a closet. However, Meg's dad (Geoff Pierson) suddenly arrives with a baseball bat and calls the Sheriff. Sheriff Lamb (Michael Muhney) arrives and while placing Veronica and Duncan in handcuffs Veronica quietly begs him to look in the closet. After putting Veronica and Duncan inside the patrol car Sheriff Lamb goes back inside and finds the secret room. Mr. Manning insists he is the victim, but Sheriff Lamb tells him he's heard all the excuses before. Sheriff Lamb drives away from the Manning house with Veronica and Duncan, but soon lets them go before returning to the Manning house where he waits menacingly outside. Cultural references Many cultural references are made in the episode. They include: At the beginning of the episode, Veronica and Duncan are watching The Big Lebowski. Mr. Pope references "What a Diff'rence a Day Made". Veronica mentions both "Twist and Shout" and a famous scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. One of the teachers quotes the song "The Gambler". In an email to Wallace, Veronica quotes a famous Juliet monologue. In a voiceover, Veronica compares her letters to Wallace to Doogie Howser's journal. Dick and Beaver's biological mother quotes a lyric from "You've Got a Friend". Gia references "I'm So Excited". Veronica says that her "Spidey sense is tingling." Logan quotes part of the iconic line, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", spoken by Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind. Madison Sinclair says at the party that Pretty Woman is her favorite movie. Dick and Beaver expect there to be Spin the bottle at the party. Veronica jokingly mentions Winnie-the-Pooh and Goodnight Moon. Arc significance The newly discovered witness to Felix's murder is Dr. Tom Griffith, a plastic surgeon. Logan asks Veronica to prove that Griffith is lying and says that he wasn't the man on the bridge. Woody Goodman tells Keith of his plan for Neptune, which involves incorporating the wealthy part of the town. Dick and Beaver's real mother shows up to unlock their trust funds. Duncan finds a letter in the vent in Meg's room and pockets it. Sheriff Lamb hints that he was abused by his own father; this is, presumably, his reason for letting Duncan and Veronica go and then returning to the Manning residence. This also marks one of the few times that he immediately takes Veronica seriously when she reports a crime. When cuffing her, he