As soon as he requested I knew what was up.

Probably didn't need spoilers but what the hey.

Sam

"Who was on the phone"

"Oh..just your brother-in-law"

I don't follow.

One scenario: The guy was probably allergic to peanut butter, ate a cookie, went into shock, got sent to the hospital, and made his escape from there.

I like the way your mind thinks!

Bingo. The look on his face when he ate one said it all.

FYI, rumor is that Kristen Bell has signed on to play the lead in Xanadu: The Musical on Broadway (ugh). Don't know what this means in respect to Veronica Mars, as most original principal contracts are for at least a year, and Xanadu starts in May. Things aren't looking good for our beloved show...

How long of a run will it be for? Maybe it's just during the VM summer hiatus?

Or the cookies could have been made from the tainted Peter Pan peanut butter...

The Mars family can't afford Peter Pan. It was Great Value. I think that the cell mate has more to due with the escape than the cookies.

Xanadu the Musical?? Wow. I would love to see her in that.

The show's run would be open-ended, although I wouldn't be surprised if it opened and closed pretty quickly. The likelihood that they would allow her to sign a 3-4 month contract is pretty small...I would say 6 months at the very least. Of course, this is still a rumor, but it sounds pretty solid.

The allergy angle didn't occur to me until they showed Veronica smuggling them in, but I was thinking it was a suicide attempt and he would leave a confession since it was getting near the end of the episode and I didn't even consider it a 2 parter.

Actually, it's fairly common for a "name" star to come into a Broadway show for a short run.