Character Relationship Map: The Rat Savior

Characters

• Ivan Gajski (played by Ivica Vidović) — protagonist
• Sonja Bošković (played by Mirjana Majurec) — protagonist
• Izbavitelj / Gradonačelnik (played by Relja Bašić) — supporting
• Profesor Martin Bošković (played by Fabijan Šovagović) — supporting
• Rupčić (played by Branko Špoljar) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Izbavitelj / Gradonačelnik → Ivan Gajski (Power Political Authority) — He exercises institutional control over Gajski's movements.

  Izbavitelj / Gradonačelnik recognizes Gajski, takes him away from a public disturbance, summons him to his office, and orders his transfer to the Flow...

• Profesor Martin Bošković → Sonja Bošković (Family Father) — Martin and Sonja are father and daughter within the threatened household.

  The plot explicitly identifies Sonja as Professor Martin Bošković's daughter.

Story Dynamics

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

• Profesor Martin Bošković → Ivan Gajski (Alliance Rescuer) — Martin protects Gajski from the rat-connected group.

  Martin reveals that he escaped his enemies and rescues Gajski when a violent group connected with rats nearly attacks him.

• Rupčić → Ivan Gajski (Social Old Acquaintance) — Their prior acquaintance enables Rupčić to offer practical help.

  Rupčić is described as an old acquaintance of Gajski who encounters him during his financial hardship.

Story Analysis

An impoverished writer becomes entangled in a hidden rat-centered conspiracy while official power turns his investigation against him.

Plot Progression

1. Poverty Finds a Refuge — Ivan Gajski faces unemployment, debt, and the rejection of his rat-centered novel. Rupčić gives him secret shelter in the deserted Central Bank building, where the first inexplicable banquet appears.
2. The Professor Returns — Reports suggest that Professor Martin Bošković has been killed after his home is ransacked. Martin reappears, rescues Gajski, and introduces the theory that rats can influence human minds.
3. Experiments Under Siege — Martin takes Gajski on as an assistant, and they study the infestation, aggressive rats, and suspicious deaths. Sonja's terror makes the threat feel increasingly personal.
4. The Saviour's Trail — Gajski searches for the Rat Saviour through clues linked to the Central Bank and the sewers. The police reject his claims, while Gajski continues to argue that the organization controls people.
5. A Dangerous Recognition — Izbavitelj / Gradonačelnik removes Gajski from a public disturbance and examines his evidence about indicator B. After calling him a possible saviour, he secretly sends him to the Flower Market cellar...