Ms. Weiss

""Jughead, I know how terrible and emotional the last few days have been for you. Your father's facing serious jail time. Your mom's over-extended and out of state. We just want to make sure that you're taken care of""

- Ms. Weiss

Ms. Weiss is a recurring character on The CW's Riverdale. She is portrayed by Alison Araya. Ms. Weiss is a Social Services worker who was handed Jughead's case. She later helped Betty Cooper reconnecting with her long-lost brother, Charles Smith.

Season 1
After receiving Jughead's case, Ms. Weiss stopped by the Andrews house to speak with Fred Andrews. They are joined by Archie and Jughead soon thereafter. With FP facing extended jail time and Jughead's mother out of state, they want to ensure that Jughead is being taken care. Archie volunteers their home until further notice, an offer that Fred had made prior to their arrival. Unfortunately, between the DUI that Fred was charged with after Mary left town, and his insufficient funds, the odds are against them. Ms. Weiss has spoken with a foster family on the south side that is willing to take Jughead in. They are good people, who Social Services has worked with before. However, this will require him to transfer to Southside High. With paperwork in process, Jughead will be on the south side by the end of the week.

Season 2
Ms. Weiss meets with Betty Cooper, a friend of Jughead's, at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, to discuss her long-lost brother. Ms. Weiss informs Betty that her brother's files were unsealed and made public when he turned eighteen. His name is Charles Smith. After her mother gave birth at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, he entered and stayed in the foster system, meaning that he was never adopted. The last known address they have for Charles is two towns over, in Centerville.

Season 3
Ms. Weiss meets up with Archie and Betty at Pop’s to discuss a possible home for Ricky DeSantos. Ms. Weiss explains that with runaways, they typically end up hitchhiking to Centerville and joining gangs. Often it’s because they’ve rejected the state's efforts to help. However, Betty and Archie inform Ms. Weiss that Ricky ran away from Santa Lucia Shelter, which she is familiar with. They’re one of the better homes in town. Although, Ricky claims that the people there had hurt him by branding a symbol on his arm. Ms. Weiss has been seeing that quite often as of late. Gryphons and Gargoyles may not be in the news anymore, but it’s everywhere else. Ms. Weiss is accompanied by a sketch artist who draws a fairly accurate picture of Ricky to show around. If they can find a match in the database, they’ll be able to track him down. Before leaving, Archie asks if he can make copies of the drawing.

She later calls Archie to informs him that the administrator at Santa Lucia Shelter finally got back to her and they found a match. Ricky’s full name is Ricardo DeSantos. As it turns out, Ricky is Joaquin’s younger brother. Ricky’s files shown that he has a history of violent behavior and self-harm. Ms. Weiss then asks for Ricky’s whereabouts, and so Archie revels that Ricky’s at his house.

Betty contacts Ms. Weiss to inform her of her discovery that Evelyn Evernever has been repeating her Junior year, enrolling in high schools, pretending to be 17 for over a decade. From what Betty has gathered, Edgar works on the parents while Evelyn is sent to recruit teens for the Farm. It’s a cover for their cult. Ms. Weiss is more than willing to help. She will make some inquiries to see what she can find out. After following Betty’s paper trailer, Ms. Weiss shows up at the Pembrooke to discuss with Betty what she’s discovered. Evelyn is much older than she appears. 26 to be exact. Ms. Weiss also discovered that Evelyn is Edgar’s wife, not his daughter.

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