JACK AND THE TEAM SEARCH FOR A WATER PLANT FOREMAN WHO VANISHES AFTER BEING THREATENED BY A LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE WHOM HE HAD JUST LAID OFF, ON A REBROADCAST OF "WITHOUT A TRACE," SUNDAY, DEC. 20 -- John Aylward ("ER") Guest Stars

"Desert Springs" - Jack and the team search for a water plant foreman who disappears hours after his life is threatened by a long-time employee who became enraged when the young foreman laid him off, on a rebroadcast of WITHOUT A TRACE, Sunday, Dec. 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Eriq La Salle directed this episode written by David Amann, one of the series' co-executive producers. (Originally broadcast 2/18/07)

John Aylward ("ER") guest stars as the father of the missing foreman.

Asserting his innocence in the missing Jason Turner's disappearance, the newly laid-off Earl Dooley tells the agents that Jason gained many enemies during the recent wide-spread lay-offs at the plant. The team also learns that Jason was trying to reconcile with his former fianc�e, which leads them to wonder if Jason might have found trouble by getting between his ex-fianc�e and a possible new man in her life. Meanwhile, Elena continues to have custody-related problems with her daughter's father, Carlos, who is irate at discovering that his old friend Danny is involved with Elena.

SERIES REGULARS:

Jack Malone: Anthony LaPaglia
Samantha Spade: Poppy Montgomery
Vivian Johnson: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Danny Taylor: Enrique Murciano
Martin Fitzgerald: Eric Close
Elena Delgado: Roselyn Sanchez

RECURRING:

Carlos Aguilar: Jsu Garcia
Sofie Delgado: Ashlyn Sanchez

GUEST CAST:

Jason Turner: Nathan Baesel
Katie Moore: Anna Campbell
Nick Edberg: Bryce Johnson
Alex Brown: David DeLuise
Sergeant Paul Brown: Brent Sexton
Sarah Wells: Hope Banks
Casper Boyce: Ray Proscia
Earl Dooley: Brent Jennings
Eddie McCann: Allen Cutler
Bernard Fields: John Aylward
Percy Boudreaux: William Romeo
ND Agent: Tanya DiFrancesco

RATING: TV-PG-LV