AN: Second to last chapter. Sorry for the long wait.

Disclaimer: Veronica Mars is as unrelated to me as Charmed is….I'm just an obsessive.

Chapter 8

Lilly's Secret

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Veronica, what is going on?" Logan asked as Veronica hung up her phone dropped back down onto the bed.

"I called the Hazelwood Facility Soquel, were my mom was in rehab, and it turns out she discharged herself early. That was my college money. And now she is probably in some dive of a bar, getting wasted." Veronica puts her head in her hands,

"Any word from your dad?"

"He should have called," Checks her watch, "Oh, five minutes ago. But this is my dad, what can't he do?"

"I just hope my letter is there, cause I really don't wanna go to prison."

"Logan, it will be there. This is Lilly Kane; she didn't like Celeste nosing into her private matters. The air vent is the only place she could hide things from her."

"What if she threw it away? What if she burned it? If she did, then your dad is going to send me to the slammer."

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Duncan adjusted the television, took a step back to join Veronica and pressed a button on the remote. The tape starts.

"Where is this?" Duncan asked, holding the remote down at his side.

"I do not know." Keith replied, crossing his arms.

Lilly entered the room on the screen.

"Isn't that her pep squad outfit?" Duncan asked, his voice holding an air of shock.

"If it is, then this is the day she died."

On the screen, Lilly fell backwards onto the bed. "Come here, lover. Time to earn your keep." She called out. Lilly looks upwards and looked directly into the camera. She jumped from the bed to something off screen. She then returned to the screen, through another camera. She again disappears off screen. The tape cut out.

"What?" Duncan said.

"See the other tape." Keith said. Duncan moved towards the camera and swapped the tapes.

"This one's dated October 1st."

Duncan returned to Keith and pressed the remote again. On screen, this time Lilly is lying on top of someone in the bed. Duncan, though uncomfortable about seeing his sister have sex, forces himself to watch. Lilly is then turned over and the man's lower back is visible. His head then appears on screen.

"Oh my God, Mr. Echolls?" Duncan pressed a button on the remote that freezes the scene on the screen, Aaron posing knowingly for the camera. Duncan looked at Keith with shock on his face.

"Did he kill her? Did he kill Lilly?" Duncan asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"We don't know Duncan; we just know that he and Lilly were having an affair. This is enough to have him arrested for statutory rape. Nothing more."

"He's here. Tonight. Meeting the governor. Mr. Mars, he beats Logan you know."

"We need a plan. Call the Sheriff; get him to bring as many deputies as he can. Tell him of the evidence, of the tape we have. They should be enough for a search warrant. I'll call Veronica and tell her Logan is off the hook. Could you send your father in here to me as well?"

"Sure. Do I tell him you're in here, or what we found?"

"Best not to, he may not want to talk to me if he knows I'm here."

"OK, I'll bring him here soon."

"Thanks Duncan."

Duncan exits the room as Keith takes out his cell phone. He dials the house number.

"Hiya honey. I found Logan's letter…and something else. I found tapes of Lilly, from October of 2003. On one of them, Lilly was having sex. Honey, she was having an affair with Aaron."

"Aaron? As in Aaron Echolls? Logan's father?"

"Yes."

"And you have tapes of them having sex?"

"Yes. In one shot, Aaron even smiles for the camera."

"Could you describe the room?"

"Umm, big double bed in the centre, a counter behind the head with, like, cabinets and a blue carpet with a sliding door."

"Oh my God."

"Veronica? Do you know where that is?"

"Logan's. The pool house. Me and Logan found the camera's in there a few days ago."

"What did Logan say about them?"

"That he didn't know anything about them and I believe him."

"Honey, Aaron's here tonight, meeting the governor."

"What are you going to do?"

"I had Duncan go call Lamb, and then ask his father in here."

"OK, well call me once everything is sorted out." Veronica sighed.

"Honey, are you okay?"

"Mom was still drinking. I threw her out. I'm sorry if I've missed things up for you and Alicia."

"Honey, don't worry about me. Did Logan here our conversation?"

"He's in the bathroom. I'll tell him once he comes back."

Keith heard voices moving down the corridor.

"Honey, I think Duncan is on his way back."

"OK dad. Be careful. I love you."

"Love you too."

Keith ends the call and put his call back into his pocket. He stands up as the door to the room opened.

"Duncan, what is so urgent that couldn't wait to be shown to me tomor…what the hell are you doing here Keith?" Jake asked as he and Duncan enter Duncan's room.

"Dad, Mr. Mars found some information this evening that shows who is Lilly's real killer."

"What? You found new evidence? In my house?"

"Yes. Logan Echolls left Tijuana the morning of October the third. He left a shot glass and a letter to Lilly in her car at the car wash."

"Logan killed Lilly?" Jake said quietly, sitting on the bed.

"No. Logan's shot glass was found in Lilly's car. The letter, however, wasn't. Veronica remembered that Lilly hid things in her air vent, things she didn't want Celeste to see. She and Logan were going to disguise themselves as catering staff and get his letter from her vents. I overheard them talking and decided to do it instead of them, you know, with them being minors?"

"Why would Veronica help Logan? Aren't they mortal enemies?"

"They're dating." Duncan mumbled, sitting beside his father.

"I removed one screw, and then Duncan found me. I searched through the vent." Keith held up Logan's letter. "I found the letter. But I also found something else, which is why I asked Duncan to bring you in here and to call Lamb."

Duncan reached behind him and grabbed the remote. He pressed a button and the tape began to play from the beginning. Once Aaron's face appeared, Duncan again froze the screen.

"Aaron? That son of a bitch killed my daughter? My daughter?"

"We don't know. All we know is that Aaron and Lilly were having an affair. The area in the tape is the pool house on the Echolls estate." Duncan and Jake throw Keith looks.

"Veronica and Logan found the camera's there a few days ago."

"The day of the surprise party. That's why they left so quickly." Duncan said, running his hand through his hair. "I'm going to go keep a watch for Lamb."

Duncan leaves Keith and Jake in the same room, an awkward silence growing between them.

"I had a paternity test done." Keith said after an over abundance of silence. "Veronica's not my blood daughter."

"How long have you," Jake swallowed hard. "How long have you known?"

"Since this morning. The results came last night."

"And how is Veronica dealing with it?"

"Last time I saw her, she was holding her hand over her mouth, running into the bathroom. Veronica signed the disclaimer Celeste had drawn up, but I think you'd ignore it now that you know the truth."

"Of course. She's my daughter. I'll call the lawyers in the morning. I think we'll need them after everything I've learned this evening."

The door swung open, Duncan entered.

"Lamb's here."

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AN: There's chapter 8. Completely different from the episode. Please review.