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{{Infobox Television episode {{Infobox television episode
| series = ]
| Image = <!-- Deleted image removed: ] -->
| image = Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie Car Window.png
| Caption = Veronica doing what she does best - taking money from 09ers.
| image_size = 250
| Title = Silence of the Lamb
| caption = ] (]) puts her hand on her mother's car window after she watches her daughter with her adopted family.
| Series = Veronica Mars
| Season = 1 | season = 1
| Episode = 11 | episode = 11
| Airdate = ], ] | director = ]
| writer = * ]
| Production = 2T5709
| Writer = Jed Seidel<br>Dayna Lynne North * Dayna Lynne North
| production = 2T5709
| Director = John Kretchmer
| airdate = {{Start date|2005|1|4}}
| Guests= ] <br>(]) <br>]<br> (])<br>]<br> (]) <br>Aaron Paul<br> (Eddie LaRoche) <br>]<br> (Gabe)<br>]<br> (])<br>Carlie Westerman<br> (Lauren Sinclair)
| guests = * ] as ]
| Episode list = ]
* ] as ]
| Prev = ]
* ] as Leo D'Amato
| Next = ]
* ] as Eddie LaRoche/"The Worm"
* ] as Gabe
* ] as Clarence Wiedman
* ] as Madison Sinclair
*Carlie Westerman as Lauren Sinclair
| prev = ]
| next = ]
| season_article = Veronica Mars season 1
| episode_list = List of Veronica Mars episodes
}} }}


"'''Silence of the Lamb'''" is episode 11 of season 1 of the television show '']''. "'''Silence of the Lamb'''" is the eleventh episode of the ] of the American ] ] '']''. Written by ] and Dayna Lynne North and directed by ], the episode premiered on ] on January 4, 2005, as the series' first episode in the new year.


The series depicts the adventures of ] (]) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a ]. In this episode, Veronica helps ] (]) find and reconnect with her birth parents and siblings. Meanwhile, ] (]) is temporarily reassigned to the sheriff's department in order to help with a case involving a ].
== Plot ==
While digging up dirt on parents, ] finds out that ] was actually ] &hellip; with spoiled '09er ]. Meanwhile, ] and ] have to work together to solve the E-String Strangler case.


== Arc significance == == Synopsis ==
* Veronica takes advantage of new Deputy ] to steal the ] hotline CD and has Mac demodulate the voice, revealing that it was Clarence Weidman who gave the anonymous tip.


One morning, Veronica talks to Keith about an old case involving a serial killer, the E-String Strangler, who has made a reappearance. ] (]) also complains to her about the panic that's been going throughout the town because of the killer. At Neptune High, a blonde cheerleader celebrates her birthday in haughty, regal style and invites only her rich friend to her upcoming party. Meanwhile, another student, Jackson, asks Veronica to research his parents' past indiscretions to gain leverage in their criticisms of him. Sheriff Don Lamb (]) and the mayor of the town meet with Keith. After the conversation, Keith comes out and tells Veronica gleefully that he is going to start working at the sheriff's department again. But Keith says that it is only temporary, but he is getting paid his regular salary. Later, another student asks Veronica to find "dirt" on her parents. Sheriff Lamb and Keith explain the case to other police officers, but they have conflicting styles. Meanwhile, Veronica's ] business takes off, and ] (]) notices. Mac proposes taking Veronica's efforts nationwide as a web-based business so they will both eventually have enough money for retirement savings. Veronica says she'll think about it. At Mac's request, Veronica discovers that Mac's parents once sued the Neptune hospital for 1 million dollars because Mac was switched at birth with another baby. Keith and Sheriff Lamb visit a record shop, but they find nothing. Veronica visits Mac's house, and after refreshments are served by her blonde mother, shows Veronica her room. Veronica tells her that she was switched at birth with the popular cheerleader, Madison Sinclair.
== Music ==
* "Brilliant Sky" - ]
* "Fireflies" - ]
* "The Way You Are" - ]


Keith and Sheriff Lamb talk to a suspect, who leads them to a man called "The Worm" (]), who responds hesitantly. Both of them think he is the killer given that he had a guitar. Veronica, Mac, and Wallace invite themselves over and crash Madison Sinclair's 09er party. Mac looks around the house and meets her biological sister (Carlie Westerman), with whom she connects. The new police officer tells Keith and Sheriff Lamb that "The Worm's" guitar strings match the strings which were used to strangle the victims. Veronica bribes the new police officer and steals the Lily Kane murder files with the help of Weevil (]). Veronica listens to the tapes she stole, and doesn't find anything until she hears a suspicious synthesized voice. Keith and Sheriff Lamb talk to "The Worm", who had photographed both the victims. "The Worm" demands a lawyer. Veronica contacts Mac about the synthesized voice and tells her that there was a reason why she was not switched back to the right parents.
== Production details ==
* This episode was originally supposed to air before "]".
* Despite being credited, ](]) and ] (]) do not appear in this episode.


Mac goes to Madison Sinclair's house under the guise of looking for her purse. A woman runs screaming into the Sheriff's department reporting a missing daughter. Keith tracks Veronica out of fear for her. He finds Veronica and tells her about the new missing girl. Keith breaks into the record shop he earlier entered with the man who previously mocked him. Mac tells Veronica that she is decoded the message. Veronica eventually says that she knows whose voice it is. Mac sees her biological mom waiting in the car outside with tears in her eyes. She puts her hand on the window and touches her mom's hand before her mom drives away. It turns out that the voice is Clarence Wiedman's voice, the man ]. Veronica takes pictures of him and his family and sends them to him as revenge.
== Quotes and trivia ==
{{wikiquotepar|Veronica Mars#Silence of the Lamb}}
:'''Veronica''': Can I get anybody anything? Water? Coffee? A banana?


== Cultural references ==
<hr width="50%"/>
:'''Lamb''': Is your daddy here, or is he busy peeking in people's windows?
:'''Veronica''': You stop dressing up like ], he'll stop peeking.


Many cultural references are made in the episode:<ref name="Mars Investigations">{{cite web|url=http://marsinvestigations.net/episodes.php?id=111&type=cr|title="Silence of the Lamb" Cultural references|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
<hr width="50%"/>
:'''Madison''': What are you doing here?
:'''Wallace''': I came to celebrate your birth, but these two just wanna hook up.


*The title of the episode is a direct reference to the novel ] by Thomas Harris
<hr width="50%"/>
*Madison's parents send her a string quartet which plays "]" for her birthday.
:'''Weevil''': Well then, you leave the sheriff a note: he shouldn't expect Eli Navarro, Esquire's vote this year!
*Veronica mentions ].
*Sheriff Lamb compares the E-String Strangler case to the ] murders, a real life incident in which two men strangled tens of girls to death.
*Veronica references the ].
*Keith is surprised that Sheriff Lamb has never seen '']''.
*Mac and Veronica mention Fievel Mousekewitz, a character in the 1986 animated film '']''.
*Mac's blood sister is reading '']''.
*Mac derides Madison's art appreciation by saying that she wouldn't recognize ] '']'' unless ] created and named a nail polish after it.
*Keith and Sheriff Lamb decide whether or not to play "]" with their suspect.
*Mac's adoptive father references the 2000 ] '']''.


== Music ==
<hr width="50%"/>
Several songs are played in the episode:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veronicamusic.blogspot.com/2005/01/episode-1-11-silence-of-lamb.html|title=The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-11: Silence of the Lamb|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
:'''Veronica''': '''' Same old story. Girl uses boy, girl falls for boy, boy saves girl's dad's life, girl gets what she deserves.
*"]" by ]
*"Brilliant Sky" by ]
*"Fireflies" by ]
*"The Way You Are" by 46bliss


== Production ==
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:'''Jackson Douglas''': I hear you do detective stuff for people.
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:'''Veronica''': I do favors for friends.
| image1 = Tina Majorino by Gage Skidmore.jpg
:'''Jackson Douglas''': I can pay.
| width1 = 182
:'''Veronica''': Sit down, friend.
| alt1 =
| caption1 =
| image2 = Aaron Paul by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| width2 = 199
| alt2 =
| caption2 =
| footer = "Silence of the Lamb" featured the second appearance by ] (''left'') character, ], as well as a guest appearance by ] (''right'').
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Series regulars ] and ], who play Logan Echolls and Duncan Kane, respectively, do not appear in the episode, despite being credited. This episode is also the first to air in 2005 as opposed to 2004. However, this (and the previous episode) are the only episodes of the series to be aired out of production order. The previous episode, "]" was produced after this episode, but was aired before, due to "An Echolls Family Christmas" being a Christmas-themed episode which aired as season's final episode of the year in December 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marsinvestigations.net/episodes.php?id=110&title=an_echolls_family_christmas|title=1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"|work=Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars|accessdate=December 11, 2014}}</ref> In addition, UPN also aired this episode later because executives believed that the material was too dark for the holidays.<ref name="TVwoP">{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/veronica-mars/silence-of-the-lamb/|title=Veronica Mars Silence of the Lamb Recap|work=Television Without Pity|date=January 3, 2005|accessdate=December 14, 2014}}</ref>
<hr width="50%"/>
:'''Jackson Douglas''': I don't care what people say about you, Veronica. You rock!
:'''Veronica''': Yes, I do. I also take cash.


The episode's title is a semi-joking reference to the 1991 ] ] '']'' and the 1988 ] on which the film was based.<ref name="Mars Investigations" /> The film, the novel, and the episode all deal with serial killers and the brave female detectives who hunt them down (in the case of ''The Silence of the Lambs'', this character is ]). Among this episode's guest stars include ], who makes her second appearance on the show (after "]") and ], who would later receive three ] wins for his performance as ] on '']''.
<hr width="50%"/>
:'''Keith''': '''' Hello Cleveland!


== Reception ==
* The title '''Silence of the Lamb''' is a reference to film '']'' starring ] as ].

=== Ratings ===
In its original broadcast, "Silence of the Lamb" received 2.84 million viewers, ranking 98 of 107 in the weekly rankings. This episode's rating marked an increase of almost 1 million viewers from the previous episode, "]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=011105_11|title=Weekly Program Rankings|work=]|date=January 11, 2005|accessdate=December 14, 2014}}</ref>

=== Reviews ===

Price Peterson of '']'' wrote positively of the episode. In his episode verdict, the reviewer wrote, "that driveway scene between Mac and her birth mom was some great television, and the serial killer plot line was surprisingly intense for this show…Fortunately both plot lines were balanced pretty well. Great episode."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/news/the-veronica-mars-season-1-dossier-episodes-9-16-28748/|title=The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16|work=]|last=Peterson|first=Price|date=May 23, 2012|accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref> '']'' gave the episode a "B+".<ref name="TVwoP" />

Rowan Kaiser, writing for '']'', gave the episode a more mixed review, mainly criticizing the plot involving Veronica and Mac. "Veronica's plot, on the other hand, is the one that zigs where it should zag. Or to be more accurate, it neither zigs nor zags when it could have done either." However, the reviewer also wrote that "What Mac's story does is create a fulfilling emotional arc for Mac."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/veronica-mars-an-echolls-family-christmassilence-o-58539|title=Review: Veronica Mars: "An Echolls Family Christmas" / "Silence Of The Lamb"|work=]|last=Kaiser|first=Rowan|date=July 8, 2011|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links == == External links ==
{{wikiquote|Veronica Mars#Silence of the Lamb}}
* Soulful Spike Society's .
* at Mars Investigations
* Television Without Pity .
* {{IMDb episode|0739542}}

{{Veronica Mars}}


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11th episode of the 1st season of Veronica Mars
"Silence of the Lamb"
Veronica Mars episode
Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie (Tina Majorino) puts her hand on her mother's car window after she watches her daughter with her adopted family.
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 11
Directed byJohn Kretchmer
Written by
Production code2T5709
Original air dateJanuary 4, 2005 (2005-01-04)
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"Silence of the Lamb" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars. Written by Jed Seidel and Dayna Lynne North and directed by John Kretchmer, the episode premiered on UPN on January 4, 2005, as the series' first episode in the new year.

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 Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie (Tina Majorino) find and reconnect with her birth parents and siblings. Meanwhile, Keith (Enrico Colantoni) is temporarily reassigned to the sheriff's department in order to help with a case involving a serial killer.

Synopsis

One morning, Veronica talks to Keith about an old case involving a serial killer, the E-String Strangler, who has made a reappearance. Wallace (Percy Daggs III) also complains to her about the panic that's been going throughout the town because of the killer. At Neptune High, a blonde cheerleader celebrates her birthday in haughty, regal style and invites only her rich friend to her upcoming party. Meanwhile, another student, Jackson, asks Veronica to research his parents' past indiscretions to gain leverage in their criticisms of him. Sheriff Don Lamb (Michael Muhney) and the mayor of the town meet with Keith. After the conversation, Keith comes out and tells Veronica gleefully that he is going to start working at the sheriff's department again. But Keith says that it is only temporary, but he is getting paid his regular salary. Later, another student asks Veronica to find "dirt" on her parents. Sheriff Lamb and Keith explain the case to other police officers, but they have conflicting styles. Meanwhile, Veronica's kompromat business takes off, and Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie (Tina Majorino) notices. Mac proposes taking Veronica's efforts nationwide as a web-based business so they will both eventually have enough money for retirement savings. Veronica says she'll think about it. At Mac's request, Veronica discovers that Mac's parents once sued the Neptune hospital for 1 million dollars because Mac was switched at birth with another baby. Keith and Sheriff Lamb visit a record shop, but they find nothing. Veronica visits Mac's house, and after refreshments are served by her blonde mother, shows Veronica her room. Veronica tells her that she was switched at birth with the popular cheerleader, Madison Sinclair.

Keith and Sheriff Lamb talk to a suspect, who leads them to a man called "The Worm" (Aaron Paul), who responds hesitantly. Both of them think he is the killer given that he had a guitar. Veronica, Mac, and Wallace invite themselves over and crash Madison Sinclair's 09er party. Mac looks around the house and meets her biological sister (Carlie Westerman), with whom she connects. The new police officer tells Keith and Sheriff Lamb that "The Worm's" guitar strings match the strings which were used to strangle the victims. Veronica bribes the new police officer and steals the Lily Kane murder files with the help of Weevil (Francis Capra). Veronica listens to the tapes she stole, and doesn't find anything until she hears a suspicious synthesized voice. Keith and Sheriff Lamb talk to "The Worm", who had photographed both the victims. "The Worm" demands a lawyer. Veronica contacts Mac about the synthesized voice and tells her that there was a reason why she was not switched back to the right parents.

Mac goes to Madison Sinclair's house under the guise of looking for her purse. A woman runs screaming into the Sheriff's department reporting a missing daughter. Keith tracks Veronica out of fear for her. He finds Veronica and tells her about the new missing girl. Keith breaks into the record shop he earlier entered with the man who previously mocked him. Mac tells Veronica that she is decoded the message. Veronica eventually says that she knows whose voice it is. Mac sees her biological mom waiting in the car outside with tears in her eyes. She puts her hand on the window and touches her mom's hand before her mom drives away. It turns out that the voice is Clarence Wiedman's voice, the man who took unauthorized photos of her. Veronica takes pictures of him and his family and sends them to him as revenge.

Cultural references

Many cultural references are made in the episode:

Music

Several songs are played in the episode:

Production

"Silence of the Lamb" featured the second appearance by Tina Majorino's (left) character, Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, as well as a guest appearance by Aaron Paul (right).

Series regulars Jason Dohring and Teddy Dunn, who play Logan Echolls and Duncan Kane, respectively, do not appear in the episode, despite being credited. This episode is also the first to air in 2005 as opposed to 2004. However, this (and the previous episode) are the only episodes of the series to be aired out of production order. The previous episode, "An Echolls Family Christmas" was produced after this episode, but was aired before, due to "An Echolls Family Christmas" being a Christmas-themed episode which aired as season's final episode of the year in December 2004. In addition, UPN also aired this episode later because executives believed that the material was too dark for the holidays.

The episode's title is a semi-joking reference to the 1991 horror thriller The Silence of the Lambs and the 1988 novel of the same name on which the film was based. The film, the novel, and the episode all deal with serial killers and the brave female detectives who hunt them down (in the case of The Silence of the Lambs, this character is Clarice Starling). Among this episode's guest stars include Tina Majorino, who makes her second appearance on the show (after "Like a Virgin") and Aaron Paul, who would later receive three Primetime Emmy Award wins for his performance as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad.

Reception

Ratings

In its original broadcast, "Silence of the Lamb" received 2.84 million viewers, ranking 98 of 107 in the weekly rankings. This episode's rating marked an increase of almost 1 million viewers from the previous episode, "An Echolls Family Christmas.

Reviews

Price Peterson of TV.com wrote positively of the episode. In his episode verdict, the reviewer wrote, "that driveway scene between Mac and her birth mom was some great television, and the serial killer plot line was surprisingly intense for this show…Fortunately both plot lines were balanced pretty well. Great episode." Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B+".

Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, gave the episode a more mixed review, mainly criticizing the plot involving Veronica and Mac. "Veronica's plot, on the other hand, is the one that zigs where it should zag. Or to be more accurate, it neither zigs nor zags when it could have done either." However, the reviewer also wrote that "What Mac's story does is create a fulfilling emotional arc for Mac."

References

  1. ^ ""Silence of the Lamb" Cultural references". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. "The Music of Veronica Mars: Episode 1-11: Silence of the Lamb". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. "1.10 "An Echolls Family Christmas"". Mars Investigations: The (In)Complete Guide to Veronica Mars. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Veronica Mars Silence of the Lamb Recap". Television Without Pity. January 3, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 11, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. Peterson, Price (May 23, 2012). "The Veronica Mars Season 1 Dossier: Episodes 9-16". TV.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  7. Kaiser, Rowan (July 8, 2011). "Review: Veronica Mars: "An Echolls Family Christmas" / "Silence Of The Lamb"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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