In the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, the rich and
powerful make the rules. They 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 (Kristen Bell), a smart, fearless 18-year-old apprentice private
investigator dedicated to solving the town's toughest mysteries.
During the day, high-school senior Veronica must negotiate the
halls of Neptune High like any average teenage girl, alongside her
friends Wallace
Fennel (Percy
Daggs III) and P.C.H. Bike Club leader Eli "Weevil"
Navarro (Frank Capra IV). By night, Veronica helps with her father Keith's
(Enrico
Colantoni) private investigator business, sneaking through back
alleys and scoping out no-tell motels with a telescopic-lens camera
and her math book in an attempt to uncover the California beach
town's darkest secrets. And in between, Veronica frequently helps
add to her college fund by tackling a variety of problems for
desperate classmates.
After discovering that Logan
Echolls' (Jason
Dohring) movie star father murdered Lilly
Kane, the now-vindicated Mars family finds themselves embroiled
in another season-long mystery hitting closer to home, following a
new local tragedy. Meanwhile, after a summer of surprises and sordid
murder trials, Logan and best friend Duncan
Kane (Teddy
Dunn) find themselves at odds, while Veronica must deal with her
increasingly complicated romantic life and a whole new school year
with familiar and surprising fresh faces, including Logan's
carousing buddies Dick and Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas (Ryan Hansen
and Kyle Gallner) and Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson), the fiery,
flirty daughter of a professional baseball player. extended pilot commentary