Character Relationship Map: Nightman

Characters

• Johnny Domino / Night Man (played by Matt McColm) — protagonist

  Johnny Domino is a musician who is struck by lightning while performing for VIPs. Afterward, he hears the thoughts of others, including plans to sell U.S.-built weapons to enemies. When traitors try t...

• Raleigh Jordan (played by Derek Webster) — supporting

  Raleigh Jordan works for a government man investigating a plot to sell U.S.-built weapons to the country's enemies. Believing Johnny Domino is the only person he can trust, Raleigh tells him about the...

• Dr. Walton (played by Patrick Macnee) — supporting

  Dr. Walton offers a medical explanation for Johnny's unusual experiences, telling him that a neurological injury may account for the voices he hears. His explanation becomes relevant to Johnny's invol...

• Agent Barton (played by Robert Kerbeck) — supporting

  Agent Barton is the person who lures Mr. McDermott into a meeting by impersonating an official. He has McDermott sign a transcript, then tortures him to learn the location of the prototype weapons and...

• Roland Yates (played by Daniel Dae Kim) — supporting

  Roland Yates is identified by Mr. McDermott as one of the associates involved in keeping prototype weapons from being illegally shipped to the country's enemies. McDermott gives up Yates's name while...

• Secretary of Defense Laughton (played by James Karen) — supporting

  Secretary of Defense Laughton speaks with Raleigh by telephone from an airplane and denies knowing about the bogus meeting used to trap Mr. McDermott. He asks Raleigh to bring him evidence or a weapon...

• Jason Weems (played by Paul Hayes) — minor
• Mr. McDermott (played by Marvin J. McIntyre) — minor

  Mr. McDermott is one of the people who intercepted prototype weapons to prevent their illegal shipment to the country's enemies. Lured into a false official meeting, he is tortured by Agent Barton and...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Johnny Domino / Night Man → Dr. Walton (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Walton offers a medical explanation for Johnny's unusual perceptions, though Johnny has repeatedly recognized dangers others missed.

  Dr. Walton explains that a neurological injury may account for the voices Johnny hears.

• Raleigh Jordan → Secretary of Defense Laughton (Professional Cautious Informant And Official Contact) — Raleigh seeks official help but, after McDermott's death, arranges to meet Laughton publicly and remains wary.

  Raleigh contacts Laughton from an airplane. Laughton says he knew nothing of the bogus meeting and asks Raleigh to bring him evidence or a weapon syst...

Story Dynamics

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

• Raleigh Jordan → Agent Barton (Conflict Conspiracy Adversaries) — Barton is tied to the violent effort to obtain information about the weapons, while Raleigh investigates the compromised operation; the excerpt does not establish whether Raleigh knows Barton's role.

  Barton tortures McDermott for the names of his associates and the weapons' location. Raleigh and his associates suspect corrupt officials or agents ar...

• Johnny Domino / Night Man → Raleigh Jordan (Alliance Reluctant Allies) — Raleigh becomes increasingly willing to rely on Johnny, while the two cooperate to keep the advanced systems from falling into the wrong hands.

  Johnny and Raleigh cross paths as the conspiracy deepens, later reach the prototype cache together, and decide to escape using its equipment when they...

• Mr. McDermott → Roland Yates (Alliance Associate) — McDermott's disclosure establishes Yates's connection to the group involved with the prototypes.

  Under torture, McDermott names Roland Yates among his associates.

• Mr. McDermott → Jason Weems (Alliance Associate) — McDermott identifies Weems as connected to the people involved in intercepting the prototype weapons.

  Under torture, McDermott names Jason Weems among his associates.

• Mr. McDermott → Raleigh Jordan (Alliance Associate) — McDermott's disclosure exposes Raleigh to the conspiracy's investigation.

  Under torture, McDermott gives up Raleigh Jordan as one of his associates.

• Agent Barton → Mr. McDermott (Conflict Captor And Victim) — Barton interrogates McDermott violently to obtain intelligence about the weapons and then kills him.

  Barton has McDermott sign a transcript, tortures him for information about the prototypes and his associates, and kills him after he reveals that the...

Story Analysis

A weapons conspiracy forces Raleigh and Johnny to navigate compromised trust, unusual perceptions, and a dangerous cache of advanced systems.

Plot Progression

1. The Interrogation and Its Cost — Barton lures and tortures McDermott to learn about the prototypes and his associates. McDermott names several people before Barton kills him.
2. A Public Meeting Disrupted — Raleigh contacts Laughton and arranges a public meeting after McDermott's death. Johnny helps avert a bomb scare, but the chaos prevents Raleigh from delivering the papers.
3. Perception and Suspicion — Walton offers a possible medical explanation for Johnny's voices, while Johnny's record of recognizing danger complicates that explanation. Raleigh's group suspects corrupt officials or agents and str...
4. The Weapons Conspiracy Escalates — Prototype systems are offered to government and criminal buyers, while the operation's backers try to eliminate witnesses and recover the weapons. Johnny and Raleigh reconnect as the danger increases.
5. Cornered at the Cache — Johnny and Raleigh find the advanced equipment at the cache, but people claiming to be Justice Department agents surround the building. Fearing the systems will fall into the wrong hands, they prepare...