The "Core Four" spend Archie’s last free weekend trying to find normalcy at a pool party hosted by a returning Cheryl Blossom.
Much of the episode focuses on the stifling courtroom drama. Despite his mother Mary serving as his attorney, the jury deadlocks 6-6. In a move many reviewers called "infuriating" and "idiotic," Archie bypasses a second trial and pleads guilty to manslaughter to spare his family further pain, resulting in a two-year sentence in juvenile detention. The "Core Four" spend Archie’s last free weekend
While Archie faces prison, Jughead discovers a disturbing new mystery involving a role-playing game called "Griffins and Gargoyles" and a skeletal figure known as the Gargoyle King . Critical Analysis Riverdale recap: Season 3, Episode 1 - Entertainment Weekly Episode 1 - Entertainment Weekly