Character Relationship Map: The Scribbler

Characters

• Alice (played by Michelle Trachtenberg) — protagonist

  Real killer and escaped mental patient hiding at Juniper Tower. She is revealed to be the evil personality of Veronica, who failed to use the Siamese Burn to remove her. Alice is ultimately overpowere...

• Suki (played by Katie Cassidy) — protagonist

  Protagonist suffering from split personality disorder who moves into Juniper Tower to undergo the Siamese Burn procedure. She investigates the murders of her female tenants, discovers the Scribbler is...

• Silk (played by Eliza Dushku) — supporting

  Doctor at Juniper Tower who interrogates Suki alongside Detective Moss. He is interested in determining the true circumstances behind the series of murders and the events at the facility.

• Hogan (played by Garret Dillahunt) — supporting

  Suki's friend with benefits who stays at Juniper Tower, possibly faking depression to maintain his position as the building's rooster. He is revealed to have slept with most female tenants and later c...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Suki → Silk (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Silk's medical role places him in a professional relationship with Suki.

  Suki undergoes treatment at Juniper Tower, and Doctor Silk later interrogates her to determine what happened.

• Suki → Hogan (Romantic Friend With Benefits) — Suki and Hogan share an established sexual and emotionally complicated relationship.

  Suki reconnects with Hogan, who is explicitly described as her friend with benefits.

Story Dynamics

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

• Hogan → Silk (Conflict Interrogation Obstruction) — Hogan indirectly opposes Silk's attempt to keep the interrogation under control.

  Hogan creates a distraction during the interrogation, disrupting the situation in which Silk is questioning Suki.

• Silk → Alice (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Silk's search for the truth conflicts with Alice's concealed identity and crimes.

  Silk wants to figure out what really happened, while Alice is revealed as the actual killer behind the murders.

• Suki → Alice (Conflict Murder Investigation Opponent) — Suki investigates and confronts Alice as the source of the killings.

  Suki realizes that the apparent suicides are murders and eventually discovers that Alice is the real killer.

Story Analysis

A woman investigating murders must confront fragmented identity, hidden violence, and the alter ego that may be her only means of survival.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival At Juniper Tower — Suki moves into a gothic halfway house for mental patients. She receives the experimental Siamese Burn device and reconnects with Hogan.
2. The Suicide Pattern — Female tenants begin dying in apparent suicides. Suki recognizes that the deaths may be connected and fears that one of her personalities is responsible.
3. Burning The Personalities — Suki repeatedly uses the Siamese Burn to remove her extra personalities. The modified machine makes her suspect that a hidden personality is resisting removal.
4. The Scribbler's Warning — A mysterious figure sends Suki backward scribbled messages. Suki first suspects the Scribbler, but gradually realizes that the messages may be helping her solve the murders.
5. Alice And The Escape — Alice is exposed as the real killer and an escaped mental patient hiding at Juniper Tower. After Alice is defeated, Hogan helps Suki escape interrogation through a distraction.