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The Characters Justin Wells, "Karen's" husband, whose jealousy is aroused by his wife's confession on the radio of a shipboard romance. Hilda Johnson, who witnessed "Karen's" supposed accident. Jane Clausen, wealthy mother of the missing Regina, torn between the desire to protect her daughter's privacy and to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Douglas Layton, Jane Clausen's lawyer, whom she suspects of betraying her trust. Susan Chandler's father, Charles, and his manipulative new wife, Binky. …

…to the Clausen case. They had run briefly last Friday, and Jed Geany, her producer, had promised that the station would air them again this morning. She uttered a fervent plea that he had not forgotten. Twenty minutes later, as she studied the school reports of a seventeen-year-old patient, she heard the first of the promos. Now let's keep our fingers crossed that someone who knows something about the case is listening too, she thought.