| Pro | Jolene | Larsen | Protagonist. A soldier-pilot. Aka: Jolene Zardakes. |
| | Ralph | Larsen | Jolene's father. |
| | Karen | Larsen | Jolene's mother. |
| | | | Part 1 |
| 1 | Michael | Zarkades | Jolene's husband. |
| | Elizabeth Andrea | Zarkades | Michael and Jolene's daughter. Aka: Lil Bit, Betsy. |
| | Lucy Louida | Zarkades | Michael and Jolene's youngest daughter. Aka: Lulu. |
| | Sierra | Phillips | Betsy's friend. |
| | Zoe | Wimerann | Betsy's friend. |
| | Tamra | Flynn | Jolene's co-pilot and best friend. Aka: Tami. |
| | Carl | Flynn | Tami's husband. |
| | Theo | Zarkades | A defense attorney. Michael's father. |
| | Ann | | Michael's secretary. |
| | Bill | Antham | Theo's best friend. Theo's law firm partner. |
| | Judge | Runyon | The judge who tapped Bill. |
| | Nancy | Antham | Bill's wife. |
| 2 | Seth | Flynn | Carl and Tami's son. |
| | Benjamin | Lomand | Jolene's friend and colleague. The captain. |
| | Owen | Smith | Jolene's friend and colleague. Aka: Smitty. |
| | Jamie | Hix | One of Jolene's friends and colleagues. |
| 4 | Edward | Keller | Keith's father. |
| | Keith | Keller | The man who killed his wife. Michael's client. |
| | Mila | Zarkades | Michael's mother. |
| 7 | Jeff | Reynolds | Jolene's captain. |
| 8 | Brad | Hilderbrand | The prosecuting attorney. |
| | Terry | Weiner | Keith's cellmate. |
| | Inga | | The waitress. |
| 9 | Emily | Keller | Keith's wife. |
| | Sarah | Wheller | Mila's friend. |
| 11 | Christian | Cornflower | The psychologist. |
| | Stephanie | Phillips | Sierra's mother. |
| 12 | Jerry | Lundberg | The quarterback at Michael's school. |
| | Helen | | Mila's assistant. |
| | Bill | Diehler | One of Jolene's colleagues. |
| | Wally | Todda | The crew chief. |
| | Jamie | | One of Jolene's
colleagues. |
| 13 | Craig | | One of the captains. |
| 14 | Sandra | Patterson | A female warrant officer. |
| | Will | Rosen | Jolene's captain. |
| 15 | Maxine | Soll | The woman from Red Cross who called Michael. |
| | Diana | Vigan | The reporter from Komo TV. |
| 16 | Captain | Sands | One of the captains. Jolene's doctor. |
| | Hix | | One of Jolene's sergeants. |
| 18 | Leah | Sykes | The woman from a support group that Jolene met. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 19 | Conny | | Jolene's physical therapist. |
| 21 | Elijah | | Conny's son. Deceased. |
| 22 | Gloria | | Jolene's nurse. |
| | Mavis Sue | Cochran | The girl who writes to Jolene. |
| | Sarah | Merrin | The girl who writes to Jolene. |
| 24 | Warner | | Betsy's school principal. |
| 27 | Theresa | Keller | Keith and Emily's daughter. |
