Character Relationship Map: Disconnected

Characters

• Alicia / Barbara Ann (played by Frances Sherman) — protagonist

  Alicia works at a video rental store and becomes the central target of disturbing phone calls, nightmares, and an apparent supernatural threat. Her glamorous twin sister, Barbara Ann, dismisses Alicia...

• Franklin (played by Mark Walker) — supporting

  Franklin is an awkward young man who visits Alicia's video store despite owning no player and eventually dates her. He secretly murders women, abuses a corpse, kills Barbara Ann, and is shot by Tremag...

• Mike (played by Carl Koch) — supporting

  Mike is Alicia's boyfriend and a local disc jockey. He initially dismisses her account of the strange old man along with Barbara Ann, but later resumes dating Alicia after Franklin's death. His late-n...

• Tremaglio (played by Carmine Capobianco) — supporting

  Tremaglio is the detective investigating the murders of young women in town. While patrolling near Franklin's home, he hears Alicia's screams, confronts Franklin, and shoots him with his partner after...

• Alicia's Mother (played by Bette Kintzer) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Alicia's Mother → Alicia / Barbara Ann (mother)
• Tremaglio → Franklin (Professional Investigating Detective) — Tremaglio investigates the murders and responds to Franklin's apparent attack on Alicia.

  Tremaglio investigates the serial murders of young women in town. He arrives after hearing Alicia's screams and confronts Franklin at the house.

• Alicia / Barbara Ann → Franklin (Romantic Date Partner) — Alicia develops a dangerous romantic and sexual connection with Franklin.

  Alicia first declines Franklin's invitation, then calls him and agrees to go on a date. They later have dinner and sex at Franklin's home.

• Alicia / Barbara Ann → Mike (Romantic Boyfriend) — Mike is Alicia's boyfriend and later resumes dating her after Franklin's death.

  Alicia recounts the elderly man's disappearance to her boyfriend, Mike. Later, she accepts Mike's repeated requests for a date, and they begin seeing...

Story Dynamics

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

• Alicia / Barbara Ann → Tremaglio (Narrative Unintended Witness) — Alicia's distress leads Tremaglio to the final confrontation.

  Alicia's screams are heard by Tremaglio while he is patrolling the neighborhood, bringing him to Franklin's home.

Story Analysis

Alicia's attempt to understand violent crimes and impossible telephone calls leads into an unresolved nightmare.

Plot Progression

1. The Disappearing Stranger — Alicia encounters an elderly man who vanishes inside her apartment. She tells Mike and Barbara Ann, but the incident is dismissed while local murders remain under investigation.
2. Voices Behind the Line — Franklin begins pursuing Alicia at the video store. Strange telephone calls and nested nightmares make her distrust Mike and Barbara Ann.
3. Franklin's Hidden Violence — Alicia agrees to date Franklin without knowing that he keeps a bloody corpse and kills another woman. Their relationship becomes increasingly dangerous.
4. Bodies in the House — Franklin nearly kills Alicia, then murders Barbara Ann after her visit. Alicia discovers the body, and Tremaglio arrives after hearing her screams.
5. The Call That Remains — Franklin's death does not end the murders or Alicia's telephone torment. Her destruction of the phone fails to silence the sounds, and the elderly visitor emerges from her apartment.