"Mars vs. Mars" is the 14th episode of season one.
Plot
When Carrie Bishop, the gossip queen of the '09ers, accuses Mr. Rooks, Veronica's favorite teacher, of having an affair with her, Veronica sets out to prove her wrong and Mr. Rooks innocent. It's not that simple, however, since her father has been hired to prove he's guilty.
Arc significance
- Veronica finds out that Mr. Rooks did have an affair, not with Carrie, but her friend. She was pregnant and didn't want to press charges against him, so Carrie took matters into her own hands.
- Veronica finds a video that apparently shows Lynn falling into the river and shows it to Logan, but then gets a report that one of Lynn's credit cards has been used.
- Veronica finds out that Abel Koontz is dying.
- Veronica finds out that Duncan has type 4 epilepsy (illness does not exist in real-life).
Music
- "Tulip]" - Bloc Party
- "Worried About You" - The Rolling Stones
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - The Police
Quotes and trivia
- [Veronica works on breaking Carrie Bishop's story.]
- Veronica: So? That doesn't prove anything. I could write down that I met Kid Rock every weekend at the Hedonism Lodge for sensual massage and smoothies, but that doesn't make it true.
- [Veronica sets off a blue-dye packet in a trap her father set for her.]
- Veronica: This is not funny! I need to see that diary! She's lying. I know it. I can feel it with every fiber of my being.
- Keith: Honey, you don't have to get all blue in the face.
- Veronica: Oh, you're patronizing me?
- Keith: To be fair, I am your patron.
- Weevil: If you're lookin' for my trophy, it's back by auto shop.
- Veronica: Lube job? Or… can you get a medal in stealing hubcaps?
- Weevil: Is this 1970? Rims, baby.
- Veronica: So you got a trophy for a rim job?
- Weevil: Forget it. Look, I got some information for you.
- Veronica: Finally, a Deep Throat to call my own.
- Weevil: I'm not gonna touch that one...
- As Carrie Bishop is sitting down to lunch, three girls are singing The Police song Don't Stand So Close to Me to her, referencing the song's lyrics about a schoolgirl who has a crush on her teacher.
- Carrie Bishop, Susan Knight and Chuck Rooks are three new characters introduced in this episode. Their last names are also the names of chess pieces, the Rook, Bishop and Knight.