Character Relationship Map: Relax Freddy

Characters

• Frede Hansen (played by Morten Grunwald) — protagonist

  Frede Hansen is a cheerful traveling agent of jokes and pranks who is mistaken for a covert operative and drawn into a mission against a criminal organization. Though frightened and inexperienced, he...

• David Smith (played by Ove Sprogøe) — supporting

  David Smith is an agent recovering from a nervous breakdown who is declared fit for duty and assigned to investigate a dangerous criminal organization. Paired with Frede Hansen, he receives elaborate...

Canonical Relationships

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

• David Smith → Frede Hansen (Professional Assigned Partners) — The agency pairs Smith with Frede for the investigation, but Smith's approach fails and he is removed from the case.

  David Smith is teamed with Frede Hansen to investigate a dangerous criminal organization. Smith's attempt to approach a target as a salesman is judged...

Story Analysis

An investigation into a criminal organization unfolds alongside the disappearance of a Chinese envoy, while the available account leaves both the mission and the international crisis unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. A Diplomatic Warning — World leaders gather in Geneva, where Dr. Ling Fu publicly declares China's commitment to peace. Officials then find clues on a film roll and begin an investigation.
2. An Unsteady Agent Returns — David Smith is declared recovered after hospitalization and sent back into service. He is paired with Frede Hansen and issued an extensive set of spy equipment for the investigation.
3. The Failed Approach — Smith's attempt to approach a target as a salesman is judged amateurish, and the opposition becomes aware of him. The agency removes him from the case, while the criminals discuss capturing him and co...
4. The Missing Envoy — Dr. Ling Fu disappears, and a broadcast reports a ransom demand with a 48-hour deadline. The kidnappers hold him in an underground complex and threaten to use a remotely controlled submarine; the avai...