Character Relationship Map: Hokum

Characters

• Ohm Bauman (played by Adam Scott) — protagonist

  A struggling author visiting an Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes. Initially abrasive, he bonds with staff and uncovers a murder cover-up. After a suicide attempt, he confronts supernatural ha...

• Mal (played by Peter Coonan) — supporting

  The hotel's front desk clerk and primary antagonist. He secretly drugged and imprisoned a pregnant Fiona to hide his paternity, locked Ohm in the haunted suite to eliminate him, started an arson fire,...

• Jerry (played by David Wilmot) — supporting

  A vagrant who consumes psychoactive mushroom milk and frequents the hotel. He guides Ohm to investigate the locked suite, attempts a rescue, and is fatally shot by Mal. His drugged milk indirectly inf...

• Fergal (played by Michael Patric) — supporting

  The hotel groundskeeper. He intervenes during the break-in by subduing Jerry and transporting him to authorities, and ultimately rescues Ohm from the burning hotel.

• Alby (played by Will O'Connell) — supporting

  The hotel bellhop with aspiring writer ambitions. He initially shares hotel history with Ohm but later spikes Ohm's drink with mushroom milk, which contributes to Ohm's supernatural visions. He visits...

• Fiona (played by Florence Ordesh) — supporting

  The hotel bartender who befriends Ohm and shares property lore. She becomes a victim of Mal's cover-up, pregnant with his child, and was drugged and imprisoned in the honeymoon suite. Her discovery dr...

• Conquistador (played by Austin Amelio) — supporting

  A successful book trilogy authored by Ohm Bauman. It represents his past success and motivates his current creative block, serving as a narrative backdrop rather than an active character in the hotel...

• Witch (played by Sioux Carroll) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jerry → Fergal (Power Captive And Captor) — Fergal temporarily restrains Jerry after the break-in.

  Fergal apprehends Jerry, knocks him unconscious, and drives him to the Garda.

• Mal → Fiona (Romantic Lover) — Their concealed romantic relationship motivates Mal's cover-up.

  Fiona's tape reveals that she was pregnant with Mal's baby.

• Ohm Bauman → Conquistador (Professional Author) — The book series embodies Ohm's creative block and eventual recovery.

  Ohm is struggling to finish the epilogue of his successful Conquistador trilogy and later writes a more hopeful ending.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jerry → Fiona (Narrative Witness) — Jerry's account links Fiona's disappearance to the haunted room.

  Jerry claims that he saw Fiona's ghost directing him to the honeymoon suite.

• Mal → Witch (Conflict Supernatural Victim) — Mal ultimately becomes the witch's victim.

  The witch attacks Mal, places chains on him, and drags him to the underworld.

• Mal → Jerry (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Jerry becomes another fatal obstacle to Mal's cover-up.

  Mal shoots Jerry dead with a crossbow when Jerry enters the honeymoon suite to rescue Ohm.

• Ohm Bauman → Witch (Conflict Supernatural Opponent) — The witch represents the supernatural threat within the hotel.

  Ohm encounters the witch in the basement, repels her with a protective chalk circle, and later escapes the suite.

• Ohm Bauman → Fergal (Alliance Rescuer) — Fergal provides decisive physical assistance at the conclusion.

  After the hotel burns, Ohm collapses and Fergal saves him.

• Ohm Bauman → Alby (Conflict Antagonistic Acquaintance) — Their strained interaction contributes to Ohm's altered perceptions.

  Ohm humiliates Alby over his dream of being a writer, and Alby later admits spiking Ohm's flask with Jerry's mushroom milk.

• Ohm Bauman → Mal (Conflict Adversary) — Ohm and Mal become direct opponents during the cover-up's final stage.

  Mal locks Ohm inside the honeymoon suite, starts a fire, and later pursues him through the burning hotel.

• Jerry → Alby (Unknown Source Of Intoxicant) — Jerry's psychoactive milk becomes an indirect element in Alby's interference.

  Alby admits that he spiked Ohm's flask with Jerry's mushroom milk after an argument.

• Ohm Bauman → Jerry (Alliance Investigation Partner) — Their uneasy partnership exposes the hotel's concealed crime.

  Ohm confronts Jerry about Fiona and later breaks into the closed hotel with him to investigate the honeymoon suite.

• Ohm Bauman → Fiona (Social Friend) — Fiona becomes Ohm's most trusted connection at the hotel.

  Ohm is initially dismissive toward the hotel staff but warms to Fiona after she identifies the location of his mother's photograph.

Story Analysis

A blocked author confronts murder, supernatural terror, and childhood guilt before choosing recovery and hope.

Plot Progression

1. Ashes At The Haunted Hotel — Ohm travels to rural Ireland to scatter his parents' ashes at their honeymoon hotel. He meets the staff, grows closer to Fiona, and hears the legend of the locked honeymoon suite.
2. A Disappearance In The Night — Ohm attempts suicide but survives because Fiona intervenes. After his hospital recovery, he learns that Fiona has vanished and that Jerry is suspected.
3. Secrets Behind The Suite — Ohm and Jerry break into the closed hotel, but Fergal separates them. Ohm enters the honeymoon suite, confronts memories of his mother's death, and discovers Fiona's corpse.
4. Fire And The Underworld — Fiona's recording exposes Mal's murder cover-up. As Ohm searches for escape, the witch attacks him, Mal sets the hotel ablaze, and Jerry is shot during the rescue attempt.
5. A More Hopeful Ending — The witch takes Mal while Ohm reconciles with his mother's ghost and escapes the burning hotel. In hospital, Alby confesses his part, and Ohm completes a more hopeful ending for his book.