Cast and characters In Plain Sight

main characters

mary shannon (mary mccormack): mary capable officer, nonconformist , uninterested in typical feminine wiles. witnesses, known mary shepard. mary has trust , abandonment issues lead have difficulties relationships due difficult childhood resulting father s abandonment , mother s alcoholism. during first 2 seasons, mary dates raphael ramirez, minor league baseball player, , become engaged; however, seems unhappy relationship , engagement, , feelings of doubt marriage cause raphael call off engagement during third season. during fourth season, has one-night stand ex-husband, mark, , becomes pregnant. throughout pregnancy, mary convinced wants give baby adoption, , becomes agitated whenever around starts treating differently. in season 4 finale, borrowed, blew , goes premature labor. in season 5 premiere, anti-social network , revealed after mary gave birth daughter, changed mind giving , decided keep because felt no 1 protect baby better could. names daughter norah shannon, , shares custody mark. during final season, meets , begins relationship kenny, single dad.
marshall mann (fred weller): fifth-generation deputy u.s. marshal, witnesses, known marshall miller. marshal mann mary s partner, best friend, , appeared desire more friendship series progressed. seems know little everything, mary calls useless information , , ever speechless. time has ever happened in season-three episode whistle stop , when discovered raphael , mary had broken up, leading declare him verbally impotent . friction between marshall , mary occurs @ times, due marshall s cerebral approach , mary s gut instinct, though both extremely protective of witnesses , each other. though mary , marshall have disagreed proper course of action regarding policies, marshall has typically backed down after taking time perspective , adopt mary s position if cause right—even when attitude not. in later seasons, marshall begins relationship detective abigail chaffee of albuquerque police force. , abigail move in , become engaged.
stan mcqueen (paul ben-victor): chief inspector witsec s southwest region, stan marshall , mary s boss. flexible boss , stand-up guy, backing both marshall , mary when hit trouble. stan likes stick official witsec doctrine possible , reluctant bend rules without authorization. stan has made effort recreate professional distance in office, presumably way shield team fbi fallout. during second season, , eleanor have one-time intimate encounter. in final season, begins relationship dance instructor, lia hernandez, , gets promoted chief deputy director of witsec in washington d.c.
jinx shannon (lesley ann warren): mary s alcoholic mother, abandoned bank-robbing husband raise 2 daughters alone. although adores daughters, has never been traditional, supportive, job-holding maternal figure. recognizes mary stable member of family, , has inspired live daughter s example. so, harbors great deal of resentment against strong-willed daughter, though comes surface when under great emotional duress. firmly on path recovery, jinx grows own woman, apart conniving lifestyle once enjoyed while being alcoholic. sober, still follows mary s lead, becoming more reliable now, having job , house of own.
brandi shannon (nichole hiltz): mary s younger sister mother s daughter , baby of family. lives in moment , involved shady man named chuck. despite this, looks mary and, @ times, sees example. tends more mature figure in relationship mother. brandi loyal fault, developing conscience independent of others approval. moved seeing young infant in hands of meth addict , drug-dealing boyfriend, brandi backed out of drug deal initiated chuck child services protect baby. later, once mary rescued abduction (which fallout decision), brandi later admits privately if had known how events play out, have killed chuck herself rather let sister come harm s way actions. during second season meets , dates peter alpert, man met in alcoholics anonymous, later turned out rich (mary stated owns half of albuquerque ). brandi takes information differently, believing 1 of girls , tries act selfishly have him break her. after stays (even offering hang-over remedies), states desire continue date, agrees. brandi moves in peter , in beginning of fourth season informs mary , peter engaged. however, in season 4 finale borrowed, blew , brandi feels ill-equipped marry peter , live high-class wife, , suffers breakdown on wedding day , leaves peter @ altar. during season five, revealed since wedding fiasco, has developed drinking problem and, support of jinx, enters rehab program. in series finale, returns , revealed pregnant, , tells mary has decided keep baby , move home albuquerque near family.
detective abigail chaffee (rachel boston): albuquerque police department detective , marshall s girlfriend, abigail extremely outgoing , friendly, annoyance of mary. during final season, marshall proposes abigail , accepts. later, abigail tells marshall needs make relationship bigger priority mary if relationship stands chance.

recurring characters

raphael ramirez (cristián de la fuente): mary s former fiancé, commonly known raph, played minor league baseball albuquerque isotopes until injuries forced retirement. relationship mary complicated time when became close sister brandi. after mary kidnapped drug dealers, raph disposed of suitcase full of drugs brandi brought albuquerque, mary discovers. when become engaged, mary tells raph does, proves difficult raph understand. raph aware of mary s doubts marriage, leads decision call off engagement. in final season, mary runs raph tells married, , , wife meet mary dinner. later, raph stops , wishes mary life, parting on terms.
peter alpert (joshua malina): brandi s boyfriend , wealthy businessman, meets brandi @ aa meeting, pretends jinx mother pass required aa meeting set courts. despite disapproving of brandi s actions, peter begins dating brandi after makes determined effort apologize him. later become engaged , plan wedding during fourth season, peter left behind @ altar when brandi decides @ last minute not go through wedding.
scott griffin (aaron ashmore): mary s half-brother, he, along sister, mary s father s child later marriage mary knew nothing about. brandi goes in search of him , brings him albuquerque. scott revealed have gambling problem works hard beat it. later shown in final season when , mary s father reappears , mary tries talk him entering witsec avoid old enemy of father s, scott refuses, resulting in eventual death.
detective robert dershowitz (todd williams): homicide detective, known bobby d, assigned cases involving mary s witnesses. has deduced mary u.s. marshal working witsec , not hide disgust branch of law enforcement puts known criminals on street. attitude has softened dershowitz becomes involved in cases associated marshal service s witnesses. while rapport mary had been antagonistic @ times, appreciates friction. after disappearance, , marshall bonded during subsequent investigation, resulting in respect 2 marshals, though disagrees less savory part of jobs. currently, in task force in chicago.
eleanor prince (holly maples): widowed witsec office manager, both deceased husband , worked fbi. eleanor s calm efficiency clashes mary s abrasive work style, earns affection of stan , admiration of marshall. in times of emergency, eleanor uses connections in fbi assist mary , marshall s cases, particularly ones have dealt agent o conner s relentless pursuit of mary , family. eleanor leaves witsec take position analyst fbi.
special agent robert o connor (will mccormack): new jersey–based fbi agent working in albuquerque, in charge of investigating murders related drug dealing in brandi involved , has relentlessly focused investigation on brandi. becomes interested in whereabouts of mary s , brandi s father. , mary have extremely hostile relationship. mccormack mary mccormack s younger brother in real life.
special agent michael faber (steven weber): fbi agent whom mary has brief relationship after work on case together. tells mary relationship father, faber tries hard not repeat own son. mary convinces him reunite son , ex-wife.