Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13
Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 | Chapter 21 | Chapter 22 | Chapter 23 | Chapter 24 | Chapter 25 | Chapter 26 | Chapter 27 | Chapter 28 | Chapter 29 | Chapter 30 | Chapter 31 | Chapter 32 | Chapter 33 | Chapter 34 | Chapter 35
Chapter 36 | Chapter 37 | Chapter 38 | Chapter 39 | Chapter 40 | Chapter 41 | Chapter 42 | Chapter 43 | Chapter 44 | Chapter 45 | Chapter 46 | Chapter 47 | Chapter 48 | Chapter 49 | Chapter 50 | Chapter 51 | Chapter 52 | Chapter 53 | Chapter 54 | Chapter 55 | Chapter 56 | Chapter 57
Chapter 58 | Chapter 59 | Chapter 60 | Chapter 61 | Chapter 62 | Chapter 63 | Chapter 64 | Chapter 65 | Chapter 66 | Chapter 67 | Chapter 68 | Chapter 69 | Chapter 70 | Chapter 71 | Chapter 72 | Chapter 73 | Chapter 74 | Chapter 75 | Chapter 76
Chapter 77 | Chapter 78 | Chapter 79 | Chapter 80 | Chapter 81 | Chapter 82 | Chapter 83 | Chapter 84 | Chapter 85 | Chapter 86 | Chapter 87 | Chapter 88 | Chapter 89 | Chapter 90 | Chapter 91 | Chapter 92 | Chapter 93 | Chapter 94 | Chapter 95
Chapter 96 | Chapter 97 | Chapter 98 | Chapter 99 | Chapter 100 | Chapter 101 | Chapter 102 | Chapter 103 | Chapter 104 | Chapter 105 | Chapter 106 | Chapter 107 | Chapter 108 | Chapter 109 | Chapter 110 | Chapter 111 | Chapter 112 | Chapter 113 | Chapter 114 | Chapter 115 | Chapter 116 | Chapter 117
Mayor McCoy, enraged by Josie's drug use during the party hosted by Nick St. Clair, orders a police crackdown on Southside High, arresting Serpents indiscriminately. This pushes the Serpents into a corner, spurring Tall Boy to consider an alliance with Southside's rival gang, the Ghoulies. Seeking to prevent this, Jughead and Archie take FP's advice and challenge the Ghoulies to a drag race, with the winner getting the Whyte Wyrm and Sunnyside trailer park. Archie secretly has a plan of his own — he contacts the police in advance to ambush and arrest the Ghoulies during the race.
Meanwhile, Betty enlists Veronica's help in uncovering the identity of the local drug dealer — known only as "Sugarman" — in an effort to get one step ahead of Black Hood and turn the tables on him. To Cheryl's disappointment, Penelope decides against pressing charges against Nick St. Clair for his near assault of Cheryl, preferring to settle matters quietly. Veronica's frustration leads her to reveal Nick's assault attempt on her, enraging Hiram and Hermione, who arrange for Nick to get into a serious car accident in retaliation.
Cheryl manages to get the Sugarman's identity from Penelope and discloses it to Betty, who turns him to the authorities instead of the Black Hood. The Sugarman turns out to be no other than Southside High's English teacher, Robert Phillips, who Jughead looked up to. However, Phillips is shot by the Black Hood while in a holding cell at the police station.
Tropes
- Berserk Button: As it turns out, Mayor McCoy's is the possibility that Josie could become a drug addict like her father. The fact that Josie took some jingle jangle that may have came from the South Side is reason enough to raid South Side High.
- Dragon Ascendant:
- Phillips, like all the Sugarmen before him, worked for Clifford Blossom, but after Clifford's death he continued doing business on his own, becoming the main drug supplier in town.
- Tall Boy in stepping up, after FP's incarceration.
- Fanservice: Cheryl appears in some very revealing outfits, first in a bikini and later in very short shorts at the race.
- Internal Reveal: Veronica and Jughead find out about Betty's dealings with the Black Hood.
- Legacy Character: The Sugarman, Riverdale's main manufacturer of Jingle Jangle. According to Penelope there have been many over the years and they all worked for Cliff. The current bearer of the mantle is Southside High's English teacher, Robert Phillips.
- Lineage Comes from the Father: Jughead is being treated like something of a street gang prince. His father was the Southside Serpents' leader, and now that he's out of the picture, there's some sense that he should take on the role, at least a little.
- Noodle Incident: Hiram alludes to the incident that landed Alice in jail and resulted in her mugshot, but does not elaborate on the specifics.
- Romantic False Lead: Toni's role as one to Jughead is cut short. She knows perfectly well he's in love with Betty, and she makes it clear that she has no interest in being a rebound.
- Shout-Out:
- Veronica compares her father to The Godfather and tells Kevin that if her father found out Nick tried to rape her, Nick would suffer the consequences much worse than putting a decapitated horse head in his bed.
- Reggie calling out Josie on being preoccupied on her phone instead of picking up the trash for community service.Reggie: I get that you're pretty much Beyoncé, but today, you're just like us commoners.
- Swiss-Cheese Security: The Black Hood is able to just waltz in to the Riverdale jail and execute Phillips in his cell.
- Taking a Third Option: The Black Hood forces Betty to either give him the name of the Sugarman, or he'll go after Betty's family and friends. Betty chooses to reveal the identity of the Sugarman to the police and declares she'll eventually expose the Black Hood.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- Jughead is significantly pissed that Archie called the cops to interrupt the street race between the Ghoulies and Serpents.
- A more subdued example when Betty tries to explain to Jughead why she broke up with him.Jughead: Betty, you did the one thing that could actually hurt me.
