Character Relationship Map: Lockdown

Characters

• Cashmere (played by Gabriel Casseus) — protagonist

  Cashmere is Avery's longtime best friend and a crack dealer whose criminal life contrasts with Avery's disciplined ambitions. After their wrongful conviction, he becomes involved in the prison drug tr...

• Dre (played by De'Aundre Bonds) — protagonist

  Dre is Krista's brother, Avery and Cashmere's childhood friend, and a barber outside prison. Wrongfully imprisoned with them, he is raped and controlled by Graffiti, then turns to heroin. Pressured by...

• Krista (played by Melissa De Sousa) — supporting

  Krista is Avery's girlfriend and the mother of their young son, as well as Dre's sister. Though Avery initially rejects her visits after his conviction, she continues seeking help for him. Working wit...

• Malachi Young (played by Clifton Powell) — supporting

  Malachi Young is Avery's older prison cellmate, an experienced prisoner who has spent eighteen years incarcerated and is nearing the end of his sentence. He befriends and mentors Avery, later taking r...

• Broadway (played by Sticky Fingaz) — supporting

  Broadway is a dealer working under Cashmere who becomes his enemy after failing to repay money. Seeking revenge, he frames Cashmere, Avery, and Dre by placing a murder weapon in Cashmere's car. Later...

• Graffiti (played by David "Shark" Fralick) — minor

  Graffiti is Dre's white supremacist cellmate and a powerful prison gang leader who controls much of the drug flow. He repeatedly rapes and abuses Dre while battling Clean Up's organization. After Dre...

• Avery Montgomery (played by Richard T. Jones) — supporting

  Avery Montgomery is a gifted swimmer who takes time off college to be with Krista and help raise their son. Wrongfully convicted alongside Cashmere and Dre, he struggles with prison violence but gains...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Cashmere → Broadway (Power Subordinate) — Cashmere initially holds authority over Broadway within the drug hierarchy.

  Broadway works under Cashmere and angers him by returning less money than expected.

• Avery Montgomery → Krista (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their romantic relationship survives Avery's imprisonment, resentment, and eventual release.

  Avery takes time off college to spend time with his girlfriend Krista and help raise their young son.

• Dre → Krista (Family Brother) — Their family connection links Dre's prison suffering to Krista's efforts to protect Avery and their family.

  Dre is explicitly identified as Krista's brother.

Story Dynamics

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

• Avery Montgomery → Malachi Young (Alliance Mentor And Friend) — Malachi guides Avery through prison and protects his future at great personal cost.

  Avery befriends Malachi in prison, and Malachi later sacrifices himself at the disciplinary hearing to protect Avery.

• Avery Montgomery → Graffiti (Conflict Defender) — Avery becomes Graffiti's direct opponent while defending Dre.

  Avery intervenes when Graffiti beats Dre and pummels Graffiti before the other neo-Nazis join the fight.

• Graffiti → Dre (Conflict Abuser) — Graffiti's sustained abuse drives Dre toward heroin use and violent revenge.

  The plot states that Graffiti rapes Dre, turns him into a prison sex slave, and continues abusing him during the lockdown.

• Broadway → Avery Montgomery (Narrative Framer) — Broadway's revenge indirectly destroys Avery's freedom and future.

  Broadway places the murder weapon in Cashmere's convertible, causing the three men to be mistaken for the murderers and wrongfully convicted.

• Dre → Avery Montgomery (Social Childhood Friend) — Dre is part of Avery's original support network and later becomes the reason Avery confronts Graffiti.

  The plot identifies Dre, Cashmere, and Avery as a trio of friends since childhood.

• Cashmere → Avery Montgomery (Social Best Friend) — Their deep friendship is tested by crime, imprisonment, and Cashmere's later betrayal.

  Cashmere is described as one of Avery's best friends, despite their different lifestyles and Avery's avoidance of trouble.

• Cashmere → Dre (Social Childhood Friend) — Cashmere and Dre share a long-standing friendship that later becomes strained by prison conflicts.

  The plot states that Cashmere, Dre, and Avery have been friends since childhood. Dre also spends time with Cashmere after Avery's swim victory.

Story Analysis

Three childhood friends endure wrongful imprisonment, violent prison power struggles, sacrifice, and a costly path toward freedom.

Plot Progression

1. A Dream Framed By Revenge — Avery's swimming success offers a possible scholarship while Cashmere's confrontation with Broadway creates a dangerous revenge plot. Broadway plants the murder weapon in Cashmere's convertible.
2. The Road Into Prison — The friends are stopped because their car resembles Broadway's vehicle. A gun is found, Cashmere is shot, and all three are wrongfully sentenced to ten years.
3. Violence Behind Bars — Prison divides the friends into separate struggles involving abuse, drug factions, and survival. Rival killings lead to a lockdown that intensifies Dre's suffering.
4. Sacrifice And Revenge — Avery defends Dre during a violent brawl, while Malachi sacrifices his prison standing to protect Avery. Dre later kills Graffiti but is killed by Perez.
5. Release Through Fire — Broadway's confession secures Avery's release, but a prison riot erupts before that freedom can be fully enjoyed. Cashmere dies after briefly wavering between violence and reconciliation.