Character Relationship Map: The Grudge 3

Characters

• Rose (played by Jadie-Rose Hobson) — supporting

  Mysterious woman connected to the curse's origins who aids survivors.

• Dr. Sullivan (played by Shawnee Smith) — supporting

  Psychiatrist treating Jake Kimble's trauma and investigating the curse.

• Andy (played by Beau Mirchoff) — supporting

  Neighbor who experiences supernatural phenomena in the building.

• Max (played by Gil McKinney) — supporting

  Resident of the cursed Chicago apartment building.

• Gretchen (played by Marina Sirtis) — supporting

  Apartment resident who encounters the spirit.

• Mr. Praski (played by Michael McCoy) — supporting

  Building manager unaware of the curse.

• Jake Kimble (played by Matthew Knight) — supporting

  Sole survivor of the Chicago curse outbreak, later haunted in solitary confinement.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Max → Mr. Praski (Professional Employee-Boss) — Their workplace relationship connects Max to another victim of the curse.

  Mr. Praski is explicitly identified as Max's boss, and his death is listed among the incidents connected to the cursed building.

• Max → Rose (Family Brother-Sister) — Max and Rose are siblings caught together in the apartment's curse.

  The plot identifies Rose as Max's sister when she is asked to participate in the exorcism with him.

• Dr. Sullivan → Jake Kimble (Professional Doctor-Patient) — Dr. Sullivan is Jake's psychiatrist and investigator.

  Jake is under Dr. Sullivan's care in an asylum, where she treats him after his repeated escape attempts and investigates his trauma.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gretchen → Max (Social Building Resident) — They are connected through the building's shrinking resident community.

  Gretchen and Max are both associated with the apartment building whose remaining residents experience supernatural phenomena and deaths.

• Andy → Rose (Social Building Associate) — Their connection is based on the shared apartment community.

  Andy is a neighbor in the cursed apartment building, while Rose is part of the landlord's family living in the same building.

• Andy → Max (Social Building Associate) — Andy and Max are members of the same threatened residential community.

  Andy is identified as Max's neighbor, and both are connected to the residents and deaths surrounding the cursed apartment.

• Dr. Sullivan → Gretchen (Narrative Investigator-Resident) — Gretchen belongs to the group questioned during the investigation.

  Dr. Sullivan speaks with residents while investigating the boy seen around the building; Gretchen is identified as one of the apartment residents.

• Dr. Sullivan → Max (Narrative Investigator-Resident) — Dr. Sullivan's investigation reaches the building community that includes Max.

  Dr. Sullivan investigates the residents connected to Jake's death and the apartment, while Max is identified as a resident of that building.

• Rose → Gretchen (Social Family Friend) — Gretchen has a longstanding caregiving and friendship connection to Rose.

  Gretchen is described as Rose's babysitter and family friend before she becomes one of the curse's victims.

Story Analysis

A supernatural curse spreads through a Chicago apartment building before an attempted exorcism transfers its danger into a surviving child.

Plot Progression

1. A Murder Without Footage — Jake is confined in an asylum and is murdered despite the absence of the attacker on security cameras. News of the death leads the haunting's younger sister toward Chicago.
2. Deaths In The Building — The partly renovated apartment building becomes the center of repeated supernatural sightings and deaths. Dr. Sullivan questions residents and connects their experiences to Jake's warnings.
3. The Failed Exorcism — The curse is explained to the landlord's family, and an exorcism is proposed. The plan collapses when Max's possession is revealed and the ceremony's leader is killed.
4. A Curse Passed On — Rose drinks the spirit's blood and appears to end the original curse. Max is then killed by a newly formed haunting, while the final image reveals that the curse has entered Rose.