 " Postgame Mortem " was written by Joe Voci and directed by John T. Kretchmer , marking Voci 's first writing credit and Kretchmer 's thirteenth directing credit . The episode was one of series creator Rob Thomas 's favorite episodes of season three , along with " Of Vice and Men " , " Show Me the Monkey " , " Poughkeepsie , Tramps and Thieves " , and " Mars , Bars " . The DVD for the season contains one deleted scene of the episode . It depicts Veronica going into the police station and asking Sheriff Lamb about Josh 's recent arrest . Thomas explained in his introduction to the scene that while it was initially written for its comedic value , it became " an example of staging killing the comedy " . He explained that Lamb had to frequently turn all the way around to speak to Veronica and Deputy Sacks ( Brandon Hillock ) , a fact which he thought made the scene awkward . 
