1 00:00:01,044 --> 00:00:02,785 [sinister music playing] 2 00:00:07,442 --> 00:00:08,660 [exhales] 3 00:00:09,966 --> 00:00:12,186 [Jughead] How does a fire start? 4 00:00:12,229 --> 00:00:14,014 Sometimes with a kindly teacher 5 00:00:14,057 --> 00:00:18,105 encouraging an eager student to pursue his love of poetry. 6 00:00:18,931 --> 00:00:20,890 [elevator dings] 7 00:00:20,933 --> 00:00:23,066 Or perhaps it sparks with a chance encounter in an elevator. 8 00:00:27,070 --> 00:00:30,813 Or in Betty Cooper's bedroom with a suddenly missing typewriter... 9 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:34,338 and telephone. 10 00:00:37,820 --> 00:00:39,996 [gasps] 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,999 Or maybe the inferno that would soon consume Riverdale High begins... 12 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:44,218 in a classroom. 13 00:00:44,261 --> 00:00:46,568 [applause] 14 00:00:46,611 --> 00:00:50,354 Oh, that was wonderful, Betty and Kevin. 15 00:00:50,398 --> 00:00:54,097 I don't think that I have ever heard 16 00:00:54,141 --> 00:00:57,883 those words spoken aloud so beautifully. 17 00:00:57,927 --> 00:01:01,539 And I saw A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway. [chuckles] 18 00:01:01,583 --> 00:01:04,629 That's enough, Mrs. Thornton. 19 00:01:04,673 --> 00:01:07,284 [Thornton] I beg your pardon, Principal Featherhead? 20 00:01:07,328 --> 00:01:08,894 I'm in the middle of teaching my class. 21 00:01:08,938 --> 00:01:11,419 This is no longer your class. 22 00:01:11,462 --> 00:01:13,638 Please step out into the hall, ma'am. 23 00:01:13,682 --> 00:01:15,553 Is this a gag? What's going on? 24 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:18,339 It's all right, class. 25 00:01:18,382 --> 00:01:22,343 I'm certain that this is a simple misunderstanding. 26 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:28,610 Alas, this is not a gag, 27 00:01:28,652 --> 00:01:31,352 nor is it a simple misunderstanding. 28 00:01:31,395 --> 00:01:33,832 Mrs. Thornton has been relieved of her duties. 29 00:01:33,876 --> 00:01:36,313 And until we can find a permanent replacement, 30 00:01:36,357 --> 00:01:38,576 you'll be taught by my wife, 31 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:39,490 Mrs. Blossom. 32 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:45,408 [ominous music playing] 33 00:01:46,149 --> 00:01:47,585 Hello, children. 34 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,285 Well, what's the dealio with Mrs. Thornton? 35 00:01:51,328 --> 00:01:53,113 Your former teacher 36 00:01:53,156 --> 00:01:56,333 represents a clear and present danger to the American way. 37 00:01:58,205 --> 00:02:02,122 Mrs. Thornton is under suspicion of being a communist. 38 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:03,819 [all chattering] 39 00:02:05,168 --> 00:02:07,475 The Red Menace has come to Riverdale. 40 00:02:07,518 --> 00:02:10,390 [Clifford] Which is why you all have to remain vigilant. 41 00:02:10,434 --> 00:02:12,306 If you see something, 42 00:02:12,349 --> 00:02:13,611 say something. 43 00:02:16,005 --> 00:02:18,486 Archie, you've been spending time with Mrs. Thornton after school. 44 00:02:18,529 --> 00:02:19,835 I mean, clue us in. 45 00:02:19,878 --> 00:02:21,793 Have you noticed anything strange about her? 46 00:02:21,837 --> 00:02:23,055 Not at all. 47 00:02:23,099 --> 00:02:24,796 Mrs. Thornton's been helping me with my... 48 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:30,324 Uh-- 49 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:31,412 I'm telling you, this is a mistake. 50 00:02:31,454 --> 00:02:32,978 Mrs. Thornton is no communist. 51 00:02:33,022 --> 00:02:35,198 Far be it from me to defend my ghoul of a father, 52 00:02:35,242 --> 00:02:38,810 but even he can't get a teacher fired without just cause or evidence. 53 00:02:38,853 --> 00:02:40,421 I wouldn't be so sure. 54 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:43,554 You can't believe what Hollywood's been like. 55 00:02:43,598 --> 00:02:45,948 I mean, the whole town's terrified, 56 00:02:45,991 --> 00:02:47,341 gripped by paranoia. 57 00:02:48,211 --> 00:02:49,430 A few years ago, 58 00:02:49,473 --> 00:02:51,258 Senator McCarthy launched a crusade. 59 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:54,565 He claimed Russian spies were using TV and movies 60 00:02:54,609 --> 00:02:56,741 to brainwash the American public. 61 00:02:56,785 --> 00:02:59,048 I remember my mom and dad talking about that. 62 00:02:59,091 --> 00:03:01,920 Didn't McCarthy keep a list of known communists? 63 00:03:01,964 --> 00:03:04,009 Yes, but he made it all up. 64 00:03:04,053 --> 00:03:05,533 Accused people left and right. 65 00:03:05,576 --> 00:03:08,405 Used fearmongering to amass power. 66 00:03:08,449 --> 00:03:09,885 He held congressional hearings, 67 00:03:09,928 --> 00:03:13,062 had the FBI investigate studios. 68 00:03:13,105 --> 00:03:14,933 Pressured people to name names. 69 00:03:14,977 --> 00:03:18,023 Targeting the innocent to gain even more power and influence. 70 00:03:18,067 --> 00:03:20,329 Uh, come on, guys. This is America. Okay? 71 00:03:20,374 --> 00:03:22,941 If you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about. 72 00:03:22,985 --> 00:03:24,813 I wish I could believe that, Kevin, 73 00:03:24,856 --> 00:03:27,381 but I have seen it happen firsthand. 74 00:03:31,472 --> 00:03:34,039 [Ethel] Oh, my gosh, Jughead, I can't believe this is really happening. 75 00:03:34,083 --> 00:03:35,476 [Jughead] Oh, It is. 76 00:03:35,519 --> 00:03:37,391 It's the publication of your very first comic. 77 00:03:37,434 --> 00:03:39,393 -Our comic. [giggles] -Oh, come on. 78 00:03:39,436 --> 00:03:41,133 Excuse me, could we please get two copies 79 00:03:41,177 --> 00:03:43,701 of the newest issue of Pit of the Perverse,please? 80 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:46,400 We wrote and drew the main story in it. 81 00:03:46,442 --> 00:03:49,620 Oh, from Pep Comics? 82 00:03:49,664 --> 00:03:52,014 Yeah. We sent that bundle back. 83 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,103 Oh. You sent it back? How come? 84 00:03:55,147 --> 00:03:59,456 Because I don't sell crummy smut like that anymore. 85 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:01,458 It's disgusting! 86 00:04:01,502 --> 00:04:03,199 And un-American. 87 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,767 Go! Get gone! 88 00:04:08,465 --> 00:04:10,772 [Cheryl] You summoned me? 89 00:04:10,815 --> 00:04:13,078 There have been allegations made against you 90 00:04:13,122 --> 00:04:16,952 about an illicit kiss on Halloween night. 91 00:04:16,995 --> 00:04:18,997 I... I don't know anything about that. 92 00:04:21,652 --> 00:04:25,265 We're not upset with you, Cheryl. 93 00:04:25,308 --> 00:04:28,268 You are at the mercy of a condition 94 00:04:28,311 --> 00:04:30,966 that is beyond your control. 95 00:04:32,663 --> 00:04:35,579 But luckily, thanks to your father's status, 96 00:04:35,623 --> 00:04:38,713 we were able to work out a deal 97 00:04:38,756 --> 00:04:41,455 that will save you from being ruined 98 00:04:41,498 --> 00:04:42,978 by this accusation. 99 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:45,850 That is, provided you cooperate 100 00:04:45,894 --> 00:04:49,463 with the ongoing investigation at Riverdale High. 101 00:04:49,506 --> 00:04:51,508 Is this related to what happened to Mrs. Thornton today? 102 00:04:51,552 --> 00:04:53,293 It's all of a piece. 103 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:54,990 Being a communist, 104 00:04:55,033 --> 00:04:57,949 engaging in deviant sexual behavior... 105 00:04:58,558 --> 00:05:00,082 it's un-American. 106 00:05:00,125 --> 00:05:02,432 It's corrupt. It's dissident. 107 00:05:02,476 --> 00:05:04,913 I won't name names so you and your cronies 108 00:05:04,956 --> 00:05:06,349 can rip apart my high school chums 109 00:05:06,393 --> 00:05:08,438 like the pack of ravenous jackals you are. 110 00:05:08,482 --> 00:05:10,875 Oh, no. We already have the names, Cheryl. 111 00:05:10,919 --> 00:05:13,487 Administration has compiled a list of students 112 00:05:13,530 --> 00:05:16,707 strongly suspected of unnatural proclivities. 113 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:20,929 All we need you to do is corroborate the names 114 00:05:20,972 --> 00:05:23,366 so we can shore up our cases against them. 115 00:05:23,975 --> 00:05:24,846 And... 116 00:05:25,803 --> 00:05:27,544 so you can redeem yourself. 117 00:05:39,034 --> 00:05:39,861 And if I refuse? 118 00:05:40,862 --> 00:05:42,558 What will you do? 119 00:05:42,603 --> 00:05:45,780 Honestly, you wanna send me away from this Godforsaken house? 120 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:47,956 I would welcome the change of scenery. 121 00:05:47,999 --> 00:05:50,045 The further away from you and Mumsy, the better. 122 00:05:50,784 --> 00:05:51,786 Cheryl! 123 00:05:56,225 --> 00:05:59,446 If you refuse to cooperate, 124 00:05:59,489 --> 00:06:03,450 you will remain under unwelcome scrutiny. 125 00:06:06,061 --> 00:06:07,845 Very well. 126 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:11,458 We will be forced to take away the one thing you truly care about. 127 00:06:11,501 --> 00:06:13,111 Your beloved River Vixens. 128 00:06:16,419 --> 00:06:17,855 Anything but that, Daddy. Please. 129 00:06:17,899 --> 00:06:21,337 Do not doubt our resolve, girl. 130 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,252 You have a choice to make. 131 00:06:23,295 --> 00:06:25,994 A choice that may very well affect the rest of your life. 132 00:06:33,175 --> 00:06:34,394 [elevator dings] 133 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:47,276 Daddy? 134 00:06:47,319 --> 00:06:48,408 Mija. 135 00:06:49,974 --> 00:06:52,455 Knock me over with a feather. What are you doing here? 136 00:06:52,499 --> 00:06:55,415 Our estrangement has been weighing on me. 137 00:06:56,546 --> 00:06:58,896 I thought it was time to come see you. 138 00:06:58,940 --> 00:07:01,595 That may be partly true, Daddy, 139 00:07:01,638 --> 00:07:04,815 but you always have some ulterior motive. 140 00:07:05,555 --> 00:07:07,078 Always. 141 00:07:07,122 --> 00:07:09,994 Well, I did want to give you this in person. 142 00:07:18,089 --> 00:07:20,788 Why are you in the doghouse with Mom this time, Daddy? 143 00:07:22,006 --> 00:07:23,660 Were you flirting with a script girl? 144 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:27,490 Yeah, your mother is... 145 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:29,623 -a bit peeved with me, yes. -Mm. 146 00:07:29,666 --> 00:07:33,714 You know how she can be about even the most casual flirtations. 147 00:07:33,757 --> 00:07:35,367 Thought it would be best for me 148 00:07:35,411 --> 00:07:36,673 to get out of town for a few days, let her cool off. 149 00:07:39,371 --> 00:07:42,505 But more than that, I wanted to see you. 150 00:07:42,549 --> 00:07:46,248 I wanted to see what your life is like in Riverdale. 151 00:07:46,291 --> 00:07:47,162 Meet your friends. 152 00:07:49,338 --> 00:07:51,253 What do you say, mija? Can we drop the third degree? 153 00:07:51,296 --> 00:07:53,211 Won't you give your dear old poppy a hug? 154 00:08:00,305 --> 00:08:01,219 [chuckles softly] 155 00:08:10,664 --> 00:08:11,926 [bell chimes] 156 00:08:16,191 --> 00:08:17,975 [indistinct chatter] 157 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:19,281 -[Kevin] Check. -No. 158 00:08:20,456 --> 00:08:22,153 Oh, peachy keen. 159 00:08:22,197 --> 00:08:23,720 You're all in one place. 160 00:08:23,764 --> 00:08:26,418 Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to my father. 161 00:08:26,462 --> 00:08:27,855 -Hiram Lodge. -How do you do? 162 00:08:27,898 --> 00:08:29,857 Please, call me Hiram. 163 00:08:29,900 --> 00:08:31,989 Mr. Lodge. Holy mackerel. 164 00:08:32,033 --> 00:08:33,643 You're even more dashing in person. 165 00:08:33,687 --> 00:08:35,165 -[chuckles softly] -What are you doing here? 166 00:08:35,210 --> 00:08:38,256 Isn't your show Oh, Mija filming right now? 167 00:08:38,299 --> 00:08:39,866 In fact, we're on hiatus. 168 00:08:39,909 --> 00:08:41,390 [chuckles excitedly] 169 00:08:41,433 --> 00:08:42,696 -Daddy, these are all my school chums. -Yeah. 170 00:08:42,739 --> 00:08:44,001 That's Betty. 171 00:08:44,044 --> 00:08:45,525 It's so nice to meet you, Mr. Lodge. 172 00:08:45,568 --> 00:08:47,614 We're such big fans of your television program. 173 00:08:47,657 --> 00:08:48,919 Especially the first season. 174 00:08:48,963 --> 00:08:50,617 It kind of went downhill after that. 175 00:08:50,660 --> 00:08:51,705 [Hiram] Mm. 176 00:08:51,748 --> 00:08:53,881 Please. Enough Hollywood talk. 177 00:08:53,924 --> 00:08:55,491 Daddy wants to see 178 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:58,189 what simple small town life is like. 179 00:08:58,233 --> 00:08:59,451 So for starters, 180 00:08:59,495 --> 00:09:02,324 he'll be joining our English class. 181 00:09:02,367 --> 00:09:05,632 Your principal, who's a fan of mine, 182 00:09:05,675 --> 00:09:07,851 asked me to be sort of a guest lecturer. 183 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:09,505 It's my understanding 184 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:10,898 you're working on some dramatic scenes this week? 185 00:09:11,899 --> 00:09:13,335 Who's up to bat first? 186 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:18,732 [Julian] To be or not to be... 187 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:21,909 that is the question. 188 00:09:23,432 --> 00:09:25,826 -Whether it's nobler to-- -I'm sorry. I'm... 189 00:09:25,869 --> 00:09:27,654 I have to stop you right there. 190 00:09:27,697 --> 00:09:30,047 Tell me. Julian, was it? Julian. 191 00:09:30,091 --> 00:09:32,397 Do you even know what you're saying in this monologue? 192 00:09:32,441 --> 00:09:35,096 Well, I didn't grow up in Denmark, if that's what you're asking. 193 00:09:35,139 --> 00:09:36,053 [Hiram] It's not. 194 00:09:36,097 --> 00:09:37,402 I don't care where you grew up. 195 00:09:37,446 --> 00:09:38,621 Are you a man? 196 00:09:38,665 --> 00:09:40,884 -Course I am. -So was Hamlet. 197 00:09:42,625 --> 00:09:44,235 So be a man. 198 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:45,759 -[Julian scoffs] -Speak from your guts. 199 00:09:45,802 --> 00:09:47,282 -[students chuckle] -[Julian] To be-- 200 00:09:47,325 --> 00:09:51,547 No, no. You have to believe what you're saying. 201 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,593 Hamlet was contemplating suicide. 202 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,203 [students murmuring] 203 00:09:55,246 --> 00:09:58,119 You gotta find the truth in what you're saying, Julian. 204 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:00,600 And never forget... 205 00:10:01,905 --> 00:10:03,777 words have power. 206 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:10,522 [exhales] 207 00:10:10,566 --> 00:10:12,786 How can I help you, Miss Cooper? 208 00:10:12,829 --> 00:10:14,701 Well, Principal Featherhead, as you know, 209 00:10:14,744 --> 00:10:18,400 Mrs. Thornton was the faculty advisor for the Blue and Gold. 210 00:10:18,443 --> 00:10:19,967 And now that she's... 211 00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:22,665 no longer with us... 212 00:10:22,709 --> 00:10:24,493 I'm shutting down the Blue and Gold. 213 00:10:24,536 --> 00:10:26,321 We no longer have the funds to support it. 214 00:10:26,364 --> 00:10:27,888 What? 215 00:10:27,931 --> 00:10:29,803 We're a high school. We need a high school newspaper. 216 00:10:29,846 --> 00:10:31,108 Why is that? 217 00:10:31,152 --> 00:10:34,329 Well, to keep the students informed. 218 00:10:35,896 --> 00:10:38,507 Let's be realistic, Betty. 219 00:10:38,550 --> 00:10:40,814 The Blue and Gold has never exactly qualified 220 00:10:40,857 --> 00:10:43,294 as hard-hitting journalism, has it? 221 00:10:43,338 --> 00:10:47,211 Well, not for a lack of trying on our part. 222 00:10:47,255 --> 00:10:48,430 [chuckles softly] 223 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,693 You're a bright girl, Betty. 224 00:10:50,737 --> 00:10:51,781 Unlike most teenagers, 225 00:10:51,825 --> 00:10:53,653 you may, one day, 226 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,350 have something important to say. 227 00:10:56,525 --> 00:10:58,135 But that day is not today. 228 00:11:00,398 --> 00:11:01,835 [continues writing] 229 00:11:03,488 --> 00:11:05,665 [ominous music playing] 230 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:16,458 They have all of our names. 231 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:18,721 I saw the list. Each of you were on it. 232 00:11:18,765 --> 00:11:20,723 And if I don't corroborate it, they're going to take the Vixens away from me. 233 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:22,377 I repeat, the Vixens. 234 00:11:22,420 --> 00:11:24,379 I can't believe your father's putting the screws to you. 235 00:11:24,422 --> 00:11:25,989 You can't confirm that list, Cheryl. 236 00:11:26,033 --> 00:11:27,382 Even if we're already in their crosshairs. 237 00:11:27,425 --> 00:11:29,210 Cheryl would never cave. Would you, babe? 238 00:11:30,385 --> 00:11:32,126 Of course not. No. 239 00:11:32,169 --> 00:11:34,302 But if I'm going to outmaneuver the powers that be, 240 00:11:34,345 --> 00:11:35,695 I have to figure out 241 00:11:35,738 --> 00:11:38,088 who started this particular witch hunt and why. 242 00:11:38,132 --> 00:11:39,307 [Toni] Good question. 243 00:11:39,350 --> 00:11:40,525 Who stands to gain 244 00:11:40,569 --> 00:11:42,049 from getting you off the Vixens, Cheryl? 245 00:11:43,528 --> 00:11:44,878 I can think of one witch 246 00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:46,923 who has always wanted to snatch my crown. 247 00:11:50,927 --> 00:11:53,364 Stop right there, you fake Judas! 248 00:11:53,408 --> 00:11:54,714 Oh, I don't know 249 00:11:54,757 --> 00:11:56,498 what you could possibly be referring to, Cheryl. 250 00:11:56,540 --> 00:11:58,326 Of course you do, Evelyn. 251 00:11:58,369 --> 00:11:59,849 You've always wanted to usurp me 252 00:11:59,893 --> 00:12:01,590 and claim the Vixens for yourself. 253 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:03,635 I'd be a better leader and role model to them, 254 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:04,593 that's for sure. 255 00:12:04,636 --> 00:12:05,986 My God. 256 00:12:06,029 --> 00:12:07,509 How long have you hated me? 257 00:12:09,119 --> 00:12:10,468 Since the beginning. 258 00:12:13,297 --> 00:12:15,125 Your accusations are baseless. 259 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,953 You weren't even at the Babylonium on Halloween night. 260 00:12:16,997 --> 00:12:19,390 You couldn't possibly have seen me kiss anyone. 261 00:12:19,434 --> 00:12:21,262 No, but I heard about it. 262 00:12:21,305 --> 00:12:23,743 And I did see you and your gal pal 263 00:12:23,786 --> 00:12:26,267 getting handsy at the diner. 264 00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:29,966 [ominous music playing] 265 00:12:31,968 --> 00:12:33,578 [Featherhead] Mr. Andrews... 266 00:12:33,622 --> 00:12:36,103 it's come to our attention that Mrs. Thornton 267 00:12:36,146 --> 00:12:38,018 showed a particular interest in you. 268 00:12:38,061 --> 00:12:40,411 Was she trying to indoctrinate you? 269 00:12:40,890 --> 00:12:41,935 Huh? 270 00:12:44,807 --> 00:12:49,594 Mrs. Thornton was just helping me with my poetry, sir. 271 00:12:49,638 --> 00:12:51,988 That's all. She gave me some books to read. 272 00:12:52,032 --> 00:12:54,077 That's how the enemy operates, 273 00:12:54,121 --> 00:12:56,645 by poisoning impressionable minds. 274 00:12:56,688 --> 00:12:58,778 Soon they'll start questioning their leaders, 275 00:12:58,821 --> 00:13:00,780 even their own country. 276 00:13:00,823 --> 00:13:04,479 And then it's a slippery slope to civil disobedience... 277 00:13:05,610 --> 00:13:07,787 and revolution. 278 00:13:07,830 --> 00:13:10,354 It's happening right now in Cuba. 279 00:13:11,834 --> 00:13:15,142 It must not happen in Riverdale. 280 00:13:16,534 --> 00:13:18,623 [Hiram] Well, it's not Grauman's Chinese, 281 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:20,800 but this place is tremendous. 282 00:13:20,843 --> 00:13:22,671 Well, I'm technically on duty, 283 00:13:22,714 --> 00:13:25,369 but I was thinking you might catch our afternoon show, 284 00:13:25,413 --> 00:13:28,198 then we can pick up something from Pops for dinner. 285 00:13:28,242 --> 00:13:29,460 I love it. 286 00:13:29,504 --> 00:13:31,201 The coming attractions are about to start. 287 00:13:31,245 --> 00:13:33,421 I'll just be out here manning the concession stand. 288 00:13:33,464 --> 00:13:36,467 [chuckles] A popcorn, please. Just a little butter. Thanks. 289 00:13:36,511 --> 00:13:38,208 [song playing in theater] 290 00:13:40,732 --> 00:13:42,169 Let me ask you a question. 291 00:13:43,387 --> 00:13:44,911 How well do you know that man? 292 00:13:45,999 --> 00:13:47,827 [scoffs] He's my father. 293 00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:51,526 Mr. Fieldstone, we have a crisis on our hands. 294 00:13:51,569 --> 00:13:52,962 There's not a single joint in town 295 00:13:53,006 --> 00:13:54,616 that's carrying Pep Comics. 296 00:13:54,659 --> 00:13:56,618 Yeah, it's happening all over the country. 297 00:13:56,661 --> 00:13:57,706 Not just here. 298 00:13:57,749 --> 00:13:59,229 Where newsstands are being raided 299 00:13:59,273 --> 00:14:00,970 by holy rollers and cops. 300 00:14:01,014 --> 00:14:04,017 Entire bundles of comics are being returned. 301 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:05,670 Selling comics isn't illegal? 302 00:14:05,714 --> 00:14:07,063 No! 303 00:14:07,107 --> 00:14:08,499 But in the eyes of Joe and Jane Public, 304 00:14:08,543 --> 00:14:09,413 it's immoral. 305 00:14:09,936 --> 00:14:11,111 Thank you. 306 00:14:11,154 --> 00:14:12,460 It's like peddling pornography. 307 00:14:12,503 --> 00:14:15,071 I mean, we have moms calling other moms 308 00:14:15,115 --> 00:14:17,378 telling them not to buy their Home Journal 309 00:14:17,421 --> 00:14:18,379 from any newsstand 310 00:14:18,422 --> 00:14:19,859 that sells crime or horror comics. 311 00:14:19,902 --> 00:14:21,164 The world's gone cuckoo. 312 00:14:21,208 --> 00:14:23,340 [scoffs] You're telling me, freckles. 313 00:14:23,384 --> 00:14:24,211 [sighs] 314 00:14:24,254 --> 00:14:25,908 And when we get hate mail, 315 00:14:25,952 --> 00:14:27,431 it's more graphic than anything we've ever published. 316 00:14:27,475 --> 00:14:29,390 Gee willikers. 317 00:14:29,433 --> 00:14:31,348 Well, what are we gonna do, Mr. Fieldstone? 318 00:14:32,784 --> 00:14:34,395 We're gonna hunker down. 319 00:14:34,438 --> 00:14:36,484 We're gonna weather this storm. 320 00:14:36,527 --> 00:14:37,615 Now I'm gonna call 321 00:14:37,659 --> 00:14:38,834 all the other comic book publishers 322 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,705 and see how they're faring. 323 00:14:40,749 --> 00:14:42,055 Oh, Mr. Fieldstone. 324 00:14:42,098 --> 00:14:43,578 I was wondering if it would be okay 325 00:14:43,621 --> 00:14:46,450 if I had a few copies of Pit of the PerverseNumber 32. 326 00:14:46,494 --> 00:14:47,887 It's my first issue 327 00:14:47,930 --> 00:14:49,889 and I really need some for my personal collection. 328 00:14:49,932 --> 00:14:52,065 [laughing] 329 00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:54,415 Sure, uh... There's bundles over there. 330 00:14:54,458 --> 00:14:56,330 -[telephone ringing] -[sighs wearily] 331 00:14:57,722 --> 00:14:59,376 [Ethel] Holy smokes! 332 00:14:59,420 --> 00:15:02,597 -Oh! -Oh, it's even better than I imagined. 333 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,077 It's such a shame 334 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:05,252 that no one's gonna get a chance to see it. 335 00:15:05,948 --> 00:15:06,906 Yeah. 336 00:15:06,949 --> 00:15:09,125 [whimsical music playing] 337 00:15:10,953 --> 00:15:12,172 Are you thinking what I'm thinking? 338 00:15:19,483 --> 00:15:21,485 [Betty] It doesn't matter what my name is. 339 00:15:21,529 --> 00:15:26,099 I could be any of you, but I feel like a prisoner. 340 00:15:26,142 --> 00:15:27,927 Too young to make my own decisions, 341 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:29,363 but old enough to recognize 342 00:15:29,406 --> 00:15:32,844 that the world is a dark, fearful place. 343 00:15:32,888 --> 00:15:36,761 I'm speaking of my status as a teenager. 344 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:38,807 Though we might not always have the right words, 345 00:15:38,850 --> 00:15:40,461 I want to know your dreams, 346 00:15:40,504 --> 00:15:43,290 your desires, your hopes and fears. 347 00:15:43,333 --> 00:15:45,118 This is your newsletter. 348 00:15:45,161 --> 00:15:47,468 This isThe Teenage Mystique, 349 00:15:47,511 --> 00:15:49,644 a forum for all the thoughts and questions 350 00:15:49,687 --> 00:15:51,776 you're too scared to otherwise share. 351 00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:53,822 Send me your letters anonymously 352 00:15:53,865 --> 00:15:55,215 to the PO box below. 353 00:15:55,258 --> 00:15:57,217 You can address them to... 354 00:15:57,260 --> 00:15:58,653 The Girl Next Door. 355 00:15:58,696 --> 00:16:00,698 [jazz music playing] 356 00:16:06,095 --> 00:16:07,270 [music ends] 357 00:16:12,710 --> 00:16:14,625 [doorknob rattling, knock on door] 358 00:16:16,584 --> 00:16:18,673 What are you doing in here, Archie? 359 00:16:18,716 --> 00:16:20,327 Uh, nothing, just... 360 00:16:22,372 --> 00:16:24,461 Uh, I was just doing some writing. 361 00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:28,030 Your principal called, 362 00:16:28,074 --> 00:16:31,425 and told me about this business with Edith Thornton. 363 00:16:31,468 --> 00:16:34,341 Mrs. Thornton didn't try to indoctrinate me, Uncle Frank. 364 00:16:34,384 --> 00:16:36,691 That's not what I wanted to talk to you about, Archie. 365 00:16:38,301 --> 00:16:39,563 You're not serious 366 00:16:39,607 --> 00:16:42,175 about all this poetry malarkey, are you? 367 00:16:42,218 --> 00:16:43,915 I mean, it's fine if you want to write a poem 368 00:16:43,959 --> 00:16:45,830 for a gal that you wanna get with. 369 00:16:45,874 --> 00:16:47,267 But beyond that, 370 00:16:47,310 --> 00:16:49,486 well, people might get the wrong idea about you. 371 00:16:50,705 --> 00:16:52,620 We don't want that. 372 00:16:52,663 --> 00:16:54,404 Especially not at a time like this. 373 00:17:00,889 --> 00:17:02,325 [slurping] 374 00:17:06,634 --> 00:17:07,809 Mija,you're awfully quiet. 375 00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:14,511 Daddy... 376 00:17:17,906 --> 00:17:19,690 why is the FBI following you? 377 00:17:21,170 --> 00:17:22,388 One of their agents 378 00:17:22,432 --> 00:17:24,347 questioned me at the Babylonium. 379 00:17:24,391 --> 00:17:28,699 The FBI is investigating me as a possible communist. 380 00:17:30,005 --> 00:17:34,705 And why in God's name would they be doing that? 381 00:17:34,749 --> 00:17:37,839 Last summer, I took a trip to Cuba. 382 00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:39,710 I remember. 383 00:17:39,754 --> 00:17:42,539 The FBI's claiming that I met with 384 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:44,976 dissidents and revolutionaries while I was there. 385 00:17:45,020 --> 00:17:46,239 Of course I didn't. 386 00:17:46,282 --> 00:17:49,285 I was... I was buying cigars. 387 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:51,592 Is that why you came here to Riverdale? 388 00:17:52,288 --> 00:17:53,159 To hide out? 389 00:17:53,202 --> 00:17:54,377 Yes, mija. 390 00:17:56,162 --> 00:17:57,598 But also because I need your help. 391 00:17:58,425 --> 00:17:59,252 A favor. 392 00:18:00,296 --> 00:18:01,471 What's the favor? 393 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:07,303 I need you to testify that we were in Cuba together. 394 00:18:07,347 --> 00:18:09,610 That it was a father-daughter trip 395 00:18:09,653 --> 00:18:11,960 celebrating your confirmation. 396 00:18:12,003 --> 00:18:14,484 And that I didn't meet with any revolutionaries. 397 00:18:19,010 --> 00:18:20,969 I have to think about it, Daddy. 398 00:18:21,012 --> 00:18:23,537 I mean... I mean, of course I want to help you, but... 399 00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:26,409 but lying to the government... [chuckles nervously] 400 00:18:26,453 --> 00:18:29,456 That's... that scares me. 401 00:18:29,499 --> 00:18:33,155 Of course. You take all the time that you need. 402 00:18:33,199 --> 00:18:34,330 I'm meeting with a lawyer tomorrow 403 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:35,940 in New York. 404 00:18:35,984 --> 00:18:36,898 Hopefully, he can make 405 00:18:36,941 --> 00:18:38,465 this whole thing go away 406 00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:39,553 and you'll be off the hook. 407 00:18:40,858 --> 00:18:41,729 But if not... 408 00:18:44,688 --> 00:18:46,560 I know you'll do the right thing. 409 00:18:47,430 --> 00:18:49,606 [tense music playing] 410 00:18:55,873 --> 00:18:57,875 [indistinct chatter] 411 00:19:02,576 --> 00:19:05,100 [sighs] Shouldn't you be in New York, 412 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:06,797 bird dogging my father? 413 00:19:06,841 --> 00:19:08,059 My partner is. 414 00:19:08,103 --> 00:19:09,757 I've been assigned to follow you. 415 00:19:11,367 --> 00:19:13,369 How about you stop following the both of us, 416 00:19:13,413 --> 00:19:14,979 since you don't have a shred of proof 417 00:19:15,023 --> 00:19:18,244 to back up these sham claims of yours? 418 00:19:18,287 --> 00:19:20,637 Get in. I'll show you proof. 419 00:19:20,681 --> 00:19:21,769 But not here. 420 00:19:28,036 --> 00:19:29,907 [car starting] 421 00:19:29,951 --> 00:19:31,953 [suspenseful music playing] 422 00:19:36,349 --> 00:19:37,524 Veronica? 423 00:19:39,743 --> 00:19:41,615 Now, despite what you may believe... 424 00:19:43,921 --> 00:19:47,186 your father is not a good person. 425 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:50,232 He's un-American. 426 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:53,409 Now, while he was in Cuba, he met with Vidal Maestro, 427 00:19:53,453 --> 00:19:55,716 who's someone we've been tracking for a while now. 428 00:19:57,935 --> 00:20:00,111 A revolutionary who's got big, scary ideas 429 00:20:00,155 --> 00:20:01,417 about taking over Cuba. 430 00:20:02,331 --> 00:20:03,550 Then the free world. 431 00:20:10,383 --> 00:20:14,604 Archie, how did you even find me? 432 00:20:14,648 --> 00:20:17,955 Honestly, your name's in the phone book. 433 00:20:18,869 --> 00:20:20,784 Oh, of course. 434 00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:23,439 Well... 435 00:20:23,483 --> 00:20:24,745 as you can see, 436 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:27,748 I'm moving. 437 00:20:27,791 --> 00:20:29,967 Well, where you going, Mrs. T? 438 00:20:30,011 --> 00:20:31,708 I have a job waiting for me 439 00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:34,276 at the public library in Greendale. 440 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,583 It's just volunteer, 441 00:20:36,626 --> 00:20:39,934 but they're less judgmental across Sweetwater River. 442 00:20:44,678 --> 00:20:46,593 I wish I knew how to make sense of everything 443 00:20:46,636 --> 00:20:47,942 that's happening in the world. 444 00:20:53,513 --> 00:20:55,079 I have something. 445 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:55,950 It might help. 446 00:21:01,521 --> 00:21:04,785 It's a play written by Arthur Miller... 447 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:10,443 which might help you understand these strange times 448 00:21:10,486 --> 00:21:12,358 that we find ourselves in. 449 00:21:12,401 --> 00:21:14,229 [chuckles softly] 450 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:17,145 That's perfect timing, Mrs. T. 451 00:21:17,188 --> 00:21:19,800 I need to present a dramatic scene for class this week. 452 00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:21,758 I was gonna do 453 00:21:21,802 --> 00:21:23,369 Biff's monologue from Death of a Salesman. 454 00:21:23,412 --> 00:21:24,457 [chuckles] 455 00:21:25,501 --> 00:21:28,678 Well, you are a Biff type. 456 00:21:30,114 --> 00:21:33,770 But you're so much more, including a wonderful writer. 457 00:21:35,163 --> 00:21:37,644 Words have power, Archie. 458 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:39,733 Use them for good 459 00:21:39,776 --> 00:21:42,518 to make the world a better, freer place. 460 00:21:51,005 --> 00:21:52,311 Would you like a snack? 461 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:54,835 -Uh, I'm okay. -Okay. 462 00:21:54,878 --> 00:21:58,317 ♪ Girl, you must be The devil's child ♪ 463 00:21:59,274 --> 00:22:00,841 ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ 464 00:22:00,884 --> 00:22:03,844 ♪ Girl, you must be The devil's child ♪ 465 00:22:05,802 --> 00:22:09,545 ♪ Just the sight of you 'Bout to drive me wild ♪ 466 00:22:11,068 --> 00:22:12,548 [song continues] 467 00:22:25,169 --> 00:22:26,345 [slurping] 468 00:22:28,912 --> 00:22:30,479 I feel as if I can't breathe. 469 00:22:30,523 --> 00:22:32,568 Like, like the walls are closing in on me. 470 00:22:32,612 --> 00:22:34,309 Can I really relinquish my Vixens 471 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:38,095 to some wretched, power hungry she-hag like Evelyn Evernever? 472 00:22:38,139 --> 00:22:39,793 I have to focus on the greater good. 473 00:22:39,836 --> 00:22:41,708 But what is the greater good? 474 00:22:41,751 --> 00:22:43,710 Cheryl, we've been talking 475 00:22:43,753 --> 00:22:47,453 and we have a plan that could possibly short circuit this witch hunt. 476 00:22:47,496 --> 00:22:49,063 At least in the short term. 477 00:22:50,020 --> 00:22:51,370 What's the plan? 478 00:22:51,413 --> 00:22:53,241 We would play pretend. 479 00:22:53,284 --> 00:22:55,635 We make people believe that you're dating Kevin 480 00:22:55,678 --> 00:22:57,158 and that I'm dating Clay. 481 00:22:57,201 --> 00:23:00,335 That would take the wind out of this inquisition. 482 00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:01,554 Hopefully until graduation. 483 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,906 And privately, we can be exactly who we are. 484 00:23:10,432 --> 00:23:12,913 Toni, hiding your true self 485 00:23:12,956 --> 00:23:14,393 and pretending to be something you're not 486 00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:18,484 goes against every fiber of your being. 487 00:23:18,527 --> 00:23:21,661 Isn't such play acting a betrayal of everything you stand for? 488 00:23:23,227 --> 00:23:24,141 It is. 489 00:23:24,968 --> 00:23:26,230 But for you, 490 00:23:26,274 --> 00:23:27,971 for all our sakes... 491 00:23:29,625 --> 00:23:30,931 I can live with that. 492 00:23:35,109 --> 00:23:37,111 [dreamy music playing] 493 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:52,605 [door opens] 494 00:23:56,652 --> 00:23:59,786 Mija,what are you doing up this hour? 495 00:24:00,395 --> 00:24:02,049 Waiting for you. 496 00:24:02,092 --> 00:24:02,963 [door closes] 497 00:24:04,660 --> 00:24:05,574 How was New York? 498 00:24:05,618 --> 00:24:06,880 [sighs softly] 499 00:24:06,923 --> 00:24:09,622 Not as productive as I would have liked. 500 00:24:11,754 --> 00:24:13,974 I'm going to be named. 501 00:24:14,017 --> 00:24:17,151 I thought I could buy my way out of this debacle, 502 00:24:18,544 --> 00:24:19,501 but I can't. 503 00:24:19,545 --> 00:24:20,894 [sighs wearily] 504 00:24:22,722 --> 00:24:25,072 -Which means... -You need me to lie. 505 00:24:25,115 --> 00:24:26,334 [sighs softly] 506 00:24:26,377 --> 00:24:29,468 Because you weren't in Cuba to buy cigars. 507 00:24:29,511 --> 00:24:30,425 Of course I was. 508 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:31,470 Maybe. 509 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:33,950 But while you were there, 510 00:24:33,994 --> 00:24:35,778 you went to a party at the Tropicana. 511 00:24:36,562 --> 00:24:37,911 Didn't you? 512 00:24:37,954 --> 00:24:40,653 A party that Vidal Maestro also attended. 513 00:24:40,696 --> 00:24:43,177 And don't bother lying. I saw the picture. 514 00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:47,660 It's possible that we were both at the Tropicana on the same night, 515 00:24:47,703 --> 00:24:48,965 but I was not there for him. 516 00:24:49,009 --> 00:24:49,923 No. 517 00:24:51,272 --> 00:24:52,534 No, by the looks of it, 518 00:24:52,578 --> 00:24:54,101 you were there for some blonde honey. 519 00:24:55,450 --> 00:24:56,756 Is that her name, Daddy? 520 00:24:57,974 --> 00:24:58,975 Honey? 521 00:25:00,542 --> 00:25:01,717 No. 522 00:25:04,633 --> 00:25:05,808 It's Kelly. 523 00:25:06,635 --> 00:25:08,376 [scoffs] 524 00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:10,683 What is she, your mistress? 525 00:25:16,079 --> 00:25:18,125 [exhales] Why don't you just tell the FBI 526 00:25:18,168 --> 00:25:20,954 that that's why you were in Cuba? 527 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:26,133 Because I signed a morality clause with the studio. 528 00:25:26,176 --> 00:25:27,351 [scoffs] 529 00:25:27,395 --> 00:25:29,179 So yes, 530 00:25:29,223 --> 00:25:31,834 I do need you, Veronica. 531 00:25:31,878 --> 00:25:33,880 The family needs you. 532 00:25:33,923 --> 00:25:35,316 And if you don't corroborate my story, 533 00:25:36,839 --> 00:25:37,884 we would lose everything. 534 00:25:40,321 --> 00:25:42,541 But I already lost everything, Daddy. 535 00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:45,892 You sent me away 536 00:25:45,935 --> 00:25:48,068 from everyone I knew. 537 00:25:48,111 --> 00:25:51,593 You banished me to this place where I knew no one 538 00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:54,074 and where I had nothing. 539 00:25:54,117 --> 00:25:58,121 You taught me that I can survive losing everything. 540 00:25:58,165 --> 00:25:59,558 The worst happening. 541 00:26:00,820 --> 00:26:03,257 The real question is, can you? 542 00:26:04,171 --> 00:26:05,694 [Veronica scoffs] 543 00:26:05,738 --> 00:26:07,087 This isn't about protecting me. 544 00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:09,219 It's about your precious show. 545 00:26:09,263 --> 00:26:12,745 Because that is all you've ever cared about. 546 00:26:12,788 --> 00:26:15,051 Maybe you shouldn't be asking me for a favor 547 00:26:15,095 --> 00:26:16,444 right now, Daddy. 548 00:26:16,487 --> 00:26:19,316 Maybe instead, you should be asking me for mercy. 549 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,754 [dramatic music playing] 550 00:26:23,190 --> 00:26:24,104 [exhales] 551 00:26:32,939 --> 00:26:39,206 ♪ Each time we have a quarrel It almost breaks my heart ♪ 552 00:26:39,249 --> 00:26:42,209 ♪ 'Cause I'm so afraid ♪ 553 00:26:42,252 --> 00:26:45,255 ♪ That we will have to part ♪ 554 00:26:45,299 --> 00:26:51,305 ♪ Each night I ask The stars up above ♪ 555 00:26:51,348 --> 00:26:57,224 ♪ Why must I be A teenager in love? ♪ 556 00:26:57,267 --> 00:26:58,660 ♪ In love ♪ 557 00:26:58,704 --> 00:27:03,230 ♪ Why must I be A teenager in love? ♪ 558 00:27:03,273 --> 00:27:04,666 ♪ In love ♪ 559 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:08,278 ♪ Why must I be A teenager in love? ♪ 560 00:27:08,322 --> 00:27:09,410 Uh... [clears throat] 561 00:27:11,412 --> 00:27:15,242 This is from the end of, uh, 562 00:27:15,285 --> 00:27:17,287 Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. 563 00:27:18,332 --> 00:27:20,029 Which is about a town 564 00:27:20,073 --> 00:27:23,467 that's ripped apart by lies and accusations. 565 00:27:23,511 --> 00:27:25,905 And one man, John Proctor, 566 00:27:28,124 --> 00:27:31,345 he struggles to do what's right in a... in a crazy world, 567 00:27:32,259 --> 00:27:33,129 at a crazy time. 568 00:27:35,175 --> 00:27:37,438 But he can't deny who he is. 569 00:27:39,745 --> 00:27:43,357 And he can't forsake his name and sign a false accusation. 570 00:27:50,407 --> 00:27:51,452 [exhales] 571 00:27:54,977 --> 00:27:56,370 You cannot use me. 572 00:27:58,241 --> 00:27:59,460 I'm John Proctor. 573 00:28:00,548 --> 00:28:01,854 You cannot use me. 574 00:28:03,333 --> 00:28:06,249 Mr. Proctor, I must have good and legal proof that-- 575 00:28:06,293 --> 00:28:07,773 [Archie] You are the high court! 576 00:28:07,816 --> 00:28:09,383 Your word is good enough! 577 00:28:11,602 --> 00:28:15,476 Tell them, tell them-- Tell them, I confessed myself. 578 00:28:15,519 --> 00:28:18,740 Say Proctor broke to his knees and wept like a woman. 579 00:28:18,784 --> 00:28:21,612 Why? Explain to me, Mr. Proctor, why you will not. 580 00:28:21,656 --> 00:28:23,440 [yelling] Because it is my name! 581 00:28:25,007 --> 00:28:27,967 And I cannot have another in my life! 582 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:34,408 Because I lie and I sign myself to lies. 583 00:28:35,670 --> 00:28:37,324 Because I am not worth 584 00:28:37,367 --> 00:28:40,719 the dust on the feet of them that you have hanged. 585 00:28:42,285 --> 00:28:45,941 How can I live without my name? 586 00:28:49,031 --> 00:28:50,729 I've given you my soul. 587 00:28:51,773 --> 00:28:53,383 Leave me my name. 588 00:28:53,427 --> 00:28:54,863 Cheryl. 589 00:28:54,907 --> 00:28:57,387 I have told Dr. Werthers and Principal Featherhead 590 00:28:57,431 --> 00:28:58,867 all about our discussion, 591 00:28:58,911 --> 00:29:00,913 and how it would be in your best interest 592 00:29:00,956 --> 00:29:03,089 to cooperate with our investigation. 593 00:29:10,531 --> 00:29:11,924 Never. 594 00:29:12,838 --> 00:29:14,796 Cheryl... 595 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,319 The work you're doing here is dirty, and I won't be a party to it. 596 00:29:16,363 --> 00:29:18,191 You're willing to risk losing the Vixens? 597 00:29:18,234 --> 00:29:19,540 I couldn't sign that piece of paper 598 00:29:19,583 --> 00:29:21,585 and then lead them in good conscience. 599 00:29:21,629 --> 00:29:24,066 Therefore, I, Cheryl Blossom, 600 00:29:24,110 --> 00:29:26,025 hereby and willingly 601 00:29:26,068 --> 00:29:29,028 renounce my stewardship of the River Vixens. 602 00:29:31,552 --> 00:29:34,294 Now, if you'll excuse me, 603 00:29:34,337 --> 00:29:36,775 my boyfriend, Kevin Keller, and I 604 00:29:36,818 --> 00:29:38,298 are going on a double date. 605 00:29:38,341 --> 00:29:42,084 With Toni Topaz and her boyfriend, Clay Walker. 606 00:29:43,433 --> 00:29:44,304 Toodles. 607 00:29:47,916 --> 00:29:50,919 In the end, I did what needed to be done. 608 00:29:50,963 --> 00:29:52,486 Well, we're incredibly grateful, Cheryl. 609 00:29:52,529 --> 00:29:54,793 We know how much the Vixens mean to you. 610 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:57,317 Yeah. 611 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,972 In a just world, a young woman should be able to love 612 00:30:00,015 --> 00:30:02,104 who she chooses and be a cheerleader, 613 00:30:02,148 --> 00:30:05,542 but clearly we don't live in a just world. 614 00:30:06,892 --> 00:30:09,024 So when given the unspeakable choice... 615 00:30:10,112 --> 00:30:11,418 there was no choice. 616 00:30:13,420 --> 00:30:14,334 This is so wrong. 617 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:16,466 All of it. 618 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:17,946 It's just wrong. 619 00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:21,297 But I... I do take some comfort 620 00:30:21,341 --> 00:30:23,822 in the fact that without the added scrutiny 621 00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:26,650 of being captain of the River Vixens, 622 00:30:26,694 --> 00:30:30,916 at least with you three, I can continue living my truth. 623 00:30:30,959 --> 00:30:32,787 And may Evelyn Evernever 624 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,136 fall off the top of the Vixen pyramid 625 00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:35,485 and break her scrawny neck. 626 00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:36,573 [all laughing] 627 00:30:45,321 --> 00:30:46,322 [fizzes] 628 00:30:48,324 --> 00:30:50,370 That was quite the performance, Archie. 629 00:30:52,676 --> 00:30:56,158 Uh, thanks, Veronica. 630 00:30:56,202 --> 00:30:58,639 And your scene today 631 00:30:58,682 --> 00:31:01,033 gave me a lot to think about. 632 00:31:01,076 --> 00:31:04,079 So, thank you for that, Mr. Proctor. 633 00:31:04,123 --> 00:31:05,211 [chuckles softly] 634 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,233 [music playing on record] 635 00:31:29,278 --> 00:31:32,368 I hear you've got Pit of the PerverseNumber 32. 636 00:31:32,412 --> 00:31:33,674 Maybe I do. 637 00:31:33,717 --> 00:31:34,893 It's pretty hot issue. 638 00:31:34,936 --> 00:31:36,198 How hot? 639 00:31:37,634 --> 00:31:40,289 So hot you're gonna burn your fingertips. 640 00:31:40,333 --> 00:31:42,552 Cover price is 10 cents, but I'm going to need 25. 641 00:31:42,596 --> 00:31:44,337 -Twenty? -No. 642 00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:45,555 [sighs] 643 00:31:45,599 --> 00:31:46,513 Fine. 644 00:31:50,430 --> 00:31:51,648 Pit32. 645 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,439 [whistle blows] 646 00:31:59,482 --> 00:32:02,746 I told you, Sheriff. I knew someone was supplying... 647 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:05,358 -Whoa, whoa, whoa! -...my adventure scouts with comic books. 648 00:32:05,401 --> 00:32:07,708 Jig's up, Jughead. Hand 'em over. 649 00:32:09,971 --> 00:32:11,190 [Ethel sighs] 650 00:32:12,582 --> 00:32:15,324 Well, it was a gas while it lasted. Huh? 651 00:32:16,499 --> 00:32:18,110 At least we made a few bucks. 652 00:32:18,153 --> 00:32:19,938 And you got your comic book out there. 653 00:32:19,981 --> 00:32:23,028 How do you feel, now that you're a legit published artist? 654 00:32:23,811 --> 00:32:25,204 Proud. 655 00:32:25,247 --> 00:32:26,945 I'm really, really proud of myself. 656 00:32:26,988 --> 00:32:28,250 You should be. 657 00:32:28,294 --> 00:32:29,948 It's a really swell comic book. 658 00:32:29,991 --> 00:32:30,992 Here. 659 00:32:31,036 --> 00:32:32,820 [upbeat rock music playing] 660 00:32:32,863 --> 00:32:36,041 -God bless America. -God bless America. 661 00:32:40,567 --> 00:32:42,351 [cutlery scraping] 662 00:32:46,877 --> 00:32:49,532 There's a new episode of Oh, Mijapremiering tonight. 663 00:32:49,576 --> 00:32:50,751 I don't suppose you'd like to-- 664 00:32:50,794 --> 00:32:52,013 If you'll excuse me, Daddy, 665 00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:53,319 I'm gonna take this into my room. 666 00:32:53,362 --> 00:32:54,668 I have to finish memorizing a monologue 667 00:32:54,711 --> 00:32:56,148 for school tomorrow. 668 00:32:58,846 --> 00:33:01,022 [suspenseful music playing] 669 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:13,165 [woman] Excuse me. 670 00:33:14,688 --> 00:33:17,038 Are you Archie Andrews? 671 00:33:18,605 --> 00:33:21,260 I am. Yes. 672 00:33:21,303 --> 00:33:23,175 I'm Geraldine Grundy. 673 00:33:23,218 --> 00:33:25,655 I'm taking over from Mrs. Thornton's class. 674 00:33:27,222 --> 00:33:28,919 I hear you're a wonderful poet. 675 00:33:28,963 --> 00:33:30,660 You... You did? 676 00:33:30,704 --> 00:33:33,576 Mrs. Thornton was my mentor at Mount Holyoke. 677 00:33:35,274 --> 00:33:36,753 She said you were very special. 678 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:39,713 [chuckles] 679 00:33:39,756 --> 00:33:41,758 Well, Mrs... Mrs. Thornton's the best. 680 00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:43,717 She is... the best. 681 00:33:44,761 --> 00:33:46,546 I'm no Mrs. Thornton, 682 00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:50,593 but if you would like to continue 683 00:33:50,637 --> 00:33:52,334 working on your poetry with someone, 684 00:33:52,378 --> 00:33:54,728 I would... be happy to help. 685 00:33:56,077 --> 00:33:57,122 Wow. 686 00:33:58,253 --> 00:34:00,342 Yeah, but, uh, 687 00:34:00,386 --> 00:34:05,391 maybe we could keep it quiet in between us? 688 00:34:05,434 --> 00:34:07,045 There's a lot of people who don't like the idea 689 00:34:07,088 --> 00:34:09,525 of me writing poetry. 690 00:34:09,569 --> 00:34:13,268 My uncle, who's also my basketball coach, for one. 691 00:34:13,312 --> 00:34:14,487 I understand. 692 00:34:15,357 --> 00:34:16,663 -[clears throat] -Yeah. 693 00:34:16,706 --> 00:34:18,317 [whispering] It could be our little secret. 694 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,101 -[chuckles softly] -[in normal voice] Archie... 695 00:34:20,145 --> 00:34:22,234 Have you ever met a real poet? 696 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,063 Oh, gosh, no. No. 697 00:34:26,107 --> 00:34:27,195 Don't they all live in New York? 698 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:28,327 [chuckles] 699 00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:30,284 No. 700 00:34:30,329 --> 00:34:31,460 Not all of them. 701 00:34:32,418 --> 00:34:33,766 My husband is a poet, 702 00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:36,074 and he lives here with me. 703 00:34:36,117 --> 00:34:37,422 If you like, I can give you 704 00:34:37,466 --> 00:34:39,077 a collection of his poetry for you to read. 705 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,556 Well, sure. 706 00:34:41,601 --> 00:34:43,777 That sounds swell, Mrs. Grundy. Thank you. 707 00:34:50,652 --> 00:34:52,264 [Sheriff Keller] This is all of it. 708 00:34:52,306 --> 00:34:54,396 Everything we confiscated from Jughead and Ethel's, 709 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:57,486 and the news dealers that are still 710 00:34:57,530 --> 00:34:59,358 peddling comic books. 711 00:34:59,401 --> 00:35:01,273 [Dr. Werthers] We have failed, gentlemen. 712 00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:03,623 We have not yet been persuasive enough 713 00:35:03,666 --> 00:35:06,104 in our crusade against comic books. 714 00:35:06,147 --> 00:35:07,279 So now the... 715 00:35:07,322 --> 00:35:10,108 the days of half measures are over. 716 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,113 I believe now is the moment for... 717 00:35:16,331 --> 00:35:18,290 full measures. 718 00:35:18,333 --> 00:35:20,248 You have something in mind? 719 00:35:21,162 --> 00:35:22,424 Oh, yes. 720 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:25,819 Ah... 721 00:35:25,862 --> 00:35:27,690 [Veronica] The scene I'll be performing today 722 00:35:27,734 --> 00:35:32,304 is a monologue from King Lear by William Shakespeare. 723 00:35:32,347 --> 00:35:34,958 Lear has asked his daughter, Cordelia, 724 00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:37,396 to profess her love for him. 725 00:35:37,439 --> 00:35:40,834 To prove her devotion to him. 726 00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:47,275 [inhales deeply] 727 00:35:47,884 --> 00:35:49,147 [exhales] 728 00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:52,150 Unhappy that I am... 729 00:35:55,327 --> 00:35:59,157 I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. 730 00:36:01,115 --> 00:36:02,508 I love Your Majesty. 731 00:36:03,857 --> 00:36:05,685 According to my bond. 732 00:36:05,728 --> 00:36:07,643 No more nor less. 733 00:36:08,340 --> 00:36:09,471 [chuckles softly] 734 00:36:10,429 --> 00:36:11,734 Good my Lord, 735 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:15,651 you have begot me, 736 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:18,350 bred me, 737 00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:21,527 loved me. 738 00:36:22,789 --> 00:36:26,575 I return those duties back as are right fit. 739 00:36:28,708 --> 00:36:29,622 Obey you, 740 00:36:31,232 --> 00:36:32,320 love you... 741 00:36:33,321 --> 00:36:34,496 [voice breaking] ...and most... 742 00:36:35,671 --> 00:36:37,717 honor you. 743 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,546 Sure, I shall never marry like my sisters. 744 00:36:40,589 --> 00:36:42,852 To love my father all. 745 00:36:42,896 --> 00:36:43,723 Hello, Daddy. 746 00:36:46,334 --> 00:36:47,379 What's that, mija? 747 00:36:48,249 --> 00:36:49,468 It's a signed affidavit 748 00:36:49,511 --> 00:36:51,252 which confirms that we went to Cuba 749 00:36:51,296 --> 00:36:53,515 on a father-daughter cigar buying trip. 750 00:36:55,082 --> 00:36:56,562 Thank you, mija. 751 00:36:56,605 --> 00:36:59,042 If anything will help calm these troubled waters, 752 00:36:59,086 --> 00:37:00,522 it's your word. 753 00:37:00,566 --> 00:37:02,307 Well, I didn't do it for you. I did it for Mom. 754 00:37:02,916 --> 00:37:04,309 And by the way, 755 00:37:04,352 --> 00:37:05,919 you have to be honest with her. 756 00:37:07,442 --> 00:37:08,574 About Kelly. 757 00:37:10,271 --> 00:37:12,926 And why are you asking this of me? 758 00:37:12,969 --> 00:37:16,538 You may not be a communist, but you are a philanderer. 759 00:37:16,582 --> 00:37:20,934 And Mom does not deserve to be disrespected in that way. 760 00:37:20,977 --> 00:37:25,243 And trust me, if you don't tell her, I will. 761 00:37:28,507 --> 00:37:30,987 All right. I'll do it. 762 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:34,426 You're also going to sign 763 00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:36,297 the Pembrooke's ownership over to me. 764 00:37:36,341 --> 00:37:38,560 -[scoffs] -Clear and outright. 765 00:37:38,604 --> 00:37:41,520 I need to know that I'll always have a home. 766 00:37:41,563 --> 00:37:44,566 Even if it's not in Los Angeles and not with you. 767 00:37:44,610 --> 00:37:46,786 [contemplative music playing] 768 00:37:49,179 --> 00:37:50,485 Okay. 769 00:38:08,938 --> 00:38:10,940 [telephone ringing] 770 00:38:10,984 --> 00:38:13,813 Hi. Uh, I found this card in my PO box. 771 00:38:13,856 --> 00:38:15,118 Can you tell me what it means? 772 00:38:15,162 --> 00:38:17,077 Oh, we put those in the boxes 773 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,775 when we can't fit all the mail in due to volume. 774 00:38:20,515 --> 00:38:21,908 -Volume? -Mm-hmm. 775 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:24,389 Someone's popular. 776 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:35,965 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 777 00:38:36,009 --> 00:38:37,227 Have a nice day. 778 00:38:37,271 --> 00:38:38,316 You, too. 779 00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:42,755 You and Daddy must have passed each other 780 00:38:42,798 --> 00:38:44,147 flying through the air. 781 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:45,714 [chuckles] 782 00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:47,325 Well, now that you mention it, Veronica, 783 00:38:47,368 --> 00:38:48,891 I did feel some turbulence. 784 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,375 With more to come, I'm afraid. 785 00:38:55,376 --> 00:38:56,377 [sighs softly] 786 00:38:57,291 --> 00:38:58,510 What's happening, Mom? 787 00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:04,298 As soon as I get back to Los Angeles, 788 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:08,215 your father and I are going to hold a press conference 789 00:39:08,258 --> 00:39:11,436 announcing that the upcoming season of Oh, Mija 790 00:39:11,479 --> 00:39:13,133 will be its last. 791 00:39:17,398 --> 00:39:19,008 -Oh. -Yes. 792 00:39:19,052 --> 00:39:23,230 Your father will say a few words 793 00:39:23,273 --> 00:39:26,886 and I'll say something like... 794 00:39:30,106 --> 00:39:32,544 "It has been the honor of my life 795 00:39:33,849 --> 00:39:37,070 bringing such joy and laughter 796 00:39:37,113 --> 00:39:40,900 into the homes of our fans far and wide. 797 00:39:42,292 --> 00:39:46,732 But after seven long seasons, 798 00:39:48,211 --> 00:39:49,952 I am ready for something new." 799 00:39:52,128 --> 00:39:53,173 Which is the truth. 800 00:39:55,262 --> 00:39:56,785 Yes, I can imagine. 801 00:39:58,396 --> 00:40:00,136 What we are not going to announce, 802 00:40:01,660 --> 00:40:04,097 at least not until after the last episode airs, 803 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,623 is that your father and I are getting a divorce. 804 00:40:11,191 --> 00:40:12,975 [melancholic music playing] 805 00:40:15,456 --> 00:40:17,719 But what are you going to do, Mom? 806 00:40:17,763 --> 00:40:20,026 What, without the show or without your father? 807 00:40:20,069 --> 00:40:21,244 [chuckles softly] 808 00:40:21,288 --> 00:40:22,768 I'm not sure. 809 00:40:22,811 --> 00:40:27,860 But for the first time, in a... very long time, 810 00:40:30,602 --> 00:40:33,474 I'm excited for whatever the future holds. 811 00:40:34,606 --> 00:40:37,609 So one thing that I was thinking: 812 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,785 what about an East Coast Christmas? 813 00:40:39,828 --> 00:40:42,048 It's been ages since we've done that. 814 00:40:43,179 --> 00:40:44,485 Christmas in New York? 815 00:40:46,226 --> 00:40:47,793 Just the two of us? 816 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:50,448 Just the two of us. 817 00:40:54,147 --> 00:40:55,148 [chuckles softly] 818 00:40:56,062 --> 00:40:57,672 [indistinct chatter] 819 00:41:07,377 --> 00:41:09,162 Hey, Dilton, what gives? 820 00:41:10,337 --> 00:41:11,817 It's the kookiest thing, Jughead. 821 00:41:11,860 --> 00:41:13,514 Principal Featherhead put out the word. 822 00:41:13,558 --> 00:41:15,690 He's buying comic books off of us. 823 00:41:15,734 --> 00:41:17,170 Uh-uh, uh-uh. 824 00:41:17,213 --> 00:41:19,346 Featherhead must be trying to dipsy-doodle us. 825 00:41:19,389 --> 00:41:21,479 What, first he bans 'em and now he wants to buy 'em? 826 00:41:22,349 --> 00:41:23,872 What game is this? What-- 827 00:41:23,916 --> 00:41:26,527 Is Featherhead so desperate to get 'em off our hands? 828 00:41:26,571 --> 00:41:29,443 Who knows? But I've read these already, 829 00:41:29,487 --> 00:41:33,273 so I figure, what's the harm? 830 00:41:33,316 --> 00:41:36,058 [Jughead] The dark truth behind principal Featherhead's actions 831 00:41:36,102 --> 00:41:38,191 wouldn't be revealed until later that night. 832 00:41:39,714 --> 00:41:41,499 [students clamoring] 833 00:41:42,325 --> 00:41:44,110 How does a fire start? 834 00:41:44,153 --> 00:41:47,026 Sometimes, if you're not careful, 835 00:41:47,069 --> 00:41:48,593 right on your front stoop. 836 00:41:51,639 --> 00:41:53,206 [sinister music playing] 837 00:41:56,557 --> 00:41:57,558 [bell chimes]