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(First, this is pretty much all about Lily. I've got nothing on Veronica's rape.)

Okay, let's take it for granted that Weevil is a red herring (and Mrs. Peacock was a man, of course).

Last week, the "B" plotline had Aaron Echols valiantly defending his daughter and beating the crap out of her abusive boyfriend. Finally, a touch of humanity, right?

Or maybe just something that establishes the violence that he's capable of (and let's not forget that we know he beats Logan).

Motive? Not known yet, but there are a few obvious ones that might surface, from an affair with Lilly gone wrong (not out of the question for either of them) to misplaced protectiveness of his son, to misplaced protectiveness of his reputation (blackmail, etc).

As for why the Kanes covered it up, I'm currently operating on the assumption that Duncan did have a seizure a few minutes before his parents got home, and they assumed that he was the killer (which also opens the door for any other non-family member).

This is all hunch-work, of course, but it's a theory I like as it allows for the massive cover-up by the Kanes, allows all three of the core teen suspects (Duncan, Logan, Weevil) to remain out of jail (assuming none of them is the rapist), and allows for all sorts of implications for next season (the Kanes dealing with a family friend being responsible, Logan/Veronica/Duncan dealing with the fallout, etc).

Of course, only Logan is truly out as a suspect (assuming this isn't premeditated, and that he didn't hire someone to kill Lily, which seems unlikely). I'd be disappointed if it were someone out of the blue (like Mac), but any Kane or Echols family member, as well as Weevil, Kane's flunky, Koontz, and probably a few others are fair game.

I love this show. I think