Things you need to know

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There is an ongoing mystery component to "Veronica Mars," which could make the show daunting for newcomers. Let this character guide serve as a primer.
UVeronica Mars (Kristen Bell) was once part of the popular crowd, but saw her high school status drop several notches after her father ...
UKeith Mars (Enrico Colantoni) was vilified for allegedly botching a murder investigation. He's now a private investigator and Veronica helps him with some of his cases and also does detective work of her own with the help of ...
UWallace (Percy Daggs III), Veronica's best friend. That includes trying to find the truth behind the murder of ...
ULilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried), the sister of ...
UDuncan Kane (Teddy Dunn), Veronica's boyfriend until he dumped her not long before Veronica's father named Duncan's dad ...
UJake Kane (Kyle Secor) as the prime suspect in Lilly's murder. Jake, who may be Veronica's real father, was exonerated after ...
UAbel Koontz (Christian Clemenson), a disgruntled former employee of Kane Software, confessed to the murder. Lately, Veronica has found evidence that ...
UClarence Wiedman (Christopher B. Duncan), an employee of Jake Kane's company, took photos of Veronica and used them to scare off ...
ULianne Mars (Corrine Bohrer), Veronica's mother who abandoned Veronica and Keith after Lilly's murder. Before her death, Lilly dated Duncan's best friend...
ULogan Echolls (Jason Dohring), the angry, abused, unstable son of ...
UAaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin), a philandering movie star, and wife Lynn (Lisa Rinna), a longtime friend of the Kanes, who appears to have committed suicide. Logan's half-sister ...
UTrina (Alyson Hannigan), an aspiring actress, returned home from Australia in the most recent episode.