"In Plain Sight" Gilted Lily (2009)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

David Maples (creator)
David Maples (written by)

TV Series:

"In Plain Sight" (2008)

Original Air Date:

19 April 2009 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Cast

Mary McCormack	...	Mary Shannon
Fred Weller	...	Marshall Mann (as Frederick Weller)
Nichole Hiltz	...	Brandi Shannon
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Stan McQueen
Todd Williams	...	Detective Robert Dershowitz
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Jinx Shannon
Holly Maples	...	Eleanor Prince
Will Estes	...	Henry Atkins / Henry Adams
John Bishop	...	Robert
Liza Weil	...	Angela Atkins / Angela Adams
Ellen Hollman	...	Amy Atkins / Amy Adams
Darin Heames	...	Odean Atkins
Andrea Frankle	...	Lily Adams / Lily Atkins
Michael-David Aragon	...	Biker
Gorneth D'Oyley	...	EMT

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During Mary's breakdown, when she storms out of the office, and across the street, shes walking northeast from the red brick building that supposedly houses the US Marshal's office. The rail yard that she and Marshall end up in, however is several miles southwest of the section of downtown that they started in. Assuming she continued walking straight, or at least in the same general direction after they crossed the street, they would have ended up far from that rail yard.

Quotes:

Marshall Mann: [Mary storms out of the office after being yelled at by Stan, Marshall stands up and starts running after Mary, Eleanor and Stan are still in the office - Marshall to Stan] Have you lost your mind?
[huffing at Stan's behavior]
Stan McQueen: Get back here Inspector
[meaning Marshall]
Stan McQueen: , you have work to do!
[Marshall keeps going in his effort to catch Mary]
Marshall Mann: [Outside of the WITSEC office now, Marshall is directly behind Mary who is crying] Hey don't let that get to 'ya, that was just Stan saving face in front of the new girl in class
[meaning Eleanor]
Marshall Mann: , you know he didn't mean it
Mary Shannon: It's not Stan, it started with Stan but it's not, it's something else, something is happening
[...]

Welcome back!

In Plain Sight is now common among the new cable and even network. They have shortened their season from the usual 22 to 13 episodes. The down side is the longer the wait makes you want to look elsewhere. Mary Shannon and her partner, Marshall, are back in tow. They work well as a team. If Mary Shannon didn't look attractive, would the men tolerate her as much? Probably not, she's tough and you have to be working in a man's world with men mostly. At home, she is really the masculine authority in her household with her mother, Jinx, played well by Lesley Ann Warren and her troublesome sister, Brandi. No wonder, she prefers her job that allows her to get away with such impossible behavior. Now if I had acted that way, I would be fired immediately but I don't. As a woman, I have to conform and worry that inappropriate behavior won't get me fired especially now. I see Mary McCormack's face everywhere from the train to New York City, the posters on the wall, and the New York Times. I like Mary McCormack and always have. I wish her well in her success and know that it won't go to her head. Despite that she plays a tough talking government agent, she remains feminine in nature with her emotions. She had a tough season last year at home and at work. I'm not one for cop shows anymore. There too many of them and they are all beginning to look alike after awhile. In Plain Sight is a little different because of Mary's tough character who shows she's boss. That's every woman's fantasy in a way in a men's world. She doesn't take being mistreated. For women, it's an hour to escape and allow ourselves to live vicariously through her.