"Life's not an Agatha Christie novel,it's a lot messer."
Forsythe "Jughead" Pendleton Jones the third
(born October 2,2001-died March 18,2020)
In the coopers house,dining room
It's so quiet
phone ringing
Betty,Fp,Alice and Jellybean got scared
Betty says to Alice "I'll get it."
Betty stands up
Betty picks up the phone
Betty says to Yale "Hello? This is she."
Alice stands up
Betty says to Yale "I understand. Thank you."
Betty puts the phone down
Betty sobs
Alice says to Betty "Honey. What's wrong?"
Betty hugs Alice
In Betty's bedroom
Alice is recording Betty
Alice says to Betty "What was that call about?"
Betty sighs
Betty says to Alice "It was...That was Yale. The admissions office."
Alice says to Betty "And what did they say?"
Betty sighs
Betty says to Alice "They were telling me about... a spot that recently opened in their class of 2024.
And after a second review of my application, they wanted me to fill it."
Alice says to Betty "The implication being...that was Jughead's spot."
Betty says to Alice "They didn't say that, but..."
Alice says to Betty "How did that make you feel?"
Betty says to Alice "Mom, do we...?"
At the welcome sign
Camara beeps
Alice says to the camera "It was a night like any other when Forsythe Pendleton Jones the third
or Jughead, affectionately,went to a school party in the woods.But unlike his peers,Jughead never came home.A few days later, his body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine. The mysterious circumstances around his death
are the subject of this documentary. I'm Alice Smith. And this is Murder in a Small Town.As the oldest resident of our town,"
Alice says to Rose "tell us, Nana Rose,when did the darkness begin to take hold of Riverdale?"
Rose says to Alice "Riverdale was a town born in blood. And it has bathed in it ever since."
In Pop's
Betty says to women "Thank you."
Women says to Betty "Yup."
Oldies music playing over speakers
Cheryl walks in
Cheryl hugs Betty
Cheryl says to Betty "Sweet cousin, I am so, so sorry."
Cheryl pulls away from the hug
Cheryl says to Betty "Looks like the Blossom family curse has finally caught up to you.And that I now have a rival as Teen Queen of Tragedy."
Betty says to Cheryl "Lucky me."
Cheryl says to Betty "Promise me you won't do it."
Betty says to Cheryl "Do what?"
Cheryl says to Betty "Take your own life. We all know you and Jughead were Riverdale High's Hamlet and Ophelia. And I know what it's like
to lose your other half."
Betty nods her head
Cheryl says to Betty "The despairing thoughts can flood without warning.Don't let them drown you."
Betty says to Cheryl "I promise I won't."
Cheryl says to Betty "Nevertheless, from now on, Betty Cooper,you're under suicide watch. Consider me your constant shadow."
Betty says to Cheryl "No. Please, no. Uh...No. My mom is already being clingy enough with her documentary. I really...I just can't have anyone else invading my personal space right now."
Cheryl says to Betty "What's first on today's agenda?"
Betty says to Cheryl "I will be going to Stonewall Prep to gather the rest of Jughead's belongings."
Cheryl says to Betty "My convertible is right out front. I'll drive you."
Cheryl linking arms
Betty says to Cheryl "Fine, just... You're staying in the car."
Cheryl and Betty walks out
In Stonewall Prep,dorm room
Betty is packing Jughead's stuff
Bret is in the doorway
Bret says to Betty "Save your tears. No one's watching."
Betty says to Bret "Bret."
Bret says to Betty "You got your wish, Ponytail.
Forsythe isn't going to Yale. So, I guess it'll just be you and me in New Haven."
Bret walks away
Betty picks up the box
Betty walks out of the dorm room
In Veronica's bedroom
"Flames" playing
Veronica kissing Archie
Veronica says to Archie "Ow, ow. Wait, Archie, you're on my hair."
Archie says to Veronica "Oh, I'm sorry."
Veronica says to Archie "That's okay."
Veronica exhales
Veronica says to Archie "I'm fine. Not trying to overanalyze this...rendezvous interruptus, but...
are you thinking about what I'm thinking about?"
Varchie sits up
Archie says to Veronica "You mean, Betty's whole... "kick the hornet's nest" plan against the Stonies? Yeah."
Hermosa opens the door
Hermosa walks in
Varchie sits up quickly
Veronica says to Hermosa "Hermosa, ever heard of knocking?"
Hermosa says to Veronica "Mm, you're gonna be late for school. Though I do understand how you can get lost in those abs. Ooh."
Veronica pulls up the covers up
Archie says to Hermosa "I don't think we've met."
Veronica says to Hermosa"That's quite intentional. Hermosa, kindly tell me what you really want or get out of my room."
Hermosa says to Veronica "After you announced
you are possibly deferring Barnard,I called them.
Well, Hermione Lodge called them.You're under investigation."
Hermosa sighs
Hermosa says to Veronica "God, I wonder what that's about. Oh, I cannot wait to find out and tell Papi all about it. Now, rise and shine. The espresso's getting cold."
Hermosa walks out
In Fp's office
Alice says to Fp "Sheriff Jones, can you tell us
where you are in the investigation?"
Fp says to Alice "Uh, yeah.
Fp clears throat
Fp says to Alice "Uh...A couple of nights ago, a body was found in the woods, in a ravine,that was positively ID'd as my son.Dr. Curdle Jr. completed his autopsy and declared...the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.We also got a call a couple of days ago from a hiker who found a bloody rock in the woods near where Jughead was discovered. It was bagged for evidence and sent to a lab for testing,so we'll know more soon."
Alice says to Fp "So, you suspect foul play."
Fp says to Alice "Nothing's off the table."
Alice says to Fp "And earlier,did I hear that you have a new lead?"
Fp says to Alice "Yeah. Just waiting on a warrant,
so I can act on it."
In hallway
Bret bumps into Donna
Donna says to Bret "Bret, what the hell?"
Bret says to Donna "His dad is in your room."
Donna runs
Donna walks in her dorm room
Donna says to Fp "You can't be in here."
Fp says to Donna "Your headmaster and this warrant say otherwise. My office got an anonymous tip that you have something personal
that belonged to my son."
Donna says to Fp "Look, I assure you, I have nothing that belonged to Jughead."
Case clayters
Fp says to Donna "What about this tie pin? It's his. Isn't it?"
Donna says to Fp "When Forsythe was expelled,
he threw his tie pin in our faces.I guess I forgot I had it."
Fp says to Donna "You guess? That's weak sauce, kid."
Donna says to Fp "Look, I'm sorry."
Fp says to Donna "Sorry? About what?"
Donna says to Fp "Sorry we didn't come forward,
but we were afraid."
Fp says to Donna "You're gonna have to be
a lot more specific than that."
Donna says to Fp "We were afraid of her.We were afraid she'd do to us what she did to Forsythe."
Fp says to Donna "Who?"
Donna says to Fp "Betty, of course! The night of the party,Bret and I decided to sneak into the woods to do what teenagers do. Until we saw Betty...holding a rock, standing over Jughead.
And then we saw that she wasn't alone.She was with those friends of hers. Veronica and...Archie, I think?"
Fp says to Donna "Is there anyone
who can back up this story?"
Donna says to Fp "Bret can.He was with me.He was with me the whole time."
Fp walks out of the dorm room
In History classroom
Fp opens the door
Fp and police officers walks in
Fp says to Varchie and Betty "Archie Andrews,
Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge,"
Varchie and Betty stands up
you're under arrest for the cold-blooded murder of my son, Jughead Jones."
In school hallway
Betty,Archie and Veronica had handcuffs on their wrists
Betty says to Varchie "This was their move. The Stonies.We knew that they would do this."
Veronica says to Betty "I hope you're right, Betty."
Betty says to Varchie "Everything's fine, okay? This is good. This is where they start tripping up.
This will work. It has to."
Varchie,Betty,Fp and the police officers
