was a soccer uniform (presumably Duncan's, implicating him as Lilly's murderer). Music Several songs can be heard in the episode: "Breakin'" by The Music "Dangle" by The Daylight Titans "Dragonfly" by M. Craft "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" by Dean Martin "Private Eyes by Hall & Oates" (sung by Ken Marino as Vinnie Van Lowe) Production The episode was written by Carolyn Murray and directed by Nick Marck. "Kanes and Abel's" marks Marck's third directing credit (after "The Girl Next Door" and "An Echolls Family Christmas"). The episode features the first appearance by recurring character Vinnie Van Lowe (Ken Marino), who later starred in The State and Party Down, the latter of which series creator Rob Thomas co-created. In the episode, character Amelia DeLongpre (Erin Chambers) is seen watching the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, which features recurring guest star Harry Hamlin, who portrays Aaron Echolls on the show, in one of his first starring and best-known roles. The episode's title, a play on the biblical figures Cain and Abel, refers to several characters in the show—the Kane family and Abel Koontz. Around the airing of this episode, Veronica Mars was renewed for a second season. Reception Ratings In its original broadcast, "Kanes and Abel's" received 2.78 million viewers, ranking 105th of 122 in the weekly rankings and marking an increase in 450,000 viewers. Reviews The episode received primarily positive reviews. Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B". Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, praised Veronica's ethical ambiguity in the episode as a story device. "The result to take away here is that no matter what, the structures of power are set up that our perky blonde detective heroine can't really win. She can succeed. She can get close. But achieving a satisfactory result? In the world of the '09ers, that appears to be impossible." Price Peterson, writing for TV.com, gave a relatively positive review. "I was so relieved that this episode solved one of my biggest annoyances of the show so far—Keith's reluctance to involve Veronica." However, the reviewer also wrote that "[he wasn't] sure if he cared too much about Sabrina's plight." References External links "Kanes and Abel's" at Mars Investigations 2005 American television episodes Veronica Mars (season 1) episodes