Character Relationship Map: Temptation

Characters

• Nigel Armine (played by George Brent) — supporting

  Nigel Armine is a central figure whose marriage, health, and attachment to the past drive the plot. He encounters the woman in London, pays for Yvonne Dupont’s letters, faces financial and emotional c...

• Mahoud Baroudi (played by Charles Korvin) — supporting

  Mahoud Baroudi is a suspicious young man linked to the small box found in Nigel Armine and Ruby’s garden. Although his fate is initially uncertain, he later appears in private with Ruby, where they re...

• Sir Meyer Isaacson (played by Paul Lukas) — supporting

  Sir Meyer Isaacson is a doctor known by Nigel Armine and connected with the woman involved in Nigel’s London relationship. Nigel is hostile toward him, yet Isaacson is summoned when Nigel’s health det...

• Ahmed Effendi (played by Arnold Moss) — supporting

  Ahmed Effendi is a police captain in Egypt who visits Nigel Armine and Ruby’s home after a small, elaborately made box is found in their garden. He explains the box’s connection with Hamza and Mahoud...

• Dr. Harding (played by Aubrey Mather) — supporting

  Dr. Harding is the medical figure expected to provide an explanation for Nigel Armine’s deteriorating condition. The available excerpt ends before his assessment or the final outcome, so his role is l...

• Hamza (played by Robert Capa) — supporting

  Hamza is a dead man who previously owned the small box discovered in Nigel Armine and Ruby’s garden. Ahmed Effendi identifies the object’s connection with him, while Marie later warns Ruby that Hamza’...

• Prof. Dupont (played by André Charlot) — supporting
• Yvonne Dupont (played by Suzanne Cloutier) — supporting

  Yvonne Dupont is connected to the letters that Nigel Armine values because of his sentimental attachment to the past. The letters are held by the woman Nigel meets in London, who uses them as leverage...

• Jean McCormick (as Gloria Lloyd) (played by Gloria Lloyd Roberts) — minor

  Jean McCormick, identified as Gloria Lloyd, is approaching twenty-one and will soon control her own money. She has written to Nigel Armine, and Ruby regards the possibility of her coming between the c...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. Harding → Nigel Armine (Professional Expected Medical Consultant) — Dr. Harding is positioned to explain Nigel's condition or its consequences.

  Dr. Harding is expected to provide the medical explanation for the situation surrounding Nigel Armine.

• Nigel Armine → Sir Meyer Isaacson (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Sir Meyer becomes involved in Nigel's worsening medical crisis.

  As Nigel Armine's health deteriorates, Dr. Isaacson is summoned despite Nigel's hostility toward him.

• Hamza → Mahoud Baroudi (Temporal Former Object Owners) — The two characters are connected through the box's documented ownership history.

  The box is described as having belonged to Hamza and previously to Mahoud Baroudi.

• Ahmed Effendi → Hamza (Professional Case Investigator) — Hamza's death and ownership of the box are examined by Ahmed.

  Ahmed explains that the box belonged to Hamza, who is dead, making Hamza part of the police inquiry.

• Ahmed Effendi → Mahoud Baroudi (Professional Investigative Pursuer) — Ahmed investigates Mahoud's disappearance and possible connection to the household.

  Ahmed Effendi questions Nigel Armine's wife about Mahoud Baroudi and indicates that the police suspect the box has a troubling history.

• Ahmed Effendi → Nigel Armine (Professional Police Investigator) — Ahmed's investigation brings him into direct contact with Nigel's household.

  Ahmed Effendi, now a captain of police, visits Nigel Armine's home while investigating the box found in the garden.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sir Meyer Isaacson → Yvonne Dupont (Social Indirect Letter Connection) — Both are connected to the London circle surrounding Nigel and the letters.

  Sir Meyer is introduced in the London storyline while Yvonne Dupont's letters are discussed and negotiated.

• Yvonne Dupont → Prof. Dupont (Unknown Named Dupont Connection) — The shared surname suggests a possible connection, but the precise relationship is unspecified.

  The plot identifies Yvonne Dupont and separately names Prof. Dupont, but does not state their exact relationship.

• Nigel Armine → Yvonne Dupont (Social Letter Connection) — Yvonne's letters link Nigel to an emotionally significant past.

  Nigel Armine seeks Yvonne Dupont's letters and shows a sentimental attachment to the past connected with them.

• Nigel Armine → Jean McCormick (as Gloria Lloyd) (Social Correspondent) — Their correspondence becomes a source of jealousy and marital tension.

  Nigel's wife reveals that Jean McCormick, as Gloria Lloyd, has written to Nigel Armine.

Story Analysis

A dangerous box, emotional leverage, financial desperation, and a concealed nighttime plan converge around Nigel Armine's troubled household.

Plot Progression

1. The Box in the Garden — Ahmed Effendi investigates a decorated box found in Nigel Armine's garden. Its connections to Hamza and Mahoud Baroudi make the household's past appear dangerous.
2. Letters from the Past — In London, Nigel reconnects with a woman from France while Sir Meyer Isaacson enters the social circle. Yvonne Dupont's letters become leverage in a costly negotiation.
3. Money and Jealousy — A financial crisis threatens Nigel's household and may force his wife to leave the country. Jean McCormick's letter intensifies jealousy and emotional instability.
4. The Medical Threat — Nigel's health deteriorates, and Sir Meyer is summoned despite their hostility. Warnings about Mahoud and Hamza suggest that the household faces a deeper danger.
5. The Nighttime Plan — A warning to escape fails, while Mahoud Baroudi and Nigel's wife privately revise their plan. They decide to act before Dr. Isaacson arrives, but the excerpt ends before the outcome.