▁Main ▁ ▁Sue ▁Thomas ▁Sue ▁Thomas ▁( play ed ▁by ▁De anne ▁B ray ) ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁de af ▁woman ▁who ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁communicate ▁in ▁both ▁British ▁and ▁American ▁Sign ▁Language . ▁She ▁applies , ▁and ▁is ▁accepted , ▁for ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁F BI ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁She ▁leaves ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Ohio ▁and ▁drives ▁to ▁Washington , ▁pick ing ▁up ▁her ▁first ▁hearing ▁dog , ▁Le vi , ▁en ▁route . ▁ ▁Thomas ' ▁parents ▁are ▁concerned ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁life ▁so ▁far ▁from ▁everything ▁she ▁has ▁known , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁strongly ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁in ▁living ▁in ▁both ▁a ▁hearing ▁and ▁de af ▁environment . ▁Her ▁mother ▁fought ▁for ▁her ▁daughter ▁to ▁have ▁every ▁opportunity ▁to ▁live ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁full est , ▁which ▁has ▁made ▁Sue ▁a ▁very ▁independent ▁young ▁woman . ▁She ▁speak s , ▁signs , ▁reads ▁lips , ▁plays ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁ice ▁sk ates ▁( Al though ▁she ▁has ▁not ▁done ▁this ▁profession ally ▁since ▁her ▁te ens ▁after ▁her ▁best ▁friend ▁died ▁on ▁a ▁bus ▁taking ▁her ▁to ▁an ▁ice ▁sk ating ▁championship ; ▁Sue ▁was ▁the ▁better ▁sk ater ▁but ▁couldn ' t ▁match ▁the ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁performance ▁she ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁giving ). ▁Sue ▁has ▁a ▁college ▁degree ▁from ▁Spring field ▁College ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁arriv es ▁at ▁her ▁job ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁assigned