Character Relationship Map: Seaside

Characters

• Daphne (played by Ariana DeBose) — protagonist

  Daphne is struggling financially while helping care for Roger, with whom she grows close and plans to marry. She supports him as they explore the beach house he inherited and confront his troubled fee...

• Roger (played by Matt Shingledecker) — supporting

  Roger is Daphne’s partner, a man whose troubled past and memories of his father affect their relationship. He inherits a valuable beach house and a trust, but is wary of the expectations attached to h...

• Susanna (played by Steffanie Leigh) — supporting

  Susanna is arrested for Roger’s murder as the investigation into his disappearance and death takes a dramatic turn. The available account does not establish what role she may have played or explain th...

• Zorn (played by Jana Lee Hamblin) — supporting

  Zorn is a lawyer who tells Roger that his father left him a valuable beach house and established a trust to maintain it. He administers the will and warns Daphne that Roger’s disappearance could make...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Roger → Susanna (Former Romantic Partners) — Their past relationship is connected to a confrontation and later suspicion surrounding Roger's disappearance and death; the plot does not resolve what happened between them.

  The plot describes a woman from Roger's past confronting Daphne and Roger, and later says Susanna is arrested for Roger's murder. Roger describes the...

• Roger → Zorn (Professional Lawyer And Client) — Zorn communicates the terms of Roger's inheritance, while Roger is wary of the property and the expectations attached to it.

  Zorn tells Roger that his father left him a valuable beach house and established a trust to maintain it.

• Daphne → Roger (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship deepens through Daphne's support for Roger, but inheritance concerns, his disappearance, and the unresolved circumstances surrounding his death put their future in doubt.

  The plot says Roger and Daphne grow closer, decide to marry, and Daphne later says she loves Roger and is carrying his child.

Story Dynamics

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

• Daphne → Susanna (Conflict Confrontational Rivals) — Daphne is drawn into conflict with Roger's former girlfriend, while Susanna's arrest adds to the suspicion surrounding Roger's death.

  A woman from Roger's past confronts Daphne and Roger, and the later investigation asks about Daphne's pregnancy and the conflict with Roger's former g...

• Daphne → Zorn (Conflict Mutual Suspicion) — Their disagreement over Roger's disappearance and the inheritance makes each question the other's motives.

  Zorn warns Daphne that Roger's disappearance could make her look suspicious. Daphne responds that Zorn has reason to be suspected because of his conne...

Story Analysis

Daphne's relationship with Roger becomes entangled with his inheritance, his troubled past, and an investigation that leaves his disappearance and death unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. Bills, Care, and Growing Closeness — Daphne struggles financially while helping care for Roger. Their closeness grows as she comforts him over memories of his father.
2. The Inheritance and Marriage Plans — Zorn tells Roger about the beach house and trust left by his father. Roger and Daphne explore the property, discuss his father's expectations, and decide to marry despite a legal delay.
3. An Ex and an Arrest — A woman from Roger's past confronts the couple, leaving Daphne unsure what to believe. Roger is arrested after an alleged assault, and his release is followed by an argument about inheritance and his...
4. Disappearance and Unresolved Suspicion — After Daphne buys a pregnancy test, Roger disappears, and Zorn warns that the circumstances could make Daphne look suspicious. Daphne challenges Zorn's own possible motives, while the investigation cu...