02x03 - Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods

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02x03 - Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods

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[JUGHEAD] Previously on Riverdale...

I'm so glad that you're home safe and that the babies are okay.

- He's transferring to Southside High.

- I'm not a Serpent, okay.

It might be my dad's life, but not mine.

[ARCHIE] You get sh*t.

Ms. Grundy's m*rder*d.

What if some crazy person is going after the people that I care about?

[JUGHEAD] Every fairy tale comes with the same warning:Good children should never go into the woods alone.Stray from the path and who knows what you'll encounter.A hungry wolf.A handsome devil.Or maybe something worse.

[g*nshots]

[MIDGE] Help! Help! Help me, please!

Help! Help!

Oh, I can take that in to Daddy.

I wanna ask him something, anyway.

Your father and I have business to discuss.

- You know the rules about his study.

- Mom, those were the old rules.

[HERMIONE] Which still apply, Veronica.

I thought I heard my two palomitas out here chirping.

Is that my café con leche?

Thank you, corazón.

[VERONICA] Tonight's the season premiere of The Matchlerette.

I would love to have my friends over to watch.

- [HIRAM] Who exactly are these friends?

- Inner circle only.

Hmm.

You can watch with us.

They're dying to meet you.

Of course they're welcome to come over, mija.

- Thank you, Daddy.

- [HIRAM] Mm-hm.

- Mwah.

[PLAYERS CHATTERING]

Hey captain, are we gonna start this

practise or what? Where's Coach Clayton?

- He's at the hospital with Moose and Midge.

- What?

- Hey, guys!

- [REGGIE] I only know what coach told me.

Late last night, Moose got sh*t like multiple times by some lunatic at Lovers' Lane.

- Oh, my God...

- No, Arch, he's alive. So's Midge.

He, like, shielded her with his body. She didn't get hit.

Practice is canceled.

[ETHEL] You don't think they're targeting students, do you?

Should we be worried?

Like, what's going on?

[KELLER] It was full-on Carrie.

Midge covered in Moose's blood, screaming like a banshee.

It was insane.

Kev, what were you even doing there?

You could've been sh*t, too

[KEVIN] I was just night-jogging you know, as one does, and suddenly, I hear g*nshots.

Can we agree at least agree now that there's a k*ller on the loose?

- With terrible aim.

- Jughead, he m*rder*d Ms. Grundy.

Arch, we don't know that these three crimes are related.

Guys, can we focus on what matters here?

Midge and Moose are alive.

Archie's dad survived.

The new season of The Matchlerette starts tonight. You're all coming over to watch.

There's a sh**t terrorizing the town.

You really want us to watch a gross reality dating show?

What I really want is for you guys to meet my dad officially.

Back in New York, my dad was always in his study, doing very bad things, as it turns out.

I'm tired of closed doors.

I need to know my dad's life and he needs to know mine.

- Well, we'll be there, V. Can't wait.

- Thank you.

Hey, Andrews, we're going to the hospital to see Moose. You coming?

Yeah, for sure. I'll see you tonight, Ronnie.

I better go. Was supposed to meet my peer mentor

- at Southside High half an hour ago.

- Wait, are...?

Are you sure you can't just keep going here?

I'll be fine.

[BETTY] Bye.

Okay, it's just us now. Night-jogging?

Yeah. I'm trying to get in shape for wrestling.

Okay, fine, I was cruising Fox Forest.

But I am going out for wrestling. And I had to tell my dad I was jogging.

- And he believed you?

- Yeah. Cause he wants to believe me.

Hey, look, I get it, you're post-Joaquin, but cruising?

Come on, Kev, you know I hate that.

Why can't you use Grind'em like every other gay guy in the world?

[KEVIN] Nobody's who they say they are online.

At least in real life, what you see is what you get, there's no surprises.

[BETTY] Moose and Midge were sh*t literally yards from Fox Forest, and the person who did it is still out there.

Tell me you won't go back there at least not until he's caught.

Okay, fine. I will not go back. Scout's honor.

[BELL RINGS]

If I wasn't such a big slab of beef, Midge might've been hit too.

You saved her life, bro.

Your nurse is hot. Cause like what if you pop a boner during like a sponge bath?

And it wasn't a ski mask? He was wearing a black hood for sure?

Anything else you remember about how he looked?

[MOOSE] His eyes.

They're green, right?

[MIDGE] They were blank.

It was like there wasn't even a person behind them.

He was like Michael Myers.

He had the devil's eyes.

[MIDGE SIGHS]

[METAL DETECTOR BEEPING]

- It's the pins on my hat.

- Take it off, go again.

Forsythe Pendleton Jones III.

Uh... it's Jughead, actually.

I'm Toni Topaz.

I was supposed to give you the full animatronic tour of Southside High, but some of the robots went insane and started k*lling the guests, so, we'll just wing it.

The classrooms don't have Wi-Fi, the bathroom stalls don't have doors.

What about the school paper The Red and Black?

Yeah, it no longer exists. Censorship?

Budget cuts? Take your pick.

To your right, you'll find a rare glimpse of jingle-jangle being consumed in its natural habitat.

[JUGHEAD] I'm sorry, "jingle-jangle"?

This place is crawling with the JJ.

A highly addictive total gutter drug.

So, let's not touch that.

Jingle-jangle.

Fascinating.

[TONI] All right. Here in the cafetorium, The Ghoulies sit over there.

Rival g*ng, drug dealers, street racers, rumors of cannibalism.

Don't ask.

And we sit over there.

With the Serpents.

You're a Southside Serpent?

Why do you think that I volunteered to give you the tour? Come on.

Actually, I'm gonna sit alone.

Just, you know, finish my book and brood.

I'm confused. Aren't you like a Serpent by blood?

The son of FP Jones?

Yeah.

So, I self-identify as a loner, not a pack animal.

I'm just gonna put my head down and try and get through this, okay?

Hey, you wanna get through this, you should hang with the Serpents.

If the Ghoulies get a whiff that you're alone, or vulnerable, they'll make you their bitch faster than you can say American History X.

Moose and Midge described him, dad. The same guy that sh*t you, the same hood, the same eyes.

Well, maybe and maybe not.

Dad, it's him.

And if Sheriff Keller's not gonna take that seriously, then I think we should... we should be ready.

Like, maybe we should buy a g*n, just be armed in case...

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, okay? Ease up on that. We're gonna let the cops do their job.

"Armed"? What the hell are you talking about?

Archie, this is not the Wild West.

We don't keep g*ns in this house. Okay?

So, just cool it.

Why don't you come sit down next to me, loverboy?

- Archie?

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This thing with Moose...

Honesty, it's like nobody cares. My dad keeps saying, "Leave it to Sheriff Keller."

And I'm like, "Yeah, dad, cos he did such a great job of catching Jason's m*rder*r."

Oh. Wait, I'm sorry, that was us.

Inside voices, please?

[JUGHEAD] No, don't stop him.

Archie going Travis Bickle is my favorite Archie yet.

Doesn't it feel like he's targeting us? I mean, specifically?

I don't want anyone else getting hurt.

You know back in the salad days, when we had a getaway on the Cape, all of us got together and hired private security to keep out the riffraff as an added layer of protection.

- [HIRAM] I loved that little house.

- [VERONICA] Daddy.

- We're on our way to dinner at the club.

Yeah. But I wanted to meet your friends first.

Great. Thank you.

- Ah. This is Betty Cooper.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.

[VERONICA] And Jughead Jones.

- Hi.

- [HIRAM] Hey.

- You know my dad.

- [HIRAM] I do. He's a good man.

He values family.

I hope his return comes sooner rather than later.

- Yeah, so do we.

- [VERONICA] And, Daddy, this is...

Archie Andrews. The boy who's captured my daughter's heart.

- Daddy.

- Uh, it's nice to meet you, sir.

Ah, please.

Call me Hiram.

Listen, I couldn't help but overhear your discussion and I, um...

I understand your frustration with Sheriff Keller.

As for someone who's had his own share of run-ins with the law...

[CHUCKLES]

I can say with confidence that the police aren't always the solution.

Sometimes we need to take matters into our own hands.

- We need to be able to protect ourselves.

- [HERMIONE] We're gonna lose our table.

Oh, yes, of course.

Hey, it was nice to meet all of you.

- Oh, and Archie.

- Yes.

[HIRAM] Why don't you come over for dinner this week?

I look forward to seeing what you come up with... to save Riverdale.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ Your eyes ♪

♪ They can't seem to understand What I've realized ♪

♪ Realize ♪

♪ This isn't just a dream Stuck on a bad repeat ♪

♪ Fightin' the air to breathe You can't touch me now ♪

♪ I'm a bad man ♪

♪ Ain't my fault It's all I got ♪

♪ It's so bad, man ♪

♪ Now I am who I am ♪

♪ You can't change me 'Cause you made me ♪

♪ I'm a bad man ♪

About Archie coming over for dinner...

I wouldn't push that if I were you.

I'm not. Daddy invited Archie.

- Mm-hm.

- Daddy wants to please his little girl.

And you want your father's approval.

Mija...

you want everything to change overnight.

You want him to be friends with your friends.

And that will happen.

Just no need to rush it.

No need to be so thirsty, Veronica.

I'm off to school. Here.

- What's that?

- I don't know. It was on the porch.

Guys, we're under att*ck.

And by "we," I mean our friends, our families.

This time, it was Moose and Midge.

Next time, it could be you...

your girlfriend, your family.

It's time to do something about it.

I want us to start a watch group.

Not to canvass the town, that's not workable, but to focus on Riverdale High, its students, its faculty and staff, its parents, where we all hang out, an extra circle of protection around it.

You want us to take it to the streets, kick some ass.

That was my first thought, too, Reg.

But no, no weapons, no v*olence.

I'm talking about a patrol, an extra set of eyes and ears for the police.

And what if we run into the k*ller?

Then we call Sheriff Keller.

We're not vigilantes. We're watchdogs.

- We're the Watchdogs.

- We're not called the Watchdogs, Reg.

We're called the Red Circle.

We hold the line.

We're not waiting around for the next att*ck.

From now on, we're protecting our own.

- Whoo! Yeah.

- Yeah. Yeah.

[STUDENTS CHEERING]

[PHILLIPS] Fahrenheit , by one of my favorite authors, Ray Bradbury.

Let's start with the title.

Can anyone tell me its significance?

What? Damn it!

People, there's a burning book on the cover.

Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper burns.

"It was a pleasure to burn."

Indeed.

Thank you, Mr... Jones.

And welcome to hell.

[BELL RINGS]

Uh, hi, Mr. Phillips?

[PHILLIPS] Mr. Jones.

Toni was telling me you used to advise the school paper.

I was wondering what happened.

dr*gs and gangs came to Southside High.

Trying to get students interested in anything like the school paper was an exercise in futility.

I'm interested. I have experience too.

When I was at Riverdale High, I wrote for the Blue and Gold.

I'll put in the work.

Your articles online?

Mm-hm.

I'll take a look, let you know.

[JUGHEAD] Thanks.

Hey. What happened last night?

You said you were coming to Veronica's.

Yeah, something came up.

Something in the woods?

Betty, don't take this the wrong way, but how many years did I listen to you go on and on about Archie and now Jughead?

Did you ask my permission to date them?

No. You didn't need it.

And I don't need yours.

- [BETTY] Dating is one thing. This is...

- It's none of your business.

I'll, uh, catch you later.

Kev. [SCOFFS]

So, button-down Kevin Keller has a sex-drive. So what?

So, it's putting him in danger. Why won't he just stop?

Oh, Betty. How little you know of the human psyche.

Kevin used to be a lonely, awkward fat boy with acne.

Now he's a smoke-show.

And?

In his mind, he's still that unattractive Pugsley.

Kevin wants validation, connection, even if he has to find it in the woods.

Even with a k*ller on the loose. Even if you don't approve.

[VERONICA] I have incredible news, Archiekins.

You are invited to dinner with my parents, chez moi.

- Oh, Ronnie, this week's crazy...

- I don't care.

Archie, this is nonnegotiable.

That drive-by he did during the The Matchlerette was a kind gesture, but this, this is like... I don't wanna call it a test, though it kind of is.

- What am I being tested for?

- Not you, my father.

Can he just be a dad for one night?

No agenda other than getting to know someone who's important to me.

- Well, In that case, I'll be there for you, Ronnie.

- Sadly, I don't have time to teach you Spanish, but I've selected some common phrases for you to memorize and practice.

Oh. And can we not talk about that private army you're starting? Okay?

Thanks.

[BETTY] Hey.

- Hey. [SIGHS]

- [BETTY] What's wrong?

Your mother got some fan mail.

He calls himself the Black Hood and he wants us to publish this letter.

He wants everyone to know that he sh*t Fred Andrews and Moose and Midge... and m*rder*d Geraldine Grundy.

Are you sure that this is real?

[ALICE] Oh, it's real, all right.

[KELLER] "This is the Black Hood.

I am the man who sh*t the adulterer at Pop's.

I k*lled the child predator in Greendale.

I sh*t the drug- and sex-addicted teenagers at Lovers' Lane.

Riverdale is not innocent.

It's a town of hypocrites, degenerates, criminals.

My wrath is the price of your lies, your secrets, your sins.

I will not stop. I cannot be stopped.

I am the wolf. You are the flock.

This is the blood-letting.

You will hear from me again."

Well, Tom, how real is this thr*at?

Well, it's definitely

Fred Andrews' wallet.

These sunglasses, I'm checking with Greendale P.D.

Alice, in the spirit of public safety... Tom, tell me if you disagree.

I think it's important to not give this lunatic an audience.

Mayor McCoy, it is our responsibility to let the public know that he's out there targeting his next victim.

If you.. If you print this, you're gonna cause panic.

I want a media blackout for hours on this letter, at least.

And I'll be taking it into Evidence.

I'll send you a copy.

[ALICE] Oh, no need, sheriff.

We made one right before we sent it to the printer for tomorrow's front page.

Mr. Jones, I read your work. I'm impressed.

So much so that I'll consider reopening the Red and the Black on two conditions: One, no gangs. Two, no jingle-jangle.

You can write about them. If I see you trafficking in either, we're done.

That will not be a problem for me.

You actually think I'd let a bunch teenagers form a militia?

We're trying to help, sheriff.

- People are scared.

- Well, a lynch mob won't help that.

- Sheriff Keller.

- Now we have a big problem here, Waldo.

You see, your student has formed his own private army.

The Red Circle is a school club.

You endorse this?

[WEATHERBEE] Archie Andrews has shown tremendous initiative.

You can't fault students for wanting to protect each other.

Morning, Waldo.

[ARCHIE CHUCKLES]

[COUGHS]

Well, it's no New York Times.

But, hey, kudos on finding your safe space, snowflake.

Yeah, all I need now is a photographer with an amazing eye and a hunger for social justice, and I think I'll be set.

[DOOR OPENS]

Topaz. Let's bounce.

Jones, wanna come with?

We're going to the quarry.

Uh, I don't have my beach bod yet.

What? You'll ask for help from the Serpents when you need it, but you won't hang with us?

Don't come crawling to us, hat in hand, when some Ghoulie decides to earn his stripes by taking out FP Jones' kid.

Duly noted. Thank you, Sweet Pea.

I appreciate what you and the Serpents have done for me and my dad. I do.

But I'm done. Okay?

No more favors coming your way.

Hey, hey, he made up his mind, okay?

Take the hint, Sweet Pea.

He's just not that into you.

Let's motor.

Catch you later, Jones.

- I'm going. I'm leaving Riverdale.

- Polly, slow down. You're going to give the babies whiplash.

[POLLY] I've already called the farm.

They still have room for me.

Farm? What farm?

[POLLY] I've already called the farm.

They still have room for me.

Hey honey, let's just talk about this. Why are you leaving?

Ask Mom. She's the one baiting a k*ller.

- A k*ller targeting sinners.

- Polly, you're not a sinner.

I'm an unwed mother carrying my cousin's babies.

I am the poster child for sin.

That's it. Over my dead body are you gonna run off to some farm

and give birth in a trough, no doubt.

It might be over your dead body, Mother, but it certainly won't be

over mine or my babies'.

Polly!

I'll talk to her.

Midge wanted to thank you... for saving my life.

[SCOFFS]

You're like her new hero now.

[SIGHS]

Hey, so, what were you doing out there in the woods, anyways?

[CHUCKLES] What were you doing out there with Midge? I mean besides dr*gs.

That was her idea. She likes to get a little crazy sometimes.

I like Midge, a lot.

Sometimes I'm not sure we're that great a match.

Kevin, are you okay?

It just I haven't been making great decisions lately.

I've been lying to my dad, sneaking around and going into the woods.

I know it's dangerous, but I also can't stop myself.

It's like I don't even care. What is that?

I don't know, but guys like us?

Like you?

In a town like Riverdale?

We don't have a lot of options.

So, even if something bad could happen, we go for it, 'cause what if for ten minutes... or maybe even just for two minutes... we're not alone?

[CHUCKLES] I'm glad you're okay, Moose. Midge, too.

Kevin.

You don't have to go.

Or you can come back, whenever.

If you wanna hang out... or talk.

You're playing with fire, I want you to know.

I'm polishing cutlery, Mom.

In advance of my parents getting to know my boyfriend over a civilized dinner.

That may be your agenda, but it's not necessarily your father's.

He's making an effort, I'm making an effort.

The only person not making an effort is you.

- I'm trying to warn you, Vernoica

- About what, Mom?

What do you think Daddy's gonna do to Archie?

Please, God, enough of these veiled threats.

Tell me you think he's dangerous.

Say it to my face right now or forever hold your peace because we're never having this conversation again.

Can't do it, can you?

Just remember, you're the one who welcomed him back.

[SCOFFS]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

- Huh. I thought no weapons.

- I've had this bat since I was .

Check out the backseat.

Old-school.

[DOOR OPENS]


Oh...

- [JUGHEAD] Betty.

- So, this is the Red and Black.

You cannot be here at night unless you are armed.

Well, I am.

[CHUCKLES]

Okay, honestly, Bets?

I hit pay dirt.

Do you remember how no one could explain the local component of Clifford Blossom's drug pipeline?

That jingle-jangle, the stuff Moose and Midge were on? It's coming from here.

My dad said that Serpents never deal in hard dr*gs, but the Ghoulies do.

Well, is it wise to be writing about gangs and dr*gs while you're going to school here?

Are you worried about me?

Well, yeah, Jug.

I thought you liked me reckless.

[DOOR CREAKS]

Oh, sorry, guys. I didn't see the sock on the door.

It's okay. Heh.

Hey, Toni. Ah...

Betty, this is Toni. She is the photographer for the newspaper.

Oh.

- This is Betty. This is my girlfriend.

- [BETTY] Hi, Toni.

- Huh. You are not at all what I pictured.

- Really? What did you picture?

[TONI] Uh, Emily the Strange.

Winona Ryder from Beetlejuice.

Hey, look what Betty got us.

Great minds.

Great minds.

Well. Perfect timing. Zip me up?

Of course.

You know, the one thing about this apartment is that sound carries.

Even in my study with the door closed, I could hear you and Veronica in the dining room... as if we're all together.

If you wanna burn down your relationship with our daughter, that's your business.

But... don't ever try to poison her against me.

Clear?

- Of course.

- Yeah.

You look nice.

[ON JUKEBOX] ♪ Close your eyes, now, baby ♪

- [KEVIN] Thank you, Delores.

- [DELORES] Anytime.

Have a good run, Kevin.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ON HEADPHONES]

Oh, Kevin.

You precious, beautiful, compulsive piece of trash.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Hey, this is Archie.

Okay, slow down. I can barely... Are you sure?

No, don't. Don't no no no no. Don't do that. Just get somewhere safe, okay?

We gonna turn back round to Hastings Street. Stay calm. We're on our way OK.

[ENGINE REVS & TIRES SQUEAL]

- [ARCHIE] This is where she said she was.

- Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure. Ethel? Ethel?

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[ETHEL] Archie!

Archie.

- Ethel, what happened?

- [ETHEL] I was walking home and this van just pulled up and it circled back three times.

- [ARCHIE] Did you see him? Did you recognize him?

- No. No, I'm sorry.

- Are you okay? Don't be sorry.

- [ETHEL] Yeah, I'm OK.

[TWIG SNAPS]

- [BETTY] Where do you think he is?

- [VERONICA] I don't know...

Oh, my God. What are you guys doing here?

Cheryl called me and said that you look like you were going for a jog, headed towards Fox Forest.

Fact.

You said you weren't gonna do this anymore.

For God's sake, Betty, what do you want from me?

I want you to have more respect for yourself than this.

- [KEVIN] Respect for myself?

- Yes.

Look. We have been friends for a long time, but you still have no idea...

Well, then tell me, Kev, please.

You act like we've got the same set of options, but we don't.

You live in this pale-pink world of milk shakes and first kisses

and "Am I gonna date Archie or Jughead?"

Except for when she's Dark Betty.

[KEVIN] Right, right, right. Except for when you're exploring your BDSM sexuality, which again, you're allowed to do, but I'm not, because why?

This is what I've got, Betty. Me, these woods.

So, please don't come here and tell me it's disgusting.

If you can't accept what I do, whatever I do, then we're just...

We're not really friends.

[DOOR SLAMS IN DISTANCE]

[MAN] Jughead.

Jughead.

[JUGHEAD] Wait!

[JUGHEAD GRUNTING]

[FRED] How's the w*r on terror going?

[SIGHS] It's going.

Oh. So, listen, um, about this dinner with the Lodges.

Hiram Lodge is more than just your girlfriend's dad.

He's my business partner.

Ronnie and I both get that. And even if things with us change, I'll be a gentleman.

I won't do anything to offend her or Mr. and Mrs. Lodge. I promise, dad.

Problem is, Hiram, he's the kind of person who...

Well, he'll find a way to be offended if that's what he wants.

- Just be careful, okay?

- Yeah.

[BETTY] Can't you just take a day off?

It's not that bad.

Just some cuts and bruises.

I told you that motorcycle was risky, Jug.

You promised me you were always gonna wear a helmet.

[JUGHEAD] It was just around the block.

Don't blame me, all right? Blame the pothole.

I thought you were gonna say that you got jumped by those Creepies...

Ghoulies. But, no, the Serpents won't allow that.

They got Jughead's back.

Even though he's not a member.

It's just family loyalty.

Great, well... I've gotta go to school, try and fix this mess with Kevin.

- Toni, will you keep an eye on him for me?

- All over it.

[DOOR OPENS, THEN CLOSES]

Don't tell Betty.

She doesn't need to know.

We warned you about the Ghoulies. I think you'll take them a lot more seriously now.

Yeah.

I will now.

[ARCHIE] The posole was really great, Mrs. Lodge.

Glad you liked it.

So, Veronica tells me you rescued the Muggs girl.

Yeah, but the creeper got away.

We need to be a lot faster with our response time.

Yeah, because you'd like to be ahead of the thr*at. I understand.

So, tell me, have you ever had rum?

Rum? What, like the alcohol?

Yeah, there's a signature

Lodge family label. It's...

I have some in my study.

Would you like to try it?

Of course he would.

Oh, palomita, would you mind if Archie and I had a little chat, man-to-man?

Okay. Sure, Daddy.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[DOOR OPENS, THEN CLOSES]

Poor little princess.

The king will always keep her at arm's length.

She'll never be allowed in his private throne room.

Cab's waiting.

[BETTY] Polly, are you sure this is how you wanna leave?

Without even telling them goodbye?

- I know Mom's sorry.

- She's always sorry.

Until she does the next thing.

I'll be fine.

- I'll call you. I promise.

- Okay. [SNIFFS]

[HIRAM] I like having her up there, looking over my shoulder.

Keeps me honest.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Yeah.

It's probably not the sort of thing your father approves of, is it?

Uh, rum? No, not... Not really, sir.

No, I meant about your Red Circle.

[ARCHIE] He's still trying to wrap his head around it, I guess. Me too still.

[HIRAM] You know, Archie...

I hope we can respect each other.

You know, moving forward.

Yeah. Yes. Of course, Mr. Lodge.

No more sneaking into my daughter's bedroom.

Ever.

You know, and, uh, never...

ever... hurt Veronica.

You know, I do have a thought about your Red Circle, actually.

You know, it's a noble idea.

But evil, Archie, has no regards for nobility or good intention.

You know, sometimes, defending yourself, it's not enough.

You need to, uh, strike back. Go on the offensive.

This Black Hood, he's waging a w*r based on terror and fear.

Those are his weapons.

They should be yours, too.

[LINE RINGS]

It's Kevin. Leave a message, if people still do things like that.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Hey. How's it going?

- [MAN] Kind of late to be out here.

- I'm waiting for someone.

Is it me?

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

I could give you a ride. Drop you somewhere. Come on, get in.

[KEVIN GRUNTS]

[BETTY] Moose and Midge were sh*t.

Tell me you won't go back there.


- You know what? That's okay.

- What, you're playing hard-to-get?

- Come on, get in.

- No, I'm not.

Get in the damn car, you little tease.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[KELLER] It's late.

Hi, Dad.

Where have you been?

Betty had this thing.

Don't lie to me, boy.

Betty was here earlier, looking for you.

We had a talk about... what you've been doing.

With everything that's going on right now, I need to know you're safe.

You hear me?

You hear me?

I know that, uh... there are certain things that we don't talk about.

Maybe it's time that we start trying.

Okay?

Okay, son.

[KEVIN CRYING]

[KELLER] It's okay.

Oh, I know that smile.

- I've been thinking...

- Oh, boy.

I want a more active role in Lodge Industries.

I mean I am a shareholder, am I not?

That's an honorary title, Veronica.

[VERONICA] Let's make it a real one, Daddy.

I wanna get my hands dirty.

I wanna be in the room where it happens.

Unless there's a reason why I shouldn't be involved.

Get a peek behind the curtain?

No. None at all.

Of course you should be involved.

You're a Lodge, after all.

[HIRAM CHUCKLES]

♪ Oh, Father, tell me ♪

♪ That we get what we deserve ♪

♪ Oh, we get what we deserve ♪

Is this seat taken?

[JUGHEAD] Those kids in the fairy tales who go into the woods...

they don't come back the same.

They're always changed in some fundamental way.

Sometimes for the better.

More often for the worse.

That's the common misconception about fairy tales.

They very rarely... have a happy ending.

[ARCHIE] Doiley, is it recording?

This is a message for the coward calling himself the Black Hood.

You think you can att*ck us from the shadows.

But Riverdale is a lot stronger than you. And we're not afraid.

See, there's only one of you.

But we are legion.

We're called the Red Circle.

And we're coming for you.

We will find you.

We will hunt you.

And we will end you.

♪ Way down we go ♪
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