An introduction.

Part one.
The trial. Veronica's reaction. Logan's reaction. Afterwards, Aaron gets a call from his daughter.

Part two.
Lilly and Duncan discuss the verdict, and what should be done about it. And meanwhile, The Neptune High class of 2006 graduates.

Part three.
Back at home, Veronica receives a phone call from her father. It's ( Read more... )

Whiteness, yellow flowers, the sound of the ocean.

Lilly

( I'm sorry )

Meg

( I'm sorry )

Keith

( I'm sorry )When she was six her father took her to the sea shore. She'd been there before that, certainly, but that occasion was the earliest she could remember. The sun had been bright and she'd kept pushing her hat off as she splashed in the ( Read more... )

Veronica and Logan make their way to Veronica's apartment, after ...

After.

Veronica gets a feeling that that's how it's going to be, from now on. Always before and after. Her world nicely compartmentalized by this night, subdivided. She's not the same person that she was before ( Read more... )

Elsewhere, right now, there's a party. Veronica knows that most of her classmates headed over right away - Mac's there, Logan, Gia, Dick - and she'll join them eventually. But for now, she's at home, taking one more opportunity to pour over the Junior Sharks team photos ( Read more... )

Veronica's still shaken as she steps off the elevator - Aaron Echolls just has that kind of effect on people - but she forces herself to shrug it off. There are more important matters at hand, like making sure Mac is safe, and that Beaver doesn't hurt anyone else ( Read more... )

One left ( Read more... )

Graduation at Neptune High is an event. Always has been. Neptune's rich and famous love to see their children all done up, and this event is no exception ( Read more... )

"We find the defendant... not guilty."

The reporters, the fans, are all lined up before the courthouse. Cameras flash. Voices cheer, scream. Aaron Echolls makes his way down the courthouse stairs - he's smiling, waving, always the celebrity.

So this is how it is. The innocent suffer, the guilty go free, and truth and fiction are pretty much ( Read more... )