Character Relationship Map: Mummy Dearest

Characters

• Angel (played by Tara Reid) — protagonist

  Angel is connected to Frank’s past and to the memories Scarlett explores during her therapy with him. Scarlett challenges the images associated with Angel, insisting that Matthew Bradley was her lovin...

• Dr. Jason (played by Michael Paré) — supporting

  Dr. Jason is a chiropractor whom Autumn trusts to help with her lower-back pain. Scarlett challenges his approach, insisting that her own hands-on therapy is more knowledgeable, and their disagreement...

• Matthew Bradley (played by Lou Ferrigno) — supporting

  Matthew Bradley is part of Scarlett’s account of Angel’s past. Scarlett says he was Angel’s loving brother, not her abusive boyfriend, and that he came to help Angel after eye surgery following her hu...

• Quinton Jonesboro (played by Quinton Aaron) — supporting

  Quinton Jonesboro is Scarlett’s neighbor and an ally in her investigation of Frank. He gives her a pamphlet about what happens after death, says he suspects Frank is hiding something, and takes her to...

• Scarlett (played by Jennifer Cozza James) — supporting

  Scarlett is Autumn’s mother, a hands-on therapist who repeatedly intervenes in her daughter’s work, health care, and romantic life. She suspects Frank is dangerous, investigates with help from neighbo...

• Frank (played by Mike Valley) — minor

  Frank is Autumn’s boyfriend and a musician whose hand pain threatens his ability to play music. He seeks Scarlett’s help, participates in her cranial sacral therapy, and recalls a happy childhood memo...

• Autumn (played by Anna Sherman) — minor

  Autumn is Scarlett’s daughter and Frank’s girlfriend. She trusts Dr. Jason to treat her lower-back pain, but clashes with Scarlett over her mother’s interference in her work and relationships. Rejecti...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Matthew Bradley → Angel (Family Brother And Sister) — Scarlett disputes the image of Matthew as Angel's abusive boyfriend and begins describing how he destroyed Angel's melody; the full account is unresolved.

  Scarlett says Matthew Bradley was Angel's loving brother who came to help her after eye surgery following her husband's death.

• Scarlett → Frank (Professional Therapist And Client) — Scarlett treats Frank's hand pain and asks about his past, but her growing suspicion that he is dangerous complicates their sessions.

  Frank comes to Scarlett for help with hand pain that threatens his music, and she guides him through cranial sacral therapy.

• Autumn → Frank (Romantic Boyfriend And Girlfriend) — Autumn rejects Scarlett's warnings about Frank and defends her relationship with him.

  The plot explicitly identifies Frank as Autumn's boyfriend.

• Scarlett → Autumn (Family Mother And Daughter) — Scarlett tries to help and protect Autumn, while Autumn says her mother's interference has become harmful and threatens to remove her from her life.

  The plot identifies Scarlett as Autumn's mother and describes repeated conflicts over Scarlett's interventions in Autumn's work and romantic life.

Story Dynamics

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

• Quinton Jonesboro → Scarlett (Alliance Informant And Listener) — Quinton shares suspicions and information that reinforce Scarlett's concerns, although the plot provides no proof that Frank is responsible for anything.

  Quinton gives Scarlett a pamphlet about what happens after death, tells her he suspects Frank is hiding something, and takes her to a car he recognize...

• Scarlett → Dr. Jason (Conflict Professional Rivals) — Scarlett disputes Dr. Jason's role in helping Autumn with her lower back, contributing to the conflict over her interference in Autumn's life.

  Scarlett challenges Dr. Jason, a chiropractor Autumn trusts, and insists that her own hands-on therapy is more knowledgeable.

Story Analysis

Scarlett's attempts to protect her daughter and investigate Frank intensify family conflict, while therapy and disputed memories lead toward an unresolved account of Angel.

Plot Progression

1. A Mother's Unwanted Help — Scarlett interferes in Autumn's care and challenges Dr. Jason. Autumn objects to her mother's involvement in her work and romantic life.
2. Memories Beneath the Pain — Frank seeks help because hand pain threatens his music. During therapy, memories emerge, including a happy childhood recollection and hints of painful experiences connected to Angel.
3. The House and Quinton's Warning — Scarlett believes she senses a presence, while Autumn rejects the idea of ghosts. Quinton shares suspicions about Frank and describes a car and an unresolved police inquiry, but provides no proof.
4. One Day to Prove It — Autumn rejects Scarlett's warning and threatens to have her checked into a mental ward. Scarlett decides she has one day to prove Frank is dangerous and questions him about Angel.
5. An Unfinished Account — Frank presses Scarlett to explain what she knows. Scarlett disputes the belief that Matthew was Angel's abusive boyfriend, describing him instead as her loving brother before beginning an account of A...