Character Relationship Map: For a Cop's Hide

Characters

• Choucas (played by Alain Delon) — protagonist

  A former police detective commissioned to investigate a disappearance and a complex fraud ring. He faces multiple attacks, kills assailants Pradier and Commissioner Madrier, and becomes a target for b...

• Coccioli (played by Daniel Ceccaldi) — supporting

  A police commissioner who secretly maneuvers Choucas against his own dishonest colleagues to further his own agenda, acting as a key figure in the police corruption conspiracy.

• Commissaire Chauffard (played by Jean-Pierre Darras) — supporting
• Kasper (played by Xavier Depraz) — supporting
• Isabelle Pigot (played by Annick Alane) — supporting
• Pradier (played by Gérard Hérold) — supporting

  An accomplice involved in the fraud and drug trafficking ring. He attacks Choucas in the victim's apartment but is killed by Choucas during the confrontation.

• L'homme qui a tué Fanch Tanguy (played by Willy Holt) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Choucas → Isabelle Pigot (Professional Investigator And Client) — Her request gives Choucas the case that draws him into a dangerous investigation; her murder further changes its stakes.

  Isabelle Pigot hires Choucas to investigate her missing daughter.

Story Dynamics

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

• Choucas → L'homme qui a tué Fanch Tanguy (Narrative Investigator And Case-Linked Man) — Their encounter links Choucas's investigation to the killing, though the available plot does not describe their interaction in further detail.

  The plot reference says Choucas encounters a man connected to the case and learns that Fanch Tanguy has also been killed; the listed character is iden...

• Choucas → Kasper (Narrative Investigator And Person Of Interest) — Choucas follows Kasper as a lead while trying to piece together the disappearance and the surrounding conspiracy.

  The plot reference says Kasper becomes one of the names Choucas tries to trace.

• Choucas → Commissaire Chauffard (Conflict Corrupt Police Adversaries) — The available plot connects Choucas's investigation to dishonest police but does not specify a distinct encounter between him and Chauffard.

  Choucas's character information says he becomes a target of corrupt police; the plot reference places him amid police inquiries and identifies Commiss...

• Choucas → Pradier (Conflict Fatal Adversaries) — Their confrontation turns the investigation into direct violence and ends with Choucas killing Pradier.

  The character information states that Pradier attacks Choucas in the victim's apartment and is killed by Choucas during the confrontation.

• Choucas → Coccioli (Conflict Manipulated Investigator) — Coccioli steers Choucas into the investigation for his own agenda, leaving Choucas to suspect that he has been used as bait.

  Coccioli explains that he believes Choucas was deliberately drawn into the case as a target, and Choucas angrily challenges him.

Story Analysis

A former inspector investigates a missing woman's case, encounters escalating violence, and suspects he has been used to draw danger toward himself.

Plot Progression

1. A Missing Daughter — Choucas, a former inspector without his badge, takes Isabelle Pigot's case after her daughter has been missing for a month. The inquiry quickly meets resistance, and Isabelle is murdered.
2. Violence Closes In — Choucas encounters a case-linked man and learns of another killing. A police confrontation, a suspicion about the murder weapon, and Choucas's wound make the investigation increasingly dangerous.
3. Following Institutional Clues — Clues point toward the Baudrillard Foundation, where the missing daughter worked, and The Green Hill weight-loss clinic. The investigation also touches on Pradier's death and Pérez's activities.
4. The Bait Revealed — Coccioli says he believes Choucas was deliberately drawn into the case as a target. Choucas realizes he may have been used as bait and angrily challenges Coccioli, while the available account leaves t...