Every Love Story Needs a Witness.

LILY SANTOS “THE INVISIBLE WITNESS”

Series Function Primary POV of the darkness. Antagonist in the plot, protagonist in her own love story. She is both victim and perpetrator, the only one who walks away alive in the pilot.

Logline of Her Soul A woman who has spent her life invisible decides that if she can’t be chosen, she’ll be unforgettable.

Core Wound Growing up, Lily was always the side character: the quiet friend, the girl in the background of other people’s selfies, the “you’re so sweet, I wish more guys liked you” girl. Her love and labor were accepted, but she never was. That fermented into a deep, wordless conviction: “If I disappeared, no one would notice.”

Deepest Fear That she is fundamentally unlovable unless she is useful.

Core Lie She Believes “If I love Mia the most — if I sacrifice the most — she should be mine.” The knife isn’t an attack; it’s “correction.” Framing Elisha isn’t evil; it’s “order being restored.”

True Desire (Unspoken) To be chosen openly, first, in the light — not as a secret, a backup, or an emotional support.

Persona vs. Reality Persona: Warm, funny, slightly chaotic maid of honor. “Tipsy but harmless,” ride-or-die friend, emotional glue.
Reality: Hyper-observant, rehearsed, constantly self-monitoring to appear “normal” (“Be warm. Be helpful. Be normal.” – pilot script). She collects information like a survival tool.

Worldview “Visibility equals safety. If no one sees you, they can’t protect you.”
“Love is something you prove with sacrifice.”
“If the story is recorded on camera, it becomes the truth.”
This fuels her obsession with footage & angles (studying the rooftop camera, hiding the SD card, planting it in the planter).

Relationship to Each Main Character Mia: The sun. The girl who once told her she felt safe and loved with Lily. Lily clings to that as gospel truth; anything that contradicts it (Liam, the engagement, Mia’s “I was drunk” dismissal) is betrayal.
Liam: A thief. He “stole” Mia’s destiny. A trespasser on sacred ground.
Elisha: A rival witness. Someone else who “sees” Mia, threatens Lily’s role, and ultimately becomes the scapegoat.
Olivia: A moral threat. Olivia senses things and will speak up; Lily watches her carefully.
Brian: Background noise—until he challenges her. Then he becomes another obstacle in the way of “purifying” Mia’s story.

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot She walks away “free,” but someone texts: “I saw what you did.” From here on, her world isn’t “Did I do it?” but “Can I control the narrative?” Each episode escalates whoever is threatening that control.

MIA BROOKS “THE PRECIOUS GIRL”

Series Function The face of the tragedy. Her death is the emotional center of the pilot, but her life—as constructed persona— drives the series’ themes of performance, identity, and visibility.

Logline of Her Soul A people-pleasing influencer who built a brand around perfection, only to die the moment she tries to outrun her own truth.

Core Wound She was rewarded her entire life for being “good,” composed, and palatable: the nice Black girl, the responsible one, the one who “made it out” and turned it into aesthetic content. No one asked what she actually wanted as long as she kept smiling.

Deepest Fear That if she stops performing “precious,” people will leave.

Core Lie She Believes “If I keep everyone happy—my followers, my fiancé, my friends—nothing truly bad will happen.”

True Desire To be messy, complicated, uncertain—and still loved. To say “I don’t know if I want this wedding” without it detonating her world.

Persona vs. Reality Persona: “Soon-to-be Mrs. Liam Brooks,” lifestyle vlogger, romantic and grateful. “This one matters.” – pilot script
Reality: Anxious, hyper-aware, slightly out of breath inside her own life. Watching herself from outside constantly.

Worldview “If it’s recorded beautifully, then it was worth it.”
“Being chosen (engagement, ring, wedding) is the endpoint of womanhood.”
“Conflict is a threat, not a path to truth.”

Relationship Dynamics Lily: Her oldest emotional intimacy. She did say “I love you” once (drunk or not), and she’s quietly pleased to keep Lily as backup emotional oxygen. She relies on Lily without interrogating what that means for Lily.
Liam: Her prize and her prison. He represents success + security + aesthetics. She wants the idea of him.
Elisha: Unspoken history. Emotional cheating, queer subtext, a version of herself that feels dangerous but honest.
Olivia & Brian: Social glue, comfort, familiar roles. They keep her world spinning.

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot Her death becomes a moral question, not just a tragedy:
“Did Mia’s refusal to confront her own truth help create this massacre?”
Future episodes chase that question through footage, secrets, and memory.

LIAM BROOKS “THE GOOD GUY WHO ISN’T”

Series Function Catalyst. Not a cartoon villain—sloppy, careless, selfish in ways that feel painfully recognizable.

Logline of His Soul A man who believes he’s fundamentally decent, even as his small betrayals stack into catastrophe.

Core Wound He’s terrified of being ordinary, un-special, unnoticed. He uses relationships as proof of his worth.

Deepest Fear Being seen as a bad person—or worse, being boring and replaceable.

Core Lie He Believes “As long as I’m not the worst person in the room, I’m still a good guy.”

True Desire To be adored without having to be honest.

Persona vs. Reality Persona: Charming fiancé, supportive of Mia’s vlogging, joking about the surprise party, “the lucky guy.” – pilot script
Reality: DM’ing “E” with “u free after?” in the car, juggling attention, assuming consequences will never truly land. – pilot script

Worldview “Everyone bends the rules a little.”
“If no one has proof, we can move on.”
“Women always forgive if you make them feel special enough.”

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot Even dead, his phone, DMs, and past behavior keep detonating: a posthumous breadcrumb trail that drives future conflicts, investigations, and flashbacks.

OLIVIA “THE ONE WHO SAW IT COMING”

Series Function Moral compass, future guilt-engine.

Logline of Her Soul A woman who notices danger early but second-guesses herself until it’s too late.

Core Wound She once tried to warn someone (friend, sibling, ex) and was dismissed as “dramatic.” Something bad happened. Now she hesitates.

Deepest Fear Being the only one who sees the truth—and being ignored again.

Core Lie She Believes “If I speak up and I’m wrong, I’ll ruin everything.”

True Desire To be trusted when she says “something is off.”

Persona vs. Reality Persona: Quirky, comedic, the friend who shows up with a bowl of olives as something “uniquely you.” – pilot script
Reality: Hyper-sensitive to micro-tensions—Elisha’s eye rolls, Lily’s weird toast, Liam’s glazed stare at his phone.

Worldview “Patterns don’t lie.”
“Silence is complicity, but speaking up has a cost.”

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot Her memory of Lily’s toast—Mia “living in the light” and “forgetting the shadows”—becomes key testimony later. Olivia has to decide whether to stay loyal to the friend group or to the truth.

BRIAN “THE DEFLECTION”

Series Function Relief and tragedy. He brings levity… until he dies, shocking the audience into realizing no one is safe.

Logline of His Soul A man who uses jokes as armor, only to discover that laughter doesn’t protect you from real violence.

Core Wound Conflict defined his childhood home; he survived by staying neutral and funny.

Deepest Fear Being the center of conflict. Being forced to take a side.

Core Lie He Believes “If I keep it light, nothing will really explode.”

True Desire To be taken seriously without starting a war.

Persona vs. Reality Persona: “Pre-game strategy, babe.” The clown, the bit, the group’s pressure valve. – pilot script
Reality: When the knife comes out, he panics but does actually try to protect Mia and confront Lily—and dies for it. – pilot script

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot His jokes, texts, and throwaway lines become evidence in hindsight: the things nobody listened to because he was “just being funny.”

ELISHA “THE MISFRAMED OBSESSION”

Series Function Red herring, scapegoat, and mirror to Mia’s repressed self.

Logline of Her Soul A woman who tried to move on from Mia, only to be framed as the monster in someone else’s story.

Core Wound She once loved someone who wouldn’t fully choose her. Mia is that wound rewritten.

Deepest Fear That she will always be “the almost”—almost chosen, almost loved, almost safe.

Core Lie She Believes “If I act like I’m over it, I can’t be hurt by it anymore.”

True Desire To have her love and her anger recognized as valid, not “too much.”

Persona vs. Reality Persona: Camera-ready, confident, glowing; the “baddie friend” in Mia’s world. – pilot script
Reality: Jealous, conflicted, trying not to show how much Mia + Liam’s dynamic stings or how unsafe she feels in that triangle.

Worldview “Everyone lies about who they want.”
“If there’s footage, they can’t twist the truth.”
And yet: Lily gets to the footage first.

Season Arc Seeded in Pilot Lily’s rooftop statement quietly frames Elisha as the killer. Elisha becomes the focal point of the investigation arc—an “obsessed ex” in the eyes of cops, press, and the internet— even as the audience is forced to question whose obsession really caused the massacre.