Return of the Kane

Infobox Television episode


Caption = Logan and his father, Aaron, bonding.
Title = Return of the Kane
Series = Veronica Mars
Season = 1
Episode = 6
Airdate = November 2, 2004
Production = 2T5705
Writer = Phil Klemmer (teleplay)
Rob Thomas (story)
Director = Sarah Pia Anderson
Guests = Lisa Rinna
(Lynn Echolls)
Rachel Roth
(Wanda Varner)
Amanda Seyfried
(Lilly Kane)
Jane Lynch
(Mrs. Donaldson)
Reginald Ballard
(Homeless Vet)
Harry Hamlin
(Aaron Echolls)
Kyle Secor
(Jake Kane)
Episode list = List of Veronica Mars episodes
Prev = You Think You Know Somebody
Next = The Girl Next Door

"Return of the Kane" is episode 6 of season 1 of the television show "Veronica Mars".

Plot

It's school election time and Logan wants Duncan to run to counteract Wanda Varner's anti-'09er policies. Duncan manages to win, but Veronica suspects it was rigged. Also, Logan's father, A-list movie star Aaron Echolls, catches his son organizing some boxing fight, and Logan's bad homelife situation is revealed to the home viewers & fans of "Veronica Mars".

Arc significance

* Abel Koontz fires his public defender.
* Veronica finds out that Lilly's shoes (which were in her room after her murder) were found on Abel Koontz's houseboat.
* We find out that Logan is being abused by his father.

Music

* "Still in Love Song" - The Stills
* "Feel Alright" - The Red Onions
* "Bandido" - Daniel Indart
* "I'm In a Way" - The Rite Flyers
* "Ventura Highway" - America

Production details

It was noted on the episode page for the "Pilot" that the original 'ocean' plotline (Lilly's body is found in the ocean, instead of by the pool) was dropped at the insistence of the network. However, by that point the production team had already created some of the physical materials for the "Pilot" episode, such as paperwork relating to the Kane murder case. Rather than destroy these and recreate them with the adjusted plot line, they were apparently carried forward through the "Pilot" and subsequent episodes.

This can be demonstrated, as one document with the 'ocean' plot elements was clearly visible on screen in "Return of the Kane". The document appears in a scene where Veronica opens Keith's safe, and discovers the Kane murder files that he had been secretly working on since the recall election. The document can be seen on screen approximately 13 minutes and 30 seconds into the episode.

The document is the report that Keith filed while still Sheriff, after discovering Lilly's body in the ocean. It contains a lot of detail (the Kanes lived at 1235 Sandtrap - at least during pre-production on the Pilot), but the items below are the main points of interest. (Note that the headings are guesses: the DVD resolution was too low to read the fine print from the form.)

*"Type of Crime:" possible kidnapping
*"No. of Suspects, Identities:" 1 - Jake Kane, male, father
*"Response from Suspects:" denied feelings
*"Location of Crime:" Ocean
*"Investigating Authorities:" Sheriff K. Mars, Deputy Sacks
*"Physical Description of Victim:" bloated
*"Notes/Comments:": Miss Kane was last seen @ 1pm @ drill team car wash. several: students whitnessed" [sic] " seeing her leaving in her car, VW bug, plate: B52-KRN. Miss Kane was found 7 days later, by PBS underwater: dive team, in the ocean amoung" [sic] " sea weed, etc.: Nothing else was found with Miss Kane. Missing is her back-pack,: shoes, watch.: Nothing else has been found, and no definite suspects with the: exception of Jake Kane.

Quotes and trivia

:Veronica: Why are you here?:Lilly: Don't you watch any horror movies? My soul is doomed to walk the earth until justice has been served.:Veronica: Really?:Lilly: Yeah, that and, as kind of a side project, I dispense fashion advice.

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:Veronica: I want to find out who this kid is and what art room he voted in.:Wallace: Yeah, and I want a statue of myself in the main lobby, holding a musket and staring down danger. Since we're talking about stuff we want.

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:" [Deputy Sachs after he searches Veronica's locker and finds nothing.] ":Veronica: There's a couple of suckers… in the bag if you want one.

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:Aaron Echolls: Vince, whats happening? Yeah I got the script, I've seen better writing on cereal boxes. Big deal, the man hasn’t made a watchable movie since the 70’s.

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:" [Veronica and Wanda talk about getting together for a party, of course Veronica is really just testing her...] ":Wanda: Bitchen! do we need any provisions...?:Veronica: Provisions... with a capital E...? Absolutely, but I know a guy.:Wanda: Oh jealous, wish I knew a guy.

* Wanda "Dub" Varner is a character from Rob Thomas' novel "Rats Saw God".

External links

* MI.net's [http://www.marsinvestigations.net/episodes/106/return_of_the_kane/roundtable Roundtable Review] .
* Soulful Spike Society's [http://www.soulfulspike.com/vmars/VMep6.htm Open Case] .
* Television Without Pity [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a2291/ Recap] .