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[Archie]
Previously on Riverdale...

I'm your uncle Claudius.

Daddy never said anything
about having a brother.

The Lodges. Have I dreamed of
getting my revenge on them.

Now, now, Claudius.
First things first.

Nana, then Cheryl.

Effective immediately,
Southside High School
is shut down!

Okay guys,
let's not overreact.

Hiram is like Dracula.
He's snapping up properties

from all over Riverdale
to expand his empire and feed.

Twilight Drive-in,
Sunnyside Trailer Park,

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

Southside High is
gonna be turned into--

A private for-profit prison.

We are leaving
and we are leaving now!

Dad, I'm gonna stay.

It's tradition. It's been
in my family going
back generations.

Now, Archie, we come first.

If it's the only way I can
get Chic to open up...

But catfishing him?

When you wouldn't submit
to the DNA test,

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

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

[Jughead]
One sheet of paper.

That's all it took.

To confirm everything
Betty had feared...

That she let a dangerous
stranger into her house.

This is why you didn't want
to take the DNA test, isn't it?

Because you knew what
the results were gonna say.
That you had no Blossom blood!

Of course I don't.
I'm not a Blossom.
I don't even know them.

Blossom blood is
Cooper blood, Chic.

My dad was a Blossom
which means you would
have tested positively

for Blossom DNA,
but you didn't, because
you're an impostor!

Mom!

Betty, listen.

The truth is
Chic's DNA doesn't match

because Hal isn't his father.

But I am your mother,
you understand me?

Hang on, what?

What? Then who
is Chic's father?

Chic's my son!

And whoever the father
is, is not gonna be
a part of our lives.

So there's no reason
to open old wounds that
have healed many times over!

Come here.

[sighs]

Now, for our Register readers,

why would you, Hermione Lodge,
run for Mayor of Riverdale?

Every year,
our population decreases.

More and more businesses
close. We're at a deficit.

We need to change that
equation before it's too late.

That is why Lodge Industries
has secured a bid

for a maximum security
prison on the Southside.

Now, that means jobs,
economic growth, stability.

It'll give Riverdale
its future back.

You know, I have to ask.

You're building a prison
on the bones of a school.

Are you okay with that?

Losing a school is
a tough pill to swallow,

but once our correctional
facility is up and running,

a quarter of our earnings
are gonna be funneled
directly into education.

We are building a brand
new wing at Riverdale High.

And Veronica,
are you gonna follow in
your mother's footsteps

and run for Student
Body President in
the upcoming election?

Maybe. If I don't
have my hands full,
campaigning for my mom.

I'm excited to show Riverdale
that she's more than
just a housewife.

And speaking of housewives...

We have a very special guest.

Bravo's very own Andy Cohen.

Mr. Cohen, what brings
you to Riverdale?

I'm here to endorse my
great friend, Hermione Lodge.

She's a very savvy
businesswoman.

She's always three
steps ahead of
everyone around her.

She's a fighter too.
She doesn't give up.

I'd love to have her
in my corner.

Kevin just died and went to
clubhouse heaven.

Thank you for letting me
invite him today, Mom.

Of course. Any and all
good will during this election
will go a long way.

[inhales]

And, Veronica...

This campaign isn't
gonna be easy.

Especially since we had
to lead with your father's
plans for the prison.

Certain people in town
and in school are gonna
see us as the enemy.

So after the celebrity
endorsement,

let's keep our heads down
and let the storm pass.

-Understand?
-Color me a wallflower.

[sighs]

Dad, I know you think
a prison is a bad idea

for Riverdale, but
Mr. and Mrs. Lodge really
have thought this through.

A prison would rip
the soul of this town,

especially the Southside,
so I'm not gonna
support that plan.

Or Hiram and Hermione.

I'm severing all ties with
Lodge Industries and SoDale.

-All of it. I'm done.
-What? Just like that?

-Yeah.
-Will they even let
you walk away?

I'm not asking his permission.

They will.
Or they'll have a hell
of a fight on their hands.

I just loved your spin piece
in the paper, Olivia Pope.

Can we not, Jughead?

Did you know about
Southside High closing?

-Or the prison?
-Of course not.

It was all her parents'
doing. Right, V?

She didn't know, Jughead,
okay? So back off!

That's fine.
I have to conserve
my energy anyhow.

I'm going on
a hunger strike

to protest Southside High
closing and to get it reopened.

-[scoffs]
-What?

[laughs]
I'm sorry, man. It's just...

You're, like, always eating.
I mean, good luck
with that, but--

Hey, it's Jughead's prerogative
to protest peacefully,

so we're gonna
support that, aren't we?

-Veronica?
-Oh, hey, Ethel.

For your crimes against
the town of Riverdale,

for everything that you
and your family have
done and continue to do,

we find you guilty.
Your sentence is this.

[all gasping]

[scattered laughter]

The chilling thing is

Ethel went through
the trouble of bringing that
milkshake here from Pop's.

I mean, how mad is she?

My dad is responsible for
the Muggs family losing
basically everything.

And he still hasn't
made amends, so...

[sighs] Ethel has
a right to be upset.

So do you.

Are you sure you're okay?

I'll manage.

I'm impressed. I'd want
to rip Ethel's head off.

As my mom keeps saying,

this is not the time
for drama and flying
off the handle.

I just need to...
[breathes deeply]

Take deep breaths,
keep smiling, turn
the other cheek.

Give Ethel a wide berth.

Veronica!

I heard you got
a face full of dairy.

I've got some nuts
to top off that shake
if you want.

Leave her alone, Reggie.

You do not want
to push me right now, Reggie.

One question I gotta ask, as
future Student Body President.

What are the odds
your dad's the first inmate
in that prison he's building?

[muffled] Oh, man... That's...

[speaking indistinctly]

-...for your mom.
-[grunts]

[squeaks]

[gaSPSI
Who's there?

Oh, don't be
ridiculous, Cheryl.

No one was trying to break
into your room last night.

You're imagining things.
I swear, sometimes you're
worse than Nana Rose.

I know what
I heard and saw.

Claudius, now that
you're here,

we should talk about you
taking over Nana's stewardship
of the syrup business.

That factory is mine!
I'm not dead yet,
you vultures!

Oh, Mother! Now, come,
come, come, let's not
get too upset.

Have some more
of Penelope's tea.

It's a special blend
that she makes.

[inhales]

-We're feeling a little
bit calmer this morning?
-We are.

I'm drinking my High Point
decaffeinated.

So you won't be
punching a boy today?

Again, I'm sorry, Mom.

[exhales]

Maybe if you'd offered
Mr. Muggs a job at the prison,

all of this could
have been avoided.

No, no, no. No, mija.

We tell you what to do.

And right now,
we're telling you again...

-Keep your head in the sand.
-Before it gets cut off.

We need you to be
our good, obedient little girl.

You can do that, right?

Friends, I have an exciting
announcement to make.

I'm running for
Student Council President

against Reggie
"The Misogynist" Mantle.

[grunts]
You've got to be kidding me.

If yesterday's dramatic
events taught me anything,

it's that Veronica Lodge
is not a victim.

Nor will she ever allow
herself to be one.

Your parents are
taking over Riverdale

and now you want
to take over our school?
So what is this?

Part of Mommy
and Daddy's evil bidding?

Jug, I get that you're in
a bad mood because
you haven't eaten in--

Actually, Jughead,
my parents think
I should avoid the spotlight.

-Really?
-But I was born
for elected office.

V, if you want
to be President,
you've got our vote.

Yeah, Team Ronnie all the way.

B? As the Thelma
to my Louise,

I can't imagine doing
this with anyone else.

Will you be
my running mate?

Of course, V.
I'd be honored.

Amaze! B and V!

Now, that's a team
you can believe in.

[dance music playing]

Well, I doubt there's
any way you amateurs
are gonna top that.

So practice is over, Vixens.

In honor of Toni joining
our squad, I think
we should celebrate

with a mandatory slumber party
at Thistlehouse.

Fancy dressing gowns
are appreciated.

You've all seen
The Beguiled, right?

Dinner at 8:00.
Parlor games to follow.

And there's nothing I can say
to change your mind?

'Fraid not. ljust
want to get out
of this thing, Hermione.

As quickly, cleanly as I can.

You go about your business,
I go about mine.

I understand.

And I will talk to Hiram.

Of course, you know
we'll need to get
our lawyers involved.

Yeah, yeah. I kind
of figured that.

What can you tell me about
Jughead's hunger strike?

Yes, I heard about that.

Jughead loves
a political crusade

almost as much
as he does a burger.

From the contact we've had,
your friend seems to live

in a fantasy world of
ideals and theoreticals.

What if Southside High
were to reopen?

I, on the other hand,
live in the real world.

I see what needs
to be done and I do it.

I think you do too, Archie.

I'm accelerating our timeline
on Southside High
and I was wondering

if you could send
Jughead a message.

-Yeah, whatever
you need, Mr. Lodge, but--
-But why you?

Well, I think it'll soften
the blow to hear it
coming from a friend.

Hiram's trying to tear down
Southside High by
the end of this week?

He's supposed to give
the neighborhood at least
a six weeks' notice.

Who'd he pay off? Can I have
another water, please, Pop?

Thank you.

Jug, my dad got shot,

right here in Pops,
because Riverdale was
sliding off the deep end.

And if Mr. Lodge's plan
can shore things up

and help make Riverdale more
secure for us and our families,

then I think that's
a good thing in my book.

Besides, why do
you care so much?

You were only
at Southside High
for like, four days!

You remember that
I was raised on
the Southside, right?

My mom, my dad, Jellybean...

That neighborhood
is the last tangible
piece I have of them

until your dad comes in
with his bulldozers.

My dad's actually
against this whole thing.

He's pulling out of
his deal with the Lodges
over it.

You're choosing
Hiram's side over his.

We see things differently,
okay? And it makes me sick.

Kind of like when
you and your best
friend are two trains

running on the same
track in opposite directions,

destined to collide?

Inner circle, Cousin Betty?

I didn't just bring you
to Thistlehouse for
a girls' slumber party.

The truth is I'm terrified
of being alone here.

There's a stranger
in this house.

My uncle Claudius,
he's as mad as the sea,

and ever since
he blew in, I feel like
I'm in mortal peril.

Wait, I'm confused.
Is this real or are
we playing a game?

All too real, TT.

I feel like they're plotting
against me and Nana Rose.

Mumsy cultivates
esoteric herbs
in the conservatory.

Tannis root, jimsonweed.
I'm afraid to eat for
fear of being poisoned.

Cheryl, are you sure
you're not imagining things?

Well, if she is, Josie,
then maybe I am too.

There's a stranger
in my life as well.

Chic. With him lurking
behind every corner,
my house feels--

Dangerous. Deadly.

I sympathize.

Full disclosure...

I didn't want to invite
all the girls tonight.

But I knew my hideous
mother would never allow
me to invite just you.

Which is...

...what I craved.

[crashing]

[screaming]

[officer] A fall like that
should have killed her.

-She's a lucky bird.
-Yes, that she is.

Poor thing loses her
senses at nightfall.

It's classic Sundowner's
Syndrome.

Cheryl, what is it?

He's wearing
my father's pajamas.

-What?
-My uncle.

Toni... I think they pushed
my nana down the stairs.

I think I'm next.

-Mom?
-Archie!

Hi. How are you?

-I had no idea
you were coming.
-I've missed you.

All this contract stuff
with the Lodges.

Time to call in
the big guns.

[sighs] I wish you'd called
me in earlier, Fred,

before you gave
the Lodges 20%
of Andrews Construction.

Mr. Lodge said he'll work
this out. He'll keep his word.

[scoffs] Yeah. Son...

Your mother and I have
known the Lodges
a lot longer than you have.

-Meaning what, Dad?
-Archie!

It's okay. I better get
to school anyway.

I'm helping Veronica
with her campaign.

Are we still on
for lunch, Mom?

Hands where
I can see them.

Here you go. Now remember,
vote Lodge-Cooper.

[scoffs]
Okay, who's next?

The cupcakes have
been flown in from
Magnolia Bakery in New York

but the kisses, however,
are locally sourced.

[clock ticking]

Uh, five minute
hydration break.

Ethel, wait!

Sexualizing the election,
Veronica?

Well, it might get you
the boys, but you can
forget about the girls.

Right now, I'm only
interested in one girl. You.

Look, I know it's long overdue,
but I wanna make reparations.

So I'm working it out
with my parents,

and you can tell your dad
to expect a great job
offer very, very soon.

This isn't a demolition notice.
It's a notice of extermination.

We've already said
our goodbye to
Southside, Jughead.

Today, it's Southside High.
Tomorrow, it's the Wyrm.

Everything that makes
the Southside home

is gonna disappear.

If we roll over now,
it's all over.

-|t's just a building, Jug.
-No! Toni, it's the soul
of the Southside.

The Uktena fought
and died trying to
protect that land.

Our parents fought to keep
it safe during the riots.

Now it's our turn.
It's our time.

This is our fight.
So who's with me?

Who's ready to go to war?

Archie, I really hate
to see you and your
father fighting.

We're not, Mom.

And look,
you and Veronica,

it's your first
real relationship...

I just wanna make sure
that you're not being...

...led astray.

By Ronnie?

To align yourself
with her family against
your better judgment.

It's not like that. Okay?
Veronica is an amazing person.

-I'm sure she is.
-[scoffs]

But I guess I'm just saying,
so's your dad.

[Kevin] Just...
[Chic] The best you can get.

-[Kevin] Can't get
any more...
-[Chic chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

-[Kevin gasps]
-What the hell's
going on here?

Chic invited me over.
Cookie?

No, thanks.

How do you guys
even know each other?
[laughs]

It's a funny story.
[exhales]

Kevin and I have been
continuing our online chats.

Imagine my surprise
when he finally told me

it all started
as a catfishing scheme
you cooked up.

-Kev, you sold me out.
-I felt bad.

Okay, Kev,
you need to leave.

I need to talk to my brother
alone. Right now.

Betty, you're really
kicking me out, right now?

-Mmm-hmm.
-It's okay, Kev.
I'll catch you later.

Do not mess
with my friends.

Mess with?

What do you think
I'm doing here, Betty?

Clearly, there's
something you want.

Some void you're
looking to fill here.

Like brother,
like sister, right?

"We share the same darkness."
Isn't that what you said?

Yeah, I guess I was wrong.

You know nothing
about my darkness.

But you will.

Josie? Look, I know things
haven't been smooth
sailing between us.

Are we even on
speaking terms,
Veronica?

I mean, you did steal
the Pussycats from me.

Borrowed them
after you dumped them.

What do you want,
Veronica?

A celebrity endorsement
for my campaign.

Yours. And before
you say no...

Andy Cohen is a very old,
very good friend of the family.

Okay, my ears are perked

because I never miss an episode
of Watch What Happens: Live.

-How would you like
to be on it?
-What?

-As a special guest.
-Okay, if you can
make that happen...

Consider yourself endorsed.

Amazing.

My point is, Hermione,
some may read this
document as exploitative.

Come on now, Mary.
Now, that's not fair.

Look, fair would be
an immediate and compensated
release from the contract.

-How does that sound, everyone?
-[phone buzzing]

Oh, sorry.
It keeps buzzing.

-[phone buzzing]
-Hiram here.

They're doing what?

[phone buzzing]

Mr. Lodge?

What?

Yeah, don't worry.
I'm on it.

[thunder rumbling]

Well, well, well.
The cavalry's finally here.

-Guess that means
we've got Hiram's attention.
-Are you nuts?

Chaining yourself
to this place?

-They're gonna tear
it down in two days, dude.
-[scoffs]

Not unless Hiram wants
the blood of eight young
Serpents on his hands.

We're not going anywhere.

Go and tell your boss
we said that.

Hello, brother.

Betty, what...
[breathing heavily]

You think you're the only
one who can scare people
by being crazy?

You may have fooled
my mother, but not me.

I'm gonna bring
you down.

Because I catch
bad men.

I caught the Black Hood.

And you know what they all
have in common? They're dead.

Consider yourself
warned.

God, why didn't you
call me last night, Jug?

I would have brought
you and your crew blankets.

You would have tried
to stay the night.

Are you sure you're not
gonna get arrested

for trespassing or protesting
without a permit?

Oh, that's the beauty
of all this, Betty.

See, if Sheriff Keller
and his goons try and
manhandle a bunch of teens

peacefully trying
to save their former school,
it's just gonna look ugly.

Not to mention,
probably go viral, which...

...at this point,
it is publicity
I would welcome.

Also, no one's gonna mess
with those guys over there.

Good point.

I have some Student Council
obligations with Veronica,

but I'll be back later
tonight, okay?

Go get 'em, Tracy Flick.

We live
in uncertain times,

but here's one thing
I'm very certain of...

My girl Ronnie here,
along with her running
mate, Betty Cooper,

has my vote to be
Riverdale High's next
President and Vice President.

And of course,
we remind everyone,
especially the women,

to vote and be heard
this election.

[all whooping and cheering]

J‘J‘ Now, you have heard
of women's rights J‘J‘

J‘J‘ And how we've tried
to reach new heights J‘J‘

N If we 're all created equal,
that's us too J‘J‘

-[al| cheering]
-[singers vocalizing]

J‘J‘ Well, sure, some men bowed
down and called us Mrs N

J‘J‘ Let us hang the wash out
and wash the dishes J‘J‘

J‘J‘ But when the time rolled
around to elect a president J‘J‘

J‘J‘ What did they say, sister J‘J‘

J‘J‘ Oh, we were suffering
until suffrage J‘J‘

J‘J‘ Not a woman here could
vote, no matter what age J‘J‘

N Then the 19th Amendment
struck down that
restrictive rule, yeah J‘J‘

[singers vocalizing]

Okay, what's going on?

-Where did you get
all this information?
-Does it matter?

It's the truth, isn't it?

I don't understand.

I told you that we were
making amends, that your
dad would get a job offer.

You mean,
your half-hearted bribe?

Yeah. Too little, too late.

B, wait!

This is insane.

-Thanks for the intel, Josie.
-No problem.

The Lodges hurt
a lot of people this year.

Your family, my family...

We girls, we gotta
to stick together.

That day
in the student lounge

when Weatherbee
announced that
Southside High was closing,

you acted like
you didn't know.

When my parents asked
me to help them,

I didn't feel like
I could say no.

Of course you could've.

You could've told your
parents that you didn't want
to be their teen accomplice,

or you could have
told us the truth.

Instead, you just played
us like fools!

No, I was just trying
to keep them honest!

That's why I started
working with them. Betty,
you have to believe me.

Even if I did, I can't
be your running mate
anymore. You know that, right?

[scoffs]
I can't trust you, V.

Veronica...

Rough day on
the campaign trail?

-How did you find
out about that?
-Weatherbee called.

He also read me
the flyer that's been
going around school.

Now do you see why
we asked you to keep
a low profile?

And instead,
you're running for Student
Council President. Why?

Because, Mom...

I'm out there every day,
facing what you and Daddy
have done, what we've done.

And maybe,
if I'm their President,

people at school like
Ethel Muggs or Jughead
or even Betty

will stop looking at me

like I'm just the daughter
of criminals, like
I'm a criminal too.

We 're out there fighting
a holy war, Mom.

I need something I can
use as a shield

against everything
that's coming our way.

Protection from everybody
out there who hates us,

who's out for our blood.

Stop right there, young lady.
Come in here now!

Is it true that
you snuck into your
brother's room last night

to torment him
with a Zippo lighter?

And what exactly
is this for?

Oh, my God, you creep!
What did you do, go
through my dresser drawers?

I was looking for the lighter
as proof and found
all your secret toys.

Why, in God's name, do
you have this cabaret wig?

She wears it when
she has sex with Jughead!

Is that true, Elizabeth?

How would you
even know that?

-I was guessing.
-Guessing?

Betty, what... Is it,
is it true? Are you--

Are you and Jughead...
[breathing heavily]

Yeah, Mom. We are.

[breathing heavily]

Last man standing.

What happened to no Serpent
left behind?

Ah, they were claimed
by frostbite.

They'll be back after some
coffee. They'll warm up.

Too bad. I got a dozen burgers.

Guess they're all yours now.

Come on, boy.
It's just you and me.

I'm not gonna tell anyone
you broke your hunger strike.

So, uh...
[sighs]

Just like clockwork,
I got a call from Hiram.

What's he offering this time?

You know how they're saying
SoDale will mostly be
low income housing?

Well, apparently, there'll be
a few penthouses at the top.

Would be more than
enough space for all of
us. Your mom, Jellybean...

Just like you always wanted.

Just imagine me,
standing on that balcony
and looking over a prison...

Right in the same spot
that all my friends and I
used to go to school.

And Jellybean,
growing up in a town where...

Best hope, or only hope
aside from getting the hell
out, is to work at the prison?

[sighs]

It's not right.

What'd you say to him?

Nothing. I hung up on
his ass and went to Pop's
and got some burgers.

I was hoping
to see Jughead
while I was in town.

He's still at Southside High,
Mom, chained up like a lunatic.

Arch, you might
not believe in what
he's fighting for...

I'm not sure he's fighting
for anything, Dad.
[sighs]

I think he's mostly
fighting against Mr. Lodge.

Like a lot of people
in this town who are afraid.

-Archie!
-Afraid? Afraid of what?

Afraid of having a vision,
of seeing what has to
done and doing it.

[sighs]

I hope that
you're not referring
to your father, Archie.

This man who broke rocks
when he was in high school,

to support his family
when his dad was sick.

A man who saw what
had to be done and did it.

And built a business
out of nothing.

One that pays for this house
and the food you eat every day.

And for your information,
your father had and has
a vision for Riverdale.

One that doesn't, thank God,
end up with everyone
working in a penal colony.

Now, you don't have to side
with your dad, okay?

You can side with
Hiram Lodge, even
though he's a crook,

and has no intention
of letting your father out
of that contract, by the way.

You can do that.
That is your right.
But I'll be damned

if I'm gonna sit here
and listen to you
disrespect him!

Betty, I have to ask...

Are you being safe
with Jughead?

Yes, Mom. Of course.

Well, that's something.

Because look,
when I was your age,
I wasn't always.

But you need to be,
and I am very well
acquainted

with how alluring
the Jones men are.

Whoa. Wait, Mom...

Did you and FF...

I mean, is it possible
that FP is Chic's dad?

Absolutely not.

But Chic is a part
of our family.

He's your brother.
I know that he's odd...

...and damaged.
I see that, I'm not blind.

But for the past
25 years,

he hasn't had anyone
to love him.

He's dangerous.

Mom, don't forget
what he did.

I will never forget, Betty.

But Chic needs us.

Dr. Masters?

Any updates
on my nana?

Yes, we just
got her panel back.

[inhales] There was
a trace amount of a paralytic
toxin in her bloodstream.

Tannis root, which is strange
because it's so rare.

But as your mother
and uncle explained it,

they've caught your Nana
on more than one occasion

chewing bits of
tannis root she grows
in your greenhouse.

So, it's more of her
Sundowner's Syndrome.

We'll keep her for observation
another day, then she should
be well enough to return home.

To my mother and uncle?
No, Dr. Masters,
you don't understand--

Cheryl! There you are.

Looking a little
worse for wear.

Poor dear,
hasn't slept in days.

Why don't we stop
bothering Dr. Masters

and I'll take you
straight home?

Come on.

Mom says we should
bury the hatchet.

So for her sake,
how about a truce?

[scoffs]

Why should I believe you
when all you've done
is try to get rid of me?

If I really wanted to
get rid of you, Chic,

I would go down
to the Sheriff's office
and explain to him

how you brained a man
in our kitchen.

[Chic scoffs]

You're not gonna do that.

You see, I never
touched that body, Betty.

Or the car. Or went
through his phone,

or called his contacts.
I didn't go to the sewer pipe.

It's not my fingerprints
or hair they're gonna find.

You know, maybe I should
call the police,

tell them what sort
of things my sister's
capable of doing.

You wouldn't dare.

You know, I don't think
I'm comfortable being
in the same room

as someone who's done
those sorts of things.

It scares me, Betty.

You scare me.
Can't you see that?

You're scaring me, Betty.
You're scaring me!

I think I figured
it out.

You paralyzed Nana Rose
with the tannis root.

And then pushed
her down the stairs.

You've gone mad.

That's all there is to it.

You have lost your mind
and you leave us no choice.

What do you mean,
no choice?

But it's all right.

We're gonna make
you all better.

[whispers] All better.

Every hour that passes
that Jughead is out there

is bad for business.

It's time to remove
Jughead and his fellow
Serpents by force.

Grown-ups going after
teenagers? Wouldn't that
be bad for business?

If Sheriff Keller
and his men do it, yes.

But boys,
led bravely by you?

The wrestling team.
No one would be
too upset by that.

I can't.

I'm sorry. I won't.

Archie, you made
a promise to me.

An oath to this family
in this very room.

-If you break it, there
will be consequences.
-I understand.

So you'll help me?

Yes, sir.

But I hope you can prove
your loyalty to me in return.

Hmm. And how
would I do that?

By releasing my dad
from all commitments
to Lodge Industries.

[chanting]
Save our school!
Save our school!

[inaudible]

-[chanting continues]
-[thunder rumbling]

Cops may let
you by, Red,

but you come in here
acting like a big man
and I will knock you down.

Dad, don't! They'll throw
you in jail. Don't give
him an excuse.

I'm sorry, Jughead.

Me too.

I'm not gonna
fight you, Archie.

Look around.

It may have taken
a couple of days, but now
people know what Hiram's doing,

what's happening here.

This fight is not gonna
go away. We're not
gonna go away.

So go on,
cut us down.

I want them
to see you do it.

[chains rattling]

You think it even
made a difference?

-Us freezing our asses off?
-Definitely.

Every revolution
starts somewhere.

Good.

'Cause I've been thinking,
we lost Southside High.

I don't want to lose
Riverdale High too.

And you've not heard
more unlikely words come
from my mouth, Betty, but...

[sighs]

I wanna run for
Student Body President.

And I want you to be
my co-president.

-I know that you and Veronica--
-Okay.

Really?

-Just like that?
-Just like that.

I'm in, Jug.

There is no me
and Veronica.

[sighs]

You have to do me
a favor, though.

You have to let me
stay here.

I can't stay in the same
house as Chic anymore.

Okay.

Okay.

[Mary laughing]

What's going on?

Your pal Hiram Lodge called.

He's letting your dad
out of his contract.

Well, I never doubted
your mom for a second.

-I knew she'd do it.
-Wow. That's--

That's great.

Yeah, and another thing,
son, your mother and I
have been talking, and--

I'm gonna stick around
for a while, help your dad with
some more unfinished business.

That contract was the last
thing holding him back.

From what?

I'm gonna run
for Mayor.

Against the Lodges,
come what may.

[doorbell ringing]

Mrs. Blossom, hi.

I'm looking for Cheryl.
She wasn't at the hospital
with her nana.

No, she's gone.

Boarding school
in Switzerland.

All girls. She left
just last night.

[scoffs] Mrs. Blossom,
that doesn't make any sense.

Don't come here again.

[whimpering]

Oh, honey. Poor child.

There's nothing
to be afraid of.

Sister Woodhouse
is going to help you.

Thank you,
Sister Woodhouse.

Yeah, she's gonna
rid you of all those
naughty demons.

The ones making you think such
awful, unnatural thoughts.

-[9aSPSI
-Today, you must rest.

-Tomorrow...
-[gasping]

The real work.
The conversion begins.

[sobbing]