Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 5 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Five More Years!
By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.08.2005
...and she's on the phone with the motel manager, to whom she forwards the picture. She quickly determines that the guy in Waverley with Amelia wasn't Mike, but the smarmy-looking guy on Amelia's other side. Veronica confirms that that's the guy the blonde was talking about as well. She asks the blonde if she remembers his name...
...and Wiedman gets a call from Veronica, saying that the killer's name is "Carlos Mercado." Wiedman thanks her, telling her Mercado's at Caesar's Palace; some of the marked bills showed up there. Veronica informs Wiedman that Carlos is a diplomat's son, and will be extradited to Argentina. Wiedman doesn't think that's so much going to be a problem, so Veronica asks what he's going to do. Wiedman: "You know the drill, Veronica. What happens is Vegas stays in Vegas." That line sounds so much better when it's referring to wetworks instead of tawdry affairs. Veronica looks horrified that she just may have contributed to the guy's death. I'm not sure Wiedman's actions totally make sense here. He doesn't owe Amelia anything, and whatever's left of the $250,000 doesn't seem worth committing murder over for someone in his position. On the other hand, I could see Wiedman doing it out of professional pride, which he seems to have in spades. Also, if you're going to commit murder at a Vegas casino, Caesar's Palace seems like as fitting a place as any.
By the way: more Wiedman, please.
Hospital. VMVO wonders how she's going to tell Abel about Amelia. How about "You'll be seeing her a lot sooner than you think!" Pursuant to that, she asks the nurse how Abel's doing, and he sadly tells her it'll be a day or two at most. Jeez, and Veronica thought she didn't like hospitals before.
Cut to Abel's room as VMVO tells us that she's not, in fact, going to tell him. Well, that's probably better than my suggestion. Veronica wistfully tells Abel that Amelia's trying to make it, but that there was an early snow. And lots of ice, too. Abel asks if Amelia's happy, and Veronica manages a smile as she says yes: "Hoofing the Himalayas isn't exactly my idea of a good time, but...she seemed to love it." Abel takes Veronica's hand, and she sits down with him as VMVO opines, "In a family full of well-intentioned lies, one more won't hurt." Well, by that logic, you could keep telling lies forev...ah. Well played, Mars. Well played.
Cut to Veronica entering Duncan's room as VMVO tells us that at least she gets to curl up with her "adorable, honest boyfriend." Well, I know they're setting up a point here, but Duncan DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT VISITING MEG, LIKE, TWO WEEKS AGO. So perhaps you'll admit that the point might be slightly flawed. Veronica sees "Duncan" lying on the couch with a magazine over his face, but I don't blame her for thinking it's him, since NO ONE ON EARTH WEARS THAT MUCH ARGYLE. Also, it is his room. Veronica crawls on top of him, and he puts her arms around her. To her credit, she realizes it isn't Duncan before Logan starts talking: "It's the sweater, isn't it? Chicks can't resist argyle." That's got to be a shout-out. Veronica jumps up, and when Duncan appears, she asks him what Logan's doing there. Logan says he's out a house, so he lives there now. Which means the sitcom is actually Three's Company, only with the potential for a lot more sexual confusion. Duncan apologizes for not telling Veronica. I guess those remedial Spanish classes kept him pretty busy.