06x07 - Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral

[bunniefuu]

[Jughead] Everything has shifted.

There was an expl*si*n at Archie's house

and I lost my ability to hear.

Some things I could do as before.

Read, eat hamburgers, kiss Tabitha.

But there are other things

that I may never be able to do again.

The fact of the matter
is, my world shattered.

The question now was how do I rebuild?

All right, guys, listen up.

Frank and I have reinforced

the infrastructure of the house,

so it's safe to work.

But please, keep your helmets on.

Let's have a good
productive shift, okay?

[Betty] So much for your safety meeting.

Keep going.

I'm already going.

[chuckling] Well, go harder.

[laughs] I'm pressing as hard as I can.

[grunts] My God. You
don't feel it at all?

No. Nothing.

Not one bit.

Okay, well, it's confirmed.

You're still invulnerable.

Well, Betty, I don't know what
happened to us in that expl*si*n,

but all of my childhood dreams
about becoming a superhero

are somehow... coming true.

Mmm-hmm.

Have you talked to
Jughead about any of this?

He was third closest to the expl*si*n.

Fourth closest. Don't forget Bingo.

Who's driving my mother crazy.

No. Yeah, I just left
Jughead a couple of messages.

He hasn't answered me.

I'll check up on him.

A little later.

Okay.

Grand Mistress Rose.

I just had the strangest encounter

with Master Cheryl upstairs.

She seemed... less
like herself than usual.

That's because I transferred
Abigail's soul from your body

into my granddaughter's,
via an arcane ritual.

But where did Mistress Cheryl's soul go?

Oh, once untethered, it
dissipated into the ether.

Into nothingness.

There is no more Cheryl Blossom.

There is only... [sighs]

Abigail.

Roseanne, do all the ladies
dress like harlots these days?

Indeed, we live in fallen times.

That is why I brought you back, Abigail.

To lift us up.

To restore the Blossom
family to our former glory.

And how, pray tell,
am I meant to do that?

Riverdale once belonged to the Blossoms.

I think it's time we
took it back, don't you?

Of course.

I should like to get a
lay of the land first.

Well, the town is governed,
inaptly I might add,

by a Council of Four.

We'll start there.

[tense music rises]

[Jughead] Archie just found out
that I lost my ability to hear.

Then he asked me a curious question.

He wants to know if
anything weird happened to me

after the expl*si*n.

"You mean beside losing
my hearing?", I say.

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curious", he says.

I'm not sure I believe him.

[Veronica] Reggie, I need
to tell you something.

Okay.

Three days ago, my
father's body was found

in a shallow grave in the
New Jersey Pine Barrens.

What? How'd he die?

His hands were zip-tied,

and he'd been sh*t four
times in the back of the head.

His body was then b*rned.

Could it be a fake-out?

No, Reggie.

He's dead.

I'm sure he's dead.

Wait. You lied to me.

You told me you called off the hit.

I... I didn't want to be judged.

In what universe. Am I
not supposed to judge you?

Well...

Brace yourself because there's more.

We are hosting a memorial service

for my father right here at the casino.

- [exhales]
- My grandmother is coming.

Some of my father's associates, my mom.

Does your mom and
grandma know the truth?

No.

I may tell my mom, but...
[inhales deeply]

Not Abuelita. She'd never forgive me.

Copy. So, should I...

say I'm sorry for your
loss or congratulations?

I don't know, Reggie.

I just don't know.

[Kevin] The long and short of it is

I'm staying to take
care of Baby Anthony.

And I was... I was thinking,

if I'm gonna be in town
for a while longer...

Maybe I'll take you up on
your offer to be your deputy.

I'd love that.

You sure that's something
that you want to do?

Yeah, I do.

Well, in that case, I would be honored.

Yeah.

All right. Thanks, Dad. Hey, cheers.

To my new deputy.

Poor Jug.

[munching] Yeah.

Well, at least he's got Tabitha.

- [continues munching]
- [phone trilling]

- Hello.
- [Agent Lin on phone] Agent Cooper.

I wanted to let you know ASAP.

Glen's car was found
outside Pop's diner.

And where's Glen?

[Agent Lin] No one's heard from him

since he was supposed
to be leaving Riverdale.

Okay. Thanks for letting
me know, Agent Lin.

I'll be in soon.

[phone beeps]

That's weird.

Glen's MIA.

[Veronica] Abuelita.
How are you holding up?

[speaks Spanish]

What a tragedy upon your papa.

I know it's awful.

Your father and his business.

I knew it would end up this way.

In bloodshed, one dark night.

[inhales, sighs]

Veronica, I would like to

introduce you to Heraldo, my godson.

He takes good care of me.

Nice to meet you, Heraldo.

Pleased to meet you.

Abuelita, I'd like you to meet

my business partner and...
boyfriend, Reginald Mantle.

It's a pleasure and an honor, ma'am.

[speaks Spanish]

It's very good to meet you.

Can I give this to you?

It's a guest list for the funeral.

Is there anything
else you want me to do?

Si, your abuelitahas requested
that you deliver the eulogy.

No. I...

I wouldn't know what to say.

Who will be better than you, Nieta?

Your papiloved you so much.

Please, do this for me.

[Jughead] I told Tabitha
what the ENT doctor said,

that I had to wait at least six months

before getting an implant.

Then she asked me about learning ASL.

I told her I wouldn't need
ASL once I got the implants.

Then she asked me if I wrote today.

I told her that I always
listen to music when I write,

and when I tried to write
without it today, I just...

I couldn't hear the clack
of my keyboard's keys.

Everything about writing
suddenly became alien to me.

I told her there's nothing she could do,

that somehow we just
have to get through this.

[high-pitched buzzing]

Everything all right, Agent Cooper?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Just have, like, a brutal headache

directly behind my eyes.

Sounds like a migraine.

I've never had migraines before.

Also this came for you today.

Thank you.

Now we'd like to open up the floor

to all members of the community.

[Tabitha] Oh.

Why, that must be some
relation to Archibald Andrews.

Can I get an extension on the permit

for the dumpsters in front of house?

Permission granted, Archie.

Uh, who's next?

I have an announcement.

My father, Hiram Lodge... is dead.

[crowd murmuring]

He d*ed under mysterious,
violent circumstances.

I'm fine.

But please rejoice.

Riverdale's Big Bad will
be tormenting us no longer.

Any other announcements?

Hello.

Uh, my name is Percival Pickens.

I recently moved to Riverdale,

and I just wanted you all to know...

how excited I am

to be joining your community.

Pickens.

In the earliest of early days,

did we Blossoms not have

a fellowship with the Pickens family?

Yes. And it did not end well.

Welcome, Percival.

By any chance, are you related
to General Augustus Pickens?

[chuckles] Oh.

Goodness. Yes, but, uh, don't worry.

I'm... I'm not here to cause trouble.

I simply believe that
with a little bit of luck

and some hard work,

Riverdale could become
one of the greatest

and most-prosperous
communities in America.

Now, I have lots of ideas

I'd be happy to share with the council.

Starting with the removal...

Sorry. So sorry I'm late.

[gasps softly]

I was busy trying to stop

a g*ng w*r from erupting on the streets,

but what else is new, right?

Why, that is the spitting
image of my beloved Thomasina.

That's Miss Topaz. Toni Topaz.

Topaz?

That was my paramour's surname.

You must tell me everything
about this Toni Topaz.

[Jughead] Tabitha was
at a town hall meeting.

I didn't go. I couldn't
face people's pity.

So I stayed home and tried to write,

but again, nothing came to me.

And then... suddenly I knew
exactly what I wanted to do.

Hey, how you doin'? Really.

I'm okay.

I mean, after all,
it wasn't too long ago

you and I were in your car
plotting to take Daddy out

in a similarly gruesome manner.

We were angry.

It's not like we actually
would have gone through with it.

I guess we'll never know.

[Abigail] All right, Britannia.

Wherefore does this Toni spent her days?

Miss Topaz works at Riverdale High.

She's our guidance counselor

and she teaches the
history of social justice.

Fittingly, yes. Thomasina
was a teacher as well.

And this Riverdale High,

- that's a school?
- Exactly.

You will take me there tomorrow.

And you, little lamb,
will be my Trojan horse.

But tell me, why were Tony
and Cheryl torn asunder?

To be honest, I don't know.

And they were together as
two women out in the open?

Yes.

What a brave new world this is.

[Archie] This is insane, Betty.

Now TBK is in Riverdale
and he m*rder*d Glen.

No, I don't think he k*lled Glen.

I think he's keeping
him alive somewhere.

Dismembering him piece by piece.

What makes you think that?

Because that's his
preferred method of k*lling.

Slowly.

So it takes days, if not weeks,

so they suffer.

But you don't think he's
going to come after you?

I don't know. But if he
does, even without a mask,

I should be able to see
his aura if it's a thr*at,

like I did with Glen
and the orderly right?

[sighs] I'm more worried about
everyone else in Riverdale.

I'll have my mom
spread the word on RIVW.

And I'll have my team out on the streets

canvassing the neighborhoods.

[Jughead] I couldn't hear
what Tabitha was saying,

but I knew she was pissed at me,

as well as she should have been.

I took my motorcycle out for a ride.

Sure enough, I wiped out.

But how could I tell Tabitha
that for those brief moments

when I was cruising, all
was right in the world?

We're getting the word out
through local media and social,

but more than % of TBK's victims

are from historically disenfranchised

vulnerable communities.

He preys on the unhoused
because no one misses them.

So we're gonna focus on

those neighborhoods with these flyers.

To anyone you come in contact with,

tell them if they see
TBK, do not approach him.

Call us and we'll take it from there.

I'll hit Sketch Alley,

Agent Lin's got your assignments.

Okay. You're gonna come with me...

- Veronica Lodge?
- Yes. How can I help you?

This is a release that
states you're okay with us

filming you and using your
likeness on television.

Oh, right. Sure.

[scribbling]

All right.

Oh. Okay.

Okay. If you can just
take a step towards me,

find your light.

Perfect.

All right, let's bring her in.

[gaps] Baby.

Oh. It's okay.

I'm here. Let it out.

Mommy is here.

Hi, Mom.

[saw whirring]

Hey, boss.

Found this while I was
clearing out the basement.

Holy crap.

You know what this is, right?

No.

Palladium.

I got to keep a couple pieces

after I did all that
mining for Cheryl Blossom.

It's worth a hefty chunk of change.

Hey, as a reward for finding it,

I'll split it with you.

No, I couldn't. It's yours.

I'll tell you what. If
you find the other piece,

you can keep that one.

Break time, people.

Alice has coffee brewing next door.

[Alice sighs] Freshly brewed coffee.

[Bingo grunting]

Bingo, down. Get down, get down.

Oh.

Archie, how the hell
are you drinking that?

Isn't that too hot?

Yeah, yeah. Yes, it's hot.

It's really hot.

So talk to me, Cheryl.

You said that you need
some help with Britta.

I would like to formally adopt her.

Well, great.

Um, but, Cheryl...

there's a bunch of hoops

we're going to have to jump through.

Well, Antoinette,

why don't you come by
Thornhill this eventide

and walk me through those steps?

Slowly and methodically.

Actually, I'm going to be bartending

at the Whyte Wyrm tonight.

In that case,

perchance I will pay
you a visit instead.

By the way, thank you so much
for inviting me, Hermione.

Oh, not at all, Kevin.

I know you're a super fan.

And this is going to be
an extra special episode

of reality television.

All about how Veronica and I are dealing

with the emotional fallout
of Hiram's tragic death.

Wait, is that what we're doing here?

Don't worry, honey. I'll
guide you through it.

Do you remember where you were

when you first heard the
news of Hiram's tragic death?

Mom, I'm not gonna reduce my feelings

to sound bites for your show.

How did you feel when Daddy d*ed?

- Did you cry?
- Nope.

Because the man I loved
d*ed many years ago.

I cried when I mourned
the death of my marriage.

But I am through shedding
tears for that man.

All right. Kevin, Abuelita,
Heraldo, camera crew,

please clear the room.

I need to talk to my mom.

Alone.

[Hermione] Veronica,
what is it, sweetheart?

It was me.

I put it bounty on Daddy's head.

I'm the reason he d*ed.

You know what...

I sort of suspected.

When I heard how your father was found,

I thought, "What if Veronica was the one

who finally did it?"

- His favorite partner.
- What do you mean?

I don't like admitting this, but...

Sometimes I was a little
jealous of you two.

I mean, the special
relationship that you two had?

I always knew that he loved
you more than he loved me.

I just... I was afraid that
the same was true of you.

You loved him more than you loved me.

No.

After all he did, Daddy infuriated me.

Exactly. And he had all of
your attention because of it.

Do you know that the happiest I ever was

was when it was just us
living in this apartment?

Just us Lodge women
together against the world.

And then your father came home,

and it was Hiram and his best girl.

That was you, Veronica.

Not me. [sniffles] Never me.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

I was so caught up in drama with Daddy

that I wasn't a good daughter to you.

But I want to be one now.

Honey...

I can't tell you how happy it makes me

to hear you say that.

[exhales]

There's nothing I want more.

[floorboards creaking]

[groans, coughs]

[moans]

[Jughead] Tabitha found him.

Like me, Daniel experienced
late-life deafness.

He learned a sign and
read lips in his s.

Now he helps people on
journeys similar to his own.

He wanted to help me.

I nodded "yes,"

and we made an appointment
for me to go to his office.

[TBK] Hello, pretty Betty.

[gasps]

Working late, I see.

How did you get in here?

Glen's access card.

Glen. Is he still...

Yes. He's proven extremely hardy.

Why are you here?

I came after reading

you were nearly k*lled in an expl*si*n.

[cell phone ringing]

[TBK] You and Archie are getting close.

Don't make me go after him next.

Try it. He'll kick
your ass. And so will I.

Get out of here.

Oh.

Betty, I've missed this.

- Oh.
- [cell phone continues ringing]

It's a tad tart.

Might I have some more butter in it?

I don't have any butter, Cheryl.

And since when do you
drink beer, anyways?

Quite right.

And in truth, I didn't come to drink.

Lately, I've been
thinking about the past.

My past, this town's past...

- Your past.
- My past? What about it?

How much do you know about
your ancestor, Thomasina?

She was a great, great aunt of mine.

And, from what I can remember,
a spinster schoolmarm...

That is falsehood.

Thomasina lived her life passionately

and drank deeply from
the juices of the world.

Until she was m*rder*d
by a warlock-pirate.

[laughs]

What are you talking about?

There's no such thing as warlock-pirates.

Hey, Cheryl.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey.

[straining]

[gasps]

Oh, I'm... sorry, Cheryl.

We told Kevin, but we just haven't

got around to telling you yet.

Fangs and I are together now.

Together?

And how did that... transpire?

We've known each other
since we were kids.

And after having a baby together...

A baby?

Yeah. Baby Anthony, our son.

Of course.

And quite the cherub he is.

I have to get back to fair Britannia.

A mother's work is
never done, after all.

What was that about?

I have no idea.

But Cheryl doesn't even
seem like Cheryl to me.

[Archie] I can't believe
TBK came to see you

at the FBI office.

But what's scaring me most right now is

I couldn't see his aura.

How could he not be a thr*at to me?

Unless he's in my blind spot somehow?

I don't know.

I keep getting these headaches, too.

It feels like someone's
taking a pickaxe to my brain.

Something has been happening to me, too.

I fell through the landing earlier.

And... I got hurt, Betty.

Like, my invulnerability is fading.

But what's changed?

TBK might be my blind spot,

but what's your weakness, Superman?

What's your kryptonite?

Oh, my God.

One of my guys found
this piece of palladium,

and I've been carrying
it on me ever since.

What if this is my kryptonite?

- You take it.
- Okay.

Keep it away from me.

Let's see what happens
if it's not near me.

Maybe I'll go back to
being indestructible

Either way,

you really need to be super
careful right now, Arch.

TBK is a jealous serial k*ller.

You don't need to be a hero right now.

At least not until
your... powers come back.

[Jughead] So I went to Daniel's office.

I told him that one
of my biggest worries

was that I'd never write again,

and he said that I should
sit in his office alone

for five hours, and to just
start writing down my thoughts,

that it would help me get
comfortable with the silence.

I said I'd do my best,

and then he left me alone.

[sighs]

- Wow, Mom, you really went all out.
- Mmm-mmm.

Is this food I can actually
eat or are we filming?

That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.

How would you feel about

recreating a version of our conversation

that we had last night on camera today?

I mean, not the part about you
k*lling your father, of course.

But the emotional part,

you know, our core wound

about you... taking me for granted.

But, Mom, I...

I mean, all of that was real for me.

That's why I want it on camera.

It was just so raw. What do you think?

- Of course.
- [sighs] Oh.

- Let's do it.
- Really?

Yeah.

Wonderful.

Mistress Abigail, are you all right?

No, Britannia. Clearly
I am not all right.

I cannot fathom that
my beloved Thomasina

is in love with a descendant of...

Fenn Fogarty. Her very m*rder*r.

I'm positively bereft.

Miss Topaz is dating Fangs Fogarty?

Well, I, for one, am relieved.

I reincarnated you to
get back what is ours.

Riverdale.

Not so you can consort
with some Serpent trash.

Did you just refer to
my beloved Thomasina

as "Serpent trash"?

I did.

[thunder rumbling, wind howling]

You forget yourself, old woman.

But don't worry.

Abigail is here to remind you.

[classical instrumental music]

I will have Riverdale back in my thrall.

I will have my revenge on
the offspring of my enemies.

But first...

I will have Thomasina back by my side.

[scoffs]

And death to anyone
who stands in my way.

[door locks]

[Jughead] Five hours
later, Daniel came back.

[muffled thud]

I hadn't written a word.

"It takes time," he said,
without any trace of judgment.

And then he gave me a
graphic novel to read.

One he'd written and
drawn about his experiences

navigating deafness. He
said it might help me.

I said I would read it.

[Anatol] Good evening, Miss Lodge.

Did I startle you?

Anatol, what the hell do you want?

I paid you your blood money.

Yes, you did.

But I'm here on another job.

What, to k*ll me?

Right before my father's
funeral? Seriously?

[scoffs]

You American women.

You think you're so tough,

but you don't have the slightest idea

of what you're doing.

And in the end,

you just turn on each other
like rats and k*ll each other.

- Wait, who hired you?
- [g*n cocks]

- Was it...
- [glass shattering]

[thuds]

I'll clean up the body at night
and dispose of it tomorrow.

Who sent the Russian, you think?

If I had to guess...

my sister Hermosa.

She's pretty pissed at me, I think.

For ordering the hit on your father?

Wait, you know about that?

Oh, my God, does Abuelita know?

No, she doesn't.

[sighs]

Look, I make it my business

to know about everything
that happens in this family.

And I make sure none of
it touches your abuelita.

How do you do what you do and then...

sit down to dinner with
Abuelitalike nothing happened?

Are you just a really good actor?

Yes, but...

it also helps that I don't see
the world in black and white.

It's all just shades of gray.

No person is just one thing.

[Jughead] When Tabitha
came home from Pop's,

I surprised her by showing her
the pages I'd written that day.

I explained that Daniel's
graphic novel had been the key.

I used to write by
hearing words, auditory.

But Daniel's graphic novel
showed me a workaround.

I could write from a visual space,

seeing words and actions,
then describing them.

And then I kissed her
for not giving up on me.

For never giving up on me.

[Archie] Dennis, what's going on?

Hey, guess what I found.

Holy crap.

You must have done some digging.

Where do you find this?

[cell phone ringing]

- Hello.
- [man on phone] Agent Cooper.

I'm calling the number
you listed on those flyers.

I think the Trash Bag k*ller
is at the end of Sketch Alley.

I'm on my way.

He's down there, at
the end of the alley.

Keep everyone back.

Hey! Put your hands up!

On your knees.

Don't move.

Please don't sh**t me.

Take off your mask.

I'm not TBK, I'm just a guy.

Who gave you that mask?

Some man who came by earlier.

He gave me bucks and
told me to wear the mask

and to deliver a
message to a blonde woman

when she showed up.

What's the message?

"Check the trash cans," he said.

Glen.

[reciting prayer in Spanish]

[Veronica] Thank you all for being here.

I won't stand here and wax
sentimental about my father.

He did horrible, unspeakable things

to my mother, to my sister,

to my lover at the time, Archie Andrews,

to my friends, to this town.

And to me.

[guests murmuring]

But I'm also making room for
the fact that, on occasion...

He did a few not-so-horrible things, too

He was a proud state champion
wrestler for Riverdale High.

He donated money to the
research of rare diseases.

He covered the funeral
expense of Fred Andrews,

with whom he did not see eye to eye,

without hesitation.

And he was a dutiful son to my abuelita.

The truth is...

I loved him till the end.

Make no mistake,

I wish my father hadn't
done those awful things,

and I wish I could sort
my feelings more cleanly.

But I can't.

And maybe there's something to be said

about a child's willingness
to forgive their fathers

for the terrible things
they might have done.

But for what Hiram Lodge
did to all of you...

I apologize.

And I also apologize
for the fact that...

that I will always...

always love... my Daddykins.

I wish I didn't,

but... I do.

Thank you.

[eerie music]

[TBK] Good. You're awake.

Hey. Hey, who are you?

[shushing]

I'm the bogeyman.

I'm Betty's blind spot.

I've heard every one of your
secret whispered conversations,

and I'm not sure why,

but I know that piece of rock there

makes your flesh weak and vulnerable.

So I'm going to get ready,

and then we're gonna
have a grand old time

chopping you up into little chunks.

[shudders]

[grunts, straining]

[knocking on door]

Archie?

Archie, where are you?

Get rid of her, or I'll hack her up too.

Do it now.

Alice.

I'm just cleaning.

I'll come by later.

Well, you can, but your dog can't.

He got into my closet again

and ruined my favorite kitten heels.

It's fine. Just go, please.

[whimpers, whines]

I'm leaving him here.

We'll talk about compensation later.

Well done.

But don't worry.

We'll be visiting Alice later.

- [Archie grunts]
- [TBK panting]

[growling]

[Bingo barking]

Bingo...

Bingo, k*ll!

[Bingo growls, barks]

[Bingo continues barking]

Good boy.

Bingo. Bingo. Come here,
boy. Hey, come here.

Come here. Yes.

Good boy. Good boy.

Good boy. Yes, good boy.

- [Hermione sighs]
- It was great seeing you, Mom.

Circumstances notwithstanding.

I love you, honey. I'm
so, so proud of you.

Okay. Thanksgiving at the
Barefoot Contessa's, huh?

Anderson and Andy will be there.

That sounds nice, Mom.

I can take your abuelita
to the airport if you want.

Thanks, Reggie.

Thanks for coming to the funeral.

You were the only one
from the g*ng who did.

I'm sure everyone else was busy.

I really enjoyed your eulogy.

It resonated with me.

And I don't think I
really ever understood

what you had with your dad.

If I didn't understand it,

what gives me the right to
judge it in the first place?

What you did doesn't matter,

because I love you.

Thank you, Reggie.

Sorry to ruin the moment.

Damn, dude's super quiet.

I have something for you, Miss Lodge.

Found it among the
Russian's personal effects.

What is it?

It's a recording...

that Hiram made during
his final moments.

Give it a listen.

I still can't wrap my
brain around the fact

that TBK was here

the whole time right under our noses.

I mean, where did you even hire Dennis,

if that's his name?

He saw my ad for crew
in Jug's newspaper.

He must have been trying to
keep tabs on you through me.

God knows how long he's
been spying on me for.

Long enough to know that
Glen was being a d*ck.

And to know that we were
manifesting our powers.

And weaknesses.

And side effects, like my headaches.

[Bingo panting]

Well, at least now we know

what he looks like without a mask on.

Yeah.

Though, he could have really hurt you.

Luckily, Bingo remembers his commands

from his old dog-fighting days.

He saved my life.

Pushed TBK right out that window,

and then TBK ran off.

Yeah, he does that.

What about Glen, Betty?

I found most of him.

Including his head.

So now I need to leave.

I need to get out of Riverdale.

I don't understand. Why?

Because I brought TBK here.

He went after Glen, he went after you.

If I leave, he will
follow me. I know he will.

Betty, if you're a target...

Well, better to be a moving target

than one standing still.

I'll lead TBK out of Riverdale,
and then I'll circle back.

Something will distract him.
Something always distracts him.

Are you... Are you gonna be okay?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Just keep that palladium away from me.

Hmm.

And come back in one piece.

Deal.

[Hiram on tape] Mija,

I don't have much time left.

But I need you to know one thing.

Whatever I may have said
about wishing I had a son,

all of that changed the moment
I first held you in my arms.

You became my treasure instantly.

And I want you to know
that, despite our troubles,

you have always been
the apple of my eye.

Everything I did, no
matter how heartless

or inexplicable or unjustifiable was...

for you.

I think perhaps I was testing

the limits of love a daughter
can have for her father,

and you, mija amada, never
faltered, never failed.

I never felt anything less
than love for you or from you.

I hope you believe that.

[crying]

One last thing.

I'm leaving you my rum business,

the crown jewel of my empire.

I don't think I was ever happier

than when we were in the
middle of our rum w*r.

- [chuckles]
- Do you remember?

Those were good times, weren't they?

[sniffles]

I always wanted to be a
good father to you, Veronica.

I love you so much.

[Hiram speaking Spanish on tape]

[tape ends]

[loud banging]

[inaudible shouts]

We'll have no more of that, I think.

[Jughead] So the story hasn't been about

things I can't do anymore.

It's about the things I've
learned to do differently.

And what new possibilities
lie before me.

[Tabitha] Did I leave
the oven on at Pop's?

Tabitha.

Did you just say something?

[Tabitha] I'm sure I
turned the oven off.

But did I lock the door behind me?

Tabby.

Are you wondering if you
left the door unlocked?