1 00:00:08,706 --> 00:00:10,687 Sixty-seven years have gone by. 2 00:00:11,401 --> 00:00:12,796 It's the present day. 3 00:00:13,372 --> 00:00:16,601 Since our last chapter, teenagers have become adults, 4 00:00:16,659 --> 00:00:19,570 gotten married, raised children of their own. 5 00:00:19,596 --> 00:00:21,742 Many have taken their last breaths. 6 00:00:21,813 --> 00:00:23,192 This story tonight 7 00:00:23,218 --> 00:00:26,414 is about saying goodbye to a town that was once lost in time. 8 00:00:26,723 --> 00:00:29,820 But also goodbye to the people who once lived in that town. 9 00:00:30,014 --> 00:00:31,835 It starts near the end. 10 00:00:32,274 --> 00:00:34,401 With a woman named Elizabeth Cooper. 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,046 She's 86 years old now, 12 00:00:37,072 --> 00:00:40,289 resting in a small room in her granddaughter's house. 13 00:00:40,536 --> 00:00:42,747 She checks the obituaries every day. 14 00:00:42,854 --> 00:00:45,315 You knew him in high school, didn't you, Grandma Betty? 15 00:00:45,341 --> 00:00:47,765 Seems like he was an interesting person. 16 00:00:47,883 --> 00:00:49,343 He was. 17 00:00:50,635 --> 00:00:52,554 We all were. 18 00:00:54,553 --> 00:00:58,281 We had such marvelous adventures. 19 00:00:59,049 --> 00:01:01,703 You wouldn't have believed it, Alice. 20 00:01:03,493 --> 00:01:05,851 Well, that's it. 21 00:01:07,771 --> 00:01:10,281 That means I'm the last of them. 22 00:01:14,774 --> 00:01:16,281 Alice, honey. 23 00:01:17,502 --> 00:01:19,170 I want to go back. 24 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:21,763 To Riverdale. One last time. 25 00:01:21,789 --> 00:01:23,664 Before it's too late. 26 00:01:26,015 --> 00:01:29,888 I'm forgetting more and more every day, 27 00:01:29,914 --> 00:01:34,414 and I want to go back before I forget everything. 28 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,151 Well, let's see how you're doing tomorrow. 29 00:01:37,325 --> 00:01:41,366 If you're up for it, yes, we can take a drive to Riverdale. 30 00:01:41,392 --> 00:01:42,811 Thank you, dear. 31 00:01:53,703 --> 00:01:56,781 _ 32 00:02:05,166 --> 00:02:06,289 Hello? 33 00:02:10,088 --> 00:02:12,453 I must have fallen asleep. 34 00:02:12,942 --> 00:02:17,914 I was going through our yearbook. 35 00:02:18,173 --> 00:02:19,945 Trying to remember... 36 00:02:20,515 --> 00:02:21,968 Remember what? 37 00:02:22,321 --> 00:02:24,359 Everything, I suppose. 38 00:02:24,423 --> 00:02:27,132 I'm going back to Riverdale tomorrow. 39 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,242 My granddaughter's taking me. 40 00:02:30,819 --> 00:02:33,554 Though going through these pictures, 41 00:02:33,776 --> 00:02:37,437 I just wish I could go back 42 00:02:38,140 --> 00:02:39,593 to how it was. 43 00:02:41,434 --> 00:02:42,953 How we were. 44 00:02:42,979 --> 00:02:44,492 You can, Betty. 45 00:02:45,184 --> 00:02:47,644 You could pick a day, and I'll take you. 46 00:02:48,195 --> 00:02:51,601 - Though it might be painful for you. - Why should it be painful? 47 00:02:51,763 --> 00:02:55,335 Because you won't just be living that day, you'll be seeing yourself live it. 48 00:02:55,429 --> 00:02:57,031 Still... 49 00:02:58,234 --> 00:03:00,468 If you say we can, then... 50 00:03:02,468 --> 00:03:05,703 I wanna go back to a day I missed. 51 00:03:05,729 --> 00:03:09,078 The day everyone got their yearbooks, senior year. 52 00:03:09,941 --> 00:03:13,945 I had the mumps, and I had to stay home and... 53 00:03:15,445 --> 00:03:18,114 I never got my yearbook signed. 54 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,492 I've always regretted that. 55 00:03:20,590 --> 00:03:22,080 Then we'll start in the morning. 56 00:03:23,098 --> 00:03:26,935 You just have to walk through that door, and you'll have your day. 57 00:03:27,010 --> 00:03:28,455 The day you missed. 58 00:03:35,519 --> 00:03:38,814 Oh, my goodness, it's my room. 59 00:03:38,983 --> 00:03:41,820 It's exactly like I remembered. 60 00:03:41,926 --> 00:03:43,564 Hello, room. 61 00:03:48,362 --> 00:03:49,530 Is that...? 62 00:03:51,103 --> 00:03:53,397 Is that really what I looked like? 63 00:03:57,721 --> 00:04:01,138 There were so many things I wanted to change about myself back then. 64 00:04:01,164 --> 00:04:02,999 Why? I was perfect. 65 00:04:03,352 --> 00:04:05,142 We were all perfect. 66 00:04:05,958 --> 00:04:07,712 My window. 67 00:04:10,582 --> 00:04:13,923 How many sunrises have I seen out this window? 68 00:04:14,808 --> 00:04:17,486 How many moons? How many times...? 69 00:04:22,121 --> 00:04:25,791 How many times have I looked out this window into Archie's? 70 00:04:25,968 --> 00:04:28,900 In the thousands, at least. 71 00:04:30,254 --> 00:04:32,756 Archie's about to have a big talk with his mom. 72 00:04:32,918 --> 00:04:35,259 About what he's gonna do after graduation. 73 00:04:38,048 --> 00:04:39,337 Hey, sweetie. 74 00:04:40,008 --> 00:04:42,103 - Breakfast is ready. - Thanks, Mom. 75 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:44,626 Hey, Mom. 76 00:04:47,967 --> 00:04:49,736 I don't want to be a pest, 77 00:04:49,831 --> 00:04:53,626 but I gotta let Vic know by tomorrow if I'll be joining his crew on Monday. 78 00:04:56,071 --> 00:04:58,157 It just doesn't make sense to me. 79 00:04:58,694 --> 00:05:02,439 Driving around the country with some dusty road crew, 80 00:05:02,580 --> 00:05:05,447 pouring concrete, digging ditches... 81 00:05:06,764 --> 00:05:09,309 It's like President Eisenhower said on the news. 82 00:05:09,392 --> 00:05:13,439 I'll be building the highways that help connect people and places 83 00:05:13,674 --> 00:05:16,251 from coast to coast, all the way to California. 84 00:05:16,873 --> 00:05:18,439 It'll give me something to write about. 85 00:05:18,465 --> 00:05:21,658 But you've written so many wonderful poems in Riverdale. 86 00:05:21,684 --> 00:05:22,759 Mom. 87 00:05:23,101 --> 00:05:25,045 It's only gonna be three months, 88 00:05:25,468 --> 00:05:26,985 and then I'll be back. 89 00:05:27,946 --> 00:05:29,587 No, Archie. 90 00:05:30,174 --> 00:05:31,220 No. 91 00:05:31,979 --> 00:05:34,584 You'll get one look at the Pacific Ocean 92 00:05:34,687 --> 00:05:36,900 and forget all about Riverdale. 93 00:05:37,159 --> 00:05:39,361 Forget Riverdale? 94 00:05:40,848 --> 00:05:42,431 Fat chance. 95 00:05:42,868 --> 00:05:45,525 This will always be my home. Our home. 96 00:05:49,393 --> 00:05:50,541 What? 97 00:05:51,811 --> 00:05:53,813 You're just like your father. 98 00:05:54,976 --> 00:05:57,456 He was full of wanderlust. 99 00:05:57,482 --> 00:06:00,276 He always dreamt about settling in the West. 100 00:06:00,971 --> 00:06:02,814 He never did, but... 101 00:06:05,653 --> 00:06:07,032 maybe you will. 102 00:06:08,881 --> 00:06:10,369 With my blessing. 103 00:06:11,714 --> 00:06:12,822 Thank you. 104 00:06:14,589 --> 00:06:15,798 I love you, Mom. 105 00:06:16,803 --> 00:06:18,455 I love you too, Archie. 106 00:06:20,806 --> 00:06:23,720 I don't remember. What happened to Mrs. Andrews? 107 00:06:23,976 --> 00:06:25,645 She bought her dress shop. 108 00:06:25,744 --> 00:06:28,622 And then one day, a woman named Brooke came in. 109 00:06:28,846 --> 00:06:30,642 They started a conversation, 110 00:06:31,184 --> 00:06:33,916 and a few weeks later, she moved into the Andrews house. 111 00:06:34,714 --> 00:06:36,923 They stayed together until the very end. 112 00:06:37,327 --> 00:06:40,072 Mrs. Andrews was always such a kind woman. 113 00:06:41,093 --> 00:06:45,025 She once gave my mother hell for disowning me. 114 00:06:47,250 --> 00:06:48,797 Oh, stop. 115 00:06:51,053 --> 00:06:52,165 Is that...? 116 00:06:54,872 --> 00:06:58,376 We can't have the baby shower outside in the middle of June. 117 00:06:58,402 --> 00:07:01,397 - I'll melt! - Please, stop being so dramatic, Polly. 118 00:07:01,423 --> 00:07:04,244 We'll get those cute little paper fans. 119 00:07:04,494 --> 00:07:05,533 Mom! 120 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,041 Polly! 121 00:07:08,484 --> 00:07:10,541 You're alive! 122 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:14,324 And you're so young. And you're talking again. 123 00:07:14,350 --> 00:07:19,079 Elizabeth, what are you doing out of bed? You have the mumps, young lady. 124 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,705 No. No, I feel fine, I'm going to school. 125 00:07:21,731 --> 00:07:22,814 Mom... 126 00:07:23,236 --> 00:07:26,611 You did it. You divorced Dad. You became a stewardess. 127 00:07:26,637 --> 00:07:28,397 Just like you dreamed. 128 00:07:28,423 --> 00:07:30,992 Well, my dream was to see the world. 129 00:07:31,018 --> 00:07:34,271 Not pass out peanuts on a puddle-jumper to Poughkeepsie. 130 00:07:34,297 --> 00:07:35,699 But life goes on. 131 00:07:36,411 --> 00:07:40,939 No, wait, don't rush off, Mom. Just... Can I...? Just look at me. Just... 132 00:07:41,848 --> 00:07:42,970 Look at me. 133 00:07:46,159 --> 00:07:49,212 For heaven's sake, I'm looking at you, Betty. 134 00:07:49,567 --> 00:07:52,445 And I'm seeing a girl who, if she doesn't have the mumps, 135 00:07:52,528 --> 00:07:54,905 better hurry up so she's not late for school. 136 00:07:54,931 --> 00:07:57,101 Right. Of course. School. 137 00:07:57,127 --> 00:07:58,251 First... 138 00:08:02,420 --> 00:08:03,791 I love you, Mom. 139 00:08:09,563 --> 00:08:11,009 I love you, Polly. 140 00:08:17,025 --> 00:08:19,876 I'm so, so happy to see both of you again. 141 00:08:24,482 --> 00:08:25,650 What in...? 142 00:08:25,676 --> 00:08:29,158 Was my mom a stewardess for very long? 143 00:08:29,322 --> 00:08:30,673 On the contrary. 144 00:08:31,552 --> 00:08:34,867 One night, her pilot had a steak, 145 00:08:34,893 --> 00:08:37,650 three martinis, and a heart attack. 146 00:08:38,314 --> 00:08:41,521 And your mom took control of the plane and flew it 147 00:08:41,547 --> 00:08:43,382 from Riverdale to Poughkeepsie, 148 00:08:43,408 --> 00:08:44,900 landing it safely. 149 00:08:48,946 --> 00:08:50,244 That's right. 150 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,259 And one of the passengers on the plane 151 00:08:54,285 --> 00:08:58,289 asked her to dinner out of gratitude for saving his life. 152 00:08:58,818 --> 00:09:01,525 And a few months later, they got married. 153 00:09:01,551 --> 00:09:02,887 He offered to show her the world, 154 00:09:02,913 --> 00:09:06,587 and she wrote you postcards from everywhere they went. 155 00:09:06,861 --> 00:09:09,488 Until one day, the postcards stopped coming. 156 00:09:13,502 --> 00:09:15,063 What about Polly? 157 00:09:15,411 --> 00:09:18,122 She had her twins, Juniper and Dagwood. 158 00:09:18,857 --> 00:09:20,275 She was very fulfilled. 159 00:09:20,572 --> 00:09:22,687 She led a happy life with her family, 160 00:09:22,713 --> 00:09:26,712 but she never got back to performing as Polly Amorous. 161 00:09:27,095 --> 00:09:30,444 I only ever saw Polly perform once. At the Babylonium. 162 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:32,728 But I can still picture her. 163 00:09:33,056 --> 00:09:35,033 She was such a star. 164 00:09:35,697 --> 00:09:36,948 Are you ready? 165 00:09:38,002 --> 00:09:39,754 To go back to school one last time? 166 00:09:46,968 --> 00:09:48,344 Is this real? 167 00:09:49,643 --> 00:09:50,994 Or a dream? 168 00:09:51,502 --> 00:09:53,379 It's more like something in between. 169 00:09:53,806 --> 00:09:57,650 But this is really what happened on that day back in 1957. 170 00:09:57,751 --> 00:10:02,476 Everyone is so young and beautiful and carefree. 171 00:10:02,502 --> 00:10:04,564 And they have no idea, do they? 172 00:10:06,165 --> 00:10:09,421 How special this time is, how quickly it goes by, 173 00:10:09,447 --> 00:10:10,818 like the blink of an eye. 174 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:11,861 Bee? 175 00:10:13,251 --> 00:10:14,970 You're not supposed to be here. 176 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:18,251 Or did you have some kind of miracle recovery? 177 00:10:18,277 --> 00:10:19,548 Veronica! 178 00:10:21,883 --> 00:10:23,501 Thank goodness! 179 00:10:24,873 --> 00:10:27,486 This is too wonderful for words. 180 00:10:27,564 --> 00:10:30,191 There's an ego boost I didn't know I needed. 181 00:10:30,848 --> 00:10:33,001 You should get the mumps more often. 182 00:10:34,208 --> 00:10:36,142 Well, come on then. 183 00:10:36,462 --> 00:10:38,971 The day has barely begun and we're already behind. 184 00:10:38,997 --> 00:10:41,837 There are about a million things to do before the last bell rings. 185 00:10:41,863 --> 00:10:44,298 We're getting our yearbooks today, don't forget. 186 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:48,220 www.subtitulamos.tv 187 00:10:51,634 --> 00:10:53,611 I can't believe it, Vee. 188 00:10:54,293 --> 00:10:57,290 This is the last time we'll be walking into Riverdale High 189 00:10:57,316 --> 00:10:59,316 ever in our lives. 190 00:10:59,580 --> 00:11:02,658 Betty, we haven't even graduated yet. 191 00:11:02,849 --> 00:11:05,611 It's too soon to be swamped with nostalgia. 192 00:11:05,703 --> 00:11:09,123 That said, I'm feeling a little verklempt myself. 193 00:11:09,324 --> 00:11:12,181 - I'll powder my nose. Catch you later? - Yes. Later. 194 00:11:20,783 --> 00:11:23,290 _ 195 00:11:26,117 --> 00:11:29,142 Attention, Riverdale High students. 196 00:11:29,315 --> 00:11:32,248 - Toni. - As your Senior Class President, 197 00:11:32,274 --> 00:11:35,528 I'm reminding all students to pick up their yearbooks 198 00:11:35,554 --> 00:11:37,514 in the Varsity Lounge today. 199 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:39,337 One per student. 200 00:11:39,794 --> 00:11:41,158 Now... 201 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,306 on a more personal note, 202 00:11:43,689 --> 00:11:46,517 as we seniors look forward to graduation, 203 00:11:46,953 --> 00:11:52,056 it's only fitting that I share one final poem with you. 204 00:11:53,133 --> 00:11:55,236 It's entitled "Dreams," 205 00:11:55,813 --> 00:11:57,273 by Langston Hughes. 206 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:00,837 "Hold fast to dreams 207 00:12:01,785 --> 00:12:03,370 For if dreams die 208 00:12:03,407 --> 00:12:05,534 Life is a broken-winged bird 209 00:12:05,664 --> 00:12:07,458 That cannot fly 210 00:12:07,484 --> 00:12:09,212 Hold fast to dreams 211 00:12:09,238 --> 00:12:11,073 For when dreams go 212 00:12:11,099 --> 00:12:12,986 Life is a barren field 213 00:12:13,117 --> 00:12:14,634 Frozen with snow." 214 00:12:15,312 --> 00:12:17,689 Students of Riverdale High, 215 00:12:17,820 --> 00:12:20,822 we dreamed of a better school for ourselves. 216 00:12:22,644 --> 00:12:24,714 And with Principal Weatherbee's help, 217 00:12:25,202 --> 00:12:26,856 we made it happen. 218 00:12:27,371 --> 00:12:31,292 As some of us head out into the world, please remember that we, 219 00:12:31,375 --> 00:12:33,317 each and every one of us, 220 00:12:33,343 --> 00:12:37,395 have the power to make real and lasting change. 221 00:12:39,036 --> 00:12:41,246 But we have to dream it first. 222 00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:45,774 I remember these. 223 00:12:46,674 --> 00:12:50,918 Articles about Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott. 224 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,499 Toni always made sure that Riverdale High was in dialogue 225 00:12:56,525 --> 00:12:59,426 with whatever greater issues were affecting the country. 226 00:12:59,466 --> 00:13:00,644 It's true. 227 00:13:01,517 --> 00:13:04,840 - And that would continue until... - Don't. Don't... 228 00:13:05,770 --> 00:13:08,404 tell me what happened to Toni. Please. 229 00:13:10,312 --> 00:13:11,778 I don't want to know yet. 230 00:13:11,829 --> 00:13:12,911 All right. 231 00:13:14,203 --> 00:13:15,348 I won't 232 00:13:20,934 --> 00:13:22,593 Ew. Barf. What are you doing here? 233 00:13:22,676 --> 00:13:24,778 The word from the bird is you have the mumps. 234 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,813 Back off, I don't want your lumpy cooties. 235 00:13:26,839 --> 00:13:29,567 No. It's fine, Cheryl, that was a false alarm. 236 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:32,184 Can I please get my yearbook? And will you sign it for me? 237 00:13:32,210 --> 00:13:34,981 Not right now, Betty. As you can see, I'm busy. Later. 238 00:13:35,376 --> 00:13:38,129 - But what if I don't see you again? - You most certainly will. 239 00:13:38,155 --> 00:13:39,924 As long as you're not germy. 240 00:13:39,950 --> 00:13:43,213 I expect you at my and Toni's art show opening at the Dark Room tonight. 241 00:13:43,239 --> 00:13:46,010 And afterwards, we're hosting a get-together at Thornhill. 242 00:13:46,036 --> 00:13:47,785 - I'll be at both. - Of course you will. 243 00:13:47,868 --> 00:13:49,950 Now move along, Betty. There's a line behind you. 244 00:13:49,975 --> 00:13:51,434 Toodles. 245 00:13:58,051 --> 00:14:00,381 - Thanks, Fangs. - No sweat, Betts. 246 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,059 Fangs is used to giving out autographs 247 00:14:02,085 --> 00:14:04,103 now that he had a hit single on the charts. 248 00:14:04,129 --> 00:14:05,135 Baby, come on. 249 00:14:05,161 --> 00:14:08,367 - "Pixie Girl" only made it to Number 8. - That's a huge accomplishment. 250 00:14:08,393 --> 00:14:12,606 And what finally got my parents to sing another tune about us getting married. 251 00:14:12,768 --> 00:14:16,538 - And wait till you hear his next song, Betty. - Speaking of, we gotta motor. 252 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:18,739 I'm supposed to be at the studio in half an hour 253 00:14:18,765 --> 00:14:21,476 to lay down some tracks before going on my summer tour. 254 00:14:22,002 --> 00:14:23,253 Tour? 255 00:14:23,414 --> 00:14:26,339 Six weeks on the road with an all-star lineup. 256 00:14:26,508 --> 00:14:28,216 A different city every night. 257 00:14:28,242 --> 00:14:30,791 They've booked us a super boss tour bus and everything. 258 00:14:30,817 --> 00:14:32,193 Catch you later, Betty. 259 00:14:35,537 --> 00:14:36,659 Bye. 260 00:14:39,555 --> 00:14:42,153 It didn't work out like they'd hoped, did it? 261 00:14:42,696 --> 00:14:43,777 No. 262 00:14:44,434 --> 00:14:46,190 Four weeks into his tour, 263 00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:48,286 Fangs' bus was heading over the Rocky Mountains 264 00:14:48,312 --> 00:14:50,022 when one of its tires blew. 265 00:14:50,048 --> 00:14:51,550 There were no survivors. 266 00:14:51,697 --> 00:14:53,157 Poor Fangs. 267 00:14:55,652 --> 00:14:59,606 He was the first one of us to... 268 00:15:02,306 --> 00:15:03,895 pass away. 269 00:15:04,686 --> 00:15:05,832 But... 270 00:15:07,755 --> 00:15:09,739 that's his gold record over there. 271 00:15:11,318 --> 00:15:14,356 It'll hang in this room for as long as there's a Riverdale High. 272 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:18,614 What about Midge? 273 00:15:19,153 --> 00:15:21,336 Well, thanks to Fangs' songs, 274 00:15:21,362 --> 00:15:24,699 Midge and their daughter were taken care of for the rest of their lives. 275 00:15:25,816 --> 00:15:27,325 I remember. 276 00:15:30,332 --> 00:15:32,848 I'm remembering more and more. 277 00:15:33,494 --> 00:15:36,416 Hey, Betty, what are you doing for lunch? 278 00:15:36,442 --> 00:15:37,549 It's a beautiful day. 279 00:15:37,575 --> 00:15:39,661 Clay and I are gonna eat outside, if you wanna join us. 280 00:15:39,687 --> 00:15:40,739 Kevin. 281 00:15:43,103 --> 00:15:47,265 It is a beautiful day. I would love to join you and Clay. 282 00:15:51,054 --> 00:15:53,937 Gosh. I can't believe this is the last time 283 00:15:53,963 --> 00:15:56,757 we'll ever have lunch together at school, Betty. Can you? 284 00:15:56,783 --> 00:15:58,031 I know. 285 00:15:58,678 --> 00:16:01,109 Everything is going so fast, Kev. 286 00:16:01,135 --> 00:16:04,896 And, Clay, I feel as if I barely got to know you. 287 00:16:04,969 --> 00:16:06,445 That'll change. 288 00:16:06,710 --> 00:16:08,813 Clay and I are gonna be roommates next year. 289 00:16:09,586 --> 00:16:11,758 With me going to Columbia to study literature 290 00:16:11,784 --> 00:16:15,037 and Kevin going to NYU to study musical theater writing, 291 00:16:15,083 --> 00:16:17,828 it just made sense for us to get an apartment together. 292 00:16:17,854 --> 00:16:19,812 That's what we told our folks. 293 00:16:19,895 --> 00:16:21,719 Well, my mom and Clay's dad, 294 00:16:21,745 --> 00:16:23,955 they were swell about it. 295 00:16:23,981 --> 00:16:27,484 Just asked us to be careful, like they always do. 296 00:16:27,510 --> 00:16:29,836 And we always are. 297 00:16:30,512 --> 00:16:32,101 What happens to them? 298 00:16:32,746 --> 00:16:34,547 Nothing awful, I hope. 299 00:16:34,573 --> 00:16:35,734 No. 300 00:16:36,143 --> 00:16:39,242 They lived a very spirited life in the heart of Harlem. 301 00:16:39,384 --> 00:16:41,386 Yes. I remember visiting them. 302 00:16:41,523 --> 00:16:44,422 All they had to do was open a window, 303 00:16:44,448 --> 00:16:48,883 and an entire universe of music and art would pour in. 304 00:16:49,227 --> 00:16:52,758 Clay became a tenured professor at Columbia University, 305 00:16:53,655 --> 00:16:56,575 and Kevin started an off-Broadway theater company. 306 00:16:56,775 --> 00:16:59,508 They saw and survived so much from that apartment. 307 00:17:00,397 --> 00:17:03,859 Kevin was 82 when he went to sleep and never woke up. 308 00:17:04,183 --> 00:17:06,269 Clay passed away a few weeks later. 309 00:17:06,384 --> 00:17:08,845 He went out to enjoy some sun in Central Park, 310 00:17:08,871 --> 00:17:11,179 sat on a bench to feed some pigeons, 311 00:17:11,452 --> 00:17:12,687 and that was that. 312 00:17:15,207 --> 00:17:17,413 Hey, Betty? Are you okay? 313 00:17:20,538 --> 00:17:21,664 Yeah. 314 00:17:23,425 --> 00:17:26,765 Yeah. I was just thinking about you and Clay, and how... 315 00:17:29,337 --> 00:17:31,758 you two are soul mates. 316 00:17:32,155 --> 00:17:34,461 Sorry. I know I'm being silly. 317 00:17:34,566 --> 00:17:36,953 Well, speaking about soul mates, 318 00:17:36,979 --> 00:17:38,230 what about you guys? 319 00:17:38,256 --> 00:17:40,586 Have the four of you figured out what you're gonna do yet? 320 00:17:42,521 --> 00:17:44,508 The four of us? What do you mean? 321 00:17:44,691 --> 00:17:48,312 Betty. It's us. Clay and I, we know the truth. 322 00:17:48,500 --> 00:17:51,403 But if you want, even though it's the last day of school, 323 00:17:51,429 --> 00:17:54,675 we're happy to keep up the ruse that you're only dating Archie 324 00:17:54,701 --> 00:17:56,161 and not the others. 325 00:17:56,301 --> 00:17:57,656 The others? 326 00:17:58,758 --> 00:18:01,121 Come on. Don't tell me you've suddenly forgotten 327 00:18:01,147 --> 00:18:03,258 that you, Archie, Veronica, and Jughead 328 00:18:03,284 --> 00:18:06,219 have been in a quad this entire last year. 329 00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:09,452 A quad? 330 00:18:35,155 --> 00:18:37,491 What are you so happy about, Little Miss Mumps? 331 00:18:37,574 --> 00:18:39,284 Oh. I'm just... 332 00:18:39,925 --> 00:18:42,165 remembering where I was 333 00:18:42,681 --> 00:18:44,087 a year ago. 334 00:18:44,719 --> 00:18:47,423 Feeling boxed in by my mother's expectations 335 00:18:47,448 --> 00:18:49,704 and society's rules. 336 00:18:49,878 --> 00:18:51,338 Fighting to have my voice heard. 337 00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:53,867 Yes, yes, we all read The Teenage Mystique. 338 00:18:54,338 --> 00:18:55,712 And now? 339 00:18:55,866 --> 00:18:58,728 And now, I'm remembering... 340 00:19:00,907 --> 00:19:03,306 It's been a really fun year. 341 00:19:08,939 --> 00:19:11,108 Thank you for signing my yearbook, Reggie. 342 00:19:11,712 --> 00:19:14,345 Anything for the gal who helped me fix up Bella. 343 00:19:14,371 --> 00:19:15,478 Gotta say though, 344 00:19:15,504 --> 00:19:18,509 you and me could've had one hell of a senior year 345 00:19:18,535 --> 00:19:20,371 taking Bella up to Lovers Lane, 346 00:19:20,397 --> 00:19:24,274 if only you'd chosen me over Chowderhead Andrews. 347 00:19:24,534 --> 00:19:27,532 I didn't choose Archie over you, Reggie. 348 00:19:27,861 --> 00:19:30,739 Or over Jughead, for that matter. 349 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,275 Can you keep a secret? 350 00:19:34,495 --> 00:19:36,957 One that only a handful of people know? 351 00:19:37,702 --> 00:19:38,703 Yeah. 352 00:19:38,729 --> 00:19:41,403 Turns out, after Angel Tabitha's last visit, 353 00:19:41,429 --> 00:19:45,391 I remembered what it was like being with Jughead. 354 00:19:45,538 --> 00:19:47,306 And being with Archie. 355 00:19:47,532 --> 00:19:50,837 And Archie and Veronica remembered what it was like being with each other. 356 00:19:50,863 --> 00:19:53,457 But Veronica and Jughead had just starting a thing. 357 00:19:53,483 --> 00:19:55,444 And remembering all of that 358 00:19:55,527 --> 00:20:00,056 sort of just took the pressure off of us having to make a single choice. 359 00:20:00,083 --> 00:20:02,821 So the four of us realized that we could, 360 00:20:02,847 --> 00:20:05,540 and maybe should, just be... 361 00:20:06,191 --> 00:20:07,368 together. 362 00:20:07,593 --> 00:20:08,928 At the same time. 363 00:20:08,973 --> 00:20:11,649 Are you saying that for the past year, 364 00:20:11,986 --> 00:20:13,947 the four of you have been dating? 365 00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:16,587 Each other? 366 00:20:17,860 --> 00:20:21,470 It started innocently enough with the four of us going on double dates, 367 00:20:21,496 --> 00:20:23,467 me and Archie, Jughead and Veronica. 368 00:20:23,493 --> 00:20:26,571 And then it kind of naturally evolved from there. 369 00:20:26,735 --> 00:20:29,863 Some nights, Archie would sneak into my bedroom, 370 00:20:30,103 --> 00:20:33,103 and Veronica would go home with Jughead. 371 00:20:33,852 --> 00:20:36,954 Other nights, Archie would spend the night at The Pembrooke, 372 00:20:37,225 --> 00:20:40,228 and I'd go over to Jughead's. 373 00:20:40,405 --> 00:20:44,159 And sometimes, more often than you'd imagine, 374 00:20:44,274 --> 00:20:46,609 I would find my way to Veronica's. 375 00:20:47,314 --> 00:20:48,735 Okay. But... 376 00:20:48,868 --> 00:20:52,631 you guys never thought about bringing me into the mix? 377 00:20:52,657 --> 00:20:55,155 Veronica and I talked about it, of course. 378 00:20:55,180 --> 00:20:56,936 A flutter bum like you? 379 00:20:56,962 --> 00:20:58,924 But you were always so focused on basketball. 380 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:01,811 Trust me, I would've made the time, Goldilocks. 381 00:21:01,837 --> 00:21:03,704 But speaking of that... 382 00:21:05,662 --> 00:21:07,392 I'd better get back to it. 383 00:21:09,353 --> 00:21:12,149 I'm so glad I got to know you, Reggie. 384 00:21:12,435 --> 00:21:13,688 This you. 385 00:21:14,550 --> 00:21:17,376 And I think you're destined for greatness. 386 00:21:20,542 --> 00:21:21,907 You too, Cooper. 387 00:21:32,575 --> 00:21:34,451 Did Reggie go professional? 388 00:21:34,510 --> 00:21:35,510 Yes. 389 00:21:35,872 --> 00:21:38,122 The following year, he played for Kansas State. 390 00:21:38,148 --> 00:21:40,267 Then he got drafted by the Lakers. 391 00:21:41,180 --> 00:21:43,700 During the off-season, he would work at his family farm 392 00:21:43,726 --> 00:21:46,775 until his folks passed away, then he had to sell the land. 393 00:21:47,149 --> 00:21:51,244 At which point, he started coaching here at Riverdale High. 394 00:21:52,159 --> 00:21:53,978 He was buried in Duck Creek, 395 00:21:54,653 --> 00:21:56,908 next to his wife and his parents. 396 00:21:57,329 --> 00:21:58,658 He had two sons, 397 00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:01,728 who still run the used-car dealership, Mantle Motors. 398 00:22:05,344 --> 00:22:07,213 We go to the Babylonium next. 399 00:22:10,646 --> 00:22:13,566 - How's that absinthe, Betty? - It's delicious. 400 00:22:13,592 --> 00:22:16,345 It's just a bit early in the day for me. 401 00:22:17,231 --> 00:22:20,252 Well, I want to prepare you, because... 402 00:22:20,822 --> 00:22:22,064 I have news. 403 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,538 That I haven't yet shared with the boys. 404 00:22:25,423 --> 00:22:28,939 The final pieces fell into place yesterday, but... 405 00:22:29,497 --> 00:22:31,800 I'm moving back to the City of Angels. 406 00:22:31,826 --> 00:22:33,202 Los Angeles? 407 00:22:34,259 --> 00:22:35,585 Why? How? 408 00:22:35,644 --> 00:22:39,307 Josie McCoy's words about taking over Hollywood 409 00:22:39,333 --> 00:22:42,587 have been ringing in my ears since her visit. 410 00:22:43,377 --> 00:22:46,064 So I finally called my good friend Peter Roth, 411 00:22:46,090 --> 00:22:49,258 and asked about getting a job working for him in La La Land. 412 00:22:49,284 --> 00:22:51,306 I've done the small-town thing. 413 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:53,330 I've done the theater-owner thing. 414 00:22:53,413 --> 00:22:57,302 And I now know what I wanna do next. 415 00:22:57,328 --> 00:23:00,748 - And what is that, Miss Lodge? - I wanna produce movies. 416 00:23:01,379 --> 00:23:03,228 And run a studio someday, 417 00:23:04,045 --> 00:23:05,563 just like you. 418 00:23:07,422 --> 00:23:09,562 I can't tell you how excited I am 419 00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:11,675 to begin this next chapter, Betty. 420 00:23:11,762 --> 00:23:13,764 To get in on the ground floor, 421 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:15,872 learn the ropes, 422 00:23:15,898 --> 00:23:18,146 work my way up to being a studio executive. 423 00:23:18,172 --> 00:23:19,732 One of the gatekeepers. 424 00:23:20,763 --> 00:23:21,989 Sounds like... 425 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,263 an opportunity of a lifetime. 426 00:23:25,380 --> 00:23:26,544 It is. 427 00:23:29,084 --> 00:23:31,224 But I'm detecting something, Betty. 428 00:23:32,306 --> 00:23:34,083 I'm so proud of you. 429 00:23:35,450 --> 00:23:40,443 Of all the things you've done, of all the businesses that you've started, 430 00:23:41,506 --> 00:23:44,185 this move feels... 431 00:23:46,172 --> 00:23:47,990 the most right. 432 00:23:48,632 --> 00:23:49,997 I agree. 433 00:23:51,181 --> 00:23:53,013 Like it was my destiny. 434 00:23:53,433 --> 00:23:55,091 To be in the movies. 435 00:23:57,463 --> 00:24:01,330 The only thing is, California's so far away. 436 00:24:01,356 --> 00:24:02,646 Betty... 437 00:24:06,106 --> 00:24:08,483 It doesn't matter how far away we are... 438 00:24:09,951 --> 00:24:13,896 we will always be in each other's lives. 439 00:24:15,808 --> 00:24:17,115 I promise. 440 00:24:23,532 --> 00:24:25,200 I always loved this theater. 441 00:24:26,642 --> 00:24:28,107 It had a good run. 442 00:24:28,854 --> 00:24:31,193 Lots of kids made out here. 443 00:24:33,749 --> 00:24:35,865 Lots of gum under these seats. 444 00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:39,501 And Veronica? 445 00:24:39,677 --> 00:24:41,185 The summer after graduation, 446 00:24:41,211 --> 00:24:44,537 Veronica started as an assistant at Silver Shield Studios. 447 00:24:44,620 --> 00:24:47,005 But within a few years, she was running the place. 448 00:24:47,031 --> 00:24:49,092 She became known for her impeccable taste 449 00:24:49,118 --> 00:24:51,341 and for taking risks on young, raw talent. 450 00:24:51,366 --> 00:24:53,137 - She won two Oscars - _ 451 00:24:53,163 --> 00:24:56,060 and produced some of the most iconic movies of our time. 452 00:24:56,744 --> 00:24:59,943 Vee was buried in the Hollywood Forever cemetery. 453 00:25:06,465 --> 00:25:08,763 I visited her grave once. 454 00:25:13,566 --> 00:25:16,935 And went to some of her premieres before that. 455 00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:21,997 She was such a force. 456 00:25:27,015 --> 00:25:28,279 I wish... 457 00:25:33,778 --> 00:25:36,560 I wish I had kept in better touch with her. 458 00:25:39,917 --> 00:25:44,021 With everyone. All of us. We were so close. 459 00:25:44,677 --> 00:25:46,115 Inseparable. 460 00:25:46,586 --> 00:25:47,963 And then we just... 461 00:25:50,652 --> 00:25:52,487 That's what today is all about. 462 00:25:54,464 --> 00:25:55,888 Remembering. 463 00:25:56,611 --> 00:25:58,349 And getting one more chance. 464 00:26:00,921 --> 00:26:02,357 And no regrets. 465 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:11,474 Thank you for coming tonight. 466 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,787 This is the culmination of a year-long collaboration 467 00:26:14,813 --> 00:26:18,162 between myself and my partner in all things, 468 00:26:18,201 --> 00:26:19,494 Toni Topaz. 469 00:26:19,577 --> 00:26:24,640 Our relationship is the most thrilling thing I could've ever imagined. 470 00:26:24,666 --> 00:26:26,543 We're always creating. 471 00:26:26,626 --> 00:26:31,341 There's no separation between our art and our love. 472 00:26:31,607 --> 00:26:34,107 So please, mingle, 473 00:26:34,133 --> 00:26:35,599 enjoy the work, 474 00:26:35,625 --> 00:26:39,146 and feel free to buy a piece, or two. 475 00:26:39,747 --> 00:26:42,878 Also, I'll be sitting at that table over there 476 00:26:42,904 --> 00:26:44,510 selling a collected edition 477 00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:46,872 of the first six issues of Black Athena, 478 00:26:46,898 --> 00:26:50,474 Riverdale High's acclaimed literary magazine. 479 00:26:50,626 --> 00:26:52,794 It's sure to be a collector's item. 480 00:26:53,128 --> 00:26:54,388 Thank you. 481 00:27:04,465 --> 00:27:07,975 These paintings are incredible. I should try to buy one. 482 00:27:08,001 --> 00:27:09,794 In case you were wondering, 483 00:27:09,878 --> 00:27:14,044 Cheryl had an incredible career as a painter. 484 00:27:14,864 --> 00:27:18,201 Her work was shown in galleries and museums across the country. 485 00:27:18,733 --> 00:27:20,279 Even a couple in Europe. 486 00:27:21,397 --> 00:27:22,826 What about Toni? 487 00:27:23,076 --> 00:27:24,963 Toni and Cheryl stayed together. 488 00:27:25,356 --> 00:27:26,935 Moved out West together. 489 00:27:27,155 --> 00:27:30,283 They settled in the Oakland hills, in a Craftsman house, 490 00:27:30,309 --> 00:27:32,811 where they lived as artists and activists, 491 00:27:33,392 --> 00:27:34,607 and they had a son, 492 00:27:35,003 --> 00:27:38,364 Dale, named after Riverdale, of course. 493 00:27:41,322 --> 00:27:43,324 And how did they pass away? 494 00:27:43,698 --> 00:27:44,935 Peacefully. 495 00:27:45,288 --> 00:27:49,431 After living full, gorgeous, 496 00:27:49,660 --> 00:27:51,755 sexy lives. 497 00:27:55,177 --> 00:27:56,716 What about Julian? 498 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,301 Bit of a lost soul. 499 00:27:58,327 --> 00:28:02,880 After graduation, he enlisted, served, and died in Vietnam. 500 00:28:03,997 --> 00:28:05,290 He was 28. 501 00:28:06,245 --> 00:28:07,607 Nana Rose? 502 00:28:08,165 --> 00:28:09,559 Reincarnated. 503 00:28:09,952 --> 00:28:11,692 Multiple times. 504 00:28:14,071 --> 00:28:16,732 The Bee and Mrs. T got married. 505 00:28:19,116 --> 00:28:20,302 Oh, them. 506 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,223 Frank Andrews and Tom Keller were murdered. 507 00:28:23,249 --> 00:28:24,468 By who? 508 00:28:24,494 --> 00:28:26,955 A hustler they picked up one rainy night 509 00:28:27,351 --> 00:28:29,005 named Chic. 510 00:28:32,447 --> 00:28:34,318 What's happening over there? 511 00:28:35,424 --> 00:28:38,443 Veronica has just told us about her plans to go out West. 512 00:28:38,591 --> 00:28:40,154 And we are not taking it well. 513 00:28:40,525 --> 00:28:42,777 I wasn't there for that conversation. 514 00:28:42,876 --> 00:28:44,005 No. 515 00:28:44,793 --> 00:28:46,200 You should be. 516 00:28:46,905 --> 00:28:48,474 Might help cushion the blow. 517 00:28:56,665 --> 00:28:59,584 What's the tale, Nightingales? Why the long faces? 518 00:29:00,611 --> 00:29:03,030 Ronnie just dropped an atomic bomb on us. 519 00:29:03,652 --> 00:29:06,058 I told them my Los Angeles news. 520 00:29:06,267 --> 00:29:08,102 Ain't that just the pits? 521 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,495 Come on, boys. 522 00:29:09,521 --> 00:29:11,581 I know we haven't been talking about it lately, 523 00:29:11,607 --> 00:29:15,245 but we all knew we'd be going our separate ways after graduation. 524 00:29:15,271 --> 00:29:17,995 - Yeah, but now it just feels so real. - And... 525 00:29:18,964 --> 00:29:20,159 final. 526 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:23,344 Hey. Do we really wanna spend what could be our last night together 527 00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,956 acting like a bunch of wet blankets? 528 00:29:25,982 --> 00:29:27,656 Senior year was amazing. 529 00:29:27,740 --> 00:29:29,116 And incredibly fulfilling. 530 00:29:29,142 --> 00:29:32,652 Not just physically, emotionally too. 531 00:29:33,258 --> 00:29:36,691 Seriously, how lucky were we to have been brought together? 532 00:29:36,964 --> 00:29:40,137 Given the opportunity to know and love each other 533 00:29:40,163 --> 00:29:44,113 across not one, but two lifetimes? 534 00:29:44,389 --> 00:29:49,535 We should be celebrating that, not mourning it. Not yet, at least. 535 00:29:49,652 --> 00:29:50,925 Betty's right. 536 00:29:51,946 --> 00:29:53,495 The future can wait. 537 00:29:53,914 --> 00:29:57,584 Tonight is about appreciating everything we've been through. 538 00:29:58,770 --> 00:30:02,433 And let me tell you, we have been through a hell of a lot. 539 00:30:03,046 --> 00:30:06,306 You know, I gotta say, if I had to live through high school twice, 540 00:30:06,332 --> 00:30:08,042 which we did... 541 00:30:10,696 --> 00:30:13,073 I'm glad it was with you three yahoos. 542 00:30:14,104 --> 00:30:16,597 I love you all so much. 543 00:30:17,832 --> 00:30:19,441 Meeting you was... 544 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,227 the best thing that could've possibly happened to me. 545 00:30:24,603 --> 00:30:26,308 Heartbreaks and all. 546 00:30:29,950 --> 00:30:33,480 And I'm so glad to be here to say that to you tonight. 547 00:30:38,140 --> 00:30:39,183 Hey. 548 00:30:39,681 --> 00:30:42,074 Should we all take one last ride in my hot rod together, 549 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:43,620 to Cheryl's after-party? 550 00:31:30,132 --> 00:31:31,466 Where are the others? 551 00:31:33,766 --> 00:31:35,280 Already inside. 552 00:31:35,870 --> 00:31:37,866 - Why aren't you there? - I can't. 553 00:31:39,459 --> 00:31:40,803 I can't go in. 554 00:31:41,499 --> 00:31:44,277 - How come? - Because I know, and you know, 555 00:31:44,303 --> 00:31:48,577 that this is the last time that all of us will be together, ever. 556 00:31:49,068 --> 00:31:51,460 - Betty... - I don't want to say goodbye. 557 00:31:52,739 --> 00:31:55,257 I just... don't. 558 00:31:55,872 --> 00:32:00,749 It will be too painful, too much to bear, like you said. 559 00:32:00,775 --> 00:32:03,562 It was a mistake to come back here. I should be at home with the mumps. 560 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:06,186 I should not be saying goodbye. It's... 561 00:32:06,212 --> 00:32:07,850 That's life, Betty. 562 00:32:08,321 --> 00:32:09,701 You say hello. 563 00:32:10,427 --> 00:32:12,999 You walk alongside someone for a while. 564 00:32:14,580 --> 00:32:16,241 And then you say goodbye. 565 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:20,382 That's the arc of a life, 566 00:32:21,222 --> 00:32:22,508 isn't it? 567 00:32:27,668 --> 00:32:29,318 Every minute counts. 568 00:32:56,313 --> 00:32:57,404 Okay. 569 00:32:58,797 --> 00:33:00,590 As some of you may know, 570 00:33:00,821 --> 00:33:02,698 I'm kind of a big-time poet now. 571 00:33:02,724 --> 00:33:05,542 We know, Andrews. You won't stop talking about it. 572 00:33:05,568 --> 00:33:09,006 In any case, I wrote something to commemorate our time together. 573 00:33:09,032 --> 00:33:12,084 Aw. Are you gonna make us get the weeps, Archie? 574 00:33:13,681 --> 00:33:15,599 "This is an ode to my best friends. 575 00:33:15,764 --> 00:33:17,933 And every good thing that must come to an end. 576 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,373 Tomorrow we won't see each other in study hall, 577 00:33:21,934 --> 00:33:23,912 so here's a few memories for us to recall. 578 00:33:24,043 --> 00:33:27,998 And no, I won't be mentioning the epic highs and lows Of high school football 579 00:33:29,543 --> 00:33:31,670 I grew up next door to Betty Cooper 580 00:33:31,863 --> 00:33:34,435 who everyone thinks is super-duper 581 00:33:35,271 --> 00:33:36,912 Just don't mutter the word "Tangerine" 582 00:33:36,938 --> 00:33:39,490 'cause it sets off her serial killer gene. 583 00:33:40,836 --> 00:33:43,338 Veronica Lodge, always in pearls, 584 00:33:43,578 --> 00:33:46,164 there isn't a business you haven't given a whirl. 585 00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:48,404 Funny to think you were never Prom Queen, 586 00:33:48,430 --> 00:33:52,053 then again, you were once-upon-a-time a human dialysis machine 587 00:33:52,739 --> 00:33:56,568 I specifically asked Angel Tabitha not to let anyone remember that. 588 00:33:57,352 --> 00:34:00,355 Cheryl Blossom, you're as rich as a Rockefeller. 589 00:34:00,556 --> 00:34:03,058 You also kept your beloved Jason Down in a cellar. 590 00:34:04,333 --> 00:34:06,794 But I'm glad to see you and the Serpent Queen back together. 591 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:09,130 Only thing, Toni, Southside's one word, 592 00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:12,091 so whoever designed your jacket is a terrible speller. 593 00:34:12,899 --> 00:34:15,068 Jughead Jones needs no intro. 594 00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:17,724 He made his teacher jump out a window. 595 00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:19,656 He thinks himself a private eye 596 00:34:19,682 --> 00:34:21,810 chained himself to Southside High. 597 00:34:22,395 --> 00:34:23,730 Do me next. 598 00:34:24,849 --> 00:34:27,565 Kevin's voice is so beautiful he belongs in a chorus, 599 00:34:27,648 --> 00:34:30,381 but he spends most of his time cruising Fox Forest. 600 00:34:31,437 --> 00:34:32,551 Fangs, 601 00:34:33,536 --> 00:34:35,084 look at you now. 602 00:34:35,221 --> 00:34:37,181 You're a rockstar greaser 603 00:34:37,327 --> 00:34:40,779 A long way from a cult member who stole organs to put in a freezer 604 00:34:41,052 --> 00:34:42,095 Yeah. 605 00:34:42,121 --> 00:34:44,873 Last but not least, Mantle the Magnificent 606 00:34:45,265 --> 00:34:47,225 Pound for pound you're my closest equivalent. 607 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:50,099 But there's that other Reggie so how do we know you're even legitimate? 608 00:34:50,350 --> 00:34:53,201 I'm gonna need to see some kind of birth certificate. 609 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,826 Not cool, Andrews. You know I'm sensitive about that. 610 00:35:00,476 --> 00:35:02,895 These are just some of our wild endeavors. 611 00:35:04,594 --> 00:35:07,263 But now we've come to the end of our time together. 612 00:35:08,471 --> 00:35:11,060 It's truly one of my life's greatest pleasures... 613 00:35:13,373 --> 00:35:15,834 to call you all my best friends... 614 00:35:16,911 --> 00:35:18,326 Forever and ever." 615 00:35:41,527 --> 00:35:44,724 You weren't planning on leaving without saying goodbye, were you? 616 00:35:46,730 --> 00:35:49,191 I'm afraid it's time for me to go. 617 00:35:52,103 --> 00:35:53,209 Okay. 618 00:35:53,696 --> 00:35:54,826 Well... 619 00:35:57,835 --> 00:36:00,545 Tonight isn't goodbye, anyway. 620 00:36:01,620 --> 00:36:03,295 I know we'll see each other again. 621 00:36:04,730 --> 00:36:05,842 Maybe... 622 00:36:07,024 --> 00:36:08,951 Maybe we'll even end up together. 623 00:36:11,139 --> 00:36:12,724 I've always felt... 624 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,175 that it would be you and me at the end of the road. 625 00:36:19,716 --> 00:36:21,701 I mean, it started with us, didn't it? 626 00:36:23,590 --> 00:36:26,693 A boy and a girl next door to each other. 627 00:36:28,735 --> 00:36:31,154 That's a lovely sentiment, Archie. 628 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,326 But that's not what happens in the future. 629 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:37,592 No? 630 00:36:41,237 --> 00:36:42,264 No. 631 00:36:45,609 --> 00:36:47,402 Your mom was right. 632 00:36:49,792 --> 00:36:53,287 You make it to California and you don't look back. 633 00:36:55,663 --> 00:37:00,335 Then you meet a sweet, strong girl who makes you laugh. 634 00:37:02,478 --> 00:37:05,342 And you settle down in Modesto. 635 00:37:06,563 --> 00:37:09,232 Then you have a beautiful family. 636 00:37:11,708 --> 00:37:16,092 You're a professional construction worker and an amateur writer, 637 00:37:16,651 --> 00:37:20,795 and you are so, so content 638 00:37:21,734 --> 00:37:23,224 and happy. 639 00:37:29,053 --> 00:37:30,678 And when you die... 640 00:37:33,735 --> 00:37:36,088 you ask to be buried here 641 00:37:36,519 --> 00:37:37,904 in Riverdale... 642 00:37:40,492 --> 00:37:41,998 next to your father. 643 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:14,704 Glad you went in? 644 00:38:15,683 --> 00:38:16,736 I am. 645 00:38:19,036 --> 00:38:20,642 But it reminded me... 646 00:38:22,261 --> 00:38:25,822 there's one last person I want to visit before we leave. 647 00:38:26,071 --> 00:38:27,611 If we have time. 648 00:38:29,663 --> 00:38:30,790 We do. 649 00:38:32,555 --> 00:38:35,158 I just wanna get some flowers first. 650 00:38:53,145 --> 00:38:57,195 It was right after the beginning of senior year that he... 651 00:38:57,709 --> 00:38:58,859 Yes. 652 00:39:00,129 --> 00:39:02,214 It was a terrible blow to the town. 653 00:39:07,131 --> 00:39:08,984 At least it happened in his sleep. 654 00:39:21,249 --> 00:39:23,726 What do you think happens to us... 655 00:39:25,858 --> 00:39:27,210 when we die? 656 00:39:31,944 --> 00:39:35,948 I can't speak for everyone, but for a man like Pop Tate, 657 00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:39,811 I have a feeling he's probably still doing what he loved best, 658 00:39:40,628 --> 00:39:42,876 flipping burgers and mixing shakes, 659 00:39:42,901 --> 00:39:44,548 and making people smile. 660 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:48,376 For the rest of eternity, I bet. 661 00:39:55,502 --> 00:39:58,885 Strange to say, but I read your obituary. 662 00:39:59,096 --> 00:40:00,729 - _ - In the paper. 663 00:40:00,754 --> 00:40:02,299 _ 664 00:40:02,485 --> 00:40:04,401 It was lovely, Jughead. 665 00:40:04,847 --> 00:40:07,252 Yours was a life well-lived. 666 00:40:07,915 --> 00:40:10,260 As we used to say back in the day... 667 00:40:11,207 --> 00:40:12,626 it was swell. 668 00:40:13,426 --> 00:40:15,510 I put all my eggs in one basket. 669 00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:18,362 Jughead's Madhouse magazine. 670 00:40:19,843 --> 00:40:21,885 It became an institution. 671 00:40:22,463 --> 00:40:26,088 It was juvenile satire at best. 672 00:40:26,114 --> 00:40:28,533 Just mocking all of the Sacred Cows. 673 00:40:29,236 --> 00:40:30,588 People loved it. 674 00:40:31,542 --> 00:40:35,174 And they still love it 70 years later. 675 00:40:35,724 --> 00:40:38,096 It's mostly teens and kids who read it, 676 00:40:38,122 --> 00:40:39,791 but I'm not gonna lie, 677 00:40:39,817 --> 00:40:44,155 as far as legacies go, I could've done a heck of a lot worse. 678 00:40:45,752 --> 00:40:48,510 Do you think about that a lot? Legacy? 679 00:40:50,292 --> 00:40:51,362 No. 680 00:40:52,049 --> 00:40:53,409 Not too much. 681 00:40:53,435 --> 00:40:54,719 Well, you should. 682 00:40:55,268 --> 00:40:57,288 First it was The Teenage Mystique. 683 00:40:57,479 --> 00:40:59,748 A self-published best-seller. 684 00:40:59,774 --> 00:41:02,235 Then it was your advice column, "Betty's Diary." 685 00:41:02,313 --> 00:41:05,812 All I remember from those days were the never-ending deadlines. 686 00:41:05,838 --> 00:41:07,173 Then it was New York. 687 00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:09,357 Freelancing and protesting. 688 00:41:09,383 --> 00:41:12,237 There was so much to be angry about back then. 689 00:41:13,283 --> 00:41:16,108 - Still is. - The same fights. 690 00:41:18,554 --> 00:41:21,080 But other people are fighting them now. 691 00:41:21,603 --> 00:41:23,432 The younger generation. 692 00:41:23,527 --> 00:41:26,238 Who grew up reading the magazine you started. 693 00:41:26,517 --> 00:41:28,151 She Says magazine. 694 00:41:28,772 --> 00:41:30,330 The go-to source 695 00:41:30,540 --> 00:41:32,964 for feminist and progressive causes, 696 00:41:33,071 --> 00:41:35,252 exposing hard truths. 697 00:41:35,388 --> 00:41:38,119 Still being published today, I might add. 698 00:41:40,023 --> 00:41:42,698 As far as professional legacies go, 699 00:41:43,688 --> 00:41:46,080 I could've done a heck of a lot worse. 700 00:41:48,596 --> 00:41:50,940 Do you have any regrets about not getting married? 701 00:41:52,577 --> 00:41:53,744 None. 702 00:41:59,813 --> 00:42:03,182 But I'm so happy I adopted my daughter, Carla. 703 00:42:04,433 --> 00:42:06,682 I loved being a mother. 704 00:42:08,543 --> 00:42:10,205 And a grandmother. 705 00:42:14,185 --> 00:42:16,276 That's my true legacy. 706 00:42:18,934 --> 00:42:20,276 My family. 707 00:42:23,485 --> 00:42:26,862 What about you? Any regrets about not getting circled? 708 00:42:27,962 --> 00:42:29,205 Sometimes. 709 00:42:39,035 --> 00:42:41,151 I know it's impossible, but... 710 00:42:45,213 --> 00:42:48,508 I wish that we could stay in Riverdale forever. 711 00:42:51,977 --> 00:42:53,885 With all of our friends. 712 00:42:54,982 --> 00:42:56,354 As we were. 713 00:42:58,885 --> 00:43:01,619 Young and beautiful. 714 00:43:07,636 --> 00:43:09,283 Full of hope. 715 00:43:13,497 --> 00:43:17,073 Bursting with love for each other. 716 00:43:17,978 --> 00:43:19,862 I know it's not possible. 717 00:43:21,098 --> 00:43:22,198 No. 718 00:43:23,847 --> 00:43:25,135 It's not. 719 00:43:30,923 --> 00:43:33,008 In fact, it's time to get you back. 720 00:43:38,165 --> 00:43:39,300 I know. 721 00:43:43,651 --> 00:43:44,823 I'm ready. 722 00:43:47,929 --> 00:43:50,291 To face whatever comes next. 723 00:44:06,747 --> 00:44:09,605 Oh, Grandma, look. We're nearly there. 724 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:16,175 Goodbye, town sign. 725 00:44:17,441 --> 00:44:21,633 Goodbye, Sweetwater River and all its mysteries... 726 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:25,082 And Fox Forest and its haunted trees. 727 00:44:25,399 --> 00:44:28,949 Goodbye, Red Door, and the secrets behind it. 728 00:44:29,471 --> 00:44:32,566 Goodbye, room. Goodbye, window, 729 00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:34,777 and Archie's room. 730 00:44:34,937 --> 00:44:36,433 Goodbye, Pembrooke, 731 00:44:36,474 --> 00:44:38,355 with your crackling fires 732 00:44:38,381 --> 00:44:40,199 and sexy sleepovers. 733 00:44:40,426 --> 00:44:44,113 Goodbye to cups of coffee and late nights of writing, 734 00:44:44,139 --> 00:44:46,337 and to maple syrup mornings 735 00:44:46,363 --> 00:44:48,502 and spin-the-bottle parties. 736 00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:50,641 Goodbye to buttered popcorn, 737 00:44:50,667 --> 00:44:53,507 and double-features, and double-dates. 738 00:44:53,628 --> 00:44:57,496 Goodbye to music and poetry and art. 739 00:44:58,066 --> 00:45:00,572 Goodbye, Riverdale High. 740 00:45:00,656 --> 00:45:04,496 Goodbye to basketball games and pep rallies 741 00:45:04,521 --> 00:45:06,344 and dances at the gym. 742 00:45:06,428 --> 00:45:09,806 Goodbye, lockers. Goodbye, Blue & Gold. 743 00:45:09,832 --> 00:45:12,118 Goodbye, chalk dust, and bobby-pins, 744 00:45:12,144 --> 00:45:14,769 and whoopee caps, and whoopee cushions. 745 00:45:14,795 --> 00:45:17,563 Goodbye to friends, and feeling scared, 746 00:45:17,589 --> 00:45:19,792 and Fourth of July camping trips, 747 00:45:19,818 --> 00:45:21,605 and time capsules, 748 00:45:21,631 --> 00:45:23,433 and time. 749 00:45:23,987 --> 00:45:27,449 I wish... I wish there were more of it. 750 00:45:28,355 --> 00:45:30,253 Goodbye, Riverdale. 751 00:45:31,302 --> 00:45:34,198 It was wonderful getting to grow up here. 752 00:45:36,984 --> 00:45:38,527 Grandma Betty, we're here. 753 00:45:39,319 --> 00:45:41,972 Look, honey, she's asleep. 754 00:45:44,485 --> 00:45:46,941 I don't think she's asleep, honey. 755 00:46:18,527 --> 00:46:22,355 ? You're mine ? 756 00:46:23,470 --> 00:46:28,300 ? And we belong together ? 757 00:46:30,334 --> 00:46:35,019 ? Yes, we belong together ? 758 00:46:36,968 --> 00:46:41,558 ? For eternity ? 759 00:46:45,807 --> 00:46:49,811 ? You're mine ? 760 00:46:50,684 --> 00:46:54,980 ? Your lips belong to me ? 761 00:46:57,217 --> 00:47:01,988 ? Yes, they belong to only me ? 762 00:47:03,885 --> 00:47:08,515 ? For eternity ? 763 00:47:12,759 --> 00:47:18,925 ? You're my, my baby ? 764 00:47:19,829 --> 00:47:24,863 ? And you'll always be ? 765 00:47:26,351 --> 00:47:32,371 ? I swear by everything I own ? 766 00:47:33,517 --> 00:47:39,535 ? You'll always, always be mine ? 767 00:47:39,958 --> 00:47:43,714 ? You're mine ? 768 00:47:44,708 --> 00:47:49,496 ? And we belong together... ? 769 00:47:50,630 --> 00:47:52,191 Perfect timing, Betty. 770 00:47:52,942 --> 00:47:56,152 We got you a shake. Your favorite, strawberry. 771 00:47:56,459 --> 00:47:57,710 Thank you. 772 00:47:58,136 --> 00:48:03,599 ? For eternity ? 773 00:48:08,767 --> 00:48:10,603 We'll leave them here, I think. 774 00:48:13,476 --> 00:48:15,183 Where they're forever juniors... 775 00:48:16,617 --> 00:48:18,121 forever 17. 776 00:48:20,418 --> 00:48:22,792 Always grabbing a burger or a shake. 777 00:48:24,451 --> 00:48:27,277 Always going to or coming from some dance. 778 00:48:27,344 --> 00:48:30,519 Talking about school, the big game, 779 00:48:30,741 --> 00:48:32,326 who's dating who, 780 00:48:33,124 --> 00:48:34,292 homework, 781 00:48:35,512 --> 00:48:37,753 whatever movie is playing at the Babylonium. 782 00:48:37,779 --> 00:48:40,097 You know, the moments that make up a life. 783 00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:41,667 That's where they've... 784 00:48:41,781 --> 00:48:42,941 Where we've... 785 00:48:43,258 --> 00:48:44,542 always been. 786 00:48:45,257 --> 00:48:48,105 In this diner, in this town... 787 00:48:49,180 --> 00:48:50,769 in the Sweet Hereafter. 788 00:48:51,660 --> 00:48:54,997 So if you happen to see that neon sign some lonely night, 789 00:48:55,212 --> 00:48:56,925 at the end of that long journey, 790 00:48:56,975 --> 00:48:59,311 the journey that every one of us is on, 791 00:48:59,887 --> 00:49:03,183 pull over, come on in, take a seat, 792 00:49:03,684 --> 00:49:05,972 and know that you'll always be among friends. 793 00:49:06,781 --> 00:49:09,667 And that Riverdale will always be your home. 794 00:49:10,637 --> 00:49:12,035 Until then... 795 00:49:13,651 --> 00:49:15,050 Have a good night. 796 00:49:23,934 --> 00:49:27,316 www.subtitulamos.tv