Character Relationship Map: InAlienable

Characters

• Dr. Eric Norris (played by Richard Hatch) — protagonist

  Protagonist who carries an alien parasite that regenerates into a surrogate son named Benjamin. Initially horrified, he develops a fierce paternal bond with the creature and fights to protect it from...

• Howard (played by Erick Avari) — supporting

  Howard is an attorney who helps Eric challenge the government’s detention of Benjamin through a writ of habeas corpus. In court, he argues that the child was born on Earth to a human father and should...

• Miriam Norris (played by Priscilla Garita) — supporting

  Miriam is Eric’s wife and Adam’s mother. She appears in Eric’s memories of their family life before the fatal car crash. Eric believes that his driving caused the accident and that it killed Miriam, a...

• Dr. Amanda Mayfield (played by Courtney Peldon) — supporting

  Amanda is a doctor who brings the extraordinary alien discovery to Eric’s attention. When he fears the organism inside him is a fatal parasite, she considers that it may have connected to his reproduc...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. Eric Norris → Howard (Professional Attorney And Client) — Howard represents Eric's effort to contest the government's detention of the child in court.

  The reference says Howard is an attorney who helps Eric challenge the child's detention through a writ of habeas corpus.

• Dr. Eric Norris → Miriam Norris (Family Husband And Wife) — Their marriage and family life are recalled through a playful car journey, followed by Eric's lasting guilt over the fatal crash.

  The reference describes Eric sharing a family moment with Miriam and identifies her as his wife. It also says he believes he caused the crash that kil...

Story Dynamics

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

• Howard → Dr. Amanda Mayfield (Alliance Legal Allies) — They are identified as partners in the legal defense of the child.

  Howard's character profile says he partners with Norris and Amanda to legally defend Benjamin.

• Dr. Eric Norris → Dr. Amanda Mayfield (Alliance Medical And Legal Ally) — Amanda helps Eric understand the alien pregnancy and supports efforts to protect the child.

  Amanda draws Eric's attention to the extraterrestrial discovery and considers that the organism may be connected to his reproductive system. Her chara...

Story Analysis

A grieving man forms a bond with an extraordinary child and challenges the government's attempt to detain him.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Lost — Eric's family shares a playful car journey that ends in a fatal crash. Years later, Eric says he believes his driving caused the deaths and describes his enduring guilt.
2. An Impossible Pregnancy — Amanda introduces Eric to an extraordinary extraterrestrial discovery, and an alien presence takes hold of his body. His fear of a fatal parasite gives way to Amanda's suggestion that he may be carryi...
3. A Father by Choice — The child is born, and Eric comes to regard him as his son and tries to care for him. The child's unusual strength accompanies his growth.
4. Custody and Court — The government takes the child into custody, separating him from Eric. With Howard's help, Eric challenges the detention, while the government and defense dispute the child's status and rights; the pr...