Character Relationship Map: Mankillers

Characters

• Rachael McKenna (played by Lynda Aldon) — supporting

  Rachael McKenna is a former agency operative regarded as exceptionally dangerous and unpredictable, much like John Mickland. She proposes using an all-female team to exploit his expectations, recruits...

• Maria Rosetti (played by Christine Lunde) — supporting

  Maria Rosetti is one of the dangerous female prisoners Rachael McKenna arranges to release and recruit for the mission against John Mickland. She is taken from prison and put through harsh military tr...

• John Mickland (played by William Zipp) — supporting

  John Mickland is a former agency member who now leads an organization dealing in cocaine and weapons. He has killed agents and a girl, and the agency considers him especially dangerous because he know...

• Vicki Thompson (played by Thyais Walsh) — supporting

  Vicki Thompson is one of the female prisoners recruited by Rachael McKenna and trained for the mission against John Mickland. When the team fears Rachael has been captured or killed, Vicki reminds the...

• Terry Davis (played by Suzanne Tegmann) — supporting

  Terry Davis is one of the dangerous female prisoners recruited by Rachael McKenna for the operation against John Mickland. She is taken from prison and undergoes harsh military training alongside the...

• Williams (played by Bryan Clark) — supporting

  Williams is an agency representative involved in the response to John Mickland's violence. He reports that an undercover man inside Mickland's organization has disappeared, presumably after being disc...

• Christine Rollins (played by Bainbridge Scott) — supporting

  Christine Rollins is one of the dangerous female prisoners Rachael McKenna selects for the operation against John Mickland. Released from prison for the mission, she joins the other recruits in harsh...

• Margaret Skinner (played by Sheila Best) — minor

  Margaret Skinner is one of the dangerous female prisoners released and recruited by Rachael McKenna for the mission against John Mickland. She is taken from prison and put through demanding military t...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Rachael McKenna → Christine Rollins (Power Recruiter And Recruited Prisoner) — Rachael recruits Christine for the mission and puts her through the team's harsh training.

  Christine is named among the dangerous female prisoners Rachael arranges to have released and recruited.

• Rachael McKenna → Margaret Skinner (Power Recruiter And Recruited Prisoner) — Rachael recruits Margaret for the operation, where she joins the other women in military training.

  Margaret is named among the dangerous female prisoners Rachael arranges to have released and recruited.

• Rachael McKenna → Maria Rosetti (Power Recruiter And Recruited Prisoner) — Rachael recruits Maria for the mission and places her among the women undergoing harsh training.

  Maria is named among the dangerous female prisoners Rachael arranges to have released and recruited.

• Rachael McKenna → Terry Davis (Power Recruiter And Recruited Prisoner) — Rachael brings Terry out of prison and into the operation, where the recruits undergo military training.

  Terry is among the dangerous female prisoners Rachael arranges to have released and recruited for the mission.

• Rachael McKenna → Williams (Professional Mission Command Dispute) — They disagree over the team's readiness, and Williams's order accelerates the mission.

  Rachael says the women need more time, but Williams orders them to depart within twelve hours.

Story Dynamics

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

• Vicki Thompson → Christine Rollins (Alliance Mission Allies) — They share the operation and the team's crisis after Rachael fails to return.

  Both are named among the recruited women who undergo training and participate in the operation.

• Vicki Thompson → Maria Rosetti (Alliance Mission Allies) — They are part of the mission team whose members must decide whether to leave Rachael behind.

  Both are named among the recruited women who undergo training and participate in the operation.

• Vicki Thompson → Terry Davis (Alliance Mission Allies) — They share the mission and the team's decision point, though the plot reference gives no distinct personal exchange between them.

  Both are among the recruited women who train together and take part in the operation; the team debates whether to abandon the mission after Rachael fa...

• Rachael McKenna → Vicki Thompson (Alliance Rescuer And Grateful Recruit) — Vicki's defense of Rachael helps persuade the team not to abandon her when she fails to return.

  Vicki reminds the others that Rachael rescued them from prison and gave them a chance to regain their self-respect.

• Williams → John Mickland (Conflict Agency Adversaries) — Williams provides the agency with information about John's violence and organization.

  Williams reports John's killings of agents and another girl, and later reports the disappearance of an undercover man in John's organization.

• Rachael McKenna → John Mickland (Conflict Agency Adversaries) — Rachael leads the effort to stop John and argues for an all-female team to exploit his expectations.

  The agency recruits Rachael to counter John, a former agency member who knows its methods and weaknesses.

Story Analysis

An agency assembles a team of female prisoners to counter a dangerous former agent, and the recruits must decide whether to risk themselves to help their leader.

Plot Progression

1. A Trap and a Dangerous Former Agent — A cocaine and weapons exchange becomes deadly, and agents are unable to stop the operation. Williams reports further killings, while the agency identifies John as a former member who knows its weaknes...
2. Rachael Builds an Unlikely Team — The agency recruits Rachael to counter John. She proposes an all-female team and arranges for dangerous female prisoners to join the mission.
3. Training Under a Deadline — The recruits begin hostile and undisciplined, but harsh exercises gradually make them cooperate. When an undercover man disappears, Williams orders the mission to depart before Rachael thinks the team...
4. Infiltration and Resolve — The women infiltrate enemy territory and capture or eliminate guards, while John learns that the attackers are women. When Rachael fails to return, the team debates retreat before choosing to find and...