Character Relationship Map: Primate

Characters

• Lucy (played by Johnny Sequoyah) — protagonist

  A college student returning to her family home in Hawaii after years away. She shares a deep bond with the family chimpanzee, Ben, and helps teach him to communicate. When Ben contracts rabies, Lucy a...

• Hannah (played by Jessica Alexander) — protagonist

  A guest invited by Kate to join the friends' trip to Hawaii. She parties with the group before being attacked by the rabid chimpanzee at the pool. Later, she attempts to escape and call for help but i...

• Adam (played by Troy Kotsur) — supporting

  A deaf, famous novelist and Lucy's father. He discovers a dead mongoose in Ben's enclosure and arranges rabies testing. After learning Ben is infected, he returns home to confront the animal, stabbing...

• Kate (played by Victoria Wyant) — supporting

  Lucy's longtime best friend who invites Hannah to their Hawaii getaway. She parties with the group and is the first to notice Ben acting strangely. While helping Lucy retrieve a phone, she is brutally...

• Erin (played by Gia Hunter) — supporting

  Lucy's sister who lives in Hawaii and complains about her long absence. She is bitten on the leg by the rabid Ben during a poolside attack. She survives the initial encounter and is later hospitalized...

• Drew (played by Charlie Mann) — supporting

  A college-aged friend invited to the house. He arrives oblivious to the danger and is later cornered by Ben in Lucy's bedroom, where the chimpanzee tears off his jaw, killing him.

• Nick (played by Benjamin Cheng) — supporting

  Kate's brother who joins the group at Lucy's cliffside home. He attempts to calm and restrain Ben but is tossed off the cliff to his death by the rabid chimpanzee. His death marks the escalation of th...

• Brad (played by Tienne Simon) — supporting

  A college-aged friend accompanying Drew to the house. He is ambushed outside by Ben and beaten to death with a shovel.

• Ben (played by Miguel Hernando Torres Umba) — supporting

  The family's highly intelligent, adopted chimpanzee, taught to communicate via a soundboard. After being bitten by a mongoose, Ben contracts rabies and turns violently aggressive. He kills multiple fr...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Adam → Ben (Professional Caretaker) — Adam has responsibility for Ben's welfare before the infection becomes apparent.

  Adam discovers the dead mongoose in Ben's enclosure, arranges rabies testing, and asks Lambert to check on Ben.

• Lucy → Ben (Family Adoptive Companion) — An affectionate human-animal bond transformed into a tragic survival conflict.

  Ben is the family's adopted chimpanzee, and Lucy shares a deep bond with him. She gives him a teddy bear when she returns home.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ben → Hannah (Conflict Killer) — Ben prevents Hannah's escape and kills her despite her attempt to summon help.

  Hannah reaches a car and calls 911, but Ben finds the correct keyfob, enters the car, and mauls her to death.

• Ben → Brad (Conflict Killer) — Brad becomes another victim during the house siege.

  Ben ambushes Brad outside and beats him to death with a shovel.

• Ben → Drew (Conflict Killer) — Drew is killed shortly after arriving at the house unaware of the danger.

  Ben corners Drew in Lucy's bedroom and tears off his jaw, killing him.

• Ben → Kate (Conflict Killer) — Ben's attack destroys Lucy's closest friendship.

  Ben kills Kate by crushing her head with a rock while she helps Lucy retrieve a smartphone.

• Ben → Nick (Conflict Killer) — Nick becomes an early fatal casualty of Ben's escalating aggression.

  When Nick attempts to push Ben from the pool's cliff-facing edge, Ben tosses Nick over the edge to his death.

• Ben → Erin (Conflict Attacker) — A direct attack that leaves Erin seriously injured.

  Ben attacks Erin at the pool and bites her leg, after which she is taken to the hospital.

• Brad → Lucy (Social Invited Guest) — A brief social connection within the visiting party.

  Brad arrives at Lucy's house with Drew after the girls invite them.

• Drew → Lucy (Social Invited Guest) — A casual connection created by the group's invitation.

  Drew and Brad arrive at the house after being invited by the girls.

• Drew → Brad (Social Friends) — A partying friendship that brings both men into the dangerous house.

  Drew and Brad meet the group at the airport as college-aged men looking to party, and later arrive together at the house.

• Lucy → Hannah (Social Group Companion) — A limited social connection formed through the shared trip.

  Lucy travels with the group after Kate invites Hannah, and she is present during the pool attack involving Hannah.

• Lucy → Nick (Alliance Survival Teammates) — They cooperate directly in an unsuccessful effort to contain Ben.

  Lucy and Nick attempt to restrain Ben with a rope after the poolside attack.

• Kate → Hannah (Social Inviting Friend) — Kate's decision expands the group and brings Hannah into the danger.

  Kate invites Hannah to join the Hawaii trip, although Lucy is dismayed by the additional guest.

• Lucy → Kate (Social Best Friends) — A close friendship that places Kate directly beside Lucy during the crisis.

  Kate is described as Lucy's longtime best friend and accompanies her on the trip to Hawaii.

Story Analysis

A returning daughter and her family struggle to survive when their intelligent adopted chimpanzee becomes violently rabid.

Plot Progression

1. Homecoming Among Familiar Faces — Lucy returns to Hawaii with Kate and meets the expanded group at her family home. The family introduces Ben as an intelligent adopted chimpanzee with a communication system.
2. The Bite Beneath the Calm — Adam discovers that Ben was bitten by a mongoose and plans to have the animal tested. While the friends party, Ben's condition worsens and he kills the veterinarian before escaping.
3. Trapped Beside the Pool — Ben attacks the group at the pool, injures Erin, and kills Nick when the restraint attempt fails. The survivors use a pool float for temporary protection, but Kate is later killed.
4. Escape Routes Collapse — Adam learns that the mongoose carried rabies and abandons his film opportunity to return home. Drew, Brad, and Hannah are killed as Ben controls the house and defeats every escape attempt.
5. The Family's Last Stand — Adam reunites with Lucy and Erin and helps fight Ben with a broken wine bottle. Ben dies after falling onto a broken chair leg, while the surviving family receives medical help and an unsettling final...