As to the sheriff not noticing the weight? I own a cop car. the suspension is very stiff, and the weight of Duncan would hardly be a blip.

Even if it did depress the back of the car half an inch, most people wouldn't notice. Last week I realized I had three 40-pound bags of rock salt in my squad car's back seat for over a month.

I'm more curious about all that water Duncan drank. I'm assuming he took his pee bottle with him when he snuck out of the trunk.

The Weevil/Logan scenes were the best ones this episode. They need a good road trip. Maybe sharing one motorcycle.

I had another thought. Keith's line at the end about not being able to trust Veronica again - I think that echoes the way I feel about the show now a little bit. If as viewers we don't even know where the truth ended and the scam began, how can we take anything else that they show us at face value. Alias pulls this stunt all the time, and it bugs me there too.

That was my favorite part, too. The overall episode seemed contrived and a bit muddled to me, though.

Yeah, I'm getting that. The scenes with the google search and the tatoo-- those were so ridiculous I thought they had to be jokes.

I am pleased they wrapped up at least one storyline, however brutally forced. I liked that Duncan told Veronica he loved her, and I think she never returned the sentiment, did she?

And I still love me some Lamb.

The Weevil/Logan scenes were the best ones this episode. They need a good road trip. Maybe sharing one motorcycle.

As a show newbie, all I can say is, "MEEP."

I'm going to weigh in on the 'Custody issue erks' as well. Getting a lawyer and starting the ball rolling should have been an automatic first step as soon as Meg died. He absolutely could have gotten the money from somewhere. There's no indication that there's any physical abuse going on at Meg's folks, just mental, so the baby is safe for the time being.

If there had already been a court battle, and Duncan had lost, not only would the whole plot have made more sense, but so would the baby's apparent age.

Finally, Veronica also said that Celeste was opposed to Duncan 'adopting'. Since when do you adopt your own kids?

Logan: Really? You always come.

Since when do you adopt your own kids?

Wow, good point. I totally spaced when she said that.

Finally, Veronica also said that Celeste was opposed to Duncan 'adopting'. Since when do you adopt your own kids?

When you aren't legally the father.

At least in MD, becoming legally a father is a matter for a paternity hearing, not adoption. Once your natural parentage has been established, you sue for custody, not adoption. It is technically possible for a father to adopt his naturally born child, but it would be for the purpose of extinguishing the natural mother's parental rights, which is a moot point here. CA laws might be different.

P.S. Stephanie, in my office it's the attorney who took the bar the most recently that gets all the questions outside of our specialty. Go Bar prep!

Thanks! It's days like today that I really miss the law. It was all I could do not to get all Troxel v. Granville on everyone.

Even putting aside the particulars of who has what burden, I still think Duncan/Veronica's actions were not believeable. Duncan's staying in the Neptune Grand - go stay in a regular apartment and use your money to get custody of your daughter. The best wank I can come up with is that Duncan *thought* he would never get custody and acted accordingly. He's not known for thinking too hard.