Character Relationship Map: Slice

Characters

• Dax Lycander (played by Chance the Rapper) — protagonist

  A werewolf delivery driver and former prime suspect in a series of murders. Initially feared and arrested, he escapes custody and helps expose the true culprits, a coven of witches. He eventually alli...

• Astrid (played by Zazie Beetz) — supporting

  Sean's ex-girlfriend and former coworker who returns to work at Perfect Pizza to investigate his murder. After being stabbed and becoming a ghost, she becomes a vengeful force, killing most of the wit...

• Heather (played by Katherine Cunningham) — supporting

  An employee at Perfect Pizza who is secretly inducted into Vera's witch coven. She assists the coven's plans and sneaks into the restaurant's basement. After the coven's defeat, she is arrested by Det...

• Sadie (played by Rae Gray) — supporting

  A reporter for the Kingfisher Chronicle who investigates the murders and the city's supernatural secrets. She uncovers the truth about the witch coven, collaborates with Dax and Jack, discovers the he...

• Bradley (played by Will Brill) — supporting

  A police detective investigating the murders alongside Marsh. Initially biased against the werewolf Dax, Bradley later learns Dax's innocence, changes his stance, and helps stop the witch coven. He ar...

• Jack (played by Paul Scheer) — supporting

  The owner of Perfect Pizza who refuses to close despite the murders. He discovers the hell portal in the basement and destroys his restaurant in a failed attempt to stop the coven. After dying, he ret...

• Joe (played by Lakin Valdez) — supporting

  A ghost employee at Perfect Pizza who works alongside the living staff. He helps Sadie and Jack discover the hell portal in the basement and later rejoins Dax and others to run a new pizza restaurant...

• Sean (played by Austin Vesely) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jack → Joe (Professional Coworkers) — They share workplace responsibilities and investigate the restaurant's supernatural secret.

  Joe works at Perfect Pizza, and Jack later discovers the hell portal in the basement together with Sadie and Joe.

• Astrid → Jack (Professional Work Associates) — Jack becomes Astrid's employer during her investigation.

  Astrid asks Jack for her old job back and rejoins the staff at Perfect Pizza.

• Astrid → Sean (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their former relationship motivates Astrid's involvement in the murder investigation.

  The plot identifies Astrid as Sean's ex-girlfriend and former coworker. She returns to Perfect Pizza while investigating his murder.

Story Dynamics

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

• Heather → Bradley (Conflict Arresting Officer And Suspect) — Bradley ends Heather's involvement in the witch conspiracy through arrest.

  After the coven's defeat, Bradley arrests Heather.

• Joe → Sadie (Alliance Investigation Allies) — Joe supports Sadie's investigation inside Perfect Pizza.

  Joe joins Sadie and Jack in discovering the basement ghost and learning about the portal to hell.

• Jack → Sadie (Alliance Investigation Allies) — They cooperate in uncovering the portal and the coven's plan.

  Sadie, Jack, and Joe discover the ghost of Carl in the basement, who reveals the portal to hell.

• Dax Lycander → Jack (Alliance Business Partners) — They become partners in the post-crisis pizza business.

  After the events, Jack reopens a new pizza restaurant with Dax and fellow ghosts.

• Dax Lycander → Sadie (Conflict Abductor And Informant) — Dax temporarily coerces Sadie while seeking help to clear his name.

  Dax abducts Sadie and urges her to publicize his innocence.

• Dax Lycander → Astrid (Alliance Combat Allies) — They become supernatural allies during the final confrontation.

  Dax intervenes when Astrid attacks the witches, and the plot states that he eventually allies with Astrid to stop Vera and the portal ritual.

Story Analysis

A murder investigation in a ghost-filled town exposes a witch coven seeking to weaponize a portal to hell.

Plot Progression

1. Ghost Town Murder — Kingfisher's ghosts are relocated while Sean is murdered during a pizza delivery. Astrid returns to Perfect Pizza, and the investigation connects the killing to older murders.
2. The Framed Werewolf — A second delivery murder makes Dax the prime suspect. Political manipulation and evidence surrounding the old Yummy Yummy murders intensify public fear.
3. Witches Revealed — Astrid becomes a ghost, Dax escapes custody, and Sadie discovers that Vera's group is a witch coven. The coven's connection to Heather and the basement becomes clear.
4. Portal Under Perfect Pizza — Carl reveals the hell portal beneath the restaurant. Tracy's ghost disrupts the coven's public plan, while the ghosts and witches move toward open supernatural conflict.
5. The Ghost Pizzeria — The portal ritual becomes a battle involving Astrid, Dax, Vera, and the police. Vera dies, Heather is arrested, the portal closes, and Jack opens a new ghost-run restaurant.