Character Relationship Map: Missing and Alone

Characters

• Shannon Baker (played by CindyMarie Small) — protagonist
• Chloé Baker (played by Megan Best) — supporting
• Mackenzie (played by Verity Marks) — supporting
• Pete (played by Alex Poch-Goldin) — supporting
• Ella (played by Amy Groening) — supporting
• Park Ranger (played by Paul Andrich) — supporting
• James Baker (played by Karl Thordarson) — supporting
• Zach (played by Jesse Nobess) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Shannon Baker → Park Ranger (Professional Search Assistance) — The ranger is part of the effort to get assistance for Shannon's search in the park.

  Ella takes Zach to a ranger and promises Shannon that she will send help.

• Shannon Baker → James Baker (Family Widow And Deceased Husband) — Shannon is still grieving James as the anniversary of his death approaches.

  The plot says James died a year earlier and that Shannon plans a weekend getaway to remember him.

• James Baker → Chloé Baker (Family Father And Daughter) — Chloé's deceased father remains important to her through their shared visits to Amnesty Ridge.

  The plot identifies James as Chloé's father and recalls that she and James used to visit Amnesty Ridge.

• Shannon Baker → Chloé Baker (Family Mother And Daughter) — Their bond drives the search: Shannon's concern deepens into an urgent effort to find her missing daughter.

  Shannon is Chloé's mother. She worries about Chloé's safety, lets her go to Mackenzie's cottage, and searches for her when she fails to return.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ella → Pete (Conflict Withholds Information) — Ella's concern about Pete's possible response creates a reason to keep the latest information from him.

  Ella warns Shannon not to tell Pete yet, fearing he may protect Mackenzie.

• Shannon Baker → Pete (Conflict Disagreement Over The Search) — They differ over how urgently to treat Chloé's disappearance.

  Pete urges Shannon to give Chloé more time, while Shannon refuses to accept that her daughter is simply staying with a friend.

• Shannon Baker → Zach (Unknown Suspicious Witness And Helper) — Zach gives Shannon limited assistance and information, but her suspicions about the hikers complicate their interactions.

  Zach helps Shannon with her blisters, later discusses a photograph that appears to show Mackenzie, and Shannon confronts the hikers over evidence she...

• Ella → Zach (Alliance Search Partners) — Ella involves Zach in getting help during the search in the park.

  Ella takes Zach to a ranger and promises to send help while Shannon continues toward Amnesty Ridge.

• Shannon Baker → Ella (Alliance Allies In The Search) — Ella supports Shannon's search by pursuing leads and coordinating help.

  Shannon spends the weekend with Ella, and Ella investigates Mackenzie's account while Shannon searches the park.

• Shannon Baker → Mackenzie (Conflict Suspicious Interrogator And Witness) — Shannon questions Mackenzie's explanation as she tries to establish where Chloé went.

  Shannon contacts Mackenzie after Chloé disappears and investigates Mackenzie's account of Chloé leaving around midnight.

• Chloé Baker → Mackenzie (Social Friends In Conflict) — Their friendship is strained by an argument connected to the weekend outing, and Mackenzie's account becomes central to Shannon's search.

  Mackenzie says she and Chloé planned to take part in the Game of 72, but they argued before Chloé drove away.

Story Analysis

A mother's search for her missing daughter deepens as conflicting accounts and clues in a state park leave the disappearance unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. Grief and a Weekend Plan — As the anniversary of James's death approaches, Shannon hopes to remember him with Chloé. Chloé chooses a weekend at Mackenzie's cottage instead, and Shannon reluctantly lets her go.
2. The Missing Daughter — Chloé does not return or answer messages, and Mackenzie says the two girls argued before Chloé drove away. Shannon reports her missing despite advice to wait and doubts that the disappearance is harml...
3. Clues and Contradictions — The condition of Chloé's recovered car raises questions about what happened after she left. Ella investigates Mackenzie's account while Shannon searches Wolf Cry State Park.
4. Suspicion in the Park — Shannon encounters hikers who deny seeing Chloé and later challenges them over campsite items. Zach's photograph raises the possibility that Mackenzie was present and concealed from the posted image.
5. A Search Still Unresolved — Shannon heads toward Amnesty Ridge while Ella takes Zach to a ranger and arranges for help. The final information places both Chloé and Mackenzie in the park, but their whereabouts and what happened r...