All language subtitles for Riverdale.S01E06.Chapter.Six.Faster.Pussycats.Kill.Kill.720p.NF.WEBRip.DD5.1.x264-NTb

Previously on Riverdale:

This story's about a town,
once wholesome and innocent...

...now forever changed by the mysterious
murder of Jason Blossom on the 4th of July.

The bookkeeping position at my company?
It's still open, if you're interested.

Yes, yes, yes!

Oh, Hiram.

A donation to your reelection campaign.

And Lodge Industries gets one of the most
prime pieces of real estate in Riverdale.

What did Jason do that was so bad?

Jason and Polly had a fight.

Afterwards, Polly was pretty devastated
so we sent her to a hospital.

If your parents lied about Jason and Polly,
there's probably more that they lied about.

Dad, Jason and Polly were engaged.

-Did you know that?
-I'd die before I let them steal my daughter.

-Where is she?
-She is sick.

Fear.
It's the most basic, the most human, emotion.

As kids, we're afraid of everything.
The dark...

Will you stay in my room tonight, Polly?
Please?

...the bogeyman under the bed...

Mom won't let me, Betty.
But I'll leave the night-light on, okay?

...and we pray for morning,
for those monsters to go away.

Though they never do, not really.

Just ask Jason Blossom.

Oh, Mom, I forgot to mention.
I invited Jughead over for breakfast.

Hmm.

So, Jughead...

...I suppose we have you to thank...

...for Betty's ongoing obsession
with this Jason Blossom ghoulishness.

Actually, I was the one who asked Jughead
to help me write it for the Blue and Gold.

Relax, Betty, I'm just making conversation.

-Do you guys have a bathroom I could use?
-Sure, I'll show you.

No, I'll show him.

Follow me. Jughead.

Another fun fact about fear?
Sometimes it grows up with you.

Or it curls up inside of you,
tightens around your guts.

Archie Andrews?

Each fall, Riverdale High
hosts a variety show.

This event is no mere student frolic.

And what will you be auditioning with?

Uh, an original song that I wrote called
"I'll Try."

Try harder!
Maybe try not sucking so much.

Take your time, Archie.
Though, we do have people waiting.

Oh, my God, what's happening?

He's choking.

Archie? Clock's ticking.

Excuse me. I'm sorry. I gotta go.

Good stuff, man.
Good stuff.

Woo!

When I was up there, looking out,
I don't know. I just froze.

That was stage-fright, Archie.

But when I'm on the football field,
the stands can be packed.

Packed. It doesn't affect my game.

Singing makes you vulnerable
in a way that football doesn't.

Or maybe what I was missing out there
on stage was my team, or at least a partner.

-What if we sang "I Got You."
-Archie, I'm a Pussycat.

-We're headlining the show.
-Sing with them first and then me?

Just this once.
To help me get my sea legs.

Have you met Josie?

I can't step over the 'Cats.

"The Sisters of Quiet Mercy."

What is that, like a church?
Or a charity?

No, it's a "home for troubled youths."

"Where disenfranchised teens will learn
such virtues as discipline and respect...

...enjoying lives of quiet reflection
and servitude."

Poor Polly.

It's been months, there's got to be a reason
my mom and dad don't want me to see Polly...

-...but I don't care anymore.
-What are you guys talking about?

Anything I can help with?

We're attempting a stealth operation.

If we go in there with the entire Scooby Gang,
forget it, we're compromised.

Well, don't you have to practice
for the variety show?

-Uh, no, I don't.
-Except that yes, you do.

Thanks to a certain Veronica-Ex-Machina.

- Excuse me.
- What do you mean?

Oh, nothing, just that I had a few words
with our director-slash-host...

...and reminded him that he's heard
you sing on numerous occasions.

Though it compromises
my artistic integrity?

Cutting to the chase,
you have a slot, if you want it.

Veronica, thank you,
but you saw what happened.

We all did.

Playing my songs in front of you guys
is one thing...

...but getting back up on that stage
by myself?

I'm not sure I'm ready.

If it's a partner you're looking for,
Veronica Lodge is more than willing and able.

-Veronica, I didn't know you could sing.
-Like a nightingale.

What do you say, Archiekins?
Be the Jay to my Bey?

When the sun goes down
We light up this town

Let your voice be loud

Hold up, hold up.
Look, Val, you don't sing on the bridge.

Actually, the bridge is meant to be
sung by two voices.

-What is up with you today, J?
-What is up with you today, Mel?

You're asleep at the snare drum.

Relax, Josie, it's a variety show
in the auditorium...

...not Showtime at the Apollo.

Whether you are performing
at Madison Square Garden...

...or Ace Bowling Alley,
you do it at 150 percent.

I'm sorry...

...did you want to say something to me,
Valerie?

I don't have to deal with diva crap
when I work with Archie.

Working with Archie how?

Co-writing songs.
Singing with him.

Unacceptable.
You sing with the Pussycats.

Or with Archie. But not both.

In that case, I quit.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

How's the, uh, first day going?

Um....

It's your books, Fred.

You only have enough in the bank
for three weeks of payroll.

I just don't wanna-- I--
I can't let my guys go.

Last time I fired someone it was not good.

I trust those guys, you know?
They trust me. That's worth everything.

Yeah, but...

...I mean...

...even putting your business at risk?

I'm waiting to hear on this huge bid.

It's a long shot, but....

That new development
where the drive-in used to be?

I'm thinking that the construction
could actually put me back in the black.

If I knew who the buyer was,
I would plead the case myself.

So, I'm gonna do the next best thing.

Mayor McCoy is handling all the arrangements
for the buyer so I invited her to dinner.

Figure I could try to woo her
into giving me the contract.

So I was thinking maybe
you could be my co-host.

-Yeah, I mean, of course.
-Good.

Actually, why don't we have
the dinner at my place?

-Well, it's nicer. No offense. Heh.
-Yeah.

Hey, I just wanted to let you know, I....

I bought tickets for all the guys at work
to come see you in the variety show.

Yeah, me and Hermione, we're--
We're gonna go together, with each other.

I don't know how to say this.

I don't wanna make too big a deal....

-Dad, it's okay. You're good.
-Yeah?

-Yeah, heh.
-Good, because I do like her.

And I--
You know, I think maybe I'm ready.

If this is something that makes you happy,
I say go for it.

You're good. Mom's good. I'm good.

All right.

- Mom, Valerie quit the Pussycats.
- Replace her.

Val writes our songs.
She's irreplaceable.

No, Josie, you're irreplaceable.
Everyone else is disposable.

You know, maybe it's not such
a bad thing to try a new voice.

A different sound. You know
how your father feels about pop music.

It's not pop music this time.

Okay, well, he's catching a red-eye and missing
two concerts to see you in this variety show.

I would hate for you to let him down.

I understand and I won't.

Good, because if you do,
he will somehow blame me.

Find yourself a new Cat.

Someone skinny and beautiful,
but not more skinny and beautiful than you.

And a woman of color, please, Josie,
don't forget our branding.

-Okay.
-And Josie?

Don't disappoint.

Are you gonna leave Dad
when he gets out of jail?

-Ronnie, why would you ask such a thing?
-I saw you, Mom.

With Fred Andrews.
In the trailer.

Oh, Veronica.

Honey, I am so sorry that you did.

But I want you to know that we've--
We've never even kissed before.

-Until today.
-What about Dad?

What happens when he comes home?

I'm not sure.

I'm so sorry, baby.

It just happened, Veronica.

And I know that this must be confusing.

Yeah, it is.

So, what can I do to help?

You know what, Mom?
There's actually nothing.

I've got you
And you've got me

I've got you
And you've got me

Not to be that girl, Archie...

...but I didn't get the memo we were
adding another voice to the mix.

Ronnie, hey. Great news.
Valerie quit the Pussycats.

So that makes me, what then?
Back-up?

No, you were just doing it
as a favor to me, right?

You are unbelievable, Archie.

You literally have zero loyalty,
you ginger Judas.

Ronnie, what's wrong?

What's wrong, Archie, besides the fact
that you have no integrity whatsoever...

...is that your father kissed my mother.

Um....

-Maybe I should leave.
-Now, hold on. Hold on.

When my dad told me how he felt, it seemed
they were both into each other.

They're married. To other people.

Hey, my mom
and dad are separated, and your dad is--

My dad is what?

He's.... He's incarcerated, right?

-That is so not the point, Archie.
-Of course not. I'm sorry.

You're right. Do you wanna talk about it?
We can go somewhere and talk?

Or do you want your part back?

-Oh, don't do me any favors, Archie.
-Veronica--

Your hunt for a new Pussycat is over.

I can sing and I've got a lot of aggression
that needs channeling into something positive.

Hey, don't judge a home for troubled youths
by its facade, right?

Hi, my name is Elizabeth Cooper.
I'm here to see my sister Polly.

-May I see some identification?
-Yeah.

Sign in here, please.
He'll have to wait.

Polly's room is right this way,
though right now it's silent reflection time...

...and she usually spends that time
in the Garden of Deliverance.

Thank you.

Polly?

Betty.

Oh, my God.
You're here.

You found us.

You're...?

Polly.

You're.... With Jason's...?

-Please be happy for me, Betty.
-I am, Polly.

I'm just.... I'm so sorry
I didn't come sooner.

I should've, but Mom and Dad,
they stopped--

No. What'd they tell you?

That I was on drugs? Alcohol?

They said you were sick.

And you tried to hurt yourself.

And they told me you didn't want to come
and see me, which I knew was a lie.

So they locked you up
because you were pregnant?

Because they couldn't control me, Betty.

Mom and Dad hated
that Jason and I were dating.

They were thrilled when Jason dumped me.

Jason's parents forced him
to break up with me.

Of course they didn't approve of a
Blossom boy dating a Cooper girl.

When I told him about the baby,
our baby, he was so happy, Betty.

We were gonna run away.
Start our family in a beautiful place.

So on July 4th, I woke up, packed a bag,
and I went downstairs to start my new life...

...just like Jason and I planned.

We were gonna meet
on the other side of Sweetwater River.

But Mom and Dad found out
about everything.

I went downstairs,
there was a woman I didn't know...

...sitting at the kitchen table drinking tea,
with two men behind her.

- Oh, my God.
- They threw me in the back of a van.

I was screaming.

I don't think I stopped screaming
until I got here in this place.

Have you talked to him?
Does he know that I'm here?

-Who, Polly?
-Jason.

If I give him a message,
will you make sure it gets to him?

-Polly, Jason--
-What does he think happened?

He knows I'm here
because of Mom and Dad, right?

-Polly, you don't understand--
-I can fix this Betty. I know I can.

You just have to help me get out of here.
And then I'll go to meet him.

The car, on the lost highway off of
Route 40.

Pass the old "maple syrup" sign
and you're almost there.

I'm packed. We're packed.
We'll go to the farm, like we planned.

Polly, stop.

What's the matter, Betty?
What? What is it?

Jason....

What, did something happen to him?

Something bad?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, I knew it.

He's.... He's.... He's....

Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Polly.

Come with me, young lady. Now.

Ooh

Falling free, falling free
Falling free, falling free, fall--

Um, sorry, Duchess, is our practice
interrupting your texting?

-I'm just, I'm just stressed-out about--
-Poor little rich girl.

What are you stressed out about?

We're doing a cover of a disco song
and my dad is skipping Jazz Fest to hear us.

I'm sorry you have daddy issues...

...but at least your father can be
in the same room with you.

I haven't seen my dad in three months
because he's in jail.

And my mom is....

You know what? It doesn't matter.
You don't care and it's not important.

Veronica.

I'm sorry about your dad.

Thanks.

I'm trying though
I'm turning the page

We're animals
Breaking out of our cage

There's nobody
No one no way

Who gets me like you do

Are you gonna do that on the day? If I'm there
with you, we need to be on the same page.

Yeah, and we will be, Val.

What's going on with you?
You've been in a mood.

It's just-- I'm taking a risk too.

-A big one.
-Do you mean quitting the Pussycats?

I met Josie and Melody when we were
all working at Power Records.

We used to practice in the stockroom.

I'll never forget the day Josie came to rehearsal
with a bag of cat ears from the Halloween store.

And I found my voice with them.

Mom?

What are you doing here?

I pay the sisters good money. You think they
don't notify me if Polly gets a visitor?

-Mom?
-Polly.

Jason's dead?
And you didn't tell me?

-And you kept me in here?
-Baby, it's for your own good.

No! You always say that!
It's not true!

-No, Betty!
-I'm gonna get you out of here, I swear to God.

-I love you, Polly.
-No! No!

No!

So, Myles, you,
being a professional jazz man?

-You must be living your dream, right?
-Well, yes and no.

The real struggle is always
art vs. commerce.

Yeah. It's never really been
about the big pay check.

But if we're talking about the future
and long-term security...

...it can't always be about
following your bliss.

Personally, I am excited to see my
daughter perform with the Pussycats...

- ...at the variety show.
- Oh, yeah.

When were you gonna tell me about this?

It just happened, Dad, and she's--
She's really, really good.

And Val quit.
Or should I say we were Yoko Ono'd?

- Really?
- Yeah.

That's unfortunate.
She was the real deal.

Gave your act some
much needed integrity.

Well, I figure as long as the kids are having fun,
that's the point, right?

Except it's more than just
about being fun for us.

- Isn't it, Josephine?
- Josephine?

- I didn't know that was your real name.
- After Josephine Baker.

You have no idea who that is, do you?

Fred? You wanna get started
on that presentation?

Yeah.

Polly needed to hear the truth.
And I did too.

So?

Did you find what you were looking for?

To be honest, Dad, no.
I didn't.

You hate the Blossoms.
You hated Jason.

And now Polly is pregnant with his baby.

That gives you a motive.

A motive? A motive for what?

The night of the drive-in...

...did you break into Sheriff Keller's house
and steal his case files?

-What?
-You weren't at the drive-in.

You weren't with Mom when she put
Ms. Grundy on trial, where were you?

Betty, what do you think I did?

Did you kill Jason Blossom?

Him?

You think that he killed Jason?
Your father?

-You think that he has the stomach for that?
-Alice.

I wish he'd killed Jason.

I wish I had, after what Jason did to Polly.

I swear, Elizabeth, you're sounding crazy,
just like your sister.

Stop saying that, Mom.

-She's not crazy--
-She is, Betty.

She.... Look, she is depressed
and delusional.

Did you actually believe
the story she told you?

About running off to Never Never Land
and raising a family?

That's a fantasy, Betty.

- I don't believe you.
- You don't have to believe us.

We're your parents.

And with the labor force
coming from Riverdale...

...Andrews Construction would
stimulate the local economy.

It's a win for the entire town.
That's it in a nutshell.

Well.

After all that salt-of-the-earth talk I didn't expect
you to be another dollar-chasing gentrifier.

Myles, Fred Andrews is a working man,
who lives in the real world.

I think Fred's bid was refreshing.

In fact, I'd like to award him
the contract.

I'd like to, Fred, but the buyer's already
in the process of accepting another bid.

It would take two shareholder signatures
to stop the process.

Pop music isn't jazz.
Beyoncé is not Josephine Baker.

It's an impossible target to hit
and I keep trying, but he just-- I--

Anyway, what's your sob story?

Nothing so glamorous.

I caught my mom and Fred Andrews
in an intimate moment.

Are you gonna tell your dad?

Josie, the only thing that keeps me
going right now...

...is the thought of how
when he gets out of jail...

...we can all be together again
and we can go back to the way things were.

Hmm.

And if I tell my dad about my mom,
that just all goes away.

-Maybe. Maybe not.
-You don't know my father.

Yeah, but I know dysfunctional families.
Heh.

I'm not saying what your mom
is doing is right...

...but maybe there's another side
to the story.

Hmm?

Maybe one worth hearing?

Dad.

If I tank at this variety show,
would you...?

Would I be mad?

Son, whatever happens at that show,
or any show...

...whether you go up there and kill it or you
bomb like Electric Dylan at a folk concert.

I'm not sure who that is.

I would still love you, okay?
Support you.

I'd be proud of the fact you were brave
enough to go after something you care about.

I can't wait to see your debut
as a Pussycat, Ronnie.

-Mom...
-Truly.

...I've been thinking.

I was wondering
if you could help me with something.

-Are those divorce papers?
-No.

Ronnie. It's a motion.

To award the construction contract
on your father's land to Fred Andrews.

I know you're not his biggest fan right now,
but I was hoping you would sign it.

Why would I need to sign it?

When your father was arrested...

...we made you a legal
officer of Lodge Industries. Surprise, heh.

And two out of three signatures are needed
to award the contract...

...which your father wants to give
to a less-than-legit outfit.

And you want my help
giving it to your boyfriend.

And I was gonna apologize to you.

If I sign that,
will you stop seeing Fred Andrews?

Ronnie, I can't agree to that.

In that case, Mom,
I'm sorry, but no.

However you're rationalizing what you're doing
with Archie's dad, I don't want any part of it.

-It's so perfect when you play it.
-We wrote a good song, Archie.

I can't wait to sing it with you in public.
But just not tonight.

You should play with the Pussycats. I don't
wanna be the guy who broke up The Beatles.

And in your heart,
you're a Pussycat.

-You'll always be a Pussycat.
-Maybe.

But singing backup with no vote,
no agency.

-After meeting Josie's dad-- Yeah.
-Myles is in town?

-That's why she's been acting like Catzilla.
-I'm betting you can negotiate new terms.

-Where does that leave you?
-I was born alone, I'll die alone.

Heh. I'll sing alone.
I'll be okay.

Hey, there, Juliet.
Nurse off duty?

You haven't gone full "Yellow Wallpaper"
on me yet, have you?

They're crazy.
My parents are crazy.

They're parents, they're all crazy.

No, but what if--?
What if Polly is too?

The way she was talking to me,
the way she looked at me.

And now, all I can think is,
maybe I'm crazy like they are.

- Hey.

We're all crazy.

We're not our parents, Betty.
We're not our families.

Also...

What?

What?

The car.

Wow, that's what you're thinking about
in the middle of our moment?

No. Polly talked about a car Jason had stashed
for them down Route 40.

Near some sign?
If we can find it, we can confirm Polly's story.

-Well, one way or another.
-I need to know, Juggy.

Hello, Riverdale High,
and welcome to the 75th Annual Variety Show!

Why didn't you tell me
your dad was coming?

-Would it have made a difference?
-Um, yes.

Josie, I'm not singing with Archie tonight.

Sorry to hear that,
but you know I filled your spot, Val.

Yes.

And I also know the new girl may be pretty...

...but no way does her voice
blend with yours like mine does.

I suppose...

...there's always room
for one more kitty in my litter box. Heh.

-But Josie.
-Yeah?

Now and then,
I wanna sing lead.

-Co-lead. And only on the bridge.
-Fine.

I have this killer arrangement of
Ms. Donna Summer's "I Feel Love"...

...if you're up for that tonight.

-I so am.
-Oh, my God!

All right, girl.
Go get changed.

Because we're gonna rock it!

Come here.

Ooh

It's so good, it's so good
It's so good, it's so good

It's so good

Ooh

Heaven knows, heaven knows
Heaven knows, heaven knows

Heaven knows

Ooh

I feel love, I feel love
I feel love, I feel love

I feel love

I feel love

I feel love

I feel love

- What are those?
- Drugs. Betty.

Wait, Jughead, put it down.
This is evidence. This is all evidence.

Oh, crap.
This whole car is a crime scene.

Okay.

We need to get Sheriff Keller
and then Polly.

I feel love

Love

That was Josie and the Pussycats!
Long tails and ears for hats!

-You guys killed it!
-Thanks! So will you!

I know you will, Archie.

The are amazing.

Okay, so this is my mea culpa moment.

I was angry at my mom
and I took it out on you.

I shouldn't have tried to bench you
when Val came back.

Truer words could not have been spoken.

You holding up?

Honestly?
I'm hanging on by my whiskers.

You?

The prospect of total humiliation
in front of the entire town is terrifying.

-Want some company out there?
-More than anything.

No, I have to do this on my own.

Tsk. Well, if you freeze out there,
Red Troubadour...

...focus on someone
that makes you feel safe.

- Here's Archie Andrews!
- Come on.

Stick to football!

Can you hear me

Am I drowned out in a crowd

Are you listening

Or is everyone else too loud

For you to hear anything

Are you just gonna walk away

'Cause there are so many things

I can do but instead I'll say

I'll try
I'll try

To let it go

Let it roll right off my shoulders

-Sheriff Keller.
-I got your text. What is it?

-Look. It's Jason's jacket.
-Where'd you get that?

In the trunk of a car
with a bunch of his other stuff.

-Jason was running away with Polly.
-Where's the car?

Cold and never come back this way

Oh, back this way

I'll try
I'll try to let it go

Let it go and never look back this way

Archie, you're the man!

Archie.

Hi, Mom.
Hi, Mr. Andrews.

-What's going on?
-Well...

...I was just telling your mother.
You know that SoDale contract?

It was awarded to Andrews Construction.

The buyer, whoever they are,
approved us...

...thanks to my lucky charm.

Congratulations, Mr. Andrews.

Looks like you won.

Excuse me.

Here's the thing about fear.

It's always there.

Fear of the unknown,
fear of facing it alone.

Fear that those closest to you
are the monsters.

Fear that as soon as you slay one, there's
another monster waiting to take its place.

Fear that there's one more bogeyman
waiting at the end of the dark hall.

Polly?

She was out there, alone,
bereft, unmoored.

Where was she going?
And what would she do next?