THE TEAM SEARCHES FOR A MISSING CONVICT WHILE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF HE'S A CUNNING ESCAPEE OR THE VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY, ON "WITHOUT A TRACE," THURSDAY, JAN. 13

"Penitence" -- While searching for a convict who disappeared during a prison yard fight, the team attempts to determine whether he's a cunning escapee or the victim of a sinister inside plot, on WITHOUT A TRACE, Thursday, Jan. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Scott White, one of the series' producers, directed the episode written by Allison Abner.

Despite the prison warden's insistence that the missing man, James "Mac" MacAvoy, escaped with another inmate during a staged fight, the team reluctantly agrees to investigate him as a potential Missing Person at the urging of Mac's despondent sister, Laura. Laura remains steadfast in her belief that her brother, who had been serving time for manslaughter, is not a runaway as he had not only "found God" but was scheduled to be released on parole in two weeks. The team also questions why Mac, a member of an Aryan prison gang, would plan an escape with a black prisoner.

Jack Malone: Anthony LaPaglia
Samantha Spade: Poppy Montgomery
Vivian Johnson: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Danny Taylor: Enrique Murciano
Martin Fitzgerald: Eric Close
James "Mac" MacAvoy: Jeremy Davidson
Keith "Kansas" Dowel: Cyril O'Reilly
Beast: Andrew Bryniarski
Laura MacAvoy: Anne Ramsay
Tim Orley: Dean Norris
Warden Gutierez: Jenny Gago
Fr. Armstead: Damien Leake
Parole Commissioner: Rob Brownstein
Professor: Dave Florek
Randall: Billy Lush
Guard #1: Reggie Jordan
Damon Ferris: Corey Reynolds
Stephanie D'Angelo: Faye Jackson
Guard #2: Joe Cappelletti

RATING: To Be Announced