Character Relationship Map: Smoke Screen

Characters

• Britt Shelley (played by Jaime Pressly) — protagonist

  Britt is a reporter who wakes beside Jay with no memory of the previous night and soon becomes a suspect after he is found dead. She denies the account investigators construct and believes she was dru...

• Raley Gannon (played by Currie Graham) — protagonist

  Raley is a man who, five years earlier, woke with no memory and became a suspect in a woman's death. He has also been blamed publicly for Suzi's death, and Britt's reporting has increased pressure on...

• Detective Clark (played by Blu Mankuma) — supporting

  Detective Clark questions Britt about her relationship with Jay and whether she may have been involved in his death. His questioning is part of the police investigation that treats Britt as a suspect,...

• Suzi (played by Marie Avgeropoulos) — supporting

  Suzi is a woman whose death has been publicly blamed on Raley. The accusations against him form part of the pressure surrounding Britt and Raley as they investigate whether their memory gaps and the c...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Britt Shelley → Detective Clark (Professional Investigator And Subject) — Clark questions Britt as the investigation focuses suspicion on her.

  Detective Clark questions Britt about her relationship with Jay and whether she may have been involved in Jay's death. The police suspect Britt.

Story Dynamics

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

• Britt Shelley → Suzi (Narrative Reporting Intensifies Scrutiny) — Britt's reporting contributes to public pressure surrounding the accusations connected to Suzi's death.

  The plot reference says Britt's reporting has intensified the pressure on Raley, who has been blamed publicly for Suzi's death.

• Raley Gannon → Suzi (Conflict Publicly Blamed For Her Death) — Raley faces public blame connected to Suzi's death.

  The plot reference says Raley has been blamed publicly for Suzi's death.

• Britt Shelley → Raley Gannon (Alliance Investigative Partners) — They join forces to investigate the accusations and related deaths.

  Britt and Raley investigate whether their memory gaps and accusations are part of a larger pattern. They are later attacked while together, deepening...

Story Analysis

Britt and Raley investigate memory gaps, accusations, and deaths that appear connected, but the supplied dialogue ends before the case is resolved.

Plot Progression

1. A Night Without Memory — Britt wakes beside Jay without remembering the previous night, and Jay is soon found dead. Reports of an unidentified emergency caller and police questioning place Britt under suspicion.
2. The Staged Scene Theory — Investigators suggest Britt had a motive to kill Jay, but she rejects their account and suspects she was drugged. She connects her experience to Raley's earlier case involving memory loss and a death.
3. A Shared Pattern of Accusations — Britt and Raley investigate whether their accusations and memory gaps are connected. Their inquiry leads to Cleveland's death and questions about the officers who handled his arrest.
4. Danger and the Fire Connection — The deaths of Jay and another officer shift suspicion toward a remaining officer, while Britt and Raley are attacked. A clue connects Cleveland's arrest and an attack on Pat Jr. to dates around the po...