Meet John Smith

"**Meet John Smith**"
"Meet John Smith"
Veronica Mars episode
	Duncan (Teddy Dunn) has a hallucination of his dead sister, Lilly (Amanda Seyfried).
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 3
Directed by	Harry Winer
Written by	Jed Seidel
Production code	2T5702
Original air date	October 12, 2004
Guest appearances
	Melissa Leo as Julia/"John Smith"; Aaron Ashmore as Troy Vandegraff; Lisa Thornhill as Celeste Kane; Amanda Seyfried as Lilly Kane; Bobby Edner as Justin Smith; Paula Marshall as Rebecca James; Kyle Secor as Jake Kane;
Episode chronology
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"Meet John Smith" is the third episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. The episode, written by Jed Seidel and directed by Harry Winer, premiered on UPN on October 12, 2004.

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, Veronica helps a boy, Justin Smith (Bobby Edner) track down his long-lost father. In addition, Veronica starts a relationship with Troy (Aaron Ashmore), and Duncan Kane (Teddy Dunn) starts experiencing severe mental difficulties after he stops taking his antidepressants.