Character Relationship Map: Dig

Characters

• Scott Brennan (played by Thomas Jane) — protagonist

  Scott is Jane’s angry, controlling father. After she breaks curfew, he tracks her phone and confronts her at a gathering, then takes her to a remote house to work. There, he and Jane become trapped un...

• Jane Brennan (played by Harlow Jane) — protagonist

  Jane is Scott’s sixteen-year-old daughter. She objects when he humiliates her and insists she is old enough to make her own decisions. At the remote house, she is forced to work for Victor, while Lola...

• Victor (played by Emile Hirsch) — supporting

  Victor arrives at the remote house with Lola and an auger, intent on excavating beneath the patio. He makes Scott, Jane, and the others cooperate as a condition of staying, threatens Scott, and captur...

• Lola (played by Liana Liberato) — supporting

  Lola arrives with Victor and helps enforce his control over the people at the remote house. She intimidates and manipulates Jane, applying makeup to her and promising that her eventual death will be q...

• Jane's Boyfriend (played by Nick Check) — supporting

  Jane's Boyfriend is the young man identified as being with Jane at a gathering after she stays out past curfew. Scott confronts the pair, angrily separates them, and forces Jane to go home, humiliatin...

• Tommy (played by Makana David) — supporting

  Tommy is a young squatter found hiding inside the neglected house where Scott and Jane have come to work. He says he has been sleeping there and has not eaten for days. The group lets him stay, but Vi...

• Utility Worker (played by Michael Vincent Berry) — supporting

  The Utility Worker arrives at the property to mark underground utility lines while Victor’s excavation is underway. Victor orders Scott to cooperate and secretly threatens to kill him if he signals fo...

• Pablo (played by Arthur Rodriguez) — minor

  Pablo accompanies Scott and Jane to the remote, neglected house where Scott plans to work on the property. With them, he prepares to camp outside because the house has no working utilities. The summar...

• Linda Brennan (played by Ashleigh Domangue) — minor

  Linda accompanies Scott as he tracks Jane to a gathering after she stays out past curfew. She is present when Scott confronts Jane and the young man with her, and tries to calm the situation as Scott...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Scott Brennan → Pablo (Professional Work Associates) — Pablo accompanies Scott to the neglected house as Scott plans work there.

  Scott takes Jane to the remote house with Pablo and intends to work on the property.

• Jane Brennan → Jane's Boyfriend (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their relationship is shown through their presence together at the gathering, which triggers Scott's confrontation.

  Scott finds Jane at a gathering with a young man identified as Jane's Boyfriend and separates them.

• Scott Brennan → Linda Brennan (Family Spouses) — They jointly respond to Jane's late return, with Linda attempting to calm Scott's confrontation.

  Linda accompanies Scott while he tracks down Jane, and both are identified as members of the Brennan family.

• Linda Brennan → Jane Brennan (Family Mother And Daughter) — Linda is present during Scott's confrontation with Jane and attempts to ease the conflict.

  Linda accompanies Scott when he tracks Jane to the gathering and tries to calm the confrontation.

• Scott Brennan → Jane Brennan (Family Father And Daughter) — Scott's strict attempt to control Jane's choices escalates into their shared captivity under Victor and Lola.

  The plot identifies Jane as Scott's sixteen-year-old daughter. Scott confronts her for breaking curfew and later forces her to work at the remote hous...

Story Dynamics

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

• Scott Brennan → Utility Worker (Unknown Coerced Contact) — Scott is present during the worker's visit but is prevented by Victor's threat from using the encounter to seek help.

  The Utility Worker arrives to mark underground lines, while Victor threatens Scott not to signal for help.

• Victor → Utility Worker (Conflict Threatening Interrogator) — Victor treats the worker's arrival as a risk and uses a threat to prevent Scott from seeking help.

  When the Utility Worker arrives to mark underground lines, Victor orders Scott to cooperate and secretly threatens to kill him if he signals for help.

• Lola → Tommy (Conflict Captor And Victim) — Lola participates with Victor in capturing Tommy during their control of the excavation site.

  The plot states that Victor and Lola capture Tommy at the property.

• Victor → Tommy (Conflict Captor And Victim) — Victor treats Tommy as an obstacle during the excavation, and Tommy's capture ends in apparent death.

  Victor and Lola capture Tommy. Victor blames Scott for wasting time, and the confrontation ends with Tommy apparently killed.

• Victor → Lola (Alliance Coercive Partners) — They jointly enforce their demands while pursuing what lies beneath the house's patio.

  Victor and Lola arrive together with an auger, demand cooperation from the occupants, and control the excavation and those at the property.

• Lola → Jane Brennan (Conflict Intimidator And Manipulator) — Lola uses personal intimidation to terrorize Jane while she is trapped at the property.

  Lola intimidates and manipulates Jane, applies makeup to her, and promises that Jane's eventual death will be quick and painless.

• Victor → Jane Brennan (Conflict Coercive Captor) — Victor subjects Jane to the same coercive control imposed on Scott at the property.

  Victor's terms require Jane to cooperate, and he forces her to work during the excavation.

• Victor → Scott Brennan (Conflict Coercive Captor) — Victor controls Scott through threats and forced labor during the excavation.

  Victor says Scott and the others may live at the property only if they cooperate. He forces Scott to work and threatens to kill him if he signals the...

• Scott Brennan → Tommy (Alliance Reluctant Protector) — Scott initially considers involving the authorities but later defends Tommy when Victor blames him.

  After finding Tommy hiding in the house, Scott considers calling the police, but the group allows Tommy to remain. Later Scott insists that Tommy is o...

• Scott Brennan → Jane's Boyfriend (Conflict Hostile Confrontation) — Scott humiliates the young man by breaking up their gathering encounter and taking Jane home.

  Scott confronts Jane's Boyfriend at the gathering, angrily separates him from Jane, and forces Jane to leave.

Story Analysis

A family dispute at a remote property becomes a struggle for survival when Scott and Jane are forced to cooperate with a dangerous excavation.

Plot Progression

1. Curfew and Confrontation — Scott tracks Jane to a gathering after she returns home late. He separates her from her boyfriend and forces her to leave, while Linda tries to calm the situation.
2. A House Without Utilities — Scott takes Jane and Pablo to a remote, neglected house where he plans to work. They discover that the utilities do not function and find Tommy hiding inside, eventually allowing him to stay.
3. The Excavators' Terms — Victor and Lola arrive with an auger and reveal their plan to dig beneath the patio. Victor makes continued residence conditional on cooperation and forces Scott and Jane to work.
4. A Silenced Chance for Help — A Utility Worker comes to mark underground lines, but Victor threatens Scott to prevent him from signaling for help. The worker leaves and the excavation continues.
5. Tommy's Capture — Victor and Lola capture Tommy, and Scott argues that he is harmless. Victor blames Scott for the delays; the confrontation ends with Tommy apparently killed, while Scott and Jane remain trapped.