Character Relationship Map: Abandoned

Characters

• Sara (played by Emma Roberts) — protagonist

  Sara is a new mother who moves with Alex and their infant son into a rural farmhouse for a fresh start. She struggles to bond with Liam, investigates the home's violent history, and experiences distur...

• Alex (played by John Gallagher Jr.) — protagonist

  Alex is Sara's husband and Liam's father, a veterinarian who is enthusiastic about the family's move to the countryside. As Sara becomes increasingly distressed and detached from Liam, Alex worries ab...

• Renner (played by Michael Shannon) — supporting

  Renner is the family's neighbor and Anna Solomon's brother. He grew up in the farmhouse under an abusive father and later helps Sara around the property. After becoming closer to her, he reveals his t...

• Anna Solomon (played by Addy Miller) — supporting

  Anna Solomon is the young woman whose tragic history haunts the farmhouse. According to the property's story, she killed her baby and father before taking her own life. Sara later sees visions of her,...

• Dr. Carver (played by Paul Schneider) — minor

  Dr. Carver is the psychiatrist Alex contacts after Sara's frightening behavior and the incident involving Liam on the stairs. He prescribes medication for Sara, but she resists taking it because she f...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Alex → Dr. Carver (Professional Referrer) — Alex relies on Dr. Carver for professional help when he cannot protect Sara alone.

  Alex contacts Dr. Carver because he is alarmed by Sara's behavior and visions.

• Sara → Dr. Carver (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Dr. Carver attempts to manage Sara's psychological distress through medical treatment.

  Alex calls Dr. Carver after Sara's mental state worsens, and Dr. Carver prescribes medication.

• Sara → Anna Solomon (Meta Haunting Connection) — Anna's apparent apparition becomes part of Sara's increasingly disturbing experience of the house.

  Sara sees visions of Anna Solomon inside the farmhouse after learning about Anna's past.

• Renner → Anna Solomon (Family Siblings) — Their shared childhood connects Renner directly to the property's violent history.

  Sara learns that Renner is Anna Solomon's brother and that both grew up in the farmhouse.

• Sara → Alex (Romantic Spouses) — Their marriage is tested by Sara's isolation, visions, and worsening mental state.

  Sara and Alex Davis move into the farmhouse together and raise their infant son as a family. Alex remains concerned about Sara throughout her psycholo...

Story Dynamics

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

• Alex → Renner (Social Neighbors) — Alex and Renner are connected through the family's new rural community.

  Alex and Sara meet Renner as their neighbor after moving into the farmhouse.

• Sara → Renner (Social Neighbors) — Renner becomes a nearby source of practical assistance and personal information.

  Sara and Alex meet their neighbor, Renner, who offers help around the farmhouse.

Story Analysis

A young family's attempt at renewal becomes entangled with a farmhouse's violent history and an increasingly ambiguous haunting.

Plot Progression

1. A Troubled Fresh Start — Sara and Alex move into a countryside farmhouse hoping to begin again. The property's violent history immediately casts doubt over their new home.
2. Secrets Behind The Wardrobe — Sara struggles with motherhood while the house reveals a locked child's room and unexplained disappearances. Renner's connection to the property makes the mystery more personal.
3. Visions And Doubt — Sara sees apparitions and nearly loses control of a dangerous situation involving her infant. Alex seeks Dr. Carver's help, but Sara distrusts the prescribed medication.
4. The House Strikes Back — Renner reveals his traumatic past and warns Sara about the wardrobe. Sara's visions become physically threatening as the house's supernatural presence intensifies.
5. Calm After The Darkness — The missing infant and opened room lead to a terrifying confrontation with ghostly children. By morning, Sara appears composed, and the family returns to an ambiguous normality.