Pro | Nikki | | Eldest of the three sisters. |
| Samantha | | Nikki's sister. An elementary teacher. aka: Sami. |
| Tori | | Nikki's youngest sister. |
| | | Part One Mother Shelly |
1 | Michelle Lyn | Watson | Nikki, Sami and Tori's mother. aka: Shelly. |
| Les | Watson | Shelly's father. |
| Lara | Stallings | Les' second wife. |
| Tippi | Hedren | Actress and animal welfare activist. |
| Sharon Todd | Watson | Les' first wife. |
| Shelly | | One of Les and Sharon's children. |
| Chuck | | One of Les and Sharon's children. |
| Paul | Watson | One of Les and Sharon's children. |
2 | Anna | Watson | Shelly's paternal grandmother. |
3 | George | Watson | Anna's husband. |
| Mary | | One of Anna's workers. |
| Pearlie | | One of Anna's workers. |
4 | Paul | Turner | Watson's family doctor. |
5 | Katie | | Les Watson's sister. |
| Frank | | Katie's husband. |
6 | Randy | Rivardo | Shelly's first husband. |
| Olivia | Hussey | English actress. |
| | | Part Two Sisters Nikki and Sami |
7 | Danny | Long | Shelly's second husband. |
| Dave | Knotek | Shelly's third husband. |
8 | Robert | Wells | A lyricist. |
| Mel | Torme | American recording artist, singer, songwriter, music arranger. |
| Tom | Robins | An author. |
| Al | | Dave Knotek's father. |
| Shirley | | Dave Knotek's mother. |
| Kathy | Loreno | Shelly's best friend. |
11 | Martha | Stewart | American writer and television personality. |
| Shane | Watson | Shelly's nephew. |
| Heather | Locklear | American actress. |
12 | John | Saul | American author of suspense and horror novels. |
| Dean | Koontz | American author. |
| Freckles | | A dog. |
| Stephen | King | American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime. |
13 | Bon | Jovi | Rock band from the United States. |
| | | Part Three Best Friend Kathy |
17 | Kaye | Thomas | Kathy Loreno's mother. |
| Kelly | | Kaye's younger daughter. |
| Dolly | Parton | American singer-songwriter and actress. |
| Neil | Diamond | American recording artist; singer-songwriter. |
24 | Rocky | | Kathy's boyfriend according to Shelly. |
25 | Buttercup | | A rabbit. |
26 | Erin | | A daughter of a school bus driver. |
| | | Part Four Husband Dave |
29 | Carol | | Lara's daughter. |
41 | Trish | | Dave's sister. |
42 | Kaley | Hanson | Sami's high school boyfriend. |
43 | Lauren | | One of Sami's friends. |
| Leah | | One of Sami's friends. |
| Barb | Hanson | Kaley's mother. |
| | | Part Five Scapegoat Ron |
49 | Ron | Woodworth | Shelly's new friend. |
| Gary | Neilson | Ron's partner. |
| Catherine | Woodworth | Ron's mother. |
| William | | Ron's father. |
| Sandra | Broderick | One of Ron's friends. |
53 | Jeff | Woodworth | Ron's younger brother. |
54 | Jim | Bergstrom | Pacific County sheriff's deputy. |
55 | Chad | | Nikki's boyfriend. |
60 | Lizzie | Borden | American murder suspect. |
| | | Part Six Opportunity Mac |
62 | James | McLintock | A family friend of Kathy Loreno's mother. aka: Mac. |
| Sissy | | Mac's dog. |
| Dale | Schobert | Local chief of police. |
65 | Bunny | | Shelly's pet name. |
76 | Heinrich | Himmler | Leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. |
| Adolf | Hitler | The leader of the Nazi Party. |
| | | Part Seven Truth Shane |
83 | Edgar Allan | Poe | American author. |