Character Relationship Map: The Devil's Hand

Characters

• Jacob Brown (played by Rufus Sewell) — protagonist

  Mary's father, Jacob opposed killing the six girls at birth, arguing that they were a miracle. As the elders tighten control, he tries to protect Mary, rejects the claim that her seizures prove supern...

• Mary (played by Alycia Debnam-Carey) — protagonist

  Jacob's daughter, Mary is one of the girls born on June 6 under the prophecy and approaches her eighteenth birthday amid the elders' suspicion. She suffers increasingly severe seizures, prompting Jaco...

• Ruth (played by Adelaide Kane) — supporting

  One of the girls approaching her eighteenth birthday, Ruth is questioned after the unauthorized party and later rejects the community's account of Abby and Hannah's murders. She accuses a powerful com...

• Sarah (played by Leah Pipes) — supporting

  One of the girls approaching her eighteenth birthday, Sarah joins Abby, Mary, and Ruth at an unauthorized party outside the community. After Hannah disappears, Sarah is questioned and placed under the...

• Trevor (played by Thomas McDonell) — supporting

  Trevor helps Mary locate Ruth after Ruth is shunned for accusing a powerful member of the community of killing Abby and Hannah. His assistance connects Mary with Ruth, who has found refuge with her mo...

• Sarah's mother (played by Jane McNeill) — minor
• Tobias Maker (played by Robin Dale Robertson) — minor

  Tobias Maker dies while trying to protect Sarah. His death is mourned by the community and is among the killings the elders use to intensify their control over New Bethlehem.

• Rebekah (played by Jennifer Carpenter) — supporting

  Rebekah becomes convinced that Mary is showing the Devil's influence as Mary's seizures worsen and her eighteenth birthday approaches. Her suspicion reflects the community's growing fear that Mary may...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sarah's mother → Sarah (mother)
• Jacob Brown → Mary (Family Father) — Jacob rejects the elders' supernatural explanation of Mary's condition and tries to protect her from their control.

  The character profile identifies Jacob as Mary's father, and the plot says he secretly takes her to safety and seeks a doctor.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sarah → Tobias Maker (Alliance Protector) — Tobias loses his life while attempting to protect Sarah.

  The community mourns Tobias Maker, who died while trying to protect Sarah.

• Mary → Rebekah (Conflict Accuser) — Rebekah interprets Mary's condition as evidence of demonic influence, placing Mary under suspicion.

  Rebekah becomes convinced that Mary is showing the Devil's influence.

• Trevor → Mary (Alliance Helper) — Trevor supports Mary by helping her find Ruth after Ruth takes refuge outside the community.

  The plot states that Trevor helps Mary locate Ruth.

• Mary → Ruth (Social Friend) — Mary and Ruth share a connection that persists after Ruth is shunned and leaves the community.

  Abby takes Mary, Sarah, and Ruth to the unauthorized party, and Trevor later helps Mary locate Ruth.

• Mary → Sarah (Social Friend) — Sarah is part of Mary's close circle and becomes connected to Jacob's effort to shelter her.

  Abby takes Mary, Sarah, and Ruth to an unauthorized party, and Jacob later takes Mary to Sarah's home.

• Jacob Brown → Sarah (Alliance Seeks Refuge) — Jacob relies on Sarah's home as a place to hide Mary from the elders.

  Jacob secretly takes Mary to Sarah's home while trying to protect her.

• Jacob Brown → Ruth (Alliance Defender Of Her Life) — Jacob's refusal to allow the newborn girls to be killed protects Ruth as well as the other prophesied children.

  At the girls' births, Jacob argues that the children are a miracle and refuses to let them be killed; Ruth is one of the girls.

Story Analysis

A prophecy and a closed religious community's fear drive escalating violence as Jacob tries to protect Mary from the elders.

Plot Progression

1. Prophecy and Forbidden Freedom — The elders fear the prophecy surrounding six girls, while Jacob prevents them from killing the newborns. Years later, the girls face strict rules as their eighteenth birthdays approach, and Abby takes...
2. Murders and Community Control — Hannah disappears, and the elders tighten restrictions after questioning the girls. Abby and Hannah are found murdered, Tobias dies protecting Sarah, and the community's response deepens suspicion.
3. Ruth's Defiance — Ruth rejects the official account and accuses a powerful community member of the murders, prompting the community to shun her. Trevor helps Mary find Ruth outside New Bethlehem as Rebekah grows suspic...
4. The Midnight Reckoning — Mary's seizures worsen as her birthday approaches, and Jacob hides her at Sarah's home while insisting she needs medical care. The elders find her and gather at the chapel for the reckoning; Mary's pr...