Character Relationship Map: Do Not Disturb

Characters

• Walter Richmond (played by William Hurt) — protagonist

  Walter Richmond is an American pharmaceutical executive who travels to Amsterdam with his wife, Cathryn Richmond, and their daughter, Melissa. He is connected to Hartman through a proposed medication...

• Simon (played by Denis Leary) — supporting

  Simon is a homeless man who gives Melissa temporary refuge after she witnesses the killing and escapes into the streets of Amsterdam. His brief assistance provides Melissa with protection while she is...

• Hartman (played by Michael Chiklis) — supporting

  Hartman is Walter Richmond's Dutch client and the employer of the hitman. He orders a killing to conceal the side effects of a medication he wants to market through Walter's firm, then pursues Melissa...

• Melissa (played by Francesca Brown) — supporting

  Melissa is Walter Richmond and Cathryn Richmond's ten-year-old daughter, mute since an accident years earlier and reliant on a marker board to communicate. After witnessing a killing, she repeatedly e...

• Billy Boy Manson (played by Michael A. Goorjian) — supporting

  Billy Boy Manson is a rock star whose hotel suite becomes part of Melissa's escape route. He tries to sexually assault her after she reaches the suite, but the hitman arrives and kills him before he c...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Walter Richmond → Hartman (Professional Business Client)

  Hartman is Walter's Dutch client and is marketing a new medication to Walter's firm.

• Walter Richmond → Melissa (Family Father)

  The plot identifies Melissa as Walter Richmond's 10-year-old daughter. Walter is reunited with Melissa at the hotel after her disappearance.

Story Dynamics

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

• Billy Boy Manson → Melissa (Conflict Sexual Threat)

  Melissa enters Billy Boy Manson's suite, where he tries to sexually assault her before the pursuing hit man arrives.

• Simon → Melissa (Alliance Temporary Protector)

  After leaving the hotel, Melissa finds temporary refuge with a homeless man named Simon.

• Hartman → Melissa (Conflict Threatened Witness)

  Melissa witnesses the execution of Hartman's attorney and is spotted by the killers. Walter later tells Hartman about Melissa's whereabouts, after whi...

Story Analysis

A mute child becomes the accidental witness to a pharmaceutical conspiracy and survives a relentless pursuit through Amsterdam.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Trip Unravels
2. The Witness Runs
3. Trust Turns Dangerous
4. Canal and Crash