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PREVIOUSLY ON "VERONICA MARS"...
I CAN DO THIS. I CAN KICK THIS ON MY OWN.
THERE IS NOTHING 12 WEEKS IN HERE CAN DO
THAT I CAN'T DO MYSELF.
I WANT YOU TO COME HOME.
I MISS YOU.
GOD, VERONICA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAW.
A FILE ON DUNCAN.
OBVIOUSLY, JAKE AND CELESTE LIED ABOUT THEIR ALIBIS.
WHAT MADE YOU THINK THEY WERE INVOLVED
IN COVERING UP LILLY'S DEATH?
[ BUZZER ]
YOU DOING SOME LAUNDRY?
HONEY...
IT WAS A SOCCER UNIFORM I FOUND IN THE DRYER.
ANY CHANCE I'M EVER GONNA GET TO SEE
THE INSIDE OF YOUR APARTMENT?
AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU HOPING TO SEE?
OUR GOOD CHINA? THE SCREENING ROOM?
I WANTED TO GET A REALLY GOOD, LONG LOOK
AT YOUR BEDROOM CEILING.
WOW, COLLEGE GIRLS MUST BE EASY.
THIS IS MY "A" MATERIAL. THEY SWOON.
MY DAD'S HOME. I SAW HIS CAR OUTSIDE.
BUT HE'S COOL WITH US, RIGHT?
LIKE, HAS HE MADE A COUPLE OF REMARKS
ABOUT THE 29-MONTH AGE DIFFERENCE?
HE HAS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HE LIKES THAT YOU CARRY A GUN --
NOT SO MUCH THAT HE'S OKAY TO SLEEP OVER,
BUT YEAH, HE LIKES YOU.
I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.
LATER.
AHH.
THE "PRETEND TO BE DIGGING IN THE FRIDGE
RATHER THAN SPYING ON YOUR DAUGHTER" PLOY?
BRAVO.
VERONICA, WE NEED TO TALK.
[ Southern accent ] HE'S A FINE GENTLEMAN, PA.
HE'LL COME UP WITH THE DOWRY TO MARRY ME. JUST YOU WAIT.
BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS, SIT DOWN.
I KNOW HOW UNCOMFORTABLE YOU ARE WITH THE IDEA OF ME DATING,
AND I'VE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO RESPECT THAT.
BUT YOUR MOM'S BEEN GONE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW...
YOU MET SOMEONE?
I HAVE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING UNTIL I WAS SURE
I HAD FEELINGS FOR THIS PERSON.
ALICIA AND I TALKED ABOUT IT AND --
WHAT? WHO? ALICIA?
WALLACE'S MOM?!
YOU'RE WHAT?!
FROM YOUR REACTION, YOU HEARD ME JUST FINE.
♪ A LONG TIME AGO, WE USED TO BE FRIENDS ♪
♪ BUT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF YOU LATELY AT ALL ♪
♪ COME ON, NOW, SUGAR ♪
♪ BRING IT ON, BRING IT ON, YEAH ♪
♪ JUST REMEMBER ME WHEN ♪
♪ WE USED TO BE FRIENDS ♪
♪ A LONG TIME AGO, WE USED TO BE FRIENDS ♪
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, IF OUR PARENTS GET HITCHED,
WE COULD HAVE BUNK BEDS AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT TALKING.
YOU'RE TRULY SICK.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A LITTLE BROTHER
I COULD DRESS UP LIKE A DOLL.
YEAH? SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.
Veronica: "DEAR SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE,
HOW CAN I TELL IF THE SUPER-CUTE BOY
IN MY CLASS LIKES ME?"
NO, SCRATCH THAT.
"DEAR SEVENTEEN,
"HOW CAN I TELL IF THE SUPER-CUTE BOY IN MY CLASS
KILLED HIS OWN SISTER?"
[ CLAPPING HANDS ] COME ON, BUCKAROOS.
WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT HERE.
A NEW EDITION OF THE NAVIGATOR COMES OUT TOMORROW
AND WE'RE STILL SHORT ON ARTICLES.
LET'S DO SOMETHING FUN.
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING ON OxyContin REPLACING ECSTASY
AS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR STUDENTS?
YOUR PARENTS DON'T WANT TO READ ABOUT DRUGS
AT THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY SEND THEIR PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES.
I THOUGHT THE NEWSPAPER WAS FOR THE STUDENTS.
WHERE'S YOUR PIRATE PRIDE? LOTS OF GOOD STUFF HAPPENS HERE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT MADAME ROUSSEAU
HAS BEEN TEACHING FRENCH HERE FOR 40 YEARS?
MAYBE SOMEONE COULD DO AN IN-DEPTH PROFILE?
A LOVING TRIBUTE TO A SADISTIC CRONE.
THE JANITORS WORK SO HARD AND NO ONE PAYS ATTENTION.
WE COULD DO SOMETHING ON THEM.
[ ALARM BUZZING ]
WHAT IS WITH THESE FIRE DRILLS?
THIS IS THE THIRD ONE THIS WEEK.
WE SHOULD DO A STORY ON OxyContin USE
IN THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.
[ CLAPPING HANDS ] OKAY, PIRATES.
SINGLE FILE, STRAIGHT LINE --
HEADS UP, CHEST OUT, BIG SMILES! READY?
OKAY!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S A GOOD STORY FOR YOU -- THE FIRE DRILLS.
A FIRE DRILLS STORY? SOMEONE ALERT THE PULITZER COMMITTEE.
YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT INTERESTING.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
NOT EXACTLY MISS DENT, IS SHE?
NOT EVEN CLOSE. SHE WAS OVERLY PEPPY AS MY PEP SQUAD ADVISOR.
AS A JOURNALISM TEACHER, SHE'S A NIGHTMARE.
LOTS OF STORIES ABOUT BAKE SALES AND BLUE RIBBONS.
WHY, OH WHY, DID MISS DENT LET HERSELF GET KNOCKED UP?
SO WHAT'S THE SKINNY ON THE FIRE DRILLS, MR. C.?
FAULTY HOT PLATE IN THE FACULTY LOUNGE?
GREMLIN GUMMING UP THE WORKS?
NO, WE'RE SIMPLY FOLLOWING
THE DISTRICT-WIDE POLICY FOR MIDSEMESTER FIRE DRILLS.
WE LET OURSELVES GET A BIT BEHIND.
REALLY?
BECAUSE IF MEMORY SERVES, IT WAS ONE OR TWO A YEAR.
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE THIS WEEK ALONE.
I'M SORRY THERE'S NOT A MORE ENTERTAINING EXPLANATION.
IT'S JUST DISTRICT POLICY.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE SOME PAPERWORK TO CATCH UP ON.
HOW'S THE STORY COMING?
BLOWING THE LID OFF THE FIRE SAFETY POLICY.
HEY, DO YOU KNOW HOW I CAN FIND OUT
WHAT THE OFFICIAL DISTRICT MANDATE IS?
HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO MISS ROUSCH?
SHE'S THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.
SHE'S DEFINITELY YOUR SOURCE.
UM, I THINK I HAVE HER NUMBER...HERE.
MAY I?
OF COURSE.
Ellen Rousch.
MISS ROUSCH, THIS IS VERONICA MARS.
I'M DOING AN ARTICLE FOR THE NAVIGATOR,
THE SCHOOL PAPER AT NEPTUNE HIGH.
How can I help you?
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.
HOW MANY FIRE DRILLS DOES THE DISTRICT MANDATE EACH SEMESTER?
Just one is our policy.
SOMETHING WRONG, CORNY?
YEAH, I CAME TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY LOCKER,
BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.
EHH.
HEY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUSTING OUT.
MAYBE GO TO WHITE CASTLE. WANT TO COME WITH?
THERE'S NO WHITE CASTLE IN NEPTUNE.
IT'S KIND OF AN EXPRESSION.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
W-WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, CRAP.
[ DOGS PANTING ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
EXCUSE ME, MR. CLEMMONS?
THAT'S ELLEN ROUSCH, FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
HELLO?
Van, I received a call from a very pushy student of yours
who's doing a newspaper story.
YES, I KNOW THE GIRL THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SHE SHOULD NEVER HAVE CALLED YOU.
Well, she did and she has quite a fresh attitude.
YES, I SPEND HALF MY WAKING HOURS
TRYING TO KEEP HER OUT OF MY HAIR.
She gave me the impression
that you've been exceeding your fire drill limits.
NO, UH -- LOOK, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THIS UNDER MY HAT,
BUT WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF...BOMB THREATS.
AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, I BROUGHT IN THE BOMB SQUAD.
[ Raspy voice ] WELL, THAT'S VERY DISTURBING NEWS, MR. CLEMMONS.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
YOU'RE POSITIVE ABOUT THIS, VERONICA?
MR. CLEMMONS CONFIRMED IT -- IT'S ACCURATE.
BUT IS IT RESPONSIBLE?
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT NEWSPAPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT HERE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR REAL?
DUDE, IT'S RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M GOING HOME.
I'D RATHER NOT BE HERE WHEN THE SCHOOL BLOWS UP.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW INSANE THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE IS.
THE PHONE'S RINGING OFF THE HOOK,
PARENTS GOING OFF ON CLEMMONS.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE, BY THE WAY.
HE DOES? I'M BEGINNING TO THINK HE HAS A CRUSH ON ME.
LET ME BE CLEAR AS I EXPLAIN SOMETHING.
THE NEPTUNE NAVIGATOR IS NOT THE WASHINGTON POST.
YOU DON'T HAVE CARTE BLANCHE TO PRINT WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.
WAS THE STORY INACCURATE?
THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE.
IT'S NOT?
NO, IT'S NOT.
OUR VERY REAL DUTY TO PROTECT THE STUDENT BODY
TRUMPS YOUR NONEXISTENT RIGHT TO A FREE STUDENT PRESS.
BUT MR. CLEMMONS, ISN'T A NEWSPAPER SUPPOSED TO BE --
WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR JOURNALISM BACKGROUND, MISS STAFFORD?
I WAS ON MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK STAFF.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE PLAY TO OUR STRENGTHS
AND STICK TO PICTURES OF SMILING KIDS
ENGAGED IN THE MULTITUDE OF ENRICHING ACTIVITIES
THAT NEPTUNE HAS TO OFFER?
AND, VERONICA...
WHO WAS THIS HIGHLY PLACED SOURCE
IN THE ADMINISTRATION THAT CONFIRMED YOUR STORY?
UM...THAT WOULD BE YOU.
I MOST CERTAINLY WAS NOT.
[ Raspy voice ] MR. CLEMMONS, THE FRESH GIRL
GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION YOU HAD BEEN EXCEEDING
YOUR FIRE DRILL LIMITS.
WHERE ARE THE THREATS COMING FROM? A STUDENT?
I DID NOT INVITE YOU IN HERE FOR A FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW.
THIS IS A DISCIPLINARY MEETING.
YOU SHOULD FEEL LUCKY YOU'RE NOT SUSPENDED.
MAYBE YOU'D BE DOING ME A FAVOR.
AND, MISS STAFFORD,
YOU NEED TO USE BETTER JUDGMENT IN THE FUTURE.
NO MORE STORIES ON THIS SUBJECT. AM I UNDERSTOOD?
COMPLETELY.
I MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE
IN ALLOWING A PEP SQUAD ADVISOR
TO SUBSTITUTE FOR A JOURNALISM TEACHER.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE THE CHARACTER
OF THE THREE KARAMAZOV BROTHERS?
I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO HASN'T SPOKEN TODAY.
BEN?
I DIDN'T READ IT.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D WAIT FOR THE MINISERIES.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU EXPECT TO END UP IN LIFE
WITH YOUR ATTITUDE, BEN.
WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MRS. MURPHY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IN THE END, WE ALL WIND UP IN THE SAME PLACE --
6 FEET UNDER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE YOUR CLAN.
YOUR CLAN MURDERED HIM, YOU KNOW.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
WE'RE ALL SORRY ABOUT IT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE?
THEY'RE STILL WATCHING A MOVIE. HE HAS HIS ARM AROUND HER.
AW, HE'S NOT...GROPING HER OR ANYTHING, IS HE?
NO, BUT EARLIER, I SAW HIM CUTTING A HOLE
IN THE BOTTOM OF HIS POPCORN BUCKET.
THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
YEAH, WELL, MY DAD'S NOT A GROPER.
YOU THINK THEY'RE SERIOUS? WHAT DOES YOUR DAD SAY?
THAT'S THE GOOD THING -- WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
IT WON'T LAST LONG. IT CAN'T.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
MY MOM IS IN REHAB.
WHEN SHE GETS CLEANED UP, SHE'S COMING HOME.
AND WHERE DOES MY MOM FIT INTO THAT PLAN?
SO I GUESS SHE'S JUST A PLACEHOLDER, THEN?
SOMEBODY TO KEEP YOUR DAD FROM BEING LONELY
UNTIL THE WOMAN WHO DUMPED HIM
DECIDES SHE'S READY TO COME BACK?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO SAY, WALLACE? THIS IS MY FAMILY.
TWO MINUTES AGO, YOU DIDN'T WANT THEM DATING, EITHER.
YEAH, I WISH MOM FOUND A GUY WHO WASN'T MY BEST FRIEND'S DAD.
BUT MOM HASN'T FOUND A DECENT GUY SINCE DAD DIED.
IF SHE'S JUST GONNA GET BURNED, I NEED TO TELL HER NOW!
WHY NOT?
WALLACE, WAIT.
DO ME A FAVOR AND JUST WAIT A FEW WEEKS.
I GOT TO SAY, VERONICA,
I'M GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF DOING YOU FAVORS.
SHE'S LIKE THE PRIVATE WITNESS.
YEAH.
HEY, WE NEED TO GET GOING.
HONEY, WE'RE STILL WATCHING THE MOVIE.
IT'S GETTING LATE.
OKAY. [ CLEARS THROAT ]
DID YOU AND VERONICA HAVE A FIGHT?
NO.
I KNOW THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR YOU,
BUT I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO BE MATURE ABOUT THIS.
I AM.
I'M JUST LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.
WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, 'CAUSE I'M A BIG GIRL.
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
JUST LISTEN.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
NO, I DON'T!
WHAT I NEED IS FOR YOU TO SEE HOW HAPPY I AM.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I FEEL AT HOME IN THIS TOWN.
KEITH IS A VERY GOOD MAN,
AND THAT IS ALL I NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.
LET ME HAVE THIS...PLEASE?
Pete: WAIT, HOW CAN YOU EVEN HAVE AN OPINION ON UBUNTU
IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT?
2.6 KERNEL, LIVE CD --
THEY EVEN HAD NODE 2.0 THE DAY WARTY WARTHOG CAME OUT.
I'M SORRY, I'M PERFECTLY CONTENT WITH OS X.
I HAVE ALL I WANT
WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR THAT PITIFUL FONT DEUGLIFICATION.
BUT THE FONTS ARE DEUGLIFIED, AND IT'S FREE!
FINE -- YOU KNOW, LIVE IN THE DARK AGES.
I KNOW WHAT I LIKE! AND I LIKE WHAT I KNOW.
HEY, THAT iPOD MINI IS SOMETHING ELSE, ISN'T IT?
HI, VERONICA.
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
WOULD YOU LOOK AT MY COMPUTER? I CAN'T GET IT TO BOOT UP.
SURE, UM...COULD I TAKE IT WITH ME, THOUGH?
I'VE GOT TO BOOGIE.
YEAH, EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IS PASSWORD-PROTECTED.
LIKE I CARE WHO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON.
[ CHUCKLES ]
VERONICA, CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING?
YEAH. SURE.
I HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU -- CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
MY FAVORITE KIND.
IT'S ABOUT YOUR STORY, ABOUT THE BOMB THREATS.
WELL, IT GOT ME THINKING.
THE OTHER DAY, I WAS RIDING MY BIKE TO SCHOOL,
AND I PASSED BY THIS VACANT LOT.
AND I SAW NORRIS AND THAT NEW KID, BEN --
THEY WERE THROWING TENNIS BALLS AT STRAY CATS.
UNCOOL, BUT... I DON'T GET IT.
THE TENNIS BALLS WERE EXPLODING.
HEY, LAST NIGHT YOU SAID SOMETHING --
AM I REALLY YOUR BEST FRIEND?
WHO ELSE DO YOU SEE IN THE RUNNING?
QUIT SMILING AT ME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS NEW KID, BEN? HEARD ANYTHING?
YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
YOU WANT ME TO GET HIS FILE, DON'T YOU?
YOU'RE SO PREDICTABLE.
IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD, WALLACE.
DOESN'T HE LOOK LIKE TOTAL BOMB-THREAT MATERIAL?
Wallace: I'D CHECK OUT HIS FRIEND.
CLEMMONS MADE HIM TURN HIS SHIRT INSIDE OUT.
WHAT'D IT SAY?
"KILL 'EM ALL, LET GOD SORT 'EM OUT."
[ KEYBOARD CLICKING ]
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ DEMONIC LAUGHTER ]
[ TIMER BEEPING ]
46 HOURS, 15 MINUTES TILL WHAT?
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
NO, MEG.
COME ON, BE NICE.
HEY.
YOU MIND IF WE...?
YEAH, SIT.
CARLITA, BIFF, ROCKO, MAKE SOME ROOM.
IMAGINARY FRIENDS.
OH.
SO, THE WHOLE SCHOOL IS TALKING ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE.
YOU THINK THE THREATS ARE REAL?
LET'S HOPE NOT.
ICE-COLD FRIES, ANYONE?
NO, THANKS.
SO, ARE YOU WORKING ON ANY INTERESTING CASES
WITH YOUR FATHER?
WELL, THAT MALTESE FALCON IS STILL ELUDING US, BUT...
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE CASES --
A CONFIDENTIALITY THING.
DUH. OF COURSE. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, THERE IS ONE CASE THAT'S SORT OF INTERESTING.
I'LL JUST LEAVE OUT THE NAMES.
A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY DIVORCED HIS WIFE,
OWED HER LIKE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
IN ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT MONEY,
LITERALLY ERASED HIMSELF OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT THAT?
FIRST, YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON ALL THE CASH YOU CAN --
USING CASH IS KEY.
DITCH YOUR CELLPHONE FOR A PREPAID JOBBER,
MOVE AROUND IN A RENTAL CAR
PAID FOR WITH A DEBIT-CREDIT CARD AND FAKE DRIVER'S LICENSE,
CROSS OVER THE BORDER, IF POSSIBLE.
IF YOU'RE REALLY ADVENTUROUS, YOU BUY AN OLD PASSPORT OFF eBAY
AND DO AN EXTREME MAKEOVER ON IT.
EXCUSE ME.
AH, THE SHOP-TALK BUZZ KILL.
IT'S NOT YOU. HE'S BEEN ACTING WEIRD ALL DAY.
WELL, I'LL CATCH YOU LATER, OKAY?
BEN AND NORRIS --
IS IT POSSIBLE THESE TWO ARE JUST BIDING THEIR TIME,
WAITING FOR THE MOMENT THEY CAN BLOW THE SCHOOL SKY-HIGH?
NORRIS EARNED HIS REPUTATION AS A THUG AND BULLY
BACK IN JUNIOR HIGH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER SIDE.
SO LET'S CHECK IN, SEE WHERE HIS HEAD SPACE IS THESE DAYS.
HI.
I'M DOING A POLL FOR THE NEPTUNE NAVIGATOR.
WOW. HOW VITAL.
WHAT'S THE QUESTION?
OKAY, WORLD WAR III STARTS TOMORROW.
YOU CAN SHARE YOUR BOMB SHELTER WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE.
WHO WOULD THEY BE?
YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I'D BE A CASUALTY OF WAR,
SO I DON'T THINK THE QUESTION REALLY APPLIES TO ME.
BRUCE LEE, JOE STRUMMER, SAM KINISON.
THEY'RE ALL DEAD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY -- "OTHER."
YOU COULD HAVE SAT WITH ME.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MAKING A POINT.
I WASN'T.
THERE'S NO SCHOOL FILE ON BEN.
STRANGE.
MAYBE HE'S TOO NEW.
I GOT YOU NORRIS' FILE.
YOU'RE SAINTLY.
I GET THE TOP BUNK.
SUSPENDED FOR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR A BUNCH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
BUT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT NOTHING SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.
MAYBE HE'S TRYING TO KEEP HIS RECORD CLEAN
'CAUSE HE'S PLANNING SOMETHING BIG.
THAT'S...SCARY. [ CHUCKLES ]
HEY, WALLACE -- THANKS.
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND, TOO.
I'M GLAD YOU FOUND YOUR MOM AND GOT HER SOME HELP.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT SOONER.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT SOONER.
THAT WAS EITHER A REALLY POOR WARM WELCOME
OR AN EXCELLENT COLD SHOULDER.
LOGAN TOLD ME YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING ON
YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION OF LILLY'S ***...
THAT YOU HAVE FILES OF EVERYONE IN YOUR COMPUTER.
THAT'S TRUE.
IS THERE A FILE ON ME?
THERE'S A FILE ON EVERYONE WHO WAS CONNECTED WITH LILLY.
WHAT DOES MINE SAY?
IT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TYPE-4 EPILEPSY,
THAT YOU HAVE MOOD SWINGS, VIOLENT OUTBURSTS,
THAT YOU'RE TAKING MEDICATION.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT DOES MATTER.
YOU'VE BEEN PRYING INTO MY PRIVATE LIFE.
IF I WANTED ANYONE ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT,
I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM!
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
I AM LILLY'S BEST FRIEND!
LILLY IS DEAD! HER KILLER IS IN JAIL!
ABEL KOONTZ DIDN'T KILL LILLY.
HE WAS PAID TO CONFESS!
[ SCOFFS ] OH, MY GOD.
I MEAN, DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?
WHO WOULD PAY...?
US -- OF COURSE.
YOU THINK SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY PAID HIM.
NOW, WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT, VERONICA?
I DON'T KNOW.
TO PROTECT...ME? [ SCOFFS ]
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY?
YOU THINK I KILLED LILLY.
HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT, EVEN FOR A SECOND?!
WHY?!
DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA HAVE ANOTHER EPISODE AND KILL YOU, TOO?!
ALL YOU TALK ABOUT IS GUNS.
ALL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THIS MUSIC AND BOMBS
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
TO TELL THE TRUTH, IT'S BORING ME, BRO.
I CAN'T KEEP HANGING OUT WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE GONNA KEEP DOING THAT STUFF.
FINE.
FINE.
A GIRL MUST PRIORITIZE --
WALLOWING IN THE GRIEF OF BETRAYING AN EX-BOYFRIEND
OR FOLLOWING THE GUY MOST LIKELY TO BLOW UP NEPTUNE HIGH.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HELL, GIVE ME A STICK OF GUM TO CHEW
AND I'LL DO ALL THREE AT ONCE.
THE CAMELOT MOTEL -- PREMIUM ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ADULTERERS
AND RENT-BY-THE-HALF-HOUR HOOKERS.
NOW IT APPEARS TO BE THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE
FOR TEEN KACZYNSKI.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
OH, MY GOD.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
HEY, IT'S LOGAN.
HEY, JUST A HEADS-UP FOR YOU -- DUNCAN KNOWS ABOUT YOUR FILES.
HE KNOWS BECAUSE YOU TOLD HIM.
[ Laughing ] I MEAN, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
HE'S MY BEST FRIEND.
WELL, HE TOOK MY HEAD OFF. YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM SINCE SCHOOL LET OUT?
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
[ GASPS ]
OH, MY GOD, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
Let's go for a ride.
[ Engine turns over ]
MAKE A LEFT AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WELL, YOU SHOULD KNOW, YOU MUST HAVE FOLLOWED ME THERE.
THE CAMELOT?
YEP.
I'LL SAY THIS, VERONICA, YOU'RE A PESKY ONE.
YOU'RE SCREWING EVERYTHING UP.
I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
QUIET. I-I NEED TO THINK FOR A MINUTE.
MY DAD'S A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
IF I DON'T CHECK WITH HIM, HE FREAKS.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR ME.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
WHY CAN'T WE DO IT SOMEPLACE PUBLIC?
FRAPPUCCINO, ANYONE? MY TREAT.
I KNOW YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING A HERO,
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT DIE 'CAUSE OF YOU.
LOGAN, STOP.
HE'S A FEDERAL AGENT.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
[ FAUCET SQUEAKS, WATER STOPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'RE UNDERCOVER AT NEPTUNE HIGH?
IS IT ALL RIGHT IF HE GOES OUTSIDE?
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.
DREAM ON, JUMP STREET. I'M NOT LEAVING YOU ALONE WITH HER.
LOGAN, HE'S THE REAL THING.
JUST GIVE US A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?
FINE. DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR ALL THE WAY.
I'LL BE RIGHT OUT HERE.
SO, WHY NEPTUNE?
PART OF MY JOB AT THE A.T.F. IS MONITORING INTERNET TRAFFIC.
NORRIS KEPT A WEBSITE THAT WAS...TROUBLING.
WE DISCOVERED COUNTLESS E-MAILS HE SENT TO OTHER STUDENTS,
LOTS OF RED-FLAG WORDS.
RED-FLAG WORDS?
RETRIBUTION, BOMB, ARSENAL, GUN SHOW, FERTILIZER,
WACO, COLUMBINE.
WE THINK THAT HE'S THE LEADER OF SCORES OF LIKE-MINDED MISFITS
WHO ARE WAITING FOR HIS SIGNAL TO ATTACK.
IS THE SIGNAL A COUNTDOWN CLOCK?
IF HE'S SUCH A THREAT, WHY HAVEN'T YOU BROUGHT HIM IN?
HAVING TOO MUCH FUN SMARTING OFF TO TEACHERS,
CAT KILLING, KIDNAPPING?
I HEAR THINGS.
IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CAT KILLING, NORRIS HAS ACTED SOLO.
IT MAKES SENSE, THOUGH --
SOCIOPATHS NORMALLY GET THEIR START
TAKING OUT THEIR AGGRESSION ON ANIMALS.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST PICK HIM UP?
OH, I WILL BUST HIM. BE SURE OF THAT.
I'VE GOT MORE ARRESTS ON MY RECORD
THAN ANY A.T.F. AGENT MY AGE, EVER.
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
WOW.
PROBLEM --
IF WE PICK HIM UP NOW, WE CAN HOLD HIM FOR 48 HOURS,
THEN WE EITHER HAVE TO CHARGE HIM OR RELEASE HIM.
NOW, I EITHER NEED EVIDENCE THAT HE'S HOARDING BANNED WEAPONS,
OR I NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON THE LIST
OF THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE HE'S BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME ALL THIS?
I NEED YOUR HELP.
I NEED YOU TO GET CLOSE TO HIM.
ISN'T THAT YOUR JOB?
I PUSHED HIM TOO HARD, SPOOKED HIM.
NOW I'M SCREWED IF I DON'T GET HIM OFF THE STREETS BY TOMORROW.
I'VE BEEN TO HIS HOUSE,
BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN HIS BEDROOM OR THE GARAGE.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO SWING AN INVITATION TO HIS BEDROOM
AND/OR HIS GARAGE?
EASY -- HE LIKES YOU.
HE LIKES ME? LIKES ME LIKES ME?
YEAH, HE'S MENTIONED IT ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS.
VERONICA, YOUR SCHOOL NEEDS YOUR HELP.
YOUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP.
IF YOU NEED AN IN,
HE LOVES TALKING ABOUT HIS ANCIENT-WEAPON COLLECTION.
YOU OKAY?
MM-HMM.
♪ SHE'S CUTTING OFF HER HAIR AGAIN ♪
♪ SAYS, "THIS IS ALL OF ME" ♪
♪ AFTER ALL ♪
♪ WELL, ISN'T THIS JUST A MOMENTARY THING? ♪
♪ IT'S NOT LIKE ♪
♪ IT'S PERMANENT ♪
♪ OR ANY HEAVY THING ♪
♪ SHUT ME UP, I GUESS ♪
♪ I GUESS ♪
♪ I GUESS ♪
♪ STIRRING ME UP, YES ♪
♪ YES ♪
♪ YES ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'LL GET ALONG ♪
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ WE'LL GET ALONG ♪
THANKS FOR DOING THIS, NORRIS.
MY DAD'S REALLY BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS CASE.
IT'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
I BROUGHT SOME PICTURES OF THE STOLEN WEAPONS,
IF THAT...HELPS.
MY PARENTS ARE A LITTLE NOSY.
IT'S PROBABLY MORE EFFECTIVE
THAN THE "MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX" SIGN I HAVE ON MY DOOR,
THOUGH IT DOES HAVE A PICTURE OF AN ANGRY KITTY ON IT.
SO...THIS IS MY WEAPON COLLECTION.
YOU MUST FEEL REALLY SAFE AT NIGHT, WHEN THE DRAGONS COME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH, HERE ARE THE PICTURES.
DO YOU, UH... WANT TO SIT DOWN?
ARE YOU KIDDING? I WANT TO LOOK AT THESE WEAPONS.
[ CHUCKLES ] THEY'RE SO...POINTY.
THIS ONE'S VERY "BRAVEHEART."
THAT'S A REPLICA OF WILLIAM WALLACE'S SWORD.
I'VE SEEN THAT MOVIE LIKE 50 TIMES.
ANYTHING YOU RECOGNIZE?
YEAH, THE TACHI SWORD -- I'LL WRITE DOWN THE PRICE.
IS THAT WIRELESS?
YEAH, MY DAD'S A PROGRAMMER OVER AT KANE SOFTWARE,
SO WE GET ALL THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY.
WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COUNTRY
TO HAVE WI-FI.
I HAVE A REPLICA OF THIS.
IT'S, UH... IT WAS RIGHT OVER THERE,
BUT I THINK IT -- I THINK IT FELL.
I'LL LOOK FOR IT.
NOW, IF I WERE A PIPE BOMB, WHERE WOULD I BE?
GREAT -- I'M HIS TYPE.
UH, ACTUALLY, DON'T EVEN WORRY. I'LL FIND IT LATER.
MAYBE HE KEEPS HIS ARSENAL IN THE GARAGE.
SO HOW DO I GET INTO THE GARAGE
WITHOUT PLAYING DUNGEON WITH THIS WHACK-JOB?
UH, YOU EVER THROW ONE?
CAN'T SAY THAT I HAVE.
I GOT A...TARGET IN THE GARAGE, IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT.
HUH. THAT WAS EASY.
I THINK IT, IT HAPPENS.
DETENTION? ME? I THINK NOT, MR. CLEMMONS.
TRY FILLING OUT THAT FORM LEFT-HANDED.
HOW COME THESE ARE RUBBER?
UH, THEY'RE JUST FOR PRACTICE.
NEXT TIME, I'LL LET YOU TRY A REAL ONE.
AM I CRAZY OR IS BOMB BOY FLIRTING WITH ME?
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT --
THE JAPANESE HAVE THE COOLEST WEAPONS.
SHOULD I JUST PUT THESE IN HERE?
NO, YOU CAN JUST HAND THEM BACK TO ME.
MY DAD SAID THAT IF I KEEP MY GRADES UP,
I CAN TOUR JAPAN THIS SUMMER.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A KUROSAWA RETROSPECTIVE
OVER AT THE PARAGON THIS WEEKEND.
YOU THINK MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO GO?
IT'S COOL -- IT CAN JUST BE LIKE...A FRIENDS THING.
OKAY, I CAME UP EMPTY ON THE WEAPONS SEARCH,
BUT THERE'S ONE PLACE I CAN CHECK FOR HIS ADDRESS BOOK.
IF I CAN ACCESS THE CLAYTON FAMILY WIRELESS SYSTEM
FROM OUT HERE, I'M GOLD.
EXCELLENT.
[ DIALING, RINGING ]
Hello.
HEY, MAC, IT'S ME. I NEED YOU TO WALK ME THROUGH SOMETHING.
WHAT DID YOU EVER DO BEFORE YOU MET ME?
EVER SEE THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY"?
IT WAS A LOT LIKE THAT.
MONKEYS CLUBBING EACH OTHER --
NO, I-I GOT IT.
MAC, IF YOU WERE PLANNING THE APOCALYPSE ON A FRIDAY,
WOULD YOU ASK SOMEONE OUT ON A DATE FOR THAT WEEKEND?
ME? THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I'D ASK SOMEONE OUT.
Veronica?
Earth to Mars.
Dude, where'd you go?
NORRIS, PICK UP, PICK UP, PICK UP.
IT'S VERONICA.
OKAY, IF YOU GET THIS, CALL ME BEFORE TOMORROW.
[ BEEPS ]
[ DEMONIC LAUGHTER ]
HEY. I GOT YOUR MESSAGE LATE.
LISTEN, SOMETHING'S UP -- BEN ISN'T WHO HE SAYS HE IS
AND HE THINKS YOU'RE BEHIND THE BOMB THREATS.
DON'T MOVE.
PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM. DROP THE KEYS.
THIS IS CRAZY. YOU HAVE THE WRONG GUY.
IT'S A JOKE, A HOAX.
I HAVE A WARRANT TO SEARCH YOUR VEHICLE.
FINE, SEARCH AWAY.
Man: THERE YOU GO.
A HOAX, HUH?
THAT'S NOT MY STUFF, MAN.
CUFF HIM.
HE'S LYING.
THAT'S NOT MY STUFF.
YOU SET HIM UP?
STEP BACK, PLEASE.
PEOPLE, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE!
HE'S LYING TO YOU.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
AGENT BEN USED ME, I KNOW IT.
10 TO ONE HE PLANTED THE RIFLE AND FERTILIZER IN NORRIS' TRUNK
WHILE I WAS INSIDE PLAYING WITH THROWING STARS.
ALL I NEED TO DO IS PROVE IT.
"GRO-TIME FERTILIZER"...
Hello.
Speaking.
PETE, IT'S VERONICA MARS. GOT A MINUTE?
I guess, yeah.
TOMORROW, WE'LL BE PUBLISHING A STORY IN THE NAVIGATOR
THAT SAYS YOU CREATED FALSE INTERNET TRAFFIC
THROUGH NORRIS CLAYTON'S WIRELESS INTERNET,
accessible to you because you reside within 100 feet
of the Clayton house.
The story goes on to say
THAT YOU CREATED THE killemall.net WEBSITE,
WITH ITS COUNTDOWN CLOCK, AND CALLED IN
THE BOMB THREATS TO THE SCHOOL IN ORDER TO IMPLICATE NORRIS,
EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NEVER AN ACTUAL BOMB.
Additionally, you lied to this reporter about Norris
and a young A.T.F. agent killing stray cats.
Would you care to comment on this story?
[ SCOFFS ] ARE YOU CRAZY?
DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I JUST DO FOR KICKS?
YOU DID IT...BECAUSE YOU WERE THE FREQUENT VICTIM
OF NORRIS' BULLYING YOU IN JUNIOR HIGH.
He was expelled once for holding you down and letting a tarantula
crawl across your face in Earth Science
AND AGAIN FOR TAKING YOUR LUNCH MONEY.
Pete, you still there?
EVERY DAY.
EXCUSE ME?
HE TOOK MY LUNCH MONEY EVERY DAY
BEFORE WE GOT ON THE BUS.
For two years, I scrounged off my friends' plates.
I FINALLY TOLD MY DAD AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?
HE SAID, "BE A MAN.
JUST POP HIM IN THE MOUTH ONCE, SON, AND HE'LL BACK OFF."
SO I DID. I POPPED HIM.
NORRIS SENT ME TO THE HOSPITAL.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY DAD SAID THEN?
WHAT?
HE SAID HE WISHED HE'D HAD A SON.
[ Dial tone ]
VERONICA?
MEG, WHAT'S WRONG?
[ SIGHS ]
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN DUNCAN TONIGHT, HAVE YOU?
NO, HE NEVER SHOWED... WHICH IS WEIRD.
HE'S MISSING.
HIS PARENTS THINK HE MAY HAVE RUN AWAY.
WHAT?
WHY WOULD THEY THINK THAT?
HIS MOTHER SAYS THAT YESTERDAY,
HE WITHDREW $10,000 IN CASH FROM THE BANK.
NO ONE'S SEEN HIM SINCE.
THAT'S...BIZARRE.
YEAH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I MEAN, WHAT WOULD MAKE HIM DO THAT?
SO THE A.T.F. AGENT SET HIM UP?
THE PHOTOS SHOW CLEARLY
THAT THE SAME FERTILIZER BAGS I SAW THE AGENT PURCHASE
WERE THE ONES FOUND IN NORRIS' CAR.
AND SAME WITH THE RIFLE.
WELL, I GUESS WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PRINT IT, DO WE?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
MAYBE I COULD TAKE THIS STORY DOWN TO THE CITY PAPER,
SEE IF THEY'LL PUBLISH IT, OR MAYBE JUST PUT IT ON A WEBSITE.
WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE?
[ LOCKER DOOR CLOSES ]
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, MR. CLEMMONS -- NOT PLEASED.
I'VE LOST SLEEP OVER IT.
DID YOU HAVE TO MENTION NORRIS' SCHOOL RECORDS?
SOMEONE COULD PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER.
THEY WILL HAVE TO REALLY SPEAK SHARPLY TO ME
BEFORE I REVEAL MY SOURCES.
[ LAUGHS ]
LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
I JUST HEARD THAT NORRIS CLAYTON IS BEING RELEASED LATER TODAY.
CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED,
THANKS TO A CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER'S FRONT PAGE STORY.
AND I'M SORRY TO REPORT
THAT TODAY IS MY LAST DAY TEACHING AT NEPTUNE HIGH.
IT'S BEEN A REAL KICK WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.
NOW, I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD WORK INDEPENDENTLY.
YOUR SUB WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY.
Veronica: OKAY, BUCKAROOS, WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT IN HERE.
WE NEED STORIES. WHO'S GOT SOMETHING?
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