A Priest Walks Into a Bar
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"A Priest Walks Into a Bar" is the third-season finale episode of In Plain Sight
and the 40th episode overall. It originally aired June 30, 2010 on USA Network
.
At the end of the episode Andrews testifies and Marshall gives a speech to Mary about how she needs someone in her life that challenges her intellect and is not intimidated by her personality but she is distracted and Marshall left on his own. Andrews joins a Parish
in Las Vegas
with his re-found faith. Mary spends her vacation days with FBI Agent Faber (Steven Weber) at a top class hotel in Mexico
and the two share a kiss in the closing scene of the episode.
broadcast (June 30, 2010), "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" was viewed by an estimated 3.85 million households with a 0.9 rating/3% share in the 18-49 demographic.
Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly
gave the episode a positive review saying, "The WITSEC plotline was fun: a priest witnesses a murder, suffers a minor-key crisis of faith, chats with agnostic Mary about faith and belief and all that jam. (As part of his new identity, the priest worked as a bartender. This led Mary to joke that he used to offer absolution, and now he offers Absolut. Hey, Mary McCormack
made it sound funny.)"
Franich went on to say, "Of course, the real fun came in the last few minutes of the episode: romantic yearning, a kiss, and a tropical sunset..." adding "Mary ended up on vacay in a lavish Mexican hotel room, flirting with the man-candy room service. But twist twist bang bang!! Man-candy left, the bathroom door opened, and out stepped Steven Weber, going full doucheboat as Agent Mike Faber. “God you’re an idiot,” said Mary smoochingly. “Oh, shut up,” answered Mike kissfully. “No, you shut up,” argued Mary liptastically. And scene!" (Doucheboat is a term coined by Entertainment weekly and refers to the combination of the words "douche" and dreamboat.)
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon , a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Federal Witness Security Program , more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program...
and the 40th episode overall. It originally aired June 30, 2010 on USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
.
Summary
When an argument between two sex traffickers leads to a gunfight and her death outside a stripper's dressing room Gabriel Andrews (Joe Spano) and her friend witness the event. After his relocation to New Mexico Gabe rejects his faith and eagerly accepts his new role as a bartender. While visiting him at work to give him some mail that has been received via the Witsec program Mary sees his reaction to one of the letters and remains concerned. She goes to visit him at home and finds that he is in contact with someone from his previous life. He confesses that it is the friend of the dead girl and that she is not known to the authorities as a witness as he wanted to keep her out of trouble. Mary returns the next day and finds that Andrews has gone to meet the girl in Flagstaff, realises the danger that Andrews is in and goes to try and stop him. Marshall and Mary manage to stop the gunmen who were following the girl and Andrews gives the last rites to one of them as he lays dying.At the end of the episode Andrews testifies and Marshall gives a speech to Mary about how she needs someone in her life that challenges her intellect and is not intimidated by her personality but she is distracted and Marshall left on his own. Andrews joins a Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
with his re-found faith. Mary spends her vacation days with FBI Agent Faber (Steven Weber) at a top class hotel in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the two share a kiss in the closing scene of the episode.
Reception
In its original USA NetworkUSA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
broadcast (June 30, 2010), "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" was viewed by an estimated 3.85 million households with a 0.9 rating/3% share in the 18-49 demographic.
Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
gave the episode a positive review saying, "The WITSEC plotline was fun: a priest witnesses a murder, suffers a minor-key crisis of faith, chats with agnostic Mary about faith and belief and all that jam. (As part of his new identity, the priest worked as a bartender. This led Mary to joke that he used to offer absolution, and now he offers Absolut. Hey, Mary McCormack
Mary McCormack
Mary Catherine McCormack is an American actress. Best known for her work in television, she has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series Murder One , as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in The West Wing and as Mary Shannon in In Plain Sight .Her film roles include Private...
made it sound funny.)"
Franich went on to say, "Of course, the real fun came in the last few minutes of the episode: romantic yearning, a kiss, and a tropical sunset..." adding "Mary ended up on vacay in a lavish Mexican hotel room, flirting with the man-candy room service. But twist twist bang bang!! Man-candy left, the bathroom door opened, and out stepped Steven Weber, going full doucheboat as Agent Mike Faber. “God you’re an idiot,” said Mary smoochingly. “Oh, shut up,” answered Mike kissfully. “No, you shut up,” argued Mary liptastically. And scene!" (Doucheboat is a term coined by Entertainment weekly and refers to the combination of the words "douche" and dreamboat.)
Cast
| Mary McCormack Mary McCormack Mary Catherine McCormack is an American actress. Best known for her work in television, she has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series Murder One , as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in The West Wing and as Mary Shannon in In Plain Sight .Her film roles include Private... |
Marshal Mary Shannon |
| Fred Weller Fred Weller Frederick Weller is an American actor.- Personal life :Weller was born in New Orleans and is a cousin of actor Peter Weller. He is a graduate of Jesuit High School, a Catholic all-boys high school in New Orleans, and the University of North Carolina. He married Ali Marsh on September 6, 2003... |
Marshal Marshall Mann |
| Paul Ben-Victor Paul Ben-Victor Paul Ben-Victor is an American actor.Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the made-for-TV movie Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney &... |
Chief Stan McQueen |
Supporting Cast
| Nichole Hiltz Nichole Hiltz Nichole Marie Hiltz is an American actress. She has appeared in the film May, A Midsummer Night's Rave, and the Sci Fi Channel movie All Souls Day and since 2008 has played Brandi Shannon on the USA network television series In Plain Sight.Hiltz has made guest appearances on several television... |
Brandi Shannon |
| Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Emmy Awards and five times for Golden Globe, winning one.... |
Jinx Shannon |
| Joshua Malina Joshua Malina Joshua Charles Malina is an American film and stage actor. He is perhaps most famous for portraying Will Bailey on the NBC drama The West Wing and Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night.-Personal life:... |
Peter Alpert |