To bust up Betty's date with Archie, Veronica handcuffs herself to Archie's wrist. Then she finds out Betty and Archie's "date" was a trip through the local swamp.; Mr. Lodge wants Veronica to learn to play an instrument. Veronica doesn't want to, and the surrounding area is suffering from the titanic battle of wills.; Veronica shows Archie an athletic medal Reggie gave her, just to make Archie jealous. It spurs the teen to enter and nearly kill himself in the next track and field meet.; To demonstrate to Archie that wealth has its privileges, Veronica has one of her father's assistants perform three out-of-the-ordinary tasks.; Jinx and one of her friends are comparing boys.