Character Relationship Map: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things

Characters

• Stanley (played by Wayne Crawford) — protagonist

  One of two criminals on the run from Baltimore, Stanley hides with Paul in a Miami suburb to avoid prosecution. He spends time with several young women and has little direction beyond women and drugs....

• Paul (played by Abe Zwick) — supporting

  One of two criminals on the run from Baltimore, Paul hides with Stanley in a Miami suburb to avoid prosecution. Concerned that Stanley's social life will draw attention and get them caught, Paul takes...

• Jerry (played by Robert DeMeo) — supporting

  Jerry is associated with drugged-out girlfriends, and Stanley becomes nasty and violent when he spends time with him and them. The synopsis identifies Jerry as part of the company that brings out this...

Story Dynamics

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

• Stanley → Jerry (Social Companion) — Jerry is part of Stanley's risky social environment.

  Stanley hangs out with Jerry and Jerry's drugged-out girlfriends.

• Stanley → Paul (Alliance Criminal Partner) — Stanley and Paul cooperate as fugitives attempting to avoid prosecution.

  The plot centers on Stanley and Paul as two criminals fleeing prosecution together. They decide to lie low in a Miami suburb and create a shared conce...

Story Analysis

Two fugitives attempt to hide in Miami, but reckless social behavior and lethal secrecy destroy the stability of their escape.

Plot Progression

1. Fugitives Find Cover — Stanley and Paul flee Baltimore because of their criminal histories and settle in a Miami suburb. They create a disguise-based plan to avoid prosecution.
2. Reckless Social Exposure — Stanley continues spending time with young women despite Paul's concerns. His interest in women and drugs threatens the quiet life they are trying to maintain.
3. Violence Takes Hold — Stanley's association with Jerry and the drugged-out social circle brings out nasty and violent behavior. The concealment plan becomes increasingly unstable.
4. Secrecy Through Murder — Stanley's girlfriends become liabilities to the fugitives' secrecy. The disguised persona responds by killing them to keep them quiet, turning concealment into sustained violence.