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In Plain Sight

Sun, Jun 1, 2008
  • Drama
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  • Crime
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Synopsis

U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.

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Cast

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  • Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    as Mary Shannon
  • Frederick Weller
    Frederick Weller
    as Marshall Mann
  • Paul Ben-Victor
    Paul Ben-Victor
    as Stan McQueen
  • Tangie Ambrose
    Tangie Ambrose
    as Delia Parmalee
  • Rachel Boston
    Rachel Boston
    as Abigail Chaffee
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Episodes

5 seasons · 61 episodes

Ended · 61 aired
Season 1
12 episodes · 12 aired
▾
  • E1
    Pilot
    Aired · Mon, Jun 2, 2008 · 120m

    In the series opener, U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon of the Witness Protection Program tries to solve the murder of a mobster's son who was under her watch. Meanwhile, she must deal with her dysfunctional family on her birthday.

  • E2
    Hoosier Daddy
    Aired · Mon, Jun 9, 2008 · 60m

    Mary must protect a drug dealer's young son, who has been adopted by another WITSEC family, after the dad sues for custody upon his release from prison. Mary realizes the case is an attempt to keep the boy from testifying against his father's boss, but she has a difficult time proving it to the judge.

  • E3
    Never the Bride
    Aired · Mon, Jun 16, 2008 · 60m

    Mary poses as a bridesmaid to protect a diamond smuggler who planned a high-profile wedding while in the program.

  • E4
    Trojan Horst
    Aired · Mon, Jun 23, 2008 · 60m

    Marshall and Mary are stranded in the desert with a prisoner after hit men sabotage their vehicle, wounding Marshall in the process. Meanwhile, Jinx uncovers a painful truth about her past and vows, yet again, to clean up her act.

  • E5
    Who Shot Jay Arnstein?
    Aired · Mon, Jun 30, 2008 · 60m

    An art dealer under Mary's watch is shot, and the suspects include his mistress and his wife, who supposedly is unaware of the other woman.

  • E6
    High Priced Spread
    Aired · Mon, Jul 7, 2008 · 60m

    Brothers in the program run into trouble when one of them, a college basketball star, develops a dangerous gambling habit.

  • E7
    Iris Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    Aired · Mon, Jul 14, 2008 · 60m

    An arrogant doctor and his family must move after his daughter witnesses a gang shooting, and the stress of adjusting to living in the program threatens to tear the once close-knit clan apart.

  • E8
    Don of the Dead
    Aired · Mon, Jul 21, 2008 · 60m

    Mary loses a witness in a car accident and investigates if the event was related to his former life.

  • E9
    Good Cop, Dead Cop
    Aired · Mon, Jul 28, 2008 · 60m

    A one-night stand with a witness comes back to haunt Mary when he's accused of murder.

  • E10
    To Serge with Love
    Aired · Mon, Aug 4, 2008 · 60m

    Mary's witness Natasha tries to settle in to her new life but hits a roadblock when she learns her boyfriend is also in the program.

  • E11
    Stan by Me
    Aired · Mon, Aug 11, 2008 · 60m

    Mary and Brandi's boyfriend Chuck are abducted in separate incidents, leading the Feds to believe there is a connection between the cases.

  • E12
    A Fine Meth
    Aired · Mon, Aug 18, 2008 · 60m

    Season 1 ends with Mary fearing for her job after Brandi's involvement with drug trafficking is revealed. Meanwhile, Stan and Marshall take on a special assignment.

Season 2
15 episodes · 15 aired
▾
  • E1
    Gilted Lily
    Aired · Mon, Apr 20, 2009 · 60m

    A witness's death pulls Mary out of administrative leave in the second-season premiere. While working on the case, she also must cope with her post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • E2
    In My Humboldt Opinion
    Aired · Mon, Apr 27, 2009 · 60m

    Mary tries to secure the testimony of a drug mastermind who controls his severe anxiety by getting high.

  • E3
    A Stand-Up Triple
    Aired · Mon, May 4, 2009 · 60m

    A witness has trouble handling her three wild kids, so Mary steps in to help.

  • E4
    Rubble with a Cause
    Aired · Mon, May 11, 2009 · 60m

    A witness is injured and trapped in a building collapse, leaving him vulnerable to a sniper waiting nearby.

  • E5
    Aguna Matatala
    Aired · Mon, May 18, 2009 · 60m

    An Orthodox Jewish witness realizes he's being followed by a strange man. The witness's wife, meanwhile, refuses to enter the witness-protection program.

  • E6
    One Night Stan
    Aired · Mon, Jun 1, 2009 · 60m

    Stan is implicated in the murder of his first witness after his badge is found with the witness's bones. As Mary and Marshall investigate, they learn about a 20-year-old love triangle.

  • E7
    Duplicate Bridge
    Aired · Mon, Jun 8, 2009 · 60m

    After the engineer of a collapsed bridge is targeted by the families of those who died in the accident, he enters WITSEC and tries to prove he's not responsible for the collapse.

  • E8
    A Frond in Need
    Aired · Mon, Jun 15, 2009 · 60m

    Mary and Marshall suspect that a new witness may be involved in a string of murders and the stabbing of Mary's friend. The pair try to determine if the witness is truly the killer before another victim surfaces.

  • E9
    Who's Bugging Mary?
    Aired · Mon, Jun 22, 2009 · 60m

    Brandi is charged with murder and drug trafficking by Agt. O'Connor, leaving Mary to try to uncover the reasons behind his vendetta against her sister.

  • E10
    Miles to Go
    Aired · Mon, Jun 29, 2009 · 60m

    Mary searches for the missing son of a witness who won't testify unless he's able to visit his child.

  • E11
    Jailbait
    Aired · Mon, Jul 13, 2009 · 60m

    A witness's teen daughter becomes involved in a reckless romance. Elsewhere, Raphael's mother visits and begins planning an engagement party without Mary's consent.

  • E12
    Training Video
    Aired · Mon, Jul 20, 2009 · 60m

    Mary shares her expertise with a film crew making a training video for U.S. Marshals. Elsewhere, Marshall makes arrangements for an elderly mobster in WITSEC to go to his son's funeral.

  • E13
    Let's Get It Ahn
    Aired · Mon, Jul 27, 2009 · 60m

    A counterfeiter witness is implicated in a murder. Mary and Marshall become suspicious of the clues, which seem fake, and wonder if there's a deeper conspiracy at hand.

  • E14
    Once a Ponzi Time
    Aired · Mon, Aug 3, 2009 · 60m

    A Wall Street investor hides out in WITSEC after revealing his boss's fraud. To gain protection, he gives up his fortune, which proves inconvenient when a ransom from his past needs to be paid.

  • E15
    Don't Cry for Me Albuquerque
    Aired · Mon, Aug 10, 2009 · 60m

    A Latina political activist hides in WITSEC with help from the U.S. government, but the arrangement soon sours when she moves to her new home.

Season 3
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    Father Goes West
    Aired · Thu, Apr 1, 2010 · 60m

    In the Season 3 premiere, Mary and Marshall look for Mary's would-be killer. Meanwhile, a Boston thief hopes to straighten out his life for the sake of his son.

  • E2
    When Mary Met Marshall
    Aired · Thu, Apr 8, 2010 · 60m

    The first witnesses Mary and Marshall handled together are put in danger by a break-in. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal how Mary came to join WITSEC.

  • E3
    Coma Chameleon
    Aired · Thu, Apr 15, 2010 · 60m

    A BATF agent whom Mary has been protecting awakens from a three-year coma. His long-awaited testimony could put a weapons trafficker behind bars.

  • E4
    Whistle Stop
    Aired · Thu, Apr 22, 2010 · 60m

    Mary and Marshall try to persuade an FBI informant to join WITSEC, but the man remains reluctant. Elsewhere, Stan tries to wrangle an ex-boxer witness suffering from dementia.

  • E5
    Fish or Cut Betta
    Aired · Thu, Apr 29, 2010 · 60m

    Mary's new witness, a former hit man with a penchant for explosives, falls in love. Mary has high hopes for the romance, but her optimism quickly turns to concern after the man is dumped. He's also bullied by a local politician and considers taking drastic actions to vent his frustrations.

  • E6
    No Clemency for Old Men
    Aired · Thu, May 6, 2010 · 60m

    Mary helps a parolee and former bank robber stay on the straight and narrow and acclimate to life outside prison. Meanwhile, Marshall pitches in to help Mary with a witness, but the witness ends up preferring Marshall's help over Mary's.

  • E7
    Love's Faber Lost
    Aired · Thu, May 13, 2010 · 60m

    Agent Faber pairs Mary with a new witness who was involved in a mortgage-fraud scheme for a gang. Mary distrusts the woman, but Faber also seems to have ulterior motives during the case: namely, pursuing Mary.

  • E8
    Son of Mann
    Aired · Thu, May 20, 2010 · 60m

    Marshall deals with feelings of inadequacy when working with his dad, who visits Albuquerque to round up fugitives with outstanding warrants. Elsewhere, Brandi returns home with an odd explanation for her disappearance and a guest in tow.

  • E9
    Death Becomes Her
    Aired · Thu, Jun 3, 2010 · 60m

    A woman wants to escape from her family, who are heavily involved in organized crime, but a secret from her past puts her eligibility for witness protection in jeopardy. In the face of these obstacles, she turns to Mary for help.

  • E10
    Her Days Are Numbered
    Aired · Thu, Jun 10, 2010 · 60m

    A witness with Asperger's refuses to testify against her friend, frustrating Mary. Elsewhere, Marshall and Stan try to prevent the deportation of a key witness, and Brandi comes clean about her investment plan with Scott.

  • E11
    The Born Identity
    Aired · Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · 60m

    Mary helps her latest witness, a homeless man who's struggling with the program, find his birth parents. But the search could cause more problems than she anticipated. Elsewhere, Scott asks to borrow more money, raising a red flag for Brandi.

  • E12
    WITSEC Stepmother
    Aired · Thu, Jun 24, 2010 · 60m

    Mary keeps an eye on a teen witness whose separated parents are too distracted by their own issues to pay attention to their daughter. Elsewhere, Marshall thinks a witness may have betrayed his brother; and Brandi tends to Scott after he's attacked.

  • E13
    A Priest Walks Into a Bar
    Aired · Thu, Jul 1, 2010 · 60m

    Mary must protect a priest who witnessed the murder of a stripper in the Season 3 finale, but she soon learns that the priest is obsessed with saving another woman from a similar fate. Meanwhile, Brandi moves in with Peter, Stan informs a dead witness' daughter about the truth of her father's absence and FBI agent Mike Faber returns.

Season 4
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Art of the Steal
    Aired · Mon, May 2, 2011 · 60m

    Mary seeks help from a witness to help clear Brandi of grand theft auto charges in the Season 4 premiere.

  • E2
    Crazy Like a Witness
    Aired · Mon, May 9, 2011 · 60m

    Mary helps a paranoid whistle-blower connect with his son.

  • E3
    Love in the Time of Colorado
    Aired · Mon, May 16, 2011 · 60m

    A witness's romantic entanglements with a suspect fluster Mary, who acts as a go-between for the pair.

  • E4
    Meet the Shannons
    Aired · Mon, May 23, 2011 · 60m

    Mary counsels a teenage pageant queen who discovers she has been unknowingly living under witness protection.

  • E5
    Second Crime Around
    Aired · Mon, Jun 6, 2011 · 60m

    Mary reluctantly teams up with a remorseless con artist to go after an even bigger criminal.

  • E6
    Something A-Mish
    Aired · Mon, Jun 13, 2011 · 60m

    Mary protects an Amish witness who must contend with culture shock and people who mean her harm.

  • E7
    I'm a Liver Not a Fighter
    Aired · Mon, Jun 20, 2011 · 60m

    Mary helps a terminally ill man reconnect with his estranged children.

  • E8
    Kumar vs. Kumar
    Aired · Mon, Jun 27, 2011 · 60m

    Mary counsels a divorcing couple in WITSEC in order to keep their family safe. To help her cause, Mary must learn about Hindu tradition in hopes of guiding the pair to work things out.

  • E9
    The Rolling Stones
    Aired · Mon, Jul 11, 2011 · 60m

    A man is forced to enter WITSEC because of his twin brother's actions. Mary must protect them both from outside enemies and from each other.

  • E10
    Girls, Interrupted
    Aired · Mon, Jul 18, 2011 · 60m

    Marshall and Stan contend with a rock-star witness and her controlling mother while Mary is away on a WITSEC-mandated road trip.

  • E11
    Provo-Cation
    Aired · Mon, Jul 25, 2011 · 60m

    Mary protects a deeply remorseful Army veteran and clashes with his military lawyer.

  • E12
    A Womb with a View
    Aired · Mon, Aug 1, 2011 · 60m

    Mary protects a courtesan from a gangster, who's the father of her unborn child. While Mary gets a crash course in childbirth, she must also decide if she can trust the woman.

  • E13
    Something Borrowed, Something Blew Up
    Aired · Mon, Aug 8, 2011 · 60m

    In the Season 4 finale, Mary's work interferes with Brandi's wedding when Mary is forced to look after her least favorite witnesses.

Season 5
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Anti-Social Network
    Aired · Sat, Mar 17, 2012 · 60m

    Mary returns from maternity leave and encounters a new dynamic at the office in the Season 5 premiere. Elsewhere, Mary is assigned to protect a witness who could destroy a powerful secret society.

  • E2
    Four Marshalls and a Baby
    Aired · Sat, Mar 24, 2012 · 60m

    Mary scrambles to find child care while working on a case in which a hoarder witnessed a violent murder.

  • E3
    Reservations, I've Got a Few
    Aired · Sat, Mar 31, 2012 · 60m

    Mary and Marshall turn to a Native American detective to help them track down a witness who's hiding on an Indian reservation.

  • E4
    The Merry Wives of WITSEC
    Aired · Sat, Apr 7, 2012 · 60m

    Mary looks after a bigamist, who's hiding from his former employer and his two wives.

  • E5
    Drag Me to Hell
    Aired · Sat, Apr 14, 2012 · 60m

    Mary helps a drag queen stay out of trouble, while Marshall takes part in an undercover sting.

  • E6
    The Medal of Mary
    Aired · Sat, Apr 21, 2012 · 60m

    Mary's fugitive father surfaces, putting Jinx and Brandi in danger and leaving Mary to wonder whom she can trust.

  • E7
    Sacrificial Lam
    Aired · Sat, Apr 28, 2012 · 60m

    The FBI keeps an eye on Mary after her father goes on the lam seeking vengeance. Mary tries to lose the agents tailing her in order to track her father down herself.

  • E8
    All's Well That Ends
    Aired · Sat, May 5, 2012 · 60m

    In the series finale, Mary feels torn between a witness and her family, who gather for an unexpected reunion. Elsewhere, big changes occur at the WITSEC office.