Character Relationship Map: Wild Things 2

Characters

• Brittney Havers (played by Susan Ward) — protagonist

  Wealthy high school senior plotting to steal her stepfather's fortune.

• Maya King (played by Leila Arcieri) — supporting

  Classmate who fakes being an illegitimate heir to split a fortune.

• Terence Bridge (played by Isaiah Washington) — supporting

  Insurance investigator probing a fatal plane crash and uncovering a deadly inheritance scam.

• Julian Haynes (played by Joe Michael Burke) — supporting

  Corrupt physician who falsifies DNA results to facilitate a multi-million dollar inheritance fraud.

• Niles Dunlap (played by Tony Denison) — supporting

  Wealthy, cruel stepfather whose death triggers an inheritance scam.

• Cicatriz (played by Ski Carr) — supporting

  Cuban gambler threatening the stepfather over unpaid debts.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Terence Bridge → Maya King (Professional Investigator) — His investigation links Maya to the fraudulent inheritance plot.

  Bridge learns that the inheritance affair was planned and finds blood connected to the conspiracy involving Maya.

• Terence Bridge → Brittney Havers (Professional Investigator) — Bridge's insurance investigation threatens Brittney's criminal plan.

  Terence investigates the circumstances of the plane crash and later questions Brittney about the inheritance scheme.

• Niles Dunlap → Brittney Havers (Family Stepfather) — Their family relationship is abusive and central to Brittney's revenge scheme.

  The plot states that Brittney lives with her wealthy but cruel stepfather, Niles Dunlap.

• Brittney Havers → Maya King (Romantic Lovers) — Their romantic relationship is intertwined with their inheritance conspiracy.

  Brittney and Maya reveal at the Dunlap home that they are lovers.

Story Dynamics

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

• Niles Dunlap → Julian Haynes (Unknown Subject Of Fraud) — Dunlap's alleged paternity is the basis of Julian's fraudulent medical intervention.

  Julian falsifies a DNA test intended to establish that Maya is Dunlap's illegitimate daughter.

• Niles Dunlap → Cicatriz (Conflict Debtor And Creditor) — Dunlap's unpaid gambling debts create an external danger that helps motivate his disappearance.

  Cicatriz threatens Brittney at home because Dunlap owed him millions from gambling debts.

• Brittney Havers → Julian Haynes (Alliance Conspirator) — Julian is a professional facilitator of Brittney's financial deception.

  Julian falsifies the DNA test as part of the scheme involving Brittney and Maya.

• Maya King → Julian Haynes (Alliance Conspirator) — Maya relies on Julian's fraudulent medical evidence to establish her inheritance claim.

  Julian falsifies Maya's DNA test, and the plot states that he is part of the trio's scam.

Story Analysis

A calculated inheritance conspiracy escalates through betrayal, murder, framing, and a final double cross.

Plot Progression

1. A Fortune Behind a Death — Brittney lives under Dunlap's cruelty and faces a restrictive inheritance after his reported plane crash. Cicatriz's threat adds pressure to the estate crisis.
2. The False Heir — Maya claims to be Dunlap's illegitimate daughter, and a court orders DNA testing. Julian secretly falsifies the result, allowing the inheritance scheme to proceed.
3. Evidence in the Shadows — Bridge questions Dunlap's alleged paternity after reviewing medical records. Julian panics, and Maya kills him before the conspiracy can be exposed.
4. The Blackmail Trap — Bridge uncovers the planned nature of the affair but lacks proof and loses his job. He then demands half the fortune, forcing Brittney into a violent counterattack.
5. The Final Double Cross — Brittney frames Bridge and discovers that Dunlap survived his supposed death. She kills Dunlap by sabotaging his parachute and escapes with the fortune.