"Without a Trace" Nickel and Dimed (2004)

Director:

Martha Mitchell

Writers:

Hank Steinberg (creator)
David Amann (written by)

TV Series:

"Without a Trace" (2002)

Original Air Date:

4 November 2004 (Season 3, Episode 6)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A young, single mother who is struggling to make ends meet goes missing after dropping her son off at the babysitter...

Plot Keywords:

Missing | FBI | Missing People | New York City | Missing Person

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia	...	Jack Malone
Poppy Montgomery	...	Samantha Spade
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Vivian Johnson
Enrique Murciano	...	Danny Taylor
Eric Close	...	Martin Fitzgerald
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Colleen McGrath
E.E. Bell	...	Motel Resident
Earl Billings	...	Darrell Peters
Ben Bode	...	Dr. Evans
Louise Claps	...	Social Worker
Christopher Cousins	...	Ted Fortman
Cathryn de Prume	...	Jeanette Maris
Mike Dooly	...	Ray Weaver
Faline England	...	Lori Schram
Matthew Frauman	...	James
Chane't Johnson	...	Nora Wozniak
Tim Kelleher	...	Duane Burdick
Carol Locatell	...	Mrs. Reese
Lynne McCollough	...	Maggie
Geoff Meed	...	John Burns
Jim Ortlieb	...	Claude Cleary

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

This episode was loosely based on the book "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book investigated how millions of Americans survive on minimum wage to make ends meet.