Character Relationship Map: G-Men from Hell

Characters

• Dean Crept (played by William Forsythe) — protagonist

  Dean Crept is a corrupt FBI agent who dies and is sent to Hell with his partner, Mike Mattress. Believing their presence there is a mistake, the pair escape to Earth with Satan's magical crystal. Dean...

• Mike Mattress (played by Tate Donovan) — supporting

  Mike Mattress is a corrupt FBI agent and Dean Crept's partner. After the two die and are sent to Hell, they escape to Earth by stealing Satan's magical crystal. Mike works with Dean as a private inves...

• Buster Lloyd (played by Bobcat Goldthwait) — supporting

  Buster Lloyd is an informant whose death becomes part of the trouble facing Dean Crept and Mike Mattress: police suspect the agents of killing him. He is later resurrected by the mad scientist Dr. Boi...

• Gloria Lake (played by Vanessa Angel) — supporting

  Gloria Lake is Greydon Lake's wife, and both spouses hire Dean Crept and Mike Mattress to investigate the other. Her request gives the detectives a private case amid their attempts to earn entry to He...

• Greydon Lake (played by Barry Newman) — supporting

  Greydon Lake hires Dean Crept and Mike Mattress to investigate his wife, Gloria, while Gloria separately hires the detectives to investigate him. His role brings the two newly established private inve...

• Winford 'Weenie Man' (played by Paul Rodríguez) — supporting

  Winford, known as Weenie Man, is a shady informant who has also been sent to Hell. He discovers that Dean Crept and Mike Mattress have escaped and reports their flight to Satan. His betrayal prompts S...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mike Mattress → Gloria Lake (Professional Investigator And Client) — Mike works with Dean on Gloria's investigation, which puts the pair under pressure to resolve the case by the agreed deadline.

  The plot says Dean and Mike work for Gloria and seek time to solve the case involving her and Greydon.

• Dean Crept → Gloria Lake (Professional Investigator And Client) — Dean undertakes Gloria's case and promises either to produce the perpetrator or submit to custody.

  Gloria says she needs protection from a killer, and Dean asks her for until the following midnight to solve the case.

• Greydon Lake → Gloria Lake (Family Husband And Wife) — Their marriage is entangled in mutual investigation, with each spouse seeking the detectives' help against the other.

  The plot identifies Gloria as Greydon Lake's wife. Her profile says each spouse hires Dean and Mike to investigate the other.

• Dean Crept → Mike Mattress (Professional Partners) — Dean and Mike work as investigators while trying to prove their worth through good deeds and resolve the case.

  The plot says Dean and Mike work together, investigate the case, and visit the cemetery together. Their character profiles identify them as partners.

Story Dynamics

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

• Buster Lloyd → Dean Crept (Narrative Murder Investigation Connection) — Buster's apparent murder draws police suspicion toward Dean and makes the investigation central to his predicament.

  The plot says police suspect Dean and Mike in connection with Buster's death, while investigators search for Buster's body and the murder weapon.

• Mike Mattress → Winford 'Weenie Man' (Conflict Confrontational Opponents) — Mike joins Dean in demanding the crystal from Winford, whose refusal blocks their immediate objective.

  Mike accompanies Dean when they confront Winford and demand the crystal. Winford refuses and swallows it.

• Dean Crept → Winford 'Weenie Man' (Conflict Confrontational Opponents) — Dean directly confronts Winford over the crystal, but Winford's refusal leaves the immediate outcome unresolved.

  Dean and Mike confront Winford and demand that he hand over the crystal; Winford refuses and swallows it.

Story Analysis

Two investigators pursue good deeds and a murder case amid police suspicion, personal loss, and an unresolved struggle over a crystal.

Plot Progression

1. Afterlife and the Missing Body — Dean and Mike question their place in the afterlife and hope to escape through good deeds. Meanwhile, investigators examine Buster's cleared room and find evidence that raises doubts about the weapon.
2. The Lake Case Tightens — The investigation becomes entangled with Greydon Lake's murder and Gloria's request for protection. Police suspicion and Dean's midnight deadline increase the pressure on the detectives.
3. Graves and Resurrection — Dean's cemetery visit brings the deaths of his wife and daughter back into focus. Buster's return in an artificial body adds a startling development to the investigation.
4. The Crystal Standoff — The search leads Dean and Mike to Winford, who possesses the crystal they want. He refuses to hand it over and swallows it, leaving the immediate outcome unresolved.