 " Debasement Tapes " is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars , and the 61st episode overall . Written by John Enbom and directed by Dan Etheridge , the episode premiered on The CW on May 8 , 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 . 
