Character Relationship Map: Remember Last Night?

Characters

• Danny Harrison (played by Edward Arnold) — protagonist

  Danny is Tony Milburn's friend and the district attorney. Tony calls on him to investigate Vic Huling's death, and Danny later arrives with Tony as planned when Billy reports a crisis. After Tony expl...

• Carlotta Milburn (played by Constance Cummings) — supporting

  Carlotta is Tony Milburn's wife, and the couple's six-month anniversary party leads to the night whose events they cannot remember. She joins Tony in eavesdropping on Faronea at his restaurant and ret...

• Jake Whitridge (played by Reginald Denny) — supporting

  Jake is a friend of Tony and Carlotta and is ultimately revealed as Vic's murderer. Billy borrowed money from Vic on Jake's behalf, and Jake altered the check to $150,000. After Vic exposed the loan,...

• Vic Huling (played by George Meeker) — supporting

  Vic is the party host whose death drives the investigation. After lending money to Billy under a false name, he discovers that Billy borrowed it for Jake and confronts him about it. Jake shoots Vic at...

• Faronea (played by Gregory Ratoff) — supporting

  Faronea is a restaurateur who conspires with Bouclier in a plan to kidnap Vic. Tony and Carlotta overhear him conferring with an accomplice at his restaurant; when Faronea discovers them, Tony bluffs...

• Baptiste Bouclier (played by Jack La Rue) — supporting

  Bouclier is Vic's chauffeur and conspires with Faronea to kidnap Vic. Jake pays him to remain silent after Jake kills Vic, and Bouclier kills Professor Jones, who is about to reveal the murderer. Afte...

• Billy Arliss (played by Monroe Owsley) — supporting

  Billy is the man with whom Bette arrives after Vic's death, having spent the night at his home. He borrowed money from Vic for Jake under a false name, and Vic forced him to disclose who the loan was...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Danny Harrison → Jake Whitridge (Professional Investigator And Suspect) — Danny's investigative role leads directly to Jake's apprehension.

  Danny arrives during the investigation and places Jake under arrest after the mystery is solved.

• Jake Whitridge → Billy Arliss (Professional Financial Associate) — Billy helps Jake obtain the money that triggers the central murder.

  Billy borrows money from Vic on Jake's behalf and uses a false name in the transaction.

Story Dynamics

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

• Carlotta Milburn → Faronea (Conflict Witness And Threatened Suspect) — Carlotta's attempt to uncover the conspiracy puts her in opposition to Faronea.

  Carlotta and her companion eavesdrop on Faronea at his restaurant, and Faronea discovers them during the confrontation.

• Danny Harrison → Billy Arliss (Alliance Investigative Cooperators) — Danny participates in the coordinated response to Billy's emergency.

  Danny and the others arrive as planned with Billy after Billy makes a frantic telephone call.

• Billy Arliss → Vic Huling (Unknown Borrower And Lender) — Billy serves as the intermediary in Jake's borrowing arrangement with Vic.

  Billy borrows money from Vic on behalf of Jake, using a false name.

• Jake Whitridge → Vic Huling (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Their financial dispute culminates in Jake murdering Vic.

  Jake shoots Vic at Jake's home and transports Vic's body to the party.

• Jake Whitridge → Baptiste Bouclier (Alliance Criminal Partnership) — Their partnership is based on concealment and shared criminal interests.

  Jake pays Bouclier to remain silent after Vic's murder, while Bouclier kills Professor Jones to protect the secret.

• Faronea → Baptiste Bouclier (Alliance Criminal Accomplice) — They cooperate in the kidnapping scheme and its violent cover-up.

  Faronea conspires with Bouclier in a plot to kidnap Vic, and Bouclier is later identified as Faronea's accomplice.

Story Analysis

A drunken memory mystery gradually exposes a financial murder conspiracy and ends with the arrest of its hidden architect.

Plot Progression

1. A Celebration Turns Fatal — A six-month anniversary party expands into a drunken night at a restaurant. A kidnapping conspiracy operates in the background, and the morning ends with Vic dead and a disappearance unexplained.
2. The Night Nobody Remembers — Billy's arrival adds another fragment to the confused account of the night. Danny begins investigating while the witnesses struggle with a collective memory blackout.
3. Memory Becomes Dangerous — A hypnosis session is organized to recover the missing memories. Before the hypnotist can reveal the killer, he is murdered, proving that someone is actively suppressing the truth.
4. The Conspiracy Closes In — Eavesdropping links Faronea to the kidnapping plot, but the discovery triggers another killing. Bouclier is then found dead, showing that the conspirators are eliminating one another.
5. The Financial Secret — Jake attacks Billy after an emergency call, and the confrontation exposes their hidden financial connection. The altered check and the payments to Bouclier reveal the structure of the murders.
6. Arrest And Abandoned Drinking — Danny identifies Jake as the central murderer and arrests him. The survivors close the story by pledging to stop drinking and raising a final toast.