Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 9 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Melrose Law
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.01.2004
Miss Donaldson presents Duncan to a small group of students. He quickly announces that Pirate Points will be available to the tired, poor, and huddled. Well, he's talking about the people in band and on the newspaper, but that's what he meant. He wraps up his "Some are NOT more equal than others" speech: "What kind of candy should we sell this year?" Everyone laughs, and we see that Jake is in the doorway, looking on proudly. Now he would never whip his son. Or his d...arn it, there I go again.
Veronica goes to open her dad's safe again, but she can't. VMVO: "Dad changed the combination. He knows." Well, not to denigrate your detective skills, but duh.
Veronica arrives home, and Keith, in what's looking to be his usual position slumped on the couch, tells her that there's a package for her. He notes that it's from Action News, and Veronica not-quite-convincingly lies that it's for a journalism project. She haltingly starts to walk into her room, and Keith's eyes follow her slightly wistfully. But she steels herself and turns around. She tells Keith that she was lying, that he knew it, and that she doesn't want their relationship to be like "our own game of Spy Vs. Spy." Glad I got to that reference before she did. Have I mentioned what hard work this job is? Veronica tells Keith she knows he's still investigating Lilly's murder, but he corrects her that he was, but isn't anymore. He used to think that if he solved the case, all their problems would be solved -- his reputation would be restored, Lianne would come back, Veronica's social problems would be fixed -- but now he just wants to enjoy his time with Veronica. She tells him that the package she got contains the footage of Koontz's arrest, and pulls out the enlarged copy of the sneaker photo. Keith looks dubious, but snaps to attention when Veronica pauses the tape: "What are those shoes doing in Abel Koontz's possession?" Veronica, earnestly and urgently: "Good question."
Man, they are pacing this arc perfectly so far. I like the fact that some of the cloak-and-dagger stuff between Keith and Veronica is over -- it's clearly going to take both of them combined to solve this case. At the same time, there's a lot she still doesn't know, and I think every episode is going to reveal another tantalizing piece of the puzzle. But please don't talk about cancellation. I certainly couldn't take it this week, you know? Speaking of which, no scenes from next week ran in my market because of the election coverage, but some people got them, and a new episode is listed in my DVR for next week. See you then!