Character Relationship Map: Mach 2

Characters

• Shannon Carpenter (played by Shannon Whirry) — supporting
• Rogers (played by Michael Dorn) — supporting
• Stuart Davis (played by David Hedison) — supporting
• Captain Roman (played by Robert Pine) — supporting

Story Dynamics

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

• Shannon Carpenter → Rogers (Conflict Adversary)

  Rogers's hijacking damages the aircraft's radio and creates the emergency that Shannon helps overcome by repairing communications and supporting the f...

• Rogers → Captain Roman (Conflict Opposing Forces)

  During Rogers's hijacking, another rogue agent shoots Captain Roman and removes the opposing officer from the flight deck.

• Shannon Carpenter → Stuart Davis (Alliance Ally)

  Shannon repairs the damaged radio, helps keep the aircraft connected to air traffic control, and later gives Stuart the disk containing confidential f...

• Stuart Davis → Rogers (Conflict Hostage Taker)

  Rogers hijacks the Concorde, takes Stuart and the passengers hostage, and forces Stuart to surrender the disk.

Story Analysis

A political mission becomes an airborne hostage crisis, while the surviving passengers struggle to preserve the evidence and land safely.

Plot Progression

1. Evidence Before Departure
2. The Hostage Flight
3. Escape Across France
4. A Damaged Aircraft
5. Glide Toward Paris