Prudy Perkins is Olly's daughter and the first person to notice gold in a freshly dug grave, helping trigger Calendar's sudden growth. She becomes attracted to Jason, argues that the townspeople should support him, and stands with Jason and Jake against the Danby clan before becoming engaged to Jason.
A mother traveling with her son Horace, Catherine becomes stranded at the Flat Iron line-rider's cabin after their guide abandons them. She nurses the badly wounded Will back to health, and the two fall in love during the winter. Later, she is held captive by the Quint family until Will and Blue return to rescue her and Horace.
Toby is Georgia's sophisticated socialite friend, whose husband asks for a divorce. She initially hides her distress while drinking champagne with the group, then helps Georgia after she is beaten. Toby confronts Georgia about her self-destructive behavior and covering for her, but they laugh, reconcile, and remain close.
Lee Parkman is Tom Parkman's wife and one of the cruise guests. While intoxicated, she confesses that she accidentally killed Sheila Greene while driving drunk and later killed Clinton Greene after he provoked her with the truth. Tom manipulates her with a false card, drugs her, stages her death as suicide, and intends to take her estate.
Endures an unhappy affair with a cold, sarcastic painter. Eventually abandons her flamboyant Greenwich Village lifestyle to marry a dull Arizona businessman.
A runaway bride who stows away on the boys' steamboat. She helps protect the treasure map, saves Davie by shooting at Spangler when he tries to push him off a cliff, and develops a romantic relationship with Jim. She ultimately joins Davie and Thad at Grassy.
Luke's wife, who is described as battered. Mackintosh is accused of being too friendly with her, and Luke punches him after seeing him standing beside her at Jim Webster's birthday party. Later, after Luke is killed in a fight, she telephones for help, bringing ranch hands to the scene.
Walter's wife. Develops a romantic connection with Jonah and successfully persuades Walter to give him another recording opportunity.
Louise Gelson is Ellen Sumner's sister and the headmistress of the Catholic college. She dismisses the first fire as student misconduct, but later becomes possessed, terrorizes the girls, attacks Kevin Leahy, and leads students through the school before recovering by graduation.
Allan's former fiancée who re-enters his life to help him reintegrate. She serves as a grounding force, accompanying him on errands and attempting to decipher his delusions, though she gradually becomes skeptical of his paranoia.
Aunt Sibyl is Danny's welcoming aunt and a performer in a magic and mentalist act with Uncle Burke. Unlike Burke, she accepts Danny when he leaves home to join them, giving him a place within their act and serving as one of the first people connected to his new life away from home.
Mother is a woman grieving the death of her son Bobby and unable to tell her own mother what happened. While her husband is away, she uses a magic book to summon dark forces and attempts to bring Bobby back. When a violent figure arrives, she realizes that the returned presence is not truly her son.
Joan Hackett has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Their work is anchored in the Daniel Cooper Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Support Your Local Sheriff!, Will Penny, Paper Dolls. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
