Character Relationship Map: Pause

Characters

• Bill (played by Bill English) — protagonist
• Eric (played by Eric Toms) — protagonist
• Charlie (played by Victoria Drake) — supporting
• Phil (played by Phil Idrissi) — supporting
• Jimmy (played by Ryan Turi) — supporting
• Juan (played by Juan Hooks) — supporting
• Nick (played by Nicholas Archer Toms) — minor
• Sexy Prostitute (played by Giovanni Cortez) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bill → Sexy Prostitute (Professional Client) — Professional transaction
• Charlie → Phil (Professional Information Source) — Provides information about missions
• Bill → Phil (Professional Colleague) — Professional relationship in assassination business
• Eric → Nick (Professional Mentor) — Trained Eric in assassination skills
• Bill → Juan (Professional Employer) — Assigns assassination missions
• Bill → Charlie (Romantic Interest) — Potential romantic relationship

Story Dynamics

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

• Jimmy → Juan (Alliance Partner) — Professional partnership in assassination business
• Eric → Jimmy (Conflict Rival) — Professional rivalry among assassins
• Eric → Charlie (Social Friend) — Friendship connection
• Bill → Eric (Alliance Teammate) — Professional assassins working together

Story Analysis

Two professional assassins discover an abandoned baby during a mission, forcing them to confront their moral compasses and question their violent lifestyle.

Plot Progression

1. The Contract — Professional assassins Bill and Eric receive a routine mission to clean out an apartment, setting the stage for their encounter with the abandoned baby.
2. The Discovery — The assassins discover an abandoned baby in the target apartment, forcing them to confront their moral compasses and question their violent profession.
3. The Crossroads — As pressure mounts from their contacts and the weight of their past choices, Bill and Eric must decide whether to continue their violent path or attempt redemption by caring for the baby.
4. The Redemption — In a final decision that will alter their destinies, the assassins choose to abandon their violent lifestyle and embrace the responsibility of caring for the abandoned child.