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Before I start, for anyone who isn't up on these things, the title pays homage to one of Rob Thomas's "young adult" books, Rats Saw God, which I can say from personal experience is a great read. There aren't any literal rats in it, though, so I'm sure we can expect not to see any tonight.
Chez Mars. Hey, it's nice of the Mars family to invite all those extras over to watch the result of the sheriff's election! It's not the easiest thing to find social engagements when you're not allowed to talk. VMVO tells us the election is a nail-biter, as we get a long-overdue look at Cliff, who's dealing with the suspense by drinking whatever's available. And given that Lianne stocked the Mars liquor cabinet, I'd imagine he's going to wake up with one bear of a hangover. VMVO adds that her attempts to get in touch with Wallace have failed, as Keith tries to put a brave face on things, saying they own "the straggler vote." Cliff asks Veronica for another drink, but Veronica tells him that they're out of gin. Cliff: "I'm not particular." Heh. The newscaster informs us that Lamb has pulled ahead by a percentage point, eliciting unappreciative non-SAG groans from the crowd.
Lamb is sucking on a stogie at the sheriff's office when a bespectacled dude catches him and tells him he made the anonymous call from the bridge. Lamb takes a long moment to stare at him, which I appreciate, since he's totally not the same guy we saw on the bridge in Logan's flashback. Then again, Logan's visual acuity may have been impaired by all the boots to the temple and such.
Neptune Grand. Duncan is having a party. Dick runs into Logan and is all, "Dude. My stepmom?" Is he asking how he Logan could do this, or how Charisma was? I mean, this is Dick we're dealing with here. Logan apologizes, and Dick affably says it's no big deal; besides, he totally would have hit Lynn back in the days before she, er, gave herself back to nature. Logan's delivery of "Great" is hilarious, and he then asks if there are no hard feelings. Dick: "You know, she gave me a few." Now I have to update my "Top Ten Personal Hells" to include endless exposure to the comic stylings of Dick Casablancas. The look on Logan's face suggests that I'm not alone. Nonetheless, that went pretty easily. I think Beaver will be a tougher sell. (Make your own joke here.)
Chez Mars. The newscaster announces that The Woodman has won the office of County Supervisor, "the position historically referred to as the Mayor of Neptune." Hee, not exactly, but points for style. The newscaster then calls the sheriff's race in Lamb's favor. Veronica's bummed, but Keith doesn't seem that disappointed, and says they'll get Lamb in 2010. Good Lord, and I had unpleasant enough associations just with "four more years." Cliff bright-sides that 49% of Neptune still likes Keith, which is nice, if probably inaccurate. Between Keith's release of Driver Ed and Lamb's personality, I'd bet a lot of votes cast in this election were from the school of "anyone but him." Veronica and Keith rehash their argument about whether they should have released the recording of the bus crash, and then Keith tells her to go to Duncan's party, since he's got Cliff to keep him company. Cliff: "I promise to hold his hair back if he has to make sick in the toilet." Hee. And considering how many times he probably did that with Lianne, I'd say karma owes Keith a few of those.
“ Gia busts on the Bush twins, and then asks Veronica what she thinks about Dick. And never has an increase in my perception of a character's esteem been quite so fleeting. ”
Dick is telling Gia that if his dad ever comes back to the U.S., he's looking at ten to fifteen years at "Club Fed." Gia asks if living alone isn't weird, and Dick smooves that it's tough, since his real mom has a new family in San Francisco, so he's just trying to take care of The Beav. And his solo presence at the party suggests that he's doing a bang-up job on that front. Gia excuses herself to talk to Veronica, and expresses her sympathy at the election results. Veronica in turn congratulates Gia, saying that she's now "Neptune's First Daughter." Gia busts on the Bush twins, and then asks Veronica what she thinks about Dick. And never has an increase in my perception of a character's esteem been quite so fleeting. Veronica observes Dick pumping a keg with both hands, and with a smile that somehow manages to be both wry and sardonic, opines, "What can I say? Dick is just...Dick." If the message "Dick is someone who'll give GHB to his girlfriend and urge his brother to nail an unconscious girl" is contained in that sentence, they're getting really subtle with the subtext.
The conversation is interrupted by the appearance of Deputy Sacks. VMVO thinks it's "ballsy" to "bust the Mayor's kid's party on Election Night." That's weird, because I thought this was Duncan's party. Also, it's County Supervisor, Veronica! I know you were watching that newscast! Sacks informs Logan that Lamb would like a word with him, and Logan responds that he'd like to be "the crme filling in an Olsen twins sandwich." And that's the first time that Mary-Kate Olsen and sandwiches have been associated with each other in quite some time. Logan asks Sacks to make things official, and Sacks obliges, cuffing Logan as he arrests him for murdering Felix. If his desire was to get Sacks to manhandle him, a trip through the forums would suggest that he's not alone. ["But seriously, you guys. THAT GUY?!" -- Wing Chun] Veronica observes with what looks like some amount of consternation as Sacks leads Logan away just as Duncan (in ANOTHER ARGYLE SWEATER, MAKE IT STOP) returns with more booze. Dick raises his arms and is all, "Douche chill!" Hee. It's the new awkward.
Keith calls the sheriff's office looking for Lamb, but Lamb motions for Sacks to take a message, since he's busy with Logan. They are sitting awfully close, in case you were wondering what kind of "busy" I meant. Keith says he just wanted to say "good race" and "congratulations" and all manner of things that get stuck in your throat like the thickest of mashed potatoes when they're directed to someone like Lamb. Keith learns that Lamb had the bus brought up from the ocean. Now, I'm no detective, but shouldn't this maybe have been done already? I know Lamb's been busy blackmailing local athletes, but still.
Veronica arrives at Mars Investigations as VMVO tells us that she'd like to prevent another "bad surprise." Before we learn what that might be, however, she notices a drunk sitting in a corner. She starts to say something, but Abel Koontz reveals his face and breathes, "Veronica Mars." Veronica is like, "Abel Koontz?" Now that we've established that we know each other, can we get to the DUN DUN DUN?
“ Veronica is emailing Wallace to update him of the events of the episode. Jeez, Veronica, give me a few minutes and you can just link to the recap. ”
Veronica is emailing Wallace to update him of the events of the episode. Jeez, Veronica, give me a few minutes and you can just link to the recap. She's interrupted by an invitation to a video chat, which she accepts. Considering that the handle is "enriquefreaque69," she's either a lot braver or a lot stupider that I would be. The inviter is a pretty blonde girl. Displaying a bit of an accent, she determines Veronica's identity, says she saw her post in the forums of the Ibiza website, and sends Veronica a picture of Amelia on the beach with several other people, including Mike. Veronica starts to explain that the matter is in hand, but the girl breezily says she hope Amelia isn't still with her boyfriend, because he's a tremendous liar. Veronica's gears start grinding...
...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.