| 1 | Samantha |
O'Malley | Aliya's white wife; missing. Aka: Sam |
| | Jan |
| Girl Sam is jealous of |
| | Aliya |
Mirza | Sam's Muslim wife. Aka: Ali |
| | Dr. |
Yates | Sam's therapist |
| | Sally |
| Close friend of Sam and Ali |
| | Maureen |
| Close friend of Sam and Ali. Aka: Mo |
| 2 | Tatyana |
| Bakery owner |
| | John |
| Tatyana's colleague |
| | Nathan |
| Sam's close friend |
| | Gin Blossom |
| Cat of Sam and Ali |
| | Tony |
| Sally's husband |
| | Irfan |
Mirza | Ali's father. Aka: Abba |
| | Mrs. |
Harris | Ali's childhood neighbor |
| | Yasmin |
| Ali's stepmother |
| | Betsy |
Lambert | Ali's ex-girlfriend |
| 3 | Annie |
Fitzgerald | Colleague of Annie |
| | Lucy |
| Sam's former friend and neighbor |
| 4 | Brian |
Woods | Patrol officer |
| | Trayvon |
Martin | American teenager whose death gained national attention |
| | Tamir |
Rice | American child whose shooting gained national attention |
| | Timothy |
Collins | Boy who bullied Ali |
| | Miss |
Linner | Ali's third-grade teacher |
| | Mike |
Herrington | Detective in charge |
| | Ramon |
Garcia | Landscaper hired by Sam |
| 5 | Candace |
Brickman | Sam's graduate student |
| | Dr. |
Myers | One of Sam's colleagues |
| 6 | Emily |
O'Malley | Sam's mother |
| | Joe |
O'Malley | Sam's father |
| 9 | Jenny |
Burns | Journalist at The Plain Dealer |
| 10 |
Carol | |
One of Ali's former neighbors |
| | Bob |
Jones | Witness |
| | Frances |
Dowd | Department secretary |
| 11 |
Eric | |
Carol's troubled grandson |
| | Hussain |
| Ali's former family chef |
| 12 |
Vikas | |
Abba's deputy |
| | Priscilla |
Hamilton | Ali's client |
| | Dick |
Hamilton | Priscilla's husband |
| | Bill |
Giles | One of Ali's clients |
| 15 |
Stell | Artie |
Neighbor |
| | Claudio |
| Tatyana's husband |
| 17 |
Tasneem | |
Ali's church friend |
| 18 |
Regina | Bennett |
Ali's new client |
| | Paul |
Bennett | Regina's husband |
| | Patrick |
Bennett | Paul's gay brother |
| 22 |
George | Anderson |
Greg's twin brother |
| 24 |
Walter | Pinter |
Deputy sheriff |
| | Greg |
| Sam's captor who pretended to be George |
| 25 |
Jeff | |
George's co-worker |
| 27 |
Brian | |
George's boss |
| 32 |
Sara | Salinger |
Dr. Salinger's wife |
| | Michael |
Salinger | Sam's doctor |
| 35 |
Andy | |
Ali's deceased brother |
| 37 |
Vickie | |
Sam's hairdresser |
| 40 |
Sara | Yates |
Sam's therapist |
| 42 |
Julie | |
Nate's new girlfriend |
| 44 |
Gina | Myers |
Sam's colleague |
| | Bob |
Myers | Gina's husband |
| 48 |
Kabir | |
Yasmin's younger son |
| | Nasreen |
Auntie | Yasmin's sister |
| | Fatima |
| Yasmin's younger sister |
| 49 |
Kusum | |
Nasreen's maid |
| 50 |
Joseph | |
Kabir's lover |
| | Mumtaz |
| Kabir's fiancée |
