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May 4, 2017 · Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder: Directed by Rob Seidenglanz. With K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse. Archie and Veronica are shocked to learn of the arrest, and must come clean to their parents about what they uncovered; Jason's killer is revealed.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rob Seidenglanz
- 2017-05-04
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"Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Riverdale. It premiered on May 4, 2017.
THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM – Archie and Veronica are shocked to learn of the arrest but know they need to come clean to their parents about what they uncovered. Still hurt by the betrayal of his friends and torn over who to trust, Jughead reluctantly joins them in a quest for truth. Meanwhile, Cheryl confronts her mom about why she treats h...
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Archie and Veronica reiterate to Betty that someone planted the gun in FP's trailer. Archie states that they need to tell Jughead that his father is innocent, but no one can seem to find him, and he isn't answering their calls. In the meantime, Archie suggests they go to their parents with this discovery, as his father will know what to do, however, the interaction doesn't go as well as planned. Fred, Mary, and Hermione are furious to learn that Archie and Veronica broke into his trailer at Alice's behest. However, Archie explains that they had to make sure FP wasn't involved in the murder of Jason Blossom. Archie insists that there wasn't a gun when they broke in, and if their parents don't believe in them, they'll go to Sheriff Keller without them. Unfortunately, Mary informs him that he and Veronica entered FP's residence illegally, so anything they did or did not find would be inadmissible in the court of law. Archie doesn't care about the consequences of his actions, but his father does. FP has ruined Jughead's life, but he's not going to let him ruin Archie's too.
Jughead calls his mother from a phone booth and informs her that he purchased a bus ticket to Toledo. He thought he would crash with her and Jellybean for a while, but his mother tells him that now is not a good time. Jughead claims that he understands and hangs up the phone, breaking down immediately after. He then heads back into the bus station and buys a ticket to the next bus headed out of town, which is to Citrusville, Florida, which leaves tomorrow at 6:00 AM.
Hermione begins frantically searching for her and Veronica's passports should they have to flee in case FP gives Hiram up. They must be ready should the time come for them to run away. Veronica fears that they'll look guilty, to which Hermione replies that they are, recalling how she bribed the mayor for the drive-in land, forged Veronica's signature, and paid off the Serpents.
A little later in the night, Betty lays in her bed, worried about Jughead, so she texts Archie, and the two of them head out together to find him, starting with the bus station. Unfortunately, when they arrive, he is not there. Veronica then calls Archie, and from her, they realize that the only other place that Jughead could be at this time of night was Pop's shoppe because it is open 24/7. Just as Veronica said, they find him in a booth at Pop's, each of them sorry for their betrayal, realizing they shouldn't have broken into his father's trailer, but something good came from it since the gun wasn't there when Archie and Veronica searched the closet.
Meanwhile, FP is under interrogation from Sheriff Keller down at the station, where he learns that the gun in his trailer is a direct match to the bullet that killed Jason Blossom. FP explains that last summer he was approached by some red-haired kid outside the Whyte Wyrm, who was looking to skip town with his pregnant girlfriend, Polly, but he first needed money and a ride. FP offered him a deal: in exchange for delivering an unspecified amount of drugs for him, he would pay Jason and provide him with a getaway vehicle.
Starring
•KJ Apa as Archie Andrews •Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper •Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge •Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones •Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge •Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom •Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper •Luke Perry as Fred Andrews
Guest Starring
•Casey Cott as Kevin Keller •Martin Cummins as Sheriff Keller •Robin Givens as Sierra McCoy •Molly Ringwald as Mary Andrews •Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones •Nathalie Boltt as Penelope Blossom •Peter Bryant as Mr. Weatherbee •Barclay Hope as Clifford Blossom •Lochlyn Munro as Hal Cooper •Rob Raco as Joaquin DeSantos •Christopher Rosamond as Mustang •Tiera Skovbye as Polly Cooper
Co-Starring
•Wonita Joy as Counter Lady •Samantha Spear as Deputy •Trevor Stines as Jason Blossom
•The episode title comes from Wendell Mayes' 1959 American courtroom drama crime film of the same name, which is an adaptation of Robert Traver's novel.
•Jason Blossom's killer is finally uncovered.
•Joaquin, Hal, and FP all had their secrets exposed.
•This episode also revealed that Joaquin's last name is DeSantos.
•There was a disagreement behind the scenes between the writers and executives in regard to the decision to solve the mystery of Jason Blossom in the penultimate episode, rather than the finale.
•Executive producer, Greg Berlanti, had said, "Solve the mystery in the penultimate episode so that in the last episode, you can get back to all the characters and not make it about the mystery."
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"Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder" is the twelfth episode of the first season of the American television show Riverdale. The episode was written by Michael Grassi and directed by Rob Seidenglanz. It originally aired on The CW in the United States on May 4, 2017.
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