Character Relationship Map: Take Me

Characters

• Anna St. Blair (played by Taylor Schilling) — protagonist

  Anna St. Blair hires Ray Moody for an unusually long simulated-kidnapping session and initially appears frightened and unwilling. She challenges his authority, resists him, and eventually takes contro...

• Ray Moody (played by Pat Healy) — protagonist

  Ray Moody is an entrepreneur who runs a business staging simulated kidnappings and interventions. He takes Anna St. Blair hostage for an extended scenario, but loses control when she denies knowing ab...

• Stuart (played by Jim O'Heir) — supporting

  Stuart is an overeating client who hires Ray Moody to conduct an aggressive intervention. During the session, Ray forces him to consume hamburgers after accusing him of cheating on his diet. Stuart la...

• Tom (played by Mark Kelly) — supporting

  Tom is Nathalie's husband and provides financial support to Ray Moody when Ray needs money for his business. Nathalie discovers the envelope Ray uses to repay him and becomes angry that Tom financed t...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ray Moody → Stuart (Professional Service Provider And Client) — Ray conducts an unusual intervention for Stuart; later, Ray sees Stuart eating a salad in a restaurant.

  Stuart contracts Ray to stage an eight-hour aggressive intervention. Ray confronts him about his diet and makes him eat hamburgers during the session.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ray Moody → Tom (Alliance Financial Supporter) — Tom finances Ray's business, and Ray attempts to repay him; the loan also provokes conflict when Natalie discovers the envelope.

  After a failed loan interview, Ray turns to Tom for money. Ray later leaves Tom an envelope of money as repayment.

• Ray Moody → Anna St. Blair (Conflict Kidnapper And Client Turned Opponents) — Their staged scenario spirals into a real-seeming struggle for control. Anna ultimately reveals she knowingly participated and offers to invest in Ray's business.

  Anna hires Ray for an extended simulated-kidnapping session. When she later denies knowing about his business, Ray believes he may have abducted her u...

Story Analysis

Ray's staged kidnapping business becomes a crisis of trust and control when his extended scenario with Anna appears to turn into a real abduction.

Plot Progression

1. A Business Without a Banker — Ray struggles to secure financing for his unusual business and turns to Tom. An intervention with Stuart ends on a hopeful note, while Anna's request for a weekend session gives Ray a new opportunity.
2. The Weekend Scenario Breaks — Ray stages a carjacking and interrogates Anna, who shifts from apparent fear to mockery and resistance. Ray hits her, then discovers that police are investigating her disappearance.
3. A Desperate Alibi — After Anna stabs him, Ray tries to manage the police presence and convince her that their arrangement was real. Her denials deepen his fear, and his attempt to keep her from leaving escalates the viol...
4. Control Changes Hands — Ray drives Anna to a remote home, where their conversation about their pasts turns violent. Anna defeats him, takes him hostage, and forces him to ride in her trunk before revealing she knowingly took...