Character Relationship Map: Jane Doe

Characters

• Jane Doe (played by Teri Hatcher) — protagonist
• Avery (played by Mark Caven) — supporting
• Phelps (played by David Hemblen) — supporting
• Kurt Simmons (played by Kevin Jubinville) — supporting
• David Doe (played by Rob Lowe) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Phelps → Kurt Simmons (Power Superior)

  Phelps is described as the boss of David and Kurt's operation, while both David's DIA partner and Phelps are said to have a dirty agenda.

• Phelps → David Doe (Power Superior)

  The plot identifies Phelps as David's boss.

• Jane Doe → David Doe (Family Co-parent)

  Jane's kidnapped teenage son is identified as Michael Doe, and David Doe is explicitly described as Michael's father.

• David Doe → Kurt Simmons (Professional DIA Partner)

  David discloses that he is a Defense Intelligence Agency agent and that Kurt Simmons is his DIA partner.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jane Doe → Phelps (Conflict Operational Opponent)

  Phelps is identified as part of the dirty agenda surrounding the sting that uses Jane's clearance and places her under suspicion.

• David Doe → Avery (Conflict Counterintelligence Opponent)

  David explains that the entire operation is a sting intended to catch Avery and make him sell false data to the enemy.

• Jane Doe → Avery (Conflict Adversary)

  The plot identifies Avery as the brain behind the kidnapping and murder, while Jane becomes involved in the operation designed to expose him.

Story Analysis

A fired security specialist is pulled into a kidnapping and murder scheme that conceals a dangerous intelligence sting.

Plot Progression

1. A Mother Under Orders
2. The Manufactured Murder
3. Wanted And Abducted
4. The Father At The Ranch
5. The Compromised Sting