WITSEC Stepmother is a very good episode of a show that has been more topsy-turvy than a seesaw this season. It showed how Mary can be really caring and good at her job at the same time, and on another positive (no annoying scenes with Mary's mother, a character that thankfully has been mostly written out.)
I am not sure why Mary and Brandi needed a brother, but if it leads to some fireworks in the finale you cannot. While I have faulted In Plain Sight for its inconsistency in the past, the one thing that it has consistently delivered in the season finale. While this was a good hour of TV, I expect an even better one next week.moreless
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Mary keeps an eye on a teen witness whose separated parents are too distracted by their own issues to pay attention to their daughter. Marshall thinks a witness may have betrayed his brother; and Brandi tends to Scott after he's attacked.
 Mary McCormack |
Mary Shannon |
 Frederick Weller |
Marshall Mann |
 Nichole Hiltz |
Brandi Shannon |
 Paul Ben-Victor |
Stan McQueen |
 Spencer Locke |
Sabrina Anderson |
Guest Star |
 Christopher Cousins |
Vincent |
Guest Star |
 Jessica Tuck |
Cindy Phillips |
Guest Star |
 Aaron Ashmore |
Scott Griffin |
Recurring Role |
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Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon on In Pla...
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Frederick Weller as Marshall Mann on In ...
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Frederick Weller as Marshall Mann and Ma...
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Jessica Tuck as Cindy Phillips and Spenc...
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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TRIVIA (1)
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Mary is introduced to Cindy as Inspector Mary Shannon. However, in the past, Mary has always been introduced to her witnesses by her cover name Mary Shepard.
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QUOTES (6)
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Mary: (closing voiceover) Split apart, reunited or adjusting for new conditions on the ground, family is a double-edged sword. They are the best of times, the worst of times, your keys to the kingdom and the skeletons in your closet. If only we didn't have to eat dinner with them.
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Mary: (voiceover) Winston Churchill famously said that democracy is the worst form of government... except for all the others. The same goes for family. Or as we'd say on our side of the pond, nobody picks on my brother but me.
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Marshall: What are you doing here?
Mary: Well, Sabrina's mom screwed the pooch; showed up four hours late and cut the weekend short. So sad for them. So sweet for me. Free food; fights; food fights.
Marshall: You're actually hoping for violence.
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Mary: Okay, now I get to tell you where we're going. Chicago. Exciting, right? Cubs, Second City, deep-dish pizza.
Sabrina: I hate baseball, I don't know what that second thing is, and I'm lactose intolerant. So.
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Brian: (to Sabrina) Who's the foxy Gen X-er, Breen? Your sister or your stepmom?
Mary: Too soon to tell. Her dad and I just started Facebook poking. -
Mary: (to Stan, after he assigned Marshall to a case he didn't want) I'm taking Sabrina to Chicago to see her mother today. How am I supposed to revel in Marshall's misery from 1,000 miles away?
Marshall: Sorry to blow your weekend.
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NOTES (2)
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International Episode Titles:
Czech Republic: Macecha (Stepmother) -
Original International Air Dates:
- Canada: August 23, 2010 on Global
- Czech Republic: November 26, 2011 on Prima LOVE
- Finland: February 13, 2012 on MTV3
- Slovakia: March 5, 2012 on JOJ Plus
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