Riverdale (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again - full transcript

ARCHIE:
Previously on Riverdale...

Polly's our woman
on the inside.

Blossom's had something
to do with Jason's death.

And I'm gonna prove it.

My dad hired Jughead's dad
to trash the drive-in.

Dad, did you have anything to
do with Jason Blossom's death?

I'm no killer.

- Do you believe him?
- I do.

Hiram Lodge's
daughter is here.

She said something about her father
being connected to Jason's murder.

These kids are more
on the ball than the Sheriff.



ARCHIE:
I'm messed up, Veronica...

Every day I wonder,

what if I had left Riverdale
with my mom?

Hi, honey.

WOMEN: (SINGING)
♪ All hail ♪

♪ Our fair Riverdale ♪

♪ My heart rings true ♪

JUGHEAD: People like to say
that the death of Jason Blossom

changed everything
at Riverdale High.

But certain things,
certain traditions

never change.

Take Homecoming, for instance.

Though Jason's jersey
had been retired,

the Riverdale Bulldogs would still
be playing their arch-rivals,



the Baxter High Ravens,

with the River Vixens
cheering them on.

I'm just handing off some of
my decorating duties to Ethel

so I can keep focusing on
the Blue and Gold.

Unacceptable.

You made a commitment, Ms.
Cooper, you need to honor it.

Especially since this Homecoming
is also a Reunion Weekend.

JUGHEAD: As in previous years,

graduates from
days of Riverdale Past

will come to town
to relive their more youthful,

more carefree days.

Or to make up for lost time.

Archie, the reason
why I came...

You came
because of the divorce.

Because I called Dad.

You know, I thought that Riverdale
would be better for you than Chicago.

- It would be safer...
- It's okay, Mom.

Really, I'm okay.

And I mean,
it hasn't been all bad.

My friends are amazing.

Dad and I are closer than
ever right now. And also...

You've been singing.

Songwriting, yeah.
And singing.

- And your dad tells me that you're great.
- (CHUCKLES)

I hope you'll play me
some songs before I go.

Yeah, for sure.

I'm playing at the dance. So, if
you want to see me play live...

(SIGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

HERMIONE:
That's incredible, Paul.

You will keep us posted,
won't you?

Okay, thanks... Thank you.

Some good news for a change?

That was your dad's attorney.

Turns out, our statements
did make a difference

and the judge seems inclined
to give your father a break.

How much of a break?

Time served. A few
more months, if that.

And then what?

We move back to New York?

Or your father moves here.

What about the crimes
he's committed?

Including, maybe,
Jason Blossom.

Stop it, Veronica.

There is no proof that your father
had anything to do with that.

He's in jail because of
the Blossoms, Mom,

that gives him a motive.

Okay. Veronica, you need to be
supporting your father,

not demonizing him...

Again, for things that
you have no proof of.

Dad,

have you been body-snatched?

Oh, I feel good, Jug.

Wanna look good, too.

Shave.
Clean the place up a bit.

A little paint...

Oh, I got us some
coffee and donuts.

And I read your, uh...
Your essay?

Manuscript?

- You did?
- Yeah.

- Really?
- I asked you for it, didn't I?

Yeah, I don't know. I figured you were
just pretending to be interested.

This is excellent.

Me, I can barely
string two sentences together,

but you... You got a gift.

Thank God you're
not wasting it.

Mind if I ask you
a couple questions?

Yeah. Of course.

Why Jason Blossom, huh?

Out of all the things
you could write about,

why pick a dead kid?

I don't know. It was
sort like he picked me.

(SIGHS)

Tell the story that no one
was gonna tell.

Or even know how to tell.

From the outside, looking in.

Who do you think killed him?

I mean, you and Betty are in this deep.
You gotta have an opinion.

To me, I don't think
the question is,

"Whodunnit?"

I think the real question is

whether Riverdale
is a place of good

or a place of
darkness and evil.

Or both.

Most things are both.

Can I make one suggestion?

That's what Betty says, and then
it's about a dozen suggestions.

I think, at a certain point,
you should

move on.

You can't let this be the only
story you're gonna tell, Jughead.

Hell, it shouldn't even be
the most important one.

ARCHIE: Ronnie, wait up.

Hey, I just wanted to explain why I
didn't call you after the party.

My mom showed up
out of nowhere.

It's fine, you don't
owe me an explanation.

Wait, Veronica,

are we seriously not gonna talk
about what happened between us?

Archie.

We had a moment. A beautiful,
but fleeting moment.

- We spent the night. -We
crashed, in separate beds.

I don't regret anything
we said, Veronica, or did.

Me neither,

but I think you might be
boyfriend-worthy.

I agree. Let's test that theory
at the Homecoming Dance.

Unfortunately, I don't
have the bandwidth

to explore anything
with anyone right now.

Well, in that case,

what if we just finally get to
sing that duet together?

- (CHUCKLES) -I kind of told
my mom I was performing.

Look, Archie, I'm sorry,
but for a million reasons,

we're going to have to pretend
our moment never happened.

I'll see you later.

Oh, finally, close that door.

Ladies, I need you
to look around the room.

Whoever is not in this room
is on the table

as a possible murder suspect.

Including those Pussycats.

Oh, my God, Mom...

Now, let's talk
about your father.

He has an epic grudge against
the Blossoms, so yes.

It's totally within the
realm of possibility

that he hired someone
from jail to kill Jason.

Maybe Jughead's dad.

You really believe that?

My dad paid Jughead's
dad to trash the drive-in.

- Maybe he paid him to...
- Commit murder.

And, for all we know, that gay
Greaser Serpent is an accomplice.

And what are you
basing that off of?

That you saw FP
and Joaquin talking?

It didn't look like
they were talking.

It looked like
they were conspiring.

Conspiring about what?

That's what
I need you to find out.

Either through Jughead
or FP directly,

without raising suspicion,
of course.

Which is why I have prepared a
seemingly innocuous list of questions.

I already asked Jughead,
point-blank,

if he thought his father had
anything to do with Jason's death,

and he said no.

And I believed him,
and I still believe him.

Betty, you're
too close to this.

I'm not going
to insult Jughead

or betray him
by entertaining this.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have
a Homecoming Dance to plan.

Come on, Vee, let's go.

(SIGHS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Mrs. Cooper?

Yes?

I understand why Betty doesn't
want to get in the middle of this.

But I don't feel the same loyalty
for the Jones family that she does.

- I'm listening. -Helping
you find out the truth

about FP will help me find
out the truth about my dad.

And whether or not
he hired FP to kill Jason.

What exactly
are you saying, Veronica?

I'm saying,

if you want to go after Jughead's dad, Mrs.
Cooper, I'm in.

CHERYL: Sorry to interrupt,

but I have an
announcement to make.

One that tangentially
involves you, Betty.

I'm bringing Polly
to the dance as my date,

and we're campaigning as
co-queens of Homecoming Court.

- Because why?
- Because, Nightmare Smurfette,

by all rights, it should've been Polly
and Jason on that stage being crowned.

This is the next best thing.

So... Don't forget to vote,

and I'll see
everyone at my coronation!

Betty, about the
Homecoming Dance,

can I play a couple songs?
I kind of told my mom that...

Whoa, you don't want me to?

No, no it's not that, Archie,
it's just, um...

This dance needs to be fun.

And your songs,
as amazing as they are...

They make you wanna
slit your wrists.

- In a good way.
- In an amazing way.

But no need to fret, Betty.

'Cause Archie asked me
to sing with him,

and we're thinking about doing
some upbeat covers.

We are?

Aren't we?

Not that I'm complaining,
Ronnie,

but why the change of heart?

Because I'm hoping you'll say yes
to the favor I'm about to ask you.

Hey, if it's gonna help you,
then I'm in.

Remember when

you heard Clifford Blossom
say he put my dad in jail?

Well, I think my dad may have
gone after Jason as payback.

He's very eye-for-an-eye,

and I have a strong suspicion he hired
Jughead's dad to do his dirty work.

Also, FP's done my dad's bidding before.
He trashed the drive-in.

It's a big leap to go from
vandalism to murder, Ronnie.

I talked it over
with Mrs. Cooper.

- And... -She's a part of this?
Are you nuts?

She's gonna keep FP busy
while we search his trailer

to find anything
that links FP to Jason.

Or, more importantly,
FP to my dad.

We should
just talk to Jughead.

No, what if he's protecting FP

or tries to warn him?

He's our friend, Ronnie.

My dad is this close
to being released,

and my mom's in denial and she's ready
to welcome him back with open arms.

Me, I'd like to know
exactly who

we're inviting back
into our lives.

Look, Veronica, I really
wanna help you,

I do, and I definitely don't
want Jughead to get hurt,

but I'm telling you,
FP's cleaned up his act.

I hope you're right
about that, Archie,

because if not,

Jughead could get dragged into something
very messy and very dangerous.

- MARY: Hermione, hi.
- Mary Andrews?

What... What are you
doing in town?

Oh just a
spur-of-the-moment visit.

I was hoping to surprise
Fred with lunch.

Oh, he's off-site.

He's picking up some
supplies from a vendor.

Yeah, he told me that
you were working for him.

With him.

Yeah, he says
he admires your chutzpah.

That's a very
Fred thing to say, huh?

Yeah, but in this case,
I agree.

You know,
I've been following the news.

(SIGHS)

Yeah.

Karmic payback for being such a mean
girl in high school, I suppose.

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Polly, thank God,
what's going on?

And why are you running to be
Homecoming co-queen with Cheryl?

To keep her distracted.

Did you find something?

Not yet, but they're
definitely hiding things.

Remember our deal, Polly,

if you don't find anything
by Homecoming, it's over

you're coming home.

I just have to get
into their bedroom.

They protect it obsessively.

Well, you're not putting
yourself in any danger, are you?

Betty, I gotta go, I'm sorry.

Your daily milkshake.

- You must be famished.
- Mmm-hmm.

What, with all the
exploring you've been doing.

The East Wing,
where Mr. Blossom and I

have our sleeping quarters,
is out of bounds.

Mr. Blossom values
his privacy. You understand.

I'm so sorry.
It won't happen again.

- Good.
- (CHUCKLES)

Thanks.

Hey, you.

- Why didn't you tell me
about the dinner? -What?

Your mom basically
tackled me in the hall

to invite my dad and I
over before the dance.

- Did you not know? -No, no, of course,
I've just, you know, got so many...

(CLEARS THROAT)
Plates are spinning...

I'm a little terrified about the
social experiment of it all,

but I think it's good

for our families to
get to know each other.

I think it's important
for us. You know?

Yeah.

I know what you're doing, Mom.

Whatever do you mean?
I'm making peach pie

for our guests.

No, you're laying out
some kind of trap

for Jughead's dad.

On the contrary, Betty,

I took what you said
earlier to heart.

So you're not going to question Jughead
or his dad about the murder then?

I mean, only if it happens to come
up as casual dinner conversation.

I'm not playing this game
with you, Mom.

And neither is Jughead,

not after I tell him
what you're planning here.

Are you sure
that's a good idea, Betty?

When I invited Jughead,
he seemed so excited.

Like it really
meant a lot to him

that our families are gonna
get to know each other.

That's all I'm after, honey.

FP is innocent, Mom.

Jughead said so,
and I trust him.

I'm sure the question of FP's guilt or
innocence won't even come up at dinner.

MARY: Now, this is
pretty good.

FRED: Oh, there he is.

Son, your mom and I are trying to
decide between pizza and Chinese food.

- What do you think?
- Uh... We always do pizza.

Let me guess.
Pepperoni and red pepper?

All right, so, Moon Palace,
they still deliver.

- We can get, um...
- General Tso's chicken,

scallion pancakes, vegetable
dumplings, family-style.

(CLEARS THROAT)

What's wrong, son?

Huh? Nothing.

I'm just... I'm not used to coming
home and seeing you guys together.

It's nice, but...

- Hello?
- Jughead, hey.

Am I interrupting a family meeting?
'Cause I can come back.

Absolutely not.

So, who's going to the dance?

Besides your dad and me... Oh,
and Hermione, whom I invited.

- You did?
- We'll talk about it.

Wait, you guys are going
to the dance? Together?

We were talking about it.

We both want to hear you play,
if that's still happening.

If you're good with it.

Yeah, totally.
I'm great with it.

- Good.
- JUGHEAD: So the worm turns.

Mary and Fred.

A possible rekindling?

That would've been
a Li'l Archie's pipe dream.

Stranger things have
happened, man.

Like for instance,
my dad shaved.

Which is the equivalent
of tectonic plates shifting.

I was thinking, maybe it's time I
go back and live with him again.

Based on the fact
that he shaved?

Well, he also hasn't missed
a day of work,

and he quit drinking.

That's...
That's great, Jughead.

But maybe you should wait a little bit
longer just to make sure it sticks.

No, dude, I'm telling you,
something has shifted.

I mean, he even asked
to read my work.

The essays, the articles
I wrote about Jason.

- Your dad did?
- Yeah.

And he read them.

Even more surprisingly,
he engaged with them.

He asked me
questions about them.

- What kind of questions?
- Like who I thought did it.

Your dad asked you who you
thought killed Jason Blossom?

You repeating everything I'm
saying is getting really annoying.

Crap, I forgot. My mom likes
almond milk in her coffee,

and we don't have any, so...

I'm gonna go get some.

Well, you are
a terrible liar, Archie.

Off to a late-night rendezvous with
a certain raven-haired princess?

Relax, man, I'm just giving
you a hard time.

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Archie.

If this is a booty call...

Look, I've been thinking about
what you asked me.

I wanna help you.

What prompted
this return to sanity?

Jughead.

He's been hurt and let down
by his dad so many times.

And what if FP
did help your dad?

That's what I'm saying,
what if?

But, Veronica...

Jughead can never find out.

And neither can Betty.

Oh, Pollikins,

it's much more fun being
friends than mortal enemies.

And I'm glad we're honoring
Jay-Jay's legacy together.

This color
totally pops on you.

Okay, so I was thinking.

The theme for the dance is
"Blast from the Past," right?

So, I say, we go
retro and borrow

some of your mom's
vintage bling for the night.

Ooh, you're naughty, Polly.

My mom and dad would fah-reak
if they knew we were in here.

So let's take our sweet time.

How many wigs
does your father have?

One for every mood.

Legend has it that Clifford's
hair turned white overnight.

Supposedly, he saw the
ghost of Grandpappy Blossom

with his throat slit.

Now, me, I love a silver fox,

but we Blossoms live
and die by our red curls.

My father tried
dying it once, but...

But what?

What is that?
What did you find?

My nana's ring...

Which she gave to Jason.

He... He proposed to me
with that ring.

So how does
your mother have it?

I...

Hands off, Gollum.

The only way your mom
could have that ring

is if she or your dad
got it from Jason,

and he wouldn't
have given it up.

Not over his dead body.

(GASPS)

Polly...

You are carrying
precious cargo,

but if you think
for one second

that those babies guarantee
your safety,

you're in for a
rude awakening.

JUGHEAD:
Super-delicious, Mrs. C.

Sure is, Alice.

Been a long time since I ate
something that didn't come in a

combo meal or a snack pack.

- So, FP...
- Mmm.

Betty tells me that you're
working for Fred Andrews now.

How do you balance that with all
of your other responsibilities?

You mean like
being a father?

- And being a part of the
Southside community. -Mom.

You can say "Southside Serpent," Alice.
I'm not ashamed.

And it's not just me, there's a
bunch of us working on Fred's site.

So, if you don't mind me asking,
I mean, I'm just curious,

how did you make
your living before that?

I scraped by. Odd jobs.

I know that you worked for the drive-in,
Jughead, before it was closed.

Did you find
work there, too, FP?

- Dad.
- Well, hung out a bit.

What can I say?
I'm a movie buff.

(LAUGHS)

So, tell me,

were you upset when Hiram Lodge
bought the drive-in land?

Stuff happens.

Let me rephrase that question.
Were you surprised?

- (DOORBELL RINGS)
- I'll get it.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Right this way.

I thought you said she
wanted me to be here.

She does.

I mean, it is Homecoming
after all.

And our families should be
coming together.

Right, Mom?

It's the same as when
we were kids.

You start in the bedroom,
I'll start in here.

You wanted an explanation.

The last time
Clifford saw Jason

was the day my son washed
his hands of our family.

Jason wanted nothing more to
do with the Blossom name,

nor our lineage.

Including the ring, which he threw in
Clifford's face as his final rebuke.

Clifford then gave the ring
to me for safekeeping.

I...

I thought the ring
had been lost...

Nothing's lost forever.

Everything comes back.

(SIGHS)

Now. Unless you have
any more questions,

I'll leave you to finish
getting ready for the dance.

And drink up, dear.
Before it melts.

I'm hoping maybe you have some
vacancies down at Sunnyside.

You see, I've been sleeping in
my office down at the paper,

and it's just getting a little
chilly at night.

I bet your office
beats the trailer park.

(LAUGHS)
I wouldn't be so sure.

You see, Alice here, she's been
redecorating the Register.

The other day, she threw
a brick through the window.

- Is that so?
- Keep talking, Hal,

and the next brick I throw
may not be at a window.

You remember
our Homecoming, Alice?

Hal? Back in the day?

Castles in the Clouds?

Your mom ever tell you
about that night?

Just that she and my dad
were king and queen.

Yeah, they were. Of hell.

- Dad, please. -No, this is
a fun story, I promise.

Fred and me,

we were all set
to play at the dance.

I was backstage,
dropping off our gear

when I heard
these voices yelling.

It was your mom and dad.

They were fighting about...

About I don't know what.

But it sounded like
life or death.

Shut up, FP.

Happy to oblige if you are.

I don't care what you
think of me, Alice,

but don't jerk me around.
Not in front of my son.

This was such
a nice idea, Mom,

but I think it's time that
we get to the dance.

So, is it okay if we
skip the peach pie?

CHERYL: What did you give her?

Polly was so agitated, I gave
her an all-natural relaxer.

Nothing to hurt the babies,

but she will sleep
like a lamb till morning.

Was that story true?

About how you
got the ring back?

Every word of it.

You know,
your brother rejected us,

our way of life,
our business, everything.

And after I had groomed him
to take over the empire.

When really, I should have
been nurturing you.

Jason never had
the stomach for any of it.

But you...

You're a Blossom,
through and through.

Okay.

One more thing
before you go to the dance.

Nana Blossom's ring...

It's not in my jewelry box,
it's not with Polly.

Where is it?

It wasn't my fault,
it was Polly's.

She lunged at me,
trying to get it,

I didn't know what to do.

I panicked.

I thought it would be
better for everyone

if the ring were just gone.

Down the drain.

That way, if Polly ever
said anything to anyone,

there'd be no proof.
Just her word

against ours.

Did I do something wrong?

No...

It's quite right what you did.

Look, I checked everywhere.
Twice.

But there's nothing weird
or dangerous-looking.

Same out here, just tumbleweeds
and dust bunnies, that's it.

- We need to keep looking.
- Veronica.

- Somewhere, there's something
that proves it. -What?

What are we even
looking for, Ronnie?

A signed contract between
Jughead's dad and yours?

I doubt they're that stupid...

We'll switch... I'll take
the bedroom this time.

You wanted to see if we would find
anything incriminating, and we didn't.

Then we'll look
somewhere else.

Outside or under the trailer.

Veronica,

what do you want?

Do you want your dad
to be guilty?

I want to know, Archie.

One way or the other,
I need to be sure.

We can keep looking
forever, Ronnie,

and never find anything.

Then what about
when he comes home?

I'm not sure.

But I'll be right
there, next to you,

doing what I can
to help. If you'll let me.

And maybe I'm wrong,

but not finding anything
tonight feels like a win.

A major win for the home team.

- What?
- (CHUCKLES)

Just...

"Yea, though I walk through
the Valley of Darkness,"

"and Archie Andrews is there with
a smile and a sports metaphor."

(CELL PHONE BUZZING)

It's Mrs. Cooper.

We need to go, right now.

FP could be on his way home,
let's go.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

You be a gentleman
tonight, okay?

He always is, Mr. Jones.

Betty, would you mind
giving us just a minute?

No, of course. Take your time.
Thank you.

What's up?

Look, I've been thinking.

I mean, if it's
all right with you...

I could come back.

And I could... I could
come back home.

I'll do you one better.

It's time the whole family
gets back together.

Us, your mom, Jellybean.

They've got a
sweet set-up in Toledo,

- there's decent work there...
- In Toledo?

Well, why not Riverdale?

'Cause of dinners
like we just had.

And what you're writing
about in your book.

And hell, you know what happens to
people like us in Riverdale, Jug.

We get chewed up.

(POP SONG PLAYING)

Well, it's not
the Met Ball, but...

Thanks for letting me
tag along, Fred.

It was Mary's idea.

Always like to have a
beautiful woman on my arm.

Tonight, I have two.

Meanwhile, I'm having
major deja vu.

Remember when
this was our lives?

The best of times...

Betty, tonight after the dance, I'd
like to talk to you about something.

It has to do with my dad.

Is everything okay?

Yeah...

Actually, things are great.

Better than they've been
in a while.

I just kind of wanna figure
something out together.

Mmm-hmm.

Oh, God...

Will you be okay alone
here for a second?

I think I should be fine.

I'll be right back.

Cheryl? Hey. Where's Polly?

She's fine.

She sugar-crashed and
canceled at the last minute,

leaving me high and dry,

which is why I'm never doing
anything nice for anyone ever again.

Excuse me.

Well, well, well...
Mary Andrews.

Well, well, well...
Alice Cooper.

Saw you swanning in earlier
with Fred and Hermione.

I didn't realize that you were
a polyamorist.

I don't think that's
an actual word.

- It's a compliment, Mary.
- Huh.

I couldn't be seen in the
same room with those two.

Not after all their
monkey business.

(SIGHS)

Oh...

Oh... Did you not know?

You have been playing the
same game since junior high

and it was tired
even back then.

Fred is a big boy,
he can do as he pleases.

I came here tonight to have
fun with both of my dates.

So, if you have
a problem with that...

- (CELL PHONE RINGING)
- (GASPS)

I have to take this.

(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, Kev...

Have you seen Archie
and Veronica?

Oh, never mind, I see them.

What the hell?

There you are, Ms. Cooper.

Mayor McCoy would like to review
the evening's itinerary with you.

What can I do for you,
Mayor McCoy?

Well, firstly, I was wondering...
(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

- Would you walk me up?
- I'm sorry. What?

To the stage?

Oh...

Actually, Principal Weatherbee,
will you do the honors?

I have to... Go.

Excuse me.

(SIGHS)

Where were you guys?

We stopped...
We stopped at Pop's.

And what were you
just talking to my mom about?

- Betty...
- Guys, can we table this?

We gotta get ready.

Come on.

MAYOR MCCOY: Friends,
students and alumni.

I hope you brought
your dancing shoes.

Please join me in
welcoming to the stage

Riverdale High's very own Archie
Andrews and Veronica Lodge!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)

♪ Looking out a
dirty old window ♪

♪ Down below the cars
in the city go rushing by ♪

♪ I sit here alone
and I wonder why ♪

♪ Friday night and
everyone's moving ♪

♪ I can feel the heat,
but it's soothing ♪

♪ Heading down ♪

♪ I search for the beat
in this dirty town ♪

♪ Downtown the young ones
are going ♪

♪ Downtown the young ones
are... ♪

I got a warrant to
search the premises.

Be my guest.
I got nothing to hide.

♪ We're the kids in America
Whoa-oh ♪

♪ We're the kids in America
Whoa-oh ♪

♪ Everybody live
for the music-go-round ♪

♪ Bright lights
The music gets faster ♪

♪ Look boy, don't check
on your watch ♪

♪ Not another glance ♪

♪ I'm not leaving now,
honey, not a chance ♪

♪ Hotshot,
give me no problems ♪

♪ Much later, baby,
you'll be saying never mind ♪

♪ You know life is cruel
Life is never kind ♪

♪ Kind hearts don't make
a new story ♪

♪ Kind hearts
don't grab any glory ♪

♪ We're the kids in America
Whoa-oh ♪

♪ Everybody live
for the music-go-round ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

(CROWD CHEERING)

♪ Come closer,
honey, that's better ♪

♪ Got to get a
brand-new experience ♪

♪ Feeling right ♪

♪ Oh, don't try to stop, baby ♪

♪ Hold me tight ♪

♪ Outside a new day is dawning ♪

♪ Outside suburbia's
sprawling everywhere ♪

♪ I don't want to go, baby ♪

♪ New York to East California ♪

♪ There's a new wave
coming, I warn you ♪

♪ We're the kids in America
Whoa-oh ♪

♪ We're the kids in America
Whoa-oh ♪

♪ Everybody live
for the music-go-round ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

You want to explain this?

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

(SLOW SONG PLAYING)

So, Archie and Veronica are...

We haven't exactly had
the conversation,

but the Magic 8-Ball says,
"Yes."

You Andrews men
are such players.

(LAUGHING)

This is the first time I've brought
a boyfriend to one of these things.

This is the first time
I've really had a boyfriend.

Mostly it's been hook-ups
with closeted guys.

Hey, guys, sorry to interrupt.

Have you seen Betty anywhere?

You all need tracking devices.

I think she was headed out to the
hall with Veronica and maybe Archie.

Thanks.

Before you get mad,
let me explain.

Explain what?

That you're working with
my mom behind my back?

I'm sorry, Bee, but you know FP had
some kind of arrangement with my dad.

I had to make sure it wasn't
about Jason Blossom.

And what's your excuse?

I was looking out for Jughead in
case FP was doing shady stuff.

- To protect him.
- Blame me, Betty.

I asked Archie to help me.

Help you do what?
What did you two do?

JUGHEAD: Guys... Betty...

(SIGHS)

What's going on?

Why do I feel like I'm
suddenly left out?

Do you want to tell him
or should I?

Tell me what?

We went to your
dad's trailer to...

To search it, Jughead.

- Why would you guys do that?
- My mom put them up to it.

She was convinced he was
hiding something about Jason.

We were wrong. All of us.
We didn't find anything.

And Jug, we were only
doing it to prove that...

That my dad wasn't a murderer?

- You went behind my back, Archie?
- Jug...

How did you...

When did you guys know
to go to my dad's trailer?

We knew he'd be
at dinner with...

(SIGHS)

No...

That's why your mom invited
my dad and I to dinner?

So these two could
break into my his trailer

while she interrogated him?

No, I didn't know
what they were doing.

But yes, that is why
she invited you guys.

To think I was gonna pass
on moving to Toledo

with my family for you.

What?

When we went to my dad's trailer,
you asked me if I believed him.

I said I did.

- Wasn't that good enough for you?
- It was. It was good enough.

I didn't...
I tried to stop her.

You could've told me, you
could've warned me about this.

You were so excited, Jug, I
didn't want to disappoint you.

So instead you lied?

- You all lied to me?
- KEVIN: There they are.

- Betty. Thank God...
- Mom, don't...

No, you have to listen.
All of you.

My dad just told Mayor McCoy

about your dad, Jughead.

What about my dad?

He was just arrested.

For the murder of
Jason Blossom.

(DOG BARKING)

I'm not a perfect father, Jughead,
no getting around that, but...

I'm no killer.

Kevin said someone tipped off
his dad, was it you?

- I was at the dance, Betty...
- Answer the damn question, Mom.

And don't lie.

Was it you?

It was not.

But I'm glad that you're safe.

And as much as I like Jughead,

- I am so glad that you are done
with that family. - "Done"?

I love Jughead.

He's as much my
family as you are,

more so right now.

You are not going anywhere,
young lady.

I am going to look
for Jughead.

Do not push me tonight, Mom,

because I will push back.

If FP confesses, he might
drag us into this.

Talk about our dealings
with the Serpents.

But at least we'll know
if Dad hired him to...

And if he did?

And you can't
pretend otherwise?

We'll cut all ties with him.

He'll be dead to us.

We may not be able
to walk away so easily.

MARY: FP has always
had his demons.

I really thought he'd
changed, Mom, I...

It's very hard for people
to change, Archie.

You know, after
I heard you play

and before everything
happened,

I was going to ask you
to come to Chicago with me.

To stay.

You could study music.

I'm not even thinking
about that right now, Mom.

No, I know, I know.

It's just,
I want you with me.

I don't think that this town
is safe anymore.

I feel like Riverdale is getting ready
to slide off of a mountainside,

and I don't want you anywhere
around when that happens.

Just promise me you'll
at least think about it.

Yeah, I will.

(ROCK SONG PLAYING)

(SOBBING) That bastard
killed my baby.

He killed my Jason.

I want him dead
for what he did.

- You have my word, darling.
- (SOBBING)

You have my word.

(SONG CONTINUES)

Pop... Jughead hasn't
been by, has he?

Nope. You're not the only one
who's come looking for him.

Betty...

- Thank goodness.
- We were gonna call you.

I'm not talking to you,
either of you, ever again.

It's about Jughead.

Kevin called me. And he said
his dad found a gun,

the gun that killed Jason,

in a lockbox in FP's closet.

But Betty, we searched
FP's trailer.

We looked through that closet.

And there was no lockbox.

Someone put it there
after we left.

He's being framed.