[s3e2] Chapter Forty-six May 2026

: Betty connects the deaths of Claudius and Clifford Blossom, along with others like the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.

While Jughead hunts a shooter, Betty investigates a string of "suicides" that she correctly identifies as murders by poison.

: This act leads to an unexpected face-to-face meeting where Archie and Hiram agree to a tenuous truce, putting their long-standing war on hold. [S3E2] Chapter Forty-Six

: Jughead discovers that Mayor Hermione Lodge has been having an affair with the supposedly dead Sheriff Minetta. The two were plotting to finish Hiram off and frame FP Jones for the crime.

"Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia" is a noir-inspired turning point for , peeling back the layers of a town built on secrets and "Fizzle Rocks". The Investigation: Who Shot Hiram Lodge? : Betty connects the deaths of Claudius and

: Just as Archie prepares to shoot, Minetta enters the room to finish the job. Archie ends up shooting the intruder instead, effectively saving Hiram's life.

: In a shocking twist, it’s revealed that FP Jones actually shot Hiram as revenge for his son Jughead nearly being killed during the Riot Night events. Betty and the Blossom Poisoner : Jughead discovers that Mayor Hermione Lodge has

Archie, struggling with trauma and alcohol, reaches a breaking point. After a sobering intervention from Josie, he heads to the hospital with a gun to kill Hiram.