Narrative convenience, of course, makes things very neat there with Veronica revealing she's found out Justin's dad is dead JUST as they learn he might not be! Reminds me of the situation with Logan and his mom later on in the season.

To be fair, Celeste was trying to get Jake to relax on the whole "get involved" thing. It's been a year since Lilly died, and I don't blame them for trying to get him past it in their own ways. Plus, don't forget they think he murdered their daughter.