Vice Principal Clemmons hires Veronica to find the school mascot, Polly. Whilst rival Pan High is suspected, it is Wallace's teammate Jack and his betting scam that is responsible. In Barstow, Lianne reveals a secret meeting with Jake the day of Lilly's murder that Celeste interrupted, contradicting both their alibis. But she doesn't know if Veronica is Jake's or Keith's. Veronica forfeits her savings to put her mother in rehab and, by using Wiedman's bug in her room against him, discovers that Abel Koontz has a daughter.