Character Relationship Map: Things Heard & Seen

Characters

• Catherine Claire (played by Amanda Seyfried) — protagonist

  Catherine is an art restorer who moves from Manhattan to an isolated farmhouse with George and Franny. Troubled by bulimia and supernatural disturbances, she investigates the house’s history, consults...

• George Claire (played by James Norton) — protagonist

  George is Catherine’s husband and Franny’s father, hired to teach art history at a college. He forges a recommendation, lies about his paintings, has affairs with Willis and later becomes violent towa...

• Willis (played by Natalia Dyer) — supporting

  Willis is involved in an affair with George after George begins teaching at the college. Their relationship is discovered by Justine, who later confronts George about it. Although Willis has limited d...

• Eddie Vayle (played by Alex Neustaedter) — supporting

  Eddie is one of the brothers hired by Catherine and George to work as a handyman and babysitter. He is Willis’s cousin and Cole’s brother. After Catherine’s trust in George collapses, Eddie begins an...

• Franny Claire (played by Ana Sophia Heger) — supporting

  Franny is Catherine and George’s daughter. After moving to the farmhouse, she sees a female spirit in her room and becomes frightened enough to sleep with her parents. Following Catherine’s murder, Ge...

• Justine (played by Rhea Seehorn) — supporting

  Justine is Catherine’s friend and George’s colleague. She discovers George’s affair with Willis and overhears questions about his forged recommendation. After George runs her car off the road, she fal...

• Audrey Claire (played by Kristin Griffith) — minor
• Tom Claire (played by Cotter Smith) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Eddie Vayle → Franny Claire (Professional Babysitter) — Eddie has a paid caregiving role around the Claire household.

  Catherine employs Eddie and Cole as handyman and babysitter, and Eddie later remains connected to the family's childcare arrangements.

• George Claire → Justine (Professional Colleagues) — Their professional relationship turns adversarial when Justine learns the truth.

  Justine is introduced as George's colleague, and she later confronts him about his affair with Willis.

• Catherine Claire → Eddie Vayle (Romantic Affair Partners) — Their affair reflects Catherine's emotional break from George.

  After learning about George's lies, Catherine begins an affair with Eddie.

• George Claire → Willis (Romantic Affair Partners) — The affair exposes George's betrayal and contributes to the collapse of his marriage.

  George starts an affair with Willis, and Justine later discovers the relationship.

• George Claire → Audrey Claire (Family Son And Parent) — Audrey is connected to George through his parents' household.

  George takes Franny to his parents' home in Connecticut after Catherine's death; Audrey Claire is listed among George's family members.

• George Claire → Tom Claire (Family Son And Parent) — Tom is connected to George through the family home receiving Franny.

  George takes Franny to his parents' home in Connecticut after Catherine's murder; Tom Claire is listed among George's family members.

• George Claire → Franny Claire (Family Father) — George's parental role becomes part of his attempt to control the aftermath.

  George lives with Franny as her father and later takes her to his parents' home in Connecticut.

• Catherine Claire → Franny Claire (Family Mother) — Catherine is Franny's protective mother.

  Catherine lives with her daughter Franny, protects her from the house, and prepares to leave with her.

• Catherine Claire → George Claire (Family Wife) — Their marriage deteriorates under isolation, deception, and violence.

  The plot identifies Catherine as George's wife, and they move together with Franny to the farmhouse.

Story Dynamics

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

• George Claire → Eddie Vayle (Conflict Rivals) — Eddie becomes part of the emotional and domestic threat surrounding George.

  Catherine begins an affair with Eddie, while Eddie is also employed around the Claire household and George is already conducting an affair with Willis...

• Catherine Claire → Justine (Social Friend) — Justine provides Catherine with a social connection outside the isolated farmhouse.

  Catherine befriends George's colleague Justine.

Story Analysis

A woman trapped in an abusive marriage discovers that the farmhouse's spirits expose deception, violence, and moral damnation.

Plot Progression

1. A House Beneath the Surface — The Claire family relocates to an old farmhouse after George accepts a college position. Catherine becomes isolated, discovers a marked family Bible, and encounters supernatural signs.
2. Secrets Behind the Walls — George begins an affair while Catherine develops relationships around the house. A party reveals the property's violent history, and a séance confirms that more than one spirit is present.
3. Trust Comes Apart — George's affair, forged recommendation, and false claims about paintings are exposed. Catherine loses faith in her husband and begins an affair with Eddie.
4. Violence Takes Form — George faces exposure and attacks Justine after she confronts him. Supernatural imagery foreshadows his fate before he murders Catherine and stages a false discovery.
5. The Damned Escape — George avoids immediate arrest and takes Franny away, but Catherine's spirit joins the other spirit to reveal the murder to Justine. George's attempted escape ends in a fiery storm and symbolic damnat...