Why did Gladys leave Riverdale?
Joseph Russell
Updated on April 29, 2026
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Gladys Jones, Kurtz and Josie McCoy all departed Riverdale, while Penny Peabody came steaming back into town with one eye. With only three episodes left until the big season 3 finale episode, Riverdale's episode 19, titled 'Fear the Reaper', involved some absolutely game-changing moments for our fave characters.
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Also asked, does Jughead tell FP about Gladys?
On Wednesday night's episode, Veronica fessed up to Jughead that his mom was running the operation now instead of her dad. Jughead immediately went to confront his mom about it. She confirmed it, but made up a story about how it was for the betterment of their family.
Did Gladys kill Penny?
The episode also saw Archie attacked by Serpent-turned-Ghoulie and Hiram Lodge associate Penny Peabody. But, after being caught on Gladys' scrapyard compound and interrogated by the leader of the Toledo Serpents herself, it was lowkey implied that Gladys killed Penny (Brit Morgan).