Character Relationship Map: Disconnect

Characters

• Haley Simmons (played by Steffany Huckaby) — protagonist

  Haley is grieving the death of her mother, Sonya, and regrets that they never resolved an argument about Haley moving in with Dylan. After discovering that a phone can reach into the past, she tries t...

• Cathy (played by Amanda Troop) — supporting

  Cathy supports Haley as she investigates the unsettling consequences of the phone calls and the events surrounding the deaths. She and Haley suspect that the sheriff may be responsible and that Dylan...

• Sheriff Bo Stevens (played by Eddie Jones) — supporting

  The sheriff tells Haley that Dylan confessed to killing a neighbor. Haley and Cathy suspect that the sheriff may be responsible for the deaths and question whether Dylan's confession was made to prote...

• Russell Simmons (played by Holmes Osborne) — supporting

  Russell is Haley's father. When Haley and Cathy decide that she should try to warn him, Haley reaches him by phone and he recognizes her voice. She has only begun explaining the danger when the call i...

• Dylan (played by Michael Muhney) — supporting

  Dylan is Haley's partner, and Haley remembers arguing with her mother about plans to move in with him. Using the phone to reach the past, Haley warns him that Sonya is in danger and urges him to go to...

• Dr. Larry Wiggins (played by Will Zahrn) — supporting

  Dr. Larry Wiggins is the doctor Haley asks about her mother's death. He explains that an overdose may have contributed to a fatal heart attack, but says he cannot determine the cause with certainty. H...

• Sonya Simmons (played by Devorah Eizikovic Richards) — supporting

  Sonya is Haley's mother, whose death leaves Haley overwhelmed by grief and regret. Haley recalls their unresolved argument over her plans to move in with Dylan. A doctor says an overdose may have cont...

• Cathy's Roommate (played by Karla Strum) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Haley Simmons → Dr. Larry Wiggins (Professional Patient And Doctor) — Dr. Wiggins provides Haley with a medical explanation but cannot determine the cause with certainty.

  Haley asks Dr. Larry Wiggins how her mother died, and he explains that an overdose may have contributed to a fatal heart attack.

• Sonya Simmons → Dylan (Romantic Partner) — Sonya's relationship with Dylan is central to Haley's unresolved conflict with her mother before Sonya's death.

  Haley remembers being angry with Sonya over Sonya's plans to move in with Dylan.

• Haley Simmons → Russell Simmons (Family Daughter And Father) — Haley attempts to warn Russell about the danger, but the call is cut off before she can explain everything.

  Haley decides to use the phone to reach her father, Russell Simmons, and Russell recognizes her voice.

• Haley Simmons → Sonya Simmons (Family Daughter) — Their unresolved argument about Sonya's plan to move in with Dylan leaves Haley consumed by regret after Sonya dies.

  Sonya Simmons is Haley Simmons's mother, and Haley grieves after Sonya's death.

Story Dynamics

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

• Haley Simmons → Cathy's Roommate (Social Changed Familiarity) — The altered timeline disrupts Haley's ordinary social connection and makes her identity in the present uncertain.

  Haley discovers that her roommate no longer seems to know her after the past has been altered.

• Haley Simmons → Dylan (Warning Alliance) — Haley attempts to change the past by warning Dylan that Sonya is in danger.

  Haley uses the phone to speak with Dylan before Sonya's death and urges him to go to Sonya's house.

• Dylan → Sheriff Bo Stevens (Conflict Confession Under Suspicion) — The sheriff's account places Dylan in conflict with him, but the circumstances of the confession remain uncertain.

  The sheriff says Dylan confessed to the killing, while Haley and Cathy suspect Dylan confessed to protect himself.

• Cathy → Sheriff Bo Stevens (Conflict Suspicious Opponents) — Cathy helps challenge the sheriff's account of Dylan's confession and the surrounding deaths.

  Cathy joins Haley in suspecting that the sheriff may be responsible for the deaths.

• Haley Simmons → Sheriff Bo Stevens (Conflict Suspicious Opponents) — Haley views the sheriff as a possible source of the danger while trying to uncover what happened to Sonya and the neighbor.

  Haley and Cathy suspect that the sheriff may be responsible for the deaths.

• Haley Simmons → Cathy (Alliance Trusted Ally) — Cathy helps Haley interpret the altered present and supports her decision to contact Russell.

  Haley and Cathy suspect that the sheriff may be responsible for the deaths and discuss whom Haley should contact.

Story Analysis

A grieving daughter uses a phone that reaches into the past, altering the present while she investigates uncertain deaths and an apparently threatening sheriff.

Plot Progression

1. Grief Without Answers — Haley mourns Sonya after her death and revisits their unresolved argument about Dylan. Dr. Larry Wiggins offers a possible medical explanation, but the cause remains uncertain.
2. The Phone Beyond Time — Haley discovers that a phone can reach into the past. She contacts Dylan and urges him to go to Sonya because she believes Sonya is in danger.
3. A Present Rewritten — The present becomes increasingly disturbing after Haley's intervention. A neighbor is dead, Dylan is jailed, and the sheriff's account centers on Dylan's confession.
4. Suspicion And Erasure — Haley and Cathy suspect the sheriff may be responsible for the deaths and question whether Dylan confessed for protection. Haley also finds that her school registration and personal recognition have c...
5. The Interrupted Warning — Fearful that another call may cause more harm, Haley and Cathy decide to contact Russell while avoiding the sheriff. Russell recognizes Haley, but the call ends before she can reveal the danger.