Character Relationship Map: Heritage

Characters

• Miles (played by Jake Koeppl) — protagonist

  An American researcher of German family background, Miles seeks funding to study the effects of Stasi oppression and reunification on families in the Harz mountains. Sent to Kreuzfeld to investigate h...

• Heike (played by Luisa Wietzorek) — supporting

  Heike is Price’s girlfriend and helps Miles investigate Price’s disappearance by describing his increasingly secretive behavior and following clues he left behind. She joins Miles in pursuing the neck...

• Price (played by Drake Shannon) — supporting

  Price is Miles’s colleague, accused of stealing and selling historical artifacts. Although he has been declared dead, his girlfriend Heike describes his secretive behavior and helps Miles follow clues...

• Gerhard (played by Ronald Nitschke) — supporting

  Gerhard is the local police chief whom Miles is instructed to contact while investigating Price. He accuses Miles of involvement in a train bombing and says he has been building a case against Klaus....

• Ullrich von Siegler (played by Peter Lohmeyer) — supporting

  Ullrich von Siegler is Miles’s late father and is described as a notorious Stasi officer. During the search for the hidden valuables, Miles learns that Ullrich may have been involved in the artifact t...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Miles → Ullrich von Siegler (Family Son And Father) — Learning about his father's possible involvement in the artifact trade forces Miles to confront his family history; Heike tells him children are not responsible for their parents' lives.

  The plot identifies Ullrich von Siegler as Miles's late father and says he was a notorious Stasi officer who may have been involved in the trade.

• Miles → Gerhard (Power Investigator And Subject) — Miles seeks Gerhard's help to find Price and expose Klaus, but Gerhard treats Miles as a bombing suspect rather than accepting his claims.

  Miles is told to contact Gerhard, the local police chief, for information. Later, Gerhard accuses Miles of involvement in a train bombing and says he...

• Miles → Price (Professional Colleague) — Miles's assignment to locate Price drives the investigation; Miles later insists that Price is alive and could clear him.

  Price is described as Miles's colleague, and Miles is sent to Kreuzfeld to find him after he is accused of stealing and selling historical artifacts.

• Heike → Price (Romantic Girlfriend) — Heike is Price's girlfriend and helps Miles pursue clues about Price after learning that Price has been declared dead.

  The plot identifies Heike as Price's girlfriend, and she describes his increasingly secretive behavior.

Story Dynamics

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

• Miles → Heike (Alliance Uneasy Ally) — Heike assists Miles in tracing Price, but their cooperation deteriorates as she loses faith in Miles's judgment and insists on involving federal authorities.

  Heike describes Price's behavior and helps Miles follow clues he left behind. Later, she refuses to trust Miles and warns him that he may be handed ov...

Story Analysis

Miles's search for Price entangles an artifact investigation with family history, violent opposition, and mounting suspicion.

Plot Progression

1. A Conditional Assignment — Miles's research proposal is rejected, but the department offers approval if he finds Price in Kreuzfeld. He is directed to contact police chief Gerhard and learn about Price from local acquaintances.
2. Clues in the Mountains — Miles learns Price has been declared dead, while Heike describes his secretive behavior and helps follow his clues. Their search brings stories of valuables hidden in the Harz mountains and a necklace...
3. A Father's Shadow — Miles discovers that his late father, Ullrich von Siegler, was a notorious Stasi officer who may have been involved in the trade. Heike reminds Miles that he is not responsible for his father's action...
4. Violence and Suspicion — Miles and Heike encounter Klaus and associates who want the artifact and are willing to use violence. Miles is captured and interrogated but escapes, then seeks Gerhard's help.
5. An Unresolved Search — Gerhard accuses Miles of involvement in a train bombing, while Miles maintains that Price is alive and can clear him. Heike has contacted federal authorities, and the account ends without revealing Pr...