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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.