Character Relationship Map: Meridian

Characters

• Jake (played by Reid Scott) — protagonist

  Jake Sullivan is a young detective partnered with veteran detective Mac Foster. At Mac's request, he drives to the site of the disappearances; during the trip, he glimpses a woman in the back seat who...

• Mac (played by Kevin Kilner) — supporting

  Mac Foster is a veteran Los Angeles detective and Jake Sullivan's older partner. He tells Jake about three men who disappeared near a beachside rock and asks him to investigate the scene. After findin...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mac → Jake (Professional Detective Partners) — Mac and Jake work together as police detectives, with Mac directing the investigation.

  Mac, a veteran detective, talks with his younger partner Jake about the disappearances. Mac later sends Jake to investigate the rock overlooking the b...

Story Analysis

A detective investigation moves from unexplained disappearances into an unresolved supernatural encounter inside a cave.

Plot Progression

1. The Vanishing Pattern — Mac briefs Jake about three unrelated men who disappeared near a beachside rock. Their shared history of divorce and a witness's supernatural report make the case increasingly strange.
2. The Empty Back Seat — Jake drives toward the site as rain begins. He sees a woman in the rearview mirror, but the back seat is empty when he turns around.
3. Storm Over The Beach — Mac finds Jake's abandoned car near the rock as a storm rapidly approaches. He crosses the beach and enters a large cave.
4. The Cave's Impossible Images — Inside the cave, Mac encounters a dummy, a rotating clock, a stained-glass window, and footage of himself. The strange objects deepen the supernatural mystery.
5. Frozen Without Answers — Mac discovers the three missing men and Jake frozen inside the cave. The woman appears behind him, and the film ends without explaining the phenomenon.