Character Relationship Map: Assassin

Characters

• The Assassin (played by Ian Hendry) — protagonist

  A professional hitman hired by MI5 to kill Ministry of Defence official John Stacy, whom the agency suspects of leaking secrets. Troubled and disillusioned after accidentally killing a bystander on an...

• Control (played by Edward Judd) — supporting

  A government official who assigns The Assassin the task of killing John Stacy and insists the murder must implicate the other side rather than look accidental. When he learns Stacy has been cleared, C...

• Stacy (played by Frank Windsor) — supporting

  John Stacy is a Ministry of Defence official whom MI5 suspects of leaking secrets and hires a professional assassin to kill. The agency discovers shortly before the planned attack that Stacy is not gu...

• Matthew (played by Mike Pratt) — supporting

  Matthew is one of the operatives Control orders to intercept The Assassin after Stacy has been cleared. He pursues the hitman alongside Luke, trying to determine his route and avoid losing track of hi...

• Ann (played by Caroline John) — supporting

  Ann is preparing to marry John Stacy while he remains unaware that he has been marked for death. At the wedding reception, she and Stacy share a tender farewell with their guests before preparing to l...

• The Back Up Man (played by Andrew Lodge) — supporting

  A secondary operative working with the professional assassin. MI5 does not know that the assassin has a back-up man, and after the assassin is run over before reaching Stacy, this man shoots Stacy ins...

• Luke (played by Frank Duncan) — supporting

  Luke is one of the operatives Control orders to intercept The Assassin after the agency learns that Stacy has been cleared. He tracks the hitman with Matthew, and the two try to work out his route wit...

• Stacy's Colleague (played by Drew Wood) — minor
• Stacy's Colleague (played by Edward Phillips) — minor
• Stacy's Colleague (played by David Rowlands) — minor
• Stacy's Colleague (played by Patrick Monckton) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Stacy's Colleague → Stacy (colleague)
• Stacy's Colleague → Stacy (colleague)
• Stacy's Colleague → Stacy (colleague)
• Stacy's Colleague → Stacy (colleague)
• Stacy → Ann (Romantic Fiancees) — Their wedding and farewell provide the personal stakes surrounding Stacy's planned departure and the threat to his life.

  Stacy is about to marry Ann, and the two share a tender farewell with their guests at the wedding reception.

• Luke → Control (Professional Subordinate Operative) — Luke acts on Control's order to stop the assassination and report back with proof.

  Control orders Luke to intercept The Assassin and bring back proof.

• Matthew → Control (Professional Subordinate Operative) — Matthew carries out Control's instructions by pursuing the assassin and seeking evidence of the outcome.

  Control orders Matthew to intercept The Assassin and bring back proof.

• Control → Stacy (Power Official Authorizing His Assassination) — Control initially directs the operation against Stacy on suspicion of leaking information, but changes course once the suspicion is dismissed.

  Control assigns the operation against Stacy, then learns that Stacy has been cleared and tries to stop the killing.

• Control → The Assassin (Professional Employer And Contracted Assassin) — Control hires The Assassin for a politically disguised killing, then urgently attempts to prevent the operation from going ahead.

  Control gives The Assassin the assignment to kill Stacy and later tries to stop him after learning Stacy has been cleared.

Story Dynamics

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

• The Assassin → The Back Up Man (Alliance Assassination Operatives) — The Back Up Man serves as the assassin's backup and completes the killing when The Assassin is incapacitated before reaching Stacy.

  The Back Up Man is described as a secondary operative working with The Assassin. After The Assassin is hit by a car before reaching Stacy, The Back Up...

• Luke → The Assassin (Conflict Pursuer) — Luke joins the pursuit intended to stop The Assassin, with the outcome of the interception left unresolved in the supplied dialogue.

  Control orders Luke and Matthew to intercept The Assassin, and they continue tracking him while uncertain of his route.

• Matthew → The Assassin (Conflict Pursuer) — Matthew tracks The Assassin as part of the attempt to prevent the killing, but the supplied account does not establish whether he catches him.

  Control orders Matthew and Luke to intercept The Assassin, and they pursue him while trying to determine his route.

• The Assassin → Stacy (Conflict Contracted Target) — Stacy is the target of the assassination operation; although The Assassin does not reach him in time, the operation still results in Stacy's death.

  The Assassin is assigned to eliminate Stacy, whom officials suspect of leaking information. Stacy is ultimately shot by The Back Up Man working with t...

Story Analysis

An assassination ordered on mistaken suspicion becomes a race to stop the killing, while the target prepares for a new life.

Plot Progression

1. A Contract Built on Suspicion — Control assigns The Assassin to kill Stacy, who is suspected of leaking information. The Assassin accepts the job while challenging the officials' treatment of their victims.
2. A Wedding Under Threat — Stacy prepares to marry Ann, unaware of the contract against him. The Assassin's past killing and confrontation with Janik complicate the mission.
3. The Order Is Reversed — Control learns Stacy has been cleared and tries to stop the operation. The Assassin is already on his way, so Control sends Matthew and Luke to intercept him.
4. A Pursuit Against Time — Matthew and Luke track The Assassin but struggle to determine his route. Meanwhile, Stacy and Ann share a tender farewell at the reception and prepare to leave.
5. The Backup Completes the Killing — The Assassin is hit by a car before reaching Stacy. The Back Up Man shoots Stacy, while the supplied dialogue leaves the attempted interception's outcome unclear.