Character Relationship Map: Beneath Us

Characters

• Liz Rhodes (played by Lynn Collins) — protagonist

  Liz Rhodes is the wealthy wife who, together with Ben Rhodes, hires undocumented workers to build the couple's properties and holds them at their secluded mansion. After Alejandro kills Ben, Liz escap...

• Memo (played by Josue Aguirre) — supporting
• Ben Rhodes (played by James Tupper) — supporting

  Ben Rhodes is the wealthy husband of Liz Rhodes and part of the couple who hires undocumented workers to construct their properties. He and Liz hold the workers against their will and kill them after...

• Homero Silva (played by Nicholas Gonzalez) — supporting
• Sandra Silva (played by Edy Ganem) — supporting
• Richard (played by Andrew Burlinson) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ben Rhodes → Richard (Professional Recruitment Contact) — Ben considers using Richard to bring additional workers to the property.

  Ben and Liz consider bringing in more workers through Richard.

• Liz Rhodes → Richard (Professional Recruitment Contact) — Richard is discussed as a channel for obtaining additional laborers.

  Liz and Ben consider bringing in more workers through Richard.

• Ben Rhodes → Homero Silva (Professional Seller And Prospective Buyer) — Homero's visit is part of the prospective sale that Ben and Liz discuss amid the concealed violence.

  Homero arrives with Sandra to view the house, and Liz and Ben discuss whether the buyers will make an offer.

• Liz Rhodes → Sandra Silva (Professional Seller And Prospective Buyer) — Sandra's viewing creates the possibility of a sale while Liz attempts to maintain the appearance of calm.

  Sandra arrives to view the house, and Liz and Ben discuss whether the buyers will make an offer.

• Ben Rhodes → Memo (Power Captor And Captive) — Ben uses threats and control to force Memo and the other laborers to keep working.

  Ben orders the remaining men back to work after shooting a worker and warns them they will be fine if they obey.

• Liz Rhodes → Memo (Professional Employer And Worker) — Liz's hiring relationship with Memo becomes coercive as the work grows harsher and the workers are confined and intimidated.

  Liz hires workers for the guest-house job, and Memo is brought in as one of the men who will work there.

• Liz Rhodes → Ben Rhodes (Family Spouses) — Liz and Ben act together in exploiting and intimidating the workers, and later discuss whether the prospective buyers will make an offer.

  The plot identifies Ben Rhodes as Liz's husband, and they jointly hire and control the laborers.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sandra Silva → Homero Silva (Social House-Viewing Companions) — They jointly visit the property while the violence and its aftermath remain concealed inside.

  Sandra Silva and Homero Silva arrive together to view the house.

Story Analysis

A construction job becomes a trap as exploited laborers confront the people who hired and confined them.

Plot Progression

1. A Job Offered at the House — Immigrant laborers arrive at Liz's home, where she offers food and discusses construction work. Liz hires workers, including Memo, for a low flat rate.
2. Work Turns Coercive — The job becomes more demanding as Liz and Ben keep the laborers working late and treat them with growing hostility. Workers debate whether to stay, while Memo rejects being ordered around.
3. Control and Open Violence — After a worker breaks into the house, Ben claims self-defense and orders the remaining men back to work. The workers are confined and threatened as the danger of being buried becomes explicit, and Mem...
4. A Sale Masks the Danger — Sandra and Homero view the house while violence and its aftermath remain hidden. Liz and Ben discuss a possible offer and more workers, but the danger resurfaces and a worker's final accusation is fol...