Character Relationship Map: Overkill

Characters

• Jack Hazard (played by Aaron Norris) — protagonist

  Jack Hazard leads a police raid in Los Angeles that turns chaotic, and his superior accuses him of losing control after he throws an undercover officer out a window. Later, he helps Gary Steiner escap...

• Lloyd Wheeler (played by Michael Nouri) — supporting

  Lloyd Wheeler is a pursuer determined to capture Jack Hazard and Gary Steiner in the jungle. Steiner reveals that he has evidence of Wheeler's black-market operation and payoffs, and Wheeler eventuall...

• Gary Steiner (played by Kenneth Moskow) — supporting

  Gary Steiner approaches Jack Hazard for help, saying people are trying to kill him, and the two flee together after an attack. He reveals that he has evidence of Lloyd Wheeler's black-market operation...

Story Dynamics

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

• Lloyd Wheeler → Gary Steiner (Conflict Corrupt Adversaries) — Steiner's records and disclosure threaten Wheeler's operation; their confrontation escalates into Wheeler's ransom demand and Steiner's revelation about the money.

  Steiner says he has evidence of Wheeler's black-market operation and payoffs. Wheeler demands ten million dollars, and Steiner reveals that he diverte...

• Jack Hazard → Lloyd Wheeler (Conflict Pursuer And Prey) — Wheeler leads the pursuit of Hazard and Steiner through the jungle, while Hazard uses the terrain to stay ahead of Wheeler's men.

  Wheeler is among the men tracking Hazard and Steiner, and becomes increasingly determined to capture them.

• Jack Hazard → Gary Steiner (Alliance Reluctant Protector) — Hazard moves from refusing involvement to helping Steiner evade the people hunting him, despite Steiner's complaints that he is being used as bait.

  Hazard initially refuses to get involved, but after an attack he helps Steiner escape. They then travel together while being pursued.

Story Analysis

A volatile police officer becomes entangled in a jungle pursuit after helping a threatened man whose evidence exposes a corrupt operation.

Plot Progression

1. A Raid Gone Wrong — On a rainy Los Angeles night, radio callers discuss environmental destruction as Hazard leads a police raid. The operation turns violent, and his superior accuses him of losing control.
2. Steiner's Plea — While Hazard is on vacation, Steiner warns that people are trying to kill him. Hazard first refuses to help, then assists Steiner's escape after an attack.
3. The Jungle Pursuit — Hazard and Steiner are caught by pursuers and drawn into a wider chase. In the jungle, Wheeler's men track them while Hazard uses the terrain to keep ahead.
4. Evidence and Betrayal — Steiner reveals that he has records of Wheeler's black-market operation and payoffs, and says he mailed a printout to his mother. Wheeler's accompanying woman turns against him as the confrontation in...
5. The Unresolved Demand — Steiner taunts Wheeler over the radio and confirms the printout exists. Wheeler demands ten million dollars, and Steiner discloses that he diverted the money to a Swiss account for the whales, leaving...