House of Mars. Max calls Veronica to tell her that the judge dropped off the money. He asks if she wants to come with him to pick it up. "The pick-up is the best part," Veronica replies.

At the bus station, Max and Veronica find no money -- just a note that tells them, "GO OUTSIDE. GET IN THE LIMO. OR WENDY GETS HURT." Well, he didn't get elected for his punctuation, did he? Also, unlike when you are trying to handwrite an untraceable note, caps aren't really needed if you're typing it out. Also, I am fairly tickled by the heavy, cream-colored paper. It's like the judge shops at Paper Source. Veronica and Max trade scared looks...

...and book outside to see a huge, square man standing bodyguard-style in front of a long black limo. He sees them and gallantly opens the car door. Max walks over and gets into the car. Veronica hesitates until SpongeBob SquareFace grunts, "Get in!" Veronica gets in, and the limo screeches off. Do bad guys ever get that, when they do their macho screech-off, they draw attention to themselves? It's the universal sound of "I'm trying to get away with something not good; please note my license plate and call it in at your earliest convenience."