The series depict the adventures of Veronica Mars ( Kristen Bell ) as she deal with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective . In this episode , Veronica investigate 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 ) invite Veronica to go bowling , and Wallace Fennel ( Percy Daggs III ) must choose between basketball and his studies .