A sheriff who investigates the distressed woman's report about missing people and confronts her during the storm. He becomes central to the mystery when she demonstrates impossible knowledge about an elderly caller and challenges him about promises he could never keep.
Carol is associated with the morning television program where Katie works behind the scenes. Katie helps manage production problems after the broadcast, placing Carol’s program within Katie’s professional responsibilities and showing the workplace context from which Katie pursues her interview with Prince Jonathan.
A demanding leader at Carson Designs who pushes her team to work faster and more precisely. Her return exposes Kristin's mistaken identity at a formal gathering.
Debbie is a member of the wedding gathering who appears during the disorganized weekend at the rental house. While the group is waiting for the caterer and surviving on peanut butter and jelly, she spoils a movie, adding to the comic frustrations surrounding the wedding preparations.
Lori is Katie's mother and is called to school after Katie is caught vaping. When Katie's troubles escalate after a teacher is injured, Lori considers fighting the case, but a detective warns her that Katie could face jail if convicted. The account then describes Katie being placed under house arrest, though it does not specify Lori's role in that decision.
One of the perfectly unrelated strangers abducted by Tiberon. She is trapped in the compound and must survive increasingly lethal shark attacks.
Lynne is James’s mother, recently returned to his life, who grows close to Hallie through warm conversations and offers to support her artwork. She encourages Hallie to trust her instincts as a mother and comforts her amid anxiety and grief. Their relationship becomes strained when Hallie suspects Lynne of playing mind games, but Lynne insists she did nothing wrong and will not be pushed out of the family.
Meredith Thomas has 70 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Signature works include Night of the Missing, The Wrong Blind Date, Disconnected. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
