In case you havent noticed i am leaving the authors notes from my previous posting in case there are any new readers. so feel free to ignore them if youve already read them.

As promised you will get some answers this chapter.

I don't own Veronica Mars.

"But you already knew that didn't you?"

Plane ticket to Neptune $1400

Rental car at the airport $190 per week

The look on Logan's face…..priceless.

Duncan

Duncan couldn't help but laugh inside, that was all he had needed to say. Logan hadn't even needed to answer him, the expression on his face gave it all away.

Not bothering to verbally acknowledge their newly acquired audience, Duncan just enjoyed the uncomfortable silence he had created. He carefully looked from face to face scrutinizing everyone's expressions and noticed that four out of the five looked angry and shocked, but only one of them looked angry and confused. He found that quite interesting.

Finally, Logan broke the silence. "Duncan, I don't have any idea what you're talking about. Meg is dead, you know that and I know that. You were at her funeral, we all were." Logan gestured to the other occupants of the room.

Then Veronica spoke up in Logan's defense. "If you think I'm going to help you after accusing Logan of something so ridiculous you have another thing coming."

Duncan was trying so hard not to laugh. Wow, Veronica sure was in for a rude awakening. Maybe getting her back would going to be easier then he thought considering her trust issues with Logan.

It didn't matter how much Logan tried to deny it, Duncan had proof.

Attempting to alleviate the tension that had overtaken the room Dick decided to take matters into his own hands.

He dropped Mac's hand, walked over to Duncan and got right in his face. "I think its time you leave dude. You're obviously not welcome here."

Duncan merely smiled at him, for a burnout surfer bum Dick could be strangely perceptive at times.

So Duncan moved out of Dick's way, set Lilly down for a second, pulled an envelope out of his back pocket and looked at Veronica again. "Look, I'm not mad." It was a lie. but he knew he had to keep the humble façade if they were going to trust him enough to tell him the truth and help him track down Meg. "I just want to know the truth and if you really aren't willing to help I understand, but all the proof I need is in this envelope. The number you can reach me at is on the back." He handed Veronica the envelope, picked up Lilly, and headed for the exit before turning around abruptly with a smile. "It was really good to see all of you again."

He may have directed it at the entire group but it was meant for Veronica only. As he left he gave her one last, unnoticed, look and left the room with a huge smile on his face.

It was only a matter of time he thought.

Dick

When Duncan left the five friends just stood there not speaking and Dick just continued to mull things over in his aching brain. He still couldn't figure it out and why was he the only one who still looked confused? There was something going on that he wasn't aware of and he was getting more and more angry by the minute.

"Would someone like to tell me what the fuck is going on? Duncan waltzes in here spouting off something about Meg being alive after all this time and its seems to me that I'm the only one here who doesn't have a fucking clue as to what is going on."

Everyone just looked at Dick, none of them offering up any explanation, so he did the next logical thing in his mind, he grabbed the envelope out of V's hand.

As he began to open it Logan finally spoke. "Its not that simple Dick, I don't think you really want to be involved in this."

"Fuck that, you're my friends, Meg was my friend and so was Duncan. I want in. I want the truth." Dick replied angrily.

After Dick opened the envelope Mac walked over and took his free hand as he looked over the paper that was inside.

"What does it say Dick?" Asked a visibly shaken Veronica. Dick knew that she hated looking and feeling that way, control was still a big issue for her and at that point he could tell that she didn't feel like she had any. He watched as Wallace approached her side and Logan let go of her hand, placing his arm around her shoulders trying to lend her some support.

"It's a guest list from a hotel in Australia. It's just a list of names, I don't understand why he thought this was proof…." And then he saw the name that was circled at the bottom. The one that Duncan had seen. And just as it had for Duncan, it became clear to Dick.

With utter disbelief he looked at Mac who had read the name as well and then turned his attention to the other three.

"What the fuck Logan?"

Logan

"What does it say Dick?" Logan asked anxiously, he couldn't even look Dick in the eye.

Dick didn't answer him, he just handed him the list and Logan held it in his hand as the circled name drew the attention of Veronica and Wallace as well.

For a little over a week in April, a Lianne Lester had been a guest at the hotel.

No one said anything, there was nothing to say. The combination of Lynn Lester and Lianne Mars had probably been a dead give away to Duncan just as it had been for Dick.

Logan realized that Duncan had to have seen Meg and that's how he knew to look for her.

What the hell had Meg been thinking going to Australia and why hadn't he been warned about this? Logan knew they were screwed.

Dick

Although Dick wasn't known for his aptitude for emotions….there was one that he could always decipher.

One that had plagued him a lot over the past year.

Guilt.

And as the minutes ticked away he slowly began to realize that he was the only one in the room that didn't look guilty.

Meg

Earlier that day

Miami, Florida

Meg entered her apartment and as she set her purse on the counter her phone began to ring. She dug through her purse and when she saw the name on the caller ID she almost started to cry.

This couldn't be good, but she ignored the thought as she flipped the phone open and said hello.

She was greeted by a familiar voice immediately. "Hello Lianne."

"I wish you would call me Meg, it's not like you don't know my real name."

"Its safer if I don't, for all parties involved, you know that. Although, I'm not sure it's going to matter anymore"

"Duncan figured it out, didn't he?"

"He got a hold of the actual list from the hotel and it did not take him to long to put two and two together. The name Lianne Lester was enough for him and he had to have realized that money would be a factor as well. He knows that Logan is involved now, but I am unaware as to what else he has figured out.

"Maybe we should have given them a heads up after he spotted me. Should we contact them now so they can be prepared?"

"I think it's a little to late for that now Lianne."

"It's Meg. If he knows then there is no sense in going by Lianne anymore. Should I head to Neptune?"

"No, stay where you are. We don't know how he is going to handle this yet. I do not believe it would be safe to have you in such close proximity to him."

Meg was on the edge of tears "I really am sorry. I never should have gone there."

"No, you shouldn't have. But I'm not the one you should be apologizing to and you better be ready to do just that. If I'm correct you may be getting a few visitors very soon."

"Ok, I'll be ready." Tears had begun to fall from her eyes as the call ended and as she went to hang up the phone she made one last comment "I really am sorry CW, for everything."

So what did you think? Review please! Id love some feedback!

Now you know two of the conspirators, Logan and Clarence Weidman, and the name that was on the guest list. There is more to come. In the next few chapters you will get more answers and finally find out who, what, when, where and why.

i will probably post 6, 7 and 8 tomorrow and then 9 and 10 the next day. after that though i will be posting one a day.