Character Relationship Map: Tormented

Characters

• Darren Mullet (played by Calvin A. Dean) — supporting

  An unpopular, asthmatic student whose suicide follows prolonged bullying by the popular students. Returning as a vengeful ghost, Darren targets those responsible, killing them in increasingly violent...

• Justine Fielding (played by Tuppence Middleton) — supporting

  The school’s head girl and the central protagonist. Justine reads Darren’s eulogy, joins the popular group, and begins dating Alexis while initially ignoring Darren’s suffering. After discovering the...

• Khalillah (played by Larissa Wilson) — minor

  A member of the popular student group and one of Justine’s new companions. Khalillah receives a deceptive message attributed to Tasha and goes to the Art Room, where Darren’s ghost traps her and cuts...

• Marcus (played by Tom Hopper) — minor

  A member of the popular group who has participated in the social circle surrounding Justine and Darren. During football training, Marcus sees Darren’s ghost and becomes hysterical. After the P.E. teac...

• Emily (played by Ruby Bentall) — minor

  One of Justine’s old friends, whom Justine drops when she chooses the popular group. After realizing the cruelty of Alexis and the others, Justine returns to Emily and Helena and begs them to take her...

• Sophie (played by Georgia King) — supporting

  A member of the popular student group who becomes one of Justine’s new companions. Sophie encourages Justine to sleep with Alexis, then returns to the swimming pool to recover her watch and is drowned...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Darren Mullet → Justine Fielding (Romantic Unacknowledged Affection) — Darren's unreturned affection for Justine becomes central to the tragedy.

  Jason tells Justine that Darren was in love with her and gives her Darren's suicide note. Darren later brings flowers for Justine and reacts violently...

Story Dynamics

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

• Justine Fielding → Marcus (Social Group Connection) — They are connected through the same school social group.

  Marcus is among the popular students at the party and later participates in the group's escalating crisis after Darren's death.

• Justine Fielding → Sophie (Social Acquaintances) — Sophie is part of Justine's new social circle.

  Sophie joins the group hosting Justine at the party and later advises Justine to sleep with Alex.

• Justine Fielding → Emily (Social Former Friends) — Their friendship is damaged by Justine's social realignment.

  Justine drops her old friends Helena and Emily to spend time with the popular group, then later begs her former friends to take her back.

• Darren Mullet → Marcus (Conflict Victim And Avenger) — Marcus is punished during Darren's escalating revenge campaign.

  Marcus becomes hysterical after seeing Darren's ghost, fights him with a cricket bat, and is then impaled on an iron fence.

• Darren Mullet → Khalillah (Conflict Victim And Avenger) — Khalillah is targeted as part of Darren's revenge.

  Khalillah receives a message apparently sent by Darren's ghost, and the ghost later kills her in the Art Room with a plastic bag and a guillotine.

• Darren Mullet → Sophie (Conflict Victim And Avenger) — Sophie becomes one of Darren's supernatural targets.

  Sophie receives an insulting message from Darren's number, and Darren's ghost later attacks her in the swimming pool and drowns her.

Story Analysis

A neglected student's ghost punishes the social group that bullied him while Justine confronts her own complicity.

Plot Progression

1. A Funeral Nobody Mourns — Justine attends Darren's funeral despite barely knowing him. She joins a popular social group, while messages from Darren's number begin to disturb the party.
2. The Dead Begin Watching — A grave desecration ends in supernatural violence. Justine abandons Emily, finds a stolen teddy bear, and learns that Darren loved her.
3. Bullying Comes Due — The evidence surrounding Darren's suicide exposes the cruelty of the popular group. The ghost begins killing those connected to his humiliation.
4. The Truth Behind The Screen — Justine watches the bullying website and recognizes her own complicity. The group collapses into accusations while Darren's revenge intensifies.
5. The Inhaler And The Arrest — Darren kills more members of the group and attacks Justine in the final confrontation. Although Justine briefly weakens him, she is left to face the police alone.