"Rat Saw God" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the twenty-eighth episode overall. Written by Phil Klemmer and John Enbom and directed by Kevin Bray, the episode premiered on UPN on November 9, 2005.
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. In this episode, Abel Koontz (Christian Clemenson) returns and requests Veronica's help in finding his daughter. Meanwhile, Logan (Jason Dohring) is arrested for his supposed stabbing of a biker gang member, and Keith (Enrico Colantoni) loses the Sheriff's election.
Synopsis
Veronica waits with Keith at an election party, where tensions are high due to the results being extremely close. Sheriff Lamb (Michael Muhney) is nosing ahead when a man walks up to Lamb and says he made the anonymous call from the bridge where Felix Toombs was stabbed. Keith loses the election by a margin of 51% to 49%. After, we learn that Woody Goodman (Steve Guttenberg) has been elected mayor. Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen) confronts Logan about sleeping with Kendall, and then hits on Gia Goodman (Krysten Ritter) by bragging about how he is the "man of the house" now that his father is hiding overseas. Officers show up at the party and re-arrest Logan for the murder of Felix Toombs. Veronica leaves the party and finds Abel Koontz, who is in the end-stage of stomach cancer, outside the door of Mars Investigation. He asks Veronica to help him find his daughter, Amelia, who has disappeared, and Veronica agrees. Veronica talks to Amelia's old boyfriend, who has not seen her for a while. He tells Veronica that Amelia ditched him while in Europe, and he hasn't seen her since. Logan hires Cliff McCormack (Daran Norris) to be his lawyer. Cliff tells Logan he knows Logan hiring him a stunt, and he should hire a different lawyer. Veronica asks Cliff to call the numbers on the phone cards that Amelia stole from her ex-boyfriend. Veronica finds out that Amelia used one of the calling cards to place an outgoing call from Neptune the previous week. Logan is placed in a cell with his father, Aaron (Harry Hamlin), who is temporarily being held there before his trial for the murder of Lilly Kane. Logan is released on bail, which angers Weevil and his friends, who discuss how their motorcycle club is getting a reputation for being "soft". Veronica breaks into Clarence Wiedman's (Christopher B. Duncan) office to confront him, but he denies any knowledge of where Amelia might be.
Veronica speaks to Amelia's ex-boyfriend, who admits Amelia had a fake ID in the name of her cousin, Margot Schnell. After Logan is released on bail Don Lamb drives him back to the Echolls estate. He and Logan arrive to find that Logan's house is on fire. Veronica fakes being a distressed businesswoman in order to track the car that Amelia rented two days prior using her fake ID. Keith confronts Sheriff Lamb about recovering the wreckage of the bus. Sheriff Lamb retaliates by telling Keith about Veronica being taken in for questioning. Veronica tracks Amelia's last known location, which turns out to be a run-down motel. Keith calls Veronica to confront her about withholding information and Veronica tells him about David "Curly" Moran and her suspicions about the bus crash. Veronica's computer picks up a signal from Amelia's device, leading to her finding Amelia dead in an icebox. Before Veronica can call 911, Clarence Wiedman suddenly appears. He admits that Amelia contacted him asking for more money, which he gave her on the condition she leave town. However, he knew Amelia had not actually left. Veronica and Clarence confront the man at the front desk of the motel, who tells them Amelia came in with a man, and Veronica says she knows who it is.