Southside High, and now
Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe.

-Wait, Pop's?
-Hiram bought Pop's?

Yeah. And while most
people didn't care about
Hiram's other acquisitions,

probably because
they were on the Southside--

Pop's is the heart
of Riverdale.

Right. People will care
about this one.

So, when are you
talking to Pop?

I was doing some research
and apparently, your dad
needs 1,200 signatures

-before he can even
run for mayor.
-Uh-huh.

[Veronica] So I was thinking,
if you're not doing anything,

maybe we can
collect them together.

[exhales] You know what?
I actually have some homework
I have to catch up on.

-|'|| talk to you later.
-Wait, Archie--

[phone hangs up]

-Po|ly, what are you
doing home again?
-[babies gurgling]

She just walked
through the door
with these perfect babies.

I thought it would be nice
to surprise Mom.

[baby gurgling]

And l was surprised
to meet our brother.

You have to hold one.

I'd love to.

[Alice] Here.

[softly] Oh, hello.

Hey, where's Dad,
by the way?

Are we all gonna go
to the will-reading together?

-What will-reading?
-[Polly] What?

You-- You mean Dad
hasn't told you?

Cheryl, I agreed to come
to this will-reading but
I didn't agree to a makeover.

Nice, right?

For the record, j'adore your
flannel mesh aesthetic.

I'm merely augmenting
it for the occasion.

What is going on
in here, Cheryl?

Mrs. Blossom, hi,
I'm Toni Topaz.

I'm a friend of Cheryl's
from school

and she's lending me an outfit
for the will-reading.

And why on Earth
would you be there?

I invited her to be
my emotional support.

Just make sure
you're downstairs before
the guests start to arrive.

We need to present
a united front against
those scavengers.

Ugh. She's a nightmare.

[sighs]
Isn't she though?

[Fred] Hey, Arch,
check this out!

When I applied to college
to be an urban planner...

This is before Grandpa
already got sick,

this was a presentation
that I made for some program
I never got into.

Riverdale 2020.
Small town with a big future.

-Sounds corny, huh?
-No, Dad, this is awesome.

-[knocking]
-[Veronica] Hello?

Archie! Mr. Andrews?

Oh, goody!
You're both here.

So I fully realize
I'm putting the cart
before the horse,

but I was spitballing
some design ideas,

and I think I may have
come up with a few
potential campaign logos.

Veronica, those are terrific,
I gotta say, but-- Oh!

-Now, that one,
that's my favorite. Hmm.
-Mine too.

Great. So I'll have some
buttons and T-shirts
printed ASAP.

[Archie] Why are you
pushing this on him?

I'm not. ljust think
your dad would make
a great mayor.

Why are you resisting
this so much?

Because, Ronnie,
my dad is not cut out for
what your parents want.

Which is what, in your mind?

A dog on a leash
who does what it's told.

And if not, they'll push
him out like they did
Mayor McCoy.

Archie, Mayor McCoy had
an affair with Sheriff Keller.

That's why she stepped down.

My parents had nothing
to do with it,

which I would swear to you
on the Bible.

I feel like you're steering me,
Ronnie, like you're steering
my dad, and it's not cool.

So ease off him.

[exhales]

Okay.

"I, Clifford Cochrane Blossom,
being of sound mind and body,

do here inscribe the terms of
my last will and testament.

Firstly...

Ownership of Thistlehouse

will stay with our beloved
matriarch, Roseanne Blossom.

To my wife and partner,
Penelope,

I leave ownership of
our greatest treasure,

Thornhill, the exquisite
mansion she made a home."

The charred husk
of an empty house.

That sounds
about right, Mother.

Now, the reason
I contacted you and you
all traveled to be here.

"Any and all remaining
assets of my fortune
will be divided in half.

The first half will be
distributed equally
to anyone in Riverdale

who can prove with
medical authentication

that even one drop of
Blossom blood flows
through their veins."

I knew it!

-Alice, what the hell
are you doing here?
-Accusing you publicly.

You only wanted a divorce
so that you could cheat me

out of your big,
fancy Blossom payday.

It's not just my payday,
the girls share
Blossom blood too.

My lawyer is gonna
rip you apart.

Isn't that right,
Attorney McCoy?

I will be taking half
of whatever blood money you get

-from this inbred
cesspool of a family.
-[Toni chuckles]

Yeah, that's right.
I said inbred.

Would you please just leave?

Shut your face,
you half-melted
ten cent trollop!

Oh, this is riveting,
I can't breathe.

-[Pop] Usual, Jughead?
-Not today, Pop.

[sighing] I actually have
a question for you.

Did Hiram Lodge buy
this diner from you?

Jughead".
[sighs]

The Tates have owned
this diner for over 80 years.

When my ma gave me the keys,

she made me promise
that no matter what,

I'd always keep this shop
in our family.

Now, I did what I needed
to with Mr. Lodge

but my mother's still
with us, God bless.

It would kill her to hear
I went against her wishes.

Please, Jug, can you
keep this to yourself
while I still have my mom?

[sighs] And then you can
tell whoever you want.

Now that the interloper
has been escorted
from the premises,

we can finish our business.
As l was saying...

"The other half of my fortune
will go to my true heirs,

Jason and Cheryl."

[sighs deeply]

As the one true Blossom heir,

I feel it is my sacred duty
to say a few words.

The Blossoms have been
bathing in blood

since Great-Grandpappy Blossom
killed his brother.

[chuckles] The original sin
of Riverdale.

Well, I stand before you
to say, no more.

No more blood.

No more madness.

[sighs] No more horror.

[man] Here, here.

Oh!

Couldn't have said it
better myself.

[Nana Rose] Oh!

[groans]

[sniffs]
Ugh!

Oh, Mumsy, I had
the most frightful daymare.

Daddy was back.

[gasps]

Calm down,
it's not what you think.

Hello, Cheryl.

I'm your Uncle Claudius.

-Twin to your father.
-Twin? But...

Daddy never said anything
about having a brother.

Well, allow me to explain.

[inhales deeply]

When Clifford and I were boys,

we were inseparable,
modern-day Romulus and Remus.

And it became apparent
that I was being primed to
inherit the Blossom empire.

Till our 14th birthday.

Clifford and l were down by
Sweetwater River and he, uh...

He pointed a rifle at me

and with eyes void of
humanity, he told me
about the Blossom curse.

How one of the twins always
meets a violent end and often
at the hands of the other.

Well, he spared me.

But that very night,
I ran away from home
without a trace.

[sighs]
It broke my heart.

I couldn't bear
to speak your name.

I joined the Merchant Marines.

| sailed the seas
desperate to outrun
the Blossom curse.

[Polly] How soon do you
think we could get those
blood tests done?

Do you think Dr. Patel
works on weekends?

-|'|| call and check.
-Polly, what's the rush?

I just wanna know how much
money we're inheriting.

Between you, me,
Chic and the babies,

we could start our own
version of the farm.

Uh, I'm not getting
my blood tested.

Really, Chic, how come?

-Uh, I don't know
these people.
-They're your cousins.

We're all Blossoms,
like it or not.

I'm not, thank the Lord.

I don't want
their blood money.

-Don't be stupid.
-I said, I don't
want their money.

Besides, needles trigger me.

Polly, Betty,
leave your brother alone.

He can decide for himself.

Mom, I decided something.

I'm happy to do the family's
bidding at school,

but Archie is off the table.

- u i u v .
Yo 're los n o rner e?
-No!

Not even close, but I am
afraid of losing Archie.

He's become a pawn
on our chessboard and
it's hurting our relationship.

Veronica, in this
business of ours,

the women always walk
the razor's edge.

The men are the gangsters,
but us,

the malls, we use our wiles,

our cunning,
a hand on an elbow,

a whisper in an ear,

to manage things from
behind the scenes.

Maybe, but not me.
Not with Archie.

You're right.

You're right to protect your
relationship with Archie.

We gotta get aggressive, Kev.

Chic's turning down a lot of
money because he's refusing
to take a blood test.

And we need
to find out why.

What exactly
is he hiding?

What am I supposed to do?
Just ask him?

I have a plan.

It's slightly insane.

-[sighs]
-[Chic] Hey, stranger.

Been missing your cute face.

Where 'd you go?

Uh, yeah, sorry.
I went MIA. I actually...

Just got tested
for the first time and...

I'm negative but it's
been pretty intense.

Your first test?
Congrats, cowboy.

-That's a milestone.
-Hmm.

Uh, do you get tested?

Yeah, I used to go every week.

Man, [had the worse
scare once!

[mouthing]

Oh, yeah?
What happened?

Yeah, it's a long story
but, uh...

I was living with a rougher
crew than I am now.

[mouthing]

Wait, are you talking
to somebody else?

[Kevin splutters]
Uh...

That's it, that's it.
I'm out!

No! What do
you mean, Kev?

Sorry, Betty, but your
brother actually seems
like a really good guy

and this is starting
to make me feel like
a really bad person

so sorry,
but I'm done.

Well?

Did Pops confirm
Mr. Lodge bought the diner?

Yeah, he did.
[sighs]

But I'm sorry, I can't
publish that article, Archie.
It would break Pop's heart.

Jug, we can't give up.
I think my dad's gonna run.

Archie, I have talked
to every possible suspect

connected to the Lodges,
even Mayor McCoy.

They're all on lockdown.

Maybe you've been talking
to the wrong McCoy.

I'm brunching, Archie.
What do you want?

My dad is seconds away
from running for mayor
with the Lodges' support.

And I don't him to go through
what your mom did.

Even secretly.

Archie, my mom barely
made it out of
the mayor's office alive.

If she lets slip
even a whisper

of what went down between
her and the Lodges,

there'd be hell to pay.

She'd implicate herself
in about a million ways.

Yeah, I figured.

But isn't there plenty
of stuff your mom
could say to my dad

that would kill his buzz
without getting into
the shady stuff?

[Mayor McCoy]
It's not all ribbon ceremonies
and catered affairs, Fred.

It's filling potholes,
collecting trash,

and if you think you can
run this town

plus Andrews Construction
at the same time, forget it.

I've got a pretty good
team working for me.

And then there are
the uglier aspects of the job.

Crime, poverty, threats...

Like the Black Hood?

Right now, you might be
the people's shining
hope of Riverdale,

but say you do win, Fred.

They'll turn their back on you,

and all your friends

will be standing in line
to stab you in the back.

I appreciate
the real talk, Sierra.

I haven't even gotten
to the real talk yet, Fred.

Let's chat about the pittance
that is the mayor's salary.

-[babies crying]
-[A|ice cooing] I know.

[Alice, Betty and Polly
talking softly]

-[laughing]
-Oh. Hello.

Mom! I'm late for work,
can you drive me?

Not right now, Chic,
I'm with the twins.
Take the bus or walk.

Oh, hi.

[knocking]

Pop Tate, to what
do I owe this honor?

Sorry to bother you
at home, Mr. Lodge.

Come on in.

[Hiram] Apparently,
Jughead Jones

is asking questions
about the ownership
of the Chock'lit Shoppe.

-Jughead Jones!
-Daddy!

Did Pop Tate keep
his mouth shut?

-More or less.
-Then Jughead has nothing.

No, what he has is someone
from our inner circle
feeding him information.

Now, the only people
that know that we own
Pop's are the three of us.

And Archie Andrews.

And yes, he's proven
his loyalty to us,
but what's to say

he isn't feeding information
to his best pal, Jug.

It was me.

I told Jughead
about Pop's.

-What?
-Why?

When we were
all at Shadow Lake,

Jughead was grilling me
about the Southside,

asking incessant questions
about SoDale,

the trailer park,
Southside High.
I had to get him off the scent,

so I distracted him
with the smallest truth
I could, the diner.

Veronica, so help me,
that is a--

-That was quick
thinking, mija.
-What?

You can't possibly think
that was a prudent choice.

I do.

Veronica wisely
threw the dog a little,
relatively harmless bone

to keep him from
digging up a much bigger,
more controversial one.

Yes, exactly.

Her gambit bought us
the time we need for some
preemptive damage control.

Ojala’,
you two are right.

[Jughead] Hiram's
gonna beat the clock.

Feels like every step
I make, he's two
or ten steps ahead of me.

He's lapping me!

He's been winning at
this game a lot longer
than you've been alive.

Yeah, because he's been
rigging the game

and everyone's
too afraid to come out
and speak against him.

You know, uh...
[sighs]

There's one person
you haven't asked

to go on the record yet.

Who?

Me.

You know, back in the day,
Hiram asked me and the Serpents

to trash the drive-in
so he could buy it
for rock-bottom price.

[sighs]
We complied.

[gasps]

On purpose?

You worked for Hiram Lodge?

I'll own up to that.

On the record,
if it'll help you
bring him down.

[phone ringing]

-HeHo?
-[man] Jughead Jones?

l have information
about Hiram Lodge '5 plans.

Riverdale bus terminal.
20 minutes.

Who was that?

I have no idea.

But you may not have
to go on the record just yet.

[grunting]

I'm gonna kill you.

You're leaking private
information about my family.

Information that my father
trusted you with.

-Look, if this is about Pop's--
-Damn right it is!

And lucky for you,
I fell on the sword

and saved you from
his apocalyptic wrath.

-You didn't have to that.
-Yes, I did.

If my dad ever found out
you snitched,

do you know what
he would do to you?

Veronica, I'm not gonna
apologize to you for trying
to protect my dad!

From my parents?

Archie, this isn't
The Manchurian Candidate.

-[sighs]
-And your father
is an untouchable.

He'll never be hurt
or corrupted.

[sighs] What happened
to your loyalty?

We brought you into this
because you said
you were fine with it.

-You made a promise!
-Veronica, you wanted

my eyes wide open before
I committed to your family.

You insisted upon it, in fact.

And if my dad is gonna run
for mayor with your parents,

he deserves to know
the whole truth and so do I.

What whole truth?

His big secret plan
for the Southside.

You were almost gonna tell me
at your confirmation
but I stopped you.

Well, now, I wanna know.

For myself and for my dad.

That's... That's something
you'll have to talk
to my dad about.

[Fred] Oh, hey, there you are.

-Hey, Veronica.
-Hi, Mr. Andrews.

Perfect timing. Uh, I have
an announcement to make.

You two are looking
at the next candidate
for mayor of Riverdale.

[sighs]

[whispers]
Guess you better
talk to my dad fast.

Wasn't better when it was
just me, you and Mom?

Uh... You--
You don't like Polly?

Love is finite.

People run out
of it eventually.

They stop loving you
or they start loving
someone else.

One day, the sun is
shining down on you,

and the next,
you're alone.

And it's cold.

And dark.

Chic...

Are you okay?

[sighs]
Don't use my bathroom
again, Betty.

[music playing]

I haven't much time.

Are you Deep Throat?

You've been calling everyone
in town for information about
Hiram Lodge but not me.

That's why I called you.

No offense, but how does
a bus driver have insider
information on Hiram Lodge?

I used to be someone else,

someone who was privy
to Hiram Lodge's
personal affairs.

Someone who suffered
at his whims.

What kind of personal affairs?

I coordinated transportation
for Mr. Lodge,

sometimes out
to Shankshaw Prison.

He also received mail
from the warden there.

Shankshaw?

That's not where
Hiram Lodge served time.

I'm afraid that's all
I have for you.

That's it?

And one more thing.
A question.

Miss Veronica,
how's she faring
through all this?

So, Mr. Blossom, how does
it feel being back in Riverdale
after all these years?

Ignore that person, Claudius.

I'd assumed tonight
would be family only.

It's all right.
I enjoy meeting new people.

Do you know,
during my journeys as a sailor,

I came upon the most
wonderful island...

-Lesbos.
-Oh, my God.

It is the most beautiful
natural place on Earth.

Oh, you're not
going back on the boat,
dear boy, are you?

You're staying here with us.

Whatever I can do to make
sure that you and this house

are well cared for, Mother.

That is, of course,
as long as I'm welcome.

There's a room over the garage.

It's freezing in winter
and boiling in summer but...

It's there.

So, Hiram Lodge's master plan
has something to do with your
old stomping ground, Shankshaw.

I tried calling the warden
a dozen times
but he hasn't called me back.

That corrupt son of a bitch.

Do you have any contacts
on the inside that might
know something?

Yeah, War Baby.

He knows
everybody's business.

Can I get in to see him?

Can ljust say, between us,
that Chic is creepy?

I don't think he likes me
and I don't think
that he likes the twins.

A couple of times
I've just caught him,
like, staring at us.

Yeah, tell me about it.

It's part of the reason
why I submitted a sample

of Chic's blood to the lab
that the Blossoms set up.

-CSI Nancy Drew!
-Yeah.

How did you get a sample
of his blood?

Don't worry about it.

But Polly, I think that
Dad may be right

that Chic's dangerous,
possibly not even our brother.

Well, what do we do
if he's not?

Well, it'll crush Mom
but we'll have to tell her.

In a way, it may
kind of be a relief.

[sighs]

Hey, you're home.

Yeah, Polly just spent
her Blossom inheritance
on silk headbands.

-[laughs]
-[shushes]

Betty, keep your voice down.
However Mom got
Juniper and Dagwood to sleep,

I do not want them
waking up.

-Oh, no, the twins,
they're not home.
-What do you mean?

-Where are they?
-They're with Chic.

He wanted to take his niece
and nephew for a walk
along Sweetwater River.

Why? Is there
something wrong?

Mom, are you serious?

How could you let
a complete stranger
take my babies?

He's not a stranger.
He's your brother

and he's doing
something nice for you.

Yeah, the hell he is!

What did you do
to my babies?

-[gurg|ing]
-Nothing, Polly.
They're fine.

[babies gurgling]

[prison door buzzing]

What's up, Jonesy?
You want me to knock
some heads in here for ya?

Nah, War Baby,
we need intel.

You heard about
anything major going
on behind the scenes?

Maybe to do with
a guy named Hiram?

-[chuckles]
-Hiram Lodge?

[Archie]
You're like Dracula.

He bought property
all over London

so he could move
his vampire kingdom
over from Transylvania.

Except you're bringing
organized crime to Riverdale.

And you want my dad
to be mayor so he can
be your patsy, except...

What if you and him
don't see eye to eye
on something?

What an imagination
you have.

-What do you have there?
-This is my journal.

When Mrs. Lodge sent that
fake FBI agent to test me,

I started taking detailed notes
of everything I saw while
I was apprenticing with you.

-ls that a threat?
-I'm looking out for my family.

[sighs deeply]
Archie...

[clears throat]

I believe your father
and I will make a great team.

Moreover, in 18 months,

Lodge Industries will be
100 percent legitimate

and Riverdale will be
virtually crime-free.

The safest small town
in America.

-How are you gonna do that?
-[sighs]

Or am I not inner circle
enough to know?

Everything will become
clear very soon.

I'm just asking for you
to trust me.

Forget about me.
This is my dad we're
talking about, Mr. Lodge.

We will all benefit
from this, Archie. I promise.

I'll hold you to that.

And in the meantime,
I'll keep this very close.

-Where's Betty?
-With Jughead.

-Why do you ask, Polly?
-I...

I... I'm going, Mom.

Chic said it would only be
a matter of time before you
left us for the farm again.

I'm not going
to the farm, Mom.

I'm driving west,
San Francisco, maybe.

[Chic] It's a nice city, Polly.
I've been there.

It's safe too.
Safe for the kids.

Will you at least let me
say goodbye to my grand-twins?

Of course.

Drop us a note
with your new address
when you get there.

Okay?

Hey.

What's wrong?

We just got a call from
our good friend Warden Jeffries
at Shankshaw Prison.

Seems that Jughead
and FF Jones paid a visit
to one of FP's cronies.

A well-informed,
loose-Iipped crony.

We think they know, Daddy.
We think they know everything.

Which means it's just
a matter of time

before Jughead splashes it
on the front page
of a newspaper.

One we do not own.

Get Fred and Archie
over here now.

Hiram Lodge is
diabolically insane.

Agreed. We need
to show Riverdale
just how insane he is.

This is the best thing
you've ever written, Jug.

Principal Weatherbee
needs to publish this
right the hell now.

Let's go.

Jughead Jones may be
about to break a story.

A story about my plans
for Riverdale.

And rather than hear it
from him,

I think it's only right
that you hear it from me.

[Weatherbee]
This is quite a story,
Mr. Jones.

Thank you,
Principal Weatherbee.

Unfortunately, it's not one
that the Blue and Gold
can print.

Why the heck not?

A malicious take-down
of one of our students' parents

is not the appropriate
subject matter for
a school paper.

Now, if you'll both
excuse me.

You're serious?
Southside High is gonna
be turned into--

A private, for-profit prison.

Yeah, built on the bones
of a high school.

What the hell have we
been building in SoDale?

What we've said
all along. Housing.

For all the people who
will work at the prison.

And you expect me
to support this as mayor?

We're hoping
you'd be open to it.

Yes.

-Can't do it. I'm outta here.
-Look, Fred--

We've been in
business for how long?
And you didn't tell me.

And the only reason
you're telling me now

is because it's getting ready
to become public.

I'll admit, it's not ideal.

"Not ideal," Hiram?

You wanna turn the town
that I love, my home,

my son's home,
into a prison.

[sighs]

Fred, please let me
tell you why and how

this is the right move,
for us, for Riverdale.

You just save that for
whoever it is that you
find to run for mayor

because we are leaving
and we are leaving now.

Come on, Archie.

Dad, I'm gonna stay.

Excuse me?

I wanna stay.
I wanna hear what
Mr. Lodge has to say.

Then I will see you
at home then.

[Veronica] Thank you all
for coming.

Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you

your next mayor
of Riverdale,

my mother, Hermione Lodge.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

Thank you, Veronica,
and thank you all very much.

Like many of you,
I grew up in this town

dreaming of a better tomorrow.

For myself, for my family
and for my friends.

-[scoffs]
-[Hermione] And now,

for the future that
you all so deserve.

Riverdale is one of
the most dynamic,
resilient communities...

The Lodges. How often
have I dreamt of getting
my revenge on them.

Now, now, Claudius.
First things first.

Nana... Then Cheryl.

Of course, Penelope.

Our house must be put in order.

[Hermione] Riverdale cannot
succeed unless all
of us succeed

and that will require
certain sacrifices.

What... What is this?

When you wouldn't
submit to the DNA test,

I found some of your dental
floss and sent it to the lab.

Those are the results.

You're not who
you say you are, Chic.

So, who are you?

[Hermione] We will also
need your support.

We will need your trust.
We will need your loyalty.

I knew a prison
would be a difficult sell.

Especially with Fred.

I was gonna ease him
into the idea.

And clearly, I should have
told you both sooner.

I regret that.

To be honest, Mr. Lodge,

before Jason,
before the Black Hood,

before my dad was shot,

I might not have understood
your point of view.

But I've changed
and I think Riverdale
needs a change too.

This tradition has

been in my family,
going back generations.

It's a...

sign of loyalty.

Once you do this,

there's no undoing it.

No changing your mind.

So are you certain?

I think...

lam.

You know what you need to do.

Now, Archie...

We come first.

This town has endured
so much these past few years.

After so much adversity,

aren't we all ready for
a taste of prosperity?

[crowd cheering]

[Jughead] And there it was.
The Lodges had won.

Time had run out for Riverdale.