Character Relationship Map: Late Shift

Characters

• Matt (played by Joe Sowerbutts) — protagonist

  A college student working as a parking lot attendant in London, Matt is kidnapped by an armed robbery crew after they steal a car from the garage. When an injured robber leaves the crew without a repl...

• May-Ling (played by Haruka Abe) — protagonist

  A young woman in the robbery crew, May-Ling survives the crash alongside Matt and leaves with him and the bowl. Depending on the player's choices, she can cooperate with Matt, become his friend, or de...

• Samuel Parr (played by Richard Durden) — supporting

  A British steel magnate, Parr is auctioning the centuries-old Chinese porcelain bowl at Hainsworth's. Depending on the player's choices, it is revealed that he paid May-Ling to forge a copy and paid L...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Samuel Parr → May-Ling (Professional Employer And Forger) — Parr commissions May-Ling's forgery work for the artifact scheme.

  The plot can reveal that Parr previously paid May-Ling to forge a copy of the Chinese porcelain bowl.

Story Dynamics

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

• Matt → Samuel Parr (Conflict Adversaries) — Matt becomes entangled in a conflict with the powerful figure behind the artifact scheme.

  Parr is connected to the auction of the bowl, while Matt is forced to participate in the robbery targeting it and later becomes involved in the conspi...

• Matt → May-Ling (Alliance Forced Teammates) — They begin as unwilling partners under criminal pressure.

  Matt is coerced into participating in the robbery, while May-Ling is another member of the crew and later survives the crash with him.

Story Analysis

A coerced parking attendant survives a violent artifact robbery and uncovers a branching counterfeit conspiracy.

Plot Progression

1. A Night Shift Turns Criminal — Matt begins as a college student working at a London parking garage. The theft of a BMW i8 and his kidnapping force him into an armed robbery.
2. The Bowl Becomes the Mission — The crew reveals that its target is a historic Chinese porcelain rice bowl. Matt is taken to Hainsworth's, where Parr's auction creates the setting for the theft.
3. The Auction House Robbery — The bowl is won at auction before the crew assaults an employee in the basement. Matt and the crew escape with the artifact.
4. Fire Below the Bridge — Another car runs the robbery van off a bridge, and the overturned vehicle catches fire. Matt and May-Ling are the only survivors and escape with the bowl.
5. The Counterfeit Conspiracy — Branching revelations connect Parr to May-Ling's forgery and a possible bowl swap. May-Ling suspects that Parr arranged the crash to conceal the counterfeit.