7.2/10316 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2008
In the first episode we meet Mary Shannon a US Marshall for the Witness Protection Program. In this episode Mary tries to figure out what went wrong when a mobster's son who was under her protection is killed.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: David Maples
7.5/10200 votes#2 - Hoosier Daddy
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2008
Things get complicated when Mary takes on the case of Leo Billups. Leo saw his mother murdered and is going to testify against the people who killed her including his father.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: David Maples
7.5/10187 votes#3 - Never the Bride
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2008
Mary's assignment this week is Treena Morris a con-artist who is married to a diamond smuggler. After she is arrested by the feds, she decides to tell all on her husband and his friends. While Mary is trying to keep her safe, Treena gets engaged and her photo is all over the papers.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: David Maples
8.0/10229 votes#4 - Trojan Horst
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2008
Mary and Marshall take on a case involving Horst Vanderhoff, an agent for Lola, who's an assassin for hire. While trying to line up her next job, Horst is busted and agrees to testify against her to become a part of the Witness Protection Program.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.5/10172 votes#5 - Who Shot Jay Arnstein?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2008
Mary works to solve the mystery of who tried to kill her witness, an art dealer. To complicate matters, both his mistress and his wife are in the program…and key suspects.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: N/A
7.3/10164 votes#6 - High Priced Spread
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/6/2008
Mary learns that her witness, a NCAA basketball star, has a gambling problem
Director: Fred Gerber
Writer: N/A
7.7/10172 votes#7 - Iris Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/13/2008
The closeness of a family is tested when they enter the program after the daughter witnesses a shooting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10157 votes#8 - Don of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/20/2008
A member of the Program under Mary's watch is in a car accident and Mary has to find out if it was an accident or related to his former life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10168 votes#9 - Good Cop, Dead Cop
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/27/2008
Mary suffers the consequences when an attractive witness, who she slept with, is accused of murder.
Director: Dan Lerner
Writer: Bruce Miller
7.7/10159 votes#10 - To Serge with Love
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/3/2008
Natasha, the mild mannered Ukrainian accountant, has gotten her new breasts, but her life becomes more complicated when she discovers that her new boyfriend is also in WITSEC.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Katherine Butler
8.4/10170 votes#11 - Stan By Me
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/10/2008
After watching her mother audition for "Sweet Charity" Mary is kidnapped; in New Jersey, Brandi's boyfriend Chuck is abducted and two FBI agents are killed; when federal agents suspect a connection, a nationwide manhunt ensues.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Constance M. Burge
8.3/10201 votes#12 - A Fine Meth
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/17/2008
The family regroups after Mary's ordeal; Stan and Marshall search for a way to force Spanky to tell the truth about Chuck's drug trafficking; the FBI corners Mary in her driveway with Brandi's suitcase full of meth in the back of her car. Season 1 Finale
Director: John Badham
Writer: David Maples
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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...
Genres:DramaAction & AdventureCrime
Network:USA Network
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "In Plain Sight" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 316 votes. Directed by Mark Piznarski and written by David Maples, it aired on 6/1/2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Hoosier Daddy".