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USA Network’s new original series In Plain Sight premiered last June 1, 2008 showcasing a new storyline based on the responsibilities of agents working under the Witness Protection Program. While most popular TV series at present revolve around various jobs of crime investigators such as CSI or Dexter, In Plain Sight features the dilemma and difficulties of Witness Protection agents who protects the identities of their witnesses and oftentimes their own.

One of the characters in the series is Mary Shannon (played by Mary McCormack) who keeps her job a secret to her mother and sister. Protecting witnesses with targets painted on their foreheads is hardly a job any mother would be proud of. Her job not only entails protecting witnesses from harm, but also playing several parts in the witness’ transition to a new life. More often than not, she plays therapist, best friend, maid of honor, mother, and homicide agent.

A job that places the life of a witness in your hands plus the justice that depends on the witness staying alive is not a job for most. But for Mary Shannon, keeping herself and the witness hidden in plain sight is the name of the game. Would you like to play a game? Find Mary in the blog hidden in plain sight.

Television series are getting better and better each day. After the avalanche of new TV series that came following the success of CSI, USA Network’s new original series In Plain Sight launched its pilot episode on June 1. How is the new series different from the rest? Well, this time, it details the exploits of US Marshals with the Witness Protection Program.

I checked the website and tried to find out more about the new series and find out if it’s something to look forward to when the series catapults itself into cable here in our country. I have been a fan of CSI, Prisonbreak, and Dexter. I wonder if the Witness Protection Program has as much excitement as the CSI. I checked out the characters too and read their bios. I believe I would find Mary Shannon the most interesting character of all. Like her, I prefer to keep details of my job off limits to family. I don’t discuss it with them over dinner or during evening chats. However, Shannon’s character goes a bit further as she is required to keep her job totally undisclosed to family to keep them safe. This is necessary when your job is to keep the identity and location of your witnesses a secret and hot on their heels are criminals trying to shut them up. Read the rest of this entry »