Dr. Harkens is a prison surgeon at the Delaware Federal Penitentiary. She has a colleague, Dr. Mitchell, and assistant named Weber. Together they conspire to murder Jaime Sommers and bury her with the face of Lisa Galloway. Knowing that the real Jaime Sommers has replaced convict Lisa Galloway, Harkens explains to Warden Cooper that Galloway is "completely schizophrenic", and advises that facial reconstruction take place immediately.