The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective.
Veronica searches through her stuff and finds a microphone in a pencil sharpener, suggesting that Clarence Wiedman (Christopher B. Duncan) was tracking her.
Veronica waits for Wallace (Percy Daggs III) after a basketball game until Principal Clemmons pulls her aside.
Principal Clemmons asks Veronica to find the school's mascot, a bird named Polly, which has recently been stolen.
Veronica goes undercover at Pan High, but their basketball players act as surprised as Neptune's at the parrot stealing.
Flashing back to where the previous episode left off, Veronica confronts her mother about her feelings for Jake Kane (Kyle Secor).
Undercover at the school, everyone sees people congratulating a nerdy looking boy, Wilson on stealing the parrot, while Neptune sends a package of goat meat to the cafeteria.
Veronica talks to Wilson and flirts with him, asking if he would give her a tour of Rest Stop 15 (a place where students go to park, buy and sell, etc.).
Veronica listens to the interrogation tapes, and she hears Keith (Enrico Colantoni) talking to Jake Kane.
[1] In addition, this episode features appearances by several recurring characters, including Veronica's mother Lianne (Corinne Bohrer), Duncan's parents, Celeste (Lisa Thornhill) and Jake Kane (Kyle Secor), Leo D'Amato (Max Greenfield) and Meg Manning (Alona Tal).
Club gave a more positive review, praising the characterization of Veronica and Wallace as well as the movement of the Lilly Kane case.