Character Relationship Map: Death Chooses

Characters

• řidič Honza Marek (played by Václav Postránecký) — protagonist

  Honza is a postal driver and friend of the murdered Radek Šimek. He privately investigates Radek’s death, concealing from police that a gun once hidden in their shared vehicle has disappeared. His sea...

• zpěvačka Klára Hirschová (played by Jana Šulcová) — supporting

  Klára is a singer who performs with the Flamingo band. Honza seeks her out after finding her photograph in Radek’s book, hoping to learn about the murder, but she initially tells him practically nothi...

• Křížek, manažer skupiny Flamingo (played by Jan Libíček) — supporting

  Křížek manages the Flamingo band and was an acquaintance of the murdered Radek. He offers Honza help with the investigation and a place in his circle, then sends him to check whether Ditmar has Radek’...

• kytarista Miky (played by Ladislav Mrkvička) — supporting

  Miky is the guitarist in the Flamingo band. He joins Křížek in searching Honza’s apartment while Honza is away, and later steals a watch resembling the one at the center of the investigation during Kř...

• Vodička, Markův kolega (played by Jaroslav Moučka) — supporting

  Vodička is Honza’s older colleague at the post office, to whom Honza confides what he has discovered. Together they find the expensive watches in the locker where Radek used to keep his belongings. Vo...

• Flamingo Band Manager (played by Richard Kovalčík) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• řidič Honza Marek → Vodička, Markův kolega (Professional Colleague) — Former coworker connection that leads to the discovery of key evidence.
• Křížek, manažer skupiny Flamingo → kytarista Miky (Professional Employer) — Manager-musician relationship centered around criminal operations.
• řidič Honza Marek → Křížek, manažer skupiny Flamingo (Professional Manager) — Professional alliance formed after a violent confrontation in a local bar.

Story Dynamics

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

• zpěvačka Klára Hirschová → kytarista Miky (Conflict Witness) — Direct opposition as the singer identifies the thief during the heist.
• zpěvačka Klára Hirschová → Křížek, manažer skupiny Flamingo (Conflict Witness) — Antagonistic dynamic where the singer exposes the manager's crimes.
• zpěvačka Klára Hirschová → Flamingo Band Manager (Social Singer) — Musical group affiliation that provides the setting for early plot developments.
• řidič Honza Marek → zpěvačka Klára Hirschová (Unknown Related) — Initial investigator-subject dynamic that evolves into a reluctant partnership.

Story Analysis

A postal investigator pursues the truth behind a murder, a missing weapon, valuable watches, and a returning killer.

Plot Progression

1. A Murder And A Missing Weapon — A postal driver is murdered, while police know almost nothing about the crime. The victim's friend hides information about a weapon that later disappears.
2. Questions At The Flamingo Bar — A photograph leads the investigator to a singer performing with a band. His questioning fails, and his investigation at the bar ends with him being beaten.
3. The Liberec Search — A band manager recruits the investigator and sends him to check on a valuable package in Liberec. The search fails, and hidden activity at the investigator's apartment deepens the suspicion.
4. Watches And Betrayal — Expensive watches are found in a postal locker and handed to the police. A museum theft organized to obtain similar watches exposes the manager and guitarist.
5. The Killer's Final Attack — The murderer attacks again with the weapon taken from the postal vehicle. A chase involving postal colleagues and police ends with the killer detained and the investigator shot.