Character Relationship Map: Mindfield

Characters

• Kellen O'Reilly (played by Michael Ironside) — protagonist

  Kellen O'Reilly is a police lieutenant whose investigation of a violent drugstore robbery and murder becomes entangled with his own fractured memory. He suffers visions, learns that Doctor Satorius al...

• Sarah Paradis (played by Lisa Langlois) — supporting

  Sarah Paradis is the person who urges Kellen to testify against Doctor Satorius and expose the Coldhaven experiments. She understands that his recovered memories may reveal the truth about the psychol...

• Doctor Satorius (played by Christopher Plummer) — supporting

  Doctor Satorius is the physician associated with Coldhaven's de-patterning program, which used electroshock, LSD, and psychic driving to erase and rebuild minds. He confirms to Kellen that information...

• Rudy (played by Sean McCann) — supporting

  Rudy is an armed criminal who helps seize hostages during the drugstore robbery. Hugh McVeigh identifies him as a former counterfeiter with mafia connections who has been trading arms for cocaine. Tog...

• Raolo Basutti (played by Stefan Wodoslawsky) — supporting

  Raolo Basutti becomes involved with Kellen as the robbery investigation develops into a murder case. The available events do not specify his occupation or particular actions, but his involvement place...

• Margot (played by Claire Rodger) — supporting

  Margot is preparing to marry while pregnant and is also dealing with the emotional consequences of Kellen's divorce. Her meeting with Kellen reveals a personal connection to him and provides an intima...

• Eddie (played by James Bearden) — supporting

  Eddie is involved in the dispute over an old business arrangement with Bob Champlain and Alabama Bill. He argues that payments stopped after only five years and demands compensation for the work and a...

• Bob Champlain (played by Harvey Atkin) — supporting

  Bob Champlain is a lawyer caught in the drugstore hostage crisis. He identifies himself as a lawyer and tries to calm the armed attackers, but is selected to be taken away and is forced by Rudy and Mi...

• Hugh McVeigh (played by Eugene Clark) — supporting

  Hugh McVeigh is an FBI special agent who takes an interest in the investigation surrounding Kellen. He explains Rudy's criminal history, mafia connections, and arms-for-cocaine operation, while also d...

• Alabama Bill (played by Kenneth W. Roberts) — minor

  Alabama Bill is involved with Eddie and Bob Champlain in a dispute over an old business arrangement. He supports the claim that payments ended after only five years and seeks compensation for work and...

• Mick (played by Tom Rack) — minor

  Mick is one of the armed men involved in the drugstore hostage incident. Working with Rudy, he forces Bob Champlain to disclose the location of a key and a safe, making him a direct participant in the...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Kellen O'Reilly → Bob Champlain (Professional Detective And Witness) — Bob becomes a relevant witness in Kellen's investigation.

  Bob identifies himself as a lawyer during the hostage crisis, and Kellen arrives as a police lieutenant when the robbery becomes a murder investigatio...

• Kellen O'Reilly → Hugh McVeigh (Professional Investigative Contact) — Hugh provides federal intelligence relevant to Kellen's case.

  The case draws the attention of FBI special agent Hugh McVeigh, who explains Rudy's criminal background and trafficking activities to Kellen.

• Kellen O'Reilly → Raolo Basutti (Professional Investigation Associate) — Raolo is connected to Kellen's investigation.

  Raolo Basutti becomes involved with Kellen as the drugstore robbery develops into a murder investigation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kellen O'Reilly → Margot (Social Acquaintance) — Margot is connected to Kellen's personal and emotional circumstances.

  Kellen meets Margot while she is preparing to marry and is pregnant, during the emotional fallout of Kellen's divorce.

• Bob Champlain → Alabama Bill (Conflict Business Dispute) — Bob is challenged over the old business arrangement.

  Bob Champlain is part of the argument with Alabama Bill over stopped payments and compensation for handled accounts.

• Eddie → Alabama Bill (Conflict Business Dispute) — Eddie and Alabama Bill share a compensation dispute.

  Eddie and Alabama Bill argue with Bob Champlain over payments allegedly stopped after only five years.

• Eddie → Bob Champlain (Conflict Business Dispute) — Eddie disputes Bob's handling of their former arrangement.

  Eddie and Bob Champlain argue over an old business arrangement and demand compensation for work and accounts they handled.

• Mick → Bob Champlain (Conflict Captor) — Mick participates in Bob's coercive interrogation.

  Mick joins Rudy in forcing Bob Champlain to disclose information about the key and safe.

• Rudy → Bob Champlain (Conflict Captor) — Rudy coerces Bob during the robbery.

  Rudy forces Bob Champlain to reveal the location of a key and a safe after Bob is selected to be taken away.

• Rudy → Mick (Alliance Criminal Partner) — Rudy and Mick cooperate during the hostage operation.

  Rudy and Mick jointly force Bob Champlain to reveal the location of a key and a safe.

• Hugh McVeigh → Rudy (Conflict Federal Investigator And Suspect) — Hugh supplies incriminating intelligence about Rudy.

  Hugh explains that Rudy is a former counterfeiter with mafia connections who traded arms for cocaine.

• Kellen O'Reilly → Rudy (Conflict Detective And Suspect) — Kellen investigates Rudy's role in the violent criminal operation.

  Kellen arrives as a police lieutenant after the robbery, while Hugh identifies Rudy as a former counterfeiter involved in arms and cocaine trafficking...

• Sarah Paradis → Doctor Satorius (Conflict Opponent) — Sarah seeks accountability for Satorius's experimental program.

  Sarah urges Kellen to testify against Doctor Satorius because of the Coldhaven experiments involving de-patterning, electroshock, LSD, and psychic dri...

• Kellen O'Reilly → Doctor Satorius (Conflict Former Subject And Experimenter) — Kellen confronts the doctor over memory manipulation and the experiments.

  Doctor Satorius confirms that information was removed from Kellen's memory and claims that Kellen was subjected to the Coldhaven program.

• Kellen O'Reilly → Sarah Paradis (Alliance Supporter) — Sarah supports Kellen's attempt to recover the truth.

  Sarah Paradis urges Kellen to testify against Doctor Satorius and confront the suppressed memories connected to the experiments.

Story Analysis

A police lieutenant investigates violence while confronting memories that may have been deliberately erased and rebuilt.

Plot Progression

1. Fractured Lives and Hidden Deals — Kellen appears exhausted while dealing with divorce-related emotions and meets Margot. An old compensation dispute reveals a mysterious item that was supposedly removed and destroyed.
2. The Drugstore Hostage Case — An armed drugstore robbery turns violent when hostages are taken. Bob is coerced by Rudy and Mick, and Kellen enters the case as a police lieutenant.
3. Criminal Networks Uncovered — Raolo becomes involved with Kellen, while Hugh provides federal information about Rudy's counterfeiting, mafia connections, and arms-for-cocaine trading. The investigation begins to connect violence w...
4. Memories Under Assault — Kellen develops frightening visions and fragmented memories. Sarah urges him to testify against Doctor Satorius, but Kellen fears that the court will discredit him.
5. The Coldhaven Revelation — Satorius confirms that Kellen's memory was altered through the Coldhaven program. He also challenges Kellen's accepted memory of his father's death.
6. Duty Without Certainty — A police officer's death creates unrest, Kellen is suspended, and evidence connected to the experiments is reportedly destroyed. The story ends with Kellen trapped between duty and unreliable memory.