Character Relationship Map: Parole Racket

Characters

• Lt. Anthony Roberts (played by Paul Kelly) — protagonist

  A police detective-lieutenant who becomes convinced that a powerful, unknown leader is directing the gangs terrorizing the city and that the scheme involves paroled convicts. To uncover the leader, he...

• Betty Wilson (played by Rosalind Keith) — protagonist
• Nat Beldon (played by Francis McDonald) — supporting
• Jack Delevan (played by John Graham Spacey) — supporting
• Anna (played by Leona Maricle) — supporting
• Editor Jamison (played by Thurston Hall) — minor
• Police Chief Daniel McArthur (played by Raymond Brown) — minor
• Judson (played by Robert Terry) — minor
• Grayson (played by C. Montague Shaw) — minor
• Dapper Dunning (played by Al Hill) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Grayson (Professional Colleague) — Roberts works with Grayson on the police force
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Judson (Professional Colleague) — Roberts works with Judson on the police force
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Editor Jamison (Professional Media Contact) — Roberts contacts Jamison for information
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Anna (Professional Informant) — Anna provides information to Roberts
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Jack Delevan (Professional Colleague) — Roberts works with Delevan on the police force
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Nat Beldon (Professional Colleague) — Roberts works with Beldon on the police force
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Betty Wilson (Romantic Interest) — Roberts has a romantic relationship with Wilson
• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Police Chief Daniel McArthur (Professional Supervisor) — Roberts reports to McArthur who oversees his undercover operation

Story Dynamics

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

• Lt. Anthony Roberts → Dapper Dunning (Conflict Suspect) — Roberts investigates Dunning as part of the gang

Story Analysis

A detective stages disgrace and imprisonment to follow a parole route into a gang network and reach its hidden leader.

Plot Progression

1. A City Under Gang Rule — A detective investigates gangs terrorizing the city. His inquiry suggests that the crimes are organized by a powerful unknown leader connected to paroled convicts.
2. The Dangerous Undercover Plan — The detective and his supervisor create a scheme to penetrate the criminal structure. The plan requires the detective to accept public disgrace and lose his police rank.
3. A Criminal Conviction — The detective is demoted and apparently caught accepting bribe money from a racketeer. He is convicted and sent to prison, making the undercover operation appear genuine.
4. Parole Into The Network — The arrangement of the detective's parole provides access to the hidden criminal organization. He follows this dangerous route toward the secret head of the gang.