Riverdale: -Ben and I Thought It Was a Game

CREATED BY Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa EPISODE 3.02 “Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men’s Eyes” Betty and Jughead unpack a chilling new mystery as Veronica pursues an alternative road to justice. Elsewhere, Archie navigates a tense new normal. WRITTEN BY: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Michael Grassi DIRECTED BY: Jeff Woolnough ORIGINAL BROADCAST: October 17, 2018 NOTE: This is a transcription of the spoken dialogue and audio, with time-code reference, provided without cost by 8FLiX.com for your entertainment, convenience, and study. This version may not be exactly as written in the original script; however, the intellectual property is still reserved by the original source and may be subject to copyright. EPISODE CAST <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">K.J. Apa </li><li style="flex:1">... Archie Andrews </li></ul>... Betty Cooper ... Veronica Lodge ... Jughead Jones ... Hermione Lodge ... Cheryl Blossom ... Josie McCoy Lili Reinhart Camila Mendes Cole Sprouse Marisol Nichols Madelaine Petsch Ashleigh Murray Mark Consuelos Casey Cott ... Hiram Lodge ... Kevin Keller Charles Melton Skeet Ulrich Mädchen Amick Luke Perry ... Reggie Mantle ... FP Jones ... Alice Cooper ... Fred Andrews Nathalie Boltt Martin Cummins Robin Givens Eli Goree ... Penelope Blossom ... Sheriff Tom Keller ... Sierra McCoy ... Mad Dog Zoé De Grand Maison Shannon Purser Rob Raco Tiera Skovbye Henderson Wade eter Bryant Cody Kearsley William MacDonald Link Baker ... Evelyn Evernever ... Ethel Muggs ... Joaquin DeSantos ... Polly Cooper ... Sheriff Michael Minetta ... Principal Waldo Weatherbee ... Moose Mason ... Warden Norton ... Captain Golightly <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">... Mrs. Button </li><li style="flex:1">Lauren Drummond </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Liam Hall </li><li style="flex:1">... Ghoulie #1 </li></ul>Simon C. Hussey Valin Shinyei Sam Spear Matteo Stefan Moses Thiessen Nikolai Witschl ... Major Marcus Mason ... Adventure Seeker #1 ... Deputy (as Samantha Spear) ... Slash ... Ben Button ... Dr. Curdle Jr. 1 00:00:08,258 --> 00:00:11,302 -[narrator] Previously on Riverdale: -Ben and I thought it was a game. 2 00:00:11,386 --> 00:00:13,013 But it's not. It's so much more. 3 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:15,098 -He's real. The Gargoyle King. -Dilton? 4 00:00:17,642 --> 00:00:19,060 Ben. Hey. 5 00:00:19,561 --> 00:00:23,064 Framing Archie for murder, conspiring to keep him locked away? 6 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:25,191 You don't have a daughter anymore. 7 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:26,943 We start a version of the Farm. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,529 You're actually buying this Farm crap 9 00:00:29,612 --> 00:00:32,282 that a huckster named Edgar Evernever is selling you. 10 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:33,825 [Alice] Oh, my God. 11 00:00:33,908 --> 00:00:35,410 -Betty. -I didn't kill anyone. 12 00:00:35,493 --> 00:00:37,912 But I could've. I have to take responsibility. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 13 00:00:37,996 --> 00:00:40,123 I can't put everyone through this again. 14 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:42,333 I'll take the deal. Your Honor, I'm guilty. 15 00:00:44,085 --> 00:00:45,503 [school bell ringing] 16 00:00:46,337 --> 00:00:47,630 [Jughead] We've all felt it. 17 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:49,466 The first day of a new school year. 18 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:51,676 Butterflies in the stomach. 19 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:54,512 We've all looked around, and wondered, 20 00:00:55,305 --> 00:00:56,556 where will I fit in here? 21 00:00:57,265 --> 00:00:58,850 Who will I sit with at lunch? 22 00:01:03,688 --> 00:01:05,273 Will I even make it till lunch? 23 00:01:09,611 --> 00:01:13,490 Multiply that by a thousand, and that's how Archie Andrews felt 24 00:01:13,573 --> 00:01:14,908 as he was being processed 25 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:18,411 at the Leopold & Loeb 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY Juvenile Detention Center. 26 00:01:19,579 --> 00:01:22,791 Andrews. Warden wants to see you. Let's go. 27 00:01:34,177 --> 00:01:36,221 It's Shakespeare. Know what it means? 28 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:37,764 No, sir. 29 00:01:37,972 --> 00:01:40,809 Means you're alone and have no one to blame but yourself. 30 00:01:41,601 --> 00:01:42,477 I read your file. 31 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:45,980 Besides killing that boy at Shadow Lake... 32 00:01:47,315 --> 00:01:49,317 I'm told you have an affinity for music. 33 00:01:50,026 --> 00:01:51,111 We have a music room. 34 00:01:51,569 --> 00:01:53,154 No one uses it, but it's there. 35 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:56,533 I keep an orderly house, Mr. Andrews. 36 00:01:56,616 --> 00:01:59,702 Respect that, and we'll get on just fine. 37 00:02:00,537 --> 00:02:02,789 -You understand? -Yes, sir. 38 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 00:02:04,749 --> 00:02:08,128 I just got off the phone with the warden at juvenile hall. 39 00:02:08,211 --> 00:02:10,004 He says Archie's been processed. 40 00:02:10,088 --> 00:02:12,215 -He's okay. -Oh, thank God. 41 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:16,678 Yeah. They got a line on those three thugs that gave false testimony against him. 42 00:02:16,761 --> 00:02:19,055 I'm friends with the sheriff at Shadow County. 43 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:21,224 He found a campfire in the deep woods. 44 00:02:21,307 --> 00:02:24,561 Archie's in jail, and these cretins are basically camping. 45 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:26,646 Not for long. We'll make sure of that. 46 00:02:26,729 --> 00:02:29,732 Meanwhile I'll keep the home fires burning at Riverdale High 47 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:33,903 so everyone knows my Archiekins will be back in time for Homecoming. 48 00:02:34,529 --> 00:02:36,656 And everything will be just as he left it. 49 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:39,409 Dr. Patel kept Betty overnight for observation, 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 50 00:02:39,492 --> 00:02:41,244 but it was just a precaution. 51 00:02:41,327 --> 00:02:43,329 Did he say what caused the seizure? 52 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:47,625 They ran tests, but he suspects it's just good old-fashioned stress. 53 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:51,921 Oh, Betty. I was up all night with the twins. 54 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,924 -We were so worried about you. -You were worried about me? 55 00:02:55,508 --> 00:02:57,802 And Juniper and Dagwood? Are they all right? 56 00:02:57,886 --> 00:02:59,345 Okay, here we go again. 57 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:02,307 Juniper and Dagwood are napping. They're fine. 58 00:03:03,349 --> 00:03:04,434 Why wouldn't they be? 59 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:10,899 Um, because I saw you and Mom throw the twins into a giant bonfire last night. 60 00:03:10,982 --> 00:03:12,066 Right, that's enough. 61 00:03:12,150 --> 00:03:15,653 The only thing burning last night 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY was the hibachi in the backyard. 62 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:18,072 -We made skewers with friends. -From the Farm? 63 00:03:18,156 --> 00:03:19,449 Yeah, as a matter of fact. 64 00:03:19,532 --> 00:03:22,577 You must've had a hallucination while you had the seizure. 65 00:03:28,583 --> 00:03:30,126 It was so real. 66 00:03:31,753 --> 00:03:32,629 Sweetheart. 67 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:34,505 [cell phone buzzing] 68 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:39,427 [Betty] My God. 69 00:03:39,510 --> 00:03:41,012 -Dilton is dead? -Yeah. 70 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:44,515 And Ben from the drive-in? He's barely hanging on. 71 00:03:44,599 --> 00:03:47,352 Doctors don't know when, or if, he's even gonna wake up. 72 00:03:47,435 --> 00:03:50,897 Sheriff Minetta asked me to keep it hush-hush for the families, 73 00:03:50,980 --> 00:03:52,649 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY but, Betty, what I saw was... 74 00:03:53,608 --> 00:03:55,777 -What, Jug? -It was like a ritual site. 75 00:03:56,694 --> 00:04:01,032 Their lips were blue. There were chalices, that were filled with poison or something. 76 00:04:01,115 --> 00:04:04,535 Animal bones were in a circle. The tree had markings on it. 77 00:04:04,619 --> 00:04:07,247 There was a winged totem, with a skull and branches. 78 00:04:07,330 --> 00:04:09,540 Was it a murder or a suicide pact gone wrong? 79 00:04:09,624 --> 00:04:12,210 I have no idea. I saw Ben and Dilton. 80 00:04:12,293 --> 00:04:13,920 Playing a weird game at Pop's. 81 00:04:14,003 --> 00:04:16,839 Dilton was raving about someone called the Gargoyle King. 82 00:04:18,675 --> 00:04:22,470 I was also thinking that maybe you and I could investigate this together. 83 00:04:23,554 --> 00:04:27,433 For old times' sake. Or at least until we catch a new lead with Archie's case. 84 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:30,561 I like that idea. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 85 00:04:33,481 --> 00:04:36,818 I'll try to see if Dr. Curdle can get us into the coroner's office. 86 00:04:36,901 --> 00:04:39,404 Have more romantic words ever been spoken? 87 00:04:39,487 --> 00:04:40,405 No. 88 00:04:42,365 --> 00:04:43,574 [man] You bunk with Mad Dog. 89 00:04:43,658 --> 00:04:44,575 [inmates shouting] 90 00:04:51,541 --> 00:04:53,751 [jazz music playing on speakers] 91 00:04:53,876 --> 00:04:55,044 Hey. 92 00:04:55,878 --> 00:04:57,672 I'm Archie. You're Mad Dog, right? 93 00:04:58,047 --> 00:04:58,965 [exhaling sharply] 94 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:16,316 How long you been in? 95 00:05:23,031 --> 00:05:24,032 [music stops] 96 00:05:34,876 --> 00:05:37,170 -Listen, since we're cellmates-- -Nice shoes. 97 00:05:38,546 --> 00:05:40,214 I'd keep them tied real tight. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 98 00:05:48,514 --> 00:05:52,810 Mr. Weatherbee? As Archie's girlfriend, and former running mate, 99 00:05:52,894 --> 00:05:56,647 I wanted to let you know I'm stepping in as interim student body president. 100 00:05:56,731 --> 00:05:59,609 Sorry, someone else already petitioned to be president. 101 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:02,320 -Just this morning. -What? Who did? 102 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:08,284 Cheryl, what do you think you're doing, trying to steal Archie's presidency? 103 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:10,953 Who would you have lead us through these dark times? 104 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:13,122 Ethel Muggs? I saw the poor girl earlier. 105 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,249 She was fuguing about a winged creature 106 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:17,001 -that was after her. -Actually... 107 00:06:17,418 --> 00:06:19,337 I thought I'd keep Archie's seat warm. 108 00:06:20,838 --> 00:06:24,384 Why? When JFK was shot, Jackie O. didn't become president. 109 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:25,593 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY Lyndon B. Johnson did. 110 00:06:26,094 --> 00:06:27,887 And then he lead us into Vietnam. 111 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:29,972 I'm just saying. 112 00:06:31,265 --> 00:06:33,893 Her man's in the big house, Cheryl. Give her a break. 113 00:06:33,976 --> 00:06:38,898 I get it. And I sympathize, up to a point. 114 00:06:38,981 --> 00:06:40,566 But let's be reals, Veronica. 115 00:06:40,650 --> 00:06:42,985 I need this presidency for college applications 116 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:44,320 a lot more than Archie. 117 00:07:07,802 --> 00:07:08,803 You mind if I sit? 118 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:18,146 I'm Slash. 119 00:07:19,730 --> 00:07:20,857 Who gave you that ink? 120 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:22,775 -Looks fresh. -FP Jones did. 121 00:07:23,359 --> 00:07:27,363 His son, Jughead, made me a Serpent. Said I could hang out with you guys. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 122 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,866 [Joaquin] You're no Serpent, Archie. 123 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:34,704 Joaquin. What the hell are you doing in juvie? 124 00:07:35,204 --> 00:07:37,915 Didn't you hear? I came to town to help Fangs escape, 125 00:07:38,583 --> 00:07:39,500 stuck around. 126 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:42,170 Got hauled in during Riot Night. 127 00:07:43,671 --> 00:07:47,383 I know this guy, Slash. He's Mr. Clean-Cut, All-American. 128 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,343 You're Jughead's pal, not a Serpent. 129 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:53,639 You have to earn our trust and protection, with a test of loyalty. 130 00:07:54,891 --> 00:07:55,892 See that Ghoulie? 131 00:07:58,853 --> 00:08:00,313 I want you to go up to him... 132 00:08:02,773 --> 00:08:03,774 and shiv him. 133 00:08:05,526 --> 00:08:07,945 Don't worry about the guards. We pay them to turn a blind eye. 134 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 00:08:10,072 --> 00:08:12,825 Do that, and then we'll have your back, huh? 135 00:08:12,909 --> 00:08:13,951 You're kidding, right? 136 00:08:21,459 --> 00:08:22,585 Not gonna happen, bro. 137 00:08:23,544 --> 00:08:25,463 I don't need your protection that bad. 138 00:08:28,591 --> 00:08:29,592 [inmate] Nice shoes. 139 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:31,260 [inmates whistling] 140 00:08:36,516 --> 00:08:37,350 Dr. Curdle? 141 00:08:39,560 --> 00:08:41,812 -Oh. You're not-- -I'm his son. 142 00:08:42,146 --> 00:08:45,775 We spoke over the phone earlier. I took over after my father passed away. 143 00:08:45,858 --> 00:08:48,402 -Oh, I'm sorry. -Do you have the money? 144 00:08:55,826 --> 00:08:57,411 The toxicology report revealed 145 00:08:57,495 --> 00:09:00,122 lethal levels of cyanide in Mr. Doiley's blood. 146 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:03,459 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY I surmise the surviving boy didn't drink enough to finish the job. 147 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:07,213 Dr. Curdle, if you had to guess, murder or suicide? 148 00:09:07,296 --> 00:09:10,591 Well, the body did show signs of stress. 149 00:09:12,468 --> 00:09:15,137 Three symbols carved out on his back. Runic, I'd say. 150 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,430 Mind if I get a shot of this? 151 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:22,979 What caused, uh... the blue lips? 152 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:26,148 The cyanide was mixed into a sugary drink called Fresh-Aid. 153 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:27,858 Blueberry-flavored. 154 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:32,572 There's something dimly familiar about this. 155 00:09:32,780 --> 00:09:35,658 But you asked me before if I thought this was murder, 156 00:09:36,033 --> 00:09:37,034 or suicide. 157 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:40,663 I'm not sure what it is, but whatever it is, 158 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 00:09:40,746 --> 00:09:43,583 it's darker than what happened to Jason Blossom, 159 00:09:44,166 --> 00:09:45,543 or what the Black Hood did. 160 00:09:45,626 --> 00:09:48,296 No, what we're looking at here, I believe, 161 00:09:49,171 --> 00:09:50,965 is the true face of evil. 162 00:10:29,045 --> 00:10:30,421 [playing blues tune] 163 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:44,644 -What's up, guys? -You don't remember us? 164 00:10:44,727 --> 00:10:46,187 Should I? Have we met before? 165 00:10:46,562 --> 00:10:49,482 We were at the drag race the day you called the cops on us. 166 00:10:49,565 --> 00:10:50,775 We're in because of you. 167 00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:52,610 Ghoulies. 168 00:10:52,943 --> 00:10:53,778 Crap. 169 00:10:53,903 --> 00:10:56,030 Look, I don't want any trouble. I'm sorry. 170 00:10:56,989 --> 00:10:59,116 Neither do we. We just want your shoes. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 171 00:11:00,409 --> 00:11:01,452 What? 172 00:11:03,829 --> 00:11:04,914 Don't touch his face. 173 00:11:09,502 --> 00:11:11,003 Why are you sitting that way? 174 00:11:11,379 --> 00:11:12,963 I'm just a little sore, Ronnie. 175 00:11:13,422 --> 00:11:14,340 Sore from what? 176 00:11:15,257 --> 00:11:17,134 Working out. There's an amazing gym. 177 00:11:17,218 --> 00:11:18,135 Uh-huh. 178 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:22,056 And where are your shoes? 179 00:11:22,556 --> 00:11:25,518 The warden took them when I got here, with my other clothes. 180 00:11:25,601 --> 00:11:27,186 -That makes no sense. -Ronnie. 181 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:29,063 Talk to me about school. 182 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:32,108 What am I missing? How's the speakeasy coming? 183 00:11:33,025 --> 00:11:33,859 It's coming. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 184 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,112 What's it like, being president in my place? 185 00:11:39,031 --> 00:11:42,493 Hi, I'm checking in on the status of a friend of mine, Ben Button. 186 00:11:44,912 --> 00:11:47,289 Oh. Wait, he's out of the ICU? 187 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:48,916 That's great. 188 00:11:48,999 --> 00:11:51,252 Uh, what time are your visiting hours? 189 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:54,004 Uh, thank you. 190 00:11:56,173 --> 00:11:57,133 [Betty sighs] 191 00:11:57,758 --> 00:11:58,592 Hi. 192 00:11:59,135 --> 00:12:01,053 I'm Evelyn. And you're Betty Cooper? 193 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:02,847 I'm sorry. Do I know you? 194 00:12:03,305 --> 00:12:06,100 Not exactly. We almost met, through your mom and sister. 195 00:12:07,893 --> 00:12:10,396 -They're studying with my dad. -Edgar Evernever. 196 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 00:12:10,479 --> 00:12:11,647 Yeah. That's right. 197 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:14,316 Anyway, I go to school here now. I wanted to say hi, 198 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,945 let you know I won't tell anyone about what happened the other night. 199 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:21,031 -What are you talking about? -Your seizure, of course. 200 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:24,869 Wait, sorry, you--? You were there? 201 00:12:24,952 --> 00:12:28,622 Your mom invited us over for a cookout, and to burn a few of her things. 202 00:12:29,498 --> 00:12:30,499 How are you feeling? 203 00:12:32,293 --> 00:12:33,502 Uh... [chuckles] 204 00:12:33,836 --> 00:12:35,171 Um... 205 00:12:35,921 --> 00:12:39,258 Uh, you know what, Evelyn? I have to go. 206 00:12:39,341 --> 00:12:42,386 I have to visit a friend in the hospital. 207 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:43,304 So... 208 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:45,473 Yeah, no worries. I totally understand. 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY 209 00:12:52,021 --> 00:12:54,815 -Dude, what are you doing? -What we've done all summer. 210 00:12:54,899 --> 00:12:57,109 I thought we'd sneak off to the boiler room-- 211 00:12:57,193 --> 00:12:58,611 My dad is right over there. 212 00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:02,490 Why? 213 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:05,326 He's the new RROTC instructor. 214 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:06,786 He's making me sign up. 215 00:13:07,745 --> 00:13:10,080 If he's around school, we have to take it easy. 216 00:13:10,164 --> 00:13:11,707 Hey, Cadet Mason. 217 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:14,293 On time is late. Let's go. Room 302. 218 00:13:20,216 --> 00:13:21,133 Talk to you later. 219 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:25,221 [school bell ringing] 220 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:26,931 [pop music playing on speakers] 221 00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:41,237 8FLiX.com TRANSCRIPTS DATABASE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY Veronica. 222 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,947 That's right, you work here now. 223 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:45,032 Cherry phosphate and curly fries. Girls? 224 00:13:45,115 --> 00:13:47,368 I don't work at Pop's, Cheryl. I own it. 225 00:13:47,451 --> 00:13:49,870 And as of this moment, you're no longer welcome. 226 00:13:50,746 --> 00:13:53,374 You can't discriminate against someone 'cause they're better-looking. 227 00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:56,877 Cheryl, you're acting like trash, and I don't wanna get a citation. 228 00:13:57,503 --> 00:13:58,337 [sighs]

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