Character Relationship Map: They Returned

Characters

• Sabrina (played by Valentina Sartorelli) — protagonist
• Lionel (played by Juan Ignacio Molina) — protagonist
• Lucio (played by Lauro Veron) — supporting

  One of the three children who vanish and return naked and traumatized. He is revealed to be the product of incest, fathered by his grandfather. Along with his companions, he orchestrates the supernatu...

• Paola (played by Camila Cruz) — supporting
• Sergio (played by Julio Mendez) — supporting
• Maria (played by Rosana Rossotti) — supporting
• Intendente (played by Germán de Goycoechea) — supporting

  The corrupt local mayor who embezzled state funds for a new hospital. Fearing negative publicity, he decides to commit the traumatized children to an institution. After encountering Lucio, he suffers...

• Isabel (played by Romina Pinto) — supporting
• Inspector Cohen (played by Jorge Booth) — supporting

  A federal police inspector assigned to investigate the case of the missing children. He uncovers the mayor's and judge's corruption, investigates the children's mother's lover, and ultimately witnesse...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Inspector Cohen → Lionel (Professional Investigator) — Authority investigating the missing child case
• Inspector Cohen → Sabrina (Professional Investigator) — Authority investigating the missing child case
• Inspector Cohen → Intendente (Professional Colleague) — Working relationship on the case
• Isabel → Lucio (Family Sister) — Sibling relationship
• Maria → Lucio (Family Mother) — Parent-child relationship
• Sergio → Lionel (Family Father) — Parent-child relationship
• Paola → Sabrina (Family Mother) — Parent-child relationship

Story Dynamics

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

• Lionel → Lucio (Social Friends) — Childhood friends before disappearance
• Sabrina → Lucio (Social Friends) — Childhood friends before disappearance
• Sabrina → Lionel (Social Friends) — Childhood friends before disappearance

Story Analysis

Three murdered children return as supernatural forces and expose the violence, corruption, and concealed guilt of their town.

Plot Progression

1. The Children Return — Three children disappear and return naked, injured, and traumatized. A federal investigation begins amid rumors about the town's past and the abandoned hospital.
2. Secrets Beneath the Hospital — The investigation connects the hospital to an old expropriation and alleged corruption. The death of the old Himmel and the teacher's warnings make the case increasingly supernatural.
3. The Dead Strike Back — The claim that the children are dead changes the meaning of the investigation. Officials attempt to suppress the scandal while a series of violent deaths targets those linked to the town's wrongdoing.
4. The Hidden Murder — The final lover of Lucio's mother becomes the focus of the investigation. Flashbacks reveal that he murdered the children and left their bodies at the old hospital.
5. Revenge on the Mountain — The returned children locate the murderer and drive his recreational vehicle toward a mountain drop. The crash completes their supernatural revenge while the inspector and teacher witness it.