| Betty | Belknap | Sophie's daughter. |
| Claire | Belknap | Ellen's neighbor. |
| Dr. Sophie | Belknap | The pediatrician. |
| Jackie | Belknap | Jon's classmate. |
| Jonathan | Beltzer | Ellen's ex-boyfriend. |
| Nancy | Berrett | The woman who wroked at CBS. |
| Kathryn | Best | Mr. Best's dead relative. |
| Linda | Best | The district attorney's wife. |
| Mr. | Best | The district attorney. |
| Officer | Brown | Officer Patterson's colleague. |
| Caroline | Byers | Kate's friend. |
| Mr. | Dingle | The high school principal. |
| Dean | Duane | Owner of a bookstore. |
| Isabel | Duane | Dean's wife. |
| Mrs. | Fenner | Kate's acquaintance. |
| Sheila | Fenner | Mrs. Fenner's daughter. |
| Mrs. | Forburg | Ellen's senior English teacher. |
| Mr. | Fryer | The financial consultant. |
| Robert | Greenstein | A respected criminal trial lawyer. Aka: Bob. |
| Teresa | Guerrero | Kate's nurse. |
| Brian | Gulden | Nell's brother. |
| Ellen | Gulden | Protagonist and Narrator. Aka: El, Little Nell, Ellie. |
| George | Gulden | Ellen's father. Aka: Gen. |
| Jeffrey | Gulden | Ellen's brother. Aka: Jeff. |
| Katherine | Gulden | Ellen's mother. Aka: Kate. |
| Alice | Hallorhan | James's wife. |
| James | Hallorhan | A veteran. |
| Julie | Heinlein | The Tribune Reporter. |
| Samuel | Langhorne | The owner of the Langhorne Mansion. |
| Rod | Laver | Jeff's friend. A tennis teacher. |
| Halley | McPherson | The Gulden's new neighbor from Atlanta. |
| Chris | Mortensen | The man that Ellen met. |
| Officer | Patterson | The police officer who arrested Ellen. |
| Mr. | Phelps | Owner of a hardware store. |
| Edward | Robinson | The host of the late show. |
| Mrs. | Schultz | Ellen's P.E. Teacher. |
| Mr. | Sellinger | Kate's acquaintance. |
| Bill | Tweedy | The managing editor. |
| Allegra | | Mr. Best's daughter. |
| Beth | | The American history professor. |
| Bill | | The short kid basketball player. |
| Cathy | | Richard's patient. |
| Dr. Cohn | | Kate's doctor. |
| Gina | | Kate's nurse. |
| Heathcliff | | Richard's patient. |
| Herbert | | Mr. Best's son. |
| Jennifer | | The girl at the bar. |
| Jill | | Kate's acquaintance. |
| Jules | | Ellen's only real friend. |
| Mark | | The bartender. |
| Minnie | | The receptionist at Langhorne School. |
| Nina | | Ellen's grandmother. |
| Richard | | An orthopedic surgeon. Ellen's lover. |
| Skip | | The jail guard. |
| Steven | | Kate's brother. Deceased. |
