Following the events of the previous episode , Veronica confront Claire Nordhouse ( Krista Kalmus ) for faking her rape after she publish a story on it . Wallace Fennel and a lawyer are taken in to Dean O ’ Dell ’ s ( Ed Begley , Jr . ) office , where he is caught for cheating on a test . Veronica ’ s criminology paper is praised by her teacher , Hank ( Patrick Fabian ) leading her to praise him incessantly . Harmony Chase ( Laura San Giacomo ) , a former client who asked Keith Mars ( Enrico Colantoni ) to investigate her possibly adulterous husband , call him and ask him on a date . Tim Foyle ( James Jordan ) , Hank 's teaching assistant , tell Veronica that she plagiarized her paper , even though she did not . Hank give her three days to prove that she is innocent . Veronica learn that a student named Jeff Ratner accused her . Veronica go to a computer student and ascertain the email address of the person who faked her paper . Stosh " Piz " Piznarski invite Veronica bowling , and she invite Parker ( Julie Gonzalo ) as well .