| Pro | Paul | Davidson | Anna's husband. |
| | Anna | Pigeon | A ranger for the U.S. Park Services. |
| | Heath | Jarrod | Anna's friend. |
| | Elizabeth | Jarrod | Heath's daughter. |
| 1 | Charlie | Bagnold | Head of the kidnappers. Aka: Charles. |
| | Sean | Ferris | One of the kidnappers. |
| | Bernard | Iverson | Charles acquaintance. Aka: Bernie; Mr. Big. |
| | James R. | Spinks | One of the kidnappers. Aka: Jimmy. |
| | Michael | Bagnold | Charles' brother. |
| | Ted | Kaezyaski | American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist. |
| | Reginald | Waters | One of the kidnappers. Aka: Reg. |
| 2 | Wily | | Heath's dog. |
| | Leah | Hendricks | A wealthy designer of outdoor equipments. |
| | Katie | Hendricks | Leah's daughter. |
| | Tanya | | An au-pair. |
| | Gwen | | Heath's aunt. |
| 3 | Molly | | Anna's sister. |
| 4 | Gerald | Hendricks | Leah's husband's. |
| 6 | Richard | Speck | An American rapist and murderer of eight student nurses. |
| 7 | Charles | Dickens | An English novelist, story writer and social critic. |
| 8 | Dorothy | Parker | An Americsn poet and writer. |
| 10 | Niccolo | Machiavelli | A diplomat and author. |
| 18 | Benjamin | Franklin | Founding Fathers of the United States. |
| 20 | Jane | Austen | An English novelist. |
| 24 | Anthony | Perkins | An American actor and director. |
| 28 | Frank | Sinatra | An American singer and actor. |
| 29 | T.S. | Eliot | A poet and essayist. |
| 38 | Mr. | White | Heath's sixth-grade teacher. |
| 39 | Taco | | Anna's dog. |
| 40 | Sarah | | Heath's acquaintance. |
| | Herve' | Villechaize | A French actor. |
| 48 | Max von | Sydow | A Swedish actor. |
| | Arnold | Schwarzenegger | An Austrian-American actor. |
| 49 | William | Shakespeare | An English playwright. |
| | Cleo | | A terrier. |
