Blast from the Past (Veronica Mars)

"**Blast from the Past**"
"Blast from the Past"
Veronica Mars episode
	The audience learns that Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III) has left Neptune with his father, Nathan Woods (Cress Williams).
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 5
Directed by	Harry Winer
Written by	Phil Klemmer; Cathy Belben
Production code	2T7205
Original air date	October 26, 2005
Guest appearances
	Jeffrey Sams as Terence Cook; Michael Muhney as Don Lamb; Erica Gimpel as Alicia Fennel; Cress Williams as Nathan Woods; Claire Titelman as Mandy; Dana Davis as Cora Briggs; Christine Estabrook as Madame Sophie;
Episode chronology
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"Blast from the Past" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the twenty-seventh episode overall. Written by Phil Klemmer and Cathy Belben and directed by Harry Winer, the episode premiered on UPN on October 26, 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, Veronica helps Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson) deal with her purported credit card fraud. Meanwhile, the Sheriff's race heats up, and Wallace (Percy Daggs III) faces the complicated aftermath of learning that Nathan Woods (Cress Williams) is actually his father.