Character Relationship Map: Artifacts

Characters

• Mike (played by Felix Scott) — protagonist

  Mike is Kate’s former boyfriend, whom she tries to contact after their breakup. Once she persuades him that the danger is real, he joins her in investigating the victims and the artifacts found beneat...

• Kate (played by Mary Stockley) — supporting

  Kate is a workaholic whose relationship with her boyfriend is failing. After dreaming that one of her friends is thrown from a building, she learns the friend has died and briefly suspects herself. Sh...

• Brenda (played by Cécile Boland) — supporting

  Brenda is Kate’s employee and friend. She is found dead after staying late at their office, and her death is the first that Kate learns about directly. The discovery of a metallic object beneath Brend...

• Stu (played by Martin Swabey) — supporting

  Stu is a person Kate and Mike encounter as they try to understand the deaths and the objects found in victims. They discover the same kind of artifact beneath his ribs, reinforcing their suspicion tha...

• Mustapha Makkur (played by Jason Morell) — supporting

  Mustapha Makkur is a police officer who informs Kate that Brenda, her employee and friend, has been found dead. Kate explains that Brenda stayed late at their office but says she knows little about wh...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Kate → Mustapha Makkur (Professional Investigative Contact) — Mustapha informs Kate of Brenda's death and gathers information from her about Brenda's last known whereabouts.

  Mustapha, a police officer, tells Kate that Brenda has been found dead and speaks with her about Brenda's time at the office.

• Kate → Brenda (Professional Employer And Friend) — Brenda is both Kate's employee and friend; her death draws Kate into the investigation.

  Mustapha tells Kate that Brenda, her employee and friend, has been found dead. Kate says Brenda stayed late at their office.

• Kate → Mike (Estranged Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is strained by a breakup and faltering trust, but Kate persuades Mike to help investigate the deaths.

  Kate apologizes to Mike for their breakup and asks him to call. They later work together to understand the danger and question their memories of each...

Story Dynamics

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

• Mike → Stu (Unknown Jointly Investigated Contact) — Mike joins Kate in discovering that Stu has an artifact like those associated with the other victims.

  Kate and Mike encounter Stu and find the same kind of artifact beneath his ribs.

• Kate → Stu (Unknown Jointly Investigated Contact) — Kate encounters Stu while investigating the artifacts connected to the deaths.

  Kate and Mike encounter Stu and find the same kind of artifact beneath his ribs.

Story Analysis

Kate and Mike investigate deaths linked to strange artifacts, only to learn their shared past and the group around them may have been constructed as part of an experiment.

Plot Progression

1. A Friend's Death — Kate is disturbed by a recurring voice and tries to reach Mike after their breakup. Mustapha informs her that Brenda has died, and an unusual object reportedly found in Brenda's body deepens the myste...
2. The Photograph's Mystery — Reports identify more victims with similar circumstances. Kate reunites with Mike in the investigation, and a group photograph shows them alongside people they cannot remember meeting.
3. Artifacts and Fractured Memories — Kate and Mike suspect the artifacts may track people and discover one beneath Stu's ribs. Their own search finds no scars, while their memories and trust in each other continue to weaken.
4. The Watcher's Explanation — A man who calls himself Kate's eye reveals that the group was matched and that the events were an experiment. He says he cannot remove the artifact, then answers Kate's question about her identity by...