Character Relationship Map: Try to Remember

Characters

• Lisa Monroe (played by Gabrielle Anwar) — protagonist

  Lisa Monroe returns to Milford after twelve years and rejoins the local police force as a detective. She investigates Louise Dexter's death, Vinnie DiCampo's disappearance, and the evidence implicatin...

• Joe O'Connor (played by Max Martini) — supporting

  Joe O'Connor works with Lisa Monroe during the investigation. He helps question Jake Mitchell after the two murders, although the inquiry produces no alibi, clear motive, witnesses, or physical eviden...

• Jake Mitchell (played by Diego Wallraff) — supporting

  Jake Mitchell was convicted of killing Jenny Rand fifteen years earlier and has recently been released on parole. He has no alibi for either the old or new murder, making him an immediate suspect. Pla...

• Stuart Kling (played by Garry Chalk) — supporting

  Stuart Kling is a local police officer whose old-fashioned methods clash with Lisa Monroe's Detroit experience. He remains angry about the reduced conviction in Jake Mitchell's case and is attacked wh...

• Louise Dexter (played by Sheila Paterson) — supporting

  Louise Dexter is a witness whose testimony helped secure the earlier conviction of Jake Mitchell after Jenny Rand's death. She is later found dead in her home after an intruder uses a hidden key and a...

• Jenny Rand (played by Andrea Runge) — supporting

  Jenny Rand was killed fifteen years before the main investigation begins, in the case that led to Jake Mitchell's conviction. Her death remains central to the present crimes because Louise Dexter's st...

• Vinnie DiCampo (played by Alan Bratt) — supporting

  Vinnie DiCampo disappears while preparing for a hunting trip. His truck is found with his rifle still wrapped and his belongings inside, suggesting that someone familiar with his routine abducted him....

• Dr. Nicole Ralston (played by Kathryn Bracht) — minor

  Dr. Nicole Ralston is the person Lisa Monroe turns to near the end of the investigation. After Stuart Kling's indication about the killer's left hand causes Lisa to doubt the case against Jake Mitchel...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Stuart Kling → Vinnie DiCampo (Professional Case Investigator) — Stuart investigates the abduction and becomes a target because of his pursuit of evidence.

  The investigation includes Vinnie's disappearance, and Stuart is attacked while pursuing evidence connected to the case.

• Lisa Monroe → Dr. Nicole Ralston (Professional Investigative Consultant) — Lisa turns to Nicole for assistance in interpreting a crucial clue.

  Lisa seeks help from Dr. Nicole Ralston after realizing that the killer's left-hand detail may contradict the case against Jake.

• Lisa Monroe → Stuart Kling (Professional Rival) — Their investigative approaches create professional friction within the local police force.

  Lisa returns with Detroit experience, while Stuart Kling's old-fashioned methods clash with hers.

Story Dynamics

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

• Louise Dexter → Jenny Rand (Narrative Case Witness) — Louise is connected to Jenny through the earlier murder investigation.

  Louise Dexter gave testimony in the case concerning Jenny Rand's killing.

• Lisa Monroe → Vinnie DiCampo (Narrative Missing Person Investigator) — Vinnie's disappearance adds a dangerous new thread to Lisa's investigation.

  Lisa is part of the expanding investigation after Vinnie disappears while preparing for a hunting trip.

• Lisa Monroe → Louise Dexter (Narrative Murder Investigator) — Louise's death becomes a central case for Lisa after her return to Milford.

  After Louise is found dead, Lisa investigates the staged crime scene and its connection to Jenny Rand's death.

• Jake Mitchell → Jenny Rand (Conflict Convicted Killer) — Their relationship is defined by the unresolved historical murder conviction.

  The plot states that Jake Mitchell was convicted of killing Jenny Rand fifteen years earlier.

• Louise Dexter → Jake Mitchell (Conflict Accuser) — Louise's testimony helped establish the case that led to Jake's conviction.

  Jake Mitchell was convicted of killing Jenny Rand after testimony from Louise Dexter and others.

• Stuart Kling → Jake Mitchell (Conflict Longstanding Adversary) — Stuart's hostility toward Jake is rooted in the earlier murder conviction.

  Stuart remains angry about Jake's reduced conviction for Jenny Rand's killing and later pursues evidence connected to the case.

• Joe O'Connor → Jake Mitchell (Conflict Interrogator And Suspect) — Joe participates in the official investigation of Jake.

  Joe O'Connor joins Lisa Monroe in questioning Jake Mitchell about the murders.

• Lisa Monroe → Jake Mitchell (Conflict Investigative Adversary) — Lisa investigates Jake as a possible suspect but later doubts the case against him.

  Lisa questions Jake after Louise Dexter's death because he has no alibi for either murder.

• Lisa Monroe → Joe O'Connor (Alliance Investigation Partner) — They work together as investigators on the linked murders.

  Lisa Monroe and Joe O'Connor question Jake Mitchell together during the murder investigation.

Story Analysis

A returning detective investigates murders linked to an old conviction while increasingly suspecting that the evidence against Jake Mitchell has been deliberately staged.

Plot Progression

1. A Troubled Homecoming — Lisa Monroe returns to Milford and rejoins the police force after twelve years away. Her methods immediately clash with Stuart Kling, while Jake Mitchell's parole release revives an old murder controv...
2. The Louise Dexter Murder — Louise Dexter is found dead in a carefully staged scene linked to Jenny Rand's 1989 killing. A newspaper, a hidden key, and a green car sighting direct suspicion toward Jake Mitchell.
3. A Case Without Proof — Lisa and Joe question Jake, but the investigation lacks a motive, witnesses, and physical evidence. Jake is released, leaving the investigators with suspicion but no decisive case.
4. Abduction and Retaliation — Vinnie disappears while preparing for a hunting trip, and his abandoned truck suggests a planned abduction. Stuart is then attacked while pursuing evidence, raising the danger for the investigators.
5. The Convenient Frame-Up — incriminating objects are arranged at Jake's home, and Lisa witnesses a figure resembling him near gunshots. The suspiciously convenient evidence makes Lisa question whether the case has been deliber...
6. The Left-Hand Doubt — Stuart's final clue concerns the killer's left hand, and Lisa realizes it may contradict the case against Jake. She seeks Dr. Nicole Ralston's help, but the murderer's identity remains unresolved.