Character Relationship Map: The Conduit

Characters

• Eddie Marquez (played by Wes Martinez) — protagonist

  Eddie is a former photographer who inherits his late aunt’s house and moves in while still haunted by his past and his divorce. He survived a childhood shooting after his mother killed his sister, and...

• Amy Saunders (played by Monica Engesser) — supporting

  Amy is a troubled woman Eddie meets through group therapy; she is drawn to him but guarded about her past and has problems with drugs. Their relationship deepens as unsettling incidents occur, and a s...

• Astrid Flowers (played by Carrie Fee) — supporting

  Astrid is a photographer who knows Eddie’s friend and visits Eddie’s house, where she takes pictures of Amy. After a blackout, she flees and insists that Amy is dangerous. She is later found dead, and...

• Amy's Mother (played by Maria Olsen) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Amy's Mother → Amy Saunders (mother)
• Eddie Marquez → Astrid Flowers (Professional Investigative Contact) — Astrid's photographic visit connects Eddie to the investigation surrounding Amy, while her death places Eddie under police suspicion.

  Astrid, a photographer who knows Eddie's friend, visits Eddie's house and takes pictures of Amy; after Astrid's death, the police suspect Eddie.

• Eddie Marquez → Amy Saunders (Romantic Connection) — Their growing intimacy becomes central to the supernatural danger, as an unnamed stranger claims that Amy was drawn to Eddie because of his unresolved childhood trauma.

  Eddie meets Amy through group therapy, and they begin spending time together after Amy becomes drawn to him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Amy Saunders → Astrid Flowers (Conflict Hostile Encounter) — Astrid's investigation turns into an openly fearful confrontation with Amy, shortly before Astrid is found dead.

  Astrid visits the house and photographs Amy, then flees after a blackout while insisting that Amy is dangerous.

Story Analysis

Eddie's attempt to rebuild his life becomes entangled with Amy's troubled past and an unresolved supernatural threat.

Plot Progression

1. The Empty Inheritance — Eddie inherits his late aunt's empty house and moves in while still carrying the pain of his divorce and childhood trauma. The home quickly becomes a source of unease.
2. A Troubled Connection — Eddie meets Amy in group therapy, and the two begin spending time together. Amy's guarded past and drug problems complicate their growing intimacy.
3. Blood And Photographs — Voices, an apparent attack, and blood on Amy introduce increasingly disturbing events. Astrid's photographs and her reaction after the blackout intensify suspicion around Amy.
4. Warnings Of Possession — Astrid's death leaves Eddie under suspicion, while warnings urge him to avoid Amy. Eddie struggles to decide whether the warnings are reliable.
5. The Unresolved Conduit — A stranger identifies Amy as a spiritual conduit and connects her intimacy with Eddie to a demonic threat. The account of Amy's past ends before the central danger is explained or resolved.