Character Relationship Map: Wanted for Murder

Characters

• Victor James Colebrooke (played by Eric Portman) — protagonist

  Victor James Colebrooke is the grandson of a notorious hangman who is gradually becoming insane and cannot resist strangling women to death. He is in love with Anne Fielding but fears he may eventuall...

• Jack Williams (played by Derek Farr) — supporting

  Jack Williams is a traveler delayed on the London Underground at the same time as Anne Fielding. The two quickly develop an immediate liking for each other, and after emerging from the Underground, Ja...

• Sergeant Sullivan (played by Stanley Holloway) — supporting

  Sergeant Sullivan assists Chief Inspector Conway in the murder investigation. He reports that his wife believes the name Colebrooke may be linked with earlier murders, although Conway says the police...

• Chief Inspector Conway (played by Roland Culver) — supporting

  Chief Inspector Conway investigates the murders committed by Victor James Colebrooke. He gradually pieces together the evidence Victor leaves behind, making him the principal figure pursuing the truth...

• Mrs Colebrooke (played by Barbara Everest) — supporting

  Mrs Colebrooke is Victor’s mother and a member of the family household examined by the investigation. She discusses Victor’s behavior with Mabel Cooper and becomes alarmed when Victor confesses his fe...

• Detective Ellis (played by Bill Shine) — supporting

  Detective Ellis contributes to the police inquiry through a report concerning Victor. The report notes that Victor sometimes visits a gramophone shop, giving the investigators another detail to examin...

• Mabel Cooper (played by Viola Lyel) — supporting

  Mabel Cooper is Mrs Colebrooke’s sister and Victor’s aunt. She discusses the family and Victor’s behavior with Mrs Colebrooke at home, placing her close to the household whose private concerns become...

• Corporal Nick Mappolo (played by Bonar Colleano) — supporting

  Corporal Nick Mappolo is a possible witness questioned about a murder in Regent’s Park. He says he passed the site and claims he can identify the killer by his back, despite never seeing the man’s fac...

• Miss Kemp (played by Edna Wood) — minor

  Miss Kemp is a possible witness in the murder investigation. She tells the police that she passed the site of a murder in Regent’s Park, contributing observational evidence that Conway and his colleag...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Chief Inspector Conway → Detective Ellis (Professional Senior And Investigative Officer) — Ellis's report adds an investigative detail to Conway's developing case against Victor.

  Detective Ellis produces a report noting Victor's visits to a gramophone shop, while the police obtain a search warrant.

• Chief Inspector Conway → Jack Williams (Professional Investigator And Witness) — Jack becomes part of the inquiry as the police test accounts from people connected with the relevant movements and locations.

  The police question Jack Williams while investigating the murders and considering possible suspects.

• Chief Inspector Conway → Miss Kemp (Professional Investigator And Witness) — Miss Kemp contributes to Conway's effort to reconstruct what happened near the murder scene.

  Miss Kemp is listed among the possible witnesses questioned about passing the site of a murder in Regent's Park.

• Chief Inspector Conway → Corporal Nick Mappolo (Professional Investigator And Witness) — Conway's investigation relies on Mappolo's unusual eyewitness claim despite Mappolo never seeing the killer's face.

  The police question Corporal Nick Mappolo after he says he passed the Regent's Park murder site and can identify the killer by his back.

• Chief Inspector Conway → Sergeant Sullivan (Professional Police Partners) — Sullivan supplies Conway with an unconfirmed lead, while Conway evaluates whether the reported family connection has evidentiary value.

  Sergeant Sullivan reports information about the possible Colebrooke connection to Conway during the murder investigation.

• Victor James Colebrooke → Mabel Cooper (Family Connection) — Mabel is part of the family setting surrounding Victor, although the supplied material gives her no direct confrontation with him.

  Mabel is present with Mrs Colebrooke when Victor arrives at the family home, and the conversation concerns Victor's behavior.

• Mrs Colebrooke → Mabel Cooper (Family Sisters) — Their family conversation places Mabel within the domestic circle concerned about Victor's increasingly disturbing behavior.

  The plot states that Mabel Cooper is Mrs Colebrooke's sister, and the two discuss the family and Victor's behavior at home.

• Victor James Colebrooke → Mrs Colebrooke (Family Son And Mother) — Victor confides his fear of losing control to his mother, but his distress leaves her unable to protect or reassure him.

  The plot identifies Mrs Colebrooke as Victor's mother. Victor returns home, tells her about his frightening impulses, and leaves her alarmed.

Story Dynamics

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

• Victor James Colebrooke → Sergeant Sullivan (Narrative Investigative Link) — Sullivan helps bring the Colebrooke name into the police investigation, although Conway says no confirming record has been found.

  Sullivan reports that his wife believes the name Colebrooke may be connected with earlier murders, directly linking Victor's family name to the inquir...

• Victor James Colebrooke → Jack Williams (Narrative Search-Linked Connection) — Jack becomes connected to Victor through the effort to locate him after the Underground encounter.

  Jack's character information states that, after meeting the young woman in the Underground, he assists her in locating Victor.

• Victor James Colebrooke → Detective Ellis (Conflict Subject Of Investigation) — Ellis documents Victor's movements, making Victor an observed subject of the police inquiry.

  Detective Ellis's report records Victor's visits to a gramophone shop as part of the police investigation.

• Victor James Colebrooke → Chief Inspector Conway (Conflict Suspect And Investigator) — Conway's investigation increasingly centers on Victor as Victor's disturbing behavior and the evidence connected with the murders become more significant.

  Chief Inspector Conway questions Victor while investigating the Strangler murders, and the police keep Victor under close watch.

Story Analysis

A murder investigation closes in on Victor as his fear of losing control grows, but the supplied account ends before the case reaches a final resolution.

Plot Progression

1. A Chance Encounter — A breakdown delays passengers underground, allowing Jack Williams to recognize a woman from his past. Their walk suggests a possible affection while the murder investigation begins in parallel.
2. The Police Follow Clues — Chief Inspector Conway questions Victor and gathers information from Sullivan, family members, and witnesses. Mappolo's claim about identifying the killer increases uncertainty rather than resolving t...
3. Suspicion Tightens — The police question Jack, debate the authenticity of a threatening message, and keep Victor under surveillance. The continuing murders make the investigation increasingly urgent.
4. Victor's Fear — Victor confesses to his mother that he recognizes something frightening in his own face and fears losing control. His rejection of becoming a different person reveals a deepening internal crisis.
5. The Unfinished Search — Victor searches for his notebook and leaves, while the police obtain a search warrant and examine Ellis's report about the gramophone shop. The supplied material ends before the search or final identi...