Neither spoke a word as they rode to the hotel where Mrs. Echolls' missing credit card had been used that day. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was a silence used to reflect on everything that happened in the last hour. It was overwhelming to think about. Just when they thought that Mrs. Echolls was dead they find out her credit card was used. Veronica wanted to believe the best but she was afraid they'd find a reasonable explanation and Logan would be disappointed again.

After talking to the hotel manager, she got all the information she needed.

'So, it's the Princess Suite we have to get into? Should be too hard.' Veronica said to herself. Turning to Logan, she stayed in detective mode. "All right, stay put. I'm gonna go talk to the maintenance guys." As she turned to leave, he stopped her.

"No. I think I can take it from here."

"No. I can get them to unlock the service elevator and we can just-."

"Nah. I've got a better idea. I'll just sit right here until my mother walks out of that elevator." With a look of determination, Logan sat on the couch facing the elevator, staring at it intensely.

Normally, she would have argued with him and explained that her idea was much more time efficient but she had a feeling he needed time to get his head together before the reunion. Besides, she wouldn't want someone to interfere with her own reunion with her mother so Logan probably didn't need her there for his. "So, I think I'm gonna head out. Promise me you'll call if you need anything?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine. See ya later." He dismissed her.

She nodded and headed to the door where she took one last look at Logan before going to her car.

She really didn't want to be there but she promised Meg she'd find her secret admirer. Now she was at a loss, having eliminated her two prime suspects and she was stuck at an 09er party.

"Veronica!"

She turned to find the source of the greeting. "Duncan, hey. What's up?"

"Do you know what's going on with Logan?"

Surprised Logan hadn't told Duncan what he was up to, she tried to be vague. "What do you mean?"

"Well, he's camped out in a hotel lobby in LA."

"How do you know that?"

"I just talked to him."

She looked at her watch. It had been five hours since she had left him. "He's still there?" she asked, not really expecting an answer. "I'll take care of it."

Duncan watched in confusion as she whispered something to Meg and ran out the door.

'What the hell is going on?'

"So, how's the stakeout going?" she asked Logan after walking up behind him.

"She should be here soon."

Veronica rolled her eyes. Logan was always stubborn. "Okay, we did it your way, now we're going to do it mine."

"I liked my idea." He grumbled in response.

"You know, you can't sit here forever. What do you say we smoke her out?"