Absence of Malice Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it tragedy follows forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : Don Hood, Ilse Earl, Chuck Lupo, Arnie Ross, Barry Hober, Bob Balaban, John Archie, Ted Bartsch, Paul Newman, Jody Wilson, Jeff Gillen, Sally Field, John Harkins, Bill Hindman, John DiSanti .