Character Relationship Map: Preaching to the Perverted

Characters

• Tanya Cheex (played by Guinevere Turner) — protagonist

  Tanya is the outspoken mistress who runs House of Thwax, an underground fetish club that becomes the target of Henry Harding's campaign. She lets Peter visit after he solves her challenge, but expels...

• Peter Emery (played by Christien Anholt) — supporting

  Peter is Henry Harding's son, recruited to investigate Tanya's club and gather evidence for a prosecution. He enters the scene under the name Mr. Happy, but his growing involvement makes his certainty...

• Henry Harding MP (played by Tom Bell) — supporting

  Henry is a conservative politician who considers the club's activities immoral and harmful. Urged on by Esmeralda and troubled by press reports, he recruits his son Peter to investigate and seeks iden...

• Esmeralda (played by Sue Johnston) — supporting

  Esmeralda urges Henry Harding on as he pursues his campaign against the fetish club. Her encouragement helps prompt his effort to use the law against what he considers immoral and harmful behavior. Th...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Peter Emery → Henry Harding MP (Family Father And Son) — Henry recruits Peter to investigate the club and later relies on him to testify in support of the prosecution.

  The plot identifies Peter as Henry Harding's son, and Henry brings him into the effort against Tanya's club.

Story Dynamics

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

• Peter Emery → Tanya Cheex (Conflict Investigator Turned Personal Confidant) — Peter's investigation develops into personal involvement with Tanya and the club. Their private argument leaves their relationship and the prosecution's outcome uncertain.

  Peter investigates Tanya's club, enters under the name Mr. Happy, and later speaks privately with Tanya, who says she had trusted him as a friend.

• Henry Harding MP → Esmeralda (Alliance Encourager) — Esmeralda's encouragement helps prompt Henry's effort to use the law against the club.

  Esmeralda urges Henry on as he pursues his campaign against the fetish club.

• Henry Harding MP → Tanya Cheex (Conflict Political Adversaries) — Henry leads a legal campaign against Tanya's club, while Tanya's side contests his position during the public courtroom battle.

  Henry seeks to prosecute Tanya and her club, arguing that its activities are immoral and harmful; Tanya's side challenges his claim to moral authority...

Story Analysis

A legal campaign against Tanya's club becomes entangled with Peter's growing involvement and an unresolved conflict over morality, trust, and ambition.

Plot Progression

1. A Campaign Against the Club — Tanya's underground performances attract Henry Harding's attention, and Esmeralda encourages his opposition. Troubled by press reports, Harding commits to using the law and brings Peter into the effor...
2. Peter Enters Tanya's World — Peter traces the clubs online and reaches House of Thwax, where Tanya lets him visit after he solves a challenge. When he breaks her rules, she throws him out, but he persists under the name Mr. Happy...
3. Evidence and Public Prosecution — Harding seeks identifiable evidence and witnesses for a private prosecution, and Peter agrees to testify. Their campaign develops into a public courtroom battle over the club's activities.
4. Scrutiny and Uncertain Allegiances — Tanya's side challenges Harding's moral authority, while reporters question him about allegations from his past that he denies. Before the case reaches a clear resolution, Tanya confronts Peter about...