The Girl Next Door (Veronica Mars)

Infobox Television episode


Caption = Veronica talking to her next door neighbor Sarah.
Title = The Girl Next Door
Series = Veronica Mars
Season = 1
Episode = 7
Airdate = November 9, 2004
Production = 2T5706
Writer = Jed Seidel (teleplay & story)
Diane Ruggiero (teleplay)
Director = Nick Marck
Guests = Amanda Seyfried
(Lilly Kane)
Jessica Chastain
(Sarah Williams)
Adam Kaufman
(Andre)
Steven Williams
(Tom Daniels)
Bonita Friedericy
(Evelyn Bugby)
Eve Gordon
(Emily)
Cameron Bender
(Nathan)
Deborah Zoe
(Joanna)
Episode list = List of Veronica Mars episodes
Prev = Return of the Kane
Next = Like a Virgin

"The Girl Next Door" is episode 7 of season 1 of the television show "Veronica Mars".

Plot

When Veronica's pregnant neighbor Sarah goes missing, she tries to find out if her boyfriend killed her. Also, Logan and Weevil get detention.

Arc significance

* While gathering information on the Class of '79 reunion, Veronica finds out that her mom and Jake Kane were dating in high school.
* In a flashback, Veronica asks Lilly to find out why Duncan broke up with her. The next day, Lilly has apparently found something out and tells her to forget him and move on.
* Clemmons tells Logan to remind his father the offer he made about donating his boots from one of his hit movies to the school.
* Logan finds out that Weevil has a tattoo of "Lilly". When questioned, Weevil says that his sister's name is Lilly.
* Weevil and Logan put an English teacher's car on the flag pole. Only Weevil gets in trouble (he gets expelled), later on Logan admits to Clemmons that he did half of it. Clemmons lowers the punishment and brings Weevil back to the school because Logan is wearing Aaron's boots.

Music

* "The Trial of the Century" - French Kicks
* "La Femme d'Argent" - Air
* "Yellow Butta Sunshine" - Pop

Writing and acting

* This is Sydney Tamiia Poitier's last episode because she was pregnant, but she is not removed from the opening credits until "Drinking the Kool-Aid".

Quotes and trivia

:Clemmons: Mr. Echolls. I was wondering if I could have a word?:Logan: "Anthropomorphic". All yours, big guy.

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:" [Veronica says she heard something that sounded like a falling body.] ":Keith: Would you describe the sound as Hitchcockian?

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:Weevil: Well, if I thought you had the cojones to pull it off I'd tell you, but…:Logan: Never underestimate the size of my cojones.

* The title The Girl Next Door is shared by film "The Girl Next Door" starring Elisha Cuthbert.

External links

* Soulful Spike Society's [http://www.soulfulspike.com/vmars/VMep7.htm Open Case] .
* Television Without Pity [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a2292/ Recap] .