Character Relationship Map: Gone

Characters

• Jill Conway (played by Amanda Seyfried) — protagonist

  Jill Conway is the central survivor of a previous abduction and the sister of Molly Conway. Working at Lucky Star Diner, she investigates Molly's disappearance after authorities doubt her account, tra...

• Det. Powers (played by Daniel Sunjata) — protagonist

  Det. Powers is a law-enforcement investigator involved in the response to Molly Conway's disappearance. He initially participates in the police effort to stop Jill's search, but later hears Molly's re...

• Billy (played by Sebastian Stan) — supporting

  Billy is Jill Conway's boyfriend and becomes involved in the search for Molly Conway. He calls Jill with the false news that Molly has been found, a police ruse intended to stop Jill's investigation,...

• Jim LaPointe (played by Socratis Otto) — supporting

  Jim LaPointe is the serial killer who previously held Jill Conway captive among the graves of his victims. He abducts Molly Conway and hides her beneath Jill's house to lure Jill back, then attacks he...

• Sharon Ames (played by Jennifer Carpenter) — supporting

  Sharon Ames is Jill Conway's coworker at Lucky Star Diner. She shares a generous tip with Jill after it is left by a regular customer, and Jill later goes to Sharon's house to obtain Jim LaPointe's ph...

• Det. Peter Hood (played by Wes Bentley) — supporting

  Det. Peter Hood is a new member of the homicide department and the only investigator initially willing to take Jill Conway's report seriously. While other authorities dismiss Jill because of her insti...

• Customer (played by Jeff Cole) — minor
• Lt. Ray Bozeman (played by Michael Paré) — minor

  Lt. Ray Bozeman is a senior law-enforcement figure who appears after the main confrontation. He receives an anonymous package containing photographs of Jim LaPointe's victims and a map leading to the...

• Det. Erica Lonsdale (played by Kate Moennig) — supporting

  Det. Erica Lonsdale is an investigator who receives Molly Conway's account alongside Det. Powers. Molly tells them that she was assaulted and dragged beneath the house, and her statement confirms the...

• Molly Conway (played by Emily Wickersham) — supporting

  Molly Conway is Jill Conway's sister and the person whose disappearance drives Jill's investigation. Jim LaPointe restrains her beneath the house, but she escapes, emerges from hiding, reports the ass...

• Nick Massey (played by Joel David Moore) — supporting

  Nick Massey is the son of the locksmith company owner whose van was parked outside Jill Conway's house. Jill questions him and learns that he rented the van to a stranger, giving her the first practic...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Det. Powers → Billy (Power Police Ruse Participant) — Billy is used as the channel for a police attempt to control Jill's actions.

  Billy calls Jill and falsely says that Molly has been located; the plot identifies this as a police ruse intended to stop Jill's search.

• Jill Conway → Nick Massey (Professional Questioner And Informant) — Nick supplies Jill with the first practical lead toward LaPointe.

  Jill questions Nick about the locksmith van and learns that he rented it to a stranger.

• Jill Conway → Sharon Ames (Professional Coworkers) — Their workplace connection gives Jill access to a later investigative lead.

  Jill and Sharon work together at Lucky Star Diner and receive a generous tip from a regular customer.

• Det. Powers → Det. Erica Lonsdale (Professional Investigative Colleagues) — They jointly receive Molly's testimony.

  The plot states that Molly reports the attack to Powers and Lonsdale together.

• Molly Conway → Det. Erica Lonsdale (Professional Witness And Investigator) — Molly's account confirms the circumstances of her disappearance.

  Molly tells Lonsdale that she was assaulted and dragged beneath the house.

• Molly Conway → Det. Powers (Professional Witness And Investigator) — Molly's statement gives Powers direct confirmation of the abduction.

  Molly reports the assault and her escape to Sergeant Powers.

• Jill Conway → Det. Erica Lonsdale (Professional Subject And Investigator) — Lonsdale becomes part of the official response that validates Jill's account.

  Lonsdale hears Molly's report with Powers, and Molly's statement confirms the story Jill had been pursuing.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sharon Ames → Customer (Social Diner Acquaintances) — The customer interacts indirectly with Sharon through the diner tip.

  Sharon receives the generous tip with Jill after it is left by a regular customer at the diner.

• Jill Conway → Customer (Social Diner Acquaintances) — The customer is a recurring diner presence connected to Jill's workplace.

  A regular customer leaves a generous tip that Jill and Sharon receive at Lucky Star Diner.

• Jill Conway → Lt. Ray Bozeman (Narrative Unrecognized Source And Recipient) — Bozeman receives delayed evidence of the crimes Jill uncovered, without being told its source.

  Bozeman later receives an anonymous package containing photographs of LaPointe's victims and a map leading to the grave, material connected to Jill's...

• Nick Massey → Jim LaPointe (Unknown Vehicle Rental Connection) — Nick's rental transaction indirectly links the van to LaPointe.

  Nick says that he rented the locksmith company van to a stranger, and Jill follows evidence from that van toward Digger, later identified as Jim LaPoi...

• Sharon Ames → Jim LaPointe (Unknown Information Source) — Sharon possesses information that connects Jill to LaPointe.

  Jill obtains LaPointe's phone number at Sharon's house and then calls him.

• Molly Conway → Billy (Alliance Allies In The Search) — Billy becomes an immediate recipient of Molly's account after her escape.

  After escaping, Molly tells Billy that she was assaulted and dragged beneath the house.

• Jill Conway → Det. Peter Hood (Alliance Credible Witness And Investigator) — Hood provides Jill with early institutional validation.

  Hood is the only investigator initially willing to take Jill's report seriously after other authorities dismiss her.

• Jill Conway → Det. Powers (Conflict Skeptical Investigator) — Powers represents both institutional resistance and eventual confirmation of Molly's safety.

  The police initially use a false report that Molly has been found to stop Jill's search, while Powers later texts that Molly is safe.

Story Analysis

A survivor investigates her sister's disappearance, confronts the captor from her past, and chooses concealment after delivering private justice.

Plot Progression

1. The Sister Vanishes — Jill's past captivity explains why authorities doubt her. When Molly disappears, Jill begins searching despite police resistance and follows the first clue to a locksmith van.
2. Following The Van — Jill traces the van through a receipt, a vehicle, and the Royal Hotel. Evidence in LaPointe's room connects the investigation to her previous abductor.
3. A Meeting In The Park — Jill contacts LaPointe and meets him in Forest Park. His denial and the photographs of his victims deepen the danger surrounding Molly's disappearance.
4. Escape Beneath The House — Molly escapes from beneath Jill's house and reports the assault. Her testimony confirms Jill's account just as Jill discovers the original captivity hole.
5. Fire At The Grave — LaPointe attacks Jill and confesses that Molly was bait. Jill shoots him, burns the hole, and then returns to Molly while concealing the truth from police.