1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:04,439 [Jughead] Portrait of a town in flames, 2 00:00:04,482 --> 00:00:08,486 thanks to a fire extinguisher Mr. Andrews kept stored in the hall closet, 3 00:00:08,530 --> 00:00:11,141 and another one under the kitchen sink. 4 00:00:11,185 --> 00:00:14,492 What could have been a suburban inferno was instead 5 00:00:14,536 --> 00:00:16,625 nearly the latest indication of how far 6 00:00:16,668 --> 00:00:20,281 the now non-existent town of Riverdale had fallen. 7 00:00:20,324 --> 00:00:22,065 An arsonist on the loose 8 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:24,067 and no firemen to battle the fires. 9 00:00:24,111 --> 00:00:26,069 Archie... 10 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:29,942 You see this guy in the front? 11 00:00:29,986 --> 00:00:31,944 That is my Grandpa Ardy. 12 00:00:31,988 --> 00:00:33,729 He was a fireman back in the day. 13 00:00:33,772 --> 00:00:35,557 Oh, geez. I know where this is going. 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,038 The best counterattack is not to fight fire with fire 15 00:00:38,081 --> 00:00:40,127 but to fight fire with a fire department. 16 00:00:40,170 --> 00:00:42,694 What, no mano-a -mano with Hiram Lodge? 17 00:00:42,738 --> 00:00:44,348 I called Ronnie. She's gonna talk to him. 18 00:00:44,392 --> 00:00:46,959 Oh, Ronnie is. That's interesting. 19 00:00:47,003 --> 00:00:48,700 [Archie] You see this rookie? 20 00:00:48,744 --> 00:00:50,485 He ended up becoming Riverdale's fire chief for 20 years. 21 00:00:50,528 --> 00:00:52,965 He's retired now but he still lives in Riverdale. 22 00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:56,186 Well, go get 'em, soldier. 23 00:00:56,230 --> 00:00:58,971 [Betty] I'm hoping we already know the answer, Dr. Curdle Jr, 24 00:00:59,015 --> 00:01:00,408 but... 25 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:03,715 Is this my sister's body? 26 00:01:03,759 --> 00:01:06,153 Your sister's been missing for a week. 27 00:01:06,196 --> 00:01:09,199 These remains have been in Swedlow Swamp 28 00:01:09,243 --> 00:01:11,375 for approximately three years. 29 00:01:11,419 --> 00:01:13,595 The bog preserved her. 30 00:01:13,638 --> 00:01:15,858 Well, do you have a cause of death yet? 31 00:01:15,901 --> 00:01:17,512 At first blush, 32 00:01:17,555 --> 00:01:19,209 blunt force trauma to the head. 33 00:01:19,253 --> 00:01:22,430 What happens to the body now, to her? 34 00:01:22,473 --> 00:01:24,084 [Dr. Curdle Jr.] Without identification, 35 00:01:24,127 --> 00:01:26,216 she'll be sent to the crematorium for disposal. 36 00:01:27,261 --> 00:01:29,132 Dr. Curdle, will you just wait a beat 37 00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:30,786 while I do some digging for her identity? 38 00:01:30,829 --> 00:01:33,354 -Of course. -Right. I'm going back to Swedlow Swamp. 39 00:01:33,397 --> 00:01:35,486 Polly, or at least her phone is still out there. 40 00:01:37,401 --> 00:01:40,535 Daddy, someone set fire to Archie's house last night 41 00:01:40,578 --> 00:01:42,624 and this attack has your fingerprints all over it. 42 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:45,714 Now, why would I want to burn down the Andrews' family home? 43 00:01:45,757 --> 00:01:47,629 The rash of arson cases around town 44 00:01:47,672 --> 00:01:51,415 is meant to drive any remaining long-term residents away, 45 00:01:51,459 --> 00:01:54,418 so you're precious SoDale becomes the only game in town. 46 00:01:54,462 --> 00:01:56,159 Am I getting warm, Daddy? 47 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:58,379 Riverdale can't be saved. 48 00:01:58,422 --> 00:02:00,337 Your high school is a joke. 49 00:02:00,381 --> 00:02:02,339 Heck, you haven't had garbage pickups in months. 50 00:02:02,383 --> 00:02:04,254 The place smells like a corpse. 51 00:02:04,298 --> 00:02:05,603 It's not coming back to life. 52 00:02:05,647 --> 00:02:07,866 We'll see about that, Daddy. 53 00:02:07,910 --> 00:02:09,520 This just became personal. 54 00:02:14,917 --> 00:02:16,179 Wow. 55 00:02:16,223 --> 00:02:17,528 Was I ever that young? 56 00:02:17,572 --> 00:02:19,269 Feels like a lifetime ago. 57 00:02:19,313 --> 00:02:21,271 It doesn't have to be, Chief Russell. 58 00:02:21,315 --> 00:02:23,491 You could come out of retirement. 59 00:02:23,534 --> 00:02:25,449 This town needs a fire department. 60 00:02:25,493 --> 00:02:28,060 Hiram Lodge didn't just shut down the department. 61 00:02:28,104 --> 00:02:30,062 He firebombed the fire house. 62 00:02:30,106 --> 00:02:32,108 Then we'll operate out of my gym. 63 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:34,719 And I'll be the first volunteer following in my Grandpa Ardy's footsteps. 64 00:02:34,763 --> 00:02:37,722 It was an honor working with your Grandpa, Archie. 65 00:02:37,766 --> 00:02:39,942 But this is a young man's battle. 66 00:02:46,992 --> 00:02:49,299 [bell chimes] 67 00:02:50,039 --> 00:02:53,173 [upbeat music playing] 68 00:02:57,786 --> 00:02:58,961 [door opens] 69 00:02:59,962 --> 00:03:01,529 [record scratches] 70 00:03:06,708 --> 00:03:10,625 Well, well, well, if it isn't Miss. Winchester herself. 71 00:03:10,668 --> 00:03:12,627 You come for another surprise visit, Cheryl? 72 00:03:12,670 --> 00:03:15,717 Thank you for taking care of the River Vixens whilst I was self-isolating. 73 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,023 But, as Elton John likes to say, 74 00:03:18,067 --> 00:03:21,505 "The bitch is back in town" and the squad is my birthright. 75 00:03:21,549 --> 00:03:23,681 Wrong. The Vixens are mine now, hon. 76 00:03:23,725 --> 00:03:27,163 I restarted them, I'm financing them, 77 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:29,296 and we've been doing all the work. 78 00:03:29,339 --> 00:03:31,211 So what are you gonna do about that? 79 00:03:31,254 --> 00:03:34,301 What every Vixen throughout history has done to settle a dispute... 80 00:03:34,344 --> 00:03:35,693 Challenge you to a dance off. 81 00:03:35,737 --> 00:03:38,348 -I'm pregnant. -Does that mean you forfeit? 82 00:03:38,392 --> 00:03:40,307 I'll dance for Ms. Topaz 83 00:03:40,350 --> 00:03:41,743 as her proxy. 84 00:03:43,658 --> 00:03:46,791 You know, I usually have a rule about annihilating high school students 85 00:03:46,835 --> 00:03:50,230 but you seem particularly insufferable. 86 00:03:50,273 --> 00:03:53,233 [hip-hop music playing] 87 00:04:48,462 --> 00:04:50,028 [music stops] 88 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:51,378 [blows air] 89 00:04:53,075 --> 00:04:54,946 [sighs wearily] 90 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:56,992 Now let's decide this. 91 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:59,037 All those in favor of moi 92 00:04:59,081 --> 00:05:00,169 as your HPIC. 93 00:05:00,212 --> 00:05:02,302 [whooping] 94 00:05:04,608 --> 00:05:06,262 And all those for me? 95 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,786 [all cheering] 96 00:05:10,353 --> 00:05:12,877 A tie. In that case, 97 00:05:12,921 --> 00:05:15,445 I'd be willing to share control of the Vixens, 98 00:05:15,489 --> 00:05:17,447 if your ego could handle that. 99 00:05:17,491 --> 00:05:19,667 Agreed...for now. 100 00:05:22,278 --> 00:05:25,455 Why are you buffoons just standing there? Take it from the top. 101 00:05:25,499 --> 00:05:26,848 [snaps finger] 102 00:05:30,286 --> 00:05:33,550 Well, I spoke with my father and of course, he denies 103 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:36,814 having anything to do with setting your porch on fire, Archie. 104 00:05:36,858 --> 00:05:38,338 Figures. 105 00:05:38,381 --> 00:05:41,166 And I spoke to the old fire chief 106 00:05:41,210 --> 00:05:43,168 and he won't help. 107 00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:45,997 So, now I have no fire engine, 108 00:05:46,041 --> 00:05:48,696 no volunteers and no one to train them. 109 00:05:50,611 --> 00:05:52,526 I could maybe help with that. 110 00:05:52,569 --> 00:05:55,006 My best friend Katy Keene's roommate Jorge, 111 00:05:55,050 --> 00:05:58,183 his ex-boyfriend is an actual New York firefighter. 112 00:05:58,227 --> 00:06:00,185 Let me see if I can get him out here for a day or two. 113 00:06:00,229 --> 00:06:02,144 Ronnie, that would be amazing. Thank you. 114 00:06:02,187 --> 00:06:05,582 In the meantime, after my tete-a-tete with dear old Daddy, 115 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:08,063 I came up with a crazy idea 116 00:06:08,106 --> 00:06:10,413 to bolster Riverdale's struggling economy. 117 00:06:10,457 --> 00:06:15,418 Listen up, guys. This week you're going to learn how to revive a dying economy. 118 00:06:15,462 --> 00:06:17,551 Namely, ours. 119 00:06:17,594 --> 00:06:19,553 Step one, create jobs. 120 00:06:19,596 --> 00:06:23,948 Who wants to renovate a CD-video store and turn it into a jewelry shop 121 00:06:23,992 --> 00:06:26,037 and to be exempt from the mid-term exam? 122 00:06:33,741 --> 00:06:35,525 Tabitha, check this out. 123 00:06:35,569 --> 00:06:37,179 I spent the afternoon at the library. 124 00:06:37,222 --> 00:06:39,921 Found an article about Old Man Dreyfuss in the script. 125 00:06:39,964 --> 00:06:42,619 "Four of the five minors detailed an encounter 126 00:06:42,663 --> 00:06:44,316 with a frightening humanoid creature 127 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,144 they described as a Mothman." 128 00:06:46,188 --> 00:06:48,843 -Well, he wasn't lying. -Or he was lying to you now 129 00:06:48,886 --> 00:06:50,584 and they were lying back then. 130 00:06:50,627 --> 00:06:53,064 Except, I kept looking for more articles and I found that one 131 00:06:53,108 --> 00:06:55,719 written two months after the Mothman one. 132 00:06:55,763 --> 00:06:57,634 "A group of residents in the town of Riverdale 133 00:06:57,678 --> 00:06:59,244 were stunned late last month 134 00:06:59,288 --> 00:07:01,551 as they watched a mysterious sight unfold." 135 00:07:01,595 --> 00:07:05,729 Unexplained lights materializing, hovering in the dark sky." 136 00:07:05,773 --> 00:07:09,429 Read the last paragraph. Do you see who's quoted as an eye witness? 137 00:07:13,171 --> 00:07:14,608 No way. 138 00:07:16,131 --> 00:07:18,525 Think you can get me an interview? 139 00:07:23,617 --> 00:07:25,575 Hey, Sarge, nice digs. 140 00:07:26,315 --> 00:07:27,751 [gasps] Jackson. 141 00:07:27,795 --> 00:07:29,492 When did you get released from the hospital? 142 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:31,494 A couple of days ago. 143 00:07:31,538 --> 00:07:34,279 I signed up for the program the VA was offering, the therapeutic housing. 144 00:07:34,323 --> 00:07:37,195 -Why? You don't need that, do you? -[chuckles] 145 00:07:37,239 --> 00:07:39,763 Some of us need help transitioning to civilian life. 146 00:07:39,807 --> 00:07:41,809 -Yes. -I'm sorry. No. I'm happy for you. 147 00:07:41,852 --> 00:07:43,767 Figured I'd take you up on your invitation before I go. 148 00:07:43,811 --> 00:07:45,421 Well, your timing's perfect. 149 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,510 I'm just about to go to the bar to meet some friends. 150 00:07:47,554 --> 00:07:49,773 Why don't you come inside? Drop your stuff off and then we'll go? 151 00:07:53,429 --> 00:07:54,778 So I went through all the archives 152 00:07:54,822 --> 00:07:56,606 in the Sheriff's office, Dr. Curdle, 153 00:07:56,650 --> 00:07:58,608 and there was only one missing person file in the last seven years. 154 00:07:58,652 --> 00:08:00,523 Margaret Harper. 155 00:08:00,567 --> 00:08:03,526 I'm sorry, Ms. Cooper, but Margaret Harper isn't a match, either. 156 00:08:03,570 --> 00:08:05,267 According to this police report, 157 00:08:05,310 --> 00:08:08,749 Margaret had braces at the time of her disappearance. 158 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:11,055 There's no evidence of braces on our Jane Doe. 159 00:08:13,275 --> 00:08:15,016 Okay... 160 00:08:15,059 --> 00:08:18,062 So she's not Polly or Margaret. She's a third missing girl. 161 00:08:19,847 --> 00:08:21,501 And three is a pattern. 162 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:35,863 Guys, this is Eric Jackson. 163 00:08:35,906 --> 00:08:38,909 We served together. I trust him with my life. 164 00:08:38,953 --> 00:08:41,521 -Eric, these are the guys. -Nice to meet you, fellas. 165 00:08:41,564 --> 00:08:43,218 Jackson, thank you for your service. 166 00:08:43,261 --> 00:08:46,264 -My dad served as well. -No greater honor. 167 00:08:46,308 --> 00:08:48,615 So, I'm looking for a few good men. 168 00:08:49,311 --> 00:08:50,791 Story of my life. 169 00:08:50,834 --> 00:08:52,662 I'm hoping to assemble a volunteer fire department 170 00:08:52,706 --> 00:08:54,664 to replace the one Hiram Lodge disbanded. 171 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:57,537 Guys who aren't afraid to run into a burning building and save lives. 172 00:08:57,580 --> 00:08:59,582 So... 173 00:08:59,626 --> 00:09:01,236 Figured I'd start with you guys. 174 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:03,543 We don't know the first thing about firefighting. 175 00:09:03,586 --> 00:09:07,285 Except for what I learned watching Backdraft over and over in junior high. 176 00:09:07,329 --> 00:09:10,724 That is why Veronica is getting an expert from New York. 177 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:13,727 It's going to be fun. Trust me. So who's with me? 178 00:09:18,340 --> 00:09:20,560 [sighs] Civilians. 179 00:09:21,952 --> 00:09:24,476 [Betty] Thank you for coming in, Ms. Harper. 180 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,740 I don't want to reopen old wounds 181 00:09:26,783 --> 00:09:30,657 but I was working on another missing persons case 182 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:32,746 when I came across your daughter's file. 183 00:09:32,789 --> 00:09:36,967 Margaret was a bright girl. 184 00:09:37,011 --> 00:09:38,795 But she fell in with the wrong crowd. 185 00:09:38,839 --> 00:09:41,711 -Were you and Margaret close? -Not so much. 186 00:09:41,755 --> 00:09:43,800 I think she 187 00:09:43,844 --> 00:09:45,759 felt like she couldn't talk to me 188 00:09:45,802 --> 00:09:48,065 once she... 189 00:09:48,109 --> 00:09:49,937 She started going with the truckers. 190 00:09:52,069 --> 00:09:55,420 Ms. Harper, what do you believe happened to your daughter? 191 00:09:55,464 --> 00:09:57,597 [sighs] 192 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,337 I have no idea. 193 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:02,427 Which in a way makes it so much worse. 194 00:10:02,471 --> 00:10:04,821 Yeah. I understand. 195 00:10:04,865 --> 00:10:07,650 Sheriff Keller did what he could. 196 00:10:07,694 --> 00:10:09,739 But he was one man 197 00:10:09,783 --> 00:10:11,915 and the whole town was falling apart. 198 00:10:14,396 --> 00:10:16,616 There was a social worker 199 00:10:16,659 --> 00:10:18,661 named Toni. 200 00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:20,315 She was a godsend. 201 00:10:27,278 --> 00:10:31,195 Well, well, well, if it isn't Cheryl Blossom. 202 00:10:31,239 --> 00:10:32,806 I'd heard rumors that Queen Elsa 203 00:10:32,849 --> 00:10:33,937 had come down from the mountain. 204 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:35,722 It was a Vixens emergency. 205 00:10:35,765 --> 00:10:38,420 Well, how are your art skills these days? 206 00:10:38,463 --> 00:10:40,901 Flawless as ever. Why? 207 00:10:40,944 --> 00:10:43,294 I want you to design something for me, 208 00:10:43,338 --> 00:10:46,167 something that would fit on this printing plate. 209 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:49,953 [Eric] I was a cavalry scout, 210 00:10:49,997 --> 00:10:53,261 before being selected for sniper school. 211 00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:54,828 By the time I graduated, 212 00:10:54,871 --> 00:10:58,135 I could bullseye a playing card at 500 meters. 213 00:10:58,179 --> 00:11:00,877 Right, guys. Last question for Corporal Jackson. 214 00:11:00,921 --> 00:11:02,270 Ask him anything. 215 00:11:02,313 --> 00:11:03,488 What was the Commander like in the army? 216 00:11:03,532 --> 00:11:05,621 [all snickering] 217 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:07,275 I'll show you. 218 00:11:13,847 --> 00:11:15,762 I got this nifty hunk of metal 219 00:11:15,805 --> 00:11:17,415 from a grenade on the battlefield. 220 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:20,288 But if it weren't for your commander, 221 00:11:20,331 --> 00:11:22,420 I'd have been sent home in a body bag. 222 00:11:23,552 --> 00:11:25,162 Sergeant Andrews 223 00:11:25,206 --> 00:11:28,688 is the kind of man that never stops giving back. 224 00:11:28,731 --> 00:11:30,254 Hell, that's why he's trying to start 225 00:11:30,298 --> 00:11:32,996 a volunteer fire department on his own. 226 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,606 Wait. Can we help with that? 227 00:11:34,650 --> 00:11:35,999 What, with the fire department? 228 00:11:37,044 --> 00:11:38,698 No, you got school and football. 229 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:40,743 With due respect, so do you, sir. 230 00:11:40,787 --> 00:11:42,919 Damn. 231 00:11:42,963 --> 00:11:45,356 My own friends turned me down and you guys are in? 232 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:46,749 [all] Yeah. 233 00:11:48,664 --> 00:11:50,579 Okay, then. 234 00:11:50,622 --> 00:11:53,408 But you have to be 16 to sign up and you need your parent's permission. 235 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:56,803 [student] What's this, Ms. Lodge? 236 00:11:58,326 --> 00:11:59,631 Prototypes. 237 00:11:59,675 --> 00:12:02,330 The real money will be printed, not photocopied. 238 00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:05,768 So, 239 00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:09,032 there was a town in Oregon on the verge of economic collapse, 240 00:12:09,076 --> 00:12:11,556 much like our beloved Riverdale. 241 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,908 Until they started printing their own money. 242 00:12:14,951 --> 00:12:18,868 Money they could use as actual currency but only in their town, 243 00:12:18,912 --> 00:12:21,044 so it keeps getting reinvested in the town. 244 00:12:21,088 --> 00:12:23,133 -How does that work? -Simple. 245 00:12:23,177 --> 00:12:26,223 I pay you for remodeling my jewelry shop with River dollars 246 00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:28,791 which you then funnel back into Riverdale's economy 247 00:12:28,835 --> 00:12:30,967 by spending it at Pop's or the Bijou. 248 00:12:31,011 --> 00:12:33,056 -And they'll accept it? -Yes. 249 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,058 Which they can either redeem with me, 250 00:12:35,102 --> 00:12:37,887 or hopefully, use it to pay their own employees 251 00:12:37,931 --> 00:12:39,584 to keep the flow going. 252 00:12:39,628 --> 00:12:43,066 I've already sold one of my Glamerge eggs for $50,000, 253 00:12:43,110 --> 00:12:45,765 which will serve as collateral for the new currency. 254 00:12:45,808 --> 00:12:47,418 It's an investment I'm happy to make, 255 00:12:47,462 --> 00:12:50,247 especially if it gets people in the habit of spending more 256 00:12:50,291 --> 00:12:53,294 and supporting local businesses in Riverdale. 257 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:56,819 -Any questions? -Yeah. 258 00:12:56,863 --> 00:12:58,255 When do we get paid? 259 00:13:07,830 --> 00:13:09,092 [Betty] Mom? 260 00:13:10,050 --> 00:13:11,442 I found Polly's phone. 261 00:13:12,008 --> 00:13:13,575 No sign of her, 262 00:13:13,618 --> 00:13:15,316 but I found this in the swamp. 263 00:13:15,359 --> 00:13:18,145 That means Swedlow Swamp is exactly where we should keep looking. 264 00:13:19,189 --> 00:13:21,365 Betty Cooper. What can I get you? 265 00:13:21,409 --> 00:13:24,499 Toni, does the name "Margaret Harper" mean anything to you? 266 00:13:24,542 --> 00:13:26,980 Yeah. She went missing a few years ago. 267 00:13:27,023 --> 00:13:29,809 Yeah. I've been looking for Polly, as you know, 268 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:31,636 and I came across Margaret's file. 269 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:35,423 And I talked to her mom who said that you really helped her. 270 00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:37,033 I mean, I tried to. 271 00:13:37,077 --> 00:13:39,731 The truth is, there's a lot of Margarets in Riverdale. 272 00:13:39,775 --> 00:13:41,908 She's just one of the few that went missing and got reported. 273 00:13:41,951 --> 00:13:43,474 Yeah. 274 00:13:43,518 --> 00:13:46,913 I try to set them up with jobs or a support group, 275 00:13:46,956 --> 00:13:49,176 -but it's hard, you know. -Of course. 276 00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:53,136 Toni, 277 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:55,312 I found a body in Swedlow Swamp. 278 00:13:55,356 --> 00:13:57,880 -Oh, my God. -It wasn't Polly. 279 00:13:57,924 --> 00:14:00,491 It wasn't Margaret, 280 00:14:00,535 --> 00:14:02,972 but my mom found Polly's phone there. 281 00:14:03,016 --> 00:14:06,889 Something really bad is happening in that swamp 282 00:14:06,933 --> 00:14:08,412 and we need your help searching it. 283 00:14:08,456 --> 00:14:10,937 All the Serpents are at your disposal, Betty. 284 00:14:12,373 --> 00:14:13,548 Thank you. 285 00:14:15,376 --> 00:14:17,030 Thanks for coming to meet with us, Pop. 286 00:14:17,073 --> 00:14:18,901 No problem. 287 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:22,165 Any excuse to visit the Chock'lit Shoppe now that I'm retired. 288 00:14:22,209 --> 00:14:25,908 So about that article we called you for, 289 00:14:25,952 --> 00:14:27,954 the one with the lights, 290 00:14:27,997 --> 00:14:29,520 you were quoted on it and I was wondering if you remember what happened. 291 00:14:29,564 --> 00:14:30,913 Clear as day. 292 00:14:30,957 --> 00:14:33,568 It was one night about 50 years ago. 293 00:14:33,611 --> 00:14:36,614 -[rock music playing on jukebox] -It was late. 294 00:14:36,658 --> 00:14:37,964 There were probably 295 00:14:38,007 --> 00:14:40,880 five or six people in the diner. 296 00:14:40,923 --> 00:14:43,186 Here you go. And here you go. 297 00:14:43,230 --> 00:14:45,362 Two World Famous burger combos. Enjoy. 298 00:14:45,406 --> 00:14:47,060 -[static buzzes] -Then all of a sudden, 299 00:14:47,103 --> 00:14:49,540 you could feel this... I don't know, 300 00:14:49,584 --> 00:14:50,933 electricity in the air. 301 00:14:50,977 --> 00:14:52,108 [music stops] 302 00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,547 -[whizzing] -[clanging] 303 00:15:00,116 --> 00:15:02,075 [slow music playing] 304 00:15:03,728 --> 00:15:05,600 [chittering] 305 00:15:08,820 --> 00:15:10,605 [clattering] 306 00:15:14,870 --> 00:15:17,090 [distinct whooshing] 307 00:15:37,501 --> 00:15:41,723 We all walked out to the parking lot to take a look. 308 00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:44,465 Then, a few minutes later, 309 00:15:45,248 --> 00:15:47,337 lights were gone 310 00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:50,950 and it was just a beautiful autumn night. 311 00:15:52,125 --> 00:15:54,257 That's incredible, Grandpa. 312 00:15:54,301 --> 00:15:57,478 -What do you think it was? -We all had theories. 313 00:15:58,479 --> 00:15:59,959 Some said aliens. 314 00:16:01,090 --> 00:16:03,092 But the most credible explanation I heard 315 00:16:03,136 --> 00:16:05,312 was that it was military testing 316 00:16:05,355 --> 00:16:07,792 from an army base outside Riverdale. 317 00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:09,969 Did it ever happen again? 318 00:16:10,012 --> 00:16:12,145 -The lights? -No. 319 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:14,147 But I'll tell you, 320 00:16:14,190 --> 00:16:16,671 a part of me wished 321 00:16:16,714 --> 00:16:18,716 the lights would come back. 322 00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:22,938 I just got goosebumps. 323 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,288 You know who else was here that night you should talk to? 324 00:16:25,332 --> 00:16:27,116 -Who? -Who? 325 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,031 Cheryl's grandmother. 326 00:16:31,860 --> 00:16:33,427 -Nana Blossom? -Yeah. 327 00:16:43,393 --> 00:16:45,134 Welcome to day one of Riverdale's volunteer fire academy. 328 00:16:45,178 --> 00:16:46,570 Today's your first day of training 329 00:16:46,614 --> 00:16:48,485 with a real firefighter from New York City 330 00:16:48,529 --> 00:16:50,357 who's gonna help get us into shape. 331 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,490 Bernardo Brigsby from Engine 141, the floor is yours. 332 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:55,101 Thanks, Archie. 333 00:16:55,144 --> 00:16:56,667 So show of hands, how many of you 334 00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:58,365 have had prior experience fighting fires? 335 00:17:03,109 --> 00:17:06,199 That's okay. We're gonna start with the most important lesson. 336 00:17:06,242 --> 00:17:09,289 You must work as a team. 337 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:11,856 No one goes into a burning building alone. 338 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:15,512 A team is only as strong as its weakest link. 339 00:17:15,556 --> 00:17:16,948 And in my crew, 340 00:17:16,992 --> 00:17:19,603 there are no weak links. 341 00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:21,518 ["Money That's What I Want" playing] 342 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:37,143 [metal slicing] 343 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:03,995 Why is Veronica printing Monopoly money with her face on it? 344 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:07,129 Relax. You will still get your normal pay check. 345 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:10,393 This is Mad Money to spend in Riverdale, 346 00:18:10,437 --> 00:18:13,831 like here or at the Bijou, or... 347 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:16,747 -[bell dings] -Whiskey. 348 00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:19,098 You better make that a double. 349 00:18:24,190 --> 00:18:25,930 [blows whistle] 350 00:18:25,974 --> 00:18:29,151 I've seen a porcelain doll possessed by my deceased brother 351 00:18:29,195 --> 00:18:30,935 move faster than you lot. 352 00:18:30,979 --> 00:18:33,286 What the hell is this, Cheryl? 353 00:18:34,287 --> 00:18:36,245 Vixen's practice, obvi. 354 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:38,769 We need to be doing two days if you want to avoid public embarrassment. 355 00:18:38,813 --> 00:18:40,771 We're supposed to be coaching together. 356 00:18:40,815 --> 00:18:42,686 But clearly, you went behind my back and scheduled a practice. 357 00:18:42,730 --> 00:18:44,906 Well, I knew you'd cause a scene like this, Toni. 358 00:18:44,949 --> 00:18:46,212 Duh. 359 00:18:46,255 --> 00:18:48,475 Vixens, call Nurse Nightingale. 360 00:18:48,518 --> 00:18:50,346 Cheryl, this ends now. 361 00:18:50,390 --> 00:18:52,435 Vixens, like Blossoms, 362 00:18:52,479 --> 00:18:54,176 are forged in fire. 363 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:56,439 Hmm. Wow. That sounds like something your mother would say. 364 00:18:56,483 --> 00:18:59,834 Careful where thoust treads, Toni. 365 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,270 You're on thin ice. 366 00:19:13,326 --> 00:19:15,415 [engine revving] 367 00:19:15,458 --> 00:19:17,156 [tires screeching] 368 00:19:19,070 --> 00:19:20,594 That's far enough. 369 00:19:20,637 --> 00:19:22,944 Every one of you is trespassing on private property. 370 00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:25,512 Retreat immediately or face the consequences. 371 00:19:25,555 --> 00:19:26,991 Hiram, 372 00:19:27,035 --> 00:19:28,645 my daughter's missing. 373 00:19:28,689 --> 00:19:30,430 She might be somewhere in your swamp. 374 00:19:30,473 --> 00:19:32,736 Alice, as a father, I feel your pain, 375 00:19:32,780 --> 00:19:35,652 but I can't have people wandering through here. 376 00:19:35,696 --> 00:19:37,480 All of this is going to be my new turnpike. 377 00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:39,003 It's also a crime scene. 378 00:19:39,047 --> 00:19:41,832 Well, if it is, it's not your jurisdiction, Sheriff. 379 00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:44,574 Well, I'm with the FBI. 380 00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:47,098 So the FBI is declaring this a crime scene. 381 00:19:47,142 --> 00:19:49,666 Oh, I think you're gonna need better than that badge you got 382 00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:51,668 out of a Jacker Crack box, Betty. 383 00:19:51,712 --> 00:19:54,671 In the meantime, off my property. 384 00:19:54,715 --> 00:19:56,195 [guns clicking] 385 00:19:56,238 --> 00:19:57,326 Now. 386 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:10,034 Nana Rose, my grandfather claimed 387 00:20:10,078 --> 00:20:13,342 that you were at the Chock'lit Shoppe 50 years ago 388 00:20:13,386 --> 00:20:16,345 when a bright light appeared in the sky. 389 00:20:16,389 --> 00:20:19,043 Oh, yes, I remember it well. 390 00:20:19,087 --> 00:20:24,005 My suspicion is that the light came from the Mothman ship. 391 00:20:25,006 --> 00:20:26,964 The Mothman...again. 392 00:20:27,008 --> 00:20:29,228 [Nana Rose] A few weeks after the incident, 393 00:20:29,271 --> 00:20:33,884 I found a hideously misshapen body 394 00:20:33,928 --> 00:20:35,451 in the Maple Forest. 395 00:20:35,495 --> 00:20:38,237 A Mothman corpse? 396 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:42,545 An autopsy was performed. 397 00:20:42,589 --> 00:20:45,809 An autopsy... Like an alien autopsy? 398 00:20:45,853 --> 00:20:48,072 Nana Rose, why has no one heard about this before? 399 00:20:48,116 --> 00:20:51,598 The Mothman didn't want us talking about it. 400 00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:53,643 You spoke to them? 401 00:20:53,687 --> 00:20:55,428 Well, they came to Thornhill 402 00:20:55,471 --> 00:20:57,386 looking for their missing friends. 403 00:20:57,430 --> 00:21:01,521 They don't like to be known. 404 00:21:01,564 --> 00:21:05,699 And they didn't like me keeping their deceased either. 405 00:21:05,742 --> 00:21:07,527 I told them it had been cremated. 406 00:21:07,570 --> 00:21:09,529 Had it been cremated? 407 00:21:13,794 --> 00:21:14,795 No. 408 00:21:14,838 --> 00:21:16,840 I kept it. 409 00:21:16,884 --> 00:21:20,670 Perfectly preserved in a barrel of maple syrup. 410 00:21:21,889 --> 00:21:25,327 I could try to find it for you, if you like. 411 00:21:30,811 --> 00:21:32,203 Congratulations. 412 00:21:32,247 --> 00:21:35,598 We've successfully introduced 50,000 River dollars 413 00:21:35,642 --> 00:21:36,643 into our town's economy. 414 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:38,601 [students cheer and applaud] 415 00:21:40,168 --> 00:21:41,169 So what's next? 416 00:21:41,212 --> 00:21:42,388 We pump more money in. 417 00:21:42,431 --> 00:21:44,955 Exactly. But how much more? 418 00:21:44,999 --> 00:21:46,043 Another thousand? 419 00:21:46,087 --> 00:21:47,654 -Ten thousand? -[all] Ten thousand. 420 00:21:47,697 --> 00:21:48,829 Wrong. 421 00:21:48,872 --> 00:21:50,265 If we flood the market with new bills, 422 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:51,701 we risk inflation 423 00:21:51,745 --> 00:21:54,269 or triggering a run on the bank, which is me. 424 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,837 And since I'm the one on the hook, 425 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,144 I say we build our economy slow and steady. 426 00:22:00,188 --> 00:22:02,321 [Hiram] Very clever, mi hija. 427 00:22:02,364 --> 00:22:04,801 Daddy. 428 00:22:04,845 --> 00:22:06,716 I'm in the middle of a class. 429 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,370 I'm sorry for interrupting, 430 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:11,025 but I had to congratulate you on your newest enterprise, 431 00:22:11,068 --> 00:22:13,854 plastering your face over currency. 432 00:22:15,159 --> 00:22:16,465 Even at my most audacious, 433 00:22:16,509 --> 00:22:17,901 that thought never occurred to me. 434 00:22:17,945 --> 00:22:20,121 Well, it's a good thing. I've never limited myself 435 00:22:20,164 --> 00:22:21,644 to what you thought possible. 436 00:22:21,688 --> 00:22:22,993 -Hmm. -Now, if you'll excuse me-- 437 00:22:23,037 --> 00:22:28,172 Oh, wait. You and Archie, printing money, 438 00:22:28,216 --> 00:22:30,000 starting a fire department. 439 00:22:30,044 --> 00:22:31,393 Who does such things? 440 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,308 We believe in Riverdale, 441 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:34,831 and we're bringing it back. 442 00:22:34,875 --> 00:22:37,094 Now really, Daddy, take a hike. 443 00:22:42,012 --> 00:22:43,492 Where were we? 444 00:22:43,536 --> 00:22:45,233 [man laughs] 445 00:22:45,276 --> 00:22:48,323 So then Sarge over here decides to try and feed this stray dog 446 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:49,716 outside the outpost. 447 00:22:49,759 --> 00:22:51,326 Now, this dog looked more like a wolf to me. 448 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:53,023 Don't believe him, it was a dog. 449 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:54,155 How big are we talking? 450 00:22:54,198 --> 00:22:55,374 Well, timber wolf size. 451 00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,506 Anyways, so Sarge pours out this MRE 452 00:22:57,550 --> 00:23:00,422 out onto his hand, sticks it through the fence 453 00:23:00,466 --> 00:23:03,164 then the dog almost bites his arm off. 454 00:23:03,207 --> 00:23:04,426 Show 'em your scars, Arch. 455 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:05,427 [chuckles] 456 00:23:05,471 --> 00:23:06,733 [wheels squeaking] 457 00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:08,952 Afternoon, sir. 458 00:23:10,258 --> 00:23:11,390 How can we help you? 459 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:13,479 I thought this place was shut down. 460 00:23:13,522 --> 00:23:15,872 It was. We reopened it. 461 00:23:15,916 --> 00:23:18,745 Now it's going to house a new volunteer fire department. 462 00:23:18,788 --> 00:23:20,181 Do you live on Sketch Alley? 463 00:23:20,224 --> 00:23:21,225 I do. 464 00:23:21,269 --> 00:23:22,792 Name's Earl. 465 00:23:22,836 --> 00:23:25,273 We haven't had a fire department in a long time. 466 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:27,493 A lot of buildings burned down because of it. 467 00:23:27,536 --> 00:23:28,972 Well, things are changing. 468 00:23:29,016 --> 00:23:31,148 We're going to make this town better for you, 469 00:23:31,192 --> 00:23:33,542 your friends, for everyone. 470 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:35,152 Heard that talk before. 471 00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:37,938 Hope you can back it up. 472 00:23:43,117 --> 00:23:45,815 Come on, Glen. There has to be someone you can send my way. 473 00:23:45,859 --> 00:23:50,733 Betty, you have a Jane Doe and two missing girls with problematic histories. 474 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:52,343 You got to let the local police handle this. 475 00:23:52,387 --> 00:23:56,435 It's one Sheriff, Glen, up against a rich psychopath 476 00:23:56,478 --> 00:23:58,001 who won't let us search his land. 477 00:23:58,045 --> 00:24:00,047 -So I'm begging you-- -Betty. 478 00:24:02,136 --> 00:24:03,746 He's back. 479 00:24:03,790 --> 00:24:05,139 The Trash Bag Killer. 480 00:24:06,401 --> 00:24:07,663 What? 481 00:24:07,707 --> 00:24:10,274 TBK has reemerged, in Tulsa, we think. 482 00:24:10,318 --> 00:24:11,537 How many... 483 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:14,409 Are there any victims? 484 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:16,759 [Glen] Two, so far. 485 00:24:16,803 --> 00:24:19,936 Look, why don't you send me what you've got and I'll see what I can do. 486 00:24:19,980 --> 00:24:20,937 No, Glen. 487 00:24:22,112 --> 00:24:23,287 Uh... 488 00:24:23,331 --> 00:24:25,768 You focus on TBK. 489 00:24:25,812 --> 00:24:27,944 Catch that bastard, okay? I'm going to handle 490 00:24:27,988 --> 00:24:31,992 everything here myself, and I'll check in with you. 491 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:39,956 [screams] 492 00:24:41,523 --> 00:24:42,959 [sighs] 493 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:58,366 [gun cocking] 494 00:24:58,409 --> 00:24:59,802 Damn it, Betty! We warned you. 495 00:24:59,846 --> 00:25:01,630 You're trespassing on private property. 496 00:25:01,674 --> 00:25:03,414 I'm not going anywhere. 497 00:25:03,458 --> 00:25:07,984 My sister is missing, other girls too. My mom is suffering. 498 00:25:08,028 --> 00:25:10,247 And it's because of your boss that I'm the only person 499 00:25:10,291 --> 00:25:13,076 out here who can do anything about it. 500 00:25:13,120 --> 00:25:15,209 So if you want to stop me, you're gonna have to shoot me. 501 00:25:17,254 --> 00:25:18,212 [Reggie] Wait. 502 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:24,435 I found something while patrolling the swamp. 503 00:25:24,479 --> 00:25:26,002 But cone of silence, 504 00:25:26,046 --> 00:25:29,005 Hiram can never know I told you. 505 00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:32,487 Okay. You have my word. 506 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:33,619 Cone of silence. 507 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:35,621 What is it? 508 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:37,797 Another body. 509 00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:48,503 Cadet Burns! When O2 rapidly enters 510 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:51,854 an oxygen-depleted environment causing explosion, 511 00:25:51,898 --> 00:25:53,639 what is that phenomenon called? 512 00:25:53,682 --> 00:25:55,031 A backdraft, sir! 513 00:25:55,075 --> 00:25:57,643 Correct! Your reward is 30 more pushups. 514 00:25:57,686 --> 00:25:59,079 Next question-- 515 00:25:59,122 --> 00:26:01,385 -You guys the fire department? -Trying to be. 516 00:26:01,429 --> 00:26:02,561 The pool hall's burning down. 517 00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:04,693 What, right here on the alley? 518 00:26:04,737 --> 00:26:06,913 -Let's move! -Grab the hose. Go, go! 519 00:26:11,047 --> 00:26:12,571 We got eyes on a connection, right there. 520 00:26:12,614 --> 00:26:14,224 Get the hose hooked up! Arch, you get everyone back. 521 00:26:14,268 --> 00:26:16,705 Earl's in there. My friend Earl is still inside. 522 00:26:16,749 --> 00:26:18,011 Arch, don't even think about it. 523 00:26:20,230 --> 00:26:21,928 -[man 1] No, Arch. -[man 2] Archie, stop! 524 00:26:36,682 --> 00:26:38,031 [sighs] 525 00:26:41,948 --> 00:26:45,560 Mi hija, has the Treasury Department shown up to arrest you yet? 526 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:49,259 Daddy, that River dollar bill you had in your fist, 527 00:26:49,303 --> 00:26:50,739 where did you get that? 528 00:26:50,783 --> 00:26:52,132 You know, it's amazing what you find in the trash 529 00:26:52,175 --> 00:26:53,568 when there's no one around to collect it. 530 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:55,309 I knew it. 531 00:26:55,352 --> 00:26:58,181 So now you're printing fake River dollars to sabotage me? 532 00:26:58,225 --> 00:27:00,444 Are you accusing me of counterfeiting your counterfeit money? 533 00:27:00,488 --> 00:27:03,709 My numbers aren't adding up, and my numbers always add up. 534 00:27:03,752 --> 00:27:07,103 Someone is flooding the economy with money I didn't print. 535 00:27:07,147 --> 00:27:09,105 Which, of course, devalues the money you did print. 536 00:27:09,149 --> 00:27:12,108 It's funny how economics works, isn't it? 537 00:27:12,152 --> 00:27:14,676 As Archie would say, Daddy, you suck. 538 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,287 [engaged tone] 539 00:27:17,331 --> 00:27:19,812 Where did you find this body, Ms. Cooper? 540 00:27:21,117 --> 00:27:26,209 I didn't exactly. An associate did in the swamp. 541 00:27:26,253 --> 00:27:29,125 And I know it's not Polly, but is it-- 542 00:27:29,169 --> 00:27:30,474 Margaret Harper? 543 00:27:30,518 --> 00:27:33,564 Yes. The telltale braces are present on her teeth. 544 00:27:33,608 --> 00:27:39,701 Likely cause of death, trauma. The left side of her body was pulverized. 545 00:27:39,745 --> 00:27:42,182 As if with a wrecking ball. 546 00:27:43,531 --> 00:27:44,880 Oh, my God. 547 00:27:49,842 --> 00:27:52,018 Wherefore are my precious Vixens? 548 00:27:52,061 --> 00:27:53,759 I cancelled practice. 549 00:27:53,802 --> 00:27:55,412 We need to talk. 550 00:27:55,456 --> 00:27:58,328 For starters, they're our Vixens, as we agreed. 551 00:27:58,372 --> 00:28:00,635 Fine, fine, fine. 552 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:02,811 They're our Vixens. Happy now? 553 00:28:02,855 --> 00:28:05,161 No, I wasn't gonna do this, Cheryl, 554 00:28:05,205 --> 00:28:07,337 but I'm officially calling you out. 555 00:28:07,381 --> 00:28:08,991 You've gotten away with murder in this town 556 00:28:09,035 --> 00:28:11,472 because of your money and your privilege. 557 00:28:11,515 --> 00:28:14,997 And I know you've been through hell and back time and again. 558 00:28:15,041 --> 00:28:18,261 But that doesn't give you a right to be a holy terror in this town for no reason. 559 00:28:18,305 --> 00:28:20,568 As if you have any idea what it's been like for me, 560 00:28:20,611 --> 00:28:23,223 holed up in Thornhill for the last seven years. 561 00:28:23,266 --> 00:28:25,834 Oh, spare me. This isn't Drag Me to Hell. 562 00:28:25,878 --> 00:28:27,401 You cursed yourself. 563 00:28:27,444 --> 00:28:29,795 And what you're doing isn't some grand sacrifice. 564 00:28:29,838 --> 00:28:31,187 It's selfish. 565 00:28:31,231 --> 00:28:33,537 Oh, so now funding the school is selfish? 566 00:28:33,581 --> 00:28:36,627 Money alone isn't going to solve the problems of this town. 567 00:28:36,671 --> 00:28:40,719 There are people out here every single day putting in real work. 568 00:28:40,762 --> 00:28:43,896 And I'm not going to let you take over the Vixens for reasons of vanity 569 00:28:43,939 --> 00:28:45,941 or revenge. 570 00:28:45,985 --> 00:28:52,295 Cheryl, I want you out here with us on the ground, one of the good guys. 571 00:28:52,339 --> 00:28:54,210 But you're going to have to take a good hard look 572 00:28:54,254 --> 00:28:56,299 in the mirror and get it together first. 573 00:28:58,258 --> 00:29:01,217 Your cruelty is beyond words. 574 00:29:06,832 --> 00:29:07,920 [sighs] 575 00:29:12,272 --> 00:29:14,491 Nana Rose, I need your wisdom. 576 00:29:14,535 --> 00:29:17,016 My heart has once again been shattered. 577 00:29:18,844 --> 00:29:21,237 Oh, Miss Marple. 578 00:29:21,281 --> 00:29:23,500 To what do we owe this pleasure? 579 00:29:23,544 --> 00:29:27,113 Ms. Blossom, I went to sell your brother's portrait 580 00:29:27,156 --> 00:29:30,943 and made the most disturbing yet fascinating discovery. 581 00:29:31,944 --> 00:29:33,162 It was a forgery. 582 00:29:34,816 --> 00:29:36,818 A very skillful forgery. 583 00:29:36,862 --> 00:29:40,909 And before I call the authorities, I thought we should chat. 584 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:42,781 Don't you agree? 585 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:47,611 What did Bernardo say, Sarge? 586 00:29:47,655 --> 00:29:50,223 Rule number, one don't run into a burning building alone. 587 00:29:50,266 --> 00:29:52,268 You're never going to let me live this down, are you? 588 00:29:52,312 --> 00:29:53,922 No, sir. 589 00:29:53,966 --> 00:29:55,489 Now, the good news is, you're okay. 590 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:57,796 and you managed to save that man's life. 591 00:29:57,839 --> 00:29:59,014 Do we know what started the fire yet? 592 00:29:59,058 --> 00:30:01,016 No. I mean, it's an old building. 593 00:30:01,060 --> 00:30:02,365 It wasn't up to code. 594 00:30:02,409 --> 00:30:04,063 Still, it's hard not to think it was-- 595 00:30:04,106 --> 00:30:07,544 Arson. Probably started by Hiram Lodge. 596 00:30:07,588 --> 00:30:09,633 Wait. Who's Hiram Lodge? 597 00:30:09,677 --> 00:30:10,939 He used to be mayor. 598 00:30:10,983 --> 00:30:13,246 Now he's building a new town next to here 599 00:30:13,289 --> 00:30:17,946 and doing everything he can to try and run the rest of us stragglers out of here. 600 00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:20,862 Another fat-cat lining his pockets by gaming the system. 601 00:30:20,906 --> 00:30:22,864 Welcome to Riverdale. 602 00:30:22,908 --> 00:30:24,213 All right, I'll see you fellas. 603 00:30:24,257 --> 00:30:25,998 -Bye, Sheriff. -Yeah. 604 00:30:29,218 --> 00:30:30,829 Man, screw that Hiram guy. 605 00:30:30,872 --> 00:30:32,526 That's okay, Eric. 606 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,965 This is just how life is, for now. 607 00:30:37,009 --> 00:30:39,663 No, it's how life always is. 608 00:30:39,707 --> 00:30:43,015 Guys like us are just cannon fodder for scumbags like Hiram. 609 00:30:43,058 --> 00:30:47,236 That guy you pulled out of the building, Earl, he's one of us. 610 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,978 A vet. Another grunt who got chewed up 611 00:30:50,022 --> 00:30:52,067 and spit out by corporate greed. 612 00:30:53,373 --> 00:30:57,203 Man, what the hell are we fighting for over there 613 00:30:57,246 --> 00:31:00,032 if this is what happens to us when we come home? 614 00:31:08,692 --> 00:31:12,087 A second body. They found a second body in the swamp. 615 00:31:12,131 --> 00:31:13,828 How do you think they did that, Reggie? 616 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,874 I don't know, boss. It's a big swamp. 617 00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:17,919 But this is not the hill to die on. 618 00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:19,573 No, no, no, the turnpike, 619 00:31:19,616 --> 00:31:22,924 just like the rest of SoDale, is a necessary smokescreen. 620 00:31:22,968 --> 00:31:24,839 I know. 621 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:28,756 But you could either be a villain and pour concrete over the swamp 622 00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:32,716 or you could be a hero and let them search it properly. 623 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,285 Sure, the turnpike gets delayed, but who cares? 624 00:31:36,329 --> 00:31:38,461 We both know that's not the real end game. 625 00:31:42,248 --> 00:31:44,206 You make a good point, Reggie. 626 00:31:44,250 --> 00:31:45,904 We'll acquiesce to the Cooper ladies. 627 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:47,862 Let them wade into the muck awhile. 628 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:49,385 I'll make the call. 629 00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:55,783 [Alice] We're so, so sorry, Diana. 630 00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:57,437 But you're... 631 00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:00,962 You're sure it's my Margaret? 632 00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:06,098 Yeah, it's her. 633 00:32:06,141 --> 00:32:10,232 -No question. -All these years... 634 00:32:10,276 --> 00:32:12,669 [breathing shakily] 635 00:32:12,713 --> 00:32:15,934 at least, at least now I know where she is. 636 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:18,284 I can say goodbye. 637 00:32:21,722 --> 00:32:23,115 Who hurt her? 638 00:32:23,158 --> 00:32:25,291 We don't know yet, Miss Harper. 639 00:32:27,293 --> 00:32:29,469 My sister's also missing. 640 00:32:30,774 --> 00:32:32,211 Other girls, too. 641 00:32:35,083 --> 00:32:36,955 And so I swear to you, 642 00:32:38,391 --> 00:32:40,523 we will find out who did this. 643 00:32:51,012 --> 00:32:52,709 -Wait. That's not-- -It is. 644 00:32:52,753 --> 00:32:56,975 Yeah. A special delivery courtesy of Nana Rose Blossom 645 00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:59,151 straight from the Twilight Zone. 646 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,813 Damn, the smell alone! 647 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:12,033 That's maple syrup and decay. 648 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:13,469 It's like a rotting tooth. 649 00:33:13,513 --> 00:33:14,993 It could be anything, Jughead. 650 00:33:15,036 --> 00:33:16,429 It could be... It could be human bones 651 00:33:16,472 --> 00:33:18,257 mixed with fake synthetic bones or-- 652 00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:19,562 Or it's a mothman. 653 00:33:19,606 --> 00:33:23,479 -It's... It's-- -We're not experts. 654 00:33:24,872 --> 00:33:27,048 -This person is, though. -Who? 655 00:33:27,092 --> 00:33:28,615 This is Dr. Diana Whitley. 656 00:33:28,658 --> 00:33:30,486 She's an anthropology professor at Centerville U. 657 00:33:30,530 --> 00:33:32,575 She specializes in ancient cultures 658 00:33:32,619 --> 00:33:33,620 and urban legends 659 00:33:33,663 --> 00:33:35,535 and extraterrestrial phenomenon. 660 00:33:35,578 --> 00:33:38,451 I say we call her and see if she'll come here and examine this 661 00:33:38,494 --> 00:33:40,018 and tell us what we're dealing with. 662 00:33:40,061 --> 00:33:43,195 So what, in the meantime, it's just business as usual, 663 00:33:43,238 --> 00:33:45,806 while a xenomorph melts in my diner's back room? 664 00:33:45,849 --> 00:33:47,982 I'll take the night shift. I'll make sure that no one comes in, 665 00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:50,028 and stumbles upon our little friend. 666 00:33:51,725 --> 00:33:54,075 [Veronica] We have to get to the bottom of this. 667 00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:56,686 I suspect my father has flooded the market 668 00:33:56,730 --> 00:33:59,037 with counterfeit bills, so we'll have to do 669 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,475 an in-depth forensic accounting, recall all the River dollars 670 00:34:02,518 --> 00:34:05,739 in circulation and determine how deep a hole we're in. 671 00:34:05,782 --> 00:34:10,352 But for now, sadly, we'll have to shut down our operation. 672 00:34:19,796 --> 00:34:22,712 Where did you get those ink stains on your paws? 673 00:34:22,756 --> 00:34:24,410 And don't say art class. 674 00:34:25,106 --> 00:34:28,109 I want the truth... now. 675 00:34:28,153 --> 00:34:30,633 We printed up ten grand instead of one. 676 00:34:33,419 --> 00:34:35,247 Wow! 677 00:34:35,290 --> 00:34:38,511 So it wasn't my father who screwed me over. 678 00:34:38,554 --> 00:34:39,947 It was you guys. 679 00:34:39,990 --> 00:34:42,558 You got greedy and triggered an economic collapse. 680 00:34:42,602 --> 00:34:45,735 Well done class. F's for everyone. 681 00:34:45,779 --> 00:34:47,215 We're sorry. 682 00:34:48,042 --> 00:34:49,826 What can we do? 683 00:34:49,870 --> 00:34:54,092 Well, you're responsible for that money you printed. 684 00:34:54,135 --> 00:34:55,832 Ten thousand dollars. 685 00:34:55,876 --> 00:34:57,660 And unless you've got a secret stash 686 00:34:57,704 --> 00:35:02,448 of baby Glamerge eggs, you'll have to work it off 687 00:35:02,491 --> 00:35:05,712 by providing Riverdale a much-needed service. 688 00:35:14,416 --> 00:35:17,289 -Jackson. -Earl didn't make it. 689 00:35:20,205 --> 00:35:21,771 No. 690 00:35:21,815 --> 00:35:23,904 Yeah, and I found out more about your pal Hiram Lodge. 691 00:35:23,947 --> 00:35:26,776 That bastard's done plenty to deserve what's coming to him. 692 00:35:26,820 --> 00:35:30,215 Jackson, you put that rifle down now. 693 00:35:31,346 --> 00:35:32,956 That's an order! 694 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,219 Sorry, Sarge, but we're not in the army anymore. 695 00:35:34,262 --> 00:35:36,830 No, I'm sorry. 696 00:35:36,873 --> 00:35:38,440 I won't let you do this. 697 00:35:38,484 --> 00:35:40,834 I won't let you ruin your life over Hiram Lodge. 698 00:35:41,922 --> 00:35:44,272 My life's already ruined. 699 00:35:44,316 --> 00:35:47,667 I lost my leg fighting in a war that didn't change a damn thing. 700 00:35:48,842 --> 00:35:51,018 None of us mattered. 701 00:35:51,061 --> 00:35:54,891 Eric, I know this is dark now, but when you get into 702 00:35:54,935 --> 00:35:57,894 that VA home they'll help you see that things can get better. 703 00:35:57,938 --> 00:35:59,157 [laughs sarcastically] 704 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,376 They canceled my slot. 705 00:36:01,420 --> 00:36:04,423 I found out this morning. I needed help. 706 00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:06,338 A lifeline. Man, I'm lost. 707 00:36:06,381 --> 00:36:08,296 Damnit, I'm lost, Eric. 708 00:36:10,211 --> 00:36:11,995 The only reason I'm fighting so hard 709 00:36:12,039 --> 00:36:14,650 to save this town is because it's the only thing keeping me sane. 710 00:36:16,348 --> 00:36:18,132 I'm white knuckling it out here too. 711 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:19,351 I promise you. 712 00:36:20,830 --> 00:36:23,181 And my friends don't know 713 00:36:23,224 --> 00:36:24,704 because they wouldn't understand. 714 00:36:25,835 --> 00:36:27,315 [sighs] 715 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,536 What are we gonna do, Sarge? 716 00:36:32,364 --> 00:36:33,843 For a start... 717 00:36:35,845 --> 00:36:38,239 I think you should stay in Riverdale. 718 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:39,675 The fire department needs a new commander, 719 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:42,156 and I can't think of a better man for the job. 720 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:47,901 And maybe, maybe we can help each other stay sane. 721 00:37:18,279 --> 00:37:19,933 [jukebox starts playing music] 722 00:37:32,032 --> 00:37:33,599 [music distorts] 723 00:37:38,691 --> 00:37:40,823 [rumbling] 724 00:38:05,892 --> 00:38:07,459 [wind gusting] 725 00:38:20,559 --> 00:38:22,517 [breathing heavily] 726 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:38,620 It was exactly as Pops said. 727 00:38:38,664 --> 00:38:40,143 Things started to shake. The jukebox turned on. 728 00:38:40,187 --> 00:38:41,797 -Uh-huh. -It was 2:00 a.m. 729 00:38:41,841 --> 00:38:44,234 I went outside and there was this bright white light. 730 00:38:44,278 --> 00:38:48,456 And then I woke up in a booth and it was 6:00 a.m. 731 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,153 Hours had gone by. I lost time. 732 00:38:50,197 --> 00:38:54,984 It was a dream prompted by my grandpa's story. 733 00:38:55,028 --> 00:39:00,381 Or is it possible that you were sleepwalking or had you been drinking? 734 00:39:01,295 --> 00:39:02,731 That's besides the point. 735 00:39:02,775 --> 00:39:04,690 I haven't even gotten to the craziest part yet. 736 00:39:04,733 --> 00:39:06,953 Will you follow me? Please. 737 00:39:12,219 --> 00:39:14,917 After I woke up, the first thing I did was come in here. 738 00:39:16,179 --> 00:39:19,052 Oh, my God. 739 00:39:19,095 --> 00:39:20,967 I don't understand. 740 00:39:21,010 --> 00:39:23,665 Me neither, but something very strange happened in Riverdale last night. 741 00:39:26,886 --> 00:39:29,454 Paying off your debt while cleaning up the town, 742 00:39:29,497 --> 00:39:32,544 if there ever was a teachable moment. 743 00:39:32,587 --> 00:39:35,416 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a delivery to make. 744 00:39:39,028 --> 00:39:40,334 So what's up, guys? 745 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:41,683 Gossip around the teacher's lounge 746 00:39:41,727 --> 00:39:45,034 is that Weatherbee nixed your RROTC cadets 747 00:39:45,078 --> 00:39:46,993 from being volunteer firefighters? 748 00:39:47,036 --> 00:39:49,038 Yeah, well, he was pretty pissed 749 00:39:49,082 --> 00:39:51,084 I brought them to a burning building. 750 00:39:51,127 --> 00:39:54,174 Well, we want to sign up like we should have done in the first place. 751 00:39:54,217 --> 00:39:56,437 I appreciate that, guys, but it's too late. 752 00:39:56,481 --> 00:39:59,092 Bernardo's back in New York, there's no one left to train us. 753 00:40:01,573 --> 00:40:03,139 Maybe I can help on that front. 754 00:40:03,183 --> 00:40:04,445 Chief Russell. 755 00:40:04,489 --> 00:40:06,708 Word got around about a crazy hero 756 00:40:06,752 --> 00:40:09,929 running into a burning building alone. 757 00:40:11,147 --> 00:40:12,453 Got to say it inspired me. 758 00:40:12,497 --> 00:40:14,716 Okay, Chief, you're the expert. 759 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,109 What do we need first? 760 00:40:16,152 --> 00:40:19,547 Well, a fire truck might be nice to have. 761 00:40:19,591 --> 00:40:21,506 [siren wailing] 762 00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:25,814 [Archie] You've got to be kidding me. 763 00:40:27,555 --> 00:40:29,427 Ronnie, what the hell! 764 00:40:29,470 --> 00:40:31,124 What? 765 00:40:31,167 --> 00:40:34,562 I wanted to do my civic duty to help you and hurt my father. 766 00:40:34,606 --> 00:40:36,390 How much do we owe you? 767 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:38,131 Oh, don't worry. We'll be putting out 768 00:40:38,174 --> 00:40:40,873 a Firefighters of Riverdale calendar to defray the costs. 769 00:40:42,614 --> 00:40:45,965 But in the meantime, I just wanted to help. 770 00:40:47,227 --> 00:40:48,881 Anything for you, Archie. 771 00:40:52,145 --> 00:40:54,974 Two young women went missing on the Lonely Highway. 772 00:40:55,017 --> 00:40:58,107 Margaret Harper and Polly. We found Margaret's remains 773 00:40:58,151 --> 00:41:01,546 -in Swedlow Swamp, -Where I found Polly's phone. 774 00:41:01,589 --> 00:41:04,374 And we also found another set of remains 775 00:41:04,418 --> 00:41:08,117 in the swamp belonging to an unidentified young woman. 776 00:41:08,161 --> 00:41:10,380 And I reached out to sheriff's offices 777 00:41:10,424 --> 00:41:13,732 in the counties that touch along the Lonely Highway, 778 00:41:13,775 --> 00:41:17,170 asking about any unsolved missing person's reports, 779 00:41:17,213 --> 00:41:18,519 specifically young women. 780 00:41:18,563 --> 00:41:20,956 They came back with 13 names. 781 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,959 And I've been in touch with a network of social workers 782 00:41:24,003 --> 00:41:26,484 in towns the Lonely Highway runs through, 783 00:41:26,527 --> 00:41:27,833 and I got 11 names back, 784 00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:30,575 five of which overlap with Tom's list. 785 00:41:30,618 --> 00:41:33,403 So, we're talking about 21 missing girls. 786 00:41:33,447 --> 00:41:35,884 How many of them are we going to find in Swedlow Swamp? 787 00:41:35,928 --> 00:41:38,670 Well, at least Hiram has agreed to let us search it now. 788 00:41:38,713 --> 00:41:42,325 Twenty-one girls, they can't all be runaways. 789 00:41:42,369 --> 00:41:43,501 Well, what do you think? 790 00:41:44,545 --> 00:41:45,677 Human trafficking? 791 00:41:47,548 --> 00:41:49,028 Or a serial killer.