Paula Van Doren is a fictional character portrayed by Lynn Whitfield in the TV series Without a Trace.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Suspect (season 1), they were 49 years old.
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 160 aired
Episodes6
Suspect
episode S1.E5 october 2002Andy Deaver, a student at the Spaulding Academy boarding school, goes missing after telling his mother he wanted to leave the school for good. Suspiscion instantly falls on head teacher Graham Spaulding, but the team have trouble pinning anything on him. Jack is forced to break the rules in a desperate attempt to save Andy's life.Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
episode S1.E21 may 2003Jack finds himself at the center of an investigation into how missing persons cases have been handled, including such controversial cases as that of Graham Spaulding, the accused pedophile now on trial whose confession Jack may have coerced. As each squad member is interrogated by a representative from the Office of Professional Responsibility, a level of paranoia and distrust is established among them, leaving all of their professional futures in question.Fallout: Part 1
episode S1.E22 may 2003Jack and his team search for an office worker, Sydney Harrison, who disappeared from her building. Within hours of Sydney going missing, her employers receive a ransom note via e-mail demanding $50,000.Fallout: Part 2
episode S1.E23 may 2003Jack's squad must determine the best course of action when Samantha is shot and possibly critically injured in a hostage situation. After the ransom drop for a woman who has disappeared goes dreadfully wrong, Samantha becomes trapped in a bookstore by the kidnapper, Barry Mashburn, who has discovered that she is an FBI agent.Lost and Found
episode S2.E23 may 2004An adopted young girl comes to the FBI claiming to have been kidnapped as an infant. The team must start from scratch to find out the truth about who the girl is and what happened to her.White Balance
episode S4.E23 may 2006Two teenagers go missing at the same time - a black boy and a white girl. The team is faced with the difficult task of finding both teens, which is made incredibly difficult by all the media coverage given to the white teen.
- Suspect
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
- Fallout: Part 1
- Fallout: Part 2
- Lost and Found
- White Balance