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In Plain Sight focuses on Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack). The tough law-enforcement agent is a New Mexico-based U.S. Marshal who works for WITSEC, better known as the Federal Witness Protection Program. On each episode, witty Mary and her wry partner Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller) are put in charge of a new witness requiring professional protection to prolong their lives.

During the little time that she’s not busy at her demanding job, Mary devotes a great deal of energy to tolerating her ditzy mother Jinx (Lesley Ann Warren) and bad-news sister Brandi (Nichole Hiltz). What’s left after that goes to fending off a serious relationship with her casual boyfriend Rafael Ramirez (Cristián de la Fuente), who wants much more out of their mostly sexual relationship.

Rounding out the cast are Paul Ben-Victor as Mary and Marshall’s lightweight boss Stan McQueen and Todd Williams as local cop Bobby D, who interacts with the partners frequently as they perform their duties.

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Season 1 [2008]

In Plain Sight (101)

Mary investigates the murder of her witness’ teenage son and takes on a new witness from the Ukraine, all while avoiding celebrating her birthday.

Original Air Date: June 1, 2008 | Preview | Review

Hoosier Daddy (102)

Leo Billups witnessed a drug-related murder that involved the Cruz family, one of the most powerful drug families in the country. It’s a common enough story in WITSEC. What sets this one apart is that the person he saw murdered was his mother… and Leo is eight years old. When Leo enters WITSEC, no one’s really sure what to do with him. His father can’t go into the program, since he’s one of the people Leo is testifying against. Mary asks another WITSEC family if they’ll adopt him. When they agree, it seems like everything’s going to work out perfectly. But Leo’s father sues for custody, claiming the Federal government had no right to take Leo in the first place. Everyone knows he just wants Leo so he can keep him from testifying, but the law is on his side. Now, Mary must find a way to keep Leo away from his father and safe from the Cruz family.

Original Air Date: June 8, 2008 | Preview | Review

Never the Bride (103)

Treena Morris is a con artist. Her particular skill: making men fall so crazy, head-over-heels in love with her that they’ll do stupid things, like hand her a bag full of illegal conflict diamonds, and trust that she’ll put them in the safe. Her current husband/mark is just that gullible. Unfortunately for her, before she can get away with half the diamonds, the Feds bust her. On the plus side, she’s got more than enough dirt on her diamond-smuggler husband to make a deal. Mary is understandably disgusted when she’s told she has to help this woman get a fresh start. She’s even angrier when Treena gets engaged to one of the wealthiest men in Albuquerque, allows her engagement photo to be put in the paper, and refuses to call off the wedding despite Mary’s warnings. Now Mary has to keep Treena safe from angry diamond smugglers and keep Treena’s fiancé safe from her.

Original Air Date: June 15, 2008 | Preview

Trojan Horst (104)

Horst Vanderhoff is an agent, which is difficult enough when you’re dealing with actors, but Horst’s job is a good deal more stressful. He’s the go-between for a highly sought after hit woman known only as Lola. While trying to get her next job lined up, Horst is grabbed by the Feds and forced to give testimony against her in exchange for a chance at joining the Witness Protection Program. When Mary and Marshall show up at Perryville Prison to pick him up, he’s justifiably nervous. He’s also really irritating. Mary and Marshall set out toward the desert, convinced that the worst part of the job will be putting up with Horst for four hours. But when two killers ambush them, disable their car and wound Marshall, Mary has the much more difficult task of finding a way to keep all of them safe from Lola.

Original Air Date: June 22, 2008 | Preview

Who Shot Jay Arnstein (105)

The Feds make a lot of promises in exchange for testimony, not all of them moral, and it’s the Marshals who are stuck with the consequences. When art dealer Jay Arnstein goes into the witness protection program, he asks that his wife, Marci, be moved with him, as well as his mistress, Kay. The rules force Mary to keep this from Marci, a very sweet woman with whom she has an immediate bond. Things might have gone on like that forever, but when Jay is shot late one night at the gallery, everyone’s secrets are forced out into the open.

Original Air Date: June 29, 2008 | Preview

High Priced Spread (106)

Mary learns that her very first witness, now a college basketball star, has a gambling problem that threatens to destroy the new life he and his brother have spent five years building.

Original Air Date: July 6, 2008 | Preview

Iris Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (107)

When a girl witnesses gang violence, her family is forced to enter the program. Yet, the stress of their new secret lifestyle threatens to destroy the formerly close family, which is headed by an arrogant doctor.

Original Air Date: July 13, 2008 | Preview | Review

Don of the Dead (108)

After a witness of Mary’s is involved in a car accident, the marshal tries to determine if the mishap had anything to do with his old life.

Original Air Date: July 20, 2008 | Preview | Review

Good Cop, Dead Cop (109)

Mary has a one-night stand with a hunky witness, but she suffers the consequences when he is accused of murder.

Original Air Date: July 27, 2008 | Preview | Review

To Serge with Love (110)

Mary continues to help her witness, Natasha, the mild-mannered accountant from the pilot, adjust to her new life, which becomes more complicated when she discovers her boyfriend is also in WITSEC.

Original Air Date: August 3, 2008 | Preview

Stan by Me (111)

After watching her mother audition for “Sweet Charity,” Mary is kidnapped. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Brandi’s boyfriend Chuck is abducted. When federal agents suspect a connection between the kidnappings and the murder of two FBI agents in New Jersey, a nationwide manhunt ensues to locate the missing people and find the killer.

Original Air Date: August 10, 2008 | Preview

A Fine Meth (112)

Mary returns home to learn that Brandi’s involvement with Chuck may cost her her career. Stan and Marshall search for a way to force Spanky to tell the truth about Chuck’s drug trafficking and clear the Shannon sisters’ names. To make matters worse, the FBI corners Mary in her driveway with Brandi’s suitcase full of meth in the back of her car.
[FIRST-SEASON FINALE]

Original Air Date: August 17, 2008 | Preview | Review