Character Relationship Map: Ben & Charlie

Characters

• Ben Bellew (played by Giuliano Gemma) — protagonist
• Charlie Logan (played by George Eastman) — supporting
• Sarah (played by Marisa Mell) — supporting
• Alan Smith (played by Vittorio Congia) — supporting
• Sheriff Walkers (played by Aldo Sambrell) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Alan Smith → Charlie Logan (Professional Investigator) — Alan's investigation also targets Charlie as one of the fugitives.

  Alan Smith is ordered to work on the case after descriptions of the fugitives, including Ben and Charlie, are circulated.

• Alan Smith → Ben Bellew (Professional Investigator) — Alan is assigned to investigate the criminal activities associated with Ben.

  Descriptions of the fugitives are circulated, and Alan Smith is ordered to work on the case.

Story Dynamics

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

• Charlie Logan → Sheriff Walkers (Conflict Fatal Adversary) — Charlie is directly associated with the confrontation that led to the sheriff's death.

  Charlie admits that a sheriff died during one confrontation, although he claims the killing was legitimate self-defense.

• Ben Bellew → Sarah (Social Past Acquaintance) — Sarah knows Ben personally from an earlier period of his life.

  Sarah is described as a woman from Ben's past and recognizes that he is still running from something and chasing money and freedom.

• Ben Bellew → Charlie Logan (Alliance Partner) — They are long-term criminal partners whose cooperation drives the story.

  Ben and Charlie reunite in Mexico and immediately discuss a new way to make money together. They continue traveling and committing robberies as a pair...

Story Analysis

Two criminal partners pursue wealth and freedom while violence, betrayal, and official pursuit place their partnership and fortune in jeopardy.

Plot Progression

1. A Fortune Already Gone — Charlie waits for Ben in Mexico, and their reunion becomes an angry confrontation over the fortune Ben wasted. They nevertheless begin planning another way to make money.
2. Sarah and the False Promise — Ben meets Sarah, who understands that he is still driven by escape, money, glory, and freedom. He refuses her two hundred dollars and promises to return wealthy before continuing with Charlie.
3. Violence Draws the Authorities — Ben and Charlie enter a cycle of robberies and violence, including a confrontation in which a sheriff dies. Their activities bring federal attention and place Alan Smith on their trail.
4. The Bandits Divide — The fugitives associate with established bandits, but a dispute over shares breaks the group apart. Ben chooses to travel south with Charlie while the others head north.
5. The Silvertown Chase — In Silvertown, Ben and Charlie attempt to place $52,300 under the bank's protection, but their scheme is exposed. Gunfire follows, and the money remains beyond the authorities' reach.