Character Relationship Map: Altered Hours

Characters

• Will Parker (played by Ryan Munzert) — protagonist

  Will Parker is the film’s central character, dependent on the drug z to sleep, think, and recover fragmented memories. Its effects displace him across different days, making him appear involved in Emi...

• Michelle (played by Briana Pozner) — supporting

  Michelle arrives with Johnny to demand payment from Will for an earlier drug delivery, then remains behind to help him obtain more z. She later confronts Will about his addiction, medication, and conn...

• Jay (played by Rick Montgomery Jr.) — supporting

  Jay explains to Will that z can reroute the mind to another point in time before returning it to its original path. He conducts an experiment to observe which areas of Will’s brain activate, but the d...

• Johnny (played by Christopher M. Sanchez) — supporting

  Johnny is Will’s supplier and arrives with Michelle to demand payment for an earlier delivery of z. He leaves Michelle to help Will obtain more of the drug, linking him directly to Will’s dependency a...

• Gretchen (played by Anna Shields) — supporting

  Gretchen is Will’s sister and reaches him while he is losing consciousness, through what may be a memory or a temporal vision. She urges him to remember the devastation of the future and act rather th...

• Antonia Rayburn (played by Thea McCartan) — supporting

  Antonia Rayburn is the detective who questions Will about a red sedan and the apparent murder of Emily Haswell. Because Will’s statements conflict across his altered temporal experiences, she suspects...

• Emily Haswell (played by Skylar Dunn) — supporting

  Emily Haswell is presented as the apparent victim of a murder connected to Will and a red sedan. A recording claims that Will killed her, but the accusation is false: David Languish used confiscated z...

• David Languish (played by Alex Pires) — supporting

  David Languish is responsible for much of the deception that makes Will appear guilty. He plants incriminating photographs in Will’s apartment and uses confiscated z to inject Emily, helping construct...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Antonia Rayburn → Will Parker (Professional Detective And Suspect) — Antonia investigates Will's apparent connection to the suspected murder.

  Detective Antonia Rayburn questions Will about the red sedan and the apparent murder of Emily Haswell.

• Gretchen → Will Parker (Family Sister) — Gretchen is Will's sister and offers a decisive emotional appeal.

  The plot identifies Gretchen as Will's sister, and she reaches him during a memory or temporal vision.

• Jay → Will Parker (Professional Researcher And Subject) — Jay studies Will's reactions to z through an experiment.

  Jay explains z's temporal effects and conducts an experiment to observe which parts of Will's brain are activated.

• Will Parker → Johnny (Professional Supplier And Client) — Johnny is Will's drug supplier and creditor.

  Johnny supplies Will with z and arrives demanding payment for an earlier delivery.

Story Dynamics

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

• Will Parker → Emily Haswell (Narrative Apparent Murderer And Victim) — Their apparent relationship is created by false temporal evidence.

  A recording from 2054 claims that Will killed Emily, while the later hospital revelation confirms that Emily survived.

• David Languish → Emily Haswell (Conflict Perpetrator And Victim) — David's deception directly harms Emily and makes her appear dead.

  Authorities reveal that David used confiscated z to inject Emily, although Emily survived and was expected to recover.

• David Languish → Will Parker (Conflict Manipulator) — David constructs evidence intended to implicate Will.

  David planted incriminating photographs in Will's apartment and was responsible for much of the deception.

• Michelle → Will Parker (Alliance Supporter) — Michelle assists Will during his urgent search for the drug.

  Johnny leaves Michelle with Will so she can help him obtain more z.

Story Analysis

A drug-dependent man struggles through fractured time while false evidence turns his altered perceptions into an apparent murder case.

Plot Progression

1. The Price of Remembering — Will depends on z to sleep, think, and recover memories. Johnny demands payment, while Michelle is left to help Will obtain more of the drug.
2. The Mind Leaves Time — Jay explains z's temporal mechanism and tests Will's brain activity. The experiment causes Will to move unpredictably between different days.
3. Evidence from Tomorrow — Will's memories conflict with his statements as Antonia investigates the red sedan and Emily's apparent murder. A recording from 2054 presents a devastating accusation.
4. The Manufactured Crime — A further dosage sends Will two days forward, while Johnny is killed and Michelle challenges Will's addiction. Will begins to suspect that the evidence has been constructed.
5. Awakening to the Truth — Gretchen urges Will to act through a possible temporal vision. In the hospital, authorities reveal Emily survived and David created much of the deception.