With Hiram hospitalized after a near-fatal shooting, Veronica hires Jughead to find the culprit. The investigation reveals a web of infidelity and betrayal:
While Jughead hunts a shooter, Betty investigates a string of "suicides" that she correctly identifies as murders by poison. [S3E2] Chapter Forty-Six
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. After a sobering intervention from Josie, he heads
: 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. : Betty connects the deaths of Claudius and
: Betty connects the deaths of Claudius and Clifford Blossom, along with others like the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
: Jughead tracks down Mrs. Mulwray (played by Kelly Ripa), Hiram's alleged mistress, who was helping him falsify water safety reports to cover up drug runoff in the Sweetwater River.
: 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