Character Relationship Map: Alice

Characters

• Mário (played by Nuno Lopes) — protagonist

  Mário is the father of a missing child and the central figure of the story. For 193 days, he repeats the route taken on the day the child disappeared, builds a surveillance network at possible locatio...

• Luísa (played by Beatriz Batarda) — supporting

  Luísa is Mário’s wife and the mother of their missing daughter. Frightened and overwhelmed, she urges Mário to keep searching and tells him she cannot bear to be alone. Her distress and Mário’s growin...

• Margarida (played by Ana Bustorff) — supporting

  Margarida is one of the people who do not want Mário staying at their house. Her refusal contributes to the loneliness surrounding him as he continues searching for his missing daughter. The excerpt d...

• Lurdes (played by Laura Soveral) — supporting

  Lurdes tries to comfort Mário by bringing him food and telling him about prayers at her church, where she hopes the family will receive help. Her gestures offer support during his search for his missi...

• Ricardo (played by Ivo Canelas) — supporting

  Ricardo offers Mário access to a large collection of airport recordings showing people entering and leaving. He suggests the footage could help establish whether Mário’s missing daughter passed throug...

• Paulo (played by António Vaz Mendes) — minor

  Paulo works with airport security recordings and shows Mário how he watches travelers, helping him inspect footage for his missing daughter. He warns that the tapes are controlled and that keeping ori...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mário → Luísa (Family Spouses) — They share the fear and uncertainty caused by their daughter's disappearance, but Mário's fixation on the search deepens the strain between them.

  The plot identifies Luísa as Mário's wife. They respond to their daughter's disappearance together, and the search strains their relationship.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mário → Margarida (Conflict Unwelcoming Host) — Margarida's unwillingness to have Mário stay at the house adds to his isolation during the search.

  The plot says Zé and Margarida do not want Mário staying at their house. Zé is excluded from the character list, so only Margarida is named here.

• Mário → Lurdes (Social Comforter) — Lurdes offers practical and spiritual comfort as Mário struggles with the search.

  Lurdes tries to comfort Mário with food and tells him about prayers at her church, where she hopes the family will receive help.

• Mário → Ricardo (Alliance Search Collaborators) — Ricardo supports Mário's search by offering a possible source of airport footage, though the plot provides no confirmed sighting from it.

  Ricardo offers Mário access to a large collection of airport recordings and suggests they could show whether the girl passed through.

• Mário → Paulo (Alliance Search Collaborators) — Paulo gives Mário practical access to surveillance footage while cautioning him about the risks of retaining controlled recordings.

  Paulo shows Mário how he watches travelers and helps him inspect airport recordings. He also warns that the tapes are controlled and that keeping orig...

Story Analysis

A father's persistent search for his missing daughter deepens his grief and strains his family life, while every lead remains uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Without Answers — Mário and Luísa confront their daughter's disappearance and uncertain reports. Police collect details for a missing-child website, but no reliable news arrives.
2. A Day Repeated — As the strain grows, Mário becomes consumed by the search. He retraces the route from the day his daughter vanished and repeatedly watches recordings.
3. Searching the Airport Images — Paulo helps Mário inspect airport footage while warning him about controlled tapes and the risks of keeping originals. A person in a blue coat offers no confirmed identification.
4. Support and Isolation — Ricardo offers another possible source of airport recordings, and Lurdes tries to comfort Mário. The refusal to host him adds to his loneliness, while the search remains unresolved.