
Veronica Mars used to be the popular girl with the cool friends and the jock boyfriend. A series of personal and family traumas have made her an outcast - albeit one with a sarcastic side and a snarky sense of humor. Now, she helps her private investigator father dig into the lives of the rich and famous in the messed-up town of Neptune, Calif.

Piz seeks Veronica's help when some recordings belonging to his idol (Paul Rudd) go missing; an unlikely candidate throws his hat into the ring to run for sheriff.

Veronica takes her private-investigator exam; Piz interviews a student who wrote a book about his years as an orphan child-soldier in Uganda's rebel army.

Selling fake debit cards to students gets Weevil arrested; Keith debates Vinnie about the upcoming election; a mysterious tape of Veronica and Piz shows up on the Internet.

Veronica confronts Logan; Piz assures Veronica that he had nothing to do with the Internet video; Veronica investigates the origin of the tape; Keith steps in to protect Veronica.