Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls

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Betty's voiceover
Previously on Riverdale:
In Southside High Cafeteria
Toni says to Jughead "You wanna get through this?Hang with the Serpents."
Outside of Andrew's house
Sweetpea says to Archie "You think you can come to my house and there wouldn't be payback?"
In the town hall
Alice says to everyone "I'm wondering
when you're gonna actually address we can the real problem in Riverdale,
the Southside."
Fred says to Everyone "We need to be united.If we let the fear take over, we're dead."
In Pembroke Living Room/Dining Room
Veronica says to Hiram "I want a more active role in Lodge Industries."
Hiram says to Veronica "Of course. You're a Lodge, after all."
In Town hall
Bughead walks in
Betty says to Everyone "Everybody needs to leave."
Jughead says to Everyone "The Black Hood is coming here."
In Coopers house,living room
Betty says to Tom "This is from the Black Hood.He says he's doing it for me."
Betty gives the letter to Tom
In Betty's bedroom
Betty answers her phone
Betty says to the Black hood (on the phone) "Hello?"
The black says to Betty (on the phone) "Hello, Betty."
In the episode
In Betty's Betty
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone) "This is the Black Hood speaking."
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone)"How... How do I know this is real?"
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone) "I will strike next where it all began."
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone)"Were you there?At the Town Hall?"
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone)"Oh, yes."
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone)"But you didn't hurt anyone?"
The black hood says to Betty "Tonight was all about you."
Betty stands up
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone)"What do you want?"
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone)"The same as you.To set Riverdale on the righteous path again.To cleanse it of sinners.Isn't that what you want?"
Betty sits down and looking in a drawer
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone)"Not by killing people."
Betty writing in her book
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone)"Only the ones who deserve it.People like your sister.I know about the sin she carries in her womb.I also know she's at a farm two hours north."
Betty stands up
The black hood says to Betty (on the phone)"If you try to warn her, I'll know.If you tell the police we've spoken or your mystery-loving boyfriend,I'll carve her like a jack-o'-lantern."
Betty says to The black hood (on the phone) "Please, don't hurt her."
Alice walks in Betty's bedroom
Alice says to Betty "Who are you talking to? It's late."
The black hood says to Betty "Then don't you deny me Betty."
The black hood ends the call
Alice says to Betty "It's Jughead, wasn't it?"
Alice puts the washing on Betty's bed
Betty says to Alice "Yeah."
Betty rubs her eye
Betty pulls the covers over
Alice says to Betty "I gave him the benefit of the doubt."
Betty gets into bed
Alice says to Betty "Now he's living on the Southside amongst criminals and degenerates.He's showing his true colors. No doubt inspiring your stunt at Town Hall.Pulling the fire alarm?"
Betty says to Alice "I didn't know what else to do.Given the letter the Black Hood sent to me."
Alice says to Betty "If he even wrote it.Sheriff Keller.Something seems off.He's gonna have it analysed with the one I got.In the meantime, I want you home straight after school. Are we clear?"
Betty turns her phone off
Betty says to Alice "Yeah. Sorry, Mom."
The next day
In Andrews house
In the kitchen
Archie says to Fred "I did what Weatherbee asked.Wrote an apology and posted a new video apologising some more."
Fred says to Archie "So, this, uh, Red Circle business,it's over?"
Archie nods her head
Fred says to Archie "I'm happy to hear it."
Fred taps Archie's arm
Fred says to Archie "I've been missing my son."
Fred taps Archie's cheek
Archie smiles
Fred walks away
Archie's phone chimes
Betty:Walk me to school?
In the streets
Betty and Archie walking to school
Betty says to Archie "I need to tell you something,but you can't tell anyone else.Not Veronica, not Jughead, not your dad.Just no one. You promise me?"
Archie says to Betty "Yeah, sure. I promise."
Betty says to Archie "The Black Hood called me."
Archie stops walking
Archie says to Betty "What?"
Betty says to Archie " No, keep walking."
Archie says to Betty "Wait. The Black Hood called you?"
Betty says to Archie "Yes, it's risky for me to be telling you,but we're best friends.We live right next door.
Us walking to school togetherwould look normal to anyone watching, including him."
Archie says to Betty "You think he's watching us?"
Betty says to Archie "He could be.I know it sounds crazy, but it was him."
Archie says to Betty "Tell the police, even if it's not him."
Betty says to Archie "It is him. He told me if I went to the police or told Jughead...God, he knows where Polly is, Arch.If he calls me ago, I have to answer."
Archie says to Betty "I won't let you go through this alone."
In Pembroke
In Hiram's office
Hermione reading the newspaper
Hermione reading to Hiram "This most recent incident confirms
that the real threat is not the Black Hood but the Southside and its corruptive forces.Developer and ex-con Hiram Lodge boasts his SoDale project will revitalise the forsaken neighborhood,but this reporter speculates Hiram Lodge doesn't want to fix our problems,merely profit from them."
Hiram says to Hermione "Right before our open house.Thank you, Alice Cooper.We can't let anything derail this project.Not Alice, not the Southside gangs,not some hooded psychopath."
Hermione says to Hiram "Well, right now,our biggest problem is capital.We're running out of it and fast."
Hiram says to Hermione "I've invited investors to the open house.
The St. Clairs from New York."
Veronica says to Hiram "Wait. They are? Nicky included?I haven't seen Nicky in forever."
Veronica stands up
Hiram stands up
Hiram says to Veronica "Yeah, he's a budding music producer now.And his father is King Midas rich.We get him to invest, others will follow."
Hermione says to Veronica "You wanted a seat at the table.Nick has his father's ear.Help us close this. Show him all the good things
Riverdale has to offer."
Veronica says to Hermione "With pleasure."
indistinct chatter
Outside of Southside high
Jughead walks over to Southside serpents
Fangs says to Sweet pea "Sweet Pea. Take care of this."
Sweetpea says to Jughead "Nice article your girlfriend's mom wrote."
Jughead says to Sweetpea "Yeah.I saw that.Dilton Doiley was stabbed
and you jumped him?"
Fangs says to Jughead "The idiot stabbed himself with his own knife."
Sweet Pea says to Jughead "We didn't jump him.There was a fight.
Bulldogs versus Serpents. See this?
That boy Andrews gave it to me before his girlfriend shot a gun into the air."
Jughead says to Sweetpea "What happened?"
Sweetpea says to Jughead "And, of course,Northsiders get off scot-free,
the rest of us are hauled in by police."
Fangs says to Jughead "It's payback time."
Jughead says to the Southside serpents "What are you guys talking about?What is...? What is that?Is that a pipe bomb?"
Sweetpea says to Jughead "Fogarty's cousin served in the Army.He's gonna build us something."
Fangs says to the Southside serpents "We'll do it after hours.
It'll shut the Riverdale Register down once and for all."
Jughead yells at the Southside serpents"You think blowing up a building will make things better?"
Sweetpea says to Jughead "Can't get any worse."
Jughead says to Sweetpea "Yeah, Sweet Pea, it can.Let me talk to Archie, figure this out."
Sweetpea says to Jughead "That's your answer for everything. Talk. We don't know who you stand with.
Us? Or them?You can't be half a Serpent."
The rest of Southside Serpents walks away
Jughead sits down
Jughead says to Toni "Great. So, Archie started World War III."
Toni says to Jughead "Northside has been dumping on us for years.
Your dad tried to keep the peace.
Avoid bloodshed.Now that he's gone, idiots like Sweet Pea think there's one path and solution. Violence."
In the students lounge
Veronica says to Kevin "Nick and I were the will-they-or-won't-they of our jet set.He's an outrageous flirt,
but we never dated.We'd hop from club to club,go on these madcap adventures,stay up all night."
Archie says to Veronica "Who's this now?"
Archie sits down
Veronica says to Archie "Oh, Archiekins, don't be jelly.It's just a ghost from my bad-girl past, Nick St. Clair,breezing to town for the open house.You have nothing to worry about."
In Fp's trailer
Jughead looks at his Serpent jacket
In the Whthe Wyrm
Jughead walks in the Whthe Whrm
Sweetpea playing pool
Sweetpea says to the Southside serpents "I think this Northsider's lost."
Jughead is in his pyjamas
Jughead says to Sweet Pea "I'm not."
Jughead says to the Southside Serpents "I'm over being half a Serpent."
Sweetpea says to Jughead "Wow. You'll do anything to protect your Northside buddies."
Sweetpea shoves Jughead
Jughead says to Sweetpea "My father was a Serpent.He led you."
Jughead says to the Southside serpents "I wanna stand with you guys.Tall Boy was the one who gave me this jacket.It's finally time I start wearing it."
Tall boy says to Jughead "So, now you wanna be a Serpent, huh?Let's see if you survive the initiation first."
In Betty's bedroom
The Blackhood calls Betty
Lollipop" playing on Betty's phone

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