A/N: Okay so a lot of you didn't like how Veronica treated Logan in the last chapter. I agree...I didn't want her to doubt Logan, but let's not forget, she has trust issues when it comes to the guys she dates, and who can blame her? I don't think Logan will let her off that easy but he might understand her a bit better. So enjoy! And review. And give ideas or suggestions.
INT - HEARST COLLEGE, BONNIE'S DORM ROOM - DAY.
Veronica knocks on a dorm room door. The whiteboard displays various messages: "#1 this is #2 do u read?" "Kermit the Frog? He He He," "are you going 2 studygroup," "Ask Why?" "Lacey was here," and "Complacent Reasoning establishes unrealistic ra..." The door is opened by a pretty girl.
VERONICA: Hi. Is Bonnie here?
PHYLLIS: She's still at class. You're Veronica? Bonnie told me about you. I'm Bonnie's roommate, Phyllis. Come on in.
Phyllis waves Veronica into the room. The first part of the room is Bonnie's and is covered with archaeological objects and posters.
VERONICA: Wow. Raiders of the lost dorm room.
PHYLLIS: Oh, yeah. God, Bonnie would love that. Her dream is to be the female Indiana Jones.
Veronica walks through to Phyllis's half, where she is putting on a sweater. Her walls disclose nothing more than a regard for Josh Ritter.
PHYLLIS: She can spend three hours watching a documentary on people digging up a tooth.
Phyllis starts gathering her books together.
VERONICA: So, you know what happened to Bonnie?
PHYLLIS: Yeah, Bonnie and I have been best friends since seventh grade. Not much happens in our lives that we don't share.
VERONICA: What do you think about Bonnie getting back with Tim?
PHYLLIS: I hated the arrogant little toad from the first time she introduced him.
VERONICA: Don't hold back, Phyllis.
PHYLLIS: I've kind of turned a corner on Tim, though. The boy came through in the clutch. He found out about the baby, and he stepped up. He bought her What to Expect When You're Expecting. He got her, like, prenatal vitamins.
VERONICA: So he was handing her pills? Could he-
PHYLLIS: There's no way it was Tim. He offered to marry her. He was gonna talk to her dad and everything, and you know how intimidating that would be.
VERONICA: Yeah, Bonnie said her family is pretty religious.
PHYLLIS: Do you not know about her dad?
VERONICA: Should I?
Phyllis doesn't answer but instead finds the remote control. She switches on the television.
TV: $5,000...
Phyllis zaps, passing a noir film, until she finds the channel she wants. A man is preaching. Behind him is a large banner inscribed with the legend "Capistrano Ministries." The same words are at the bottom of the screen.
REV. CAPISTRANO: ...and if there's only one thing you got to remember, it's this...
PHYLLIS: There's Papa Capistrano. He's on all the time.
REV. CAPISTRANO: God may hate the sin, but god loves you.
CONGREGATION: [offscreen] Amen.
REV. CAPISTRANO: Say it to yourself. God loves you.
CONGREGATION: [offscreen] God loves you.
VERONICA: Bonnie's a preacher's daughter. How very Footloose.
INT-NEPTUNE GRAND HOTEl-DAY
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Okay, Veronica, all you gotta do is apologize to Logan. How difficult can it be? Oh, who am I kidding? He won't forgive me for the way I treated him. And can you blame him? I didn't trust him. Note to self: work on your trust issues.
Veronica knocks on the door to Logan's suite. It doesn't take long for Logan to open the door.
LOGAN: Veronica.
VERONICA: (nervously) Logan. Hi. Uh, can we talk?
LOGAN: Sure.
Logan lets her in. Veronica sits down on the couch while Logan stands.
VERONICA: I want to apologize for last night. I was harsh and out of line. You're my boyfriend, or you were, and I didn't trust you.
LOGAN: Yeah, you should've trusted me, Veronica. I told you back in August you're the only one for me.
Veronica nods her head.
VERONICA: I know. But, Logan, you gotta remember, I don't have the best of luck with guys. First Duncan breaks up with me no good reason that turned out to be a lie and then he fled the country with his baby daughter and Troy wasn't honest with me either. So, I've got trust issues. And I'm gonna have to work on them.
LOGAN: I'm not like them, Veronica. You know that.
VERONICA: No, but you did turn your back on me after Lily died. You were so mean to me and that hurt. And lately, when I ask you about something, you always tell me to trust you? How can I when you keep saying that?
LOGAN: I know, I'm sorry.
VERONICA: Then please forgive me. I don't know why Madison lied to me, other than the fact that she hates me, but I never should have believed her. And I guess now you hate me.
Veronica stands and heads for the door, but Logan stops her.
LOGAN: Veronica, wait.
VERONICA: What, Logan?
LOGAN: I don't hate you. But I need you to trust me. I would never do anything to hurt you.
VERONICA: (crying) Then show me I can trust you. I need to know I can if this is going to work.
Logan nods his head.
LOGAN: Okay. How about we go out tomorrow night? We never did go out last night.
Veronica nods her head again.
VERONICA: Okay.
LOGAN: (smiling) Good.
VERONICA: I'll call you later. (she heads for the door)
LOGAN: I still love you, you know that right?
VERONICA: I know. I love you too.
INT - HEARST COLLEGE, TIM'S OFFICE - NIGHT.
Veronica walks past a janitor who is cleaning the floor of the dark and deserted hallway.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Unless Tim was able to convince a gynaecologist he was a pregnant female, I'm betting he scored the RU-486 online. If I can't question Tim, maybe his computer will give me some answers.
Veronica gets to the door of Tim's office but is thwarted as the door is locked. She glances back at the janitor.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Sometimes when things don't work out the way a girl wants them to, there's nothing quite as satisfying as the hissy fit.
Veronica rattles the doorknob with a show of increasing frustration and distress.
VERONICA: [whining] Oh, I hate this stupid day! Ugh!
She gives the door a final try by trying to break through with her back and then slides down into a heap. The janitor looks over with concern. Veronica, as much as she can crouched at the foot of the door, stamps her feet.
VERONICA: Uuuugh!
She starts to "cry" loudly.
JANITOR: Are you okay?
She sniffs wetly.
VERONICA: [sobbing] No. This is, like, the worst day ever of my entire life. I was supposed to meet my brother at his office, and he's not here. And he's not picking up his cell, and he's not even my brother anyway because my parents just told me I'm adopted.
The janitor sighs and looks at the door.
JANITOR: Is this his office?
VERONICA: Uh-huh.
The janitor leans his broom against the wall and gets out his keys. He opens the door for her and watches her enter. She turns to face him, wiping her nose on her sleeve dramatically.
VERONICA: Thanks. You've been so helpful.
She gives him a quivering smile and he shuts the door. Veronica walks over to the door, watching his image through the frosted glass as it moves away from the door. She looks and takes a big breath of relief. She heads for Tim's desk.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: It's so much easier letting the twitch of a man's lip tell you he's guilty than relying on him to not empty the cache on his hard drive...
On screen, a password is requested. Veronica sags back into the chair.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Or trying to figure out his password. Onto Plan B.
She sneers at the screen. She sighs and sets her bag on the desk. She searches through her bag and pulls out a device.
INT - MARS RESIDENCE - NIGHT.
Later that night, Veronica is laying in bed, unable to sleep. She keeps replaying her day.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: This has been the longest day ever. The only good thing that came from it is Logan accepting my apology. But I know he's still upset that I didn't believe him. Guess we'll talk about it tomorrow night.
She sighs. She hears the door and leaps out of bed. Keith is just entering the apartment. He throws his case down on the kitchen counter. He looks up to see Veronica coming through from her room.
KEITH: Good. You're up. I've got a little conundrum.
Veronica slumps onto one of the counter stools.
KEITH: Nish says she egged the dean's Volvo on campus the night he was murdered.
Veronica is hardly listening, looking down at her hand at which she is picking.
KEITH: Mindy says she had the Volvo parked at the Neptune Grand all night. Any guess as to who's lying?
VERONICA: [listlessly] Both of them? I don't know.
KEITH: Your lack of opinion concerns me.
VERONICA: Sorry, but I've had a long day. Logan and I had a fight last night.
KEITH: Everything okay?
VERONICA: Yeah, it was all a misunderstanding. We're still together if that's what you're wondering. But I don't think he's going to let me off so easily for not believing him.
KEITH: Don't you think you've given him enough chances?
VERONICA: Dad, I love Logan. Yes, I've got problems trusting him at times, but I love him. He wouldn't be Logan if he was good all the time.
KEITH: Okay. But get some sleep, okay? You look tired.
VERONICA: Gee, thanks, Dad.
Veronica heads back to bed and falls asleep within minutes.
INT - HEARST COLLEGE - DAY.
Veronica approaches Tim who is just finished a conversation with a colleague. When he sees Veronica, he starts walking quickly back to his office.
TIM: I'm in a hurry, Veronica.
VERONICA: I know you enjoy screwing with me, but it's kind of losing its charm.
TIM: I have no idea what you're talking about.
VERONICA: I checked my grade online. It said I got a B. You and I both know I got an A.
TIM: I entered an A. You were looking at someone else's grade.
He stops and turns to look at her.
VERONICA: Like I didn't look carefully. Either you did this on purpose, or you messed up the entry.
Tim looks down at the floor and sighs deeply. He goes into his office. Veronica follows him in.
TIM: Why didn't you print out a grade report, hmm?
She follows him around to his side of his desk as he bends over his computer.
VERONICA: I shouldn't have to. I should have the grade I earned.
Tim hesitates and looks at her.
TIM: Veronica?
VERONICA: Yes?
He indicates his desk.
TIM: My space.
He indicates the other side of it.
TIM: Your space.
He grasps his hands together in a prayer and Veronica finally walks back around the desk. She takes a seat in the visitor's chair. Tim goes into his computer. Veronica fiddles with a role of black tape under the desk, unseen by Tim.
TIM: Ah, here it is. An A, like I said.
VERONICA: Huh. Maybe I was looking at someone else's grade.
Veronica shrugs and rises from the desk. Tim watches.
INT-NEPTUNE GRAND HOTEL, LOGAN'S SUITE-NIGHT
Veronica enters Logan's hotel room wearing a black dress and heels.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: This reminds me why I like jeans and t-shirts. I hate heels. They hurt like crazy. But who doesn't love getting dressed up every now and then?
LOGAN: You look nice. (he smiles at her)
VERONICA: Thanks. So where are you taking me?
LOGAN: Sorry, but it's a surprise.
VERONICA: Ugh, I hate surprises.
LOGAN: I know.
Logan and Veronica leave and head towards Logan's car. On the way, they talk. They both agree to be more honest with each other and at least try and trust the other, even when it's hard. They end the night in Logan's hotel room talking all night about what's going on. The next night Veronica goes back to Tim's office to get the camera.
INT - HEARST COLLEGE, TIM'S OFFICE - NIGHT.
The door into the office squeaks as it slowly opens. A hand reaches down and tears away the strip of black tape obstructing the lock. Veronica enters. She gets to Tim's desk and computer. It is still asking for a password. Veronica turns on the lamp. She reaches up and pulls a small device from the inside of the lampshade. She pulls out something that looks like an iPod and, by technical wizardry that I'm incompetent to describe, she downloads the film from device to device to Tim's computer, finally getting a shot of Tim's keyboard. She slides it forward to the time she was in Tim's office earlier.
TIM: [on video] My space. Your space.
Veronica raises a derisive brow. On the film, Tim starts to log on. Veronica slows it down and writes what she sees on her hand.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: His password is "Dick Tracy"? Aw. That is adorable.
Veronica logs on to the computer. Tim's wallpaper is a silhouette of Sherlock Holmes.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Okay, Tim, let's see where were you browsing three weeks ago?
Veronica pulls up the internet history. Among the sites listed are for that day are: Monomania Magazine - If You're Going to College", "MonTele - The News Leaders", "ZowiePedia Beta 2.2", "Balboa County Sheriff's Department Website", "PlanetZowie - Search the Web", "Weather Report - Zip Code 90909", "Hearst College - Grover Hayes Library Refined", "Nationwide Crime Statistics - Murder Document. Those partially listed for the day before are: Hearst College - Course g...", "DownloadVibe 2.1 for Wi...", "SNAFU Great Flash Games!", "Criminology Today", "PlanetZowie", "Apple - Movie Trailers", "Untitled", "truthout - News, Polit...", "Hearst College - Server D..." The next list is for five days ago and includes: "PlanetZowie Search - tim f...", "Books Beyond Borders", "Green Apple Technology", "The Smoking Nun - Dumb...", "Hearst College", "Criminology Department", "Hearst College - Staff List", "Weather - Zip Code 90909", "SignOnNeptune." Veronica highlights this and starts scanning down the list. More site names are seen: "Establishment Foundations", "PAPERCLIPS™ - Online C...", "ASC - The American Soci...", "ListServe - Criminology Dis...", "Discussion Board - Acade...", "CribCatcher - Plagiarism..."
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Nothing, nothing, nothing.
Veronica sweeps past "The Smoking Nun - Keith...," "Horizons Airlines Flight S...," Utopia Bank - Account Lo...," New York Bridge Mutual," "Hearst College - Student...," and "Hearst College - Staff List...," taking interest only in "NEPTUNE WOMENT'S CLINIC."
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Neptune clinic?
In addition to the clinic, Tim browsed: "Pregnancy," "Pregnancy Week to Week," and "What to know about preg..." Veronica then notices another file on Tim's computer, one entitled "O'Dell - suicide?"
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Whoa.
She opens it. There are three files within: "Forensics," "Suspects," and "Witnesses."
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Tim's investigating the dean's death?
She clicks on "Witnesses." There are two names: Anthony Martina and Eli Navarro.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: Anthony Martin? There's no Anthony Martin mentioned in the police report.
Veronica clicks on Anthony's name and reads out what she sees on the screen.
VERONICA VOICEOVER: "Earwitness, heard shot while walking home from Pi Sig party. Witness was drunk, couldn't determine time of death."
INT - HEARST COLLEGE - DAY.
Veronica knocks on the door of Anthony's room, which he shares with Glen. There's no answer, so she leaves a note on his whiteboard amongst the messages from Chris, G., John, Lisa, Dru M., and Jeff M. : "For a good time, call."
A/N: Next time on Veronica Mars, Veronica visit's Bonnie's father, while Logan gathers the courage to talk to Keith about his future with Veronica. :)