Character Relationship Map: 6 Bullets

Characters

• Samson Gaul (played by Jean-Claude Van Damme) — protagonist

  A former mercenary and hired killer who lives under an assumed identity and works in a butcher shop. After initially refusing, he agrees to investigate Becky Fayden's kidnapping and pursues the traffi...

• Andrew Fayden (played by Joe Flanigan) — protagonist

  A former MMA champion whose fourteen-year-old daughter, Becky, is kidnapped in Moldova. After the police fail to make progress, he tracks down Samson Gaul, persuades him to take the case, and joins th...

• Monica Fayden (played by Anna-Louise Plowman) — supporting

  Andrew Fayden's wife and Becky's mother. She makes a public appeal with Andrew after Becky disappears and offers a reward for information about her daughter.

• Becky Fayden (played by Charlotte Beaumont) — supporting

  Andrew and Monica Fayden's fourteen-year-old daughter. She disappears after the family checks into a hotel and is later held by kidnappers, eventually managing to call and report that she is being kep...

• Cosmin Stelu (played by Louis Dempsey) — supporting

  A senior government security official connected to the kidnapping conspiracy. A doctor reveals that Stelu paid him to fake evidence of Becky's death, and further investigation suggests Stelu intends t...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Cosmin Stelu → Becky Fayden (Power Controller) — Stelu is implicated in controlling Becky’s illegal transfer.

  The doctor states that he was paid by Cosmin Stelu, and the investigation suggests Stelu is trying to deliver Becky to a wealthy foreign buyer.

• Samson Gaul → Andrew Fayden (Professional Hired Specialist) — Andrew recruits Samson as a specialist to investigate the kidnapping.

  Andrew tracks down Samson and convinces him to take Becky’s case after the police fail to make meaningful progress.

• Andrew Fayden → Monica Fayden (Family Spouse) — Andrew and Monica are married and jointly seek their missing daughter.

  Andrew arrives in Moldova with his wife, Monica Fayden.

• Monica Fayden → Becky Fayden (Family Mother) — Monica is Becky's mother and shares the family’s response to the disappearance.

  The Fayden family arrives in Moldova with their fourteen-year-old daughter, Becky, and Monica joins the public appeal after Becky disappears.

• Andrew Fayden → Becky Fayden (Family Father) — Andrew is Becky's father and leads the search after her kidnapping.

  Andrew and Monica publicly appeal for the return of their fourteen-year-old daughter, Becky.

Story Dynamics

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

• Cosmin Stelu → Monica Fayden (Conflict Kidnapping Adversary) — Stelu’s alleged operation deceives and obstructs Monica’s search for Becky.

  The fabricated report of Becky’s death is intended to stop her parents, including Monica, from continuing the search.

• Cosmin Stelu → Andrew Fayden (Conflict Kidnapping Adversary) — Stelu’s alleged scheme directly opposes Andrew’s effort to recover Becky.

  The investigation suggests that Stelu is involved in the scheme that hides Becky’s survival and prevents her parents from finding her.

• Samson Gaul → Cosmin Stelu (Conflict Investigative Adversary) — Samson investigates Stelu’s role in the kidnapping and trafficking scheme.

  Samson’s investigation connects the fabricated evidence of Becky’s death to Cosmin Stelu, a senior government security official.

• Samson Gaul → Becky Fayden (Narrative Rescuer) — Samson serves as the primary rescuer pursuing Becky’s captors.

  Samson accepts the case to locate Becky and joins the tunnel rescue attempt when the kidnappers prepare to move her.

Story Analysis

A disgraced mercenary and a desperate father investigate a trafficking network to recover a kidnapped girl before she is moved.

Plot Progression

1. The Fire That Changed Samson — Samson infiltrates a trafficking operation to recover a kidnapped boy, but the violent escape causes a deadly fire. Condemned for his methods, he withdraws from public life.
2. A Family Loses Becky — Andrew, Monica, and Becky arrive in Moldova, where Becky soon disappears from the hotel. The parents appeal publicly while the police fail to make meaningful progress.
3. The Reluctant Hunter — Andrew finds Samson working under an assumed identity and persuades him to take the case. Samson then faces warnings about his past and pressure from a criminal power broker.
4. The False Death Scheme — Samson and Andrew trace the kidnapping network and discover that Becky’s death was fabricated. The evidence points toward Cosmin Stelu and a political-criminal bargain involving Becky.
5. Into Chyornaya Prison — Becky calls with her location, leading Samson and Andrew to the abandoned prison. They uncover tunnels and enter them as the kidnappers prepare to move her.