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[Archie]
Previously on Riverdale...

Hi. Is Chic home?

[Betty] I can't eat,
I can't sleep.

-I'm just obsessing
over this Shady man.
-[cell phone ringing]

His car was parked outside
our house for two days.

Jughead and I
took care of it.

You have to let me
stay here.

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

You want to turn the town
that I love into a prison?

-We are leaving now.
Come on, Archie.
-Dad, I'm gonna stay.

I know you think a prison
is a bad idea for Riverdale

but Mr. and Mrs. Lodge really
have thought this through.

[Fred] I'm not gonna
support Hiram and Hermione.

I'm gonna run for Mayor.
Against the Lodges.

I wanna run for
Student body President.

-I want you to be
my Co-President.
-0kay.

-l'm not a quitter, Archie.
-[Archie] Yeah, me neither.

-Which is why I want
to be your running mate.
-l'd like nothing more.

First things first,
Nana, then Cheryl.

Of course, our house
must be put in order.

[Penelope] You've gone mad,
And you leave us no choice.

What do you mean,
no choice?

-[Toni] Mrs. Blossom,
I'm looking for Cheryl.
-She's gone.

Boarding school
in Switzerland.
Don't come here again.

[Jughead] Welcome to
The Sisters of Quiet Mercy,
Home for Troubled Youth

where a certain
Cheryl Blossom finds herself
more troubled than usual...

It's time, girlie.

[Jughead] ...with nary a thing
to look forward to
except for movie nights,

during which time, Cheryl
would imagine what her
friends might be doing.

[projector beeps]

[exhales]

[Criminologist]
Seems innocent enough.
But look closer...

Hey, Frank, hey Dick,
we're going to the diner

for some chocolate
phosphates with the girls.

-You coming?
-We'l| catch up.

[Criminologist] My, my.

What do these
seemingly all-American
boys have planned?

[Dick] Boy, Frank,
that water sure looks great.
Wanna take a dip?

[sighs] I wish I could,
Dick, but I didn't bring
my swimming trunks.

[Criminologist] Here, the boys
should have turned around
and found another activity.

But instead,
they succumbed...

Then again, maybe,
we don't need them.

[Criminologist] And were
ensnared by deviants.

-[sniff|es]
-[Jughead] As
Cheryl Blossom withered,

her friends were
squaring off on the most
public of stages.

-[whoos]
-0kay, now just
a quick reminder,

that this school hall
is a PTA sponsored event.

Oh, looks like we have
our first question.

Yeah, no offense to the,
uh, current administration,

but it doesn't feel like
anyone's looking out
for the students

who are being bussed in
from the Southside.
Is that gonna change?

Absolutely, Sweet Pea,
that's our priority.

And no one should feel
marginalized or excluded here.

Jughead and I will be
representing all students,
North and Southside alike.

Next question.

Yes, Midge?

My question is for
Archie and Veronica.

Rumor has it that your parents
will soon be on opposite
sides of the Mayoral election,

won't that negatively
affect your working
relationship?

Archie and I adhere
to the old maxim that

"politics are never discussed"
at the dinner
or the cafeteria table.

-[crowd laughing]
-Veronica and I are on
the same page about everything,

including her family's plans
for a prison on the Southside.

[booing, murmuring]

In the meantime,
however, we're committed

to improving the quality of
life at Riverdale High, which
means more extracurriculars--

Reggie and I agree. Except,
add the fact that we can
and will deliver results.

And we're chill,
unlike these guys.

[all laughing]

Shouldn't we be hobnobbing
or something?

No, we have to go
before my mom attacks us.
She's a heat-seeking missile.

[gasps]

You can't keep
dodging her forever.

Maybe not, but I can
damn well try. Let's go.

[Alice] FP, you should be
ashamed of yourself.

Letting my sweet, innocent
daughter live in sin in that
soup can you call a trailer!

You think I'm a fan
of this arrangement?

You're talking to the guy
who's sleeping on a pull-out
sofa with his son

so your daughter
can have his bedroom.

-You're doing that?
-Look, Alice,
take it from a guy

whose son choose
being homeless over
living with his old man.

Make things right with her,
before it's too late.

Mary, Fred, all of
Riverdale is buzzing about

your decision to run
against my wife for Mayor.

I've lived here my whole life,
never went to New York,
never went to prison.

There's no one more
qualified than me.

You know, Hiram,
we're still waiting for
you to sign those papers

finalizing Fred's separation
from Lodge Industries.

Huh. You mean like how
we're still waiting for you

to sign that NDA
that we sent over?

Now, now, Mom and Dad,
there's no need to become

the Montagues
and the Capulets just yet.

Yeah, Veronica and I
were saying, can't this
be a fair fight?

With no hitting below the belt?
And everyone signing whatever
it is they need to sign?

Mr. and Mrs. Lodge, you have
some unexpected guests.

Lenny, Carl
How are you, fellas?

We have some business
we need to discuss, Hiram.

-In private.
-Well, I'd invite you up to
my study but it's late.

Please, Hiram. A few
minutes of your time.
Is that so much to ask for?

No, not at all.

Take Veronica
and Hermione upstairs.

Just a friendly visit.

[Mary] [need to ask
a favor, Archie.

Your father is announcing
his run for Mayor on Friday.

And his campaign,
as you know, is
based on promoting

a wholesome view of
Riverdale, and the place
where he'd raised his family.

Having us both there,
standing with him,
it's an important moment.

Then why isn't dad
asking me himself?

He's a proud guy, your dad.

But I know it would mean
the world to him, and to me,
if you showed up for this.

Mom, of course,
I'll be there for Dad.

Hey, Chic, are you hungry?
Do you wanna order a pizza?

[reporter on TV]
Treasure hunting
enthusiasts...

-Mom, you need to see
what they found.
-made a shocking discovery...

Authorities are searching
for witnesses.

Anyone who may have
more information

is encouraged to contact
police immediately.

Whoa, easy, Alice.
Hold on. Turn to
channel eight right now!

[reporter] It is not
yet known how or when

the car first entered
the swamp, but foul play
has not been ruled out.

They found it, FP.

They found it.
[shudders]

[softly]
We should've known better.

I should've known better.
[inhales]

We should've driven that
damn car further out of town!

No, no. How could you have
known that Junkyard Steve

drags the swamp
for people's castoffs?
It was dumb luck.

It's Jones luck, you mean.

Shouldn't Chic be here,
considering he's the one
that brained the guy?

-Don't worry about Chic.
-[Betty] Normally,
I would disagree.

Definitely worry about Chic
but he doesn't know
anything about the car.

When we got to the Swamp,
we wiped the thing clean
of fingerprints

-before we pushed it in.
-Wearing gloves?

-I think so.
-l'm pretty sure.

-What do you mean
you "think so"?
-No, no. We were.

-We 100% were.
-[be|l dinging]

If anybody comes around
asking questions, we don't
know anything.

We don't talk to anyone.
We act like
everything's normal.

Including, Betty, you coming
home so you're not nesting
with a bunch of Serpents.

No, you are not gonna use
this to manipulate me, Mom.

You know the deal.
I come home
when Chic leaves.

-Okay--
-Everybody, be cool.

In the unlikely event
that something happens,
we batten down the hatches.

Until then, life goes on,
and nobody goes
anywhere near that car.

[Hiram]
About last night, Archie,

my associates,
Lenny Kowalski
and Carl Martin.

My wife's mayoral campaign
is making them anxious.

I thought Mrs. Lodge being
Mayor would be a good
thing for everybody.

Men like Lenny and Carl
see it as an act of hubris

that could bring us
and our business unwanted
attention from the authorities.

I'm having dinner with them
tonight in the hopes of
smoothing it over.

But in the meantime,
I need you to keep
a close eye on Veronica.

-Do you understand?
-Of course, I will.

But in addition to that,
what if I came with you
tonight, Mr. Lodge?

They know me
from the Poker Game.

Andre and Adams
will be there, but...

You do always find a way to
make yourself useful, Archie.

And I've tried to get some of
my old crew down from Montreal,
but they've gone silent on me.

[sighs]

All right, you're in.

[Sweet Pea]
You promised us a war.

Then you're on stage looking
like Buddy Holly, sucking up
to the Northside?

We need their votes, Sweet Pea.
It's the only way that
we can affect any change.

Whoever's elected gets
a seat on the School Board.

That means we're on
the inside, that means
that they can't silence us.

You and the Northside
princess, you mean?

Wait, is that why
you guys are pissed?

-Betty's on our side!
-Yeah.

I've helped the Serpents
on numerous occasions.

I helped find the Pickens
statue's head,

I got Cheryl to testify
in court so FP, your king,
could get early parole.

You did all that for
your boyfriend,
not the Serpents.

All right, take it down,
Sweet Pea--

What, it's only a matter of
time before she bails on us,
just like her mother.

Okay, so your objections
aren't even about me,
they're about my mom--

Her legacy, yeah.
She's an enemy of
the Serpent State

taking shots at us
in the Register for years,

blaming us for crimes
we didn't commit.

Running with a turncoat's
daughter is a slap in the face.

And for that reason alone,
you're not getting
the Serpent vote.

[Reggie]
Let's settle this once
and for all.

We're both Bulldogs

who, like wolves,
support the alpha.

Right now, we risk splitting
our boys' votes, which
I told Josie I could deliver.

Hence this contest.
Mantle vs. Andrews.

Winner gets
Bulldogs' backing.

[all cheering]

Give up! You're
gonna lose, Andrews.

Same as your dad...

-[loud cheering]
-[panting]

Talk about my dad
like that again, and next
time, I break your arm.

[Veronica] What do you mean,
Cheryl's missing?

Do you remember how
paranoid Cheryl was
at her slumber party?

-Saying that her mom
and uncle were out to get her?
-[Veronica] Mmm-hmm.

-We|l, I think they did
something to her!
-What kind of something?

Her mom said they sent her
off to some all-girls boarding
school in Switzerland.

Well, that's easy enough
to check, there's only one,
Surval Montreux.

Please. If Cheryl was
in the Swiss Alps,

she'd be posting parka
selfies every hour,

but her social media's
been dead for days.

Wait, that's a sure
sign of foul play.

-Yeah.
-Whatever you need,
Toni, I'm in.

Me, too. Even if we have
to storm Thistlehouse.

I believe I've deduced
what's caused this imbalance
in you, Cheryl.

And what would that be,
Sister Livingston?

I've spoken to your mother
about your brother Jason.

And how close you were.

So close, in fact, that
your Nana would sometimes
mix you up, isn't that right?

She would dress you
in Jason's clothes
and he in yours?

Nana's always been
half-blind, Sister.

Cataracts.

But if there's anything
that's affected my psyche,

it's the fire hose of abuse
directed at me by
my mother and my father.

You've suffered many
traumas, it's true.

But that does not excuse
your willful behavior.

Now, you will report to
the undercroft immediately,

where you will undergo
physical therapy
until you're ready to listen.

[instrumental music playing]

I'm not gonna
mince words, Hiram.

Your wife's campaign is
risky, putting the families
in the public eye.

[Lenny]
But we understand that ours
is a risk-reward business.

And your idea for
a private prison is intriguing.

So the reward we want
for our risk is a cut
of the Riverdale pie.

How's 25% sound?

After your cut, I'd be
operating at a loss.

So, Lenny, Carl,

respectfully,
I decline your kind offer.

With all due respect, Hiram,
you're all alone here.

Your boys from Montreal,
from New York,
they work for us now.

And who've you got out here
in the boonies, hmm?

A couple of low-level
capes and some
zit-faced high school kid.

Mr. Kowalski. Mr. Martin.

Respectfully.
Don't underestimate
Mr. Lodge or me.

-Archie.
-| rearranged Nick St. Clair's
pretty-boy face for him.

I took care of Poppa Poutine
after he conspired
with you, Lenny.

And when
some hillbilly threatened
Mr. Lodge's daughter

at his safe house,
I did the same thing
to him, too.

So don't think for a second
that we're defenseless.

[both laughing]

You nearly had us
there, Red.

-Hiram, consider our offer.
-[soft|y] Yeah.

In the meantime, we'll be
sticking around Riverdale,

taking in some of
the local flavors.
Sound good?

[softly] Yeah.

You were a mad dog
in there, Archie. You do
realize that, don't you?

I wasn't gonna let them
disrespect you, sir.
Not in our town.

Nevertheless, you fire
a warning shot like that,

you gotta be ready to back
it up, do you understand?

Good.

You're a good boy, Archie.

[Betty] What do Sweet Pea
and Fangs want
from me, anyway?

What will it take
for them to accept me?
Do I need to wear plaid?

Do I need to get
a leather jacket?
Or a snake tattoo?

To be fair, your mother
is Serpent Enemy No. 1.

And meanwhile,
the Shady Man's car
is out there somewhere

and we have no idea
what's going on with it.

Yeah, I've been thinking
about that, actually.

I know that our parents
told us to act "normal,"

and let sleeping dogs lie,

but riddle me this...
What is our "normal"?

[sighs]
Normal is...

...investigating something
when the entire world
tells us we shouldn't.

Pumping our sources
for information...

[clicks tongue]

[Kevin] Why do you guys
even care about this car?

We don't, we care
about the environment.

And we're writing an article
about how people

use Swedlow Swamp
as a dumping ground.

The car's just part
of a larger story.

Well, according to my dad,
it was claimed by
its owner this morning.

The owner...

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

Now they're trying
to figure out who
stole it in the first place.

Has shacking up together
driven you both
completely insane?

Talking to the Sheriff's son
about that car?

You didn't think that
that was going to
raise any red flags?

No. Kevin didn't
suspect anything.

And at least, we know
what's going on now.

Yeah. Which is that Chic's
drug-dealer stole someone's car

before he made
his run to our house.

Dwayne didn't have wheels.
He was always borrowing
his girlfriend's car.

Someone called
the Shady Man's
phone while I had it.

And she sounded
like a crazy person,

but not like there was
a lot of love lost
between her and Dwayne.

That could be Darla, yeah.

Is this Darla somebody
that we need to be
worried about?

Uh, I don't really know her.

Shocker! Gee, Chic,

-have you ever actually been
helpful in any way to anyone?
-[scoffs]

-Enough, Elizabeth!
-[FP] Right. Whoa,
let's stick to the plan.

This has nothing
to do with us.

Dwayne stole Darla's car,
Darla got it back.
Let's hope it ends there.

And pack your things,
Betty, because this
honeymoon is over. O-ver.

You two playing house
and running around town

like loose cannons
is beyond the pale.

We don't want Hal
finding out about this.

The last thing we need
is for him to stick
his nose in it.

I'll move out.

I'll get a place, Betty.
It's your house, not mine.

Fine.

I'll come back
after Chic's gone.

Oh, I'm done with
your ultimatums, young lady.
You're coming home now!

And if you don't
back me up on this, FP,

I will tear this trailer
apart with my bare hands.

[scoffs]

Fine.

-|'ll go get my stuff.
-I'|I help you pack.

[Cheryl grunting, panting]

[keys jingling]

But, foolish girl,
what have you done?

You've stacked the bags
in the North-east corner,

when I specifically
told you the North-west.

[panting] What?
No, no, you said...

Start over. And next
time, listen, child.

You'll never get better
if you don't listen to me.

[Penelope] Now that
you've barged your way in,

go ahead, girls,
ask your questions.

You said Cheryl was away
at some boarding school?

Honestly. I'm not
in the habit of explaining
myself to school girls.

Maybe not, but Mrs. Blossom,
you may have heard
that my mother is...

...dating Sheriff Keller.

If you won't tell us the truth,
then maybe you'll tell him.

All right, then.

The truth is that Cheryl

started exhibiting strange,
deviant behavior,

so I've sent her abroad to
a private wellness institute

where they're trying
to help her.

You don't
have to believe me...

But here, let me
show you something...

-Oh my God!
-She's drawn dozens like it.

-I don't understand.
-No.

But Josie does, don't you?

Cheryl was obsessed with you.

To the point where I was
afraid she might hurt you,

or herself, or both.

So if you'd like me
to tell that to your mother
and her boyfriend,

and show them and the town,

Cheryl's drawings of you,
I'd be happy to.

But hopefully, you girls
have the decency
to keep this matter private.

[Veronica]
Josie, wait! Slow down!
We need to regroup!

If what Mrs. Blossom said
is even a tiny bit true,

that means that Cheryl
threatened me.

Sent me a bloody pig's heart.

I'm out, you guys.
I'm done!

Sulk all you want, Betty.

I'm not.

I was actually gonna
see if you would sign
something for me.

-A consent form.
-[inhales]

What, are you trying
to get emancipated now?

Just because I made
you move back home?

It's so I could
get a tattoo.

A Serpent tattoo.

You have lousy
timing, kiddo.

Act normal, right?

Life goes on,
doesn't it?

You are not getting
a tattoo just to prove
something to your boyfriend.

-Absolutely not!
-I'm practically a member
of the Serpents.

-Do not say that!
-We|l, do not think

that I won't find a tattoo
parlor that will do it.

[panting]

Mom! Betty!

I was trying to help.

[Darla scoffs]
You must be Alice.

And you must be Betty.

Hi. I'm Darla.

[Jughead] Okay, well,

what about
something like, uh...

"I'm all about investing in
all the citizens of Riverdale,
notjust profiting from them."

[Fred] [like that, Jug.
I mean, that's great,
it's simple...

-Dad.
-Hey.

Jug, what's going on?

Oh, Jug's helping me
out here with the, uh...

It's what your mom's calls
my "announcement address."

I'm not much for speechifying,
but Jug is the greatest
writer I know.

Uh, then you need to meet
more writers, Mr. Andrews.

[inhales]

Oh, by the way, son,
your mom told me

you'll be stopping by
at the announcement, right?

I appreciate that.

Honestly, I'm not surprised
that deadbeat Dwayne
borrowed my car without asking.

[scoffs]
He does it all the time.

What did surprise me
was the car turning up
in a swamp in Riverdale.

[scoffs] And then,
just as I was getting ready
to head back to Centerville,

Chic called me.

Why would you do that?

[Darla] He thought he could
sniff out how much I knew.

Isn't that right, Chic-a-dee?
[scoffs]

But there's no
playing a player,
I saw right through him.

[Darla scoffs]

It's okay,
Dwayne was a heel.

I wouldn't be surprised
if he stole my car

to pick up some floozy
only to get himself killed.

Like I told Chic...

I don't particularly care
what happened to Dwayne.

I don't see any reason to
ask any questions about him,

especially not if I get
the ten grand he owes me.

I get that, I'm a happy camper
who'll be out of your lives
forever and ever. Amen.

If not...
Well, then...

I might just have to have
a long talk with that
handsome Sheriff of yours.

-We have nothing to do with--
-We don't have that
kind of money on hand.

But if we get the money
for you, we're done here,
right?

You'll leave,
no questions asked?

Zip my mouth
and throw away the key.

-Okay. We'll go to the bank
and make a withdrawal.
-[Darla] Nah, uh-uh.

One of you goes.

Betty, then.
Betty will go.

Morn, the bank's not open
until 9:00 tomorrow morning.

I don't mind waiting.
Got any board games?

[Archie] It's seriously
messed-up, Ronnie.

It's like me and my dad
don't even know how to talk
to each other anymore.

You'll work it out.
You always do.

And God and Gucci willing,
Cheryl's safe, wherever she is.

[grunting]

Andre?

[weapon clatters]

-Hey!
-Archie, don't!

[Andre whimpering]

It's all right.
It's okay.

[both grunting]

[groaning]

Adams?

You double-crossing
piece of--

[groaning and grunting]

Tell your girlfriend's father
to take the deal.

[panting]

So, Adams has been turned...

God knows how long
he's been working against us.

Kowalski and Martin
must have offered
him a tidy sum.

Or he sensed that we're weak,
vulnerable, and he chose
to align with our enemies.

-Either way, he's made
a grave mistake.
-Yeah.

The message from
Lenny and Carl is clear.

Either cut us in
or suffer the consequences.

And with Adams a turncoat
and Andre in the hospital,

we are, essentially,
unprotected.

I'll keep watch in the lobby.
I did it for my dad,
I'll do it for you guys.

That's a selfless
offer, Archie.

But, alas,
a short-term solution
to a long-term problem.

-So what do we do?
-We circle the wagons.

Hermione, any of
the campaigning you need
to do, you do from here.

Veronica, if you're
not at school, you're here.
I don't want you out and about.

-Archie, you escort
her to and fro.
-Absolute|y.

And long-term?
What's the plan?

Long-term...
Long-term...

I have no idea.

It's our joint-account,
so you shouldn't have
any trouble.

Okay.

Hey! Straight to the bank
and right back, blondie.

Now, Roseanne,
you behave yourself
while I'm out.

You've been fed,
you've been to
the water closet,

you should be set
till I come back.

If you have to go,
hold it.

You can spend the day
watching your programs.

[TV turns on]

[indistinct chatter on TV]

[door slams]

[gasps]

[inhales and exhales sharply]

[whimpers]

[panting]

[grunting]

[panting heavily]

[whimpers]

On the 14th of July in 1789,

a state prison on
the east side of Paris,
known as the Bastille--

-[intercom buzzes]
-[Doris] Antoinette Topaz
to the Principal '5 office.

Antoinette Topaz,
please report
to the Principal's office.

[chattering softly]

Call for you.
She said it was urgent.

-HeHo?
-She's not far away.

Who-- Who is this?

Cheryl!
She's nearby.

Nana Rose?
Nana Rose, where is she?

-With the Sisters of...
-[line disconnects]

[gasps]

-Hel|o? Nana Rose!
-[dial tone]

[clicking]

[indistinct TV
chatter continues]

Now, whatever do you
think you're doing, Mother?

[cell phone ringing]

Hey, Mom. I'm just
about to head out.

[Alice] No, Elizabeth.
There's another one
in the house now.

What? What are you
talking about?

The guy that attacked Chic
at the hostel, that manager?

Oh, my God!
Should I call someone?

I don't know.
[pants]

Just, Elizabeth,
whatever you do,
do not come home.

-[shuddering]
-[Chic] Mom!

[beeping]

[Veronica] Wait, so that
was Nana Rose Blossom
who paged you?

[Toni] Yeah, it was.

Although, we got disconnected
before she could say too much
beyond the fact that

Cheryl was nearby and that
she was with the Sisters.

-The Sisters? What Sisters?
-I don't know.

Maybe there's a re-education
camp called the Sisters.

Well, there's a Sisters
of Quiet Mercy, but that's
more like an orphanage.

I don't think they do
gay conversion there.

Well, who
would know for sure?

Oh, my God, of course!

[Kevin] Yes,
it absolutely could be
The Sisters of Quiet Mercy.

It's one of the few places
in the country that still
does conversion therapy.

Off the books, of course.

What the hell decade is this?

During Prohibition,
the Sisters ran a distillery
in the basement.

They used to smuggle booze
out to Sweetwater River

via a tunnel that
still exists today.

Wait, a tunnel we could use
to get to Cheryl?

Potentially. Gay boys
in the program use it
to sneak out,

to hook-up with perfectly
nice young men like
myself in Fox Forest.

Wait, Kevin, can you
lead us to this secret
gay hook-up tunnel?

I can probably find it.

[inhales]
But we should go at night.

Why did you come back, Betty?

You know, it took more
than a week to get that
pepper spray out of my eyes.

Well, next time maybe,
don't attack my brother
with a box-cutter.

It's all here.
Nice work.

Okay, well you have
your money. Now, go!

What're you talking about?
I just got here.

Yeah. And Riverdale's
so much nicer
than Centerville.

And this house,
I could get used to this house.

-You said if we gave you
the money, you'll leave.
-Chic!

Or what? You think
you three can take us?

Try it.

[Marcel]
Sit your ass down, Chic.

-[blade clicking]
-Or I'll cut out
your sister's eyes.

[blades clicking]

You think you two
can take all of us?

-[scoffs]
-Try it.

You brought back-up?

Does that mean you want me
to go to the Sheriff's,
start making a stink?

Well, that's your call
but my back-up and me,

we're friends with
the Sheriff's son, so whose
side do you think he'll pick?

The Coopers are one
of the most respected
families in Riverdale.

You two are just a couple
of Centerville scumbags.

Anything that was in your car,
the swamp washed away,

else we'd have heard about it
by now, so why don't you
just grab the money and run.

[panting heavily]

[Jughead exhales]

Sorry about
your door, Mrs. Cooper.

Thank you, Jughead.

Thank your friends
for me.

We're Serpents.
It's what we do.

Betty, you've been
telling me something
that I didn't want to hear.

And I'm sorry.

But Chic...

You've put us
in danger twice now.

So I think that...

You should do what you said
and leave this house.

I will. I'll find a place.

Do it quickly.

Because you're not gonna
spend another night here.

I appreciate you escorting
me home but I'm in
for the rest of the night

-so you, Archiekins,
are officially off-duty.
-[chuckles softly]

Hey Archie,
do you have a minute?

Yeah, of course, Mr. Lodge.

I'll see you tomorrow.

[Hiram] I've made
my decision, Archie.

If I don't let Kowalski
and Martin invest in
the prison, they'll destroy it

and everything
I'm trying to build here.

These men don't share
my ambition to go legitimate.

By "invest," you mean
you'll pay them a cut
for "protection"?

And I won't risk a war
nor my family's safety.

Not at this moment,
not when we're defenseless.

[cell phone vibrating]

Mr. Lodge?

You haven't told them you're
agreeing yet, have you?

Well, I am meeting them
for dinner tonight.

Why? What are you thinking?

I think maybe
we should just start.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

I'm sorry, Fred.

It's okay. You know,
he's busy. I get it.

I'm glad you're here though.

[clears throat]

[inhales]

Good afternoon.
My name is Fred Andrews.

And I stand before you today,
a humble resident of this town

-to announce
my candidacy for Mayor.
-[app|auding, cheering]

[Reggie] We're on
opposite sides, Andrews.

Why should I help you?

At school, we're on
opposite sides, yes.

But bigger pictures, Reggie,
where do you stand? With
the Lodges or against them?

I'm against the Southside.
My dad's for
the prison so am I.

Me too. I think
it's the future.

But somebody from the outside
is threatening that.

And we need to show them
that that is not how things
go in Riverdale.

Stand with me tonight
and the Bulldogs'
votes are yours.

[uptempo music playing]

Sorry, I had to wait
for my parents
to do bed-check.

[grunts]

[panting]

[Sister Woodhouse]
Movie night.

Clean yourself up.

[sighs]

[Kevin] According
to my Intel,

the tunnel that leads
from the main residence
comes out here.

Okay.
That's our way in, then.

All right, Kevin,
you stay here.

If we're not back
in 15 minutes,
call your dad.

[Toni] Okay.

[sobs]

Okay. And when we get
to the main building,
what happens then?

We search each and every
damn room until we find her.

[breathing heavily]
Let's go.

Okay, let's split up.
We'll cover twice the ground.

-Okay. But be careful.
-Okay.

[projector whirring]

[Toni] Cheryl!

[crying softly]

[Toni] Cheryl!

Cheryl, are you in here?

-Toni?
-We came to rescue you.

You did?

[uptempo music continues]

Cheryl, Toni, there are
a bunch of nuns coming.

We have to go, come on!

[panting]

[Veronica] This way!

[alarms blaring]

[panting]

[alarm continues blaring]

[Kevin] Come on!

Let's go!

I don't understand.

Is he standing us up?

Maybe our first message
wasn't clear enough.

Mr. Kowalski.
Mr. Martin.

That was Hiram Lodge calling
with his deep regrets.

And to say that you
should both go outside.
To check on your car.

What the hell is this?

[Archie] This is a message
from the Dark Circle.

Hiram Lodge
doesn't stand alone.
And Riverdale is protected.

You should leave
before it's too late.

[police siren wails]

[dog barking]

Before I leave, I don't
suppose you could tell me,

what was so important
that you couldn't be there
for your dad?

Believe me, I had
every intention of going.

You used to worship
your father,

you used to play music.

You, Jughead, Betty,
you were inseparable!

But I'm looking at you now
and I don't know
who you've become.

[cell phone vibrating]

Who are you, Archie?

[Alice] I asked Jughead
to thank you for me,

but I reconsidered,
because I wanted
to do it myself.

So, thank you
for what you did.

I also wanted you
to hear it directly from me

that I am done attacking
and disavowing the Southside.

It's where I'm from,
and I should be proud of that.

And from now on, I will be.

And like my daughter,

I will fight tooth
and nail for it.

-[Hiram] There he is.
-Came as soon as I could.

-New wheels, Mr. Lodge?
-lndeed. But not mine.

The car's yours, Archie.

Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. Lodge,
I can't accept this.

-[chuck|es]
-Especial|y, since,
from now on,

you're going to be driving
our daughter wherever
she needs to go.

Say yes, Archie.
Say yes!

Great.

I'll get the engine started.

Now, Archie. Last night
was the very definition
of a short-term solution.

I'm fully aware of that.

[engine starts]

But our enemies will be back,

and not just for 25%.
For everything.

We'll be ready
for them, sir.

[honking]

Get in, lover boy.
I'll drive us to school!

-Be careful!
-[engine revving]

So, now that you're free,

what's your first move
gonna be?

Well, Toni,
if revenge is a dish
best served cold,

my mother and Uncle Claudius
better brace themselves
for a polar vortex.

[vending machine rattles]

But there's something
even more pressing
than that...

Kevin, I hear I'm back just in
time for Carrie: The Musical,
which you're directing.

You are. And I'm having
auditions this afternoon.

Well, as far as the lead
role's concerned, cancel them.

[inhales]

I'm obviously
Riverdale High's Carrie White.

[softly] Oh.

And this school's
gonna burn.