Character Relationship Map: Toolbox Murders

Characters

• Steven Barrows (played by Brent Roam) — protagonist

  Nell's husband and key victim targeted by the killer.

• Chas Rooker (played by Rance Howard) — supporting

  Building superintendent with knowledge of the property's dark history.

• Julia Cunningham (played by Juliet Landau) — supporting

  Apartment tenant caught in the crossfire.

• Daisy Rain (played by Sheri Moon Zombie) — supporting

  Apartment tenant and victim.

• Coffin Baby (played by Christopher Doyle) — minor

  Masked serial killer stalking apartment residents with stealth and brutal tactics.

Story Dynamics

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

• Chas Rooker → Daisy Rain (Social Resident Of The Same Building) — Chas and Daisy are connected as residents or occupants of the same haunted property.

  Chas discusses the history of the Lusman Arms with the new tenants after Daisy's death occurs there.

• Julia Cunningham → Daisy Rain (Social Fellow Tenant) — Both are residents targeted within the same sequence of apartment killings.

  Daisy Rain is murdered in the Lusman Arms, and Julia Cunningham is later killed after living in the same building.

• Steven Barrows → Daisy Rain (Narrative Connected Victim) — Steven's arrival follows the first murder that establishes the building's threat.

  Steven is introduced as a new tenant after Daisy Rain's murder in the Lusman Arms.

• Steven Barrows → Julia Cunningham (Narrative Investigator Connected To Victim) — Steven becomes involved in uncovering what happened to Julia and the other tenants.

  Steven joins the search after a teenage resident's webcam records Julia's death, and he finds notes about the building while looking for Nell.

• Chas Rooker → Julia Cunningham (Social Source Of Information) — Chas helps the investigation into Julia's disappearance through warnings and a clue.

  While Steven's wife investigates Julia's disappearance, Chas discusses the building's history and gives her a note directing her to Room 504.

• Chas Rooker → Steven Barrows (Alliance Guide) — Chas provides practical assistance to Steven during the final escape.

  Chas finds the Barrows and tries to lead them to safety through the building's dangerous passages.

• Coffin Baby → Chas Rooker (Conflict Killer And Casualty) — Chas is killed after attempting to guide the Barrows to safety.

  Coffin Baby leaps from beneath human remains and fatally throws Chas Rooker against a wall.

• Coffin Baby → Steven Barrows (Conflict Monster And Target) — Steven directly opposes Coffin Baby while trying to protect Nell.

  Coffin Baby gives chase to Steven and Nell, and Steven later bludgeons him and knocks a shelf onto him.

• Coffin Baby → Julia Cunningham (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Julia becomes one of Coffin Baby's hidden victims.

  Julia Cunningham disappears and is later identified as another tenant killed by the ski-masked murderer.

• Coffin Baby → Daisy Rain (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Coffin Baby initiates the killings by murdering Daisy Rain.

  Coffin Baby, wearing a balaclava, beats Daisy Rain to death with a hammer in her apartment.

Story Analysis

A haunted apartment building conceals an occult structure and a murderous monster whose apparent defeat never becomes permanent.

Plot Progression

1. Blood in the New Residence — Daisy Rain is murdered before new tenants settle into the Lusman Arms. Chas introduces the building and hints at its troubling history.
2. The Missing Fourth Rooms — Strange noises, hidden human teeth, and disappearing residents transform the building into an active mystery. Chas's note leads to the discovery that Room 504 does not exist.
3. The Occult Architecture — Research connects Jack Lusman to occult experimentation and identifies the building's symbols as part of a spell. Blueprints reveal a hidden townhouse inside the structure.
4. The Monster Beneath the Hotel — The hidden townhouse contains torture chambers and corpses, and Coffin Baby reveals his monstrous face. A recorded murder brings the remaining investigators into the lair.
5. A Death That Will Not End — Coffin Baby kills Chas and nearly captures the protagonists, but Steven attacks him. The monster returns after being buried, survives a shooting, and vanishes once more.