(NOTE TO EDITORS: The following episode of WITHOUT A TRACE has been substituted for the one previously scheduled for Aug. 17).

VIVIAN AND JACK TRY IN VAIN TO GET A FAIR SHARE OF MEDIA AND FBI ATTENTION FOR AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEEN-AGED BOY WHO GOES MISSING THE SAME NIGHT AS A WHITE TEEN-AGED GIRL, ON A REBROADCAST OF "WITHOUT A TRACE," THURSDAY, AUG. 17

Lynn Whitfield Returns as Jack Malone's Superior

Viola Davis, Marin Mazzie And George Newbern Guest Star

"White Balance" -- When a white teen-aged girl and an African-American teen-aged boy coincidentally vanish on the same night, Jack attempts to counteract Vivian's prediction that the media and FBI will focus on the white girl's case, on a rebroadcast of WITHOUT A TRACE, Thursday, Aug. 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jeff Thomas directed the episode written by Greg Walker, one of the series' executive producers. (Originally broadcast 5/11/06)

Lynn Whitfield returns as Jack's superior, ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge) Paula Van Doran. Viola Davis and Marin Mazzie guest star, respectively, as the missing boy and girl's mothers. George Newbern guest stars as a reporter.

Despite Jack's attempts to generate press on both cases, Emily Grant's disappearance garners all of the media attention and, as a result, gets a steady stream of leads. As Vivian anticipates, Van Doran (Whitfield) orders Jack to allocate more resources to follow up on the leads on Emily's case, which means diverting FBI attention away from the Darnell Williams investigation. Well aware of the turn of events, Darnell's mother, Audrey (Davis), pointedly asks Jack who is running the investigations: the FBI or the media?

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
James "Mac" MacElroy: Joshua Gomez
Paula Van Doran: Lynn Whitfield
Emily Grant: Scott Taylor-Compton
Darnell Williams: Arjay Smith
Karyn Grant: Marin Mazzie
Audrey Williams: Viola Davis
Miles Sussmann: Johnny Whitworth
Carter Rollins: Michael Trevino
Ross Garner: George Newbern
Victor Grant: J. David Krassner
Jenny Payne: Rebecca Metz
Rose Martinez: Kristin Herrera
Sandra Rollins: Marianne Ferrari
Richard Rollins: Gregg Perrie
Teri Foster: Jeanette Brox
Curtis Cook: Kevin Jackson
Carl Williams: Scott Lawrence
Franklin Earl Wilson: Cliff Weissman
Missy: Karimah Westbrook
Ragged Man: Willis Burks II

RATING: TVPG-DLV