Character Relationship Map: Wrong Swipe

Characters

• Anna (played by Anna Hutchison) — protagonist

  Anna is the central character, whose experiences with the Swipe dating app become increasingly disturbing. She meets Jake, rejects Todd's romantic expectations, and grows concerned that someone is mon...

• Sasha (played by Karissa Lee Staples) — supporting

  Sasha is Anna's close family member and the person who introduces her to the Swipe dating app. She encourages Anna to become more social, apologizes for the previous evening, and helps investigate the...

• Matt (played by Rhys Ward) — supporting

  Matt is a coder who has a Swipe account and is connected to Sasha. Because of his technical ability, Sasha considers whether he could be involved in the unwanted messages, but Anna rejects the possibi...

• Detective Thompson (played by Stacey Moseley) — supporting

  Detective Thompson is the investigator who questions Anna about the men she has recently met through or around Swipe. The detective asks about Jake, Todd, and Nate as the authorities try to understand...

• Jake (played by Art Napiontek) — supporting

  Jake is Anna's former high-school acquaintance and one of her Swipe matches. He invites her out, explains that he has changed physically, and admits he has liked her since school. Anna abruptly leaves...

• Nate (played by Kevin Joy) — supporting

  Nate is one of the men Anna has recently met or encountered in connection with the Swipe-related investigation. Detective Thompson questions Anna about him alongside Jake and Todd, but the available e...

• Todd (played by Blake Berris) — supporting

  Todd is another man matched with Anna through Swipe. He approaches her on campus with lunch and lasagna, feels humiliated when she explains that Sasha swiped for her and that she wants only friendship...

• Professor Murphy (played by Ted King) — supporting

  Professor Murphy teaches Anna's criminal-law lecture. During class, Anna is distracted by repeated messages on her phone, and Professor Murphy reprimands her for using it, showing how the troubling Sw...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Anna → Professor Murphy (Professional Student And Instructor) — Their classroom interaction reflects an instructor enforcing academic authority.

  Anna receives repeated phone messages during Professor Murphy's criminal-law lecture, and Professor Murphy reprimands her for using her phone in class...

• Detective Thompson → Nate (Professional Investigation Target) — Nate is included among the possible sources of the threatening contact.

  Detective Thompson asks Anna about Nate among the men she has recently met.

• Detective Thompson → Todd (Professional Investigation Target) — Todd becomes a significant subject in the investigation.

  Detective Thompson questions Anna about Todd, and police later visit Todd's home.

• Detective Thompson → Jake (Professional Investigation Target) — Jake is considered relevant to the police inquiry.

  Detective Thompson questions Anna about Jake as one of the men connected to her recent Swipe experiences.

• Anna → Detective Thompson (Professional Investigation Subject) — Anna provides information during Thompson's investigation into the threatening contact.

  Detective Thompson questions Anna about the men she has recently met, including Jake, Todd, and Nate.

• Anna → Jake (Romantic Match) — Their dating-app match is complicated by Jake's longstanding attraction to Anna.

  Anna is matched with Jake on Swipe, and Jake invites her out. He admits that he has had a crush on Anna since high school.

Story Dynamics

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

• Anna → Matt (Conflict Disputed Suspect) — Anna disputes the suspicion directed toward Matt.

  Anna rejects Sasha's suspicion of Matt, noting that he was present when one of the messages arrived and remains connected to Sasha.

• Sasha → Matt (Unknown Suspicion Link) — Matt becomes a suspected but disputed possibility in the investigation.

  Sasha questions whether Matt could be involved because he is a coder and has a Swipe account. Anna rejects the idea because Matt was present when one...

• Sasha → Jake (Unknown Suspect Assessor) — Sasha evaluates Jake as a possible source of the harassment.

  Sasha considers Jake a possible cyber-stalker, although she admits that he may not be technically capable.

• Anna → Todd (Social Misunderstood Match) — Their app connection becomes an uncomfortable social misunderstanding.

  Todd approaches Anna on campus with lunch and lasagna after a Swipe match, but Anna explains that Sasha used her phone to swipe on his behalf and that...

• Anna → Sasha (Alliance Supportive Companion) — Sasha acts as Anna's emotional and practical supporter.

  Sasha apologizes to Anna for the previous night and urges her to become more social. Sasha also introduces Anna to the Swipe dating app and helps her...

Story Analysis

Anna's attempt to use a dating app leads to romantic misunderstandings, escalating harassment, and an unresolved investigation.

Plot Progression

1. A Match With Consequences — Anna begins in a family setting while coping with pressure surrounding her ill mother. Sasha introduces her to Swipe, leading to a match with Jake and an awkward first meeting.
2. The Cost Of Misreading — Todd interprets the Swipe connection as romantic and feels humiliated when Anna clarifies the situation. His anger adds a new source of tension to Anna's increasingly complicated social life.
3. Messages In The Shadows — Repeated messages interrupt Anna's studies and create unwanted attention. Anna and Sasha begin considering whether one of the men connected to Swipe is monitoring her.
4. Suspects And Apologies — Sasha considers Jake and Matt as possible sources of the harassment, while Anna disputes the suspicion against Matt. Todd apologizes and invites Anna to a film screening, briefly easing their conflict...
5. Police Pressure — Detective Thompson questions Anna about the men she has met through the situation. Police visit Todd's home, after which Todd confronts Anna and the identity of the harasser remains unresolved.