Heh. I just walked out to the kitchen to get more coffee. Scott left the radio on. The Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody began as I entered the room, and suddenly I wanted more L/V vids to that.

It's a sickness, Buffy.

Veronica's cell phone's being out of range doesn't explain anything. Airlines will page people for you, and Veronica could have used a public phone when Keith didn't show up. I can't believe Keith would have just left a message on her cell phone without actually talking to her. People sometimes seem to forget that we used to communicate without cellphones.

They could just as easily have shown her on a pay phone saying, "Dad, my cell phone isn't working. Where are you? What's going on?" or her reacting to "Paging Veronica Mars. Miss Veronica Mars," but they didn't; they showed a cell phone that said no signal. Maybe she called him. Maybe he paged her. But if the choice is leaving a voice mail or completely blowing her off I prefer to think that good dad and general mensch KM left a voice mail. Of course, I'm often wrong.

Maybe it's got something to do with the breaking and entering that Keith did to Kendall's house? Something to do with her and the Fitzpatricks and the hard drive he stole? Possibly Veronica's safety in Neptune?

Hadn't really thought of this until you mentioned the break in, but wouldn't he (or at least "shouldn't he") be leery of going somewhere with a woman whose companion recently tried to kill him? By nature or nurture (ex-sheriff/PI) wouldn't he be unlikely to follow her into a possible trap? Only four months or so until we find out.

Did anyone (particularly thinking of Plei, here, but anyone) wonder for a second during the finale, if CC was pregnant again? There was something about her face.

wouldn't he (or at least "shouldn't he") be leery of going somewhere with a woman whose companion recently tried to kill him? By nature or nurture (ex-sheriff/PI) wouldn't he be unlikely to follow her into a possible trap?

I agree that's why it's gotta be Veronica's safety or a direct implication of Keith going to jail that would compell him to take immediate action with Kendall. AND it's gotta be something that obviously implicates Kendall too, to make Keith trust her.

Mars Investigations was a big resource for this entry, as were the fabulous transcripts of . I was originally going to whittle stuff down, but hey...in episode 2:02, who'da thunk Cassidy blew up the bus? Without further ado...

The Compleat Kendall...

Kendall appears in the following episodes: 2:01; 2:02; 2:03; 2:07; 2:09; 2:11; 2:15; 2:19; 2:20; 2:22

• 2:01; Normal is the Watchword. Kendall is:
  • A former Laker Girl; let go from squad when a player's wife complained
  • Big Dick's trophy wife
  • Dick & Beaver's step mom
  • Not so much a cook
  • Logan's lover

• 2:02; Driver Ed. Kendall is:
  • Not afraid to cheat right in Big Dick's living room
  • (courtesy of P-C) A careful adulteress who breaks out the nail polish to cover up the scent of sex
  • A careless adulteress; leaves condom wrapper under couch

• 2:03; Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang. Kendall:
  • Changed her name from Lacey Shifflet
  • Meets with corrupt County Assessor to do Big Dick's shady business
  • Is photographed by Veronica, while sexing up Logan

• 2:07; Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner. Kendall:
  • Finds out Big Dick has not provided for her
  • Is not fond of Dick & Cassidy's biological mother
  • Tries to get Casablancas boys to take care of her with their trust funds; Dick buys her a French Maid costume
  • Tries to deepen bond with Logan, but he's onto her quest for a sugardaddy and hurts her feeling
  • Enters Duncan's room. Nekkid.
  • (Meta: RT says nothing happened with K/D. I disbelieve him.**)

• 2:09; My Mother, the Fiend. Kendall:
  • Tries to sell Big Dick's Maserati and/or herself to Duncan and Logan
  • When Duncan tells her Logan isn't home, Kendall replies, "I've been in both your beds. I've earned the occasional drop-by."**
  • Is horrified when she thinks there's a baby in the suite
  • Proclaims herself 'Sex ed.'.
  • Has bitchfest with Trina Echolls
  • Is selling off other Casablancas treasures
  • Is set up as CEO (figure head) of PLT by Cassidy

• 2:11; Donut Run. Kendall is:
  • Apparently used by V/D as an excuse for their public break-up ruse

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• 2:15; The Quick and the Wed. Kendall:
  • Wants to buy the Kane mansion; is told by Cassidy that they're buying cheap properties, and need more funds
  • Has a little bitch fest with Cassidy on who's conning whom
  • Offers to get Aaron out of prison if he compensates her
  • Takes Duncan's hair from hotel suite drain

• 2:19; Nevermind the Buttocks. Kendall:
  • Benefits from an 8-figure insurance policy on Dick and Cassidy, if they die together
  • Changed her name from Priscilla Banks
  • Was the driver in a fatal accident which killed the real Kendall Lacey Shiflet (dif. spelling) and took her name
  • Made three calls to Logan on day of bus crash
  • Kicked Logan out that day, before the time of the bus crash
  • Is with Liam Fitzpatrick (in Fitznana Mary McDonald's 'Cuda)
  • Owns a house at the northwest corner of Satsuma and Chandler
  • Has her hard drive "borrowed" by Keith Mars
  • Has sent at least 65 emails to Cormac Fitzpatrick who's doing time at San Quentin--prisoner number 246219
  • And Cormac were grifters doing a long con
  • Was the roper
  • Did 6 mo. stint in prison for Cormac Fitzpatrick on a wire fraud (Apr 6, '99) charge, saving Cormac a 3rd strike
  • Is successful in planting Duncan's hair on Aaron's Oscar, and getting it discovered by new owners of the Kane mansion, as they dig up pool

• 2:20; Look Who's Stalking. Kendall:
  • Comes to Keith's office, demanding the return of her hard drive
  • Provides a pre-paid mailer with her own address in the sender and recipient fields to prevent a paper trail
  • Is in Logan's room, wearing only a bathrobe, the morning after Alterna-Prom (bitch)

• 2:22; Not Pictured. Kendall:
  • Has sex with Aaron Echolls in his Neptune Grand suite
  • Exits the room where they had sex (not fully dressed; probably didn't leave suite); Clarence Wiedman immediately enters and shoots Aaron dead
  • Will probably not collect on Cassidy's insurance policy, as his death will likely be ruled a suicide (weak continuity; she was to be beneficiary only if both boys died, anyhow)
  • As the official owner of the Phoenix Land Trust, has about $8+ million in real estate holdings
  • Is capable of going outdoors during daylight hours (who knew?--bitch)
  • Tells Logan and Veronica she has a business proposition for Keith
  • Tells Keith she needs him to do something for her, right now
  • Shows Keith something in a brief case that shocks/intrigues him; says it will make him change his mind about meeting Veronica in an hour

Keith is not at airport when Veronica is waiting for him.

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A careless adulteress; leaves condom wrapper under couch

Also a careful adulteress who breaks out the nail polish to cover up the scent of sex.

Also a careful adulteress who breaks out the nail polish to cover up the scent of sex.

It's up at the lj: [link]

There are no casting spoilers, but there is (inconclusive) discussion about whether or not CC will return. I know nothing that guarantees she either will or not.

De-lurking to say that I think whatever is in that case definitely has something to do with the Echolls' (if it is Cliff's briefcase). In Look Who's Stalking, Keith gave Veronica those fliers of the man who hired the woman who stole Cliff's briefcase. (whew.) And later Logan mentioned to Veronica that that same guy was his dad's cell mate. Also, in LWS, Keith enters the office, sees the fliers on his desk, and then sees Kendall, who had been in the office all by herself for god knows how long - she had plenty of time to take a peak at them.

But what about the Echolls' family would cause Keith to abandon Veronica?

I finally got to watch the last three episodes and caught up on 1000 posts. Funny skimming all the speculation. Vonnie, either you are spoiled or you are REALLY good at this. You're like my TV spec opposite.

Anyway, re: the briefcase-- my thoughts have revolved around things (fitting in a briefcase) that upon the *sight* of which Keith would act, not so much which plot it fits into.

• Money
• Drugs
• Photos
• Marcellus Wallace's soul

It wouldn't be a videotape, audiotape, records or documents. But I"m not coming up with anything else visually arresting.