'Riverdale' Recap With Spoilers: "Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks"
Jughead visits Pop’s, which is severely vandalized. Pop is inside, and unhappy about what’s [...]
Jughead visits Pop's, which is severely vandalized. Pop is inside, and unhappy about what's become of his restaurant.
Fred finds Archie attempting to make breakfast for him. Archie gets a call from the Sheriffs office, but it leads nowhere.
Veronica runs into Hiram as she's leaving for school. He laments that she doesn't spend time with him, and invites her to dinner. Veronica doesn't accept.
Jughead tells the group about what happened to Pop's, and how it's in danger of closing down. Betty decides that she's not going to let what happened ruin their lives. She suggests that they help save Pops, and Veronica agrees to help.
Archie visits Keller in the Sheriffs audience, but he doesn't have anything new for him. Keller gets a call about an attack in Greendale.
FP and Jughead meet with FP's lawyer, wanting to negotiate a deal to get him the smallest amount of prison time possible.
Archie keeps watch of the Andrews household, accidentally almost attacking Jughead in the process. Jughead tells Archie that FP's deal is for twenty years in prison. They both reveal how scared they are, as Archie hallucinates the Man in the Black Hood in the window.
The title card comes onscreen.
Act 2
Betty talks to Jughead on the phone, suggesting that they solve the problems with FP and Pop's at the same time. She notices that Archie isn't in his bedroom and gets caught off guard. She asks Jughead to meet her in the mayors office, and then calls Veronica.
Veronica visits Archie's house, making sure he's okay. They walk to school, as Archie explains why he's guarding the doors. Veronica suggests that Archie see the counselor for help.
Betty and Jughead meet with Mayor McCoy. They explain the situation with Pop's, and ask if she could endorse the diner to save it. Mayor McCoy refuses, saying that her priority is keeping the town safe. Jughead then presses her about FP's hearing, but she doesn't help.
Reggie and Midge meet at school, and she asks about 'Jingle jangle'. He offers to get her some, and he turns his attention to Archie. Archie asks for something that will help keep him awake, and Reggie reluctantly offers to help.
Betty pitches an event at Pop's to Veronica and Kevin. Veronica asks why she's so hell-bent on saving Pop's, and Betty shares all of the memories she and their group have had there.
Hiram barges in with gifts for Veronica. They walk throughout the campus, while Hiram asks Veronica to be more understanding with him. Veronica says that she can't come back from what she already knows, and then gets up to leave. He offers to help with the Pop's event.
Jughead talks to Tomboy, one of the Serpents. Jughead suggests that they break FP out of prison, but Tomboy suggests they consult the "Snake Charmer."
Cheryl welcomes Josie to the River Vixens. Betty asks Cheryl for help with the Pop's event, and Cheryl refuses.
Principal Weatherbee tells a class of students about Grundy's murder. Archie gets choked up about the news and leaves.
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Archie tells Fred what happened with Grundy, and suggests that the Black Hood is targeting people he knows.
Jughead goes to see Penny Peabody - also known as the Snake Charmer, a lawyer who helps with the Serpents. Penny offers to help, in exchange for Jughead potentially doing a favor for her down the line.
Archie tells Alice his theory about the Black Hood. He asks for help with Grundy's autopsy, to see if there's any connection. Alice accepts, and Archie thanks him and leaves.
Alice criticizes Betty for trying to save too many things at once. She tells her that Pop is selling the diner to an anonymous buyer.
Veronica gets a call from Betty about the buy, and confronts her parents about it. Hiram says he isn't buying Pop's, and suggests that they sit down and talk. She asks about Fred, and if either of her parents have anything to do with his attack. He denies it, and Veronica gets upset about the threatening letter he sent her earlier this year. Hermione reads the letter, then says that she wrote it, not Hiram.
Jughead and Betty visit Cheryl's new house. They suggest that the Blossom family testify positively about FP, in hopes that his sentence gets reduced. Both Cheryl and Penelope refuse.
At the morgue, the coroner tells Alice that Grundy's murder was a crime of passion.
Archie sees The Black Hood outside, and attacks him. It's really Reggie, delivering Archie's drugs.
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Alice recounts Grundy's autopsy report to Fred and Archie. She reveals that Grundy was killed with a cello bow - the same one Archie gave her. Alice argues that the cases are unconnected.
Jughead and Betty talk to Pop, who reveals that he's selling the diner to a liquor chain. Jughead then asks Pop to make FP's last meal in Riverdale. Betty refuses to accept that the diner will be sold, and vows to fix it.
Betty confronts Cheryl in the Vixens locker room. She threatens to release the video of Clifford killing Jason, if Cheryl doesn't help with FP's sentence. Cheryl says that if she testifies, Betty needs to hand over the video and delete all other copies. Betty accepts, as long as Cheryl offers the Vixens for the event at Pops.
Jughead and Veronica talk about their fathers, and what it took for Jughead to forgive FP. Veronica wonders if Hiram can really change, and Jughead suggests that Veronica make an effort with her father, since she has the opportunity to.
Archie tells Keller about Grundy's abusive ex husband, and suggests that he was the one who committed the murder. Keller denies the theory, saying that Grundy's ex has a good alibi.
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Kevin and the River Vixens clean up Pops.
Cheryl testifies, asking for FP to get a lessened sentence. The judge doesn't want to change the ruling, but Cheryl reveals that Clifford threatened FP. The judge agrees to reevaluate FP's sentence. FP and Jughead embrace and cry.
Betty, Jughead, and the Vixens sit inside an empty Pop's. Alice shows up, wanting to write a story about Pop's closing down.
The Pussycats show up, confronting Betty for advertising a free concert from the Pussycats. Betty convinces them to help, and Cheryl offers to step in for Valerie.
The Pussycats and Cheryl perform "Milkshake" on the roof of Pop's. Archie watches, and goes inside. He keeps being reminded of the attack on Fred, and Veronica helps comfort him.
Hermione and Hiram arrive. Veronica apologizes to them, and asks for a clean slate. They agree, and Hiram offers to donate money to keep Pops open.
Tomboy and the other Serpents arrive at Pop's. Alice takes pictures of them.
Cheryl confronts Betty and Jughead about the trial, saying that she lied under oath for them. They give Cheryl the thumb drive, and she leaves.
Alice sees Reggie giving Moose and Midge drugs outside. She takes a picture of them.
Pop addresses the crowd of people, thanking them for help.
Hiram tells Hermione that they bought the diner, and are letting Pop stay on as manager in exchange for silence. He then thanks Hermione for lying about the threatening letter, saying that Veronica wouldn't have forgiven him if she knew the truth.
Archie suggests that he introduce himself to Hiram, but Veronica says no. The group asks Archie if he's okay, but he lies and says that he is.
Cheryl gives Penelope a present - the flash drive with Jason's murder video. She plays the video for Penelope.
The Lodges are greeted by a new butler. When Veronica asks, Hiram says that Smithers had to go see his sick mother overseas.
Jughead gets a call from FP. He sounds nervous that Jughead dealt with Penny Peabody, and asks if Jughead paid her. FP says not to contact her anymore.
Back at Pops, Alice confronts Betty about the drug deals at the diner, as well as Hiram and the Serpents causing trouble. Alice blames Betty for letting it happen, and then leaves.
Archie meets with Dilton Doiley on Sweetwater Bridge. Dilton gives Archie a gun, which Archie swears is for protection against the Black Hood. Jughead says that Archie will be able to sleep soundly that night, before waking up to more news.
In a car, Moose and Midge take drugs and kiss. Moose hears something outside - it's the Black Hood, who shoots them both dead.
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