Character Relationship Map: The Trial

Characters

• Witwe Solymosi (played by Maria Eis) — protagonist
• Esther Solymosi, das verschwundene Mädchen (played by Aglaja Schmid) — protagonist

  A young Catholic peasant girl who runs away from her employer and becomes the subject of anti-Semitic murder rumors in the village.

• Eötvös' Braut (played by Marianne Schönauer) — supporting
• Dr. Eötvös (played by Ewald Balser) — supporting

  A Christian lawyer who notices discrepancies in the case reconstruction and personally takes charge of defending the accused.

• Tempeldiener Scharf (played by Ernst Deutsch) — supporting

  A Jewish temple servant accused of murdering the missing girl based on village rumors.

• Untersuchungsrichter Bary (played by Josef Meinrad) — supporting

  An investigator assigned to the case who extracts a confession from the accused's young son despite event discrepancies.

• Dorfrichter Farkas (played by Hermann Thimig) — supporting
• Staatsanwalt Both (played by Gustav Diessl) — supporting
• Staatsanwalt Egressy (played by Iván Petrovich) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Untersuchungsrichter Bary → Dorfrichter Farkas (Professional Judicial Colleague)
• Dr. Eötvös → Tempeldiener Scharf (Professional Defense Attorney)
• Dr. Eötvös → Eötvös' Braut (Romantic Fiance)
• Witwe Solymosi → Esther Solymosi, das verschwundene Mädchen (Family Mother)

Story Dynamics

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

• Dr. Eötvös → Esther Solymosi, das verschwundene Mädchen (Narrative Case Subject)
• Dr. Eötvös → Staatsanwalt Both (Conflict Legal Adversary)
• Staatsanwalt Both → Staatsanwalt Egressy (Alliance Prosecution Partner)

Story Analysis

A disappearance becomes a prejudiced accusation, while a lawyer challenges the inconsistencies behind the official case.

Plot Progression

1. A Girl Vanishes
2. Rumor Becomes Accusation
3. The Confession
4. The Defense Challenges Facts