"Papa's Cabin" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the fifty-ninth episode overall. Written by John Enbom and directed by Michael Fields, the episode premiered on The CW on February 27, 2007. The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica and her father Keith (Enrico Colantoni) investigate more suspects in the murder of Dean O'Dell (Ed Begley, Jr.), particularly his wife Mindy (Jaime Ray Newman) and her lover Hank Landry (Patrick Fabian). Both of them become particularly suspicious when they disappear, and Hank is implied as the killer when Mindy's dead body washes onshore. However, Veronica later deduces that teaching assistant Tim Foyle (James Jordan) committed the murder to frame Hank. "Papa's Cabin", the final episode of the Dean O'Dell story arc, marks the final appearances of Fabian, Newman, and Jordan in their respective roles. Series creator Rob Thomas enjoyed Fabian and Jordan's performances in the episode, while filming of scenes on the ocean contained some production troubles. Upon its initial airing, the episode received 2.66 million viewers and mixed reviews from television critics; many considered this episode to be a solid conclusion to the story arc but one that was less exciting than previous mystery-ending episodes. Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club believed that the episode was intellectually satisfying, while Jon Lachonis of BuddyTV opined that the decision to make Tim the murderer was not appropriate. Plot synopsis Despite the fact that Hank Landry is a prime suspect for Keith, Landry reassures Veronica that she can still be his protégé. Keith continues to question Mindy O'Dell, citing inconsistencies in her testimony. Mindy says that the other man arguing in her room was the Dean. She also says that Hank could have been the murderer, as she was not in the area at the time of the murder. Keith enters Veronica's criminology class and arrests Hank. Keith questions him as well, and he says that Mindy set him up with the blood on his clothes, noting that he went to a convenience store before driving home. However, Keith puts him in a cell, where he is visited by Tim Foyle, and Hank tells him to find the bug that was placed on his phone. Later, Veronica sees Tim breaking