Hi, Infidelity

The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective.

In this episode, Veronica investigates an accusation that she plagiarized a criminology paper only to find out that her teacher is having an affair with Mindy O'Dell (Jamie Ray Newman).

Meanwhile, Stosh "Piz" Piznarski (Chris Lowell) invites Veronica to go bowling, and Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III) must choose between basketball and his studies.

The episode features the return of Laura San Giacomo as Harmony Chase and the introduction of the recurring character of Max (Adam Rose).

San Giacomo and Colantoni, who had previously co-starred on the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, lobbied for more storylines together after rekindling their friendship during production of "Charlie Don't Surf", her first appearance.

At the time of its initial broadcast, the episode was watched by 2.75 million people and received mixed to positive reviews from television critics.

Following the events of the previous episode, Veronica confronts Claire Nordhouse (Krista Kalmus) for faking her rape after she publishes a story on it.

Veronica gets caught snooping in the Dean’s office, although she makes up a hasty lie that she was searching for a lost earring, and it diverts his attention.

Veronica talks to Tim Foyle, who made her follow the trail of "Rory Finch" deliberately in order for her to discover the professor’s affair.

[7] Price Peterson of TV.com gave a positive review, praising the case-of-the-week's emotional connection to Veronica for "[raising] the stakes" and Piz's increased role.

The reviewer was very critical of what she called the "'radical feminist fakes her own rape'" storyline, but she praised the episode as the first one of the third season to make the college setting feel natural.