 Veronica tracks down Amelia 's cousin , Margot Schnell . On the way back to the Echolls estate , Don Lamb and Logan see that Logan 's house is burning . Veronica fakes being a distressed businesswoman in order to track the car that Amelia rented , which was in California about two days prior . Sheriff Lamb tells Keith about Veronica being taken in for questioning . Veronica tracks Amelia 's previous location , which is in a small hotel . Keith confronts Veronica and Veronica tells him about David " Curly " Moran . Veronica notices that the signal from one of Amelia 's devices is close to hers before finding Amelia dead in an ice box . Clarence Wiedman suddenly appears and says that Amelia showed up again before disappearing later . The man up front at the hotel tells Clarence and Veronica that she came in with a man , and Veronica says she knows who it is . 
