Character Relationship Map: Loot

Characters

• Inspector Truscott (played by Richard Attenborough) — protagonist

  A police inspector investigating the bank robbery, Truscott questions the suspects and searches for the stolen money. He presents himself as a water-board official while probing the household and its...

• Nurse Fay McMahon (played by Lee Remick) — supporting

  Former nurse to Hal's mother. She aggressively courts hotel owner Mr. McLeavy and is having an affair with Dennis, though she is primarily motivated by his sudden wealth. Inspector Truscott suspects h...

• Dennis (played by Hywel Bennett) — supporting

  Hal's accomplice in the bank robbery, Dennis works with him to conceal the stolen money and evade the police. He works at a funeral parlour and uses a coffin to hide the proceeds. His relationship wit...

• Hal (played by Roy Holder) — supporting

  Mr. McLeavy's son, Hal pretends to take walks for fresh air while secretly participating in a bank robbery with Dennis. He is involved in hiding the stolen money and fears that examining his mother's...

• Mr. McLeavy (played by Milo O'Shea) — supporting

  Hal's father, Mr. McLeavy mourns his dying wife and believes Fay was hired to nurse her back to health. He remains unaware of the full deception surrounding the robbery and the concealment of the mone...

• Bank Manager (played by Harold Innocent) — supporting
• Mrs. McLeavy (played by Jean Marlow) — minor

  Mr. McLeavy's wife and Hal's mother, Mrs. McLeavy is dying as the funeral approaches. Fay, who was supposed to nurse her, later confesses to deliberately poisoning her. Her body becomes central to the...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Inspector Truscott → Mrs. McLeavy (Professional Investigator And Deceased Subject) — The examination of Mrs. McLeavy's body could reveal the poisoning and expose the other concealed crimes.

  Truscott arranges for Mrs. McLeavy's body to be transported to the coroner's court for examination.

• Nurse Fay McMahon → Mr. McLeavy (Romantic Aggressive Suitor And Target) — Fay's romantic pursuit operates alongside her deception about Mrs. McLeavy's care and death.

  The plot says Fay aggressively courts Mr. McLeavy, while he believes she was hired to nurse his wife.

• Dennis → Nurse Fay McMahon (Romantic Lovers) — Their affair complicates the robbery scheme because Fay is also connected to Hal's family and the household's concealed secrets.

  The character profiles state that Dennis is having an affair with Nurse Fay McMahon.

• Hal → Dennis (Romantic Boyfriends And Robbery Partners) — Their romantic partnership is also a criminal partnership, with both men trying to escape with and conceal the stolen money.

  The character profiles identify Dennis as Hal's boyfriend, and the plot states that they rob a nearby bank together.

• Mr. McLeavy → Mrs. McLeavy (Family Husband And Wife) — Mr. McLeavy's grief makes him vulnerable to the deception surrounding his wife's death and funeral.

  Mr. McLeavy grieves over his dying wife and later mourns after Mrs. McLeavy's death.

• Hal → Mrs. McLeavy (Family Son And Concealer) — Hal's filial connection becomes entangled with criminal concealment when he uses his mother's coffin to hide the bank money.

  Hal hides the stolen proceeds in the coffin of his recently deceased mother, Mrs. McLeavy.

• Hal → Mr. McLeavy (Family Son) — Hal conceals the robbery money and the truth about his mother's death while Mr. McLeavy remains unaware of his son's actions.

  The plot identifies Hal as Mr. McLeavy's son and places them together in the hotel household.

Story Dynamics

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

• Nurse Fay McMahon → Hal (Social Former Nurse And Farewell Ally) — Their connection shifts from household association to a final emotional exchange as Hal fears imprisonment.

  Fay was Hal's mother's nurse, and she says goodbye to Hal while promising to wait for him.

• Dennis → Mrs. McLeavy (Unknown Concealer And Unwitting Cover) — Dennis's criminal plan depends on the funeral circumstances and the coffin remaining beyond police suspicion.

  Dennis helps conceal the stolen money in a coffin while the household manages the funeral and the movements of Mrs. McLeavy's body.

• Hal → Bank Manager (Conflict Robber And Victim) — Hal's involvement in the robbery creates the legal danger that Truscott investigates throughout the story.

  The plot states that Hal participates in a bank robbery, while the Bank Manager is the named banking figure in the character list.

• Dennis → Bank Manager (Conflict Robber And Victim) — Dennis is implicated in the robbery that initiates the criminal scheme and drives the search for the stolen money.

  The plot states that Dennis and Hal rob a bank, and the character list identifies the Bank Manager as a named participant in the story.

• Inspector Truscott → Dennis (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Truscott questions the household and searches for evidence that could connect Dennis to the robbery and hidden money.

  Truscott immediately suspects Dennis alongside Hal, while Dennis is identified as Hal's robbery accomplice.

• Inspector Truscott → Hal (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Truscott's investigation threatens Hal's attempt to keep the stolen money hidden in the hotel.

  The character profile states that Truscott immediately suspects Hal in connection with the bank robbery.

• Inspector Truscott → Nurse Fay McMahon (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Truscott's suspicions eventually align with Fay's confession and help expose the deception surrounding Mrs. McLeavy's death.

  Inspector Truscott fixates on Fay and suspects that she poisoned Hal's mother.

• Nurse Fay McMahon → Mrs. McLeavy (Conflict Poisoner And Patient) — Fay's decision to poison her patient becomes the central revelation that threatens the entire household conspiracy.

  Fay directly confesses that she deliberately poisoned Mrs. McLeavy after deciding she could not save her.

Story Analysis

A bank robbery becomes inseparable from a poisoned death, a concealed coffin, and an investigation that threatens to expose everyone.

Plot Progression

1. Grief Masks A Robbery — Mr. McLeavy grieves while Hal pretends to take walks. Hal and Dennis rob a bank and hide the stolen money in a coffin.
2. Death In The Household — Fay appears to nurse Mrs. McLeavy while pursuing Mr. McLeavy. Mrs. McLeavy dies, and the funeral becomes a means of protecting the criminal concealment.
3. The Investigator Arrives — Inspector Truscott enters under a false professional identity and questions the suspects. His searches make the hidden money and the coffin increasingly dangerous.
4. Confession And Exposure — Fay confesses to poisoning Mrs. McLeavy, devastating Mr. McLeavy and leading to her removal. Truscott sends the body to the coroner's court, threatening the remaining conspirators.