Charlie Don't Surf

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“Charlie Don't Surf”
Veronica Mars episode
Logan finds out who he really is.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 4
Written by	Diane Ruggiero Jason Elen
Directed by	Jason Bloom
Guest stars	Matt Czuchry (Norman Phipps) Chastity Dotson (Nish Sweeney) David Tom (Chip Diller) Krista Kalmus (Claire Nordhouse) Parry Shen (Hsiang Chu) Laura San Giacomo (Harmony Chase)
Production no.	3T5804
Original airdate	October 24, 2006
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List of Veronica Mars episodes

"Charlie Don't Surf" is episode 4 of season 3 of the television show Veronica Mars. It had an estimated audience of 3.33 million viewers on initial viewing.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Arc significance 3 Music 4 Writing and acting 5 Feedback and ratings 6 Quotes and trivia 7 External links

[edit] Plot

When Logan is informed that his inheritance is running low, he becomes suspicious and enlists Veronica's help to sort through his financial records. Veronica uncovers that large sums of money have been going to a man named Charlie Stone. Also, Dick Casablancas hires Veronica to clear his frat of any wrongdoing in the rape of Claire. Meanwhile, Keith is hired by Harmony to investigate her cheating husband.

[edit] Arc significance

• It was revealed that Dick Casablancas got Parker's number at orientation. Later, on the night before Parker was raped, Mac heard Dick banging on Parker's door. The night Parker was raped, Dick showed up at Logan's place saying "I screwed up bad."
• The ATM camera revealed that Claire was with an Asian boy the night that she was raped.

[edit] Music

• "Never Lonely Alone" - Space Needle

[edit] Writing and acting

• Harmony is played by Laura San Giacomo, who starred in Just Shoot Me! with Enrico Colantoni, who plays Keith Mars. In that series their characters also had an affair.
• This show featured another Logan from The CW: Matt Czuchry, who plays Logan Huntzberger on Veronica Mars lead-in show Gilmore Girls, guest starred as the fake brother and writer from Vanity Fair.

[edit] Feedback and ratings

• "Charlie Don't Surf" had a viewership of approximately 3.33 million viewers, according to CalenderLive.com.

[edit] Quotes and trivia

• The title of this episode references a line spoken by Colonel Kilgore in the film Apocalypse Now, the "Charlie" in question being the Viet Cong. It's also the title of a song from The Clash's triple album, Sandinista!.

[edit] External links

• MI.net's Roundtable Review.
• Soulful Spike Society's Open Case.
• Television Without Pity Recap.