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Wait.
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So someone just
submitted this to you?
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Yeah,
to my Riverdale Choice email.
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In case you're wondering
if I can suddenly hear again,
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I can't. What I can do
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post-explosion is read minds.
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I can hear the words forming
in a person's brain just before
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they speak them.
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It's, uh,
slightly disorienting.
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Ugh.
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I mean,
everyone is entitled...
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I mean, everyone is entitled
to their own opinion, but yikes.
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I know.
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That's why I published it anonymously,
to protect our identity,
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which they asked me to.
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Tabitha and my friends
think my hearing's returned.
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It's not impossible to believe,
the doctor said it might.
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Am I a bad person
for lying to her, to everyone?
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I don't know,
Jughead.
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What will the town think?
What will the town think?
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What will they do?
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That is a great question.
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Already I could feel
shock waves rippling across the town.
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The article was
a blistering critique of Riverdale.
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What the town presented as
versus what it truly was.
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It excoriated Veronica
and Reggie's Casino,
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calling it illegal,
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claiming it would be a gateway to crime,
drug use and violence.
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It condemned Riverdale's
culture of street gangs.
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The Serpents and Ghoulies
forever teetering on the brink of war.
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It called out the town's long history
of intolerance, ignorance,
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persecution and
backwards thinking.
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It highlighted our overtaxed,
ineffectual law enforcement,
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our utter lack of culture
and the performing arts.
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But its most scathing
critique took aim at
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Riverdale's struggling economy,
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soaring unemployment and
quote, "Homeless encampments
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on every corner."
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Still happy you moved
here, stranger?
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Oh, yes.
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Happy as a clam.
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Every word was a razor blade
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that cut to the very heart
of Riverdale itself.
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With no author named,
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who would take the brunt
of blow back? But...
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I can't believe
Jug would do this.
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Here we go.
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- Backstabber.
- Dude, what is this?
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"Worst town in America."
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Seriously?
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After we busted our asses
saving Riverdale from Hiram,
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why would you publish
something like this?
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The Riverdale Choice
is a free press that believes
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in critical points of view.
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Who?
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Who wrote this?
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Why would I tell you that?
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So you can beat them up?
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Yeah,
you're freaking right.
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Of course not.
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Okay, Look, you have
a different point of view.
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That's great.
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Let me interview you.
I'll publish it next week.
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No, screw that.
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I've already talked
to Alice and Frank.
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They're calling a town hall
meeting so everyone can respond
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to this garbage in person.
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And you better be there
covering it.
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Grand Mistress Rose.
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I shouldn't be here,
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but Mistress Abigail
is getting ready to go out and
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we have to figure out a way
to get Mistress Cheryl back.
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Cheryl is gone.
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Vanished into the void.
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No,
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I saw her in a mirror
that Abigail was looking into.
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I think she's still
in her body,
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somewhere.
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Well, if that were the case,
it would mean
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Abigail's keeping her
locked away,
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imprisoned in a kind of
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mental jail.
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Oh, my God.
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Is there some way
that we can reach Cheryl?
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Make contact with her.
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Well, the only way
to do that would be
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when Abigail
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is in a deep sleep,
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and you would need to be
in a deep slumber near to her.
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I mean, Abigail once
inhabited your body.
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You could use that tether
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to enter and walk
her dreamscape.
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And perhaps
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find Cheryl.
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If she exists.
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I could drug her tea.
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Be warned.
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If you try this,
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you must awaken
before Abigail does.
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Or risk her wrath.
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Jason.
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Cheryl.
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My little darlings.
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I have decided
to throw you a birthday party.
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Isn't that grand?
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I've even invited
all your little friends
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from school and church
and the community.
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Including Heather?
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No, not that two-bit trollop.
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But everybody else.
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Now,
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what do you say?
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Thank you, dearest Mumsy.
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You're very, very welcome,
my precious little angels.
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Who wrote the article?
Probably Alice.
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This town is going to hell
in a hand basket.
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- Maybe, I should move.
- All right.
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All right, I'm sure everyone
has read the article written
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by our mysterious author.
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And, yes, there is a lot
to dispute.
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But not the fact that
we do have an illegal casino
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operating covertly and corruptly
within our town limits.
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If I may.
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Babylonium's employees
are all citizens of Riverdale
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who are paid
a generous living wage.
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Also, we have the potential
to bring in out-of-towners.
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Guests who would spend
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fresh cash across all
of our businesses.
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Nice try, Veronica, but
we all know who truly
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profits from a casino.
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It's its owners.
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And I mean,
when is the last time a Lodge
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has done anything good
for this town?
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What the hell does that mean?
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I think you know exactly
what that means.
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Can we cut
to the damn chase here?
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Who wrote that article?
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Oh, come on.
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Whoever it is, if you're going
to attack our town,
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at least have the guts
to own it.
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It was me.
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I wrote it.
I wrote the article.
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I... I know I should have
had the courage to put my name on it.
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I guess I was just concerned
that if you saw the name
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Pickens on the byline, then,
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you'd dismiss my words
out of hand
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because of what
my great-great grandfather did.
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You mean a genocide
against my ancestors?
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Yeah,
that's a strike against you.
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I'm sorry, you've been living here,
what, four days?
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And we're supposed
to care what you think?
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Well, sometimes it takes
a recent arrival
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to see what's really wrong
with the town.
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Yeah, well, all I see,
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is a Johnny-come-lately
talking trash about our town
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without offering
any real solutions.
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But I do have solutions.
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If you're open to hearing them.
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Buddy, I'm open
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to resolving this outside,
You and me, right now.
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Okay, Archie.
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We do need
to let Mr. Pickens speak.
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Oh, with a town that's
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in such dire straits as Riverdale,
where do you even begin?
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I know.
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The homeless encampment
you call "Sketch Alley."
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Poverty
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begets more poverty,
begets drugs, begets crime,
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begets more crime
until no one is safe.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, but the homeless
have got to be bussed out
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as quickly and humanely
as possible.
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- He's right.
- I agree.
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The homeless
are a problem.
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About time
someone said it.
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We can't just bus them
out of town.
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And I'm sorry,
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but that's... not who we are,
and it's not what we do.
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Riverdale takes care
of their own.
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And the people that live
in Sketch Alley,
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are citizens of this town
just as much as all of us.
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We need to show them
that we care.
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In that case,
you've heard my recommendation.
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But we're all ears,
Mr. Andrews.
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What's yours?
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And thus began the battle
for Riverdale's soul.
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*RIVERDALE (US)*
Season 06 Episode 08
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Episode Title:
"Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town"
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Aired on:
April 03, 2022.
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Mistress Abigail, you're home.
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- How was the town hall?
- Delightsome.
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Also, a bit of gossip.
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T'was Percival Pickens,
who wrote that screed
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against the town of Riverdale.
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He may prove an ally to me.
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But first, me thinks
I must acquaint myself with
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the history of Riverdale
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and the role the Pickens family played
in its shaping.
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I think I saw a book
in the Thorn hill library.
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I'll fetch it for you,
Mistress Abigail.
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I've just brewed you some tea.
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Why don't you retire
to your room and
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I'll bring both up to you?
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Don't punch me.
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I should, you know.
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Look, Archie, I'm a journalist.
I'm supposed to remain impartial. But,
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I heard what you said
at the town hall.
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And for what it's worth,
I agree with you.
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I think bus sing the unhoused
out of Riverdale is not a solution.
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I know those people.
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At times I was one of them
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and they've always helped me
when I was in trouble.
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They're good people.
They need our resources.
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Could've said that
at the meeting.
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I will, at the next one,
once you present your big idea.
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Well...
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I...
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I don't have one yet.
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That's okay.
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I did some research of my own
after the last meeting.
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A lot of cities, they're...
they're building these micro homes.
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They're basically cabins,
right?
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They have a shower
and a toilet and a bed.
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Imagine if we did that.
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We build one of these homes
for every unhoused person
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living in a cardboard box
or a tent on the alley.
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We?
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You're the only person
I know that has a construction business.
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All right.
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Let's do this.
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Let's try.
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Oh, perfect.
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Sweet dreams, Abigail.
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And hopefully for me, too.
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How are you liking
that cake?
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Vanilla, your favorite.
Just as requested.
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Excuse me.
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I'm looking for Cheryl Blossom.
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Who the hell are you?
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I'm...
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a friend of hers.
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Is Cheryl not here?
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Well, she's right over there.
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Facing the wall as punishment
for being
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such a selfish,
ungrateful brat.
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But...
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it's her birthday,
too, isn't it?
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Not this year.
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Not the way
she's been behaving.
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Will she get her presents,
at least?
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Absolutely not.
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Now, who did you say you were?
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Reggie.
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We haven't talked
about it too much but,
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I've always assumed
we'd be sort of
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gaming the system
with the casino.
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You know, doing our usual
side hustles and scams.
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I made the same assumptions.
259
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What if we
260
00:12:38,165 --> 00:12:39,332
didn't?
261
00:12:39,416 --> 00:12:41,251
Does that mean no scams?
262
00:12:41,335 --> 00:12:42,919
No scams,
263
00:12:43,003 --> 00:12:44,879
no side deals, no loopholes,
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00:12:44,963 --> 00:12:47,257
no tax evasion.
265
00:12:47,341 --> 00:12:49,217
What if we proved Alice
266
00:12:49,301 --> 00:12:52,690
and the haters wrong
and operated completely
267
00:12:52,775 --> 00:12:54,214
above board?
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00:12:55,127 --> 00:12:59,640
I just buried my father,
Reggie. Let's start a new chapter and
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rehabilitate the Lodge name.
270
00:13:02,940 --> 00:13:05,170
Instead of the council
fighting us at every turn,
271
00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:06,775
we lock arms with them,
272
00:13:06,860 --> 00:13:09,988
help fix the town my dad broke.
273
00:13:10,072 --> 00:13:13,116
I like it in theory, Ronnie.
274
00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:14,826
But the first thing is
275
00:13:14,910 --> 00:13:17,307
we'd have to get our licenses
and permits in order.
276
00:13:19,164 --> 00:13:20,519
Okay.
277
00:13:21,875 --> 00:13:23,460
Is that a problem?
278
00:13:23,544 --> 00:13:26,796
No, it's just very expensive.
279
00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,527
Let's pull the trigger, Reggie.
280
00:13:32,886 --> 00:13:35,784
And let's hang my father's portrait
right up here.
281
00:13:38,475 --> 00:13:41,998
As a constant reminder
of who we're not going to be like.
282
00:13:44,106 --> 00:13:46,858
I don't disagree
with what you're saying, Mr. Pickens.
283
00:13:46,942 --> 00:13:49,172
Oh, please, call me Percival.
284
00:13:49,653 --> 00:13:51,905
Percival,
285
00:13:51,989 --> 00:13:54,240
I just don't want to
come down on either side of the issue
286
00:13:54,324 --> 00:13:57,702
until Archie has had a chance
to present his solutions.
287
00:13:57,786 --> 00:14:00,330
Of course, not. Alice...
288
00:14:00,414 --> 00:14:01,977
Sorry, may I call you Alice?
289
00:14:02,416 --> 00:14:03,541
Yes.
290
00:14:03,625 --> 00:14:04,895
Thank you.
291
00:14:06,545 --> 00:14:08,421
It's just I
292
00:14:08,505 --> 00:14:11,341
assumed that you would have
293
00:14:11,425 --> 00:14:14,739
a personal stake
in making Riverdale safer
294
00:14:15,971 --> 00:14:17,868
given what happened
to your daughter.
295
00:14:18,974 --> 00:14:20,244
Polly.
296
00:14:24,793 --> 00:14:28,421
All right, people,
let's call this meeting to order.
297
00:14:28,529 --> 00:14:31,760
Our proposal for
the town's future is simple.
298
00:14:32,195 --> 00:14:33,465
Reginald?
299
00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:37,534
Riverdale,
the new Atlantic city.
300
00:14:37,618 --> 00:14:40,031
Instead of the town and
the casino being at odds
301
00:14:40,116 --> 00:14:41,112
with each other,
302
00:14:41,197 --> 00:14:42,997
why not work together
303
00:14:43,081 --> 00:14:47,814
and rebrand as a family-friendly,
destination hotspot?
304
00:14:48,295 --> 00:14:49,587
Let Babylonium
305
00:14:49,671 --> 00:14:52,173
be the solution
to lifting Riverdale up.
306
00:14:52,257 --> 00:14:53,466
So, what,
307
00:14:53,550 --> 00:14:55,260
children can gamble now,
is that it?
308
00:14:55,344 --> 00:14:58,221
We would open an arcade,
provide daycare.
309
00:14:58,305 --> 00:15:00,139
Here's my problem
with the casino.
310
00:15:00,223 --> 00:15:02,183
Riverdale has a lot of
broken people.
311
00:15:02,267 --> 00:15:04,686
Including veterans
like myself and Archie.
312
00:15:04,770 --> 00:15:06,912
And a casino just isn't
a healthy environment
313
00:15:06,997 --> 00:15:08,046
for people like that.
314
00:15:08,146 --> 00:15:11,608
You raise a valid point, Frank.
Let's have that dialogue.
315
00:15:11,777 --> 00:15:12,902
But not today.
316
00:15:12,986 --> 00:15:14,487
We have your proposal,
Veronica.
317
00:15:14,571 --> 00:15:16,114
We will look it over
and get back to you.
318
00:15:16,198 --> 00:15:18,658
In the meantime,
if we catch one whiff
319
00:15:18,742 --> 00:15:20,952
of any trouble coming
from your casino,
320
00:15:21,036 --> 00:15:24,517
then any partnership
would be immediately untenable.
321
00:15:24,873 --> 00:15:25,957
Great.
322
00:15:26,041 --> 00:15:28,355
Thank you, Team Babylonium.
323
00:15:31,338 --> 00:15:33,339
So, the spaces are
eight feet wide.
324
00:15:33,423 --> 00:15:36,926
They house one to two people,
and they can be locked which
325
00:15:37,010 --> 00:15:39,804
helps give the occupants
a sense of ownership and security.
326
00:15:39,888 --> 00:15:41,973
And not to mention,
327
00:15:42,057 --> 00:15:43,766
all of the labor, will be
provided free of charge
328
00:15:43,850 --> 00:15:45,035
by Andrews Construction.
329
00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,185
This is a strong,
simple and smart idea, Archie.
330
00:15:47,270 --> 00:15:49,632
Yeah, they have these
mini-houses in Chicago,
331
00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:51,149
and they are game changing.
332
00:15:51,233 --> 00:15:53,011
- Awesome. So to start,
- Yeah.
333
00:15:53,096 --> 00:15:53,984
I was thinking around 30.
334
00:15:54,069 --> 00:15:55,945
Thirty houses?
335
00:15:56,029 --> 00:15:58,006
Uh, how much do
these things cost?
336
00:15:58,122 --> 00:16:01,792
Well, like I said, Alice,
the labor will be free, but with materials,
337
00:16:01,877 --> 00:16:03,711
I'm thinking around 20, 25.
338
00:16:03,799 --> 00:16:05,973
Thousand for each house?
339
00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,199
Oh, no. Uh, Riverdale
can't afford this.
340
00:16:09,284 --> 00:16:10,677
We'd have to raise taxes.
341
00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:12,271
More taxes?
No way.
342
00:16:12,592 --> 00:16:14,409
We can barely pay
our mortgage.
343
00:16:14,562 --> 00:16:16,502
Just make
the problem go away.
344
00:16:16,587 --> 00:16:17,736
I agree
with that British dude.
345
00:16:17,820 --> 00:16:20,677
Well, I feel it's my civic duty
at this point to point out that, uh,
346
00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:22,774
my straightforward proposal
would cost the people of
347
00:16:22,858 --> 00:16:24,059
Riverdale virtually nothing,
348
00:16:24,144 --> 00:16:25,923
and could be carried
out immediately.
349
00:16:26,518 --> 00:16:30,917
We like the vision, Archie.
At least, most of us do.
350
00:16:32,482 --> 00:16:34,484
We just need to figure out
a way to fund it.
351
00:16:34,568 --> 00:16:36,560
And if you could show
us proof of concept,
352
00:16:36,645 --> 00:16:38,321
that would be super helpful.
353
00:16:38,405 --> 00:16:40,073
Yeah, for sure.
I'll figure something out.
354
00:16:40,157 --> 00:16:41,511
I appreciate your time.
355
00:16:43,952 --> 00:16:45,119
Thanks for staying behind
to chat.
356
00:16:45,203 --> 00:16:47,080
Not at all.
357
00:16:47,164 --> 00:16:48,957
I welcome any opportunity
to get to know my neighbors better.
358
00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:50,311
Yeah, me, too.
359
00:16:51,585 --> 00:16:53,795
- So, you're English?
- Indeed.
360
00:16:53,879 --> 00:16:57,041
Some of the Pickens family came
to the States to settle in the colonies,
361
00:16:57,126 --> 00:16:59,801
others stayed behind
in the old country.
362
00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:02,178
Is that where you were
before you came to Riverdale?
363
00:17:02,262 --> 00:17:03,532
Oh, no.
364
00:17:05,307 --> 00:17:07,475
I was traveling here and there.
365
00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:10,540
Nowhere with the potential
of this place, though.
366
00:17:10,625 --> 00:17:12,611
Do you know I think
with a spot of investment
367
00:17:12,696 --> 00:17:14,440
and a little bit of hard work,
368
00:17:14,524 --> 00:17:16,634
this place could be
the next Marsha's Vineyard.
369
00:17:18,528 --> 00:17:20,508
Look, maybe we got off
on the wrong foot.
370
00:17:21,490 --> 00:17:23,324
We both want the same thing.
371
00:17:23,408 --> 00:17:25,722
A better, safer Riverdale.
372
00:17:26,411 --> 00:17:27,620
And can't we
373
00:17:27,704 --> 00:17:29,247
align on this idea
about the houses?
374
00:17:29,331 --> 00:17:31,541
Don't see that happening,
Mr. Andrews.
375
00:17:31,625 --> 00:17:33,673
Because, if you don't mind
my saying, you're thinking
376
00:17:33,757 --> 00:17:35,167
is fundamentally flawed.
377
00:17:35,252 --> 00:17:36,441
And I'll tell you why.
378
00:17:37,339 --> 00:17:38,798
One.
379
00:17:38,882 --> 00:17:41,801
People of Sketch Alley
don't want your help.
380
00:17:41,885 --> 00:17:43,469
All they want are handouts.
381
00:17:43,553 --> 00:17:45,722
And if you try and lift them up,
all they'll do is
382
00:17:45,806 --> 00:17:48,870
bring you and your
property values down.
383
00:17:50,352 --> 00:17:53,625
And number two, at the risk
of disillusioning you further,
384
00:17:55,232 --> 00:17:58,401
your neighbors
don't want them here.
385
00:17:58,485 --> 00:18:01,571
Oh, they'll say they're good,
liberal people but,
386
00:18:01,655 --> 00:18:03,781
in their heart of hearts,
387
00:18:03,865 --> 00:18:05,303
what they really want
388
00:18:06,159 --> 00:18:09,203
is for the poor,
the destitute,
389
00:18:09,287 --> 00:18:11,664
and the smelly to go away
390
00:18:11,748 --> 00:18:13,978
without compromising
their own comfort.
391
00:18:14,459 --> 00:18:15,980
You're wrong.
392
00:18:18,588 --> 00:18:23,196
And so is your warped,
cynical idea of who we are.
393
00:18:24,177 --> 00:18:25,762
I'll prove it to you.
394
00:18:25,846 --> 00:18:27,742
Well, I don't think so but...
395
00:18:29,391 --> 00:18:30,829
let's see.
396
00:18:37,691 --> 00:18:38,900
You called this meeting.
397
00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:40,193
What can we do for you,
Archie?
398
00:18:40,277 --> 00:18:41,402
You're both on the council.
399
00:18:41,486 --> 00:18:43,446
But I'm here appealing
to you
400
00:18:43,530 --> 00:18:46,699
as two of the most
prominent business owners in Riverdale.
401
00:18:46,783 --> 00:18:47,950
I need your personal help.
402
00:18:48,034 --> 00:18:49,827
Okay.
403
00:18:49,911 --> 00:18:51,704
We're listening.
404
00:18:51,788 --> 00:18:55,041
Would you each be willing to underwrite
one of the houses?
405
00:18:55,125 --> 00:18:57,306
I was thinking after I
finished building them,
406
00:18:57,390 --> 00:18:58,336
we could paint them.
407
00:18:58,420 --> 00:19:01,881
One like Pop's and one like
the Whyte Wyrm.
408
00:19:01,965 --> 00:19:04,342
In a way,
they'd be like billboards.
409
00:19:04,426 --> 00:19:07,178
And you're sure you don't mind
that I'm a quote unquote, gang member?
410
00:19:07,262 --> 00:19:09,722
Oh, come on. No.
Not at all.
411
00:19:09,806 --> 00:19:11,641
Where would you set them up
and build them?
412
00:19:11,725 --> 00:19:14,268
I was hoping we could
set them up in the parking lot.
413
00:19:14,352 --> 00:19:16,104
That way, the folks living
in them could feel more
414
00:19:16,188 --> 00:19:18,168
a part of the town's
daily life.
415
00:19:19,274 --> 00:19:21,567
Yeah, of course, Archie,
we're in.
416
00:19:21,651 --> 00:19:22,819
Great.
417
00:19:22,903 --> 00:19:24,403
And as for
where we build them,
418
00:19:24,487 --> 00:19:26,597
I was thinking we could do that
in Sketch Alley.
419
00:19:27,657 --> 00:19:29,659
Doc.
420
00:19:29,743 --> 00:19:31,890
- Hey!
- How have you been?
421
00:19:33,705 --> 00:19:36,082
Ah, I'm surviving.
422
00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:38,209
Well, you look a lot better
than the last time I saw you.
423
00:19:38,293 --> 00:19:40,378
And that's thanks to you.
424
00:19:40,462 --> 00:19:42,380
That's the reason
we're here too.
425
00:19:42,464 --> 00:19:43,673
Wanted to repay the favor.
426
00:19:43,757 --> 00:19:44,882
I mean,
if you're cool with it.
427
00:19:44,966 --> 00:19:46,926
This is my pal Archie.
428
00:19:47,010 --> 00:19:49,470
And the rest of us were hoping to build
some houses for you guys.
429
00:19:49,554 --> 00:19:51,347
One for each of you.
430
00:19:51,431 --> 00:19:55,309
- Houses?
- They're small, but they're swanky.
431
00:19:55,393 --> 00:19:57,270
If you guys want to help out,
that's great.
432
00:19:57,354 --> 00:19:59,480
If not, we just wanted
to let you know what we are up to.
433
00:19:59,564 --> 00:20:00,815
All good either way.
434
00:20:00,899 --> 00:20:02,567
When do we start?
435
00:20:02,651 --> 00:20:04,441
- How about right now?
- All right.
436
00:20:12,216 --> 00:20:13,586
We've got a problem.
437
00:20:13,671 --> 00:20:15,969
I've been crunching numbers,
and given all of our start up
438
00:20:16,054 --> 00:20:17,123
costs, our expenses,
439
00:20:17,207 --> 00:20:18,583
not to mention permit costs...
440
00:20:18,667 --> 00:20:19,792
Cut to the chase, Reggie.
441
00:20:19,876 --> 00:20:22,044
We're overleveraged, Ronnie.
442
00:20:22,128 --> 00:20:24,255
Majorly.
443
00:20:24,339 --> 00:20:26,085
If we're strictly legit, it's
going to be impossible
444
00:20:26,169 --> 00:20:27,550
for us to turn a profit.
445
00:20:27,634 --> 00:20:28,905
Maybe ever.
446
00:20:31,054 --> 00:20:32,325
Unless.
447
00:20:33,431 --> 00:20:34,849
Don't say it.
448
00:20:34,933 --> 00:20:37,268
We start running scams,
which we could do.
449
00:20:38,687 --> 00:20:40,813
Uh, Miss Lodge, Mr. Mantle.
450
00:20:40,897 --> 00:20:43,508
I apologize, but you've
got to come to the private
451
00:20:43,613 --> 00:20:45,360
gambling room now.
452
00:20:45,445 --> 00:20:47,423
What is it? Something bad?
453
00:20:47,779 --> 00:20:49,049
Yeah.
454
00:20:55,620 --> 00:20:57,016
Oh, my God.
455
00:20:58,832 --> 00:21:00,082
What should we do?
456
00:21:00,166 --> 00:21:01,667
Cut him down?
Call the ambulance?
457
00:21:01,751 --> 00:21:04,503
That's what a legit place
would do, right? Right?
458
00:21:04,587 --> 00:21:07,757
Yes, yes. But we don't
have that luxury, Reggie.
459
00:21:07,841 --> 00:21:10,343
This would be a horrible
news story if it broke.
460
00:21:10,427 --> 00:21:12,958
It would confirm Alice
and the council's worst fear
461
00:21:13,043 --> 00:21:14,222
about this place
462
00:21:14,306 --> 00:21:16,869
and Babylonium would be over
before it even began.
463
00:21:18,435 --> 00:21:19,705
Wait.
464
00:21:20,645 --> 00:21:22,125
I know who could help.
465
00:21:23,148 --> 00:21:24,544
Abuelita's iceman.
466
00:21:42,083 --> 00:21:44,627
Mistress Cheryl, it's me.
467
00:21:44,711 --> 00:21:45,981
Britta.
468
00:21:49,049 --> 00:21:50,445
You have to wake up.
469
00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,070
Please.
470
00:21:54,095 --> 00:21:55,554
What is it, Brittania?
471
00:21:55,638 --> 00:21:57,807
Wake up.
Time to rise and shine.
472
00:21:57,891 --> 00:21:59,517
Time to get out of bed,
you lazy bones.
473
00:21:59,601 --> 00:22:01,852
It's dearest Mumsy.
You have to hide.
474
00:22:01,936 --> 00:22:03,688
If she finds you,
I don't know what she'll do.
475
00:22:03,772 --> 00:22:04,897
Now!
476
00:22:06,733 --> 00:22:09,568
Wake up, devil children!
477
00:22:09,652 --> 00:22:11,988
Mumsy? What's going on?
It's the middle of the night.
478
00:22:12,072 --> 00:22:15,533
Doesn't matter.
This place, this whole house is a sty.
479
00:22:15,617 --> 00:22:18,869
Now, you grab that bucket
and a brush and you get to work, piggies.
480
00:22:18,953 --> 00:22:20,871
Yes, dearest Mumsy.
481
00:22:20,955 --> 00:22:25,543
Get on your hand and knees
and you scrub that floor till it's clean!
482
00:22:25,627 --> 00:22:28,129
I want to be able
to eat off of it.
483
00:22:31,091 --> 00:22:33,342
What are you doing?
Why aren't you working?
484
00:22:33,426 --> 00:22:35,303
You get back to work.
485
00:22:35,387 --> 00:22:38,556
Or I will get the hanger to you.
Don't make me hurt you!
486
00:23:08,294 --> 00:23:11,109
Hey, it's Doc, right?
487
00:23:14,300 --> 00:23:16,114
Do you need something?
488
00:23:27,772 --> 00:23:29,273
And what did our young
Kevin Keller get
489
00:23:29,357 --> 00:23:30,858
in exchange for wanting
to provide shelter
490
00:23:30,942 --> 00:23:32,526
to the people of Sketch Alley?
491
00:23:32,610 --> 00:23:37,239
A hammer to the skull
is what he got.
492
00:23:37,323 --> 00:23:40,409
This vicious attack
is a clear indication
493
00:23:40,493 --> 00:23:42,578
that these people
don't want our help.
494
00:23:42,662 --> 00:23:46,499
You offer them a helping hand
and they respond with violence.
495
00:23:46,583 --> 00:23:50,294
Well, this journalist
and town council member
496
00:23:50,378 --> 00:23:52,463
says, no more...
497
00:23:56,009 --> 00:23:57,927
How is Kevin doing?
498
00:23:58,011 --> 00:23:59,595
I just came from the hospital.
499
00:23:59,679 --> 00:24:00,846
He's gonna be okay.
500
00:24:00,930 --> 00:24:02,598
This is a mess, Archie.
501
00:24:02,682 --> 00:24:04,725
Believe me, I know, Toni.
502
00:24:04,809 --> 00:24:06,936
These houses are going to be painted
with our businesses on them.
503
00:24:07,020 --> 00:24:09,313
If they're associated
with violence and crime...
504
00:24:09,397 --> 00:24:11,482
I know.
505
00:24:11,566 --> 00:24:13,692
And I know that article didn't exactly
do the Serpents any favors.
506
00:24:13,776 --> 00:24:15,152
It did not.
507
00:24:15,236 --> 00:24:16,821
But you still have
our financial support.
508
00:24:16,905 --> 00:24:18,906
So, maybe
just hold off a beat
509
00:24:18,990 --> 00:24:21,617
before you paint it
to match the Whyte Wyrm.
510
00:24:21,701 --> 00:24:22,910
Yeah, that makes sense.
511
00:24:22,994 --> 00:24:24,495
Thanks for the support, Toni.
512
00:24:24,579 --> 00:24:25,955
Yeah, no problem.
513
00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:27,873
I'll send you my payment
on Chime right now.
514
00:24:27,957 --> 00:24:29,583
Cool.
515
00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:31,856
How about you, Tabitha?
516
00:24:32,212 --> 00:24:33,504
I am...
517
00:24:34,756 --> 00:24:36,799
Still in, Archie.
518
00:24:36,883 --> 00:24:39,844
Paint job and all. So...
519
00:24:39,928 --> 00:24:41,971
When do you want to set up
the first house?
520
00:24:42,055 --> 00:24:44,243
Well, I'll bring it by
in my truck later today.
521
00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:47,351
Thank you, guys.
522
00:24:47,435 --> 00:24:48,853
Talk to me, Reggie.
523
00:24:48,937 --> 00:24:50,354
So I figured, that dead guy
must have been
524
00:24:50,438 --> 00:24:52,022
on a major losing streak,
and that's why he...
525
00:24:52,106 --> 00:24:53,065
Killed himself.
526
00:24:53,149 --> 00:24:54,316
Sadly, that makes sense.
527
00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,528
But, no.
He was winning big-time.
528
00:24:57,612 --> 00:25:01,302
So, I called the blackjack dealer and
pulled the security footage.
529
00:25:04,285 --> 00:25:06,996
He was on top of the world,
up almost 20 grand.
530
00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,019
Why would a guy
who's winning every hand suddenly just...
531
00:25:10,959 --> 00:25:12,084
off himself?
532
00:25:12,168 --> 00:25:14,398
Wait, wait, wait.
Stop the tape.
533
00:25:16,339 --> 00:25:17,777
Look.
534
00:25:18,341 --> 00:25:20,301
Who the hell is that?
535
00:25:20,385 --> 00:25:22,261
That's the British creep
from Town Hall,
536
00:25:22,345 --> 00:25:25,701
Percival Pickens.
What the hell is he saying?
537
00:25:31,396 --> 00:25:32,746
Miss Lodge, I'm here.
538
00:25:34,190 --> 00:25:36,942
Heraldo, thank you so much
for coming so speedily.
539
00:25:37,026 --> 00:25:37,985
Where's the body?
540
00:25:38,069 --> 00:25:40,654
Jeez. Cut to the chase much?
541
00:25:40,738 --> 00:25:42,698
Downstairs. I'll take you.
542
00:25:44,701 --> 00:25:46,577
Grand Mistress Rose,
it's gotten so much worse.
543
00:25:46,661 --> 00:25:50,748
Mistress Cheryl's mother
is torturing her in every way imaginable.
544
00:25:50,832 --> 00:25:54,126
Penelope has always been
Cheryl's tormentor.
545
00:25:54,210 --> 00:25:56,795
So, of course,
Abigail would have conjured her
546
00:25:56,879 --> 00:26:00,341
as my granddaughter's adversary
in the dreamscape.
547
00:26:00,425 --> 00:26:01,967
She's terrifying.
548
00:26:02,051 --> 00:26:06,847
You must tell Cheryl that
Penelope is but a fiction.
549
00:26:06,931 --> 00:26:09,934
A bogeyman pulled
from her own subconscious.
550
00:26:10,018 --> 00:26:12,603
That perhaps will
shake her free of her stupor
551
00:26:12,687 --> 00:26:14,458
and spur her into action.
552
00:26:15,231 --> 00:26:17,066
Else, Abigail may take
553
00:26:17,150 --> 00:26:19,902
permanent possession
of my granddaughter's body.
554
00:26:19,986 --> 00:26:22,144
But I never even get
the chance to talk to her
555
00:26:22,229 --> 00:26:23,541
before the nightmare...
556
00:26:24,073 --> 00:26:26,200
Penelope descends on us.
557
00:26:26,284 --> 00:26:30,135
Then perhaps, child,
you must divine a better way
558
00:26:30,220 --> 00:26:31,726
to communicate with her.
559
00:26:36,419 --> 00:26:39,025
Gentlemen, I am so sorry
to intrude.
560
00:26:39,464 --> 00:26:40,734
May I come in?
561
00:26:41,174 --> 00:26:42,444
Yeah.
562
00:26:48,473 --> 00:26:52,872
I heard all about
what happened in Sketch Alley. And...
563
00:26:53,770 --> 00:26:55,291
I wanted to talk to you.
564
00:26:58,733 --> 00:27:00,296
In hopes it never
happens again.
565
00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:07,116
Well, what do
you think, Tabitha?
566
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,160
I think
it is beautiful, Archie.
567
00:27:10,244 --> 00:27:12,204
Well, it was a group effort.
568
00:27:12,288 --> 00:27:16,041
And bonus, Benjamin Moore
donated the paint for future houses, too.
569
00:27:16,125 --> 00:27:17,897
I think
it's a great start, Arch.
570
00:27:25,259 --> 00:27:27,761
You're good.
I can take it from here.
571
00:27:27,845 --> 00:27:29,972
What are you gonna do?
572
00:27:30,056 --> 00:27:32,891
After dark,
I'll put him in his car, drive into Jersey,
573
00:27:32,975 --> 00:27:35,769
hang him up in the bathroom of a rest stop
with no cameras,
574
00:27:35,853 --> 00:27:37,123
call it in.
575
00:27:38,106 --> 00:27:39,648
How are things going otherwise?
576
00:27:39,732 --> 00:27:41,002
How's business?
577
00:27:41,317 --> 00:27:42,985
Slow.
578
00:27:43,069 --> 00:27:46,322
We're not quite the sensation
we were hoping we'd be.
579
00:27:46,406 --> 00:27:48,073
You know, if you want,
580
00:27:48,157 --> 00:27:50,763
I could put the word out
to some wise guys I know.
581
00:27:51,786 --> 00:27:53,037
They got money,
582
00:27:53,121 --> 00:27:55,080
and they like spending it.
583
00:27:55,164 --> 00:27:58,917
I appreciate the offer,
and no offense to your wise guys, but...
584
00:27:59,001 --> 00:28:02,588
we're trying to avoid that,
if at all possible.
585
00:28:02,672 --> 00:28:03,942
No worries, just...
586
00:28:04,382 --> 00:28:05,652
trying to help.
587
00:28:06,676 --> 00:28:08,864
Actually, you know
what you could do?
588
00:28:09,846 --> 00:28:12,181
Could you look
into someone for me?
589
00:28:12,265 --> 00:28:14,808
His name's Percival Pickens.
He's British.
590
00:28:14,892 --> 00:28:16,727
Just got into town and...
591
00:28:16,811 --> 00:28:18,958
there's something off
about him.
592
00:28:19,731 --> 00:28:21,398
And I want to know what.
593
00:28:21,482 --> 00:28:22,752
Yeah, I can do that.
594
00:28:34,036 --> 00:28:36,225
Hey, Tabitha. What's up?
595
00:28:39,709 --> 00:28:40,979
I'm on my way.
596
00:28:49,469 --> 00:28:50,740
What the hell!
597
00:29:09,572 --> 00:29:11,177
Oh, Doc.
598
00:29:12,533 --> 00:29:13,742
Why did you do that to Kevin?
599
00:29:13,826 --> 00:29:15,411
I have no idea.
600
00:29:15,495 --> 00:29:18,122
I have absolutely no memory
of attacking your friend.
601
00:29:18,206 --> 00:29:19,581
Well, you did.
602
00:29:19,665 --> 00:29:21,458
One minute,
I'm hammering and...
603
00:29:21,542 --> 00:29:24,712
and the next minute,
I'm just...
604
00:29:24,796 --> 00:29:26,964
standing over your friend.
605
00:29:27,048 --> 00:29:29,111
Getting ready to take
another swipe at him.
606
00:29:31,135 --> 00:29:32,865
You gotta believe me, Jughead.
607
00:29:33,805 --> 00:29:35,264
It was...
608
00:29:35,348 --> 00:29:37,661
...like someone
put the idea in my head.
609
00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:40,080
Who?
610
00:29:42,021 --> 00:29:43,522
Who could have done that?
611
00:29:43,606 --> 00:29:45,232
He, uh...
612
00:29:45,316 --> 00:29:46,608
had an accent.
613
00:29:46,692 --> 00:29:48,322
He might have
had a British accent.
614
00:29:51,072 --> 00:29:53,115
Thank you again,
for agreeing to meet with me.
615
00:29:53,199 --> 00:29:55,909
Like I mentioned, I would love to do
a follow up article
616
00:29:55,993 --> 00:29:57,244
to the one that you wrote.
617
00:29:57,328 --> 00:30:00,038
Something like
a rebuttal.
618
00:30:00,122 --> 00:30:02,875
Well, to each his own.
619
00:30:02,959 --> 00:30:05,669
I've been thinking about
this quote that I read.
620
00:30:05,753 --> 00:30:07,629
"The true measure
of any society
621
00:30:07,713 --> 00:30:10,382
"can be found in how it treats its most
vulnerable members."
622
00:30:10,466 --> 00:30:13,218
Well, whoever said that
obviously didn't grow up in Riverdale.
623
00:30:13,302 --> 00:30:14,615
It's Gandhi.
624
00:30:15,638 --> 00:30:17,431
So tell me, Percival,
625
00:30:17,515 --> 00:30:20,434
do you really think that
bus sing the unhoused out of Riverdale
626
00:30:20,518 --> 00:30:22,978
is the best that
we can muster as a society?
627
00:30:23,062 --> 00:30:24,813
Well, as I mentioned before,
628
00:30:24,897 --> 00:30:27,608
I am coming at this
from a place of compassion.
629
00:30:27,692 --> 00:30:29,693
My main concern is for the
630
00:30:29,777 --> 00:30:31,820
the law-abiding citizens
of Riverdale, those who pay
631
00:30:31,904 --> 00:30:35,866
their taxes and contribute
to the betterment of our society.
632
00:30:35,950 --> 00:30:38,827
Now, I've been to several
Sketch Alleys in my time.
633
00:30:38,911 --> 00:30:42,664
The truth is, charity
is doing them a disservice.
634
00:30:42,748 --> 00:30:45,959
As is giving them a handout
when what they really should be doing
635
00:30:46,043 --> 00:30:48,378
is fending for themselves.
636
00:30:48,462 --> 00:30:52,716
Tell me, are you having fun
rooting around inside my brain, Mr. Jones?
637
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,593
What?
638
00:30:54,677 --> 00:30:56,987
Get out of my head,
you piece of garbage!
639
00:30:58,890 --> 00:31:01,350
Are you all right, Mr. Jones?
640
00:31:01,434 --> 00:31:04,123
Did I not answer the question
to your satisfaction?
641
00:31:30,671 --> 00:31:32,005
Mistress Cheryl?
642
00:31:32,089 --> 00:31:34,028
Is that you?
643
00:31:35,509 --> 00:31:37,698
It's me. I'm here.
644
00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:44,747
Mistress Cheryl, what happened
to your beautiful hair?
645
00:31:45,227 --> 00:31:47,729
Mumsy, of course.
646
00:31:47,813 --> 00:31:50,586
She cut it off
when she saw me with my friend...
647
00:31:52,276 --> 00:31:53,694
Heather.
648
00:31:53,778 --> 00:31:56,613
Please, Mistress Cheryl,
you have to listen to me.
649
00:31:56,697 --> 00:31:58,907
This isn't happening.
You're in a dreamscape.
650
00:31:58,991 --> 00:32:01,076
Your mother
isn't actually here.
651
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,537
- What?
- Of course, she is.
652
00:32:03,621 --> 00:32:04,621
No.
653
00:32:04,705 --> 00:32:06,248
It's hard to explain.
654
00:32:06,332 --> 00:32:08,041
I have written down
everything you need to know.
655
00:32:08,125 --> 00:32:10,544
What is going on here?
656
00:32:10,628 --> 00:32:12,546
Unbelievable.
657
00:32:12,630 --> 00:32:14,840
I catch you
with one sapphic slut,
658
00:32:14,924 --> 00:32:17,905
and not an hour later,
you're back with another one.
659
00:32:18,970 --> 00:32:21,930
Whomever you are,
you should be ashamed.
660
00:32:22,014 --> 00:32:23,432
Screw you.
661
00:32:23,516 --> 00:32:25,475
You're not even real,
Mrs. Blossom.
662
00:32:25,559 --> 00:32:27,936
How dare you?
663
00:32:28,020 --> 00:32:31,627
Get out of Thorn hill.
You don't belong here.
664
00:32:38,739 --> 00:32:40,115
Please, Mrs. Blossom...
665
00:32:40,199 --> 00:32:42,826
Don't you show your face
in this house again.
666
00:32:51,168 --> 00:32:53,945
Mistress Cheryl,
the world you are currently
667
00:32:54,030 --> 00:32:55,601
inhabiting is not reality,
668
00:32:55,686 --> 00:32:58,605
but rather a hellish dreamscape
from which we must free you.
669
00:32:59,093 --> 00:33:01,011
Your physical body
is currently possessed
670
00:33:01,095 --> 00:33:03,138
by the spirit
of Abigail Blossom.
671
00:33:03,222 --> 00:33:04,723
And she has trapped you
in a prison in your own mind...
672
00:33:06,392 --> 00:33:07,851
...with Penelope
as your cruel warden.
673
00:33:07,935 --> 00:33:10,812
But she is not real,
Mistress Cheryl.
674
00:33:10,896 --> 00:33:12,814
And you must not let her
dominate you.
675
00:33:12,898 --> 00:33:14,483
Do not let her
break your spirit.
676
00:33:14,567 --> 00:33:17,069
For if she does, your soul
may wither and dissipate
677
00:33:17,153 --> 00:33:19,466
within the confines
of your corporeal body.
678
00:33:20,239 --> 00:33:21,782
She is but a ghost.
679
00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:24,159
A creation of the imagination.
680
00:33:24,243 --> 00:33:25,869
You can defeat her.
681
00:33:27,621 --> 00:33:32,626
I am gonna beat you to
within an inch of your life,
682
00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:36,567
you deviant,
wretched creature!
683
00:33:39,091 --> 00:33:41,718
Why are you looking
at me like that,
684
00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:44,137
you shameless, little wretch?
685
00:33:44,221 --> 00:33:47,286
Because I know
the truth now, Mumsy.
686
00:33:47,892 --> 00:33:49,059
You're not real.
687
00:33:49,143 --> 00:33:50,998
Is that a fact?
688
00:33:51,395 --> 00:33:52,729
Yes.
689
00:33:52,813 --> 00:33:56,420
You're in my mind,
you psychotic bitch.
690
00:33:57,401 --> 00:33:59,340
And you shouldn't be here.
691
00:34:09,288 --> 00:34:11,415
What are you guys doing?
692
00:34:11,499 --> 00:34:13,729
I'm here to break that house down
and haul it away.
693
00:34:14,502 --> 00:34:15,752
No, you're not.
694
00:34:15,836 --> 00:34:17,838
Tabitha called us, Archie.
695
00:34:17,922 --> 00:34:20,340
We started a project,
and we're doubling down to finish it.
696
00:34:20,424 --> 00:34:23,260
And a few hours later,
someone will have vandalized them again.
697
00:34:23,344 --> 00:34:25,595
Then, we will repaint them.
698
00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:28,348
And again, and again.
As many times as we have to.
699
00:34:28,432 --> 00:34:29,912
Why don't you grab a brush?
700
00:34:30,518 --> 00:34:31,788
It's cold out.
701
00:34:33,104 --> 00:34:35,294
I do need to talk to you
about something, though.
702
00:34:36,148 --> 00:34:37,733
I don't think Doc was the one
that attacked Kevin.
703
00:34:37,817 --> 00:34:39,359
Who else would it have been?
704
00:34:39,443 --> 00:34:40,652
Hello, there.
705
00:34:40,736 --> 00:34:42,424
Now what are you folks doing?
706
00:34:43,864 --> 00:34:45,774
My goodness,
aren't those charming houses?
707
00:34:47,451 --> 00:34:49,056
No need for them
anymore, though.
708
00:34:50,162 --> 00:34:51,892
Sketch Alley
is no longer an issue.
709
00:34:52,540 --> 00:34:53,999
Meaning what?
710
00:34:54,083 --> 00:34:56,334
I took it upon myself
to visit Sketch Alley.
711
00:34:56,418 --> 00:34:58,732
I spoke to the people
living there, and...
712
00:34:59,338 --> 00:35:01,465
got them to move on.
713
00:35:01,549 --> 00:35:04,968
Leave town,
start over somewhere else.
714
00:35:05,052 --> 00:35:06,928
And how did you do that?
715
00:35:07,012 --> 00:35:09,618
Call it
the power of persuasion.
716
00:35:11,892 --> 00:35:13,727
I also bought them
bus tickets, and...
717
00:35:13,811 --> 00:35:17,189
gave them each $100
to build new lives elsewhere.
718
00:35:17,273 --> 00:35:18,544
I don't believe you.
719
00:35:19,233 --> 00:35:21,693
Well, see for yourselves.
720
00:35:21,777 --> 00:35:24,174
Then afterwards, hopefully,
see you at the town hall.
721
00:35:25,322 --> 00:35:26,844
Keep up the good work.
722
00:35:53,642 --> 00:35:55,038
Mistress Cheryl?
723
00:35:55,769 --> 00:35:57,312
You're alive?
724
00:35:57,396 --> 00:36:01,024
I am. And visiting you
in your dreams, Brittania.
725
00:36:01,108 --> 00:36:02,692
You've done well.
726
00:36:02,776 --> 00:36:06,905
And proven yourself
a dutiful and loyal factotum.
727
00:36:06,989 --> 00:36:09,533
For that, you will be rewarded.
728
00:36:09,617 --> 00:36:11,995
But only after we have
driven that she-demon Abigail
729
00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:13,402
out of my beautiful body.
730
00:36:13,871 --> 00:36:15,141
How will we do that?
731
00:36:16,123 --> 00:36:18,020
I haven't the faintest idea.
732
00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:26,424
Please, please, please.
Thank you.
733
00:36:26,508 --> 00:36:29,928
Thank you. Thank you,
thank you, thank you.
734
00:36:30,012 --> 00:36:32,347
Uh, the town of Riverdale
can breathe a little easier,
735
00:36:32,431 --> 00:36:35,225
now that the denizens
of Sketch Alley
736
00:36:35,309 --> 00:36:36,955
are on their way
to a better place.
737
00:36:40,272 --> 00:36:43,275
The idea to pay their location costs
may have been mine,
738
00:36:43,359 --> 00:36:46,903
but I, um, couldn't have pulled it off
without the help
739
00:36:46,987 --> 00:36:50,592
of your sheriff, Tom Keller,
a man who represents
740
00:36:50,677 --> 00:36:52,384
the very best of Riverdale.
741
00:36:53,410 --> 00:36:54,494
Keeping with the good news,
742
00:36:54,578 --> 00:36:56,329
I'm also pleased
to announce that
743
00:36:56,413 --> 00:36:59,040
Percival will be joining
my department.
744
00:36:59,124 --> 00:37:00,375
And he'll be working
as a deputy
745
00:37:00,459 --> 00:37:03,461
along with me and my son
to keep the peace
746
00:37:03,545 --> 00:37:05,964
and fulfill the promise
of Riverdale
747
00:37:06,048 --> 00:37:08,570
that has eluded us for so long.
748
00:37:16,850 --> 00:37:18,872
Dude's like a super villain.
749
00:37:20,562 --> 00:37:21,917
That's exactly what he is.
750
00:37:23,774 --> 00:37:26,880
We seriously need
to talk tonight. Okay?
751
00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:32,782
Alice.
752
00:37:32,866 --> 00:37:37,162
In all the excitement,
the casino didn't even come up.
753
00:37:37,246 --> 00:37:39,643
Yeah, have you looked
over our proposal, or what?
754
00:37:40,124 --> 00:37:42,000
I have.
755
00:37:42,084 --> 00:37:45,962
And after careful review
and some solid advice from Percival,
756
00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:49,150
the council believes
that there's a lot of risk in
757
00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:50,926
partnering with Babylonium.
758
00:37:51,010 --> 00:37:53,678
Which could be
mitigated, possibly.
759
00:37:53,762 --> 00:37:57,202
But quite frankly, Veronica,
the biggest liability is you.
760
00:37:58,183 --> 00:38:00,560
Me?
761
00:38:00,644 --> 00:38:04,332
The Lodge name is synonymous
with crime and corruption
762
00:38:04,417 --> 00:38:05,689
because of Hiram.
763
00:38:05,983 --> 00:38:10,153
You're its figurehead,
the public face.
764
00:38:10,237 --> 00:38:11,832
So, the council
feels that we could
765
00:38:11,972 --> 00:38:13,561
really only support the casino
766
00:38:13,741 --> 00:38:17,035
and this idea of it becoming
the new Atlantic City,
767
00:38:17,119 --> 00:38:19,746
is if you take a back seat.
Out of the limelight.
768
00:38:22,253 --> 00:38:25,502
Alice, I am not my father.
769
00:38:25,586 --> 00:38:27,087
In fact, I've worked
770
00:38:27,171 --> 00:38:29,464
really, really hard
to not be like my father...
771
00:38:29,548 --> 00:38:31,341
Take offense or not, Veronica,
772
00:38:31,425 --> 00:38:33,780
but I'd like to see you
do this without our support.
773
00:38:34,845 --> 00:38:37,764
The picketing,
the bad publicity,
774
00:38:37,848 --> 00:38:39,849
the complaints
to the gaming board,
775
00:38:39,933 --> 00:38:43,707
the raids, the sanctions,
we won't lose this fight.
776
00:38:45,939 --> 00:38:48,604
Okay. Time for a new plan.
777
00:38:50,235 --> 00:38:52,070
We already tried
taking the high road.
778
00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:55,128
If Riverdale doesn't want
to bet on us,
779
00:38:55,991 --> 00:38:59,109
we'll have to lean in
to who we are and what we do best.
780
00:38:59,395 --> 00:39:01,454
As my mother likes to say,
781
00:39:01,715 --> 00:39:03,707
I am my father's daughter.
782
00:39:03,791 --> 00:39:06,668
Does that mean running scams?
Side hustles and loopholes?
783
00:39:06,752 --> 00:39:08,503
All of the above, Reggie.
784
00:39:08,587 --> 00:39:12,048
All systems go.
And, Heraldo, that offer you made
785
00:39:12,132 --> 00:39:15,510
about putting out the word
to your wise guys, do it.
786
00:39:15,594 --> 00:39:18,575
We need to start making money.
Real money, fast.
787
00:39:19,181 --> 00:39:20,685
No problem.
788
00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:23,768
Oh, and by the way,
I looked into that guy for you.
789
00:39:23,852 --> 00:39:26,583
Percival?
And, what did you find?
790
00:39:26,897 --> 00:39:28,211
Nothing.
791
00:39:28,775 --> 00:39:31,360
There's no paper trail behind him.
The guy's a ghost.
792
00:39:31,938 --> 00:39:33,111
It's like
he didn't even exist
793
00:39:33,195 --> 00:39:34,945
before he showed up
here in Riverdale.
794
00:39:49,044 --> 00:39:50,670
Archie.
795
00:39:50,754 --> 00:39:53,006
Betty?
796
00:39:53,090 --> 00:39:55,240
Can you do me a favor?
Can you shut off the TV
797
00:39:55,325 --> 00:39:57,426
and the rest of the lights?
798
00:39:57,511 --> 00:39:59,116
Yeah, sure.
799
00:40:00,806 --> 00:40:03,058
Is everything okay?
800
00:40:03,142 --> 00:40:06,353
Oh, my God.
What's going on? Did TBK hurt you?
801
00:40:06,437 --> 00:40:09,710
No.
No, I lost him in Maine.
802
00:40:10,441 --> 00:40:12,192
This is something else.
803
00:40:12,276 --> 00:40:13,490
What?
804
00:40:13,619 --> 00:40:16,426
You know how I've been getting those
really bad headaches?
805
00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:18,823
They've only gotten worse.
806
00:40:18,907 --> 00:40:21,159
And I figured out that
they are triggered by light.
807
00:40:21,243 --> 00:40:24,474
So, the brighter the light,
the more excruciating the pain.
808
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:26,748
Oh, my God.
809
00:40:26,832 --> 00:40:29,417
I think it's a side effect
of being able to see auras.
810
00:40:29,501 --> 00:40:31,440
Which I can still do,
by the way.
811
00:40:31,795 --> 00:40:34,589
Hi.
812
00:40:34,673 --> 00:40:35,840
I'm so sorry.
813
00:40:35,924 --> 00:40:37,759
That's okay.
814
00:40:37,843 --> 00:40:40,220
God, it feels good
to be home.
815
00:40:40,304 --> 00:40:42,263
It hasn't been the same
without you.
816
00:40:42,347 --> 00:40:43,932
Yeah? What did I miss?
Anything?
817
00:40:44,016 --> 00:40:46,267
A lot.
818
00:40:46,351 --> 00:40:50,397
It turns out Jug can
read minds
819
00:40:50,481 --> 00:40:51,731
since the explosion.
820
00:40:51,815 --> 00:40:53,395
- What?
- Yeah.
821
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:55,328
And Percival Pickens,
that weird guy who
822
00:40:55,413 --> 00:40:56,194
showed up out of nowhere
823
00:40:56,278 --> 00:40:57,597
and tried to buy my house?
824
00:40:57,682 --> 00:40:58,341
Mmm-hmm.
825
00:40:58,426 --> 00:41:01,000
We think he can control
people's minds.
826
00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:05,310
Make people do things.
Bad things.
827
00:41:07,197 --> 00:41:09,636
We're in trouble, Betty.
The whole town is.