Character Relationship Map: Internal Affairs

Characters

• Dennis Peck (played by Richard Gere) — protagonist
• Amy Wallace (played by Laurie Metcalf) — supporting
• Van Stretch (played by William Baldwin) — supporting
• Dorian Fletcher (played by Michael Beach) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dennis Peck → Van Stretch (Professional Police Colleague)

  Both officers participate in the drug bust, and Stretch is described as having a subservient friendship with Peck.

Story Dynamics

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

• Amy Wallace → Dorian Fletcher (Alliance Investigative Associate)

  Wallace is part of the Internal Affairs team investigating the bust, while Fletcher later agrees to help the inquiry into Peck.

• Amy Wallace → Van Stretch (Conflict Investigative Opponent)

  Wallace is part of the Internal Affairs investigation that uncovers Stretch's drug abuse, excessive force, and possible corruption.

• Dennis Peck → Amy Wallace (Narrative Investigation Target)

  Wallace works in Internal Affairs while Peck becomes the subject of the investigation into corruption, extortion, and staged violence.

• Dennis Peck → Dorian Fletcher (Alliance Protective Colleague)

  After Fletcher shoots an unarmed man, Peck plants a knife on the body to get Fletcher off the hook.

Story Analysis

An Internal Affairs investigation exposes how a corrupt police officer manipulates colleagues, evidence, and violence until his control collapses.

Plot Progression

1. Evidence Beneath the Badge
2. The Corruption Network
3. Silencing the Witnesses
4. The Last Manipulation