Character Relationship Map: Jane Doe

Characters

• Victoria Schaffer (played by Karen Valentine) — protagonist
• William Quinn (played by William Devane) — supporting
• Addie Coleman (played by Eva Marie Saint) — supporting
• David (played by David Huffman) — supporting
• Johnson (played by Stephen E. Miller) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Addie Coleman → Victoria Schaffer (Professional Doctor)

  Addie Coleman is responsible for Victoria and helps her slowly recover her memory.

• William Quinn → Victoria Schaffer (Professional Case Investigator)

  Lieutenant William Quinn assumes the case after the unidentified woman is found buried in the forest.

• David → Victoria Schaffer (Family Husband)

  The plot identifies David as Victoria Schaffer's husband and says he takes her home after she regains consciousness.

Story Dynamics

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

• David → William Quinn (Conflict Deceptive Suspect)

  Quinn notices strange behavior from David and later realizes that David mentioned a detail from the first attack that had not been made public.

• Johnson → Victoria Schaffer (Conflict Attacker)

  Johnson approaches Victoria and attempts to kill her with a shotgun, although the attempt fails.

• William Quinn → Johnson (Conflict Investigator And Suspect)

  Quinn initially suspects that the unidentified woman was attacked by the serial killer known as the Roadside Strangler, later identified as Johnson.

Story Analysis

An amnesiac woman must recover her identity while an investigation reveals that the danger comes from her possessive husband rather than the suspected serial killer.

Plot Progression

1. Buried Without a Name
2. Memory Behind the Marriage
3. The Wrong Killer
4. A Husband's Secret
5. The Last Pursuit