| District |
Attorney | The district attorney in-charge on Nancy's previous case. |
| Jed |
Coffin | Police Chief. |
| Joseph |
Domes | Nancy's former lawyer. |
| Ray |
Eldredge | Nancy's current husband. |
| Nancy |
Eldredge | Protagonist. Aka: Nancy Kiernan, Nancy Harmon. |
| Missy |
Eldredge | Ray and Nancy's daughter. |
| Michael |
Eldredge | Ray and Nancy's son. Aka: Mike. |
| Jim |
Ellis | Rob's friend. |
| Marge |
Farger | A convicted criminal. |
| Thurston |
Givens | A retired realtor. Friend of Ray's father. |
| Peter |
Harmon | Nancy and Carl's son. Deceased. |
| Lisa |
Harmon | Nancy and Carl's daughter. Deceased. |
| Carl |
Harmon | Nancy's first husband. |
| Priscilla |
Harmon | Nancy's mother. |
| Dave |
Harmon | Priscilla's husband, Nancy's father. |
| Mr. |
Hunt | One of Ray's clients. |
| Ellen |
Keeney | A daily communicant at St. Francis Church. |
| Patrick |
Keeney | Ellen's husband. |
| Neil |
Keeney | Ellen's son. |
| Jimmy |
Keeney | Ellen's son. |
| Kit |
Keeney | Ellen's son. |
| Deirdre |
Keeney | Ellen's daughter. |
| Jonathan |
Knowles | Ray's neigbor, A retired lawyer. |
| Emily |
Knowles | Jonathan's wife. |
| John |
Kragopoulos | The buyer of "look out" house. |
| Rob |
Legler | The vital prosecution witness. |
| Otto |
Linden | The man who claimed to have seen Rob Legler. |
| Dr. |
Marcus | Dr. Miles's colleague. |
| Mrs. |
Markley | Dr. Miles's patient. |
| Lendon |
Miles | A psychologist. Priscilla's close friend. |
| Allison |
Miles | Dr. Miles's wife. |
| Bernie |
Mills | The policeman on duty on Eldredge's house. |
| Jean |
Mills | Bernie's wife. |
| Sam |
Nickerson | Former owner of Ray's house. |
| Courtney |
Parrish | The man living in the "look out" house. |
| Dan |
Phillips | The newscaster for WCOD. |
| Dorothy |
Prentiss | Ray's colleague. |
| Sam |
Sheppard | Accused of adultery. |
| Dr. |
Smathers | Nancy's doctor. |
| Mrs. |
Wiggins | A store owner. |
| Jack |
Wiggins | Mrs. Wiggins's husband. |
| Bertha |
| Jonathan's assistant. |
| Kevin |
| Jonathan's colleague who sent Nancy's case. |
| Kenneth |
| Dorothy's lover. |