Rat Saw God

Pregnant... Six weeks...confirmed by a doctor and everything.

She and Eli sit in his room. He just holds her.

"Do we tell anyone?" he asks quietly.

"Letty knows, I didn't even have to tell her she knew just by looking at me."

"What about your dad?"

"Yeah, come home with me tonight." she whispers interlacing their fingers.

"Te amo, querida."

"Te amo mi amor."

"Just so you know I'm not going anywhere." he says placing his hand on her stomach.

They walk into the apartment to find her dad sitting with Cliff.

"Hey dad. Cliff." she says when the notice her and Eli standing there.

Eli squeezes her hand and she takes a deep breath.

"Sir, we need to talk to you, privately if possible." Eli says.

"I think I forgot something in my car, I'll run down and get it. Should take me a couple minutes." Cliff said grabbing his jacket.

They wait for Cliff to close the door.

"What's going on?" he asks looking at the two of them.

"We umm have something to tell you." she says.

"You look so serious. Are you pregnant?" he aughingly asks as he gets up to grab a drink out of the fridge. Not hearing them laugh he turns to them. "That was a joke kids."

"I'm sorry..." she whispers. He slams the water bottle in his hand down on the counter and slowly counts to ten before he says something that he knows he is going to regret.

"We didn't plan this, Sheriff. I love Veronica and no matter what she decides I am going to stand by her."

"No matter what she decides? How could the two of you...No...We are going to sit down and discuss this like adults. Sit down!" he yells the last part when neither of them move. He sits down and watches the two of them on the couch.

Eli pulls her close to him and his little girl leans into him as if he is her everything.

Breathing slowly, "Have you seen someone to confirm this or are you just assuming?"

"We went to see someone today. I'm around six weeks."

"Do you..oh God..are you keeping the baby? I'll support you no matter, honey." he said softly.

"I can't...I'm keeping it."

"Eli, since she is keeping the baby. I need to know that you are 100% in this with her."

"I am, Sheriff. It might take me a little bit of time but I'm going to step down from the PCHers. I made it a rule that if there was a possibility of a baby or anything with any of my boys that they needed to leave. We would still have his back no matter what but family comes first."

"That was my next question." he stopped trying to think.

"I don't want it out that I am yet, no matter what anyone thinks about me I don't want this to hurt you with the election." she says quickly.

"Honey..."

"Dad, please. Let's wait to tell everyone. Besides I thought you were suppose to wait until the second trimester anyway." she tries to joke.

"I don't like this but fine, we'll hold off on telling anyone that doesn't matter. I'm not completely okay with this by a long shot but I'll get there." She left the couch to wrap her arms around him so she missed the "you're a dead man walking" glare that he sent to Eli.

The apartment is full of everyone that worked on the campaign, a handful of PCHers, and some of Eli's family.

The past couple weeks had been interesting.

She and Eli had told most of his family, the PCHers, Logan, Duncan and Mac about her pregnancy, they knew that they would help them keep it under wraps.

She had sent Wallace an email to tell him about it, she knew that he was in Chicago with his dad but other than that she had not received one word from him.

She had told Jackie that he was with his dad, that his leaving had nothing to do with what she had down at Homecoming but the girl blamed herself. She was keeping tabs on her through Logan and Cora.

She hated how close the election is. Cliff lifts his empty glass and asks softly for more gin. One of the boys grabs the glass and fills it without a word.

Most of the PCHers were still trying to convince Eli not to step down. They wanted him to at least wait until the baby was born. She agreed with them much to Eli and her dad's dislike.

The announcer informs the people that Woody Goodman is the Balboa County Supervisor.

He officially calls the sheriff's race, saying Don Lamb holds onto the position.

Her dad stands up and thanks everyone. Slowly everyone starts to leave.

"It wasn't a contest until Lamb used you as a scapegoat for the crash." Felix says as the rest of the PCHers head out.

"Totally, Sheriff." Thumper says.

"If you had let me or Mac anonymously release that sound file with the explosion..." she starts.

"No, honey. Boys, thank you for coming. Veronica, that needs to stay quiet, its the best thing for the investigation."

"No, the best thing would be a Sheriff that knows what he is doing." she snarks as Eli wraps a arm around her.

"It's over, Veronica. Go..have fun." he says kicking the four of them out of the house.

Lamb isn't paying much attention to the party going on around him when a man comes up to him and says that he has some information about the night Logan, Felix and Hector were run off the road months ago.

She, Eli, Thumper and Felix semi-crash the party going on at Duncan's suite for Woody being elected mayor.

She rolls her eyes when she notices Dick coming onto Gia.

Most of the party has broken up, Gia actually left with Dick, much to Madison's ire.

Thumper and Felix are lounging on the couch playing a racing game with Logan while she and Eli talk to Duncan when Deputy Sacks walks right through he open door.

He goes over to Logan and Felix, telling him that Lamb wants to talk to them.

"Hmmm, I think not." Logan snarks.

"Make it official if he wants to talk to us." Felix laughs as Logan and he share a fist bump.

He arrests Felix and Logan for the attempted murder of Hector.

Know that Cliff was buzzed from the party, she leaves a message on his voicemail to get to the station as soon as he is sober.

She has Eli bring her to the office, she makes up her mind to call Mac and see if they can get into the Sheriff's files to find out why they would arrest the boys.

Getting to the door, they find Abel Koontz. Who is extremely sick and is barely able to cough out that he needs her help.

They help him into the office, where he pretty much begs her to help him find his daughter, Amelia, who has disappeared.

Looking at Koontz and seeing a man close to his death bed, she agrees as Eli calls the hospital.

Logan sits annoyed in the interrogation room as Lamb tells him that he should get a lawyer.

"You know what, go find me the first sober public defender you can find for myself and Felix and put both of our bails on this." he says reacing into his wallet and all but fling his Black Amex at him.

Lamb just smirks as he leaves the room.

She and Eli run to Amelia old college and she tries to call Amelia's boyfriend Mike.

Getting to Mike's dorm room. He lets them know that he and Amelia went to Ibiza together but she ditched him there. He does tell them that she took his phone cards when she split.

Thinking Mike is a lost cause, she tries to find Amelia's old roommate. Unfortunately, she has no idea where Amelia is either.

Going back to Mike, they get the phone card information from him.

In Eli's room, she turns on her laptop and finds a website where she lists herself as a friend looking for Amelia, who has a sick father and is looking for any information,

Cliff joins Logan and Felix in an interrogation room.

He lets them know that there is a witness that saw Logan's vehicle intentionally run down Hector. That there wasn't another vehicle that ran them off the road.

Both state that the witness is lying.

They are interrupted when Cliff's phone starts ringing.

"Hello Veronica, this is a bad time."

They watch as Cliffs tries to match wits with V and laugh silently when it's clear that she won.

He writes down some information and promise to forward whatever he finds to her.

He about to hang up when she asks him something else.

"I am here with them. I will work on getting them out on bail tonight. I'll tell them."

"Veronica says not to worry, she'll help you anyway she is able to and Weevil says not to worry the boys know the truth."

He leaves the two of them there as he goes to work on getting them out on bail.

Cliff emails her and she is able to figure out that one of Amelia's last calls was made from a phone in Neptune less than a week ago.

Lamb puts Logan and Felix in a cell with another prisoner.

Aaron, who is also in the cell, calls out to Logan.

He looks stunned to see him there.

'What..What are you doing here?" he asks shakily.

Felix automatically places himself in front of Logan. He knew that the bastard in front of him liked to use his son as a punching bag.

"Waiting for a transfer. I missed you soon. It's been a long time since you visited me." Aaron says.

"Yeah, you know finding out your dad bashed your girlfriends head in and trying to kill one of my best friends is a lot to wrap my head around."

"I did not kill Lilly. Duncan heard us talking and I left the two of them arguing. Next thing I knew, she was found dead."

"How was trying to kill Ronnie a way to prove your innocence?" He asked clenching his fists.

"I snapped. I can see that you don't believe me..." he tries to get closer but Felix pushes him away.

At that moment, Cliff shows up and tell the two of them that they are on bail.

They quickly leave the cell, Duncan and most of the PCHers are waiting for them when they get out.

"So you got arrested for trying to kill me?" Hector asks confused.

"Apparently there is a witness that saw use run you off the road and that there wasn't another vehicle involved." Felix says getting on his bike.

"Don't worry man, Blondie will prove the witness is lying." Hector said.

"I hope so." he whisperers.

Finding the pay phone that Amelia placed her last call she was not surprise to find that it was across the street from Kane Software.

Clarence Wiedman walks into his office to find her sitting behind his desk.

"Remind me, what are you the head of again? I would have thought covering up Lilly's murder would have snagged you a better office."

"What are you doing here?" he stalks in towards her.

"Close enough." he hears behind him. Glancing behind him, he finds two of the usual bikers that are always with her. Her boyfriend and her second favorite watchdog, Thumper.

"Any idea where Amelia DeLongpre is?"

"Last time I saw her you were hiding her."

"That's funny because she made a call from across the street."

"She didn't speak to me. I have to get back to work." he reaches his desk and goes to reach for his phone.

"Don't worry, I can show myself out." she and her boys stalk out of the room.

"So which is better, Chaser or SeA?" Dick asks coming up to her and the boys in the hallway.

"Que?" Felix, Thumper and Eli say.

"Do you mean to watch a bunch of drunk sorority girls stumble around?"

"Ha ha, Ronnie. No, Enbom is getting us new fake IDs. They look awesome but they say we're from Rhode Island."

"You disapprove?" Duncan asks looking over at her.

"No, I just thought of something." taking out her phone she calls Amelia roommate and finds out that Amelia had a fake ID with her cousin's name.

At home she finds out that Amelia's 'cousin' recently rented a car.

She goes to the Agency with Felix.

Felix talks to the manger and is able to find out that Amelia rented a white LeSabre.

She watches from the hallway as the manager berates one of his employees shortly after Felix leaves.

Pretending to be distressed businesswoman, she waits until the manager leaves and goes right to the employee that he was berating.

"You need to help me." she says to the girl.

'What is the problem?"

"Well for starters my coworker is an unbearable Nazi, kinda like that guy." she says pointing at the managers photo on the wall. "I am have to do a presentation and crush him, unfortunately I left my laptop in my rental."

The employee asks her about the car and she gives her all the information that Felix had gotten out of the mangaer.

She looks it up and says it's rented out now.

She asks if there is anyway that they can get a hold of the person in the car.

After a little pleading, the girl gives in and gives her the GPS coordinates.

She and Eli track down Amelia's previous location, which is in a small hotel.

While Eli waits in the car, she goes inside.

The manager waves a sign that it's thirty dollars a night.

"I'm looking for someone." she starts.

"Unless you're looking for me, there isn't anybody around." the manager jokes.

"I'm looking for a friend." and she's him a photo of Amelia.

He recognizes her and says that she rented a room several days ago.

When she asks to be let into the room, he once again tells her that the rooms are thirty dollars a night.

Annoyed, she gives in and pays him.

She and Eli enter the room.

Confused why a girl with millions of dollars would end up in a motel as shabby as this one.

As they search the room, her phone rings, making her jump much to Eli amusement.

'Where are you?" her dad asks the instant she picks up.

"Ummm with Eli."

"Not who, where?"

"An art gallery."

"Prove it."

"What?"

"Send me a photo that shows me that you are at an art gallery and than come home. We need to talk."

"Dad..."

"Is there a reason neither you nor Eli told me about Curly Moran."

She closes her eyes and lets out a sigh.

Eli takes the phone from her, luckily she put it on speaker so he knew what was going on.

"We didn't want you to worry. Trust me I've been doing enough for the both of us."

"Now I know why she always has one of your boys with her. What did she find out?"

They tell him her theory that Aaron Echolls orchestrated the crash. That Curly was behind it and the crash was meant to kill her.

"I need to know the truth dad. The guilt would drive me crazy if I didn't."

"We'll talk when you get home. Send me that photo." he says as he hangs up.

They arranged several paintings on one wall to imitate an art gallery, and takes a picture with her camera, which she then sends from laptop to her dad.

While sending she notices that her laptop's Bluetooth connection caught a signal from Amelia's Palm Pilot whose range is limited to thirty feet.

She asks the manager if anyone is staying in the room next to hers. The manager once again points out the price for a room. Irritated, she once again pays 30 dollars.

Room 109 no Amelia, no Palm Pilot.

She asks about the other neighboring room; predictably, the manager expects yet another 30 dollars.

Room 111 no Amelia nor her Palm Pilot.

Eli looks around and notices a ice machine. She opens the hatch and digs through. Slowly she reveals a hand and hair.

They run back to room 110 and she grabs her phone and starts to dial anyone.

Weidman rushes in to room and shuts the door.

"I though I told you to mind your own business."

She drops her phone onto the bed and Eli stands in front of her.

"My dad knows where we are." she says shakily.

"Was it Amelia? In the machine?" Weidman asks.

"I..."

"I didn't tell you everything. I did talk to Amelia. She called and demanded another two hundred and fifty thousand dollars."

"Why would she need more money?" Eli asked confused. He instinctively pulled V to him so that her front was pressed against his back.

"I gave her the money in marked notes, after making her promise to disappear until the legal problems were settled. She left but the bills showed up here."

The three of them go back to the lobby to talk to the manager.

After some threatening from Weidman, he admits that Amelia was with a friend and describes Mike, Amelia ex who claimed not to know where she was.

Aaron is led into the room by a guard and sees Keith Mars standing by the wall.

"Where is my lawyer going to sit?" he asks seeing that there is only two chairs.

"This is an unofficial visit. The guard will deny that I was even here." Keith says sitting down.

Aaron make a motion with his hand as if to tell him to keep going.

"You look good, have you been working out?"

"Well I do have a lot of free time now. I just got my psychology degree. Why are you here, Keith?"

"I'm here because of Veronica."

"So am I. Did you come to thank me for all the publicity from you book. Did you come to gloat?" he waits a breath, "No that's not your style. Why are you here?"

"When a former employee of yours shows up dead and a bus goes off a cliff, I worry about my daughter's safety."

Aaron just laughs.

"I don't care if you set up the crash or not. If something should happen to Veronica is the next seventy or eighty years, I will make you pay for it."

"Did you come all this way to give me a tough guy speech?"

"No. Just wanted to show you how easily I can get to you."

Aaron looks at him in shock.

"Keep that in mind." he says leaving the room.

Mike opens the door and asks her what's going on just before Wiedman suddenly enters and stuffs a sock in his mouth.

She protests, but Weidman pushes him out of his dorm room window and holds him by his shirt.

"You just said you were going to ask him questions." she says hysterically.

He interrogates Mike, asking him yes or no questions while dangling him.

He asks if he's seen Amelia in the past two weeks and Mike shakes his head no.

He asks him if he conspired with her to blackmail Kane Software and Mike shakes his head no again.

"He doesn't know anything and if he falls, he's going to break his neck." she says not as hysterical as she was.

He repeats the last question about conspiring to blackmail Kane Software and Mike vehemently shakes his head.

He then asks him if he killed Amelia and Mike shakes his head.

As they walk away from Mike's room, she asks where he learned that interrogation technique.

He says Harvard and then asks where she learned her hysterical routine.

She replies that it's from watching cheerleading tryout results.

She asks him if he thinks Mike did it and he says that nobody's that good of a liar.

She sits at her computer at home and sends a email to Wallace about what has been happening.

She is about to log off the computer when she gets a video chat invite from 'enriqueFreaque69'.

She turns on her webcam and accepts.

It turns out to be a blonde girl with an accent. She asks about the post that she had made about Amelia and sends her a group photo.

She starts to explain that Amelia has been found when the girls asks if she is still with 'that boyfriend'.

Seeing Mike in the photo, she asks if it is the guy next to her.

The girls confirms and says that she has never seen such a two-faced liar.

She call the manager at the motel and after getting his email she sends him the photo.

He lets her know that it wasn't Mike with her but the guy standing on the other side of her.

She confirms with 'enriqueFreaque69' about who the boyfriend was and asks if she happens to know his name.

She calls Weidman and tells him that the man who killed Amelia is Carlos Mercado.

He decides to track down Carlos, despite the fact that he is a diplomat's son.

She asks the nurse at the desk how Koontz is doing and he tells her that he has a day maybe two.

She lies to him about where Amelia is.

She hopes that claiming Amelia is alive and well will put his mind at ease.

She lets herself into Letty's house and after taking off her shoes, lays down on the couch with Ophelia, who Letty is watching.

Eli smiles when he gets home to find his girlfriend curled up on the couch, asleep, with Ophelia.

"Shhhh. V and the baby are sleepy." Ophelia whispers.

Giving her a soft kiss on the top of her head and picks up V to bring her to his room.

He places her on the bed and taking off his shirt joins her, placing his hand over her stomach and brushes a soft kiss on her neck before falling to sleep.

Keith enters a warehouse with a crowbar.

With a flashlight, he walks toward the mangled bus in the center and climbs inside.

Inside the bus, he walks down the center aisle, looking for anything.

Hearing someone he drops to the floor to avoid being seen.

After the person leaves, he looks at the bottom of a seat and finds a dead rat duct-taped there.