Ruth Norton is a fictional character portrayed by Joan McMurtrey in the TV series Without a Trace.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Sons and Daughters (season 2), they were 45 years old.
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 160 aired
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Sons and Daughters
episode S2.E6 november 2003High school student Ethan Sawyer goes missing from his home, where his parents believed him perfect. Hours earlier he returned from team practice with cuts and bruises on his face and the team speculate that he may have had some personal trouble; coach Jim Shirley claimed a drug problem was eradicated, but not quite. It is discovered that, behind the seemingly idyllic life the shy soccer boy is leading, lies a world of teenage parties or even orgies hosted by his 'cool' orphaned best mate Alex Durphy at the home of generally absent uncle and accusations of other illicit activity. The squad must unravel the mysteries in the small town in order to find the boy, including a fake rape allegation from Ethan's first-ever sex partner Jennifer Norton, the lies that turned her unfaithful and a surprising kinship.