Character Relationship Map: Electric Slide

Characters

• Eddie Dodson (played by Jim Sturgess) — protagonist

  Protagonist who finances a furniture shop and nightclub, turns to loan shark Roy Fortune after failing to repay loans. He steals a vase to get a starting pistol, dates Pauline, and begins robbing bank...

• Pauline (played by Isabel Lucas) — supporting

  Los Angeles punk music enthusiast who meets Eddie at a nightclub and becomes his girlfriend and getaway driver. She rationalizes his bank robberies as providing a service. After being abandoned by Edd...

• Tina (played by Patricia Arquette) — supporting

  Eddie's upper-class friend whose expensive vase is stolen and pawned by him to fund his first steps into crime. She later recognizes him during a bank robbery, invites him to a party, and lends him he...

• Roy Fortune (played by Christopher Lambert) — supporting

  Ruthless loan shark who finances Eddie's initial venture. He pressures Eddie to use robbery proceeds to repay his debt, threatens to kill him when Eddie squanders the money, and coerces him into one f...

• Charlotte (played by Chloë Sevigny) — supporting

  Eddie's upper-class girlfriend who breaks up with him early in the story, prompting his financial desperation and turn to loan shark Roy Fortune.

• Detective Fred Mercury (played by Will McCormack) — supporting

  Police detective investigating Eddie's bank robberies. Initially frustrated by lack of evidence, he eventually tracks Eddie down, surrounds his house, and arrests him after recognizing the starting pi...

• Bank Teller (played by Joanne Spracklen) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Eddie Dodson → Roy Fortune (Professional Debtor And Loan Shark) — Fortune's debt and threats drive Eddie to rob banks and ultimately force him into a robbery under the watch of Fortune's thugs.

  Unable to repay his bank loans, Eddie turns to Roy Fortune for money. Fortune demands repayment, threatens to kill Eddie, and coerces him into another...

• Eddie Dodson → Pauline (Romantic Boyfriend And Girlfriend) — Their romance develops into a criminal partnership, but Eddie's abandonment of Pauline and her eventual rejection of him help bring his spree to an end.

  Eddie meets Pauline at a nightclub, and they begin dating after bonding over Los Angeles punk music. Pauline becomes his getaway driver, then returns...

• Eddie Dodson → Charlotte (Romantic Former Girlfriend) — The breakup is an early personal setback that precedes Eddie's worsening financial desperation.

  Charlotte is Eddie's upper-class girlfriend, and she dumps him early in the story.

Story Dynamics

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

• Tina → Bank Teller (Unknown Witness And Robbery Victim) — Their connection is limited to the same bank robbery: Tina recognizes Eddie while the teller is subjected to his demand for money.

  Tina recognizes Eddie during a bank robbery and speaks with him before he can leave; the robbery involves a teller whom Eddie targets.

• Pauline → Roy Fortune (Unknown Indirectly Entangled) — The plot links Pauline to Fortune only through her role in Eddie's robberies and the proceeds used to repay his debt.

  Pauline serves as Eddie's getaway driver while Eddie directs much of the robbery money toward paying Roy Fortune.

• Eddie Dodson → Bank Teller (Conflict Robber And Victim) — Eddie uses charm and intimidation against tellers, while a dye pack and a teller's later refusal to identify him affect the investigation.

  Eddie robs banks by targeting female tellers and complimenting them as he demands money. In one robbery, a teller's dye pack explodes in his car; in a...

• Eddie Dodson → Detective Fred Mercury (Conflict Detective And Suspect) — Mercury's investigation advances from a lack of evidence to identifying the fake pistol and making the arrest.

  Mercury investigates the bank robberies, later surrounds Eddie's house with police, and arrests him after recognizing that Eddie's starting pistol is...

• Eddie Dodson → Tina (Social Friend And Betrayed Acquaintance) — Eddie exploits Tina's friendship by stealing her vase; their later encounter at a bank leads him to leave with her car, which becomes part of the police investigation.

  The plot identifies Tina as Eddie's friend, and Eddie steals her expensive vase and pawns it for a starting pistol. Later, Tina recognizes him during...

Story Analysis

Eddie's financial desperation grows into a bank-robbery spree that entangles Pauline, Tina, and loan shark Roy Fortune before Detective Mercury arrests him.

Plot Progression

1. Debt and a Stolen Vase — Eddie's furniture shop and nightclub leave him unable to repay bank loans, so he turns to Roy Fortune. After Charlotte dumps him, Eddie steals Tina's vase and pawns it for a starting pistol.
2. A Romance and First Robbery — Eddie meets Pauline at a nightclub, begins dating her, and confides his plan to rob a bank. He carries out the first robbery, while investigators initially have little evidence.
3. The Getaway Partnership — Pauline becomes Eddie's getaway driver as he robs banks and directs much of the money to Fortune. A dye pack and Tina's recognition increase the risks, and Eddie's decision to leave with Tina's car st...
4. Threats and Arrest — Eddie's lavish spending angers Fortune, who threatens him and forces him into another robbery. Pauline returns to Eddie's house, police surround it, and Mercury arrests Eddie after recognizing the sta...