Character Relationship Map: Countdown

Characters

• Ray Thompson (played by Nick Nemeth) — protagonist

  A narcotics cop recently returned to duty who receives a package leading to a ransom website, acts as the bagman for the exchange, kills the hostage-taker, and teams up with Julia Baker to find the ch...

• Lieutenant Julia Baker (played by Katharine Isabelle) — protagonist

  An Internal Affairs agent who teams up with Ray Thompson to locate the kidnapped child with timed explosives before it is too late.

• Detective Al Kendricks (played by Josh Blacker) — supporting
• Lieutenant Cronin (played by Glenn Jacobs) — supporting

  A superior officer who arranges the ransom payment for the hostage situation and tasks Ray Thompson with delivering the money.

• Nikolai (played by Alexandr Kalugin) — supporting
• Makarov (played by Michael Kopsa) — supporting
• Vladislav Pavel (played by Alan O'Silva) — supporting
• Slava (played by Zinaid Memišević) — supporting
• Lilly (played by Catherine Lough Haggquist) — supporting
• Rachel (played by Jennifer Cheon Garcia) — supporting

Key Relationships

• Ray Thompson → Rachel (Social Witness)
• Ray Thompson → Lilly (Professional Informant)
• Nikolai → Slava (Alliance Partner)
• Nikolai → Vladislav Pavel (Alliance Partner)
• Nikolai → Makarov (Alliance Partner)
• Lieutenant Julia Baker → Lieutenant Cronin (Professional Superior)
• Ray Thompson → Detective Al Kendricks (Professional Colleague)
• Ray Thompson → Nikolai (Conflict Antagonist)
• Ray Thompson → Lieutenant Cronin (Professional Subordinate)
• Ray Thompson → Lieutenant Julia Baker (Alliance Allies)

Story Analysis

A tense thriller following a cop's race against time to rescue a hostage after a botched ransom exchange.

Plot Progression

1. The Mysterious Package
2. The Ransom Exchange
3. Neutralizing the Threat
4. The Final Countdown