Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil

"I think many of us, maybe the entire town, had been hoping against hope that somehow Jason Blossom hadn't drowned on July 4th. That we'd come to school Monday morning, and there Jason would be. Or that we'd see him and Cheryl in a booth at Pop's. But that was before the undeniable, irrevocable fact of his bloated, water-logged body, a corpse with a bullet hole in its forehead, and terrible secrets that could only be revealed by the cold, steel blade of a coroner's autopsy scalpel, or the telltale beating of a guilty heart."

- Jughead Jones

"Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil" is the second episode of the first season of Riverdale. It premiered on February 2, 2017.

Synopsis
SECRETS UNRAVELED — As new details of Jason’s death begin to emerge, Archie pleads with Miss Grundy to come forward with what they heard at Sweetwater River. Betty makes an effort to mend her friendship with Archie but takes a different stance with Veronica, who is trying to make up for her actions. With rumors around her brother’s death running rampant, Cheryl deals with the pressure in true Queen Bee fashion, while tensions boil over when Jughead stumbles upon a secret Archie was hoping to keep hidden. Finally, plans for the annual fall pep rally move forward with a performance by Josie and the Pussycats and a special appearance by Mayor McCoy.

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
 * Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy
 * Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper
 * Luke Perry as Fred Andrews

Guest starring

 * Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle
 * Jordan Calloway as Chuck Clayton
 * Casey Cott as Kevin Keller
 * Martin Cummins as Sheriff Keller
 * Robin Givens as Sierra McCoy
 * Sarah Habel as Geraldine Grundy
 * Nathalie Boltt as Penelope Blossom
 * Asha Bromfield as Melody Valentine
 * Peter Bryant as Weatherbee
 * Barclay Hope as Cliff Blossom
 * Hayley Law as Valerie Brown
 * Colin Lawrence as Coach Clayton
 * Lochlyn Munro as Hal Cooper

Co-starring

 * Marion Eisman as Mrs. Phillips
 * Jesse Goldwater as Soda Jerk
 * Mackenzie Gray as Dr. Curdle
 * Cody Kearsley as Moose Mason
 * Caitlin Mitchell-Markovitch as Ginger Lopez
 * Olivia Ryan Stern as Tina Patel
 * Trevor Stines as Jason Blossom
 * Nelson Wong as Dr. Phylum

Soundtrack

 * "Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)"
 * "Dance Dance Dance"

Quotes
"It's not anyone's fault. It's not even stupid Archie's. It's just how it is. Most of the time the people we like don't like us back. Romeo and Juliet are the exception, not the rule."

- Veronica comforts Betty

Trivia

 * Early in the episode, Kevin Keller refers to "Madam Satan", whilst talking to Veronica Lodge. Traditionally in Archie Comics, Madam Satan is a recurring character, most recently being the main villain of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
 * Betty's nickname for Archie when they were in the second grade, "Little Archie", is a reference to the comics as that was Archie's official nickname for when he was young. It also spanned its own separate comic series.
 * It is mentioned that Moose Mason actually has a girlfriend, Midge Klump.
 * The title of this chapter comes from the Judas Priest song "A Touch of Evil".
 * It may also derive from the 1958 film "Touch of Evil".
 * Jason Blossom's autopsy is performed in this episode.

Episode Guide
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