EDITORS: Please note this is a change from the previously announced date/time.

WITH FEW LEADS, VERONICA AND WALLACE ATTEMPT TO HELP A CLASSMATE FIND HIS LONG-LOST FATHER, ON "VERONICA MARS," TUESDAY, OCT. 12 AT 9:00 PM

Paula Marshall ("Snoops") Guest Stars as School Guidance Counselor Rebecca James

"Meet John Smith" -- With only a commonplace name, an old address and dim memories as leads, Veronica and Wallace attempt to help classmate Justin Smith find his father John, who disappeared 10 years earlier, on the new drama VERONICA MARS, Tuesday, Oct. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Harry Winer directed the episode from a script written by Jed Seidel.

Meanwhile, as Veronica faces some complicated feelings towards ex-boyfriend Duncan and new romantic interest Troy, guidance counselor Rebecca James (guest star Paula Marshall) calls Keith to the school to discuss the recent, dramatic changes in his daughter's life. Later, Duncan struggles with ways to cope with his sister's death as the anniversary of her murder approaches.

Veronica Mars: Kristen Bell
Keith Mars: Enrico Colantoni
Wallace Fennel: Percy Daggs III
Duncan Kane: Teddy Dunn
Logan Echolls: Jason Dohring
Eli "Weevil" Navarro: Francis Capra
Mallory Dent: Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Jake Kane: Kyle Secor
Lilly Kane: Amanda Seyfried
Celeste Kane: Lisa Thornhill
Troy Vandegraff: Aaron Ashmore
Rebecca James: Paula Marshall
Justin Smith: Bobby Edner
Lianne Mars: Corinne Bohrer
Julia Smith: Melissa Leo
Adam: Andrew Levy
Owen: Harrison Myers
Sebring Man: Christopher Fairbanks
Young Doctor: Eric Beck
Adrianna: Michelle Fabiano
Shelly: Alison Macinnis
Delores: Darline Ann Harris
Dick Casablancas: Ryan Hansen
Nurse: Cassie Benavidez
Video Clerk: Norman Mackinnon

RATING: To Be Announced