THE PHYSICALLY TRANSFORMED WINNER OF A SURGICAL MAKE-OVER REALITY SHOW VANISHES IN THE MIDST OF A PUBLICITY EVENT, ON "WITHOUT A TRACE," THURSDAY, OCT. 28

Elizabeth Berkley ("Saved by the Bell") and Evan Handler ("Sex and the City") Guest Star

"American Goddess" -- The physically transformed winner of a popular surgical make-over reality show disappears in the midst of a publicity event at which she was the featured attraction, on WITHOUT A TRACE, Thursday, Oct. 28 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tony Goldwyn directed this episode that was written by Maria Maggenti.

Elizabeth Berkley ("Save by the Bell") guest stars as Lynette Shaw, the missing make-over winner, and Evan Handler ("Sex and the City") guest stars as Lynette's mother's boyfriend of three years -- who has been Lynette's manager since she became the "American Goddess" winner six weeks ago.

The team soon learns that although the missing Lynette was transformed from an average-looking young restaurant bookkeeper to a stunning celebrity of sorts, she remained the fragile, insecure and lonely person she had always been. As they attempt to identify and locate a man who left several messages on Lynette's answering machine prior to her disappearance, the agents look into the bitter "American Goddess" contestant whom Lynette inadvertently got disqualified from the show. They also investigate whether any unstable fellow patients from the mental ward from which Lynette once sought care may have resurfaced to put her in harms way -- and consider the possibility that the formerly dateless and na�ve new beauty may have fallen prey to a charming yet dangerous suitor.

Jack Malone: Anthony LaPaglia
Samantha Spade: Poppy Montgomery
Vivian Johnson: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Danny Taylor: Enrique Murciano
Martin Fitzgerald: Eric Close
Lynette Shaw: Elizabeth Berkley
Pre-Goddess Lynette: Stephanie Courtney
Irene: Cristine Rose
Hal: Brennan Elliot
Bruce: Evan Handler
Paul: JD Walsh
Heckler: Carol Kiernan
Thaddeus: Aaron Lustig
Angie: Katharine Powell
Coffee Patron: Jeffrey Johnson
Dr. Kiran Singh: Kris Iyer
Prep Cook: Kasey Camp
Front Desk Clerk: Michael Taylor Gray
Nurse: Roxana Brusso
Hotel Manager: Wesley Leong
Dr. Varick: Gregory Wagrowski

RATING: To Be Announced