Mt Thomas is subjected to the scrutiny of the outside world when the media invades the community after the disappearance of a five-year-old girl. With Marg Downey as Karen Rhinehardt, Nick Waters as Ted Faulkner, Beverley Evans as Harriet Kepple, Michael Isaacs as Clancy; Greg Carroll as Mathew Rhinehardt, Lois Collinder as Nina Dwyer, John Paisley as Bill Dwyer, Sally Kiel as Dana Collier, Vashti Hughes as Trudi Hopkins, Kathy Bedford as Mrs Davies, Warwick Begg as Barry Tuxfield, Androo Allen as Cameraman, Sally Moore as Newsreader, Mathew Fragapane as Nathan Rhinehardt, Justin D'Orazio as Tony Castel, Naomi Wright as Shelley Rhinehardt.