Return of the Kane

"Return of the Kane"
Veronica Mars episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Sarah Pia Anderson
Teleplay by	Phil Klemmer
Story by	Rob Thomas
Production code	2T5705
Original air date	November 2, 2004
Guest stars
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)
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"Return of the Kane" is episode 6 of season 1 of the television show Veronica Mars.

Plot

It is school election time and Logan wants Duncan to run to counteract Wanda Varner's anti-'09er policies. Duncan wins, but Veronica suspects the vote was rigged. Also, Logan's father, A-list movie star Aaron Echolls, catches his son organizing a boxing fight, and Logan's bad homelife situation is revealed.

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

A disapproved plotline briefly appears onscreen.

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 is 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 witnessed' 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 among 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.

External links

• "Return of the Kane" at the Internet Movie Database
• "Return of the Kane" at TV.com
• "Return of the Kane" at Mars Investigations
• "Return of the Kane" at Television Without Pity