Rich Connelly is a Louisiana fisherman whose brother vanishes in a suspicious diving accident. He travels to South Carolina to investigate, meets Laura Daughtery after both are detained for questioning, and teams with her. He later discovers a cryogenic ark and evacuation infrastructure before reaching Laura and Miles Barnett during the tsunami.
Beth's manipulative and abusive ex-husband and a local deputy sheriff. He sabotages Logan and Beth's relationship by stealing the photo, confronts Logan with a gun, loses his badge, and dies in a river chase after threatening to take Ben.
Elmer Conway is Chester Conway's son and Joyce Lakeland's lover. Lou Ford kills him during the extortion scheme, then plants the gun on Joyce and makes her appear responsible. Elmer's death becomes the central crime that brings suspicion, legal pressure, and Chester Conway's pursuit against Joyce.
Cliff is the central figure of the framing story and Lauren's drunk boyfriend. After crashing their car in the woods with Lauren, Eric, and Alex, he starts a fire and participates in the campfire tales. He later discovers the others are dead and dies when paramedics fail to revive him.
Beau is living on the streets of Los Angeles and earning a living as a male hustler. After Brett is forced out onto the streets, Beau is one of the people he meets and eventually befriends. The summary gives no further details about Beau's background or specific actions.
Jay R. Ferguson has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Signature works include Surface, The Lucky One, Campfire Tales. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
