Silence of the Lamb (Veronica Mars)

"**Silence of the Lamb**"
"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 by	John Kretchmer
Written by	Jed Seidel; Dayna Lynne North;
Production code	2T5709
Original air date	January 4, 2005
Guest appearances
	Tina Majorino as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie; Michael Muhney as Don Lamb; Max Greenfield as Leo D'Amato; Aaron Paul as Eddie LaRoche/"The Worm"; Steve Monroe as Gabe; Christopher B. Duncan as Clarence Wiedman; Amanda Noret as Madison Sinclair; Carlie Westerman as Lauren Sinclair;
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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.