Riverdale

Previously on Riverdale...

This is the Black Hood.

I wanted to cleanse the Riverdale of sinners.

No.

Mr. Svenson... you scared me.

I mean, really? Mom?

You talked trash about the Serpents

when you yourself were one?

FP had a little accident.

What can we do?

Just pick up a crate on the Southside,

deliver it to an address in Greendale.

You do not want to be in bed with a snake charmer.

And if Penny Peabody reaches out,

don't respond.

No. You said that this was going to be a one and done.

And I am just getting started with you.

You think the Riverdale Reaper is the Black Hood?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same man.

There was a family living out near Fox Forest.

Someone broke in and shot 'em all dead.

Some say he never left Riverdale.

Like the Red Death showing up in an Edgar Allan Poe story,

the Black Hood had come to Riverdale.

With that grimmest of reapers looming over us,

how did we cope?

In the case of Archie and Veronica,

it was through carnal defiance.

Ugh! Get a room, Xenomorphs!

With every kiss and embrace,

they seemed to be saying:

"You have no power over me, Death."

In fact, "Varchie" became the opposite of death.

In Archie's bedroom...

In his garage...

Even in the Pembrooke.

After all, if our young lovers dared to defy the Black Hood,

why not risk Hiram Lodge's wrath as well?

- Hey. - Hmm.

Are you sure your parents aren't gonna come back any time soon?

What if they catch us like this?

The tasting menu at Pourquoi is 13 courses, Archie.

We have hours yet.

What?

You've always wanted to make it in front of a roaring fire?

No, just... I love you, Ronnie.

- You, uh, wanna watch Netflix? - I wonder what's on HBO.

Maybe I should go on the off chance your parents come back.

Yeah, or at a minimum, we should get dressed.

I'm gonna go... I have to do this thing.

I'll text you.

Archie...

this was as always, amazing.

Sorry, there's no service in the bowels of City Hall.

What'd you find?

Any truth to what that creepy truck

driver said about that murdered family?

Yes, shockingly, Freddy Krueger didn't lie to me.

A family of four was murdered

by someone that the press called "the Riverdale Reaper."

The victims were Jim and Mary Ellen Conway and their kids.

Tommy was ten, and Sue was nine.

Reaper was never caught or identified,

so he could be our Black Hood,

but I'm dubious. He would be in his 60's by now.

Why did he do it... Kill them?

The reporter of the article talked to a sheriff at the time

who thought... Killer chose them at random

- or because their house was isolated. - Where was it?

Edge of Fox Forest, down some service road.

There's a picture of it.

Oh, my God.

Jughead, I've been to this house.

The Black Hood sent me to it, as part of his game.

Well, then there's definitely a link between the Hood and the Reaper.

We should talk to Keller.

Pull the files from the murders.

At least get a list of all the players.

No, Jughead, I can't go to Sheriff Keller.

Not after I accused him of being the Black Hood.

Right, yeah, that would be awkward.

You could go to the house.

I can't go back there, Jug.

He made me look in a mirror,

you know, what I saw staring back at me...

I don't want to do that again.

Then you don't have to, okay?

Hello?

Yeah, I'll accept the charges.

So the reason we called you guys in here...

My dad's getting out of jail.

Jug, that's... That's great.

Yeah, what heralded this miracle?

Uh, overcrowding at the jail,

I guess the judge reviewed my dad's case

and after Cheryl's testimony it was...

A perfect storm.

What do you need from us, Jug?

Both of us. We have a new lead on the Black Hood case.

And Jughead and I, we were wondering

if you guys would follow up on it for us.

We can give you all of the details, the articles.

It's just that I have to be there for my dad

to help with his re-entry, so.

Uh, yeah and I'm just...

I'm taking a break from the Black Hood.

Wait, so,

you want us to be

you guys?

Essentially, yes.

Why, is there a problem with that?

Oh, my God, Josie, your back,

it's like a sailor's rope!

- What? - All these tension knots.

Luckily, I just picked up

a new bottle of lavender essential oil.

Turn around.

Uh, okay.

Girls, I'm so sorry, I didn't know anyone was still in here

No, It's okay, Mr. Svenson,

Oh, my God, Josie. It's so not okay.

Take your male gaze and your male privilege

and get out of the women's locker room!

Of course, my apologies. I should've knocked.

Can you believe that?

He should be fired and investigated,

the peeping Tom.

- Sheriff Keller. - Veronica.

What was he doing here?

The shadow of the Black Hood has finally landed on our home.

We received a letter.

What? What did it say?

The usual.

That we'll be targeted and punished for our sinful ways.

Well, don't let it ruin your day.

According to Keller, apparently dozens of households

received the exact same letter.

Well, I don't know about those other people,

but we're actually sinners.

The Pembrooke is a fortress

and Andre is trained in the martial arts.

What about when I go to school?

- Or shopping? - He'll drive you,

and if he's not available, we'll hire a car service.

Also, your father and I have talked

and we wouldn't mind seeing more of Archie.

He's brawny and devoted to you.

Wait, uh, Mom,

before you leave, I wanted to ask

if I could borrow the station wagon tomorrow?

Why?

FP's getting released from jail.

So, Jughead and I,

we're gonna pick him up and treat him to Pop's.

They're letting FP out?

And you're gonna hear it eventually,

so, it might as well be from me.

Don't freak out,

Jughead is a Serpent now, officially.

Betty...

I wish I could say I was surprised.

Jughead is important to me.

FP is important to Jughead.

So I'm asking, Mom,

will you try to give him the benefit of the doubt,

for me?

I have an announcement to make.

My dad's getting out.

And when he does,

I'll bring him up to speed

about our plans with Mayor McCoy.

That's brilliant.

Do you have a problem with that, Tall Boy?

Your old man? No.

I got no problem with him.

But you want us to sit down with the Mayor.

I do. He's right.

I think we can bring the Southside back.

But it's going to take work and it's going to take compromise.

Bring the Southside back.

You've been here all of five minutes.

Tall Boy, I am sick of you acting like a little bitch.

Whispering behind my back that I'm half a Serpent

or that I don't belong here.

Why don't we put it to a vote?

If you guys think what I'm doing is wrong,

I'll step aside.

All those who stand with Jughead

and think that Tall Boy should shut the hell up...

- My parents are in their room. - Good.

That thing Betty and Jughead asked us to do,

investigate the murder house,

- I wanna do it. - Yeah, me too.

My parents got a threatening letter.

- What? From the Black Hood? - Maybe,

or maybe it's was somebody pretending to be the Black Hood.

- Ronnie... - Mmm.

Are we good?

Don't stop, Archie.

I don't want to.