Character Relationship Map: Liars All

Characters

• Katie (played by Sara Paxton) — protagonist

  Missy's friend from Los Angeles invited for New Year's Eve. She assists Detective Sandra by recounting events, reveals Mike's unrequited love for Missy, and discovers a hidden memory card that exposes...

• Mike (played by Matt Lanter) — supporting

  Missy's friend from Los Angeles who brings a video camera. He initially lies to police, claiming Dennis shot Missy, but the recovered footage reveals he confronted Missy in the hotel room while Dennis...

• Sandra (played by Alice Evans) — supporting

  London detective investigating Missy's shooting. She interrogates witnesses, uncovers Missy's mental health history and miscarriage, and deduces that Missy planned a suicide frame-up, though Dennis ac...

• Missy (played by Gillian Zinser) — supporting

  Dennis's volatile ex-girlfriend who works at a bar. She initiates a Truth or Dare game and lures Dennis to a hotel room with a gun, intending to frame him for her planned suicide. She is fatally shot...

• Dennis (played by Torrance Coombs) — supporting

  A popular football player engaged to Casey. He joins Missy and Mike in a hotel room to fulfill a dare, where a confrontation escalates. He ultimately kills Missy by pulling the trigger during a strugg...

• Casey Kass (played by Stephanie McIntosh) — supporting
• Billy (played by Tim Phillipps) — supporting

  Dennis's football teammate who accompanies him to the bar on New Year's Eve.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sandra → Dennis (Professional Investigator And Suspect) — Sandra evaluates Dennis's competing account of the shooting.

  Sandra interrogates Dennis, who claims Missy's death was an accident during a struggle.

• Sandra → Mike (Professional Investigator And Suspect) — Sandra investigates Mike's false account and concealed evidence.

  Sandra interrogates Mike about Missy's death and questions why he has no footage from the hotel incident.

• Katie → Mike (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their unresolved past creates emotional tension during the investigation.

  Katie asks Mike to rekindle the brief romance they had years earlier, but he rejects her because he still hopes Missy will love him.

• Dennis → Casey Kass (Romantic Fiancees) — Their engagement is threatened by Missy's accusations.

  Dennis is engaged to pop sensation Casey Kass. Missy threatens to tell Casey about their relationship and pregnancy.

• Missy → Dennis (Romantic Ex-Girlfriend) — Their unresolved relationship drives Missy's revenge plan and Dennis's fear of exposure.

  The plot identifies Missy as Dennis's ex-girlfriend. She confronts him about their past relationship and pregnancy during the hotel confrontation.

• Mike → Missy (Romantic Unrequited Love) — Mike's concealed love motivates both his loyalty and his betrayal of Missy.

  Katie tells Sandra that Mike was obsessively in love with Missy, but Missy never returned his feelings. Mike later says he is tired of helping Missy c...

Story Dynamics

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

• Missy → Casey Kass (Conflict Threatened Exposure) — Missy treats Casey as the target of her planned revelation.

  Missy uses Dennis's cellphone and attempts to call Casey to reveal the truth about her relationship with Dennis and the pregnancy.

• Mike → Dennis (Conflict Opponents) — Mike and Dennis compete over Missy's fate and the concealment of the truth.

  Mike first accuses Dennis of killing Missy, then the recovered footage shows Mike taking the gun while confronting both Missy and Dennis.

• Katie → Sandra (Alliance Witness And Investigator) — Katie's testimony and discovery help Sandra approach the truth.

  Katie recounts the party events to Sandra, explains Mike's feelings for Missy, and later discovers the hidden memory card.

• Dennis → Billy (Alliance Teammates) — Billy belongs to Dennis's football circle during the opening gathering.

  Dennis is seen at the bar with Billy, who is identified as his football teammate.

• Missy → Katie (Social Friends) — Katie is part of Missy's social circle and later receives Missy's game box.

  Missy invites Katie from Los Angeles to celebrate New Year's Eve with her and the group.

Story Analysis

A New Year's Eve death produces competing lies until hidden footage reveals how Missy was killed.

Plot Progression

1. A Celebration Turns Bitter — Missy's anger over Dennis's engagement shadows the New Year's Eve gathering. The group moves from her bar to Dennis's apartment, where an inherited Truth or Dare game begins.
2. The Dare Takes Them Away — Dennis receives a dare to steal from a stranger and eventually accepts Mike's assistance. The group travels toward a nearby hotel, where Missy and Mike pursue a hidden plan.
3. A Gun In The Hotel — Missy reveals a gun and threatens to expose her history with Dennis to Casey. A struggle follows, and Mike gives the group a damaging account of the shooting.
4. Conflicting Testimonies — Sandra interrogates Mike and Dennis while Katie describes the emotional tensions at the party. Dennis presents a different version in which Mike accidentally pulls the trigger.
5. The Frame-Up Theory — Sandra reveals Missy's miscarriage and mental health history, concluding that Missy planned a suicide designed to implicate Dennis. The group is shown her body before being released.
6. The Missing Footage — Katie finds a hidden memory card in Missy's game box. The footage reveals Mike's betrayal and Dennis's deliberate final pull of the trigger, overturning the earlier accounts.