In Plain Sight, season 4

Mary: [voiceover] Make no mistake: buying a car or copping a plea, deal making is a bloodsport. When a witness lands on my doorstep he's trading in his testimony, his hometown, and everyone he ever knew for a life at the end of the road. So we set him up; a new name, address, a job we hope he won't hate, but the one thing I can't give him, the deal I've yet to strike, is the one that protects him from the guy in the mirror. Marshall: I'm impressed. Mary: With what? Marshall: You seem to be following a direct order. Mary: [scoffs] I always follow a direct order. Unless, you know, it's stupid. Marshall: I'm also impressed you seem to be rolling with change. It's not something at which you are adept. Mary: Hey, I'm adept at change! I mean, did I not go on vacation with Faber? No one, including me, thought I could vacate, and I vacated! Marshall: During the so-called vacation you convinced Faber to go make things work with his ex-wife and kids, which proves my thesis that you prefer a know

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Mary: [voiceover] In my experience, holding out for closure does nothing but prolong the pain. The stoics got it right. Lance the boil, rip off the band-aid. Man up and get on with it. I gotta go. ADA: Just make sure my witness shows up safe and sound at trial. Mary: Wait, safe and sound? Is that new? That's not an either or thing? Mary: [to coffee maker as she answers her phone] I hate you! Marshall: What? Mary: No, not you. Marshall: Joey called. He said there's a situation at the house. Mary: I am not going anywhere until I get... Marshall: I've got two coffees. Mary: I swear to God, you're a keeper. Mary: Unbelievable. Adam was dead on about these guys from the get-go. Marshall: Ah, the dulcet sound of a Mary Shannon admission, so rarely heard in nature. Mary: Do you think everyone wants to punch you in the mouth? Mary: [voiceover] One of my earliest memories is of a beachfront and a flagpole, and of lightning flashes heading for the shore. As grownups ran around, frantic, gatherin

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Mary: [voiceover] The little guy. The underdog. David as opposed to Goliath. These are who we're raised to root for, to climb every mountain, take on all comers, the shock the world with a win at Lake Placid, and once in a blue moon they do. But the unerring fate that every little guy will find love, bring home the gold, or slay the dragon is in reality the stuff dreams are made of, or rather fairytales. Just saying. Mary: All right, fess up. Is something going on between you two? You having a fling or something? Jimmy: I'm not having a fling. Mary: Then, what? Don't tell me you've been in love with her since high school or something. Jimmy: No. Since I was nine, actually. Marshall: Let me get this straight. Your whole life you've loved one woman? Jimmy: It's not like I didn't date. I had girlfriends. I even almost got engaged once. But ever since that first kiss in Winnie's bedroom window, no one's ever measured up. Mary: Of course no one's measured up. You never got together. It's al

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Mary: And so it begins. Marshall: And so what begins? Mary: Extreme Makeover: The Marshall Mann edition. She zeroed in on what needs fixing, I'm telling you. Don't get me wrong, I like Abigail, I do. Marshall: You hide it well. Mary: But you know the type. She's a fixer. Trust me, aside from late night cramming for her SATs, that girl will not rest till she's completely changed you. Mary: [voiceover] Everybody fakes it... pretending they like the friend's spouse, feigning interest in the ozone or christmas carols at the door. Just it seems somehow smarter or nicer. Kinder... funnier. It's like we ought to be Canadians or something. Beth Harris: You know, you don't have to check on me 24/7. Mary: What are you talking about? I'm not checking on you. I always hang out in the smoker's section with the cool kids. Beth: This is where the cheerleaders sit. Mary: Ah. That explains the hives. Mary: Hey, how'd you meet Abigail? Marshall: Good morning. Mary: Just go with me here. Marshall: At the

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Mary: [voiceover] Evolution is a funny thing, developing defense mechanisms that work solely on the element of surprise. Case study: When I was seven, Scott Halley and I caught a lizard in his backyard. The lizard was so shocked, it shed its tail in Scott's hand, at which point Scott started bawling. His dad said the tail would grow back. But before we could witness the reptilian resurrection, his parents split up and his mom moved him to Sarasota. Point is, to survive is to let go... of old habits, new friends, and to shed your tail every now and again. It leaves scars, and it isn't pretty, but if you look close enough, what is? Marshall: Coffee sour? You're making that face. Mary: It's this clown, Ronnie Dowenberg. Marshall: Ah, the affinity scammer. Mary: Sells good Samaritans on phony bonds to build imaginary churches. I don't even like church and I hate this guy. Con-men are the worst. Marshall: They're great on the stand, blend in anywhere, they play ball. Mary: That's what they

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Mary: [voiceover] To raise a child, says an African proverb, and one first lady of note, it takes a village, a community. Families splashing at a car wash to support the local school. Seeding a little league field in advance of opening day. That's not how it went in our house. We never made it to the car wash or the bake sales. Our communal experiences meant ducking debt collectors and the FBI, which wasn't without its lessons. Shutting all the lights off, a sudden makeshift hide and seek, or moving every month or two teaches you quick to count on a community of one. Mary: [whispers across the hallway to her out of sight partner] Marshall! Marshall: [whispers back] I'm done with the Amish jokes! Mary: Why? They're funny! Marshall: They're not, and before you ask, I haven't seen the remote. Mary: Ugh. What about a pillow? Have you seen an extra pillow? These beds suck. I swear to God, I think my mattress is made of wood. [looks up as Marshall appears in her doorway wearing an Amish styl

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