Written by Phil Klemmer and directed by Harry Winer, the episode premiered on The CW on November 14, 2006.

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.

This investigation leads to an instance in which Veronica is drugged and a part of her hair is removed by a mysterious figure.

In addition, Keith (Enrico Colantoni) questions the morality of his relationship with Harmony (Laura San Giacomo), leading to their breakup.

It features the final appearance of San Giacomo and the reappearance of Ken Marino's character, rival detective Vinnie Van Lowe.

Veronica is staying in Wallace (Percy Daggs III) and Piz's (Chris Lowell) dorm room.

Vinnie Van Lowe (Ken Marino) enters Mars Investigations and tells Keith that he needs to know the whereabouts of Kendall Casablancas.

Veronica and Meryl go to the police station and find that Sully washed up on shore after surfing with a bump on his head and had mild amnesia.

"Of Vice and Men" was written by Phil Klemmer and directed by Harry Winer, marking Klemmer's twelfth writing credit for the series[2] and Winer's fourth directing credit (after "Meet John Smith", "Blast from the Past", and "Wichita Linebacker").

In addition, he thought that Marino's performance in the scene effectively blurred the lines of comedy and drama on the show.

[6] Promos for the episode included much of the final sequence in which Veronica is drugged and approached by the rapist, a choice which several critics considered a major spoiler.

And as much as it freaks me out to see Veronica in harm's way (I shouldn't be watching TV, apparently), I appreciated the forward momentum in this plotline.

"The better we get to know the supporting characters and the closer each arc gets to its conclusion, the harder it gets to care about stories that don't have a really personal connection for Veronica.

She was also negative towards the final sequence, writing "it feels slightly manipulative," commenting that the show was not ready to tackle scenes of attempted rape.