Character Relationship Map: Session 9

Characters

• Gordon (played by Peter Mullan) — protagonist

  Gordon is the owner of an asbestos abatement company who takes the Danvers State Hospital job and promises an unrealistically short deadline. He leads Phil, Mike, Hank, Jeff, and later Craig, but his...

• Phil (played by David Caruso) — protagonist

  Phil is a member of Gordon's asbestos-removal crew who is coping with grief after a recent breakup. He searches for the missing Hank with Jeff, finds him in the tunnels, and later appears to Gordon wh...

• Mike (played by Stephen Gevedon) — supporting

  Mike is a law school dropout on Gordon's crew who knows about the hospital's history. He discovers the box of therapy tapes, becomes increasingly compelled to listen to them, restores power after the...

• Hank (played by Josh Lucas) — supporting

  Hank is a gambling addict working for Gordon's asbestos company. After finding antique silver dollars and other valuables in the crematory, he returns alone to retrieve them and encounters a lobotomy...

• Jeff (played by Brendan Sexton III) — supporting

  Jeff is Gordon's nephew and a member of the work crew who has a pathological fear of the dark. He witnesses Hank behaving strangely, searches the tunnels with Phil, becomes trapped when the generator...

• Craig McManus (played by Larry Fessenden) — supporting

  Craig is hired to replace Hank after Hank fails to appear for work. He witnesses Gordon standing over the barely living Hank and is attacked when Gordon pulls the lobotomy pick from Hank's eye. Craig'...

• Doctor (played by Lonnie Farmer) — supporting

  The Doctor is the psychologist conducting the recorded therapy sessions with Mary Hobbes. Through questioning, the Doctor attempts to uncover details of a past crime and the different personalities wi...

• Wendy (played by Sheila Stasack) — supporting

  Wendy is Gordon's wife. After Gordon slaps her when she accidentally splashes him with boiling water, she refuses his calls and prevents him from seeing their infant daughter. Gordon later recalls kil...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gordon → Wendy (Family Husband And Wife) — Their marriage is central to Gordon's personal crisis.

  Gordon confides that he slapped his wife Wendy after she accidentally splashed him with boiling water.

• Gordon → Craig McManus (Professional Employer And Replacement Worker) — Gordon's company brings Craig into the crew after Hank disappears.

  After Hank fails to show up, Craig McManus is hired to take his place.

• Gordon → Jeff (Family Uncle And Nephew) — Their family connection places Jeff directly within Gordon's work crew.

  The plot explicitly identifies Jeff as Gordon's nephew.

• Gordon → Hank (Professional Employer And Worker) — Hank works for Gordon during the dangerous contract.

  Hank is listed among Gordon's crew members working on the hospital job.

• Gordon → Mike (Professional Employer And Worker) — Gordon supervises Mike as part of the work crew.

  Mike is one of the workers Gordon brings to Danvers State Hospital for the asbestos-removal contract.

• Gordon → Phil (Professional Employer And Worker) — Gordon employs Phil on the hospital removal job.

  Gordon owns the asbestos abatement company, and Phil is identified as a member of his crew.

Story Dynamics

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

• Craig McManus → Hank (Narrative Witness And Victim) — Craig's arrival exposes the condition of Hank and Gordon's apparent involvement.

  Craig witnesses Gordon standing over Hank, who is barely alive.

• Hank → Jeff (Social Missing Teammate) — Hank's disappearance directly exposes Jeff to the hospital's danger.

  Jeff sees Hank staring through a window and talking to himself, after which the crew searches for him.

• Doctor → Gordon (Narrative Indirect Psychological Mirror) — The Doctor's recorded inquiry frames the psychological revelation surrounding Gordon.

  The Doctor's final recorded question asks where the dangerous personality lives, and the answer is that it lives in the weak and wounded.

• Mike → Doctor (Narrative Tape Listener And Subject Expert) — The Doctor's recorded sessions become the source of Mike's investigation.

  Mike discovers nine therapy tapes and listens as the Doctor questions the patient about a past crime.

• Mike → Jeff (Alliance Teammate) — They are coworkers operating within the same isolated job site.

  Mike and Jeff are both assigned to Gordon's crew during the hospital work.

• Mike → Hank (Alliance Teammate) — Their connection is established through the shared job.

  Mike and Hank work together on Gordon's crew at Danvers State Hospital.

• Phil → Jeff (Alliance Search Partner) — They cooperate directly during the crew's search operation.

  Phil and Jeff descend into the tunnels beneath the hospital while searching for Hank.

• Phil → Hank (Alliance Teammate) — Phil's search for the missing Hank shows practical concern within the team.

  Phil and Hank are both members of the crew, and Phil later helps search for Hank.

• Phil → Mike (Alliance Teammate) — They share the same work assignment inside the hospital.

  Phil and Mike work together as members of Gordon's asbestos-removal crew.

Story Analysis

An isolated hospital job exposes Gordon's suppressed violence as the crew's investigation and disappearances converge on a devastating psychological revelation.

Plot Progression

1. The One-Week Gamble — Gordon accepts a demanding asbestos-removal contract and brings his crew into Danvers State Hospital. An unexplained voice immediately unsettles him.
2. Tapes Beneath The Dust — Mike discovers nine therapy tapes and begins listening to the Doctor's questioning. Hank's discovery of valuables draws him back into the hospital after dark.
3. The Missing Worker — Hank disappears after a frightening night, and Craig replaces him. Gordon reveals the domestic violence that has separated him from Wendy and their infant daughter.
4. Darkness And Disclosure — Phil and Jeff find Hank in the tunnels while the generator fails. Mike restores the electricity and hears the final tape's revelation about the murderous personality.
5. The Weak And Wounded — Jeff is attacked, Hank is found mutilated, and Gordon turns violently on Craig. Gordon then recalls murdering the crew and his family before attempting to call home.