ALLISON: D.B. Russell (Ted Danson)'s wife, naturally beautiful, naturally athletic smart, funny, has an artistic streak. She was born in Berkeley, CA, into a well-to-do and well - established Golden State family, she grew up in a world of sailboats and stables and society pages. The apple of her banker father's eye, Allison could have had any suitor she wanted. But always rebellious, she chose to turn her back on privilege, marrying the iconoclastic criminalist, D.B. Russell. She is the keeper of the hearth at home with an easy way about her that belies an iron will. She is the intellectual equal of her brilliant husband, the one woman who doesn't just rule his heart, but rules his life.