Character Relationship Map: B. Monkey

Characters

• Beatrice (played by Asia Argento) — protagonist

  Beatrice is a beautiful and infamous thief known to the police as "B. Monkey," a nickname reflecting her ability to break into anything. She works with Paul and Bruno as a criminal partner, captivates...

• Alan Furnace (played by Jared Harris) — protagonist

  Alan is a schoolteacher in London who moonlights as a jazz disc jockey for a hospital PA system. After meeting Beatrice in a bar, he becomes captivated by her and pursues her. Once he discovers her cr...

• Paul Neville (played by Rupert Everett) — supporting

  Paul is one of Beatrice's criminal partners and is present with Bruno when Beatrice argues with them in a bar. He and Bruno form a homosexual couple and participate in Beatrice's criminal world, which...

• Bruno (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) — supporting

  Bruno is Beatrice's criminal partner and Paul's homosexual partner. He is involved in the confrontation with Beatrice at the bar that Alan witnesses, placing him within the criminal life Beatrice keep...

• Mrs. Sturge (played by Julie T. Wallace) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Paul Neville → Bruno (Romantic Partners) — Their romantic partnership is part of the criminal circle connected to Beatrice.

  The character profiles identify Paul and Bruno as a homosexual couple.

• Alan Furnace → Beatrice (Romantic Partners) — Alan is captivated by Beatrice, but their differing views of risk, responsibility, and her past create conflict; the supplied account leaves their next decision unresolved.

  The plot says Alan and Beatrice meet, grow close, and begin dating. Their relationship is tested by her criminal past and by Alan's concerns about her...

Story Dynamics

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

• Beatrice → Mrs. Sturge (Conflict Intervening Adversaries) — Beatrice intervenes in a matter involving Mrs. Sturge and her child; the account says the charges against Beatrice are later dropped.

  The plot says Beatrice intervenes with Ricky's mother, Mrs. Sturge, and that the charges against Beatrice are dropped.

• Alan Furnace → Paul Neville (Conflict Antagonistic Acquaintances) — Paul's arrival creates immediate tension between him and Alan, who sees him as a threat to the life he shares with Beatrice.

  When Paul arrives at the country home, Alan distrusts him and wants him gone; Alan also questions how Paul found them.

• Beatrice → Bruno (Alliance Criminal Partners) — Bruno draws Beatrice back into criminal activity by arranging a robbery and setting strict instructions for her role.

  The plot says Beatrice once worked with Bruno under Frank Rice's rules and that Bruno later arranges another robbery, giving Beatrice instructions.

• Beatrice → Paul Neville (Alliance Criminal Partners) — Their criminal connection continues to intrude on Beatrice's attempt to leave that life behind, as Paul arrives where she is staying with Alan.

  The plot describes Beatrice's criminal past as involving Paul and says Paul later contacts her and finds her in the country.

Story Analysis

A romance between a restless teacher and a former criminal is strained by unresolved criminal ties and conflicting ideas about risk and responsibility.

Plot Progression

1. Restless Lives and Old Ties — Alan's quiet routine leaves him longing for a more vivid life. Beatrice decides to leave a criminal past involving Bruno and Paul, but those ties remain part of her circumstances.
2. A Romance Meets the Past — Alan and Beatrice meet and begin dating. Beatrice admits her criminal history, while Alan becomes uncertain about the life she leads beyond his view.
3. Risk and Responsibility — Alan suspects one of his pupils is being abused at home, and Beatrice intervenes with Mrs. Sturge. Alan and Beatrice argue over her actions and their different understandings of responsibility and ris...
4. The Criminal World Returns — Bruno arranges another robbery and gives Beatrice strict instructions. Paul later finds Beatrice in the country, where she is staying with Alan, and says he has paid Frank.