Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 4 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Double Your Mothers, Double Your Fun
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.11.2004
Justin and Dork Without Glasses pedeconference. We learn that Justin's dad actually died seven years ago. Justin: "Well, then, I guess it's gonna take her a long time to find him." Justin, just cherchez la [SPOILER!]
Mars Investigations. Veronica and Wallace are sitting facing each other at her desk. Keith enters as Veronica records an answering-machine message feigning being the "Stanford Summer Program" administration office. Keith looks wearily amused. He and Wallace introduce themselves. Veronica tells Keith that Wallace is a friend of hers. "Take that, high-school guidance counselor." Don't say her name, Veronica. It's bad luck. Veronica explains what she's doing: She's narrowed the list of "John Smith"s down to 440 people, so she's sending each one a letter congratulating him on his son winning a scholarship. If all goes well, the father will recognize Justin's name and phone to say they've got the wrong address, whereupon she'll trace the call. Keith: "Part of me is proud…and let's just leave it at that." Hee. I like Keith now -- I'm willing to write off the pilot as a fluke. Which breaks down my last resistance to this show. Back! Keith asks Wallace how he got roped into helping her. "She promised me all the answer keys to the" -- glare from Veronica -- "she just promised to be my friend." Hee. Keith: "I'd have held out for a better offer." Let's try this again: Keith, this is Wallace. Keith goes into his office, and Veronica asks Wallace if he can get her permanent file so she can see what the BSK! has been telling Keith. Wallace tells her that it's not worth it to get in trouble just to have a friend. Hee hee! Just seeing if you were paying attention. (I had a friend in sixth grade who slipped a page into his book report asking the teacher to check a box if she'd read that far. Box: Unchecked. Friend: Precocious. And insane.)
Kane Kitchen. Mother greet son. Pill down sink. Parenting still absent.
School. Wallace asks if Veronica really called the geometry teacher a jackass. Veronica: "That's totally taken out of context." What she actually said was, "You don't know jack, ass." Wallace gives Veronica a bunch of shit for past good behavior, prompting Veronica to note that the record goes all the way back to kindergarten. Speaking of which, Justin appears and asks if there's any news. Upon hearing a negative, he gives Veronica a mix CD he made her, for those lonely stakeout nights. Once he's gone, Wallace tee-hees, which is a cover for, "Why the HELL didn't you think of that, Holmes?" Veronica asks Wallace to get her Justin's file.