Veronica Mars/You Think You Know Somebody

You Think You Know Somebody
Season 1, Episode 5
Airdate	October 26, 2004
Production Number	2T5704
Written by	Dayna Lynne North
Directed by	Nick Gomez
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Veronica Mars — Season One

You Think You Know Somebody is the fifth episode of the first season of Veronica Mars.

Starring: Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Percy Daggs III (Wallace Fennel), Teddy Dunn (Duncan Kane) (credit only), Jason Dohring (Logan Echolls), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Mallory Dent), Francis Capra (Eli "Weevil" Navarro)

and Enrico Colantoni (Keith Mars)

Guest Starring: Aaron Ashmore (Troy Vandergraff), Sam Huntington (Luke), Corinne Bohrer (Lianne Mars)

and Paula Marshall (Rebecca James)

Co-Starring: Deron Michael McBee (Hank "Ziggy" Zigman), Chris Salcedo (Customs Agent), Hector Atreyu Ruiz (Angel), Melissa Reneé Martin (Ashley Banks), Will Roberts (Lawrence Vandergraff), Elaine Brammel (Martha), Ryan Drummond (Associate), Olivia Pence (Lisa)

Uncredited: Lefty (Backup)

Plot Overview

Troy, Luke, and Logan are in Tijuana for a night of good times, although they're held up when Luke wants to buy a souvenir of their trip. After a pass through customs, they stop in a diner for food. Upon leaving, they realize that Troy's car, actually his father's, was stolen.

The next day, Veronica checks her home's answering machine, which has a message from Rebecca James, Neptune High's school counselor, and Keith's current girlfriend. Cut to Luke's pained face, as a bodybuilder demands the drugs that he was supposed to receive. The next day at school, Luke comes clean about the drugs and enlists Veronica's help.

After school, Veronica uses a safe deposit box key she found in her mother's things and finds shots of herself framed in a rifle sight. Then, she attempts to activate the homing device on the stolen car, but can't quite work her magic. Which is bad news for Troy, because he is soon chased by the bodybuilder.

At school, Logan says that while he was in on the steroid deal, Troy didn't know anything. Veronica comes home to an awkward conversation with Rebecca. She flashes back to the time when she told her real mom that she's dating Duncan Kane. Veronica skips out on dinner, in order to come with Logan to the local chop shop. She finds out that the piñata (where the drugs were stashed) was given to a relative for a birthday party. She arrives at the party just in time to see the piñata busted... and sugar candies falling out.

At home, Veronica starts sending out cell phones in another attempt to find her mother. Keith walks in, and Veronica takes this opportunity to ask for his help in tracing the car. He agrees to help her boyfriend if she lays off his girlfriend. The next day, Keith manages to activate the homing beacon, which leads to a dog in the 09er zip code.

Veronica uses her background checker to find information about Rebecca James, and digs up enough dirt to cause tension between Veronica and Keith. Keith does the same to Veronica, using his contacts to create a background for Troy. The next day, Veronica confronts him with the fact that he had a history of drug trafficking. Meanwhile, Keith breaks up with Rebecca.

Veronica confronts the "Z-Meister" with Luke's money, and uses the confrontation to take a photo of the body builder. She then faxes the photo to the border patrol, where he is soon caught (we assume) bringing in steroids.

The ending closes with Troy's parents sending him to boarding school. Instead, he bribes the cabbie and stops at the same diner where he stopped after Tijuana. He grabs the bag of drugs from the bathroom stash and drives off in the same car that was stolen. On his way out to who-knows-where, he receives a call from his ex Shauna, who informs him that she told Veronica they were getting back together. Panicked, Troy opens the bag of steroids, only to find candy and a letter from Veronica.

We then see Veronica on her bed, listening to music while her mother leaves a voice mail.

Notes

Mystery of the Week

• The major mystery is Troy's car being stolen, which creates the problem of the steroids gone missing.

Lilly Kane's Murder

• Nothing new about Lilly's death is said in this episode.

Lianne Mars's Disappearance

• Veronica sends several pre-paid, untraceable cell phones to her mother's closest friends and family.
• When Keith packs up most of Lianne's things, Veronica finds a safety deposit box key with the other mementos. The deposit box has pictures of Veronica framed in a rifle sight. Veronica thinks that they were taken relatively soon after Lilly's death.
• When Rebecca is making food for the Mars family, Veronica flashes back to the conversation where she tells Lianne that she's dating Duncan Kane. Lianne's reaction is very sour, which is odd considering Duncan's status.

Veronica's Rape

• No new information about Veronica's rape is revealed in this episode.

Quotes

• Logan: Baby, I'll buy you a piñata.

Veronica: Will you buy me a piñata full of steroids?