Even though it brings up her own painful and personal memories for her, Veronica agrees, with Wallace's help, to look for the father of her classmate Justin, who has been missing for 10 years. Veronica is also having a hard time dealing with conflicting feelings she is having concerning past and present loves. Keith is called to the school by the guidance counselor who is concerned about how Veronica is handling all the changes that she has been forced to deal with lately. One of the issues that Veronica and Duncan have in common is dealing with is the upcoming anniversary of Lilly's passing.
Veronica Mars is set in the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, where the rich and powerful make the rules, own the town and the high school and desperately try to keep their dirty little secrets just that secret. Unfortunately for them, there's Veronica Mars, a smart, fearless 18-year-old apprentice private investigator, who negotiates the halls of Neptune High each day like any average teenage girl, while at night helps her private-eye father uncover some of the California beach town's toughest mysteries.