▁Nick ▁Hope well , ▁a ▁British ▁secret ▁agent ▁and ▁hit man ▁going ▁to ▁Boston ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁mission . ▁He ▁is ▁t ough , ▁quick ▁yet ▁comp ass ion ate ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁passengers ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁To omy . ▁ ▁Frank ie ▁F aison : ▁Don ▁G aff ney , ▁a ▁military ▁aircraft ▁tool - and - die ▁worker ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁meet ▁his ▁first ▁grand d augh ter . ▁ ▁B ax ter ▁Harris : ▁Rud y ▁War wick , ▁a ▁business man ▁whose ▁ins ati able ▁app et ite ▁and ▁sleep iness ▁helps ▁Bob ▁dedu ce ▁situations ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Kim ber ▁R iddle : ▁Beth any ▁Sim ms , ▁a ▁reb elli ous ▁te en ager ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts , ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁her ▁a unt , ▁though ▁she ▁is ▁convinced ▁she ' ll ▁be ▁sp ending ▁the ▁entire ▁time ▁in ▁drug ▁re hab . ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Col let : ▁Albert ▁" A ce " ▁K auss ner , ▁a ▁viol in ist ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁music ▁school ▁in ▁Boston . ▁He ▁becomes ▁the ▁" W at son " ▁to ▁Bob ▁Jenkins . ▁ ▁Kate ▁M ab er ly : ▁Din ah ▁Catherine ▁Bell man , ▁a ▁blind ▁girl ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁surg ery ▁to ▁help ▁restore ▁her ▁eyes ight . ▁She ▁has ▁strange ▁psych ic ▁powers ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁communicate ▁with ▁To omy