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Silas Andrew Botwin — adopting the clandestine alias Mike T. Newman and the stage name Silas Guinard — is Nancy's first son. Although Silas is the biological son of Lars Guinard, Silas was raised by Judah and Nancy in Agrestic, CA for 16 years. Judah's death traumatized Silas, and he takes it out on his mother and younger brother. Silas is impetuous and impulsive, and has been sexually active since the beginning of the show. Although he operates as though he knows everything, he is often naïve - however; he does show some sense, especially when selling marijuana for his mother, which he is rather good at doing.

The "Newman" family is split up in order to sell drugs, Silas and Shane go to a children's concert to sell hash to the parents attending the show. Silas teaches Shane a valuable lesson about not trusting people and making sure you are responsible for your actions.

After encountering numerous challenges with girlfriends and the realities of the drug business, he decides that he wants in on the action — without his mother looking over his shoulder constantly. He pursues plant cultivation, and eventually goes into business with Doug, opening a medicinal marijuana dispensary. He learns that the police are corrupt and take bribes — and also not to trust anyone, as one of his employees turns out to be a federal undercover agent.

He attends college and realizes how fun it is and gets mad at Nancy for ruining his chance to go. Later in Dearborn, he meets his biological father, Lars Guinard. He tries to stay with Lars in Dearborn, but ultimately decides to go to Copenhagen with the rest of his family.

In Copenhagen, he starts modeling for "some weird flower water" under the name Silas Guinard. He returns to the United States with Andy, Doug, and Shane to find Nancy. When they go to the halfway house where she was staying, he and Nancy make eye contact for the first time in 3 years, and Nancy flees. He gets angry at her again and decides to leave the halfway house and go try to start his modeling career in New York City.

[Muse and mun are over 18. Silas is from the show Weeds which is on Showtime. Pb is also over 18.]