Character Relationship Map: Devious Nanny

Characters

• Elise (played by Michelle Borth) — protagonist

  Elise is Brian’s partner and one of the women responsible for the gallery targeted by Dutros. She interviews and employs Amber as an au pair, later checks Amber’s references, discovers evidence of dec...

• Brian (played by Antonio Cupo) — protagonist

  Brian is Elise’s partner and a parent who hires Amber to help care for their child. At work, he is pushed aside when Vance takes control of an important account he helped secure, prompting him to cons...

• Amber (played by Olesya Rulin) — supporting

  Amber is an au pair hired by Elise and Brian to care for their child. She presents herself as experienced, helpful, and adaptable, but lies about her background and fabricates a reference. After Vance...

• Jax (played by Skyler Wright) — supporting

  Jax is connected to Brian and becomes an important source of information about Amber. He tells Brian that he has uncovered troubling details concerning Amber’s past and a former foster arrangement, he...

• Vance (played by Michael Roark) — supporting

  Vance is Brian’s professional colleague who receives control of an important account that Brian helped secure. His advancement causes Brian to feel displaced and consider quitting. Vance is later repo...

• Lori (played by Kalilah Harris) — supporting

  Lori is involved with Elise in running or defending the gallery threatened by Dutros’s condominium development plans. She joins Elise in rejecting his offer, and the dispute escalates when the gallery...

• Dutros (played by Nicholas Guest) — supporting

  Dutros is a developer who pressures Elise and Lori to surrender their gallery so the property can be converted into condominiums. He calls his offer fair and warns of consequences if they refuse. The...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Brian → Vance (Professional Rivalry) — Vance's control of the account creates a serious professional conflict for Brian.

  Vance receives control of an important account that Brian helped secure, leaving Brian angry and considering quitting.

• Amber → Brian (Professional Au Pair And Employer) — Amber works for Brian as an au pair and caregiver.

  Amber interviews with Brian and Elise, is hired, and begins caring for their child.

• Amber → Elise (Professional Au Pair And Employer) — Amber works for Elise as an au pair and caregiver.

  Amber interviews with Elise and Brian, is hired, and begins caring for their child.

• Elise → Brian (Romantic Couple) — They are a couple whose relationship is strained by Brian's work crisis and the events surrounding Amber.

  The plot refers to Elise and Brian as a couple and says they try to resume their personal lives.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jax → Brian (Narrative Informant) — Jax provides Brian with information that raises suspicions about Amber.

  Jax tells Brian that he has discovered troubling information concerning Amber's past and a former foster arrangement.

• Dutros → Lori (Conflict Property Dispute) — Dutros's property campaign directly conflicts with Lori's effort to keep the gallery.

  Dutros presses Elise and Lori to give up the gallery for condominium development and warns of consequences if they refuse.

• Dutros → Elise (Conflict Property Dispute) — Dutros uses pressure and threats in his effort to obtain the gallery property.

  Dutros presses Elise and Lori to give up the gallery for condominium development and warns of consequences if they refuse.

• Elise → Lori (Alliance Gallery Associates) — They jointly resist the effort to force them to give up the gallery.

  Elise and Lori face pressure from Dutros to give up their gallery and reject his offer.

Story Analysis

A family hires an apparently helpful au pair as disputes and suspicious discoveries culminate in an unresolved accusation.

Plot Progression

1. A Late Interview — Amber arrives late to interview with Brian and Elise but is given a chance to explain her background. The couple hires her to care for their child.
2. Pressure on the Gallery — Dutros pressures Elise and Lori to surrender the gallery property for condominium development. They refuse, and the gallery is vandalized, prompting a police investigation.
3. Brian's Work Crisis — Vance takes control of an important account Brian helped secure. Brian considers quitting, and the workplace conflict affects his relationship with Elise.
4. Amber's Past Questioned — Jax tells Brian that he has discovered troubling information about Amber's past. Elise checks Amber's references and finds evidence that one may have been fabricated.
5. An Unresolved Accusation — Elise reports that Vance and Dutros have been killed and accuses Amber as police are on their way. Amber admits lying about her experience but denies involvement, leaving the accusation unresolved.