Character Relationship Map: The Outsider

Characters

• Ralph Anderson (played by Ben Mendelsohn) — protagonist
• Howie Gold (played by Bill Camp) — protagonist
• Glory Maitland (played by Julianne Nicholson) — supporting
• Jack Hoskins (played by Marc Menchaca) — supporting
• Jeannie Anderson (played by Mare Winningham) — supporting
• Yunis Sablo (played by Yul Vazquez) — supporting
• Tracey Powell (played by Drez Ryan) — cameo
• Jessa Maitland (played by Scarlett Blum) — cameo
• Seale Bolton (played by Max Beesley) — cameo
• Andy Katcavage (played by Derek Cecil) — cameo
• Terry Maitland (played by Jason Bateman) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ralph Anderson → Yunis Sablo (Investigative colleagues)

  "Yunis helps Ralph and other investigators canvass the neighborhood during the inquiry into the boy's killing."

• Glory Maitland → Terry Maitland (Maitland family)

  "The season context describes Glory returning to work after the devastating ordeal involving Terry Maitland and refers to their daughters."

• Terry Maitland → Jessa Maitland (Maitland family)

  "The episode context identifies Jessa as Jessa Maitland and says Jeannie recalls frightening nightmares described by her."

• Yunis Sablo → Andy Katcavage (Investigative team)

  "Yunis is identified as an investigator in the case, while Andy is among the investigators and rescuers attacked in the later ambush."

Story Dynamics

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

• Ralph Anderson → Terry Maitland (Investigator and accused suspect)

  "Ralph questions Terry about the boy's murder while fingerprints, witness accounts, and DNA appear to connect Terry to the crime; a recording places T...

• Howie Gold → Glory Maitland (Supporter and advisee)

  "Howie encourages Glory to consider a lawsuit after the ordeal involving Terry, while Glory says she is not ready."

• Jack Hoskins → Seale Bolton (Attacker and endangered investigator)

  "The ambush description says Jack fires at the group and Seale is badly wounded."

• Jack Hoskins → Andy Katcavage (Attacker and endangered investigator)

  "During the ambush, Jack moves through the area firing at the group; Andy attempts to reach a better position and is injured."

• Ralph Anderson → Howie Gold (Case collaborators)

  "Ralph and Howie discuss reports from a private investigator as the inquiry expands to related cases."

• Jack Hoskins → Jeannie Anderson (Personal concern)

  "Jeannie worries that Jack is pushing himself too hard while he is on leave following a shooting and is visibly strained by a new assignment."

• Tracey Powell → Ralph Anderson (Case-linked witness and investigator)

  "A news report identifies Tracey as the man killed in a police standoff; a witness places him near a gravesite, and Ralph learns of evidence connected...

Story Analysis

The season follows an investigation whose evidence points in contradictory directions, gradually expanding into a theory of an identity-taking entity and a violent confrontation.

Plot Progression

1. The Crime and the Suspect
2. Searching for a Pattern
3. The Case Deepens
4. An Unnatural Explanation
5. The Ambush