▁Bang or , ▁but ▁Bob , ▁using ▁the ▁evidence ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁sound ▁and ▁sm ell , ▁bel ieves ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁ahead ▁of ▁everyone ▁else , ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁shortly ▁catch ▁up ▁to ▁them . ▁As ▁they ▁watch , ▁they ▁see ▁other ▁people ▁start ▁to ▁bl ur ▁into ▁view , ▁before ▁they ▁suddenly ▁snap ▁into ▁the ▁proper ▁time ▁stream . ▁Only ▁the ▁on looking ▁children ▁spot ▁their ▁appearance , ▁calling ▁them ▁out ▁as ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁" the ▁new ▁people ". ▁They ▁run ▁happ ily ▁through ▁the ▁air port , ▁having ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁world . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁W ett ig : ▁La ure l ▁Stevens on , ▁a ▁school ▁teacher ▁who ▁un character ist ically ▁answered ▁a ▁personal ▁ad ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁Dean ▁Stock well : ▁Bob ▁Jenkins , ▁a ▁mystery ▁writer ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁ability ▁for ▁dedu ction . ▁He ▁man ages ▁to ▁piece ▁together ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁provides ▁many ▁out rage ous ▁theories ▁which ▁come ▁true ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁his ▁side k ick ▁Albert ' s ▁help . ▁ ▁David ▁Mor se : ▁Captain ▁Brian ▁Eng le , ▁an ▁air line ▁pilot ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Boston ▁after ▁hearing ▁his ▁ex - w ife ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁He ▁is ▁qualified ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁plane ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁off ▁and ▁land ▁it ▁safely . ▁ ▁Mark ▁L inds ay ▁Chap man :