Character Relationship Map: Down Below

Characters

• Karisma (played by Alexis Knapp) — supporting

  Karisma is a professional companion who meets Salem and tells him about disturbing visions involving a church, a “massacre of one,” and a robotic woman's voice. Her account leads Salem to connect the...

• Charlotte (played by Brittany Carel) — supporting

  Charlotte is Salem's wife, whose trust in him is damaged after he is accused of exposing himself to a child. The accusation ultimately costs Salem his marriage and leaves him isolated. Mr. Monday late...

• Mr. Monday (played by David Steen) — supporting

  Mr. Monday fills in for an absent preacher and introduces Little Red as his son by fate rather than blood. Living beneath the church, he watches Salem and admits arranging a false accusation to turn C...

• Ghost Mother's Voice (played by Diane Robin) — minor

  A robotic woman's voice figures in Karisma's disturbing visions. Salem recognizes its quality as resembling the artificial voice box his mother used, connecting the voice to his family history and to...

• Salem (played by Spyder Dobrofsky) — minor

  Salem is the central figure, isolated after a false accusation destroys his marriage to Charlotte. He meets Karisma, hears about her visions, and connects a robotic voice to his mother and the ghost h...

• Little Red (played by William Troy Ford) — minor

  Little Red is introduced by Mr. Monday in a church sermon as his son by fate rather than by blood. He appears in conversations with Mr. Monday about life beneath the church, where Mr. Monday muses abo...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Salem → Ghost Mother's Voice (Family Son And Mother) — The voice links Karisma's visions to Salem's memories of his mother and his sense of a ghost in his house.

  Salem connects the robotic woman's voice Karisma describes to his mother, who spoke through an artificial voice box.

• Salem → Karisma (Professional Confidant And Client) — Their professional encounter becomes a tense exchange about Karisma's visions and the ghost Salem senses in his house; he sends her away when frightened.

  Salem meets Karisma, described as a professional companion, and she tells him about her disturbing visions.

• Salem → Charlotte (Family Estranged Spouses) — The accusation destroys Salem and Charlotte's marriage, leaving Salem isolated.

  The accusation against Salem costs him his marriage to Charlotte.

• Mr. Monday → Little Red (Family Guardian Figure) — Mr. Monday presents himself as Little Red's father-like figure and speaks with him about life underground.

  Mr. Monday introduces Little Red as his son by fate rather than blood, and their conversations take place beneath the church.

Story Dynamics

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

• Charlotte → Mr. Monday (Conflict Deceived By Manipulator) — Mr. Monday says his staged accusation caused Charlotte to distrust Salem and helped destroy their marriage.

  Mr. Monday admits that he deliberately turned Charlotte against Salem by arranging for a child to accuse him.

• Salem → Mr. Monday (Conflict Manipulated Victim And Perpetrator) — Mr. Monday reveals that he engineered the accusation that ruined Salem's marriage and life, then offers him a wish to regain what he lost.

  Mr. Monday admits that he arranged for a child to accuse Salem in exchange for money and says he deliberately turned Charlotte against him.

Story Analysis

Salem's isolation and search for answers converge with Mr. Monday's manipulation, a church's hidden spaces, and revelations about Salem's family.

Plot Progression

1. Fire, Wishes, and Hidden Threats — Mr. Monday fills in for the absent preacher and introduces Little Red as his son by fate. His story about fire and warning about wishes establish the church as a place where old tales connect with pre...
2. Salem's Public Ruin — Salem insists that the beach accusation was staged, but the people closest to him do not initially trust him. The accusation costs him his marriage to Charlotte and deepens his isolation.
3. Visions and a Familiar Voice — Karisma tells Salem about her visions of a church, a massacre of one, and a robotic woman's voice. Salem connects the voice to his mother but becomes frightened and sends Karisma away.
4. Secrets Beneath the Church — Mr. Monday's conversations with Little Red reveal his life underground and his thoughts about cameras and souls. Salem eventually meets him there and learns that Mr. Monday has been watching him.
5. A Wish and a Family Revelation — Mr. Monday confesses that he arranged the accusation and deliberately turned Charlotte against Salem. Beneath a wishing well, he offers Salem a wish and reveals the story of Salem's mother; the suppli...