06x15 - Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night

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06x15 - Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night

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And now I've been working

at the Greendale Public
Library for almost seven years.

How marvelous.

And what about your mother?

How is she doing these days?

Oh, um,

not long after we moved to Greendale,

she d*ed in a tragic accident.

How Gothic.

I'm so sorry, Heather.

It's a long time ago now.

But tell me about you, Cheryl.

Are you...

unattached?

I was seeing someone special named Toni.

We had a beautiful

and nurturing relationship for a time.

But we've both gone on
to forge different paths.

We're friends.

Are you...

seeing anyone?

Every now and then.

Nothing serious or long-term.

Oh, my goodness, it's
almost the witching hour.

I better get going or I'll miss
the midnight bus back to Greendale.

Wait, Heather, before you leave...

You're a librarian.

By an odd coincidence,

I've had the most cuckoo notion

of turning Thornhill into Riverdale's

new privately-owned library.

How kismet.

Since you're a scholar
of the library sciences,

would you mind helping me?

Cheryl, of course.

Why don't I come back tomorrow?

[TABITHA] Despite my
best efforts to have

Pop's declared a historic landmark,

my request was denied.

But look, just because
Percival claimed land rights

doesn't mean I'm gonna
let him bulldoze Pop's.

As you've said many times, Grandpa,

the diner is this town's soul.

Its safe harbor.

Luckily,

I possibly came up with an idea
that could buy us some time.

[BETTY] So, my mother
looked the other way


and allowed my father's
evil to flourish.

[SIGHING] She helped him bury a body

which rotted under our
family dining room table

for decades.

That's the Coopers. [CHUCKLES]

Apple pies served
over an unmarked grave.

And your father was groomed
by his mother to k*ll,

- wasn't he?
- Hmm. My disturbing inheritance. Yes.

Agent Cooper...

Betty...

you survived years
of trauma in that house.

And you need to move out of it, ASAP.

Is there a place you can go to?

A boyfriend's house
or your girlfriend's?

A boyfriend.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Well, thank you, for the impromptu
therapy session, Agent Drake.

I'm glad you requested a
transfer to help with TBK.

Well, of course. And it's Jillian.

Or just Drake, if you prefer.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

A little walk, huh?

Yeah. Come on.

- [BETTY] Hey.
- Hey.

We were just about to go for
a walk. Do you want to join us?

Um, can I ask you something first?

Yeah. Everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine. Um...

Would you mind if I moved in here?

[CHUCKLING] While I
untangle all of my...

- emotional childhood trauma?
- Of course you can.

You can stay for as long as you need.

We would love to have you.

Right, Bingo?

Okay, come on. Let's go.

Good boy.

[TONI] Thanks for
talking with us, Janet.


Kevin's still pressing for
full custody of Baby Anthony.

That's so disappointing.

But I'm happy to help, of course.

As we discussed, there
are certain circumstances

that are working against you.

Like that we're gangbangers?

And the fact that you
both have criminal records.

Well, how about the fact
that I'm Anthony's mother?

And a high school guidance counselor

with a master's degree in social work?

All good points that will
be brought up in court,

but it's not a slam dunk, I'm afraid.

How about you, Fangs? Are you working?

Uh, yeah, I was a truck driver,

- and now I work part-time at Toni's Bar.
- Our bar.

And he takes care of Baby Anthony

while I'm at school during the day.

That's got to look good to a judge.

It depends on the judge, to be honest.

There's something I want
to pitch to you, Archie.

It's the only way I can
think to save Pop's long-term.

What if we broke the diner down

and moved it to a new, safe location?

Brick-by-brick.
Somewhere we know for sure

Percival can't claim
eminent domain ever again.

Where do you have in mind?

As of now, TBD.

But in the meantime, we could
just put the diner into storage.

Once I secure a piece of protected land,

we can rebuild Pop's.

Look, Percival clearly
sees Pop's as a thr*at.

The symbol and the
headquarters of the resistance.

- We have to keep it as intact as possible.
- Okay.

Hell yeah. Let me get a crew
together and get this done for you.

Amazing. Amazing. Thank you.

But we have to do it fast.

Because Percival's
allegedly gonna be bulldozing

in the next few days.

Yeah, well, he sucks.
But don't worry about it.

There'll be nothing there
for him to knock down.

[JUGHEAD] Ah, writer's block,

the constant foe in my life.

And I've run out of
ways to procrastinate.


[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Reggie and the shareholders

have declared open w*r on me, Jughead.

I need money to build up my w*r chest

if I want to keep control of this place.

So, knowing that you can read minds,

I'm proposing we use your
gift for our mutual benefit.

And how would that work?

You've heard of those

mentalist acts?

Like the kind in Vegas?

I want to present one here.

You can be the seer.

I'll be your Girl
Friday, working the crowd.

You read a few minds,
astonish a few out-of-towners,

and we make some bucks.

Sixty-forty split. My way, of course.

Fifty-fifty.

And we only read the
minds of the willing.

Done and done.

Okay, guys, it's been a minute.

We got a new gig lined up.

Andrews Construction is gonna
tear down and rebuild Pop's.

This a union job?

It is, Carlos. Which means, uh,

health benefits, time-and-a-half,

pension plans, and no scabs.

What do you guys say?
You ready to save Pop's?

[ALL CHEERING] Yeah!

- [FOGARTY SIGHS]
- Hey.

- Hey.
- Anthony just went down.

How was your day?

It was good. It was good.

Archie's putting together a
new crew to help move Pop's.

So I signed up.

Okay. Well, we should
probably talk to Janet

before we make any big life changes.

Fine.

But I want to start pulling
my weight around here, Toni.

I don't want the judge to think
I'm some kind of freeloader.

"Freeloader"?

[FOGARTY SIGHS]

Are you joking?

I couldn't do any of this without you.

I hear you. I hear you.

I just want to do everything
that I possibly can

to help provide for Baby Anthony.

I think it'll make me a better father.

You're already an amazing father.

We'll make this work.

[SOFTLY] Thanks, Toni.

Hey, guys.

I'm just gonna grab a couple things.

Where's Grandma?

[DAGWOOD] Upstairs. Resting.

What are you guys up to?

[CAT MEOWS]

[CARAMEL WHIMPERING]

[CARAMEL SCREAMS]

Where did you get that cat?

Granny got him for us.

[BETTY] Oh.

What's his name?
- Butterscotch.

We're gonna have so much
fun playing with his tail.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Um...

[BUTTERSCOTCH MEOWING]

I'm just gonna borrow
Butterscotch for a little bit

and make sure that he has
all of his sh*ts and whatnot.

Okay. But bring him back soon
so he can catch mice for us.

Okay.

["EVERYBODY LET'S GO"
BY SOPHIA MOJO PLAYING]

[BETTY] I need your insight, Drake.

Regarding some more
fringe science stuff.

Of course, always happy to help.

Oh.

What would you say if I
told you that I recently

acquired the ability

to see auras around people who are...

threats?

Auras are the energy
fields that emanate from us.

Some people are more sensitive
and can see those vibrations.

Sounds like you detect
hostile energy fields.

Last night, I saw an aura
around my nephew, Dagwood,

but not around his twin sister, Juniper.

So, I was worried Dagwood was having

evil impulses towards
a newly acquired pet.

Now in a shelter.

Impulses that he hasn't
acted on yet, thank God,

but it felt like a...

like a brewing thr*at.

Who else have you seen an aura around?

K*llers.

- People who are about to cause harm.
- Mm-hmm.

But there are exceptions.

I didn't see an aura around TBK,

even though he was
planning to att*ck Archie.

It's like I have a blind
spot for some people.

One that I would like
to figure out and remove.

Well, the twins could be a
sort of test-case scenario.

For a while I thought maybe they
could have inherited the MAOA gene.

It runs in my family. I
have it, my mother has it.

Maybe Dagwood inherited the gene,

and that's why I could see his aura,

because he's a k*ller-in-the-making?

Get the twins tested for the gene.

Find out if one or
both, or neither has it.

Know a doctor who would do that?

[BETTY] Thank you for seeing us

on such short notice, Dr. Curdle.

Of course, Miss Cooper.

And are these the subjects

we'll be testing for the MAOA gene?

Yeah. These are my niece and
nephew, Juniper and Dagwood.

[HEATHER] Now, let's set an
intention for your new library.


Smoke of air and fire of earth,

cleanse and bless this home and hearth.

Under careful cultivation,

create a space for...

innovation.

You know, Heather...

I, too, am a student of the arcane arts.

Studying Wicca,

worshipping the goddess Hecate,

it helped me self-actualize.

That's beautiful.

I, too, have dabbled in the occult.

Tell me more about that.

[CREAKING]

[SIGHS] Unbelievable.

And this is what it must've looked like

back in the day before it opened up.

So much potential. Huh.

Well, it's like you said, Tabitha,

- it's only temporary.
- [MAN] Hello.

Oh, I'm so sorry to intrude.

I just... I thought I'd
check on my property...

and on this fine crew you've assembled.

And let them know
about a job opportunity

I might have for them.

We're already on a job here, Percival.

Yes, but my railroad project
is set to begin in earnest, so.

And as foreman, I would like to offer

each and every one of
you a place on our crew.

- It's long-term.
- [SCOFFS SOFTLY]

Higher wages, signing bonus.

And not a penny in union dues.

We're all long-term
union members here, Frank,

like you used to be.

Like my dad fought for.

Nobody wants what you're selling.

Perhaps your crew would
like to speak for themselves.

Yeah, actually, I'm interested.

Fangs, you can't be serious.

Toni and I are drowning
in legal bills, Archie.

If there's an offer for longer-term
work with less dues, more money...

That is exactly what we're offering.

Glad to have you aboard, Mr. Fogarty.

As for the rest of you,

we hope you'll consider
the offer to join our team.

Sooner rather than later.

♪ I know this dream of
life is never ending ♪


♪ It goes around and
'round and 'round again ♪


♪ You know the sun is
rising while descending ♪


♪ It goes on and on ♪

♪ And never ends ♪

[ALL APPLAUDING]

Ladies and gentlemen,

you're in for a treat tonight.

The Babylonium is proud to present

The Seer of the Southside,

Forsythe the Fantastic!

[ALL APPLAUDING]

[VERONICA] Now, remember,
ladies and gentlemen...

we can all see

this brave soul's number.

But Forsythe the Fantastic cannot.

Or can he?

Forsythe?

Yes.

I do see something through the fog.

Is it...

- , ?
- [CROWD GASPING]

It is indeed.

Bravo, Forsythe.

- Seer of the Southside!
- [ALL APPLAUDING]

[MAN WHISTLING]

What the hell?

Oh, my God.

We left this truck
fully loaded last night.

I locked it myself.

- Who'd steal booths and tables?
- Wait, Archie.

You have to see this.

Who could've done this? And why?

This has Percival's
fingerprints all over it.

Agreed.

He wants to flatten the diner
with everything still in it.

- [HUFFS]
- Tough luck

'cause we're getting it
all out of here again.

Double-time. Come on.

And I will deal with Percival.

[EXHALES]

- Percival.
- [PERCIVAL] Mm.

I just came from Pop's,
where all the furniture

and the decor that was in a moving truck

is now suddenly back inside the diner.

Stop messing with me.

Ms. Tate,

I have legitimately no idea
what you're talking about.

I want you off that property, remember?

No, no, no, no. What you want

is you want Pop's and
its contents destroyed.

And for the hundredth time,

- that's not gonna happen.
- Mmm.

[TABITHA] Oops.

[JUKEBOX PLAYING "AFTER YOU"]

♪ After you, who ♪

♪ Could supply my sky of blue? ♪

- [JUKEBOX CRACKLING]
- [MAN SCREAMING]

[CARLOS] Help! Help!

- What happened?
- Sam got electrocuted trying to move the jukebox!

Oh, my God.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[DR. CURDLE JR.] Agent Cooper.

Dr. Curdle, hi.

Do you have the twins' MAOA
test results back already?

[DR. CURDLE JR.] Indeed.

And the girl has the gene,

but the boy does not.

[BETTY] Okay, so I can see

Dagwood's aura, but he
doesn't have the gene.

Juniper, on the other
hand, has the MAOA gene,

and no apparent aura.

Maybe it's counterintuitive.

Meaning those who have
the serial k*ller gene

are the ones in my blind spot?

Yes. The MAOA gene
produces a specific enzyme.

You have it, Juniper has it.

Maybe that enzyme is
masking your ability

to detect the aura in question.

Now the million-dollar question is,

how do we test this new theory?

[BETTY] That guy from the
hospital. Trevor. I saw his aura.

I also saw Cheryl's aura

when she was being inhabited by Abigail.

Great. Let's get them
tested for the gene.

[SIGHING] Yeah.

But first we gotta get
the twins out of that house

and away from my mom.

You don't think she'd hurt them, do you?

Not intentionally,

but she's in deep with Percival Pickens.

And if the twins have any inclination

towards v*olence and mayhem,

I don't want them
crossing paths with him.

[DOOR OPENS]

Reggie, I have nothing to say to
you until our next board meeting.

Yeah, well, I do.

And it's not something one
discusses over the phone.

Your act with Jones. I want a cut.

Wow.

Even for you. Wow.

You are so unburdened by intelligence

or reason, I am almost in awe.

Why on earth would I
give you a cut of our act?

Because I know your secrets, Ronnie.

What would happen if I told Percival

you're the one that put a hit on Hiram?

That tidbit alone would
destroy your career,

your reputation, and
probably land you in jail.

Blackmailing me, Reggie?

Is that how you roll now?

I'm not trying to be greedy about it.

All I want

is %, let's say.

[DOOR OPENS]

Um, whose car is out front?

Ours.

I used my signing
bonus as a down payment.

Archie gave you a signing bonus?

Uh, no.

Perceval did. I joined his crew.

He's paying almost
double what Archie is.

Fangs, Percival is evil incarnate.

He's trying to dismantle Riverdale.

And for all we know, he
could have been responsible

for Baby Anthony's kidnapping.

People are saying he
can control their minds.

For instance, Kevin,

Alice, Frank.

Yeah, Archie already
warned me about that.

He told me that I can use

an emotional tether to
keep that from happening.

Baby Anthony will be my tether.

[HEATHER] The Queen of Wands.

Well, I do consider myself a queen.

This card represents a new strength

or ability you've discovered.

A power within you that has ignited.

That might be accurate.

[HEATHER] The Lovers.

You yearn for connection.

Intimacy.

Love.

Don't we all yearn for those things?

Oh. That doesn't look good.

It isn't.

The Tower is a dark card,

promising disaster, carnage, w*r.

Welcome to Riverdale.

[TABITHA] What happened, Archie?

[ARCHIE] It was a freak accident.

One of my guys got
electrocuted moving the jukebox.

Must have been some frayed wiring.

No, no, that's not possible.

I had the jukebox
serviced two months ago.

It was perfectly fine.

[JUGHEAD] Here's an unexpected
bonus from helping Veronica.


I finally started writing again.

Yes, sir.

It all should have been smooth sailing

from now on if not for...

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

_

Reggie's blackmailing you?

[SCOFFS]

See,

this is why I never liked
him. Even in high school.

I know, he's the worst.

But he has a certain
piece of information

that could destroy me if it got out.

So, I was wondering,
since you can read minds,

you can't erase them

as well, can you?

You mean mind-wipe Reggie?

Not his entire mind.
Small, though, it may be.

Just the fact that I...

ordered a hit on my father.

Yeah, you know, I always
wondered about that.

I have made my peace with it.

Okay. Let me be honest with you. Um...

first off, I don't even know
if that kind of surgical wipe

is possible, or if it's
something I'm even capable of.

But I can do my research.

[JUKEBOX PLAYING]

What the hell?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

I wouldn't be saying the diner's haunted

if I hadn't seen the ghosts
with my own eyes, Archie.

And then I talked to my
grandpa, and sure enough,

people have d*ed at Pop's.

They are the ones causing problems.

Look, to be honest, Tabitha,

a haunted diner is the least
of my worries right now.

I mean, I've been
getting calls all morning.

Sam's electrocution was a tipping point.

A lot of my crew's quit.

They've gone over to work
for Percival and Uncle Frank.

[SIGHS WEARILY]

Okay, look, Archie, I will...

I will figure out our ghost problem,

but we still need to move the diner

before Percival seizes
control of the land.

We will. I'll get my crew back.

[ARCHIE] Thanks for coming, Uncle Frank.

Drinks are on me.

Here's my Chime card.

Look, Frank, I don't
want to fight with you.

I just want us to talk.

You know what my dad
would say to us right now?

He'd say that no matter what

we're blood.

And he wouldn't put up
with us behaving like this.

He'd demand us to find
a way back to each other.

Your dad was an idealist.

We can disagree on some things, Frank,

but here are two things
that I know we both love.

Pop's diner and Andrews Construction.

Can't we put our differences aside?

At least until we get
this one job finished?

In honor of my dad?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

According to the test
results, neither Cheryl

nor orderly Trevor

have the serial k*ller gene.


[EXHALES] Okay, then.

Based on all the
information we gathered,

our best hypothesis is that

your blind spot is the MAOA gene.

Its presence seems

to short-circuit your
ability to detect auras.

Maybe there's some kind of work-around?

Well, reading auras
is an inexact science.

It's part psychological,
part biological.

Now that we've established
a working theory

on why you have a blind spot,

your brain may process, absorb,

and therefore perceive
auras differently.

Otherwise, I've been meaning to ask.

How's living with the boyfriend?

[TABITHA] I'm desperate, Cheryl.

Time traveling is one
thing, but this, this is...

Sounds like a classic haunting.

Those ghosts are lingering.

Oh, my friend Heather
is quite knowledgeable

in things that go bump in the night.

Well, they are sabotaging
our efforts to save Pop's.

Why haven't they moved on?

It could be that they're afraid of
what awaits them in the afterlife.

Or they have unfinished business here

on this mortal coil.

Concur.

I have had some experience facilitating

communication between
mortals and spirits.

Perhaps I can invoke them

and help them move on, as you say.

Perhaps we...

both can help.

Hear these names and cross the divide.

Mona Mitchell and Gilda Snide.

Join us here and do not hide.

Marcus Lee and Jenny Bride.

[EERIE SOUNDS]

[SHIVERING]

[EERIE SCREAMING]

[WIND BLOWING]

Who will speak for the dead?

I will. Gilda Snide.

Why are you still here, spirits?

Do you have unfinished business?

We're bound to this place.
We must bear witness.

To what?

To the battle that approaches
between good and evil.

Only then can we complete our journey.

Fine, bear witness,

but we need you to stop sabotaging us.

We must protect this place.
It is the final battleground.

We know,

but we're only moving it.

Pop's will be rebuilt soon.

There can be no disruption.

Oh, my God. Work with us, people.

Percival Pickens,

the man who is taking over this land

wants to destroy the diner
to cr*pple the resistance

and build his stupid train here.

- "Train"?
- [CHERYL] Wait.

Why does that frighten you?

Is he building the ghost train?

What the hell is the ghost train?

An engine that grants
its conductor great power.

Dominion over the realms
of the living and the dead.

So please, let's just...

let's find a way to work together.

The diner cannot be
broken-down for long.

If it is, we will
dissipate into the ether.

If that happens, there
will be no witnesses,

and the final battle cannot take place.

And there will be no opportunity

to defeat the Eldritch evil.

Which is why Percival has been
so hell-bent on destroying Pop's.

This is all starting to make sense.

- Is it?
- Okay. So, to be clear,

we can disassemble the diner

so long as we do not
put it into deep storage

and we find some other
place to rebuild it

as quickly as possible?

[ALICE] How could you, Elizabeth?

How could you steal
those children from me?

I'm their grandmother.

You are not in the right headspace

to be taking care of children.

I am their guardian,

I am perfectly capable
of taking care of them.

You know what, Mom? There's
evil in that house. Real evil.

And I don't want the twins
growing up the same way I did.

I am trying to protect them.

"Protect them." What, trying
to protect them from me?

How dare you?

How dare you?

Do you even care about
people's feelings?

- Do you even have feelings?
- Of course I do.

All of the love in the world
and all of the sacrifice,

and it was never enough.
It was never enough for you!

You always had to...

You always had to
conjure up these villains

to explain everything
that was wrong with you.

But did you ever stop to think
that maybe you're the villain?

You need to stop looking
for monsters under the bed

and in the closets

and just stop and take a
really good look in the mirror.

Despite everything
that I did as a mother,

you have always been a bad person.

- You don't mean that.
- I do.

And I hope that you're never a mother,

so you don't have to experience

the things that you have made me endure.

I hate asking this of you, Archie,

but can we set up the
diner at the El Royale?

The booths, the counter, the jukebox?

So that the Pop's
continuum isn't broken?

Of course, Tabitha.

But this might mean that
the El Royal winds up

haunted for a time.

Well, ghosts don't scare me, so...

[MAN] Me neither.

Uncle Frank.

Archie...

I have been looking at this picture

ever since you gave it to me.

Thinking about what you said,
about what your dad would say.

You were right.

He'd want us to find our
way back to each other.

And to save Pop's.

So, me and a few of my
guys are willing to, uh...

call in sick,

help you move the diner,
if we can do it fast.

And if you'll have us.

[BETTY] That's a relief
about your uncle, Arch.


I'm happy for you.

Yeah. And it probably means

- there's still hope for your mom, Betty.
- Maybe.

She's in pretty deep with Percival.

Yeah.

But what's the next step for Pop's?

Well, we move everything out tomorrow,

which is perfect timing
because Frank says

the bulldozers are on their way.

Hmm. Could you use an extra hand?

I can swing by tomorrow morning
after I do a couple things.

I could use all the help I could get.

Especially if it's from you.

[JUGHEAD] I did my due diligence.

What Veronica was asking for

was something called telepathic erasure.

The removal of specific
images and thoughts


from someone's memory.

Turns out, it's possible.

To do it, the someone being mind-wiped

has to be either asleep
or distracted enough


so that their
subconscious is unguarded.


[SIGHS]

[VERONICA] There you go.

Sorry, it's small bills tonight.

You know I'll have to count it.

Take all the time you need.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[VERONICA] Everything
all right, Reginald?

Yeah, we're good.

Great.

Because I've just had a change of heart.

From this moment on,
we'll no longer be sharing

any of our profits with you.

Okay, don't push me,
Ronnie. I'll tell Percival.

Tell him about...

what?

About that thing.

Um...

Why don't you have a think on it?

In the meantime, get the
hell out of my office.

Thought you said we still
had a ton of work to do, Red.

[ARCHIE] Well, we did.

Looks like some good Samaritan
souls gave us a head start.

All right, well, Uncle
Frank, you and a couple guys

load up the truck,
head to the El Royale.

The rest of us, let's
start dismantling the diner.

You know, Heather,

I was already quite
impressed with your knowledge

of the realm of the unseen arts,

but what you did back at Pop's...

that was necromancy, wasn't it?

Death magic?

Yes, Cheryl.

After my mother d*ed, I was taken in

by a group of women who raised me.

A powerful coven in Greendale.

I'm not just Wiccan, Cheryl.

I'm...

a witch.

They taught me everything I know.

And based on what I've observed here,

and I wouldn't want
to put a label on you,

but I suspect

you may be a witch as well.

I...

haven't used that word to
describe myself yet, no,

but I feel as if I've been
dancing around it for months,

if not years.

And then there's this.

[HEATHER] Pyrokinesis.

Heather,

if you are

what you say you are,

and I am, too,

would you teach me what you know?

I've been walking along this witchy path

for quite some time,

but mostly alone.

Cheryl...

I'd love that.

[PERCIVAL] What is it, Reggie?

You look more perplexed than usual.

[REGGIE] I'm not sure.

I think Jughead and
Veronica did something to me.

Made me forget something.

But I have no idea what it is.

Is that possible?

[PERCIVAL] Hmm.

Perhaps Jughead's telepathic abilities

have gotten stronger since
they first manifested.

Hey, Frank.

I came to help, but it looks
like you're already done.

Yeah. Out here, anyway.

Archie could probably
use a hand inside, though.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

We have a problem...

with your uncle.

Hey, I'm just gonna drive this stuff

- over to the El Royale, cool?
- No.

I know you were gonna drive
this into Sweetwater River.

Or maybe a big bonfire at the town dump?

Whatever your plan was,
Uncle Frank, you're busted.

How'd you know?

Give me the keys.

You know, I didn't want
it to come to this, Archie,

but here we are.

Don't try it, Uncle Frank.

You brought this on yourself.

[GROANS]

Looks like you weren't strong
enough for the tether to work.

Get out of here.

Go crawl back to your boss.
And why don't you tell Percival

that the battle's on.

I'm invulnerable again,

and we're ready to fight.

I can't believe what you've done.

The paint, the colors,

it almost feels like the real McCoy.

Benjamin Moore for the win, again.

It was the definition of
a group effort, Grandpa.

Speaking of...

did your plan work?

Like a charm.

Pop's is still Pop's.

A refuge for lost souls.

And the final battle,
whenever it happens,

will be witnessed by
the appropriate parties.

The living and the dead.

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey.

Uh,

what's the occasion?

I wanted to apologize, Fangs.

You're right.

I haven't had enough faith in you.

My...

whole life, I've been
fiercely independent.

Thinking I could take
on everything myself.

But now I realized

we need to be equal
partners in all things.

So, that's why I was thinking...

maybe we should get married.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Toni...

where is all this coming from?

I'm worried about what
you're telling me, Toni.

Me, too, Janet.

Lately, Fangs and I have been
disagreeing about everything.

Toni, one of the biggest advantages

you and Fangs have over Kevin

is that the court sees you
as a happy, stable couple.

Going into these custody hearings,

you need to be stronger,
more united than ever.

Otherwise, you could
lose that advantage.

And possibly Baby Anthony.

Where this is coming from, Fangs,

is that I heard you.

I hear you.

So what do you say?

Will you marry me?

I think we were wrong

about the serial k*ller
gene being my blind spot.

I saw an aura around
my mom clear as day.

And she has the gene.

Your powers are a
byproduct of trauma, Betty.

Your most recent discoveries
about your mom are more trauma.

This could be a natural
expansion of your abilities,

sensing everyone who poses a danger,

physical or emotional.

She wasn't the only one, Drake.

I saw another aura that
I hadn't previously.

On someone else who has the MAOA gene.

The scary part is...

I don't know who this
person is a thr*at to.


Herself?

Anyone who comes close to her?

Or even the people that she loves?
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