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This is a list of the main characters and fictional politicians from the short-lived Fox television show Vanished .
Jeffrey Collins is a Republican Senator from Georgia; Throughout the series, he wavers in his decision whether to confirm Judge Wallace Rainer to the Supreme Court or not, believing he is part of the conspiracy and is using Sara kidnapping as leverage to force him confirm Rainer. When he believed that Sara was killed, he stood firm in his stance to not confirm him; however, Agent Graham Kelton informed him that the murder scene was staged. Believing that he was going to vote against the nomination, one of the kidnappers named Morrel threatened to kill Sara right in front of his eyes. Jeffrey does so, but is astounded when the kidnappers don't release Sara. Agent Lucas then tells him that the whole kidnapping was a wider plot whose main objective was to release a death-row criminal who could decipher an important message for the kidnappers.
Marcy Collins is the daughter of Senator Collins and Sara's stepdaughter. Her boyfriend, Ben Wilson, is arrested as part of Sara's disappearance. Marcy plays a part in the capturing of Ben, but then bails him, after she thinks that he was set up. Her mother gives her the money to bail him out. She was pregnant, but miscarried. She believes that Judge Rainer might have caused the miscarriage by slipping her. She only tells Ben that the father could possibly be Judge Rainer after she miscarries.
Max Collins is the son of Senator Jeffrey Collins and Sara's stepson. Max is a troubled teen, and after getting caught stealing and crashing one of his father's cars under the influence Sara sent him to a rehab facility. Later in the series, a video showing his dislike of Sara is played in her cell.
Sara Collins is the second wife of Senator Jeffrey Collins, and her disappearance spurs the events that drive the plot of the series. Prior to her abduction Sara was a Kindergarten teacher. She met Jeffrey Collins when he visited the school as part of his senatorial campaign. After the event Jeffrey asked her out on a date. While his campaign often interfered with their schedule, Jeffrey eventually proposed to Sara. She accepted and they got married. Many people credited Jeffrey's subsequent win to his marriage to Sara boosting his image as a family man. Later, she became an owner of a charity centered towards helping troubled children. Before she disappeared, she sent her stepson, Max, to a rehab facility. Unbeknownst to Jeffery, this was the same facility that she was sent to as a teenager. While there she was tortured, but was able to escape.
Following Sara's abduction, the FBI opened an investigation, with Special Agent Graham Kelton called in to head the case. They soon discover that Sara's abduction is part of a wider conspiracy. While being held captive people try to turn her against Jeffrey for unknown reasons. At the end of the show she goes to her former lover, Peter Manning, telling him she had "no other place to go." Sara's ultimate fate, due to the ending of the series, is unknown.
Graham Kelton was the lead FBI investigator in the disappearance of Sara. Before the Collins case he helped find Nathen Miller. However while delivering ransom to the kidnapper, the kidnapper pulled an explosive device killing Nathen Miller and critically injuring Kelton. He spent almost a year in the hospital, leaving him in a coma for 4 months. He returned to work few weeks before Sara Collins vanished. When it was believed that Sara Collins was dead, Kelton was forced to take a leave of absence from his position. After realizing that Sara was alive, Kelton tried to alert Senator Collins but was shot. The last thing he saw before he died was a hallucination of Sara over him. He received FBI honors after his death, including having his picture added to the Wall of Martyrs.
In the television show Bones a character named Graham Kelton is called "a creep" by Special Agent Seeley Booth. Graham Kelton had apparently the best chair at the F.B.I., however, like Graham Kelton, this turned out to be a dud. This is likely a reference to Vanished, seeing as creator Josh Berman was also a writer on Bones.
Daniel Lucas, portrayed by Eddie Cibrian, is the Special Supervisory Agent for the FBI Criminal Investigations Unit, a group located at the agency's Washington D.C. headquarters. He is an old acquaintance of FBI investigator Agent Graham Kelton, as they graduated from the FBI's training academy together. After Kelton was murdered by Edward Morell, Lucas was transferred to Atlanta to lead the investigation in the Sara's case and bring Kelton's murderer to justice.
Lin Mei, portrayed by Ming-Na, is an FBI Agent stationed in the Atlanta, Georgia office and investigated the disappearance of Sara. Mei is a field agent who was partnered with Agent Kelton until his death. Even though she was offered the choice to leave, she decided to remain on the case. She then joined up with new lead investigator Agent Lucas. Throughout the rest of the series, she expressed the desire to avenge Graham's death.
Judy Nash is a reporter investigating the disappearance of Sara.
Adam Putnam is a cameraman working with Judy Nash investigating the missing Sara Collins, and is also her lover. He later breaks up with her when she shows distrust in him and is never seen again.
Michael Tyner served as the head of the FBI's Atlanta field office as well as an overseer to the Sara's case throughout the series. In a plot twist in the last episode, it is revealed that he is part of the Masonic conspiracy.
Ben Wilson is the boyfriend of Marcy Collins. Ben has a criminal record; he spent 4 years in juvenile hall for beating up and robbing a man, 3 months for vandalism and 8 years for drug dealing. Ben met Marcy while working as a cater-waiter for a Christmas party at the Collins estate. Ben was arrested on suspicion of being involved in Sara's disappearance, He was bailed out of jail by Marcy's mother, although the money came from Senator Collins' deputy as a payoff for Marcy's mother to disappear. Marcy told Ben that she was pregnant with his child, although it appears the father could also have been Judge Rainer, as he and Marcy had had an affair few months before. At the end of the last episode he broke into Wallace Rainer's townhouse and shot him.
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