In Plain Sight
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Season two of In Plain Sight ends tomorrow night.

As previously reported, the show has already been picked up for a third season.

When the show does return, however, it will look a bit different. For starters, Lesley Ann Warren (the mother of Mary McCormack's character) and Todd Williams (detective Bobby Dershowitz) have been dropped as series regulars.

Moreover, executive producer and creator David Maples actually won't be running In Plain Sight when it comes back for season three. Reportedly, he clashed with USA's president of original programming, Jeff Wachtel.

In separate interviews with E! News, both of these individuals spoke about the future of the hit show:

Maples: "I think they probably want the show to be more procedural, spend more time with witness protection and less time with Mary's personal life. We're talking a matter of balance - what's the dominant flavor of the show going to be?"

Wachtel: "What's the network [motto]? 'Characters welcome.' Story based in the characters. I don't think anyone has ever accused Monk of being plot-driven. I think story matters. At no point was this supposed to become a character procedural, and I'll say officially that all great shows are a balance between characters and story."

Events that take place on the In Plain Sight season finale has been called "awful, heartbreaking and unexpected."

Is this a valid description of the show's August 9 episode?

Sort of, producer David Maples told E! News. He said:

"The In Plain Sight finale is an event that unfolds over two episodes, and a lot of things transpire with our cast, work-wise and with personal relationships. Things are left up in the air with the show, but it's not like the Moldovan army comes in and starts spraying bullets and we don't know who's alive and who's dead. It's not quite that kind of a cliffhanger."

On this Sunday's upcoming episode of In Plain Sight, Mary's sister Brandi (Nichole Hiltz) will wind up in jail.  So just what did Brandi do to land there?

According to Ausiello Files, the FBI is looking into putting Brandi away for up to 25 years for being involved in Mary's kidnapping.

The FBI is definitely out for blood as theyr'e also looking to put away Mary as a co-conspirator.

According to Hiltz, the performance "is huge for Brandi. It's emotionally all over the place, devastating and really wearing. She's helpless, she's handcuffed, and she's in such a bad place.

The cast and crew of In Plain Sight gathered at the Los Angeles Times' Envelope Emmy screening series this week.

And fans of the USA hit will be very interested in what they had to say. According to E! Online, the following scoops were discussed...

Hello, Mary's sister? Laura Prepon - who guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother this season - will be introduced as Lauren on the next new episode.

She shows up with a letter from Mary's father. Does this mean Lauren is Mary's sister? Said Executive Producer David Maple:

"We will not see [Lauren] again this season, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't somehow come into play perhaps in some way."

What about Mary's love life? "Raph [Cristián de la Fuente] and I definitely give our love another chance, so we get a lot closer this season than last," said star Mary McCormack.

Does that mean nothing is brewing between Shannon and Det. Dershowitz?

"Coming into season two, Bobby D. is moving closer and closer to Mary's inner circle," said actor Todd Williams. "They still have a working relationship, but there is definitely a growing relationship."

Tissues needed for the season finale? Yes, according to Lesley Ann Warren: "Something really awful happens to Mary, and we all have to rally around her. It's emotionally big and catastrophic in its possibilities."

Added Nichole Hiltz: "Our finale carries out over two episodes. It's a heartbreaking finale, [and] it's unexpected."

As previously reported, Clarke Peters (most recently seen in season two of Damages) guest stars on this Sunday's episode of In Plain Sight.

The actor will appear as the architect of a faulty bridge, as Mary's key witness is trapped under the rubble of its collapse in the new installment of this USA series.

Click on the photos below from "Rubble with a Cause" to enlarge each one...

We're two weeks into the second season of In Plain Sight.

Here's a look at the big-name guest stars fans of the USA series can expect to see over the next few weeks:

• Clarke Peters (pictured, best known for his role on The Wire)
• Martin Landau
• Richard Schiff
• Joshua Malina
• Sherilyn Fenn

Clarke is up first. He'll appear in the May 10 episode, which focuses on an architect of a faulty bridge.