"Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the twenty-ninth episode overall. Written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Nick Marck, the episode premiered on UPN on November 16, 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, Duncan (Teddy Dunn) calls on Veronica to help investigate a subject of child abuse mentioned in his ex-girlfriend, Meg's (Alona Tal) journal. Meanwhile, the Casablancas family splits up Dick Sr.'s (David Starzyk) assets.
Synopsis
Veronica and Duncan are making out in Duncan's suite when Logan (Jason Dohring), who is now living there, walks in the door. Kendall (Charisma Carpenter) shows up, and Logan invites her into the hotel room, making Duncan and Veronica uncomfortable. In a Future Business Leaders of America meeting, Cassidy (Kyle Gallner) comes out on top of the hypothetical business contest. Keith talks to new mayor Woody Goodman (Steve Guttenberg), who describes his plan to incorporate Neptune as a city. Woody offers to make Keith police chief if that happens. Logan meets Veronica in the girls' bathroom and asks her to investigate the man claiming to be the "witness" to the murder of Felix Toombs, and she agrees. Duncan pulls Veronica aside and tells her he was looking through Meg's files and has found she was emailing with child protective services about a child who was being abused. Meg never says the name of the child in her emails, but describes the child as between 7–10 years old. Duncan explains that Meg babysat for a lot of families, and Veronica and Duncan decide to break into Meg's house for more evidence.
The Casablancas talk to a lawyer, who tells them the house and cars are paid off. However, Kendall has no assets separate from Dick Casablancas Sr, so all her accounts are frozen. Dick (Ryan Hansen) and Beaver each have a trust fund, but they are restricted from accessing the money until they turn 21. One of Meg's clients was the Goodman family, so Veronica arranges to go over to Gia's house for a sleepover. Veronica gets a babysitting job with one of the families who Meg babysat for, who appear very uptight and have Edwin's night scheduled down to the minute. At the babysitting job, Edwin's parents say that they almost let Meg go because of Duncan. Logan appears at the house where Veronica is babysitting. She presents information on Logan's accuser, but Logan says the man who contacted the police is not the same man he saw on the bridge. Edwin's parents come home early, and Logan has to leave. The parents thank Veronica, and while walking her out the father invites Veronica to his boat to smoke marijuana and then hands her a drawing Edwin made of her, showing her head cut off of her body.
Dick and Beaver's biological mother appears at their house. She decides to sign over their trust fund money instead of allowing Dick and Beaver to move in with her. Veronica gets another babysitting job with one of Meg's clients, this one a high-pressure teacher. However, her son is bratty and high-maintenance. In order to get information on Logan's supposed witness, a plastic surgeon named Dr. Griffith (Rick Peters), Veronica makes an appointment with him. He seems honest at first, but he lies to Veronica about having to leave for a surgery. Veronica trails him to a cigar shop. When Veronica arrives at Gia's house for the sleepover she notices that everything is labeled obsessively. Gia then "surprises" Veronica with a girls' night sleepover. Logan ends his friends-with-benefits relationship with Kendall after she pressures him for money. Kendall responds by unsuccessfully trying to seduce Duncan. During the sleepover, Veronica meets Gia's little brother, Rodney, who becomes extremely anxious after spilling a cup of water. Veronica overhears Woody telling Rodney that he'll have to tell Mrs. Goodman about the spilled water. Later Veronica sneaks away from the party and sees Woody and Mrs. Goodman speaking to Rodney, before Mrs. Goodman leads Rodney to an unknown room. Dick and Beaver, drunk, crash Gia's sleepover.