Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves  "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American mystery television series "Veronica Mars", and the fifty-fifth episode overall. Written by executive producer Diane Ruggiero and directed by John T. Kretchmer, the episode premiered on The CW on January 30, 2007. The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica is hired by Max (Adam Rose) a student who is looking for his beloved, Chelsea, but Veronica learns that Chelsea is actually a prostitute hired to make Max lose his virginity. Meanwhile, Keith finds the official police report of Dean O'Dell's death. In addition, Veronica asks Logan about his past, eventually finding out that he had sex with Madison Sinclair (Amanda Noret) when they were broken up. Adam Rose makes his second appearance in "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves", while the episode was one of Thomas's favorites of the season, particularly enjoying scenes between Logan and Veronica, Veronica and Keith, and Chelsea and Max. In its initial broadcast, the episode received 2.69 million viewers and mixed reviews from television critics, with critics being divided over the case of the week and the development of Veronica and Logan's romance. Eric Goldman of IGN thought that the episode was "extremely witty and fast-paced", while Rowan Kaiser, writing for "The A.V. Club", believed that the episode suffered from a "lack of development for Max's character." Veronica Mars is a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery. In addition, there is usually a major mystery throughout episodes that takes Veronica longer to solve. In the case of the third season, there are two standalone cases with nine and six episodes, respectively, followed by five episodes without a major story arc. "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" is the second episode to solely focus on the mystery of Dean O'Dell's (Ed Begley, Jr.) death, with the previous one being "Show Me the Monkey"; the previous story arc, a serial rape, was solved in "Spit & Eggs". After a lunch with Logan, Veronica notices that the Hearst Lampoon’s offices were egged.