Character Relationship Map: 2BPerfectlyHonest

Characters

• Frank (played by Adam Trese) — protagonist

  Frank is one of the two struggling business partners at the center of the story. He argues with Josh over dwindling options and the money they need, develops a venture involving websites and vacant bu...

• Josh (played by Andrew McCarthy) — supporting

  Josh is Frank's business partner, whose caution is partly driven by concern for supporting his family. He agrees to Eugene's demanding condition that the venture show a profit within a year, then acce...

• Sal / Roberto (played by John Turturro) — supporting

  Sal is a friend of Frank and Josh who offers support while their business is struggling. He also connects Frank with a woman for a conversation about ambition and success, giving Frank an opportunity...

• Eugene (played by Michael Badalucco) — supporting

  Eugene is a prospective investor whom Frank approaches for financing. He challenges Frank's business idea by questioning its defensibility and rejecting the notion that an idea alone creates ownership...

• Abrams (played by Mark Margolis) — supporting

  Abrams is involved in an early business meeting with Frank and Josh. Their attempt to secure more money from him fails, leaving the partners arguing about their dwindling options and the $150,000 they...

• Peter (played by Bruce MacVittie) — supporting

  Peter is contacted by Frank after Josh leaves during their argument over the tobacco account and the principles of their business. Frank calls Peter and then goes to meet a man, but the available dial...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Josh → Eugene (Professional Investor And Business Partner) — Josh accepts Eugene's demanding investment condition as the venture moves toward business.

  Eugene insists the business must show a profit within a year, and Josh agrees to that condition.

• Frank → Eugene (Professional Entrepreneur And Investor) — Eugene first challenges Frank's proposal, then considers investing under a demanding profitability condition.

  Frank approaches Eugene for financing. Eugene questions the business idea's defensibility, later expresses interest, and requires the venture to show...

• Frank → Abrams (Professional Funding Seeker And Gatekeeper) — Frank's attempt to obtain further financing from Abrams fails, worsening the business's financial pressure.

  Frank and Josh meet with Abrams, but the meeting fails to secure more money for their business.

• Frank → Josh (Professional Business Partners In Conflict) — Their shared business and differing views on financial survival and principles drive the central conflict. Josh decides to leave, while Frank admits he needs him.

  Frank and Josh struggle to keep their business alive, and later argue over Josh's tobacco-related deal, which violates their earlier agreement.

Story Dynamics

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

• Frank → Peter (Social Contact) — Frank contacts Peter after the dispute with Josh, but the plot does not reveal what follows from the call.

  After Josh decides to leave, Frank calls Peter.

• Frank → Sal / Roberto (Social Supportive Friend) — Sal provides support while Frank and Josh face financial uncertainty.

  The plot says their friend Sal offers support to Frank and Josh.

Story Analysis

Financial pressure and a disputed business deal test Frank and Josh's partnership and their competing ideas about success and principle.

Plot Progression

1. Funding Runs Short — Frank and Josh struggle to keep their business alive after Abrams's meeting fails to bring in money. They disagree about their options, the $150,000 they need, and Josh's reluctance to make calls.
2. A New Measure of Success — Sal offers support as Frank faces a failed job interview. Frank discusses his ambition to become a millionaire and hears a different perspective on success before developing a venture around websites...
3. An Investor Sets Terms — Frank approaches Eugene, who questions whether the idea is defensible. Eugene later sees potential in the vacant-building concept but requires the business to show a profit within a year, a condition...
4. Principles Divide Partners — Josh makes a tobacco-related deal despite an earlier agreement with Frank. Their disagreement over money and principles becomes personal, and Josh decides to leave; Frank says he needs him, but the co...