Character Relationship Map: Excuse Me for Living

Characters

• Dan (played by Tom Pelphrey) — protagonist
• Lars (played by Christopher Lloyd) — supporting
• Jacob (played by Robert Vaughn) — supporting
• Charlie (played by Ewa Da Cruz) — supporting
• Morty (played by Jerry Stiller) — supporting
• Officer Franklin (played by Kevin Brown) — supporting
• Bruce (played by David A. Gregory) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lars → Dan (Professional Clinic Associate)

  Lars discusses Live Free or Die with Morty while explaining that it is a rehabilitation clinic where Dan is staying.

• Charlie → Dan (Romantic Interest)

  Bruce tells Dan that Charlie is interested in seeing him again.

• Jacob → Dan (Professional Physician And Patient)

  After Dan returns to Live Free or Die, Jacob becomes his physician and challenges Dan's belief that he cannot change.

• Officer Franklin → Dan (Professional Arresting Officer)

  Officer Franklin interrupts Dan during a street confrontation and Dan is subsequently arrested.

Story Dynamics

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

• Morty → Dan (Narrative Seeker)

  Morty arrives at the clinic looking for Dan.

• Lars → Morty (Social Misleading Informant)

  When Morty arrives looking for Dan, Lars describes Dan as dangerously homicidal, alarming Morty.

• Bruce → Dan (Social Friend)

  Bruce phones Dan after an overdose and invites him to a party, persuading him to attend despite his hesitation.

Story Analysis

The supplied story follows Dan's crisis and early recovery, placing his attempts to reconnect and take responsibility against a wider circle's personal conflicts.

Plot Progression

1. Crisis and Return
2. Confronting a Lost Future
3. Tentative Social Return
4. Lives Beyond the Clinic
5. Responsibility and Uncertainty