Mars Investigations. Julie enters with a doom face, and she and Veronica sit down on the couch. Veronica informs Julie that Col(l)in appears to be a great guy, and that his friends and exes speak very highly of him. I wonder if she tried to use this investigation to swing a set visit on The Wicker Man. Speaking of Nic Cage, Veronica tells Julie about the whole housesitting deal, and says that the photo on the bar is of Lisa Marie Presley. I'm surprised Alice Kim would put up with that, but I can believe that anyone who names her son "Kal-El" is probably a little unpredictable. Veronica drops the genealogy website bomb, prompting Julie to freak...

...but before we can get a full-on shriekfest, Keith enters the office with a stern look at Veronica. It's too bad you wasted that "Ruh roh" earlier, Veronica, because it would be a lot more fitting here. Keith dismisses a heartbroken Julie, snarks, "Another satisfied customer?," and then hands Veronica a folder with an instruction to "file this under Cases I Don't Have Time For That My Disobedient Daughter Can Take Behind My Back." First off, I hope you have a lot of filing room. Secondly, HA! Veronica apologizes, but Keith asks her if it's for taking the case or getting caught, and it's ABOUT TIME someone asked a question like that. Veronica says she's sorry for both, but that she thought it was crazy to pass up the money, and that she could handle it. Keith informs her that she can't handle everything at eighteen, and that she doesn't get away with everything either: "Whether it's playing I Spy after school or staying out all night at your boyfriend's hotel room. You're just not quite as clever as you think you are." I'm glad speeches don't have any calories, because I ate that one up with a spoon. Also, I think Keith knew all along that Veronica was working this case, because he does seem to enjoy letting Veronica believe she's getting away with things that she in fact isn't. The ruse with the phone was awfully thin to snow Keith, after all. I think most of his anger here is stemming from his own mistake with Alicia's case.