Ruskie Business

"Ruskie Business"
Veronica Mars episode
Veronica (Kristen Bell) finds her mother, Lianne (Corinne Bohrer), alone in a bar.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 15
Directed by	Guy Bee
Written by	Phil Klemmer John Enbom
Production code	2T5714
Original air date	February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)
Guest appearance(s)
Alyson Hannigan as Trina Echolls Alona Tal as Meg Manning Max Greenfield as Leo D'Amato Corinne Bohrer as Lianne Mars Christopher B. Duncan as Clarence Wiedman Cynthia Lamontagne as Yelena Sukarenko Zachery Ty Bryan as Caz Truman
Episode chronology
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"Ruskie Business" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. Written by Phil Klemmer and John Enbom and directed by Guy Bee, the episode premiered on UPN on February 22, 2005.

The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica is hired by a Russian mail-order bride who requests her help in finding a long-lost love. Meanwhile, Veronica must help her friend, Meg (Alona Tal) deal with a secret admirer while simultaneously guiding Logan (Jason Dohring) through the possibility that his mother, Lynn (Lisa Rinna) may still be alive.

Veronica talks to Logan about his mom's credit card use. Meanwhile, Duncan organizes an 1980s-themed dance. While they are talking, Meg (Alona Tal) walks up and tells her that she has a secret admirer. Meg asks for her help. Veronica walks into Mars Investigations, where a woman named Katerina asks Veronica to find her fiancé. Katerina explains the situation—they met online, but they have lost touch, and she thinks that he is in Neptune. Veronica asks Wallace to track one of the two boys who possibly texted Meg, and he agrees. The next day, Meg receives some flowers from her secret admirer. Veronica reports back to Katerina that they haven't found Tom (her fiancé), but Katerina agrees to pay more. Veronica places a fake casting call to pinpoint Tom, which she does. Logan's mom's credit card shows up with another charge at a hotel. Logan and Veronica attempt to enter the room in which her mother is staying. They are denied access, but Logan decides to stake out the place until the situation is resolved. Veronica visits the flower shop, but the staff member is unhelpful. Veronica finds out that Tom's dog is named Steve and decides to track the dog down.