Character Relationship Map: Beneath the Surface

Characters

• Dr. Fran (played by Nicola Wright) — protagonist

  Dr. Fran is the counselor Lexy McKenna eventually consults after the boating disaster. She recognizes Lexy's fear of enclosed spaces, keeps the office door open, and helps her examine fragmented memor...

• Vicky (played by Stephanie Lodge) — supporting

  Vicky is mentioned in Lexy McKenna's uncertain recollection of the boating disaster. Lexy believes Vicky may have thrown the inflatable dinghy overboard to help the survivors, although the fragmented...

• Lexy McKenna (played by Georgie Banks) — supporting

  Lexy McKenna is the central survivor of the boating disaster and the film's psychological focus. After Chloe and her father die, she struggles with guilt, trauma, panic attacks, insomnia, and unreliab...

• Chloe (played by Annie Knox) — supporting

  Chloe is Lexy McKenna's companion during the boating disaster and one of its victims. Her death leaves Lexy overwhelmed by guilt, while memories of Chloe's final celebrations and birthday are later us...

• Amy (played by Beatrice Fletcher) — supporting

  Amy is part of Lexy McKenna's life after the boating disaster and notices how severely the trauma has affected her. She encourages Lexy to seek counseling for what appears to be post-traumatic stress,...

• Isaac (played by Matthew Marcelis) — supporting

  Isaac is mentioned in Lexy McKenna's uncertain account of the boating disaster. She recalls that Isaac may have thrown the inflatable dinghy into the water to help the survivors, but the conflicting m...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. Fran → Lexy McKenna (Professional Therapist) — Dr. Fran provides psychological counseling to Lexy McKenna.

  Lexy McKenna visits Dr. Fran for counseling, and Dr. Fran allows the office door to remain open because she notices Lexy's fear of enclosed spaces.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lexy McKenna → Isaac (Unknown Possible Witness) — Isaac is connected to Lexy's uncertain recollection of the rescue equipment.

  Lexy McKenna recalls that Isaac or Vicky may have thrown the inflatable dinghy overboard to help the survivors.

• Lexy McKenna → Vicky (Unknown Possible Witness) — Lexy's uncertain memory places Vicky in the disputed account of the accident.

  Lexy McKenna recalls that Isaac or Vicky may have thrown the inflatable dinghy overboard to help the survivors.

• Lexy McKenna → Chloe (Social Companion) — Lexy and Chloe share the disaster and its immediate survival situation.

  Lexy McKenna and Chloe are stranded together in the water after the boating disaster.

• Amy → Lexy McKenna (Alliance Supporter) — Amy urges Lexy to obtain professional help after the accident.

  Amy encourages Lexy McKenna to seek counseling for what appears to be post-traumatic stress.

Story Analysis

A survivor struggles to distinguish traumatic memory from conflicting versions of a deadly boating disaster.

Plot Progression

1. The Water Takes Everything — Lexy McKenna and Chloe are stranded after a boating disaster and search for Lexy's father. Strange movement beneath the surface heightens the terror before Lexy survives alone.
2. A Life After Survival — Lexy withdraws from ordinary life, suffers sleeplessness, and cannot maintain a job. Amy encourages counseling, while another warning makes Lexy distrust therapy and medication.
3. Memories Under Examination — Dr. Fran begins counseling Lexy and accommodates her fear of enclosed spaces. Lexy's account of the accident emerges as fragmented and unreliable.
4. The Accident Rewritten — A fin triggers another panic attack as Dr. Fran challenges Lexy's guilt. An investigation then presents conflicting accounts about the dinghy, alcohol, and the deaths.
5. The Unresolved Demand — Recordings of Chloe's final celebrations are used against Lexy near Chloe's birthday. Psychological confinement culminates in a demand for the truth, but the provided dialogue ends before the final re...