Character Relationship Map: Killers

Characters

• Spencer Aimes (played by Ashton Kutcher) — protagonist

  Spencer Aimes is a professional assassin who meets Jen in Nice while carrying out a helicopter bombing. He quits contract killing to build a marriage with her, but a bounty and renewed attacks expose...

• Jen Kornfeldt (played by Katherine Heigl) — protagonist

  Jen Kornfeldt meets Spencer after a painful breakup and becomes his wife, initially unaware that he is an assassin. When his behavior raises doubts, she discovers the bounty on him and becomes involve...

• Mr. Kornfeldt (played by Tom Selleck) — supporting

  Mr. Kornfeldt is Jen's father and a former operative who has known about Spencer's career from the beginning. Spencer was once assigned to target him in Nice, so he secretly placed assassins around th...

• Vivian (played by Katheryn Winnick) — supporting

  Vivian is Spencer's secretary and is secretly one of the assassins activated against him. She attacks Spencer at his office while Jen is taking a pregnancy test. Spencer and Jen work together to kill...

• Olivia (played by Lisa Ann Walter) — supporting

  Olivia is one of Spencer's co-workers and is secretly involved in the attempt to kill him. After a delivery driver attacks Spencer and is run over, Olivia tries to run Spencer down herself. Jen return...

• Kristen (played by Casey Wilson) — supporting

  Kristen is Jen's best friend, but she is secretly another assassin placed within the couple's social circle. During the neighborhood block party, she holds Jen's mother hostage in a Mexican standoff w...

• Henry (played by Rob Riggle) — supporting

  Henry is Spencer's best friend and a fellow assassin whose true allegiance is concealed until the attack begins. He fights Spencer at the house and reveals that a twenty-million-dollar bounty has been...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Olivia → Spencer Aimes (Professional Coworker) — Their professional connection conceals Olivia's hostility.

  Olivia is described as one of Spencer's coworkers when she kills the delivery driver and attacks Spencer.

• Vivian → Spencer Aimes (Professional Secretary) — Their workplace relationship masks Vivian's assassin identity.

  The plot identifies Vivian as Spencer's secretary before she attacks him at his office.

• Mr. Kornfeldt → Spencer Aimes (Family Father-In-Law) — Their apparent family bond conceals a professional conflict.

  Spencer asks Mr. Kornfeldt for permission to marry Jen, establishing Mr. Kornfeldt as his future father-in-law.

• Mr. Kornfeldt → Jen Kornfeldt (Family Father) — He is Jen's father and a hidden former operative.

  Mr. Kornfeldt is identified as Jen's father and later arrives during the standoff involving Jen.

• Spencer Aimes → Jen Kornfeldt (Family Husband) — They are a married couple whose relationship drives the story.

  The plot states that Spencer and Jen marry and settle into married life three years later.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mr. Kornfeldt → Kristen (Conflict Killer) — Mr. Kornfeldt eliminates Kristen to end the hostage confrontation.

  Jen's father arrives during the standoff and kills Kristen.

• Kristen → Jen Kornfeldt (Social Best Friend) — Kristen's friendship gives her access to Jen's private life.

  The plot identifies Kristen as Jen's best friend before revealing that Kristen is also an assassin.

• Henry → Spencer Aimes (Social Best Friend) — Their friendship is undermined by Henry's hidden profession.

  The plot explicitly calls Henry Spencer's best friend before Henry reveals his assassin identity.

Story Analysis

A former assassin must protect his marriage when a hidden professional past turns his family and friends into threats.

Plot Progression

1. A Date With Danger — Jen travels to Nice after a breakup and meets Spencer. Spencer secretly performs an assassination while beginning a romance with her.
2. Love Over Contract Killing — Spencer reveals his assassin identity while Jen is asleep and then quits contract killing. He builds a relationship with Jen and seeks her father's blessing.
3. The Marriage Under Suspicion — Three years into their marriage, Spencer receives an ultimatum for another assignment. His secrecy and distraction make Jen question his commitment.
4. Everyone Could Be An Assassin — Henry exposes the bounty on Spencer, turning ordinary relationships into possible threats. Spencer and Jen survive a chase, a dead boss, and attacks at the office and on the road.
5. The Family Behind The Hit — The couple confronts assassins in their neighborhood and discovers that Mr. Kornfeldt ordered the attack. Spencer rejects murder, Jen reveals her pregnancy, and the family reaches peace.