The Other Queen - Book 5 (Riverdale Season 5)

Reservoir Dogs

"I have five minutes which is long enough to tell you that you shouldn't have gone out on the Lonely Highway by yourself, let alone impersonating an FBI officer, Betty," Aminity said as she walked into Pop's and joined her and Tabitha at the counter. "Not only is it unsafe, it's illegal."

"That's why I wanted to keep you out of it. I didn't want to get you in trouble."

"I'd rather you have told me and not be alone."

"You're lucky it was Glenn and not the Highway Killer," Tabitha said as she handed Aminity her to-go order. "You would have been on your own."

"Well I didn't want to lose him. Anyways, I doubt I'll be spending much more time on the Lonely Highway now that Glenn's gunning for me."

"So maybe we bring the Lonely Highway here to Pop's and the Whyte Wyrm."

"Go on," Betty encouraged Tabitha.

"The Highway Killer is most likely a trucker, right?" They both nodded. "Well what if we offer something to lure truckers in? Entertainment?"

"Smart. We're not going after truckers plural. We're going after one trucker in particular, our killer, who is targeting young women."

"The Whyte Wyrm seems like the perfect place for someone like that," Aminity agreed.

"Okay, crazy idea. Have you ever seen Coyote Ugly?" Betty asked.

"Um, please. Can't Fight the Moonlight is one of my karaoke go-tos."

"It's a common movie night pick in the apartment," Aminity nodded.

"Okay, so maybe that's what we need to tempt our little friend. Riverdale's very own Coyote Ugly. And we can wire Pop's and the Wyrm with close circuit cameras and we can start compiling a database that not even the FBI has. Tracking regulars, running license plates-"

"You get me the numbers and I can run them," Aminity offered. "We've got some extra cameras too at the station."

"Let's do it," Tabitha agreed. "Together."

"I'll talk to Toni," Aminity smiled.

***

"So what do you think?" Aminity asked as she sat in the apartment with Toni.

"Only one question. Who are the hot ladies?"

"We are," she smirked.

***

"Okay, gather around people," Betty called as they all finished getting the Wyrm ready. "This is it. Hopefully it will be a big night. We will be checking everyone's IDs."

"And writing down their names and license number," Aminity added.

"That's after my new cameras catch their faces coming in," Tabitha smiled.

"Mom," Betty pointed, "you'll be working the bar."

"Keeping an eye out for anything and everything sketchy," she nodded. "As I usually do."

"Hey, shouldn't Fangs be here?" Kevin asked. "Isn't he managing for Toni these days?"

"Yeah, but he's helping Archie with something tonight. We asked Mrs. Cooper to cover so Sweet Pea can be around for security if needed," Aminity glanced at her boyfriend.

"Veronica, Cheryl, Tabitha, Aminity, and I will be performing. While we keep our truckers busy, our stealth team of Kevin and Reggie will be jimmying open their trailers, inspecting their trucks, and looking for anything suspicious. If you find something, Aminity and I will come check it out."