As part of her investigation into Parker's (recurring guest star JULIE GONZALO) rape, Veronica agrees to go undercover and write an expose on the Zeta Theta sorority for the campus newsletter. As her research progresses, Veronica realizes that not everything is as it seems in the sorority house. Meanwhile, Logan and Wallace are psychologically challenged by a prisoner/guard role-playing experiment for their sociology class.

When Veronica is accused of plagiarizing her paper for Professor Landry's (recurring guest star PATRICK FABIAN - "Joan of Arcadia") criminology class and must clear her reputation, she discovers that her mentor is not whom she thought he was. Meanwhile, Dean O'Dell (recurring guest star ED BEGLEY JR.) pardons Wallace for cheating on an examination, but Wallace makes a decision that could affect his college career. And after Piz (recurring guest star CHRIS LOWELL) invites Veronica to a night of bowling, she decides to bring Logan and Parker (recurring guest star JULIE GONZALO), unaware that Piz wanted the evening to be more of a date.

Veronica is hired by a Middle Eastern restaurant owner to find out who has been vandalizing the business with ethnic slurs. While investigating the case, Veronica and the woman's family are attacked in a drive-by paintball shooting. Meanwhile, after a drunken teenager stumbles from a bar and gets hit by a car, Keith orders his deputies to conduct surprise ID checks in all of the area bars. During a surprise search of his own, Keith catches Piz (recurring guest star CHRIS LOWELL) and Wallace using fake IDs--provided by Veronica. Meanwhile, Logan hosts a birthday party for Parker (recurring guest star JULIE GONZALO).

Furious that Logan attacked Piz (recurring guest star CHRIS LOWELL), Veronica rebuffs Logan. Parker (recurring guest star JULIE GONZALO) confronts Logan about still having feelings for Veronica. Piz assures Veronica that he had nothing to do with the sex video. Meanwhile, with Weevil's help, Veronica investigates how the tape originated and discovers that a person from her past may be involved. And with the election nearing, Keith steps in to protect Veronica.

Furious that Logan attacked Piz (recurring guest star CHRIS LOWELL), Veronica rebuffs Logan. Parker (recurring guest star JULIE GONZALO) confronts Logan about still having feelings for Veronica. Piz assures Veronica that he had nothing to do with the sex video. Meanwhile, with Weevil's help, Veronica investigates how the tape originated and discovers that a person from her past may be involved. And with the election nearing, Keith steps in to protect Veronica.

Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) receive a surprise phone call from their daughter Blair (Julie Gonzalo).

Based on John Grisham's novel {-Skipping Christmas}, Christmas With the Kranks revolves around Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther Krank's (Tim Allen) decision to put their normally fanatical enthusiasm for the holidays aside for a tropical cruise. With their daughter in Peru with the Peace Corps, the Kranks believe it just isn't worth it; thus, no presents, Christmas trees, or decorations of any kind will adorn their house to the great consternation of their neighbor Vic (Dan Aykroyd). Just as it looks like Christmas will be successfully skipped, Blair (Julie Gonzalo) throws a major kink into her plans when she suddenly has a change of heart and announces she'll be coming home for Christmas after all. The film ran into troubles early on in production when Ben Affleck's similar sounding bomb Surviving Christmas won the race to the theaters, forcing the filmmakers to depart from the book title in favor of the catchy Kranks one. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide.

Cute but geeky high-school student Samantha Martin (Hilary Duff) is knocked off her feet by her father's untimely death, which leaves his diner and Samantha's well-being in the care of Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge), Sam's thoroughly wicked stepmother. Not one to take on such menial tasks as dishwashing and mopping floors, Fiona exploits Sam's dependence as a method of hoisting any dirty work off her own shoulders. School is hardly a break for Samantha, particularly when Shelby (Julie Gonzalo) is around; spoiled, wealthy, and popular, Shelby treats Samantha nearly as badly as Fiona does. Samantha's life is irrevocably changed, however, by two events: a makeover of epic proportions and a sudden electronic correspondence with a mysterious young man. Due to a misplaced cell phone and a series of fateful coincidences, Samantha and her Prince Charming develop a romance through text messages and e-mails, and ultimately promise to meet face-to-face at the biggest school dance of the year. Of course, getting there doesn't