Character Relationship Map: 7 Splinters in Time

Characters

• Fyodor Wax (played by Austin Pendleton) — supporting

  Fyodor is the father of the time travel experiment that went disastrously wrong. An old ally searches for him, hoping he can explain the connection between Darius Lefaux, the experiment, and the multi...

• Darius Lefaux (played by Edoardo Ballerini) — supporting

  Darius is a gumshoe detective whose career and romantic life are failing when he is summoned to investigate a murder victim identical to himself. As multiple versions emerge, he follows fragmented mem...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Fyodor Wax → Darius Lefaux (Professional Experiment Creator) — Fyodor is connected to Darius through the experiment that may have caused his fractured existence.

  The plot identifies Fyodor Wax as the father of the time travel experiment, while the experiment is described as linking Darius's existence and multip...

Story Analysis

A detective investigates his own apparent murder while uncovering fractured identities tied to a failed time travel experiment.

Plot Progression

1. The Impossible Body — Darius begins as a failing detective and receives a murder assignment. The victim's identical appearance turns an ordinary case into a crisis of identity.
2. Hunted by Himself — Unstable memories and multiple duplicates expand the mystery. A hostile version of Darius turns the investigation into a race for survival.
3. Echoes of the Experiment — The investigation connects Darius's predicament to a failed time travel experiment. Memories of a disrupted past intensify the personal stakes.
4. The Road to Omphalos — Darius and his ally move toward Omphalos, the secret site associated with the experiment. The journey increasingly becomes an inward search through memory and identity.