1 00:00:02,641 --> 00:00:04,727 Every town has that one special place 2 00:00:04,812 --> 00:00:06,562 where its community comes together. 3 00:00:06,647 --> 00:00:09,491 In Riverdale, that place is Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, 4 00:00:09,576 --> 00:00:11,303 a home away from home. 5 00:00:11,617 --> 00:00:13,733 But the diner has had a secret history as well. 6 00:00:13,818 --> 00:00:15,959 Across the decades, it has been a battleground. 7 00:00:16,178 --> 00:00:19,239 Wars fought at Pop's have shaped the town's identity. 8 00:00:19,323 --> 00:00:21,981 And, lo and behold, another battle was brewing. 9 00:00:22,065 --> 00:00:23,591 It is my great pleasure 10 00:00:23,675 --> 00:00:26,811 to introduce a dedicated council member, 11 00:00:26,895 --> 00:00:30,871 selfless philanthropist, and successful businessman, 12 00:00:30,955 --> 00:00:32,252 Percival Pickens. 13 00:00:32,336 --> 00:00:33,584 Welcome, Percival. 14 00:00:33,669 --> 00:00:34,943 Thank you, Alice. Delighted to be here. 15 00:00:36,396 --> 00:00:38,850 So it's my understanding that you have 16 00:00:38,935 --> 00:00:40,165 a game-changing announcement 17 00:00:40,257 --> 00:00:41,913 for the future of our fair town. 18 00:00:41,997 --> 00:00:43,170 That's right, Alice. 19 00:00:43,255 --> 00:00:45,221 I've been putting together a project that I hope 20 00:00:45,305 --> 00:00:47,571 will galvanize and revitalize Riverdale. 21 00:00:47,655 --> 00:00:50,226 A new privately-owned railway 22 00:00:50,310 --> 00:00:52,924 that will drive right through the heart of Riverdale, 23 00:00:53,008 --> 00:00:56,624 bringing with it much-needed jobs, tourism, and revenue. 24 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:59,192 What does he mean by "through the heart of Riverdale?" 25 00:00:59,276 --> 00:01:02,369 So, would this rail line have an official stop here in Riverdale? 26 00:01:02,453 --> 00:01:03,680 Oh, absolutely, Alice. 27 00:01:03,764 --> 00:01:06,109 Are you familiar with Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe? 28 00:01:06,194 --> 00:01:07,297 Mm. 29 00:01:07,382 --> 00:01:11,159 Well, that would be the most ideal central location for a station. 30 00:01:11,244 --> 00:01:15,553 It would mean bidding adieu to Pop's, but progress demands it. 31 00:01:17,729 --> 00:01:20,778 I will never sell the diner to you, ever. 32 00:01:20,862 --> 00:01:22,998 Well, that is disappointing. 33 00:01:23,082 --> 00:01:25,044 I had hoped that as a council member, 34 00:01:25,128 --> 00:01:27,524 you'd be able to put Riverdale's best interests 35 00:01:27,608 --> 00:01:30,658 above your own personal, craven ones. 36 00:01:30,742 --> 00:01:34,923 Are you honestly going to deny the economic, social, 37 00:01:35,007 --> 00:01:38,970 not to mention labor benefits, this project would bring to our town? 38 00:01:39,054 --> 00:01:41,625 To favor a diner that... 39 00:01:41,709 --> 00:01:43,975 let's be honest, is well past it's heyday. 40 00:01:44,059 --> 00:01:47,501 I don't know what your angle is with this sham train project, 41 00:01:47,585 --> 00:01:50,330 but the only person it will benefit is you. 42 00:01:50,414 --> 00:01:53,289 Hmm. Well, your neighbors may feel differently. 43 00:01:53,373 --> 00:01:56,942 They, in fact, may want you to do what's best for the town... 44 00:01:58,335 --> 00:02:01,036 and sell me that land. 45 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,688 Hmm. Again, never. 46 00:02:04,950 --> 00:02:06,998 Hmm. 47 00:02:07,082 --> 00:02:09,392 Archie, we can't let Percival do this. 48 00:02:09,476 --> 00:02:11,568 Pop's is my family's legacy. 49 00:02:11,652 --> 00:02:13,081 The first Black-owned business in Riverdale. 50 00:02:13,165 --> 00:02:13,875 We have to fight him. 51 00:02:13,959 --> 00:02:16,921 Tabitha, I can't go up against Percival right now. 52 00:02:17,005 --> 00:02:19,315 All right? He pummeled my ass. 53 00:02:19,399 --> 00:02:22,753 He knows my weakness. So I'm sorry. 54 00:02:22,838 --> 00:02:25,666 Until I come up with a workaround, I gotta lay low. 55 00:02:28,147 --> 00:02:29,369 You need to keep away from Percival. 56 00:02:29,453 --> 00:02:31,197 We all do. He's dangerous. 57 00:02:31,281 --> 00:02:34,765 He can get inside your head. Get you to do things for him. 58 00:02:34,849 --> 00:02:39,332 And no matter what, never ever be alone in a room with him. 59 00:02:45,033 --> 00:02:47,213 You heard what Percival said on TV, Toni. 60 00:02:47,297 --> 00:02:49,563 He's coming for Pop's now. And if he's coming for Pop's, 61 00:02:49,647 --> 00:02:51,217 then he's coming for the Whyte Wyrm too. 62 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:53,262 Not exactly. 63 00:02:53,346 --> 00:02:55,569 He's claiming that his new station wouldn't affect the Whyte Wyrm. 64 00:02:55,653 --> 00:02:57,701 He's building above us, where Pop's is, 65 00:02:57,785 --> 00:03:00,571 but supposedly we wouldn't need to shut down for a day. 66 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:03,313 Not that I believe him. 67 00:03:08,448 --> 00:03:10,606 I'll support you in whatever way you 68 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:12,847 need, Tabitha, but devil's advocate? 69 00:03:12,931 --> 00:03:17,460 Your satellite Pop's is doing gangbusters business for us. 70 00:03:17,544 --> 00:03:19,723 Why not take the money Percival's offering you 71 00:03:19,807 --> 00:03:23,942 and re-open a new and improved diner in a much better, safer location? 72 00:03:25,291 --> 00:03:27,209 Dearest Tab-Tab... 73 00:03:27,293 --> 00:03:29,603 though I've missed most of Percival's antics to date, 74 00:03:29,687 --> 00:03:32,954 I do agree he is a scourge on this town, as all Pickens men are. 75 00:03:33,038 --> 00:03:34,695 I will help you destroy him. 76 00:03:34,779 --> 00:03:36,914 Great. 77 00:03:36,998 --> 00:03:39,199 Just as soon as I learn to control 78 00:03:39,283 --> 00:03:41,484 certain skills I've been developing. 79 00:03:41,568 --> 00:03:46,051 I'm rather a work-in-progress, as they say, but I am getting there. 80 00:03:55,539 --> 00:03:57,108 Ah. 81 00:03:57,192 --> 00:03:58,632 Kevin. 82 00:03:58,716 --> 00:04:00,503 What news? 83 00:04:00,587 --> 00:04:02,288 Just as you predicted, 84 00:04:02,372 --> 00:04:04,551 Tabitha is trying to rally support for the Chock'lit Shoppe. 85 00:04:04,635 --> 00:04:06,466 Not getting much traction, I'm hearing. 86 00:04:06,550 --> 00:04:09,469 Well, not yet, but she's tenacious. 87 00:04:09,553 --> 00:04:13,208 Ultimately, she won't be able to stop me, but she might slow me down. 88 00:04:14,297 --> 00:04:15,953 That would be annoying. 89 00:04:16,037 --> 00:04:17,387 - Totally. - Mm. 90 00:04:18,779 --> 00:04:19,779 Oh, well... 91 00:04:20,564 --> 00:04:22,786 I gave her a fair chance. 92 00:04:22,870 --> 00:04:24,962 Percival's painted me into a corner. 93 00:04:25,046 --> 00:04:26,921 To the point where there's a part of me that's started to wonder 94 00:04:27,005 --> 00:04:30,968 is it possible his proposal is actually what's best for the town? 95 00:04:31,052 --> 00:04:32,576 No. No way. 96 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:36,452 Pop's has endured for a reason. 97 00:04:36,536 --> 00:04:38,106 It's Riverdale's anchor. 98 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:40,195 People may have forgotten about that, but it's true. 99 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,066 Yes, but if you ask those same people 100 00:04:42,150 --> 00:04:44,547 what would benefit the town more, Pop's staying open, 101 00:04:44,631 --> 00:04:48,464 or a bright, shiny new railroad, it's hard to argue. 102 00:04:48,548 --> 00:04:50,074 Not to mention, how can I fight him 103 00:04:50,158 --> 00:04:51,902 if I don't have anyone's support? 104 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:54,818 You do have support. I support you. 105 00:04:59,037 --> 00:05:00,477 How did you know I was thinking that? 106 00:05:02,083 --> 00:05:03,215 I didn't say anything. 107 00:05:04,216 --> 00:05:05,829 Uh... 108 00:05:05,913 --> 00:05:08,829 You answered a direct question that I was only thinking. 109 00:05:10,657 --> 00:05:13,010 Jughead, what's going on? 110 00:05:13,094 --> 00:05:16,318 And don't say "nothing" because weird stuff has been happening for a while now. 111 00:05:16,402 --> 00:05:17,402 Yeah. 112 00:05:19,362 --> 00:05:20,363 All right. Yeah. 113 00:05:26,325 --> 00:05:27,590 I have something to tell you. 114 00:05:31,330 --> 00:05:32,639 Okay, so you can read thoughts. 115 00:05:32,723 --> 00:05:34,815 Betty can see threatening auras. 116 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:37,470 Archie is invulnerable unless he comes into contact with palladium. 117 00:05:37,554 --> 00:05:40,995 Cheryl is a fire starter, and Percival can control people's minds? 118 00:05:41,079 --> 00:05:42,079 Yes. 119 00:05:43,386 --> 00:05:44,996 But he didn't manipulate you... 120 00:05:46,824 --> 00:05:48,698 which is interesting. 121 00:05:48,782 --> 00:05:50,831 This all makes a twisted kind of sense, and not just with you, 122 00:05:50,915 --> 00:05:53,529 but just given all of the interactions I've been having lately. 123 00:05:53,613 --> 00:05:55,401 But... 124 00:05:55,485 --> 00:05:58,578 Look, I have an idea for how to make the diner bulletproof. 125 00:05:58,662 --> 00:06:01,929 I tried it back in the day when they were trying to tear down the drive-in. 126 00:06:02,013 --> 00:06:05,759 We declare Pop's a historical landmark, right? 127 00:06:05,843 --> 00:06:07,108 Then they can't bulldoze it. 128 00:06:07,192 --> 00:06:08,327 I mean, wouldn't... wouldn't Percival 129 00:06:08,411 --> 00:06:10,111 and the council just block that? 130 00:06:10,195 --> 00:06:11,939 No, you apply for landmark status at a state level, 131 00:06:12,023 --> 00:06:14,202 so it has nothing to do with him. 132 00:06:14,286 --> 00:06:17,724 All we have to do is prove that Pop's has some historical significance. 133 00:06:19,334 --> 00:06:20,687 This should get you started. 134 00:06:20,771 --> 00:06:23,211 It's a box of keepsakes and memorabilia 135 00:06:23,295 --> 00:06:26,170 that document the diner's history over the decades. 136 00:06:26,254 --> 00:06:27,955 If there's an argument to be made 137 00:06:28,039 --> 00:06:29,739 that Pop's is a historic landmark worth saving, 138 00:06:29,823 --> 00:06:31,524 it's in that box. 139 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:33,740 - This is incredible. Thank you, Pop. - Yeah. 140 00:06:36,613 --> 00:06:38,095 Oh, my gosh. 141 00:06:38,179 --> 00:06:40,355 This is a copy of The Green Book. 142 00:06:42,706 --> 00:06:45,099 Once a safe haven, always a safe haven. 143 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:55,461 Hey. While we work, how about a grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner? 144 00:06:55,545 --> 00:06:57,332 Yeah, that's great. 145 00:06:57,416 --> 00:07:00,553 Tabitha, this box that Pop gave us is like a time machine. 146 00:07:00,637 --> 00:07:04,557 Every significant event in Riverdale happened here at Pop's. 147 00:07:04,641 --> 00:07:06,689 Moral crises, national tragedies, 148 00:07:06,773 --> 00:07:08,996 they all took place inside these booths. 149 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,173 The Rockland County historical society is not going to deny our application. 150 00:07:12,257 --> 00:07:13,348 That's great news. 151 00:07:40,198 --> 00:07:41,460 Hey, Teresa. 152 00:07:42,374 --> 00:07:43,987 We got 'em. 153 00:07:44,071 --> 00:07:46,120 Why did you just call me Teresa? 154 00:07:46,204 --> 00:07:49,732 Oh, I still can't believe that Pop's made it into The Green Book. 155 00:07:49,816 --> 00:07:50,816 Oh. 156 00:07:58,042 --> 00:07:59,391 Hey, you mind setting these out? 157 00:08:01,698 --> 00:08:02,699 Huh. 158 00:08:12,622 --> 00:08:13,622 Jughead! 159 00:08:14,754 --> 00:08:16,629 What the hell is going on? 160 00:08:16,713 --> 00:08:17,630 Where are we? 161 00:08:17,714 --> 00:08:18,587 When are we? 162 00:08:18,671 --> 00:08:20,067 Is it really 1944? 163 00:08:20,151 --> 00:08:24,332 Yes, Tabitha. It's 1944. 164 00:08:24,416 --> 00:08:28,159 The world is at war, and Titus Tate... is your great grandfather. 165 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,556 Why did he call me Teresa? 166 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,558 Why is he acting like he knows me? 167 00:08:32,642 --> 00:08:34,734 It's how his mind is comprehending your sudden appearance. 168 00:08:34,818 --> 00:08:37,824 And also, I'm not Jughead. I'm an angel. 169 00:08:37,908 --> 00:08:39,478 I'm your guardian angel. 170 00:08:39,562 --> 00:08:43,351 An angel who just happens to look like my boyfriend? 171 00:08:43,435 --> 00:08:45,179 Well, I've assumed this form because it's someone 172 00:08:45,263 --> 00:08:47,486 that you're comfortable with, and someone you trust. 173 00:08:47,570 --> 00:08:51,269 If you saw my real form in all its glory, you'd lose your mind and go insane. 174 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:54,098 I'm one of the good guys. 175 00:08:55,447 --> 00:08:57,234 My name is Raphael. 176 00:08:57,318 --> 00:08:58,671 Wait, is your name... 177 00:08:58,755 --> 00:08:59,889 is your name Raphael? 178 00:08:59,973 --> 00:09:01,891 It is. 179 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:04,677 The real Jughead is back in your time, 180 00:09:04,761 --> 00:09:06,589 by your bedside in the hospital. 181 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:13,642 I... I remember Jughead and I were here, 182 00:09:13,726 --> 00:09:17,820 researching the diner when some stranger came in... 183 00:09:17,904 --> 00:09:18,995 with a gun. He shot me. 184 00:09:19,079 --> 00:09:20,649 Jughead raced you to the hospital. 185 00:09:20,733 --> 00:09:22,738 You're now on life support. 186 00:09:22,822 --> 00:09:26,786 If you are my guardian angel, where have you been all my life? 187 00:09:26,870 --> 00:09:28,962 Near you. 188 00:09:29,046 --> 00:09:31,617 We're only allowed to show ourselves in times of cataclysmic events 189 00:09:31,701 --> 00:09:34,268 or extreme cosmic significance. 190 00:09:35,313 --> 00:09:36,926 This qualifies. 191 00:09:37,010 --> 00:09:41,017 So, how or why did getting shot catapult me to 1944? 192 00:09:41,101 --> 00:09:43,585 And how do I get back to the present? My present? 193 00:09:43,669 --> 00:09:45,805 I don't have all the answers. 194 00:09:45,889 --> 00:09:47,281 Only the Almighty does. 195 00:09:49,588 --> 00:09:51,068 Why don't you read this? 196 00:10:06,561 --> 00:10:09,132 Okay. So, according to this book, 197 00:10:09,216 --> 00:10:12,092 I might be something called "chrono-kinetic." 198 00:10:12,176 --> 00:10:13,876 Meaning you're a time traveler. 199 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,965 Before I came here, Jughead told me 200 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:18,359 that the explosion under Archie's bed, 201 00:10:18,443 --> 00:10:25,409 the shock of it had unlocked certain abilities in him, and Betty, and Archie. 202 00:10:25,493 --> 00:10:31,067 So, what if the trauma of getting shot unlocked my gift too? 203 00:10:31,151 --> 00:10:33,113 Sounds like a very plausible theory. 204 00:10:33,197 --> 00:10:35,289 Except I didn't do it consciously. 205 00:10:35,373 --> 00:10:37,117 It was like a reflex. 206 00:10:37,201 --> 00:10:40,076 The bullet hit me, and it... and it triggered a time jump. 207 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,467 But... why to 1944? 208 00:10:44,687 --> 00:10:46,079 Maybe you're needed here. 209 00:10:46,906 --> 00:10:47,906 For a mission. 210 00:10:49,735 --> 00:10:52,654 Well, the book didn't say anything about a mission, 211 00:10:52,738 --> 00:10:55,309 but it did say I need a totem, 212 00:10:55,393 --> 00:11:00,053 a talisman, an object that I can focus on in order to hone my power to control it. 213 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:04,753 And if I can do that, I might be able to will myself to return to my own time. 214 00:11:04,837 --> 00:11:06,102 So what's your totem? 215 00:11:06,186 --> 00:11:08,452 I have no clue. 216 00:11:08,536 --> 00:11:12,108 But it would have to be an object of symbolic, mythic, or religious power, 217 00:11:12,192 --> 00:11:14,328 to me or the world. 218 00:11:14,412 --> 00:11:17,252 Sounds like you could be searching for years for a needle in a haystack. 219 00:11:18,111 --> 00:11:19,199 Why don't you focus? 220 00:11:20,287 --> 00:11:21,683 On why you're here. 221 00:11:21,767 --> 00:11:23,729 My mission. 222 00:11:23,813 --> 00:11:26,424 Though you can't or won't tell me what it is. 223 00:11:27,642 --> 00:11:29,648 Teresa, are you coming with me? 224 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:31,084 Uh, where? 225 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:33,086 To the community meeting at the high school. 226 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:37,133 To determine if Riverdale should become a sundown town or not. 227 00:11:37,217 --> 00:11:38,958 Come on. This will decide our future. 228 00:11:43,571 --> 00:11:45,402 Titus didn't see you? 229 00:11:45,486 --> 00:11:46,969 No one can see me except you. 230 00:11:47,053 --> 00:11:49,842 And this... meeting... 231 00:11:49,926 --> 00:11:52,235 this is probably my mission, right? 232 00:11:52,319 --> 00:11:54,669 Sounds a lot like it to me. Yeah. 233 00:11:57,194 --> 00:12:00,243 Thank you all for coming this close to the holiday. 234 00:12:00,327 --> 00:12:02,637 I know that this is a contentious issue, 235 00:12:02,721 --> 00:12:06,380 and I wanted to give people the chance to be able to be heard 236 00:12:06,464 --> 00:12:08,077 before I make my decision. 237 00:12:08,161 --> 00:12:10,993 So I'd like to begin with Sheriff Perkins. 238 00:12:11,077 --> 00:12:15,824 Now, you believe that if Riverdale was to become a sundown town, 239 00:12:15,908 --> 00:12:18,087 that this would cut down on crime? 240 00:12:18,171 --> 00:12:19,828 Yes, Mayor Keller, I do. 241 00:12:19,912 --> 00:12:25,138 I mean, just look at Greendale, Centerville, Seaside. 242 00:12:25,222 --> 00:12:29,011 Their crime rates plummeted 50% once they became sundown towns. 243 00:12:29,095 --> 00:12:35,801 Sheriff Perkins, I think we'd all appreciate knowing exactly what these sundown laws entail. 244 00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:38,238 Well, it's quite simple, Principal Cooper. 245 00:12:38,322 --> 00:12:41,241 All black people, citizens or otherwise, 246 00:12:41,325 --> 00:12:44,374 must be outside the town limits by sundown. 247 00:12:44,458 --> 00:12:47,203 If they aren't, then they'll be treated as trespassers. 248 00:12:47,287 --> 00:12:49,202 You can't possibly be considering this. 249 00:12:52,466 --> 00:12:56,647 Besides the fact that you're making the completely racist assumption 250 00:12:56,731 --> 00:12:58,954 that only Black people commit crimes. 251 00:12:59,038 --> 00:13:01,087 What about all the Black families in town? 252 00:13:01,171 --> 00:13:03,611 The Black-owned businesses? What are they supposed to do? 253 00:13:03,695 --> 00:13:05,613 How are they going to survive? 254 00:13:05,697 --> 00:13:08,703 Well, I don't believe we've had the pleasure, miss... 255 00:13:08,787 --> 00:13:14,271 but if certain groups of people can't abide by this fairly straightforward law 256 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:19,192 maybe those people ought to move to a different town. 257 00:13:19,276 --> 00:13:21,455 Like hell. 258 00:13:21,539 --> 00:13:23,849 I did not fight in a war to defend this country, 259 00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:26,852 to come back to a town where people, any people, 260 00:13:26,936 --> 00:13:29,550 are not free and welcome to come and go as their God-given right. 261 00:13:29,634 --> 00:13:30,896 Thank you, Archie. 262 00:13:31,723 --> 00:13:32,985 It's Artie, miss. 263 00:13:34,769 --> 00:13:36,557 And not to mention 264 00:13:36,641 --> 00:13:39,038 five of the men in my fire department are Black. 265 00:13:39,122 --> 00:13:40,735 Now, they're friends of mine. 266 00:13:40,819 --> 00:13:42,955 They've saved countless of our lives. 267 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:44,957 Fire Chief Andrews and Sheriff Perkins, I'll tell you what. 268 00:13:45,041 --> 00:13:47,437 Clearly I have a lot to think about from this evening. 269 00:13:47,521 --> 00:13:51,659 So, if I suggest, you know, take a step back, 270 00:13:51,743 --> 00:13:55,619 reconvene in the New Year, and we'll settle this 271 00:13:55,703 --> 00:13:58,405 difficult matter once and for all. 272 00:13:58,489 --> 00:13:59,882 How does that sound? 273 00:14:01,492 --> 00:14:03,886 Something is seriously messed up here. 274 00:14:06,497 --> 00:14:08,850 To my knowledge, Riverdale was never a sundown town. 275 00:14:08,934 --> 00:14:12,851 It's almost like someone is trying to rewrite its history. 276 00:14:15,506 --> 00:14:17,032 And I think I know who. 277 00:14:17,116 --> 00:14:18,729 Sheriff Perkins. 278 00:14:18,813 --> 00:14:20,775 He has a counterpart in my time, Percival Pickens. 279 00:14:20,859 --> 00:14:22,995 And he is evil. 280 00:14:23,079 --> 00:14:27,173 What if I'm meant to stop him? To derail his plans. 281 00:14:27,257 --> 00:14:29,566 Maybe that's why you were sent here. 282 00:14:29,650 --> 00:14:31,307 To this specific moment in time. 283 00:14:32,827 --> 00:14:34,920 We need help. We need help. 284 00:14:35,004 --> 00:14:37,357 Please, they're coming for us. We need help. We have a child. 285 00:14:39,486 --> 00:14:40,661 Thank you. 286 00:14:48,669 --> 00:14:49,804 Oh, thank you. 287 00:14:52,021 --> 00:14:54,504 Our car ran out of gas while we were driving through Centerville, 288 00:14:54,588 --> 00:14:56,724 just as it was starting to get dark. 289 00:14:56,808 --> 00:14:59,031 Centreville's a sundown town. 290 00:14:59,115 --> 00:15:02,121 We almost got caught by the police, but we escaped into the woods. 291 00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,732 And then we remembered this diner. 292 00:15:04,816 --> 00:15:06,383 We'd read about it in The Green Book. 293 00:15:07,297 --> 00:15:08,954 So we walked here, 294 00:15:09,038 --> 00:15:10,999 avoiding the roads. 295 00:15:11,083 --> 00:15:13,480 Do you think we can maybe stay here a while? 296 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:15,438 Just 'til the morning. 297 00:15:15,522 --> 00:15:18,743 And then we'll go back to our car, if it's even still there. 298 00:15:21,702 --> 00:15:25,532 It's Christmas Eve. Of course you can stay. 299 00:15:26,881 --> 00:15:27,970 Thank you. 300 00:15:33,845 --> 00:15:34,893 Oh, my God. 301 00:15:38,154 --> 00:15:40,159 It's okay. 302 00:15:40,243 --> 00:15:43,202 Stay calm. I will go deal with them. 303 00:15:51,863 --> 00:15:53,999 Sorry, gentlemen, but we're closed. 304 00:15:54,083 --> 00:15:56,088 We're not here for milkshakes, Miss. 305 00:15:56,172 --> 00:15:59,787 We understand you may be harboring criminals in this establishment. 306 00:15:59,871 --> 00:16:02,877 Our colleagues in Centerville identified some trespassers 307 00:16:02,961 --> 00:16:05,880 in their town after dark, gave pursuit. 308 00:16:05,964 --> 00:16:10,319 Last they saw, the criminals were headed this way. 309 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:12,452 Well, we don t have any criminals here. 310 00:16:12,536 --> 00:16:15,411 Though we do have a young family. 311 00:16:15,495 --> 00:16:18,893 But the last time I checked, Riverdale was not yet a sundown town. 312 00:16:18,977 --> 00:16:21,548 True, but Centerville is, and they broke the law there, 313 00:16:21,632 --> 00:16:25,421 so those trespassers are coming with us. 314 00:16:25,505 --> 00:16:27,771 And we'd be happy to come in and get 'em. 315 00:16:27,855 --> 00:16:29,118 Do you have a warrant? 316 00:16:30,249 --> 00:16:32,037 No, I do not. 317 00:16:32,121 --> 00:16:36,128 Well, then, you're not stepping foot inside this diner. 318 00:16:36,212 --> 00:16:40,436 Because I know what happens when people are arrested for violating sundown laws. 319 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,570 They vanish, and worse. 320 00:16:43,654 --> 00:16:45,743 Well, I think I'd like to speak to your boss. 321 00:16:47,353 --> 00:16:48,572 I'm right here. 322 00:16:51,705 --> 00:16:55,538 And let me just reiterate, no one is coming into my diner without a warrant. 323 00:16:55,622 --> 00:16:57,410 Well, in that case, if you don't mind, 324 00:16:57,494 --> 00:16:59,673 we'll just wait here while I radio Centerville, 325 00:16:59,757 --> 00:17:01,327 have them draw up that arrest warrant. 326 00:17:01,411 --> 00:17:03,503 It should be here first thing in the morning, 327 00:17:03,587 --> 00:17:07,463 and we'll conclude our business, and justice will be done. 328 00:17:07,547 --> 00:17:10,463 Radio Centerville, Deputy, and, uh, settle in. 329 00:17:12,117 --> 00:17:13,553 It's gonna be a long night. 330 00:17:16,687 --> 00:17:20,041 We bought ourselves a few hours, but the second that warrant arrives, 331 00:17:20,125 --> 00:17:22,609 there's no stopping those lawmen from forcing their way in here 332 00:17:22,693 --> 00:17:24,654 and taking you all away. 333 00:17:24,738 --> 00:17:27,005 What if we just snuck out the back and made a dash through the woods? 334 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:28,571 I don't think we can do that, Flynn. 335 00:17:28,655 --> 00:17:30,486 Baby Annie's asthmatic. 336 00:17:30,570 --> 00:17:32,880 What if she has an attack? 337 00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:35,535 We don't have her medicine. We left it in the car. 338 00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:37,534 Damn. What we need is a Christmas miracle. 339 00:17:40,450 --> 00:17:41,538 Yes. 340 00:17:45,672 --> 00:17:49,853 That's exactly what we need. 341 00:17:49,937 --> 00:17:52,117 I can't interfere directly. It's one of the rules. 342 00:17:52,201 --> 00:17:54,858 It's Christmas Eve. You're an angel. 343 00:17:54,942 --> 00:17:58,297 Isn't this the one night of the year you can and should get involved? 344 00:17:58,381 --> 00:17:59,646 What would you have me do? 345 00:17:59,730 --> 00:18:01,343 Something you said earlier. 346 00:18:01,427 --> 00:18:05,521 That if I saw your real form, it would drive me insane. 347 00:18:05,605 --> 00:18:07,001 Did you mean that literally? 348 00:18:07,085 --> 00:18:09,134 Yes. 349 00:18:09,218 --> 00:18:11,397 Your eyes would start to bleed, and your mind would snap in two. 350 00:18:11,481 --> 00:18:15,615 Does that mean the sheriff's mind would snap in two as well? 351 00:18:16,964 --> 00:18:18,186 All right, I'll see what I can do. 352 00:18:18,270 --> 00:18:20,667 Oh, thank you, Raphael. Thank you. 353 00:18:20,751 --> 00:18:22,973 But just... give me a second. 354 00:18:23,057 --> 00:18:25,897 I want to call Chief Andrews, and then I will bring everybody back here. 355 00:18:29,803 --> 00:18:31,591 Hey, I told them to hang back away from the doors. 356 00:18:31,675 --> 00:18:32,983 You can't see this either. 357 00:18:33,067 --> 00:18:34,072 I won't. 358 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:36,158 And thank you, Raphael. 359 00:18:56,787 --> 00:18:58,966 Fire Chief Andrews is gonna meet us and help get you home. 360 00:18:59,050 --> 00:19:01,447 But we have to make a detour first. 361 00:19:01,531 --> 00:19:02,619 What happened to them? 362 00:19:07,406 --> 00:19:08,715 Come on, let's keep moving. 363 00:19:08,799 --> 00:19:12,762 Titus will call and have them picked up. 364 00:19:12,846 --> 00:19:16,070 I thought you'd be here burning the midnight oil, Mr. Mayor. 365 00:19:16,154 --> 00:19:19,291 It has been a restless Christmas Eve for me. 366 00:19:19,375 --> 00:19:25,210 I didn't get a chance to fully explain myself at that meeting before. 367 00:19:25,294 --> 00:19:29,083 So I thought I'd introduce you to some friends. 368 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:34,259 This is Tracy, Flynn, and their daughter, Annie. 369 00:19:36,130 --> 00:19:38,832 Tonight, they were hunted down like criminals, 370 00:19:38,916 --> 00:19:41,092 for being caught in Centerville after dark. 371 00:19:42,528 --> 00:19:45,099 They are why you can't let Sheriff Perkins 372 00:19:45,183 --> 00:19:48,189 turn Riverdale into a sundown town. 373 00:19:48,273 --> 00:19:52,234 It would cost Riverdale its soul, Mr. Mayor. 374 00:19:59,893 --> 00:20:01,594 That was Tracy. 375 00:20:01,678 --> 00:20:05,250 She and Flynn and baby Annie made it home safe and sound. 376 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,469 So I guess all's well that ends well. 377 00:20:07,553 --> 00:20:09,860 But I have to tell you something. 378 00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:15,344 My name's not actually Teresa. It's Tabitha. 379 00:20:16,170 --> 00:20:18,347 And you... 380 00:20:19,957 --> 00:20:21,396 You're actually my... 381 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:29,923 You won't beat me, so stop trying! 382 00:20:34,798 --> 00:20:37,638 And you know, if I were standing... 383 00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:45,899 at the beginning of time with the possibility of taking... 384 00:20:45,983 --> 00:20:52,993 a kind of general and panoramic view of the whole of human history up to now... 385 00:20:53,077 --> 00:20:56,301 That's Dr. King. His "Mountaintop" speech. 386 00:20:56,385 --> 00:20:58,564 ...and the Almighty said to me... 387 00:20:58,648 --> 00:21:04,439 Which means today is April 3rd, 1968, and tomorrow Dr. King's gonna be... 388 00:21:04,523 --> 00:21:06,702 Going to be what, Tina? 389 00:21:06,786 --> 00:21:08,617 I... I need to borrow some money for the bus, Pop. 390 00:21:08,701 --> 00:21:10,921 I need to stop something from happening. 391 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:17,365 Nothing from the mechanic yet? 392 00:21:17,449 --> 00:21:21,848 Nope. And this is gonna take him two, three hours to fix it. Which means... 393 00:21:21,932 --> 00:21:24,633 Well, we're not getting to Memphis anytime soon. 394 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:26,331 Is there another bus I can take? 395 00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:29,200 To Memphis? No, ma'am, this is it. 396 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:35,467 I know what you're trying to do. 397 00:21:36,599 --> 00:21:39,735 Save Dr. King's life. 398 00:21:39,819 --> 00:21:43,652 But as painful as it is, Tabitha, there's nothing you can do about it. 399 00:21:43,736 --> 00:21:46,133 I don't accept that, Raphael. 400 00:21:46,217 --> 00:21:49,832 Betty once told me that the FBI office in the Riverdale opened up in the 1950s. 401 00:21:49,916 --> 00:21:50,917 Maybe they can help. 402 00:22:00,927 --> 00:22:02,581 Can we help you with something, ma'am? 403 00:22:08,239 --> 00:22:10,462 And if I tried to call the Lorraine Motel? 404 00:22:10,546 --> 00:22:13,682 Where I know Dr. King is staying tonight? 405 00:22:13,766 --> 00:22:18,600 The clerk wouldn't believe you, or the line would cut out. Or both. 406 00:22:18,684 --> 00:22:20,080 This isn't right. 407 00:22:20,164 --> 00:22:22,430 - Or just. - I know. 408 00:22:22,514 --> 00:22:26,956 But some events are fixed points in time. In history. 409 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,917 And sadly, this is one of them. 410 00:22:31,001 --> 00:22:36,139 Certain incidents from the past affected the fabric of the world so enormously 411 00:22:36,223 --> 00:22:38,965 that the universe won't let them be altered. 412 00:22:39,792 --> 00:22:42,232 So what do I do? 413 00:22:42,316 --> 00:22:44,887 Is my mission Percival-related again? 414 00:22:44,971 --> 00:22:47,194 You could try and find your talisman. 415 00:22:47,278 --> 00:22:48,848 That's still out there. 416 00:22:48,932 --> 00:22:52,112 I can't imagine that I'll be able to focus on anything 417 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:55,985 other than what's gonna happen tomorrow night. 418 00:22:56,069 --> 00:22:57,549 I'll wait with you, then. 419 00:23:05,339 --> 00:23:07,736 Good evening. We interrupt this broadcast with a message 420 00:23:07,820 --> 00:23:12,698 from Senator Robert Kennedy, who is speaking to us from Indianapolis. 421 00:23:12,782 --> 00:23:16,136 I have some very sad news for all of you, 422 00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:21,097 and I think, uh, sad news for all of our fellow citizens 423 00:23:21,181 --> 00:23:25,058 and people who love peace all over the world, 424 00:23:25,142 --> 00:23:29,454 and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight 425 00:23:29,538 --> 00:23:31,281 in Memphis, Tennessee. 426 00:23:34,281 --> 00:23:35,544 Grandpa. 427 00:23:36,806 --> 00:23:39,420 Martin Luther King... 428 00:23:39,504 --> 00:23:44,947 dedicated his life to love and... 429 00:23:45,031 --> 00:23:47,036 Dr. King, accompanied by fellow activists 430 00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:48,734 in support of the sanitation workers... 431 00:23:48,818 --> 00:23:50,431 What do we now? 432 00:23:50,515 --> 00:23:52,477 Should we shut down the diner out of respect? 433 00:23:52,561 --> 00:23:56,089 I think that we should stay open. 434 00:23:56,173 --> 00:24:00,702 I think people need to feel like they're not alone right now. 435 00:24:00,786 --> 00:24:03,310 Like they're part of a community. 436 00:24:12,406 --> 00:24:14,670 And maybe things will be better tomorrow. 437 00:24:22,242 --> 00:24:23,812 Can I help you with something? 438 00:24:23,896 --> 00:24:26,467 Morning. How are you all holding up? 439 00:24:26,551 --> 00:24:27,512 We're just fine. 440 00:24:27,596 --> 00:24:29,165 Good. Good. 441 00:24:29,249 --> 00:24:30,819 See you've got a full house in there. 442 00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:34,910 Well, uh, there was terrible rioting in Greendale, 443 00:24:34,994 --> 00:24:37,086 Centerville and Seaside last night, 444 00:24:37,170 --> 00:24:40,742 so effective immediately, the mayor is declaring a state of emergency, 445 00:24:40,826 --> 00:24:45,486 banning all public gatherings in Riverdale until further notice. 446 00:24:45,570 --> 00:24:48,271 I need you to get all the people out of this diner by 6:00 pm. 447 00:24:48,355 --> 00:24:50,404 Nobody's rioting here. 448 00:24:50,488 --> 00:24:54,974 People just wanna be together right now to grieve and pray. 449 00:24:55,058 --> 00:24:58,107 And since when does the mayor give the FBI orders? 450 00:24:58,191 --> 00:25:00,980 Mayor asked for our boss's help. We were happy to oblige. 451 00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:02,808 We'll be back at 6:00 pm. 452 00:25:02,892 --> 00:25:04,940 You just have everyone out of that diner by then. 453 00:25:05,024 --> 00:25:06,376 Or? 454 00:25:06,460 --> 00:25:09,028 Or we're gonna start arresting people. 455 00:25:12,118 --> 00:25:13,250 Can I ask you something? 456 00:25:16,862 --> 00:25:19,607 What the hell is your problem? 457 00:25:19,691 --> 00:25:23,002 Someone who meant everything to us was shot down in cold blood, 458 00:25:23,086 --> 00:25:28,398 and all we're doing is listening to the radio and talking peacefully. 459 00:25:28,482 --> 00:25:30,749 What difference does it make to you? 460 00:25:30,833 --> 00:25:35,971 We understand you and your friends are very emotional right now. 461 00:25:36,055 --> 00:25:40,451 We just wanna make sure those emotions don't spill over into unrest. 462 00:25:41,539 --> 00:25:44,020 Violence, bloodshed. 463 00:25:45,804 --> 00:25:47,458 You're like a powder keg in there. 464 00:25:48,546 --> 00:25:49,721 Hate for it to blow. 465 00:25:58,730 --> 00:25:59,818 What'd that piggy want? 466 00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:02,037 To... 467 00:26:02,908 --> 00:26:04,214 keep us from gathering. 468 00:26:05,084 --> 00:26:07,089 By enacting a curfew. 469 00:26:07,173 --> 00:26:10,223 We need to clear out by 6:00 pm tonight, or we'll all be arrested. 470 00:26:10,307 --> 00:26:12,827 I heard a protester was beat up by police at Seaside last night. 471 00:26:13,745 --> 00:26:15,489 We need to do something. 472 00:26:15,573 --> 00:26:18,318 Yeah. Like hit the streets and raise some hell... 473 00:26:18,402 --> 00:26:20,712 What right do they have to tell us if we can gather or not? 474 00:26:20,796 --> 00:26:21,884 They don't. 475 00:26:23,407 --> 00:26:25,847 But we are not going to play into their hands. 476 00:26:25,931 --> 00:26:29,024 Because believe me, they are looking for reasons to come at us. 477 00:26:29,108 --> 00:26:30,635 What do you suggest we do, then? 478 00:26:30,719 --> 00:26:32,593 Look, I know that agent. 479 00:26:32,677 --> 00:26:36,858 He wants violence. He wants bloodshed. Our blood. 480 00:26:36,942 --> 00:26:38,730 He doesn't want us to gather peacefully 481 00:26:38,814 --> 00:26:41,689 because he wants us scattered and... and agitated, 482 00:26:41,773 --> 00:26:44,431 and out on her own, looking for trouble 483 00:26:44,515 --> 00:26:47,387 so that we are easy targets for him and his thugs. 484 00:26:48,911 --> 00:26:52,004 But we are not going to fall into his trap. 485 00:26:52,088 --> 00:26:55,657 At sundown, we are going to be right here at Pop's. 486 00:26:56,658 --> 00:26:58,532 Together. 487 00:26:58,616 --> 00:27:02,449 Singing, and praying, and having community. 488 00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:04,277 You just said we'd all be arrested. 489 00:27:04,361 --> 00:27:08,194 No, that's what he said. 490 00:27:08,278 --> 00:27:11,240 I may have an idea to keep that from happening. 491 00:27:11,324 --> 00:27:15,067 One that agent Pierce, gave me himself. 492 00:27:17,069 --> 00:27:20,029 This is Miss Tate, still holding for director Hoover. 493 00:27:21,987 --> 00:27:24,036 And I'm just confirming you told Mr. Hoover 494 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:26,734 that I know all about his secret files. 495 00:27:26,818 --> 00:27:28,562 Please hold. 496 00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:30,303 J. Edgar Hoover. 497 00:27:30,387 --> 00:27:34,002 Director of the FBI? How did you get his number? 498 00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:37,484 I called the main switchboard, and I've been transferred like ten times. 499 00:27:39,875 --> 00:27:42,358 This is Hoover. With whom am I speaking? 500 00:27:42,442 --> 00:27:43,882 Director Hoover. 501 00:27:43,966 --> 00:27:47,450 You don t know me, but I know you very well. 502 00:27:47,534 --> 00:27:50,018 For instance, I know that you keep secret illegal files 503 00:27:50,102 --> 00:27:52,325 on so called threats to the American public. 504 00:27:52,409 --> 00:27:54,762 Young lady, you are gravely mistaken. 505 00:27:54,846 --> 00:27:56,764 Like the ones about the Kennedy-Monroe affair. 506 00:27:56,848 --> 00:27:58,200 This is absurd. 507 00:27:58,284 --> 00:27:59,941 And, of course, the especially juicy file 508 00:28:00,025 --> 00:28:03,423 all about your boss, President Lyndon Johnson. 509 00:28:03,507 --> 00:28:06,382 Question. He doesn't know about your secret files, does he? 510 00:28:06,466 --> 00:28:09,951 Be a shame if he found out. He'd probably be upset with you. 511 00:28:10,035 --> 00:28:12,084 You'd never get to the President. 512 00:28:12,168 --> 00:28:13,299 I got to you, didn't I? 513 00:28:14,213 --> 00:28:15,348 What do you want? 514 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:17,480 Not much at all. 515 00:28:17,564 --> 00:28:21,093 I just need you to muzzle a very problematic agent of yours In Riverdale. 516 00:28:21,177 --> 00:28:23,399 Agent Perry Pierce. 517 00:28:26,835 --> 00:28:28,271 Yeah, this is Agent Pierce. 518 00:28:29,228 --> 00:28:30,228 Director Hoover. 519 00:28:31,927 --> 00:28:34,280 Uh, yes, sir. 520 00:28:34,364 --> 00:28:37,484 We were just about to go and break up an illegal gathering of violent indivi... 521 00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:43,289 Are you sure, sir? 522 00:28:43,373 --> 00:28:44,548 Yes, sir, I understand. 523 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,249 What did Director Hoover want? 524 00:28:52,861 --> 00:28:54,866 He called it off. 525 00:28:54,950 --> 00:28:57,953 Operation Turkey Shoot has been cancel led. 526 00:28:59,476 --> 00:29:00,956 Also, he fired me. 527 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:03,001 He fired you? 528 00:29:03,915 --> 00:29:05,746 Why? 529 00:29:05,830 --> 00:29:07,484 Someone must have gotten to him, 530 00:29:09,921 --> 00:29:14,668 That agitator from the diner. 531 00:29:17,886 --> 00:29:24,806 ♪ Take my hand 532 00:29:26,198 --> 00:29:33,118 ♪ Lead me on ♪ 533 00:29:36,818 --> 00:29:42,127 ♪ Let me stand ♪ 534 00:29:43,128 --> 00:29:50,051 ♪ I am tired... ♪ 535 00:29:50,135 --> 00:29:54,052 Keep going. Keep going. 536 00:29:55,401 --> 00:29:57,055 Keep going. 537 00:29:58,013 --> 00:29:59,321 Keep going. 538 00:29:59,405 --> 00:30:06,325 ♪ I am worn 539 00:30:08,588 --> 00:30:11,464 Was that my test? My mission? 540 00:30:11,548 --> 00:30:14,989 Banishing Percival? Keeping the diner open? 541 00:30:15,073 --> 00:30:16,817 It seems like it to me. 542 00:30:16,901 --> 00:30:19,864 Something awful might have happened in Riverdale tonight. 543 00:30:19,948 --> 00:30:21,779 And you stopped it. 544 00:30:21,863 --> 00:30:23,258 I wish I could do more. 545 00:30:23,342 --> 00:30:26,044 Well, maybe your mission is ongoing. 546 00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:28,220 Tina, we're running low on ketchup. 547 00:30:28,304 --> 00:30:30,048 Would you mind refreshing a couple of bottles? 548 00:30:30,132 --> 00:30:31,132 On it. 549 00:30:45,756 --> 00:30:47,540 Percival. 550 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:01,906 Oh, there you are, Tessa. Hurry, I need your help. 551 00:31:01,990 --> 00:31:03,646 Why? What happened? 552 00:31:03,730 --> 00:31:06,081 Someone spray-painted something awful on the diner. 553 00:31:08,735 --> 00:31:10,566 I don't understand. 554 00:31:10,650 --> 00:31:13,961 - What's 88? - Symbols of hate. 555 00:31:14,045 --> 00:31:17,660 88 is a code used by white supremacists. 556 00:31:17,744 --> 00:31:19,880 But why would anyone paint that on our... 557 00:31:19,964 --> 00:31:21,403 On your diner? 558 00:31:21,487 --> 00:31:23,231 Shoot, I caught him in the act. 559 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:25,709 He's inside with Sheriff Keller right now. 560 00:31:41,116 --> 00:31:43,512 Unfortunately, we've been fielding phone calls non-stop, 561 00:31:43,596 --> 00:31:46,776 but a wave of vandalism went through town last night. 562 00:31:46,860 --> 00:31:48,993 New millennium, same hate, I guess. 563 00:31:52,170 --> 00:31:53,783 Was it all kids? 564 00:31:53,867 --> 00:31:55,960 Yeah. They all responded the same way 565 00:31:56,044 --> 00:31:59,137 that Brian Talbot here did when you caught him, Pop. 566 00:31:59,221 --> 00:32:01,574 Which was how? 567 00:32:01,658 --> 00:32:04,838 When I confronted him, he seemed to be in a daze. 568 00:32:04,922 --> 00:32:07,841 He says he didn't even remember spray-painting the diner. 569 00:32:07,925 --> 00:32:09,666 Like he was hypnotized. 570 00:32:12,103 --> 00:32:14,761 How about I take him home and talk to his folks 571 00:32:14,845 --> 00:32:16,806 and see if they give us any insight? 572 00:32:16,890 --> 00:32:18,490 We can discuss pressing charges tomorrow. 573 00:32:18,980 --> 00:32:20,506 Sounds good. 574 00:32:20,590 --> 00:32:22,769 But do you mind if I talk to him for a sec? 575 00:32:22,853 --> 00:32:23,985 Sure. 576 00:32:27,510 --> 00:32:28,949 It's Brian, right? 577 00:32:29,033 --> 00:32:31,212 Yeah. 578 00:32:31,296 --> 00:32:34,430 I... I'm really sorry about what I did to your diner. 579 00:32:35,692 --> 00:32:37,128 I don't even remember doing it. 580 00:32:38,521 --> 00:32:39,913 So you said. 581 00:32:44,048 --> 00:32:47,446 I found this outside. Thought it might belong to you. 582 00:32:48,531 --> 00:32:50,971 It... it does. 583 00:32:51,055 --> 00:32:54,714 Ambrose, "The Rocket" Pipps is like the Holy Grail of baseball cards. 584 00:32:54,798 --> 00:32:57,456 He's Riverdale's only Major League ballplayer. 585 00:32:57,540 --> 00:33:00,024 I... I just got it. 586 00:33:00,108 --> 00:33:02,983 Where did you just get it? 587 00:33:03,067 --> 00:33:06,987 Uh, from the Curiosity Shop that just opened up on the outskirts of town. 588 00:33:07,071 --> 00:33:08,641 The guy who runs it gave me a sweet deal. 589 00:33:08,725 --> 00:33:10,596 All I had to do in exchange for it was... 590 00:33:15,819 --> 00:33:16,863 Brian? 591 00:33:18,778 --> 00:33:19,823 I can't remember now. 592 00:33:20,780 --> 00:33:23,264 Uh-huh. 593 00:33:23,348 --> 00:33:26,267 And what was the name of the shop's owner? 594 00:33:26,351 --> 00:33:27,351 Do you remember that? 595 00:33:30,007 --> 00:33:31,530 Paul something. 596 00:33:33,141 --> 00:33:35,752 Paul Prince, maybe. 597 00:33:39,451 --> 00:33:41,497 And where did you say his shop was again? 598 00:33:50,767 --> 00:33:51,597 Sorry I'm late. 599 00:33:53,204 --> 00:33:55,122 I was wondering when you'd turn up, Raphael. 600 00:33:55,206 --> 00:33:59,213 You're getting better at this whole time traveling thing. 601 00:33:59,297 --> 00:34:00,954 You "jumped" again. 602 00:34:01,038 --> 00:34:03,693 Almost an entire second before the explosion. 603 00:34:06,261 --> 00:34:09,307 But I am still playing catch-up to Percival. 604 00:34:13,659 --> 00:34:14,660 Hmm! 605 00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:19,578 You go. I'll keep lookout. 606 00:35:22,511 --> 00:35:25,865 Why does Percival keep popping up at moments of crisis? 607 00:35:25,949 --> 00:35:29,129 In the '40s, he tried to turn Riverdale into a sundown town. 608 00:35:29,213 --> 00:35:32,089 In 1968, he wanted the town to erupt into violence. 609 00:35:32,173 --> 00:35:36,397 And now, in 1999, he's trying to poison the town with pure hatred. 610 00:35:36,481 --> 00:35:38,182 There are some men whose hearts are so cold, 611 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:40,836 they burn down villages just for the warmth. 612 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,404 Yeah, but how is he doing this? 613 00:35:43,488 --> 00:35:47,405 Is he being reincarnated? Is he an immortal time traveler? A demon? 614 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,893 Wait. 615 00:35:53,977 --> 00:35:56,722 This is the Spear of Long in us, said to have pierced 616 00:35:56,806 --> 00:35:59,812 the side of Jesus at his crucifixion. 617 00:35:59,896 --> 00:36:02,464 It's one of the most powerful objects in history. 618 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:05,644 And this is the Holy Grail. 619 00:36:05,728 --> 00:36:09,909 The chalice used at the Last Supper. 620 00:36:09,993 --> 00:36:12,564 Tabitha, this could be your needle in a haystack. 621 00:36:12,648 --> 00:36:14,870 This may be your Holy Grail. 622 00:36:14,954 --> 00:36:18,657 What you use to focus and return to your time line before you get shot. 623 00:36:18,741 --> 00:36:22,139 And what about Paul Prince, aka Percival? 624 00:36:22,223 --> 00:36:24,747 Go get the Grail, and then we'll deal with him. 625 00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:40,589 We meet again, and again, and again. 626 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:43,853 But nevermore after tonight. 627 00:36:50,338 --> 00:36:52,253 Who are you, really? 628 00:36:53,166 --> 00:36:55,259 My names are legion. 629 00:36:55,343 --> 00:36:59,176 Blow out the candle, and I am the dark. 630 00:37:07,180 --> 00:37:10,099 One thing a lot of people don't know about me... 631 00:37:10,183 --> 00:37:13,190 in college, I was on the varsity fencing team. 632 00:37:13,274 --> 00:37:14,449 And the debate team. 633 00:37:16,146 --> 00:37:18,107 My favorite philosophical argument was, 634 00:37:18,191 --> 00:37:20,716 "If you could go back in time and kill Hitler, would you?" 635 00:37:22,457 --> 00:37:24,285 I always said, "Yes." 636 00:37:27,679 --> 00:37:30,468 After Percival vanished, what did you do? 637 00:37:30,552 --> 00:37:35,734 I burned the entire shop down. Except for the Grail. 638 00:37:35,818 --> 00:37:38,040 Percival's tried to get a foothold in this town 639 00:37:38,124 --> 00:37:42,654 over and over again, but you stopped him. 640 00:37:42,738 --> 00:37:46,614 Though I think, Tabitha, it's time to focus on getting back home. 641 00:37:46,698 --> 00:37:47,698 Your real home. 642 00:37:49,397 --> 00:37:52,272 I feel ridiculous even saying this, but what if... 643 00:37:52,356 --> 00:37:54,666 the Grail isn't my talisman? Then what? 644 00:37:54,750 --> 00:37:56,578 If it isn't, then you keep looking. 645 00:37:57,883 --> 00:37:58,971 You keep fighting. 646 00:38:00,495 --> 00:38:01,583 But I'm hopeful. 647 00:38:06,109 --> 00:38:07,109 Drink up. 648 00:38:10,461 --> 00:38:11,461 To the future. 649 00:38:36,705 --> 00:38:38,623 What the hell? 650 00:38:38,707 --> 00:38:41,016 He's one of Percival's goons. 651 00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:43,454 Though he may not remember that when he regains consciousness. 652 00:38:43,538 --> 00:38:45,804 But he came here to kill us. 653 00:38:45,888 --> 00:38:48,586 Well, me, at least. 654 00:38:49,805 --> 00:38:51,288 Well, what am I missing? 655 00:38:51,372 --> 00:38:53,202 A lot. 656 00:38:53,286 --> 00:38:55,680 I think it's my turn to do the explaining. 657 00:38:57,682 --> 00:38:59,641 After we tie him up and stick him in the freezer. 658 00:39:03,122 --> 00:39:04,431 You're a time traveler? 659 00:39:04,515 --> 00:39:06,390 I'm chrono-kinetic. 660 00:39:06,474 --> 00:39:11,960 - Yes. - With the help of an angel? 661 00:39:12,044 --> 00:39:16,095 Why didn't I get an angel, or Betty, or Archie, or Cheryl? 662 00:39:16,179 --> 00:39:19,968 I think I was being trained, Jug. 663 00:39:20,052 --> 00:39:23,015 For a war that has been brewing for decades, if not centuries. 664 00:39:23,099 --> 00:39:25,452 And its major battles are still ahead of us. 665 00:39:25,536 --> 00:39:27,411 War? 666 00:39:27,495 --> 00:39:30,327 - As in... - There was the same villain in every time period, 667 00:39:30,411 --> 00:39:32,416 who was always hellbent on destroying everything 668 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:35,114 that was good, and fair, and decent in Riverdale. 669 00:39:35,198 --> 00:39:36,681 Percival. 670 00:39:36,765 --> 00:39:40,075 He kept turning up like the ultimate bad penny. 671 00:39:40,159 --> 00:39:44,558 Look, I'm not sure what he is, but I do not think he is human. 672 00:39:44,642 --> 00:39:47,474 He's like the personification of evil, and it's gonna take all of us, 673 00:39:47,558 --> 00:39:51,867 all of us with powers, working together to stop him. 674 00:39:54,826 --> 00:39:56,701 I'm confused. 675 00:39:56,785 --> 00:39:59,138 If, in the past, pesky Percival has wanted to destroy Riverdale, 676 00:39:59,222 --> 00:40:01,880 then why is he bringing a railroad to the town now? 677 00:40:01,964 --> 00:40:03,838 Well, we don't think that's his ultimate goal. 678 00:40:03,922 --> 00:40:05,840 Though he's making it happen. 679 00:40:05,924 --> 00:40:07,494 I overheard my Uncle Frank talking to someone on the phone. 680 00:40:07,578 --> 00:40:09,583 Maybe your mom, Betty. 681 00:40:09,667 --> 00:40:12,804 Percival's trying to get Governor Dooley on board with this train plan, 682 00:40:12,888 --> 00:40:14,806 blocking any attempt to landmark Pop's. 683 00:40:14,890 --> 00:40:17,199 Because Pop's is where the resistance will gather. 684 00:40:17,283 --> 00:40:19,506 Where the forces of good will marshal, 685 00:40:19,590 --> 00:40:22,161 where the final battle will be fought, and he wants to wipe it off the map. 686 00:40:22,245 --> 00:40:24,293 Tabitha, how do you know all of this? 687 00:40:24,377 --> 00:40:28,428 Well, once I finally figured out what my time-talisman really was, 688 00:40:28,512 --> 00:40:29,995 I got better at time-jumping. 689 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:33,128 Wait. Your talisman wasn't the Grail? 690 00:40:33,212 --> 00:40:36,393 No. Pop's was my talisman all along. 691 00:40:36,477 --> 00:40:38,569 It was like Dorothy and the ruby slippers. 692 00:40:38,653 --> 00:40:41,702 This diner is my personal, limited-functioning time needle. 693 00:40:41,786 --> 00:40:43,878 Makes sense. 694 00:40:43,962 --> 00:40:45,880 All of us have our tethers that allow us some semblance of control. 695 00:40:45,964 --> 00:40:47,752 Pop's would be yours. 696 00:40:47,836 --> 00:40:50,668 Okay, but... but wait. Tabitha back up. 697 00:40:50,752 --> 00:40:53,410 Right. So, it took me a minute to get the hang of time-jumping. 698 00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:58,806 But once I did, I tried moving forward into the future instead of backwards. 699 00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:02,157 In the future, the diner was an empty shell. 700 00:41:02,241 --> 00:41:05,596 Even worse, outside, the sky was full of ash. 701 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:09,861 And as far as the eye could see, Riverdale was just gone. 702 00:41:09,945 --> 00:41:11,250 A wasteland. 703 00:41:13,296 --> 00:41:15,344 Is this future definitely going to happen? 704 00:41:15,428 --> 00:41:17,387 Or is it something we can change or stop? 705 00:41:18,693 --> 00:41:21,133 I don't know. 706 00:41:21,217 --> 00:41:23,004 Certain events are fixed points in time, 707 00:41:23,088 --> 00:41:26,225 and the future I saw might be one of them. 708 00:41:26,309 --> 00:41:30,534 But make no mistake, it is the apocalypse we're talking about. 709 00:41:30,618 --> 00:41:34,317 In Riverdale. And we are sitting at ground zero.