Veronica get caught snooping in the Dean ’ s office , although she make up a hasty lie that she was searching for class notes , and it divert his attention . Wallace decide not to drop the class on whose test he cheated . Veronica prove that the essay hers was supposedly plagiarized from was posted after she turned in her paper ; nevertheless , she still want to find who framed her . Parker Lee , Veronica , Piz , and Logan ( Jason Dohring ) bowl and have fun together . When Veronica and Logan get room service , Veronica spot Jeff Ratner and question him . Parker is romantically interested in Piz , and she task Veronica with talking to him about her . After talking to Mercer Hayes ( Ryan Devlin ) , Parker inform Veronica that she remember Mercer 's cologne from the night of her rape . Veronica go to Sheriff Lamb ( Michael Muhney ) with this news ; Wallace drop basketball to study for the class . Veronica run into Keith at the hotel before learning that the room that belong to " Rory Finch " is actually Hank , who is having an affair with Mrs. O ’ Dell .