Character Relationship Map: Killer Cover Up

Characters

• Jenna Simms (played by Cece Kelly) — protagonist
• Joe Simms (played by Chip Lane) — supporting
• Sally Simms (played by René Ashton) — supporting
• Stacy (played by N'dia Lamar) — supporting
• Stacy's Father (played by Robin F. Baker) — supporting
• Grace (played by Nicole Wheeler) — supporting
• Dan Rocklin (played by Greg Corbett) — supporting
• Principal Butler (played by Chantey Colet) — supporting
• Camilla Washington (played by Angelique Chase) — supporting
• Coach Ritchie (played by Marc Herrmann) — supporting
• Detective Willow (played by Dean Coutris) — minor
• Maria Tapia (played by Cristina Núñez) — minor
• Alicia (played by Grace Lawell) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Stacy's Father → Stacy (father)
• Jenna Simms → Detective Willow (Professional Investigator And Suspect) — Willow investigates evidence that temporarily implicates Jenna.

  Detective Willow searches the players' lockers after an anonymous tip and finds Maria Tapia's blood on Jenna's sweater.

• Coach Ritchie → Principal Butler (Professional School Colleagues) — Both school authorities attempt to manage the team's collapse.

  Principal Butler and Coach Ritchie struggle together to contain the turmoil surrounding the team.

• Jenna Simms → Coach Ritchie (Professional Player And Coach) — Coach Ritchie oversees Jenna within the troubled soccer team.

  Jenna attends soccer practice, while Coach Ritchie warns the team about its grief and anger.

• Sally Simms → Dan Rocklin (Professional Manager And Owner) — Sally works for Dan while attempting to establish a new life.

  Sally begins managing a hotel owned by Dan Rocklin.

• Sally Simms → Joe Simms (Romantic Separated Spouses) — Their separation creates continuing tension around Jenna and the family.

  The plot explicitly states that Jenna struggles with her parents' separation, and Sally and Joe argue about their family.

• Joe Simms → Jenna Simms (Family Father) — Joe is Jenna's father and remains involved in decisions about her custody.

  Joe remains in Detroit while Jenna moves with Sally, and he later returns to argue with Sally about Jenna's custody.

• Jenna Simms → Sally Simms (Family Daughter) — Jenna and Sally are mother and daughter coping with relocation and escalating danger.

  The plot identifies Sally Simms as Jenna's mother and shows them adjusting to another move together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jenna Simms → Alicia (Conflict Truth Pressure) — Alicia's fear and silence obstruct Jenna's effort to uncover the truth.

  Alicia is pressured to tell the truth, while Jenna continues investigating the team's hidden events.

• Sally Simms → Camilla Washington (Alliance Seeking Answers) — Sally turns to Camilla for information about the unresolved disappearance.

  After Jenna disappears from home, Sally seeks answers from Camilla Washington, the missing girl's mother.

• Jenna Simms → Maria Tapia (Unknown Suspected Assailant And Victim) — The blood evidence creates an unconfirmed connection between Jenna and Maria's apparent harm.

  Maria Tapia's blood is found on Jenna's sweater, although Jenna denies harming Maria and Willow admits the sweater could have been planted.

• Jenna Simms → Grace (Alliance Teammates) — Their shared team membership links Jenna to Grace's injury and its investigation.

  Jenna and Grace are part of the Fairmont soccer team, whose players are affected by Grace's serious fall.

• Stacy → Alicia (Conflict Accusatory Rivals) — Fear and suspicion divide Stacy and Alicia within the team.

  Accusations grow between Stacy and Alicia as the players react to the disappearance and Grace's fall.

• Grace → Stacy (Silencing Conflict) — Grace's attempt to reveal the cover-up places her in direct danger from Stacy.

  The players suspect that Stacy pushed Grace down the stairs because Grace was beginning to expose the hidden truth.

• Jenna Simms → Stacy (Conflict Investigative Opponents) — Jenna investigates Stacy while suspecting her of silencing Grace and possibly causing the teammate's disappearance.

  Jenna becomes determined to prove Stacy's guilt after the team suspects that Stacy pushed Grace down the stairs.

Story Analysis

A young soccer player investigates a concealed death while threats, planted evidence, and family conflict close in around her.

Plot Progression

1. A New Team and Home — Jenna and Sally relocate while Joe remains in Detroit. Jenna faces pressure to secure a place on the Fairmont team and protect her scholarship.
2. The Team's Buried Secret — A disappearance and Grace's fall destabilize the soccer team. A hidden confession reveals that the girls concealed a death and deceived authorities.
3. Suspicion Turns Dangerous — Grace's attempted exposure makes Stacy a central suspect. Jenna receives threats as the players turn against one another.
4. Evidence Against Jenna — Detective Willow searches the lockers after an anonymous tip and finds Maria Tapia's blood on Jenna's sweater. The possibility of planted evidence keeps the mystery unresolved.
5. A Family Without Answers — Jenna's attempt to investigate Stacy ends in arrest, while Sally and Joe clash over custody. Jenna then disappears, leading Sally to question Camilla and defend her daughter's discovery.