Character Relationship Map: Submerged

Characters

• Jeff Cort (played by Coolio) — protagonist
• Agent Jim Carpenter (played by Maxwell Caulfield) — supporting
• Richard Layton (played by Fredric Lehne) — supporting
• Buck Stevens (played by Dennis Weaver) — supporting
• Agent Wendy Robbins (played by Yvette Nipar) — supporting
• Owen Cantrell (played by Tim Thomerson) — supporting

Story Dynamics

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

• Owen Cantrell → Agent Jim Carpenter (Conflict Indirect Enemy)

  Cantrell's operation depends on stealing the Thunderstrike computer from the aircraft that Jim is assigned to protect.

• Agent Wendy Robbins → Owen Cantrell (Conflict Investigator Against Suspect)

  Wendy tracks down an accomplice connected to Cantrell and later assists in the raid on Cantrell's mansion.

• Buck Stevens → Jeff Cort (Conflict Opposing Interests)

  Buck owns the Thunderstrike satellite, while Cort's divers attempt to steal the computer used to launch it.

• Agent Jim Carpenter → Buck Stevens (Alliance Protector)

  Jim is hired to escort Buck Stevens and the other passengers to Hawaii, then helps organize survival efforts after the crash.

• Richard Layton → Agent Jim Carpenter (Conflict Adversary)

  Layton murders the pilot, kills the copilot, and crashes the aircraft while Jim is escorting the passengers.

• Owen Cantrell → Jeff Cort (Conflict Betrayer)

  After the divers fly toward Cantrell's mansion, Cantrell betrays Cort by fatally shooting him.

• Jeff Cort → Agent Jim Carpenter (Conflict Enemy)

  Cort shoots Jim after fatally attacking Layton during the underwater operation.

• Jeff Cort → Richard Layton (Alliance Former Accomplice)

  Jeff Cort leads the divers who are revealed to be Layton's accomplices in the plan to steal the Thunderstrike computer.

Story Analysis

A hijacked aircraft disaster becomes a struggle to survive, expose betrayal, and prevent the Thunderstrike weapon from being misused.

Plot Progression

1. A Mission Above the Ocean
2. The Aircraft Goes Under
3. Betrayal Beneath the Waves
4. A Fragile Way Out
5. The Weapon Is Stopped