Character Relationship Map: Supreme Sanction

Characters

• Dalton (played by Michael Madsen) — protagonist
• Jenna (played by Kristy Swanson) — protagonist

  Jenna is a skilled assassin sent by Section Alpha to kill a television reporter investigating the unit. When she sees him with his daughter, she deliberately misses, making herself a target. She later...

• Jordan McNamara (played by David Dukes) — supporting

  Jordan McNamara is a television reporter investigating the secret government unit behind an attack on army helicopters. Section Alpha wants him killed and sends Jenna to assassinate him. After she sav...

• The Director (played by Ron Perlman) — supporting

  The Director is associated with Section Alpha, the secret government unit responsible for arranging the attack on army helicopters. The unit seeks to kill the reporter investigating the truth and send...

• Lester (played by Tommy Lister Jr.) — supporting
• Holman (played by Al Sapienza) — supporting
• Marcus (played by Donald Faison) — supporting
• Bailey McNamara (played by Holliston Coleman) — supporting

  Bailey McNamara is the daughter of the television reporter investigating Section Alpha. Jenna sees the reporter with Bailey and deliberately misses her shot, an act that makes Bailey's father the unit...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jenna → Dalton (Professional Colleague) — Jenna and Dalton were colleagues in Section Alpha
• Lester → The Director (Professional Subordinate) — Lester works under The Director in Section Alpha
• Marcus → The Director (Professional Subordinate) — Marcus works under The Director in Section Alpha
• Holman → The Director (Professional Subordinate) — Holman works under The Director in Section Alpha
• Jenna → The Director (Professional Employer) — The Director was Jenna's employer at Section Alpha
• Jenna → Bailey McNamara (Family Daughter) — Bailey is Jordan McNamara's daughter
• Jordan McNamara → Bailey McNamara (Family Father) — Jordan is Bailey's father

Story Dynamics

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

• The Director → Jordan McNamara (Conflict Target) — The Director targets Jordan McNamara for elimination
• Jenna → Jordan McNamara (Narrative Target) — Jenna was assigned to eliminate Jordan McNamara

Story Analysis

A covert military operation is exposed when an assassin rejects her order and joins the threatened reporter.

Plot Progression

1. The Concealed Attack — Section Alpha directs an enemy pilot toward army helicopters during a patrol. The attack kills a female soldier and establishes the hidden operation.
2. The Reporter Pursues Truth — A television reporter investigates the helicopter attack and moves toward exposing what happened. His investigation makes him a threat to Section Alpha.
3. The Failed Assassination — Section Alpha sends a skilled assassin to kill the reporter. Seeing him with his daughter, the assassin deliberately misfires, changing the direction of the conflict.
4. A Change Of Allegiance — The assassin recalls the fatal hits on a general who knew about the attack. She saves the reporter and joins him in fighting back against Section Alpha.