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Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season


Episode 1: Pilot
Written By Rob Thomas
Directed By Mark Piznarski
Original Airdate: 9/22/04
Summary:
Murder casts a long shadow. As Veronica and her father try to establish a new life in Neptune, the supposedly solved Lilly Kane murder case keeps pulling them back to the past.

Episode 2: Credit Where Credit's Due
Written By Rob Thomas
Directed By Mark Piznarski
Original Airdate: 9/28/04
Summary:
Slap the cuffs on Grandma. Weevil's grandmother is accused of credit card scam. Veronica clashes with Logan's spoiled-rotten girlfriend and meets a great guy who belongs to the crowd.

Episode 3: Meet John Smith
Written By Jed Seidel
Directed By Harry Winer
Original Airdate: 10/12/04
Summary:
How many John Smiths are there in the world? Veronica tries to track down a classmate's long-lost father, an undertaking that brings her a step closer to finding her own vanished mother.

Episode 4: The Wrath Of Con
Written By Diane Ruggiero
Directed By Michael Fields
Original Airdate: 10/19/04
Summary:
Veronica turns cybersleuth when Wallace's wish-she-were-my-girlfriend loses cash in an internet fraud run by game geeks. Troy asks Veronica to homecoming, which stirs memories of last year's dance.

Episode 5: You Think You Know Somebody
Written By Dayna Lynne North
Directed By Nick Gomez
Original Airdate: 10/26/04
Summary:
Border Incident. Troy's trip to Tijuana ends with him saying adios to his father's car when thieves nab the wheels. Good thing he has a detective for a girlfriend. Or is it?

Episode 6: Return Of The Kane
Teleplay by Phil Klemmer
Story By Rob Thomas
Directed By Sarah Pia Anderson
Original Airdate: 11/02/04
Summary:
Dirty politics in the school election has Veronica doing the Woodward-and-Bernstein bit. Plus: Logan creates a PR nightmare for his movie-star father when he sets up fight nights featuring homeless men.

Episode 7: The Girl Next Door
Teleplay By Jed Seidel & Diane Ruggiero
Story by Jed Seidel
Directed By Nick Marck
Original Airdate: 11/09/04
Summary:
Veronica's pregnant neighbor disappears right after an argument with her artist boyfriend. Pranksters: Weevil and Logan unleash their creativity when they serve detention together.

Episode 8: Like A Virgin
Written By Aury Wallington
Directed By Guy Norman Bee
Original Airdate: 11/23/04
Summary:
Pure hell. An online "purity test" ruins the reputation of Veronica's friend. Also: Keith helps Wallace's mother lose a bad-news tenant. And Veronica visits Abel Koontz on death row - with disturbing results.

Episode 9: Drinking The Kool-Aid
Teleplay By Russell Smith
Story by Rob Thomas
Directed By Marcos Siega
Original Airdate: 11/30/04
Summary:
Drugs. Polygamy. Fraud. Thtat's what Veronica looks for when she infiltrates a cult that has won the heart, soul, and bank account of a wealthy classmate. So why is everyone so darn nice?

Episode 10: An Echolls Family Christmas
Written By Diane Ruggiero
Directed By Nick Marck
Original Airdate: 12/14/04
Summary:
California Hold 'em. Weevil's the big winner at Logan Echolls' poker party but the $5,000 pot disappears. Keith attends teh Echolls' swank Christmas party to discover who's been stalking Logan's father.

Episode 11: Silence Of The Lamb
Written By Jed Seidel & Dayna Lynne North
Directed By John T. Kretchmer
Original Airdate: 1/04/05
Summary:
Work ethic. While Keith helps the new sheriff search for a serial killer, Veronica goes into business doing background checks on her classmates' parents, which leads to a stunning revelation for her friend Mac.

Episode 12: Clash Of The Tritons
Written By Philip Klemmer & Aury Wallington
Directed By David Barett
Original Airdate: 1/11/05
Summary:
You booze, you lose. The parents of a boy who's comatose after a bout of heavy drinking believe Veronica provided his fake I.D. The attempt to clear her name leads Veronica to a secret on-campus society.

Episode 13: Lord Of The Bling
Written By John Enbom
Directed By Steve Gomer
Original Airdate: 2/08/05
Summary:
"Bone" Hamilton is a gangsta-rap impresario whose hits may include more than CDs. But he's also a desperate father eager to find his missing teen daughter. Logan suspects his mother is still alive.

Episode 14: Mars vs. Mars
Teleplay By Jed Seidel & Diane Ruggiero
Story By Rob Thomas
Directed By Marcos Siega
Original Airdate: 2/15/05
Summary:
Both can't be right. When one of Veronica's favorite teachers is accused of sexual misconduct, she works to exonerate him while Keith finds details that discredit him. New about Lynn is bad...and good.

Episode 15: Ruskie Business
Written By Phil Klemmer & John Enbom
Directed By Guy Norman Bee
Original Airdate: 2/22/05
Summary:
From Russia with love. A lovesick Russian internet-order bride hopes to find her former fiance. Another affair of the heart: Meg asks Veronica to help her discover the identity of her secret admirer.

Episode 16: Betty And Veronica
Written By Diane Ruggiero
Directed By Michael Fields
Original Airdate: 3/29/05
Summary:
Bogart had a Maltese falcon. Veronica has a Neptune parrot. The school mascot is birdnapped just before the big game. From silly to serious: Veronica has found her mother... and more pieces to the puzzle of Lilly's murder.

Episode 17: Kanes And Abel's
Written By Carolyn Murray
Directed By Nick Marck
Original Airdate: 4/05/05
Summary:
Why would Abel Koontz confess to a murder Veronica believes he didn't commit? Perhaps for a huge payoff to his daughter. Someone's trying to make sure the school valedictorian doesn't win the Kane scholarship.

Episode 18: Weapons Of Class Destruction
Written By Jed Seidel
Directed By John T. Kretchmer
Original Airdate: 4/12/05
Summary:
Bomb scare: A new student is under suspicion when bomb threats lead to school evacuations. Bombshell: Veronica and Wallace cope with the unexpected news from their parents.

Episode 19: Hot Dogs
Written By Dayna Lynne North
Directed By Nick Marck
Original Airdate: 4/19/05
Summary:
Veronica Mars: pet detective. Her search for a missing terrier leads to darker secrets. Aaron confronts his daughter's batterer and Weevil is arrested after breaking into Lilly's room.

Episode 20: M.A.D.
Written By Phil Klemmer & John Enbom
Directed By John T. Kretchmer
Original Airdate: 4/26/05
Summary:
Blackmailing the blackmailer. Veronica plots to stop a friend's vengeful ex-boyfriend from posting the salacious video. The Kanes offer a $50,000 reward to get their runaway son back home.

Episode 21: A Trip To The Dentist
Written By Diane Ruggiero
Directed By Marcos Siega
Original Airdate: 5/03/05
Summary:
"You want to know how I lost my virginity?" Veronica once asked. "So do I." Determined to discover who drugged and assualted her at a party months earlier, she sifts through conflicting stories to find the truth.

Episode 22: Leave It To Beaver
Teleplay By Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero
Story By Rob Thomas
Directed By Michael Fields
Original Airdate: 5/10/05
Summary:
Sex, lies, and a videotape. Veronica solves the murder of Lilly Kane, but not without betraying someone she cares for - and putting her own life at risk.





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