1 00:00:03,524 --> 00:00:05,688 [Archie] The science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke 2 00:00:05,773 --> 00:00:07,456 said this about aliens, 3 00:00:07,674 --> 00:00:10,051 "Two possibilities exist. 4 00:00:10,135 --> 00:00:12,136 Either, we are alone in the universe 5 00:00:12,220 --> 00:00:14,513 or we're not. 6 00:00:14,597 --> 00:00:16,797 - Both are equally terrifying." - [radio static buzzing] 7 00:00:22,908 --> 00:00:25,210 Mom, come on. It's almost time for the game. 8 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:35,418 Polly's out there, Mom. 9 00:00:37,287 --> 00:00:39,497 We don't even know if that was her blood on the phone booth. 10 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,083 She called us from that booth a half hour before we got there. 11 00:00:42,167 --> 00:00:43,542 Who else's blood would it be? 12 00:00:43,626 --> 00:00:45,836 We'll find out when the FBI calls me back 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,214 with their analysis. 14 00:00:48,298 --> 00:00:50,299 Maybe you should get back into your support group 15 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:52,727 with all of those other moms. 16 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:54,520 [sighs] 17 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,436 [players shouting indistinctly] 18 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,899 [whistle blows] 19 00:01:06,983 --> 00:01:09,369 - [horn blows] - [players clamoring] 20 00:01:11,446 --> 00:01:12,955 All right. Bring it in. 21 00:01:17,535 --> 00:01:19,245 We lost again. 22 00:01:19,329 --> 00:01:21,914 We totally could've been practicing for regionals, 23 00:01:21,998 --> 00:01:24,625 instead of wasting our time here. 24 00:01:24,709 --> 00:01:27,220 I couldn't agree more, Cassandra. 25 00:01:27,962 --> 00:01:31,140 Could not agree more. 26 00:01:35,136 --> 00:01:37,555 All right, guys, that was another tough one. 27 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:39,682 But the Baxter High Ravens are number two in the league. 28 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,308 You guys fought hard out there. 29 00:01:41,392 --> 00:01:43,561 Keep fighting. We're gonna break through. All right? 30 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:45,730 While I do believe Coach Andrews 31 00:01:45,814 --> 00:01:48,649 is the best motivator a Gridiron Gang could ask for, 32 00:01:48,733 --> 00:01:49,984 as your de facto team owner, 33 00:01:50,068 --> 00:01:52,537 what can I do to incentivize you? 34 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:57,366 How about ten grand 35 00:01:57,450 --> 00:02:00,494 to whichever Bulldog scores first this season? 36 00:02:00,578 --> 00:02:02,788 - [boy] Yeah! - [players chattering excitedly] 37 00:02:02,872 --> 00:02:05,492 - [Veronica] All right? - [players chattering indistinctly] 38 00:02:09,712 --> 00:02:10,713 You okay, Derek? 39 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:12,048 I'll be all right. 40 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:13,132 It just sucks to lose, Coach. 41 00:02:13,216 --> 00:02:14,258 I'm giving it my all. 42 00:02:14,342 --> 00:02:16,093 I hear you, man. 43 00:02:16,177 --> 00:02:19,147 There was no better player than you out on that field today. 44 00:02:22,725 --> 00:02:24,028 [Veronica] Seriously, what do we do? 45 00:02:24,113 --> 00:02:25,414 Push them more? 46 00:02:27,229 --> 00:02:28,688 [Archie] I'm already running them ragged. 47 00:02:28,773 --> 00:02:30,858 Not to mention, there's zero fan support. 48 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:33,194 The Bulldogs were supposed to inspire the town 49 00:02:33,278 --> 00:02:35,613 and Riverdale was supposed to rally behind the Bulldogs, 50 00:02:35,697 --> 00:02:37,114 but no one even comes to our games. 51 00:02:37,198 --> 00:02:38,824 In that case, 52 00:02:38,908 --> 00:02:40,993 I'll get the town to back our Bulldogs again. 53 00:02:41,077 --> 00:02:43,463 You just keep those kids motivated, Coach. 54 00:02:45,748 --> 00:02:47,049 What about me? 55 00:02:48,209 --> 00:02:50,136 Don't coaches need motivation too? 56 00:02:53,965 --> 00:02:55,475 Chin up, Andrews. 57 00:03:00,096 --> 00:03:02,014 [Jughead] And the incidents, they go back decades, Samm. 58 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:04,016 There's dozens of people seeing things they can't explain. 59 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:05,476 There's even support groups. 60 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:06,685 Slow down, Jones. 61 00:03:06,769 --> 00:03:08,187 You're writing about aliens now? 62 00:03:08,271 --> 00:03:09,814 Yeah, but it's not just about aliens. 63 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:11,690 It's about personal trauma. 64 00:03:11,774 --> 00:03:14,110 And if I'm right, it's about a town's collective trauma. 65 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:16,237 Could you please just take the idea to Scribners? 66 00:03:16,321 --> 00:03:18,239 Y-Yeah, I'll let you know what they say. 67 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,082 Thank you. I appreciate it. 68 00:03:21,618 --> 00:03:22,918 [sighs] 69 00:03:27,165 --> 00:03:28,582 [bell dings] 70 00:03:28,666 --> 00:03:30,376 [Veronica] Tabitha. 71 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:34,046 How do you feel about Pop's hosting a pancake breakfast 72 00:03:34,130 --> 00:03:35,548 so that folks can mix and mingle 73 00:03:35,632 --> 00:03:37,383 with the new and improved Riverdale Bulldogs? 74 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:38,843 Sounds fun. 75 00:03:38,927 --> 00:03:40,553 And if it brings in warm bodies, then great. 76 00:03:40,637 --> 00:03:42,179 Amazing! 77 00:03:42,263 --> 00:03:43,764 And what if, hypothetically, 78 00:03:43,848 --> 00:03:45,933 Pop's became the official sponsor 79 00:03:46,017 --> 00:03:47,317 of the Bulldogs? 80 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:50,813 Let's give it a shot. 81 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:52,773 I like supporting underdogs. 82 00:03:52,857 --> 00:03:54,942 I will express order the pancake mix and the syrup. 83 00:03:55,026 --> 00:03:57,570 Oh, no. No. Don't order the syrup. 84 00:03:57,654 --> 00:03:59,363 I have a special supplier for that. 85 00:03:59,447 --> 00:04:01,991 I'm sorry, but I cannot donate my precious maple resource 86 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:04,160 to help fund that collection of tatterdemalions 87 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:06,162 you call a football team, Archie. 88 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,873 Moreover, the Vixens can no longer, in good conscience, 89 00:04:08,957 --> 00:04:10,749 continue cheering for the bad news Bulldogs. 90 00:04:10,833 --> 00:04:11,959 Cheryl, please. 91 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:13,627 Just stick around for one more game 92 00:04:13,711 --> 00:04:15,296 and maybe help get some more people in the stands. 93 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:18,382 My Vixens are cheerleaders, not boosters, Archie. 94 00:04:18,466 --> 00:04:20,810 Fine. I'll do it myself. 95 00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:22,469 Hi, Ms. Bell 96 00:04:22,553 --> 00:04:24,013 Can you turn this on, please? 97 00:04:25,473 --> 00:04:27,433 - [clicks] - [intercom buzzes] 98 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:29,226 [on intercom] Attention, everyone. This is Coach Andrews. 99 00:04:29,310 --> 00:04:31,353 You may not know this, but a bunch of your classmates 100 00:04:31,437 --> 00:04:33,355 are out there busting their asses on the football field 101 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:34,773 to represent this school 102 00:04:34,857 --> 00:04:37,359 and to represent each and every one of you. 103 00:04:37,443 --> 00:04:38,944 So why don't you all show some school spirit 104 00:04:39,028 --> 00:04:40,446 and support your team. 105 00:04:40,530 --> 00:04:41,572 Starting with... 106 00:04:41,656 --> 00:04:43,616 the free pancake breakfast 107 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:45,201 that Pop's is hosting tomorrow morning. 108 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,829 Give them your support. And, hell... 109 00:04:48,913 --> 00:04:50,748 you might even get something out of it yourselves. 110 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:52,550 [intercom clicks and thuds] 111 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:56,962 And what about the Vixens? 112 00:04:57,046 --> 00:04:58,346 One more game. 113 00:04:59,215 --> 00:05:00,925 I'll even come out of retirement 114 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:03,052 to give the people something they'd actually like to see. 115 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,937 Namely, moi. 116 00:05:08,683 --> 00:05:11,185 But first, there's something broken I need to fix. 117 00:05:11,269 --> 00:05:12,895 [school bell ringing] 118 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:14,813 Don't forget to turn in your short story assignments 119 00:05:14,897 --> 00:05:16,365 on the way out, guys. 120 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:20,453 Thank you. 121 00:05:22,530 --> 00:05:24,448 Good job. Thank you. 122 00:05:24,532 --> 00:05:25,912 [suspenseful music playing] 123 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:36,968 [cell phone ringing] 124 00:05:43,885 --> 00:05:46,011 Glen. 125 00:05:46,095 --> 00:05:48,595 Did you get the blood results from the phone booth back? 126 00:05:48,765 --> 00:05:50,557 I did. 127 00:05:50,641 --> 00:05:52,601 The recovered blood is AB-negative. 128 00:05:52,685 --> 00:05:54,061 The rarest type. 129 00:05:54,145 --> 00:05:55,938 Under one percent of the population. 130 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,606 And a match for Polly. 131 00:05:57,690 --> 00:05:58,990 [sighs] 132 00:05:59,484 --> 00:06:02,152 So, she... She's really... 133 00:06:02,236 --> 00:06:04,038 I'm so sorry, Betty. 134 00:06:05,114 --> 00:06:06,414 [crying] 135 00:06:07,909 --> 00:06:10,202 No, you're not. 136 00:06:10,286 --> 00:06:13,330 If you had cared at all about me or my sister, 137 00:06:13,414 --> 00:06:15,708 you would have done something to help me. 138 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:17,251 Betty, look, I realize you're upset... 139 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:18,886 Screw you, Glen. 140 00:06:33,101 --> 00:06:34,518 I must admit, 141 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:36,395 it is a bit disturbing. 142 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:39,573 Waldo, a kid is held captive by mole people. 143 00:06:39,941 --> 00:06:41,275 Only to escape 144 00:06:41,359 --> 00:06:43,569 and be abducted by a family of mothmen 145 00:06:43,653 --> 00:06:45,696 who operate on him in a spaceship, 146 00:06:45,780 --> 00:06:47,072 in graphic detail. 147 00:06:47,156 --> 00:06:48,615 Doesn't it ring any alarm bells for you? 148 00:06:48,699 --> 00:06:50,534 But the child survives. 149 00:06:50,618 --> 00:06:52,453 He's found on the side of the highway. 150 00:06:52,537 --> 00:06:53,954 What do we know about Lerman? 151 00:06:54,038 --> 00:06:56,465 Well, he's a good student, average grades. 152 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,876 Is there any trouble at home? 153 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,755 He has sustained a substantial number of injuries. 154 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,090 A broken arm, a black eye, 155 00:07:05,174 --> 00:07:06,809 was on crutches for a while. 156 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:10,804 I know what you're thinking, Mr. Jones, 157 00:07:10,888 --> 00:07:14,224 but I spoke to Lerman and his parents. 158 00:07:14,308 --> 00:07:15,601 They couldn't be nicer people. 159 00:07:15,685 --> 00:07:16,977 So what? He's just accident prone? 160 00:07:17,061 --> 00:07:18,270 And then what about this story? 161 00:07:18,354 --> 00:07:20,147 Some kids get hurt a lot. 162 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:22,107 And, yes... 163 00:07:22,191 --> 00:07:25,494 sometimes a story is just a story. 164 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:30,657 [chattering indistinctly] 165 00:07:30,741 --> 00:07:31,575 [bell dings] 166 00:07:31,659 --> 00:07:32,959 Order up. 167 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,621 Behold. 'Tis the nectar of the gods. 168 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:37,965 [Tabitha] Amazing! Thank you again. 169 00:07:40,334 --> 00:07:41,335 Enjoy. 170 00:07:41,419 --> 00:07:43,420 Thank you. 171 00:07:43,504 --> 00:07:45,672 We're feeling optimistic about the rest of the season, Mrs. Davis. 172 00:07:45,756 --> 00:07:47,132 And your son plays a huge part in that. 173 00:07:47,216 --> 00:07:48,884 Which is why, Derek, 174 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:50,636 - I want you to be captain of the team. - [chuckles] 175 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,806 And what's the team gonna do for my son, Coach Andrews? 176 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:55,432 Uh, I'm not sure I understand. 177 00:07:55,516 --> 00:07:57,768 Derek's a damn good player. 178 00:07:57,852 --> 00:08:00,270 And football could be his ticket out of this town. 179 00:08:00,354 --> 00:08:03,273 - He could get a scholarship... - Mom, chill! 180 00:08:03,357 --> 00:08:05,442 I have to think of my son's future, Coach. 181 00:08:05,526 --> 00:08:06,443 [doorbell jingles] 182 00:08:06,527 --> 00:08:08,329 Not just your team's. 183 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:10,456 Excuse me. 184 00:08:11,782 --> 00:08:13,575 No, I understand. 185 00:08:13,659 --> 00:08:14,910 So sorry to interrupt. 186 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:17,630 Coach, we have a situation. 187 00:08:21,292 --> 00:08:22,592 [music playing on record] 188 00:08:26,631 --> 00:08:28,924 I take it you didn't come for the hotcakes, Reginald? 189 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:30,634 No. 190 00:08:30,718 --> 00:08:32,428 I'm here on behalf of 191 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:33,804 the Greater Rockland County High School Football League. 192 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:35,681 The eight other teams in the conference 193 00:08:35,765 --> 00:08:39,193 and our commissioner saw fit to send me as a representative. 194 00:08:39,852 --> 00:08:40,936 We're all in agreement. 195 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:42,521 We'd like for the Bulldogs 196 00:08:42,605 --> 00:08:45,658 to withdraw from the league like... yesterday. 197 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:47,901 [chuckles] You guys, uh, suck. 198 00:08:47,985 --> 00:08:49,361 Screw you, Reggie. 199 00:08:49,445 --> 00:08:50,988 Riverdale has a right to play. 200 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:54,283 Come on, Andrews. The Bulldogs are an embarrassment. 201 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:56,452 They're tainting the league's prestige. 202 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:59,663 So, can we tell the league you're withdrawing? 203 00:08:59,747 --> 00:09:01,540 Like hell. 204 00:09:01,624 --> 00:09:04,084 I want the names of every member of this so-called league. 205 00:09:04,168 --> 00:09:06,670 Doesn't it kill you, Coach? 206 00:09:06,754 --> 00:09:08,839 To watch the Bulldogs lose week after week. 207 00:09:08,923 --> 00:09:11,725 Yeah. Well, it's not all about winning, Reg. 208 00:09:14,095 --> 00:09:15,771 Keep telling yourself that, loser. 209 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:18,774 Loser. Loser. Loser. 210 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:28,659 [clanking] 211 00:09:32,029 --> 00:09:33,780 Y-You want to talk about it? 212 00:09:33,864 --> 00:09:36,283 A few days ago, you were getting married and having a kid, 213 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:39,453 and now, uh... Now we're moving you out. 214 00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:42,339 It was my decision, you know. 215 00:09:43,082 --> 00:09:45,209 Maybe you're right, Dad. Maybe... 216 00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:47,393 I'm not the kind of guy who deserves a family. 217 00:09:47,712 --> 00:09:48,754 Hold on, now. 218 00:09:48,838 --> 00:09:50,547 You, you don't really believe 219 00:09:50,631 --> 00:09:53,017 that you don't deserve happiness now, do you? 220 00:09:57,096 --> 00:09:59,716 You know what, Dad, I actually don't want to talk about it. 221 00:10:01,892 --> 00:10:03,810 Given how invested you are 222 00:10:03,894 --> 00:10:06,688 in seeing Riverdale High fail on all fronts, 223 00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:08,190 I find it hard to believe you're not behind 224 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:10,067 the league's attempt to oust the Bulldogs. 225 00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:12,903 All I know about the Bulldogs is that they're garbage 226 00:10:12,987 --> 00:10:15,030 and that they haven't even scored this season. 227 00:10:15,114 --> 00:10:17,366 They will against your precious Stallions. 228 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,076 Oh, please. 229 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,588 We'll be wiping Bulldog blood off our cleats for weeks. 230 00:10:24,832 --> 00:10:26,133 You seem so sure. 231 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:28,669 How about a wager? 232 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,004 Ooh. What are the terms? 233 00:10:31,088 --> 00:10:32,506 If your Stallions 234 00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:35,759 keep my Bulldogs off the scoreboard, 235 00:10:35,843 --> 00:10:38,554 we'll withdraw from the league, voluntarily. 236 00:10:38,638 --> 00:10:40,597 If, however, we do score, 237 00:10:40,681 --> 00:10:42,849 you'll have to convince your good friend, 238 00:10:42,933 --> 00:10:45,269 the commissioner, and his legion of doom, 239 00:10:45,353 --> 00:10:47,947 to stop trying to muscle out the Bulldogs. 240 00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:50,699 I will take that bet. 241 00:10:51,692 --> 00:10:52,992 Great. 242 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:00,750 [school bell ringing] 243 00:11:05,623 --> 00:11:07,603 Hey, Lerman. Could you hang back for a sec? 244 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:14,973 Story is great. 245 00:11:15,633 --> 00:11:17,968 It's very vivid, it's intense. 246 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:20,220 I wanted to ask you what inspired it. 247 00:11:20,304 --> 00:11:23,390 Uh, just a series of dreams I had. 248 00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,767 Really? Recurring? 249 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:28,228 Yes. Yeah. Yeah, I guess. 250 00:11:28,312 --> 00:11:30,105 Now some experts believe that 251 00:11:30,189 --> 00:11:33,108 stories about aliens and the like 252 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:36,737 are really about traumas that people have experienced 253 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:39,123 and that these stories are cries for help. 254 00:11:40,157 --> 00:11:43,577 What? What do you... What do you mean? 255 00:11:43,661 --> 00:11:47,164 I mean, is this story real, Lerman? 256 00:11:47,248 --> 00:11:48,248 Any part of it? 257 00:11:48,332 --> 00:11:49,249 Did someone hurt you? 258 00:11:49,333 --> 00:11:50,626 Like what you wrote about 259 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:52,711 or tie you up, or keep you locked up? 260 00:11:52,795 --> 00:11:54,095 [nervously] Mr. Jones... 261 00:11:55,089 --> 00:11:56,840 it's just a story. Okay? 262 00:11:56,924 --> 00:12:00,352 [stuttering] I... I never should've written it. I'm sorry. 263 00:12:01,011 --> 00:12:02,311 Sorry. I have to go. 264 00:12:03,848 --> 00:12:05,148 [classical music playing] 265 00:12:07,017 --> 00:12:09,778 [Cheryl] Sweet cousin, what a surprise. 266 00:12:12,982 --> 00:12:15,233 Any news on your fair sister? 267 00:12:15,317 --> 00:12:16,526 Yeah. As a matter of fact, 268 00:12:16,610 --> 00:12:18,620 that's why I'm here, Cheryl. 269 00:12:20,489 --> 00:12:21,948 [sighs] 270 00:12:22,032 --> 00:12:24,409 When Jason first disappeared, 271 00:12:24,493 --> 00:12:26,411 for a long time, no one knew where he was 272 00:12:26,495 --> 00:12:29,039 or what had happened to him. 273 00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:31,792 But when you learned that he had died, 274 00:12:31,876 --> 00:12:34,011 was it helpful to know the truth? 275 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:38,632 To say it was soul-crushing 276 00:12:38,716 --> 00:12:40,517 would be an understatement. 277 00:12:44,346 --> 00:12:47,724 So what if you'd never learned the truth? 278 00:12:47,808 --> 00:12:50,694 If you had had hope that he might still be alive? 279 00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:53,772 When I learned the truth, 280 00:12:53,856 --> 00:12:57,150 I was able to grieve for my brother. 281 00:12:57,234 --> 00:13:02,531 From my experience, it is better to know the truth 282 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:04,666 and make your peace with it. 283 00:13:10,581 --> 00:13:12,007 Does this mean Polly's... 284 00:13:12,917 --> 00:13:14,217 [crying] 285 00:13:17,421 --> 00:13:19,890 I don't know what it's gonna do to my mom. 286 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:32,269 What's going on? 287 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:33,979 Why aren't you guys dressed for practice? 288 00:13:34,063 --> 00:13:36,273 Derek transferred. 289 00:13:36,357 --> 00:13:39,159 He got recruited to play for Stonewall Prep. 290 00:13:40,152 --> 00:13:41,236 We're doomed. 291 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,789 [thuds and slams] 292 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,618 As much as I hate Stonewall Prep, 293 00:13:48,702 --> 00:13:50,328 I can't blame Derek. 294 00:13:50,412 --> 00:13:52,714 Enrolling there, playing for the Stallions. 295 00:13:53,749 --> 00:13:55,292 It's his best shot at college. 296 00:13:55,376 --> 00:13:58,220 And they're a team that wins games. 297 00:13:58,879 --> 00:14:01,298 The Bulldogs will be, too. 298 00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:03,175 You've only just re-launched them. 299 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:05,552 Not to mention, we're down a player. 300 00:14:05,636 --> 00:14:07,936 The league won't even let us on the field with ten. 301 00:14:09,181 --> 00:14:10,599 It seems to me like the Bulldogs 302 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:13,268 just need a little motivation. 303 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:15,571 Something to get them energized. 304 00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:19,858 Luckily... 305 00:14:19,942 --> 00:14:22,903 I just came up with one of my genius ideas 306 00:14:22,987 --> 00:14:24,279 that will rally the troops 307 00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:27,040 and maybe even recruit some new ones. 308 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,295 [door opens] 309 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:39,511 Mom. 310 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:42,847 Mom. 311 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:49,521 We got the blood results back. 312 00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:53,475 Is it Polly's? 313 00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:54,939 [suspenseful music playing] 314 00:14:58,272 --> 00:14:59,572 No. 315 00:15:02,443 --> 00:15:05,612 No, it was O-positive. 316 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:07,122 It wasn't a match. 317 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:12,376 [crying] 318 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:16,048 Oh, thank God! 319 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,084 Thank God! 320 00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:21,011 Oh, thank you, Betty. 321 00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:33,439 [upbeat music playing] 322 00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:43,108 Hey, you're awake. 323 00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:44,568 Perfect timing. 324 00:15:44,652 --> 00:15:45,861 I ordered a platter of cold cuts from Pop's. 325 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,579 Would you mind running to get it? 326 00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:49,823 What's happening? 327 00:15:49,907 --> 00:15:51,700 Oh, I decided you were right about me 328 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:54,327 getting back into the support group. I'm hosting today. 329 00:15:54,411 --> 00:15:56,431 Would you mind running to get the cold cuts? 330 00:15:58,540 --> 00:16:00,509 Yeah. No. Of course. 331 00:16:02,586 --> 00:16:04,054 What's the buzz, Waldo? 332 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:05,672 It was him? 333 00:16:05,756 --> 00:16:07,966 Mr. Jones, these are the Logans. 334 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,384 Lerman's parents. 335 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:12,387 [sighs] Oh, hi. 336 00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:15,682 They've come in to discuss a conversation you had with their son. 337 00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:17,142 In what world, Mr. Jones, 338 00:16:17,226 --> 00:16:18,643 do you think that it's appropriate 339 00:16:18,727 --> 00:16:20,520 to encourage these wild fantasies 340 00:16:20,604 --> 00:16:21,855 that Lerman is obsessed with? 341 00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:25,650 Death and aliens and underground monsters? 342 00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:27,027 What's wrong with you? 343 00:16:27,111 --> 00:16:28,904 Well, I'm sorry. 344 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:31,865 I'd figured it was my responsibility as Lerman's teacher. 345 00:16:31,949 --> 00:16:33,950 The story he wrote... 346 00:16:34,034 --> 00:16:35,952 might've been alluding to some troubles at home. 347 00:16:36,036 --> 00:16:37,713 Then why didn't you come to us? 348 00:16:38,455 --> 00:16:40,332 Instead, you ambush our child? 349 00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:42,250 Mr. and Mrs. Logan, 350 00:16:42,334 --> 00:16:45,170 Mr. Jones' behavior was wildly inappropriate. 351 00:16:45,254 --> 00:16:47,672 But I can promise you that it will never happen again. 352 00:16:47,756 --> 00:16:49,382 Oh, we know it won't, 353 00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:51,843 because we don't want him teaching our child. 354 00:16:51,927 --> 00:16:54,137 Now, wait. I didn't reach out to your so... 355 00:16:54,221 --> 00:16:55,513 [Weatherbee] Not a problem at all. 356 00:16:55,597 --> 00:16:57,577 We'll move Lerman to another English class. 357 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,437 How dare you break protocol in such a reckless manner! 358 00:17:02,521 --> 00:17:04,564 I told you, I had already vetted the Logans. 359 00:17:04,648 --> 00:17:06,816 I know. No. I'm sorry. I... 360 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:08,652 I felt like something was off. 361 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:09,778 My instinct was telling me something strange was going on. 362 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,696 [sternly] One more misstep... 363 00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:13,915 I mean, even just a little one... 364 00:17:14,992 --> 00:17:16,460 and you're done at my school. 365 00:17:17,953 --> 00:17:19,537 [Cheryl] Kevin. Fangs. 366 00:17:19,621 --> 00:17:22,332 Thank you both for agreeing to this tete-a-tete. 367 00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:24,793 Toni may never forgive me, 368 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:27,003 but I will never forgive myself 369 00:17:27,087 --> 00:17:28,296 if I don't try to repair 370 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:30,173 what my antics have torn asunder. 371 00:17:30,257 --> 00:17:33,009 Namely, hashtag Kangs. 372 00:17:33,093 --> 00:17:35,887 Your games brought up deeper issues between Kevin and I. 373 00:17:35,971 --> 00:17:38,607 - Agreed. - See? Consensus. 374 00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:40,934 Go on, Fangs. 375 00:17:41,018 --> 00:17:42,978 You've never been all in, Kevin. 376 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,313 Y-You've always, always held back. 377 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:47,148 And I don't know if that's because of me 378 00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:49,275 or if it's because you're ashamed of being gay. 379 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,444 [chuckles] I am not ashamed of being gay. 380 00:17:51,528 --> 00:17:52,862 Dude, you go to the woods, 381 00:17:52,946 --> 00:17:54,823 you hook up with anonymous strangers. 382 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:56,908 You don't want to be in a real relationship 383 00:17:56,992 --> 00:17:57,951 with a real gay guy. 384 00:17:58,035 --> 00:18:00,003 [sternly] Fangs, don't. 385 00:18:00,370 --> 00:18:01,705 You're not me. 386 00:18:01,789 --> 00:18:03,707 You don't know my experience, okay? 387 00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:06,209 We were about to get married, Kevin. 388 00:18:06,293 --> 00:18:07,836 I want to know everything about you, 389 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,087 the good and the bad. 390 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,922 I think it's too late for that. 391 00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:12,882 - Kevin, please. - [Kevin] I gotta go. 392 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:15,769 Cheryl, please butt out of our lives. 393 00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:23,101 What? Are you having a party 394 00:18:23,185 --> 00:18:24,485 and I wasn't invited? 395 00:18:26,438 --> 00:18:29,324 No. Um, it's for my mom's support group. 396 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:30,567 How's she doing? 397 00:18:30,651 --> 00:18:32,828 [chuckles] Uh... 398 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:37,124 there've been... developments 399 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,701 in Polly's case. 400 00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:43,329 Um, apparently, 401 00:18:43,413 --> 00:18:45,498 the blood they recovered 402 00:18:45,582 --> 00:18:46,967 at the phone booth 403 00:18:47,835 --> 00:18:49,461 is a match for hers. 404 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:52,881 [voice shaking] Which means most likely that, um... 405 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:56,176 Oh, God. Betty, I'm so sorry. 406 00:18:56,260 --> 00:18:58,553 And the worst part is, she disappeared four weeks ago, 407 00:18:58,637 --> 00:19:02,441 which means she has or had been alive 408 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,267 that entire time, 409 00:19:04,351 --> 00:19:07,103 somewhere along the Lonely Highway. 410 00:19:07,187 --> 00:19:09,689 So I just didn't do enough. 411 00:19:09,773 --> 00:19:12,734 Hey, I actually met someone that lives on the Lonely Highway. 412 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:14,277 I mean, he's kind of an eccentric kook, 413 00:19:14,361 --> 00:19:16,863 but he sees a lot of what goes on out there. 414 00:19:16,947 --> 00:19:20,241 Maybe he might've seen or heard something about the missing girls. 415 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:22,619 If you want, I can put this tray on ice, and I can... 416 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,212 take you to go meet him. 417 00:19:25,539 --> 00:19:27,466 - Yeah. - Yeah? 418 00:19:29,668 --> 00:19:30,710 [blows whistle] 419 00:19:30,794 --> 00:19:32,045 All right. Bring it in. 420 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:33,838 What's the point in practicing, Coach? 421 00:19:33,922 --> 00:19:35,840 We don't even have enough players anymore. 422 00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:37,550 Bulldogs are a team, Britta. 423 00:19:37,634 --> 00:19:39,552 We play for each other and for the love of the game. 424 00:19:39,636 --> 00:19:42,847 Yoo-hoo! Got room for one more? 425 00:19:42,931 --> 00:19:45,391 Bulldogs, I wanna introduce you to a friend of mine 426 00:19:45,475 --> 00:19:47,185 who plays professional football 427 00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:49,354 for a little team called the New York Goliaths. 428 00:19:49,438 --> 00:19:51,231 - [all cheering] - Holy crap! 429 00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:53,316 It's T Dub! 430 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,193 Wow! It's a pleasure to meet you, bro. 431 00:19:55,277 --> 00:19:56,361 You're one hell of a player. 432 00:19:56,445 --> 00:19:58,029 Oh, man. I appreciate it. 433 00:19:58,113 --> 00:19:59,489 Heard you're one hell of a coach. 434 00:19:59,573 --> 00:20:01,032 How are you even here? 435 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:02,575 Ronnie and I go way back. 436 00:20:02,659 --> 00:20:04,869 T Dub was one of my most loyal clients 437 00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:06,746 when I was selling jewelry in New York. 438 00:20:06,830 --> 00:20:08,832 Hey. Uh, is it cool if I say a few words to the team? 439 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:10,592 Yeah, please. 440 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:14,087 Some of you might've seen me play for the Goliaths, 441 00:20:14,171 --> 00:20:17,507 but my career started off in a small town just like Riverdale, 442 00:20:17,591 --> 00:20:20,143 with a coach who pushed me to be what I could be. 443 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,554 He believed in me. 444 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,431 Just like Coach Andrews believes in you. 445 00:20:25,515 --> 00:20:29,269 But you gotta be the ones to make it happen on the field. 446 00:20:29,353 --> 00:20:31,312 You're not underdogs. 447 00:20:31,396 --> 00:20:32,647 [shouts] You're the damn Bulldogs! 448 00:20:32,731 --> 00:20:34,107 [all] Yeah! 449 00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:35,108 Y'all ready to prove these haters wrong? 450 00:20:35,192 --> 00:20:37,777 [all cheering] Yeah! 451 00:20:37,861 --> 00:20:39,821 You must be Britta. 452 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:41,289 Heard you got a cannon. 453 00:20:42,032 --> 00:20:43,792 Come on. Let's see. 454 00:20:45,869 --> 00:20:48,204 This might be the shot in the arm we needed, Ronnie. 455 00:20:48,288 --> 00:20:50,748 I just wish T Dub could suit up for us. We're still short a player. 456 00:20:50,832 --> 00:20:52,917 Oh, Archiekins, not for long. 457 00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:55,762 Behold, a group of Bulldogs-to-be. 458 00:21:00,592 --> 00:21:02,302 [Archie] Hey... 459 00:21:02,386 --> 00:21:06,890 - who wants to play football? - [all cheering and whooping] 460 00:21:06,974 --> 00:21:08,057 [Hiram] We have a problem. 461 00:21:08,141 --> 00:21:09,893 The interest in the Bulldogs 462 00:21:09,977 --> 00:21:11,352 is growing, not waning. 463 00:21:11,436 --> 00:21:13,521 I do not want people 464 00:21:13,605 --> 00:21:16,149 rallying around this team or that school 465 00:21:16,233 --> 00:21:17,775 or that town. 466 00:21:17,859 --> 00:21:20,236 I want you to target their weakest link 467 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,247 and knock some heads. 468 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:24,866 We don't need to go there. 469 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,451 We're still gonna crush the Bulldogs 470 00:21:26,535 --> 00:21:29,829 on the field fair and square. Easy. 471 00:21:29,913 --> 00:21:33,041 Your loyalty lies with me. At Stonewall. 472 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,177 Yeah, but I'm not gonna break some kid's legs for no reason. 473 00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:38,013 Yeah. 474 00:21:40,048 --> 00:21:43,092 Consider yourself benched, Reggie. 475 00:21:43,176 --> 00:21:46,688 I'll be leading Stallions into battle against Riverdale High. 476 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:51,601 So be it. 477 00:21:51,685 --> 00:21:53,945 I'll be standing with the Bulldogs, then. 478 00:21:58,734 --> 00:22:00,068 [Betty] What were you doing out here? 479 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:02,445 Just working on a book. 480 00:22:02,529 --> 00:22:04,530 So, the old-timer that owns this place 481 00:22:04,614 --> 00:22:06,499 has been here for decades. 482 00:22:07,576 --> 00:22:09,285 Mr. Dreyfuss, hi. 483 00:22:09,369 --> 00:22:12,956 - Jughead Jones, you remember me? - 'Course I do. 484 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,791 Great. This is Betty Cooper. 485 00:22:14,875 --> 00:22:17,085 She's a friend of mine, from the FBI. 486 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:20,469 - We were hoping that you could help us with an investigation. - Come on up. 487 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:22,632 [Betty] We're one hundred percent certain 488 00:22:22,716 --> 00:22:24,842 that my sister made a call from the payphone 489 00:22:24,926 --> 00:22:26,219 on the Lonely Highway. 490 00:22:26,303 --> 00:22:28,846 But when we got there, it was destroyed. 491 00:22:28,930 --> 00:22:31,024 Shredded? Like a tin can? 492 00:22:31,641 --> 00:22:32,934 Exactly, yeah. 493 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,394 Have you seen that before? 494 00:22:34,478 --> 00:22:36,145 Back in the summer of '77. 495 00:22:36,229 --> 00:22:38,898 And again in '82. 496 00:22:38,982 --> 00:22:40,733 I know what happened to your sister. 497 00:22:40,817 --> 00:22:42,443 She's had an encounter. 498 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:44,779 Yes, right. But... But with who? 499 00:22:44,863 --> 00:22:46,998 The mothmen. 500 00:22:47,574 --> 00:22:50,043 I'm sorry. The mothmen? 501 00:22:51,953 --> 00:22:53,713 What makes you say that? 502 00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:55,915 The phone booth. 503 00:22:55,999 --> 00:22:57,458 You see, 504 00:22:57,542 --> 00:23:01,629 their ships use anti-matter fusion reactors 505 00:23:01,713 --> 00:23:05,466 that create a gravity field that, uh, 506 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:09,387 that allows them to levitate, like, like a balloon. 507 00:23:09,471 --> 00:23:12,307 But anything that gets caught in that stasis, 508 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:17,061 well, it gets crushed, like it's made out of papier-mache. 509 00:23:17,145 --> 00:23:19,022 I knew our friends were back in town. 510 00:23:19,106 --> 00:23:21,733 I've been pickin' up their chatter on my radios. 511 00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:24,244 [static buzzing] 512 00:23:26,029 --> 00:23:28,197 That was a colossal waste of time. 513 00:23:28,281 --> 00:23:30,575 Look, a lot of people believe this stuff. And there is some evidence. 514 00:23:30,659 --> 00:23:32,327 My sister went missing, Jug. 515 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:35,288 She was taken by someone. Not some thing. 516 00:23:35,372 --> 00:23:36,539 What are you even saying? 517 00:23:36,623 --> 00:23:38,207 I'm saying that things happen, 518 00:23:38,291 --> 00:23:40,752 especially in Riverdale, that you and I can't explain. 519 00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:42,754 Sometimes, there isn't a logical explanation. 520 00:23:42,838 --> 00:23:46,716 - Sometimes, unexplained phenomenon... - No, someone is... 521 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,427 kidnapping, torturing, and murdering women, 522 00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:51,220 that's not a phenomenon. 523 00:23:51,304 --> 00:23:52,930 It's just pure evil. 524 00:23:53,014 --> 00:23:55,141 But I'll be damned if I let it happen to anyone else. 525 00:23:55,225 --> 00:23:58,278 Can you hurry up? I need to get back to Riverdale. 526 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:05,744 [exhales sharply] 527 00:24:11,908 --> 00:24:13,251 [exhales sharply] 528 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:17,580 Because I care about you. 529 00:24:17,664 --> 00:24:19,332 [Polly] You don't live here. 530 00:24:19,416 --> 00:24:20,958 You deserted us. 531 00:24:21,042 --> 00:24:23,336 Okay, being a real sister 532 00:24:23,420 --> 00:24:25,046 doesn't mean coming in for one day and telling me how to live my life. 533 00:24:25,130 --> 00:24:28,091 Especially when you don't know anything about it. 534 00:24:28,175 --> 00:24:30,134 [Alice] My daughter is alive! 535 00:24:30,218 --> 00:24:32,637 - She called... - [Polly] Betty, you have to help me. 536 00:24:32,721 --> 00:24:34,889 I don't know, I ran as fast as I could. You have to come get me. 537 00:24:34,973 --> 00:24:38,309 [Betty] Polly, I wanna tell you that I love you, 538 00:24:38,393 --> 00:24:39,894 and that I'm here for you, 539 00:24:39,978 --> 00:24:42,697 just please, please, please come home. 540 00:25:19,768 --> 00:25:21,060 Hey, how's it going? 541 00:25:21,144 --> 00:25:23,813 Good, good. 542 00:25:23,897 --> 00:25:26,399 I haven't seen you in here before. 543 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:29,110 My name's Shane. I'm visiting from LA. 544 00:25:29,194 --> 00:25:31,538 Ah. Well... [chuckles] 545 00:25:32,447 --> 00:25:33,990 [exhales deeply] 546 00:25:34,074 --> 00:25:36,576 I guess it's true what they say about LA guys. 547 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:38,670 [chuckling] Oh, what's that? 548 00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:42,665 That they're... hot. 549 00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:46,302 [laughing] And what to they say about guys from Riverdale? 550 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:50,473 Why don't you tell me? 551 00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:53,676 - What the hell are you doing? - Oh. 552 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,136 Uh, I'm sorry. 553 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:56,804 I must've misread the situation. I thought... 554 00:25:56,888 --> 00:25:58,598 - You thought I was like you? - No. 555 00:25:58,682 --> 00:26:00,558 - You thought I wanted you? - No. 556 00:26:00,642 --> 00:26:02,143 You think I came here to be groped by your pathetic ass. 557 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,228 No, no... [groans] 558 00:26:04,312 --> 00:26:07,448 [continues groaning] 559 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,388 - What the hell? - Hey! What are you doing? 560 00:26:39,472 --> 00:26:42,141 Saving your life, whether you want it saved or not. 561 00:26:42,225 --> 00:26:44,235 Get the hell out of here. 562 00:26:47,022 --> 00:26:48,981 You're leaving these girls alone, 563 00:26:49,065 --> 00:26:50,816 and you're never coming back here again. 564 00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:52,818 Hey, these girls are the ones looking to trick. 565 00:26:52,902 --> 00:26:54,913 - [grunts] - [groans] 566 00:26:55,655 --> 00:26:58,157 Tell your dirtbag friends 567 00:26:58,241 --> 00:27:00,418 the party's over. 568 00:27:04,331 --> 00:27:05,924 Put a little ice on it. 569 00:27:07,334 --> 00:27:09,969 These bruises will settle down in a few days. 570 00:27:11,254 --> 00:27:13,056 You keep those cuts clean. 571 00:27:15,383 --> 00:27:18,269 - Thanks, Dad. - You're a grown man. 572 00:27:21,181 --> 00:27:23,358 And as your father... 573 00:27:25,226 --> 00:27:27,570 I'm terrified for you right now. 574 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,948 What's going on, son? 575 00:27:32,984 --> 00:27:35,286 [exhales] I think... 576 00:27:36,196 --> 00:27:38,331 I'm ashamed of myself... 577 00:27:41,868 --> 00:27:43,452 of being gay. 578 00:27:43,536 --> 00:27:45,621 [stammering] Is this something that... that I did? 579 00:27:45,705 --> 00:27:46,622 No. 580 00:27:46,706 --> 00:27:49,208 No, Dad. No. 581 00:27:49,292 --> 00:27:51,919 It isn't your fault, okay? 582 00:27:52,003 --> 00:27:54,130 You've... you've always accepted me. 583 00:27:54,214 --> 00:27:56,224 You've never judged me. 584 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:05,191 - But, Mom... - What? What happened? 585 00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:08,194 There was this one time... 586 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:11,397 we were back-to-school shopping. 587 00:28:11,481 --> 00:28:14,108 And she made 588 00:28:14,192 --> 00:28:17,528 some offhand comment. 589 00:28:17,612 --> 00:28:21,541 Like, about needing to buy me... 590 00:28:23,576 --> 00:28:25,712 husky clothes. 591 00:28:26,996 --> 00:28:28,414 I don't know. 592 00:28:28,498 --> 00:28:30,958 Man, I just felt... 593 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:34,137 like, so ashamed. 594 00:28:37,757 --> 00:28:40,393 [exhales] So, I, uh... 595 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:44,639 I told her I was meeting Betty. 596 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:48,609 And I went to Fox Forest... to be alone. 597 00:28:51,312 --> 00:28:53,272 I didn't even know it was a cruising spot. 598 00:28:53,356 --> 00:28:56,275 And there was this other guy there, 599 00:28:56,359 --> 00:28:59,695 and he was telling me I was cute... 600 00:28:59,779 --> 00:29:01,205 or whatever. 601 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,960 And it was like... 602 00:29:07,537 --> 00:29:10,923 all the stuff Mom said, just washed away. 603 00:29:13,042 --> 00:29:17,597 [sighs] And ever since then, I... I've been cruising. 604 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:20,841 It's like I'm hardwired this way, 605 00:29:20,925 --> 00:29:23,436 or something. I don't know. [Sobs] 606 00:29:23,803 --> 00:29:25,596 I don't know. 607 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,648 [sobbing continues] 608 00:29:48,036 --> 00:29:49,962 Get out. Now. 609 00:29:52,916 --> 00:29:54,750 You... 610 00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:57,336 - You're not Patty. - No, I'm her sister. 611 00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:59,213 You can't do this. You can't arrest me again. 612 00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:01,173 You let me go. You got nothing on me. 613 00:30:01,257 --> 00:30:03,092 You're right, John. 614 00:30:03,176 --> 00:30:04,969 I'm not gonna arrest you. 615 00:30:05,053 --> 00:30:07,304 But you are coming with me. 616 00:30:07,388 --> 00:30:10,358 [groans and yells] 617 00:30:11,184 --> 00:30:13,486 [phone rings] 618 00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:18,232 Waldo, what's going on? 619 00:30:18,316 --> 00:30:19,567 Jughead, is Lerman with you? 620 00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:20,860 What? 621 00:30:20,944 --> 00:30:22,528 No, definitely not. 622 00:30:22,612 --> 00:30:24,321 I've been steering clear with him. Why? 623 00:30:24,405 --> 00:30:26,741 His parents just called me. They think Lerman ran away. 624 00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:28,325 Any idea where he might be? 625 00:30:28,409 --> 00:30:29,952 Oh, God, no. I haven't talked to him. 626 00:30:30,036 --> 00:30:32,672 Tell the Logans that I'm calling in some help, okay? 627 00:30:33,456 --> 00:30:37,251 [sobbing] Come on. 628 00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:39,303 Please don't do this. 629 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:43,674 [groans] 630 00:30:43,758 --> 00:30:46,510 I told you. I don't know where Patty is. 631 00:30:46,594 --> 00:30:48,429 What? Why are you doing this? 632 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:53,642 - [groans] - You really have to ask me that? 633 00:30:53,726 --> 00:30:56,145 You are still preying 634 00:30:56,229 --> 00:30:57,521 on these girls. 635 00:30:57,605 --> 00:30:59,148 Exactly the same way 636 00:30:59,232 --> 00:31:01,317 you preyed on Polly. 637 00:31:01,401 --> 00:31:03,077 I have a family. 638 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:07,999 I had a sister. 639 00:31:10,785 --> 00:31:14,413 No one looked out for those girls. 640 00:31:14,497 --> 00:31:16,248 No one was protecting them. 641 00:31:16,332 --> 00:31:19,093 I couldn't even protect Polly. 642 00:31:20,169 --> 00:31:21,212 [gun cocking] 643 00:31:21,296 --> 00:31:22,213 [gasps] 644 00:31:22,297 --> 00:31:24,473 But I can deliver justice. 645 00:31:29,762 --> 00:31:31,731 [cell phone ringing] 646 00:31:36,102 --> 00:31:37,862 [ringing continues] 647 00:31:44,652 --> 00:31:46,904 - Jughead? - Betty. Hey, this is an emergency. 648 00:31:46,988 --> 00:31:49,073 One of my student is missing, and I think he's on the Lonely Highway. 649 00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:51,033 I'm on the highway. 650 00:31:51,117 --> 00:31:53,494 I'm ten miles north of town. 651 00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:55,371 I'm leaving from town right now. I'll meet you halfway. 652 00:31:55,455 --> 00:31:57,840 - Who is it? - Lerman Logan, he's 14. 653 00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:02,428 I'm on my way. 654 00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,767 [sighs] 655 00:32:08,801 --> 00:32:12,054 [breath shudders] 656 00:32:12,138 --> 00:32:14,774 I'll send someone to come untie you tomorrow. 657 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:18,236 If I remember. 658 00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:21,322 [John sobs] 659 00:32:23,024 --> 00:32:24,567 [drumline playing] 660 00:32:24,651 --> 00:32:27,194 [male announcer] Here are the Stonewall Stallions 661 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:30,081 versus the Riverdale Bulldogs. 662 00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:32,625 Let's go. 663 00:32:33,743 --> 00:32:35,043 Go. Go. 664 00:32:35,828 --> 00:32:37,463 [blows] 665 00:32:52,053 --> 00:32:54,680 Lerman. Thank God. 666 00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:58,609 Yeah, he was walking on the shoulder in a daze. 667 00:33:00,853 --> 00:33:02,613 You okay, bud? 668 00:33:03,564 --> 00:33:05,908 Mr. Jones... 669 00:33:06,943 --> 00:33:08,577 did it happen again? 670 00:33:16,869 --> 00:33:19,038 [Mrs. Logan] Thank you for finding Lerman. 671 00:33:19,122 --> 00:33:22,041 We'd hoped you wouldn't have to go through this again. 672 00:33:22,125 --> 00:33:24,302 - Again? - Yeah, Lerman is a sleepwalker. 673 00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:27,087 Has been since he was little. 674 00:33:27,171 --> 00:33:29,423 We thought he grew out of it, but, uh... 675 00:33:29,507 --> 00:33:30,674 then he started hurting himself. 676 00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:32,551 He walked into a door. 677 00:33:32,635 --> 00:33:35,095 Another time, he burned his hand on the stove. 678 00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:37,723 Even fell out of a window once and broke his arm. 679 00:33:37,807 --> 00:33:40,643 So, we started locking his bedroom door at night. 680 00:33:40,727 --> 00:33:43,771 Now, we gave him the whole basement to himself. 681 00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:45,981 We just... We made sure he was safe. 682 00:33:46,065 --> 00:33:48,609 So you were the "Mole People" who were keeping him locked up. 683 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,277 All we've done is try our best to protect him. 684 00:33:50,361 --> 00:33:52,363 I remember we were so terrified 685 00:33:52,447 --> 00:33:54,990 after that morning we found the front door open 686 00:33:55,074 --> 00:33:56,876 and, and... [chuckles nervously] 687 00:33:57,785 --> 00:34:00,120 Lerman was just gone. 688 00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:03,540 [sobbing] That whole week, we thought we lost my boy. 689 00:34:03,624 --> 00:34:05,834 No, wait. He left in the middle of the night and was missing for a week? 690 00:34:05,918 --> 00:34:07,920 Where did he go? What happened to him? 691 00:34:08,004 --> 00:34:10,806 A good Samaritan found him wandering the Lonely Highway... 692 00:34:13,301 --> 00:34:14,843 with no memory of the prior week. 693 00:34:14,927 --> 00:34:17,554 That's why we were so upset with you, Mr. Jones. 694 00:34:17,638 --> 00:34:19,181 We thought your questioning might trigger... 695 00:34:19,265 --> 00:34:22,360 Well, something like this happening. 696 00:34:23,686 --> 00:34:26,197 God only knows what draws him to that highway. 697 00:34:30,777 --> 00:34:33,946 [Betty] I don't think it's a coincidence, Jug. 698 00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:37,157 Polly and Lerman both end up on the Lonely Highway? No way. 699 00:34:37,241 --> 00:34:39,368 I agree. But what are the other connections? 700 00:34:39,452 --> 00:34:41,870 When Polly escaped and made that phone call, 701 00:34:41,954 --> 00:34:45,541 my mom said, she described being in 702 00:34:45,625 --> 00:34:48,711 what sounded like an alien spaceship. 703 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:50,587 Seriously? 704 00:34:50,671 --> 00:34:52,381 They could've been abducted by the same person. 705 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:54,466 Why would they keep Polly but let Lerman go? 706 00:34:54,550 --> 00:34:55,801 Well, maybe he escaped. 707 00:34:55,885 --> 00:34:57,136 Which is why we need to find out 708 00:34:57,220 --> 00:34:59,054 what Lerman knows about that missing week. 709 00:34:59,138 --> 00:35:00,931 Yeah, we're going to have to exhaust every possible option 710 00:35:01,015 --> 00:35:03,851 no matter how insane it might seem. 711 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:04,768 [referee blows whistle] 712 00:35:04,852 --> 00:35:07,071 [pop music playing] 713 00:35:12,443 --> 00:35:14,945 ♪ You're the one that ♪ 714 00:35:15,029 --> 00:35:17,406 ♪ I've been waiting for ♪ 715 00:35:17,490 --> 00:35:19,116 ♪ Gotta quit this crying ♪ 716 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,660 ♪ Nobody's gonna heal me ♪ 717 00:35:21,744 --> 00:35:25,497 ♪ If I don't open the door ♪ 718 00:35:25,581 --> 00:35:27,291 ♪ Kinda hard to believe ♪ 719 00:35:27,375 --> 00:35:29,168 ♪ Gotta have faith in me ♪ 720 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:32,087 ♪ Freak out, freak out Freak out, freak out ♪ 721 00:35:32,171 --> 00:35:33,881 ♪ Look at me ♪ 722 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:36,133 ♪ Get down, get down Get down, get down ♪ 723 00:35:36,217 --> 00:35:37,843 ♪ Look at me ♪ 724 00:35:37,927 --> 00:35:40,387 ♪ Freak out, freak out Freak out, freak out ♪ 725 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:43,015 ♪ Look at me now ♪ 726 00:35:43,099 --> 00:35:45,726 ♪ 'Cause all I ever Wanted was love ♪ 727 00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:48,904 [chorus vocalizing] 728 00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:53,951 ♪ All I ever wanted was love ♪ 729 00:35:57,780 --> 00:36:00,324 [vocalizing] 730 00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:02,668 ♪ I want your Stupid love, love ♪ 731 00:36:08,416 --> 00:36:11,135 ♪ I want your Stupid love, love ♪ 732 00:36:18,593 --> 00:36:20,636 ♪ I don't need a reason ♪ 733 00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:22,763 ♪ I don't need a reason ♪ 734 00:36:22,847 --> 00:36:26,225 ♪ Not sorry I want your stupid love ♪ 735 00:36:26,309 --> 00:36:28,769 [vocalizing] 736 00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:31,864 ♪ I want your Stupid love, love ♪ 737 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:39,997 ♪ We got a stupid love, love ♪ 738 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:45,119 [players shouting indistinctly] 739 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:47,630 ♪ I want your Stupid love, love ♪ 740 00:36:53,377 --> 00:36:55,587 ♪ I want your Stupid love, love ♪ 741 00:36:55,671 --> 00:36:57,473 [groans] 742 00:37:01,135 --> 00:37:02,478 [referee blows whistle] 743 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:05,105 [crowd cheering] 744 00:37:07,141 --> 00:37:08,809 Bring it in. Come on, bring it in. Bring it in. Bring it in. 745 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,395 Circle up. Circle up. Circle up, come on. 746 00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:13,063 Look at me. 747 00:37:13,147 --> 00:37:15,357 Hey, look at me. Don't worry about the scoreboard. 748 00:37:15,441 --> 00:37:17,526 I don't care what it says. You guys are playing with heart. 749 00:37:17,610 --> 00:37:18,861 You're leaving it all out there. 750 00:37:18,945 --> 00:37:20,487 That is all I could ever ask from you. 751 00:37:20,571 --> 00:37:21,572 But listen, 752 00:37:21,656 --> 00:37:23,365 this is your moment. 753 00:37:23,449 --> 00:37:24,825 The whole town is behind you. 754 00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:27,077 The people in those stands are here for you! 755 00:37:27,161 --> 00:37:28,328 Your teammates are here for you! 756 00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:29,830 I'm here for you! 757 00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:31,832 And we're not gonna give up on each other. 758 00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:33,417 If you don't give up on yourself, 759 00:37:33,501 --> 00:37:34,835 then guess what? 760 00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:36,545 You can't lose. 761 00:37:36,629 --> 00:37:38,297 If you don't give up on yourself, you cannot lose. 762 00:37:38,381 --> 00:37:40,132 This game is not over. Keep your head up. 763 00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:41,800 Let's go out there and make something happen. 764 00:37:41,884 --> 00:37:43,510 Let's make this a night we'll remember forever. 765 00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:45,179 This game is not over. Come on, bring it in. 766 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:47,639 - Britta, on you. - Bulldogs, on three! 767 00:37:47,723 --> 00:37:49,600 [all] One, two, three! 768 00:37:49,684 --> 00:37:52,019 - Bulldogs! - Get out there, and make something happen. Come on! 769 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:54,897 ["You Better Run" playing] 770 00:37:54,981 --> 00:37:56,899 ♪ It's the quiet In the distance ♪ 771 00:37:56,983 --> 00:37:58,609 [inaudible] 772 00:37:58,693 --> 00:38:01,528 - [referee blows whistle] - [shouting] Let's go, Bulldogs! 773 00:38:01,612 --> 00:38:04,198 [crowd cheering] 774 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,575 ♪ The static in the shadows ♪ 775 00:38:06,659 --> 00:38:09,169 [heartbeats thumping] 776 00:38:10,621 --> 00:38:13,749 ♪ And the thunder from afar ♪ 777 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:16,752 [players shouting indistinctly] 778 00:38:16,836 --> 00:38:20,339 ♪ And it comes Without warning ♪ 779 00:38:20,423 --> 00:38:23,717 ♪ It comes without warning ♪ 780 00:38:23,801 --> 00:38:24,718 Now. 781 00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:27,054 Left. Hut! 782 00:38:27,138 --> 00:38:30,807 ♪ Ooh, you better run ♪ 783 00:38:30,891 --> 00:38:33,685 ♪ Ooh, you better run ♪ 784 00:38:33,769 --> 00:38:36,230 Go, go, go, go! 785 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:39,399 ♪ There's no time To think it over ♪ 786 00:38:39,483 --> 00:38:42,694 ♪ There's no time To change your mind ♪ 787 00:38:42,778 --> 00:38:46,248 ♪ You better run ♪ 788 00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:49,034 [groans] 789 00:38:49,118 --> 00:38:52,079 ♪ It's the weight Above the footsteps ♪ 790 00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:53,747 [inaudible] 791 00:38:53,831 --> 00:38:57,635 ♪ And the clouds Of ash and dust ♪ 792 00:39:00,046 --> 00:39:01,755 ♪ The will, the faith ♪ 793 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,382 - ♪ The power ♪ - [referee blows whistle] 794 00:39:03,466 --> 00:39:05,309 [all cheering] 795 00:39:06,385 --> 00:39:09,388 ♪ To do what must be done ♪ 796 00:39:09,472 --> 00:39:11,974 ♪ You better run ♪ 797 00:39:12,058 --> 00:39:14,810 [players cheering and whooping] 798 00:39:14,894 --> 00:39:18,814 ♪ Ooh, you better run ♪ 799 00:39:18,898 --> 00:39:21,692 ♪ There's no time To think it over ♪ 800 00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:24,736 ♪ There's no time To change your mind ♪ 801 00:39:24,820 --> 00:39:27,456 ♪ You better run ♪ 802 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:41,753 Heck of a game, Coach. 803 00:39:41,837 --> 00:39:43,755 Yeah? What game were you watching? 804 00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:45,924 Well, the Bulldogs may not have triumphed on the scoreboard, 805 00:39:46,008 --> 00:39:49,636 but I'd say we've started to win over the hearts and minds of the town. 806 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,055 And thanks to a little side wager with my father, 807 00:39:52,139 --> 00:39:55,359 the rest of the league will no longer demand that we withdraw. 808 00:39:56,143 --> 00:39:58,195 Ronnie for the win. 809 00:40:00,856 --> 00:40:02,774 I, just, uh... 810 00:40:02,858 --> 00:40:04,776 I just wanted to say, good game, Coach. 811 00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:06,945 Hey. Thanks, Derek. You played great out there. 812 00:40:07,029 --> 00:40:09,239 What do you think, Ronnie? Kid's got wheels, huh? 813 00:40:09,323 --> 00:40:10,866 He sure does. 814 00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:13,076 Just remember. Keep working. Keep getting better. 815 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,504 I promise I will, Coach. Just like you taught me. 816 00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:26,882 Waldo, this is becoming sort of a regular thing for us? 817 00:40:26,966 --> 00:40:29,176 So it seems. 818 00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:31,011 But I just wanted to let you know 819 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:33,597 that Lerman's parents have pulled him out of school. 820 00:40:33,681 --> 00:40:35,515 They've left Riverdale. 821 00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:37,517 My God. Where'd they go? 822 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:40,270 They left me a message, but no forwarding address 823 00:40:40,354 --> 00:40:42,522 or contact information. 824 00:40:42,606 --> 00:40:44,700 I suppose they wanted a fresh start. 825 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:48,078 Yeah. Don't we all? 826 00:40:54,827 --> 00:40:55,827 [sobbing] 827 00:40:55,911 --> 00:40:57,496 Hey, what's wrong? 828 00:40:57,580 --> 00:40:59,214 [Glen] Agent Cooper. 829 00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:04,920 Glen, what's going on? 830 00:41:05,004 --> 00:41:06,764 I came to check on you. 831 00:41:07,590 --> 00:41:09,257 [stuttering] Why is my mom upset? 832 00:41:09,341 --> 00:41:11,510 [sobbing] Because you... You lied to me. 833 00:41:11,594 --> 00:41:15,806 Elizabeth, you made me feel like she might still be out there. 834 00:41:15,890 --> 00:41:18,892 That there might still be hope! 835 00:41:18,976 --> 00:41:21,311 You told your mother that the blood in the phone booth 836 00:41:21,395 --> 00:41:23,063 wasn't a match for your sister's? 837 00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:26,191 - [speaking softly] Mom, I'm so sorry. - Don't. 838 00:41:26,275 --> 00:41:30,320 How could you? How dare you! 839 00:41:30,404 --> 00:41:33,490 I can't imagine what you must be going through, Mrs. Cooper. 840 00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:36,493 But I want you to know that I will be personally taking over this case. 841 00:41:36,577 --> 00:41:40,705 No. I'm working this case, Glen. This is my sister! 842 00:41:40,789 --> 00:41:44,176 I'll make sure that this investigation is handled thoroughly, by the book. 843 00:41:45,294 --> 00:41:47,596 I'll leave no stone unturned.