Character Relationship Map: Impulse

Characters

• Lottie Mason (played by Theresa Russell) — protagonist

  An LAPD vice-squad officer who works undercover as a decoy prostitute, Lottie is the central figure of the story. After finding Tony's money and becoming entangled in his murder, she confronts the kil...

• Stan (played by Jeff Fahey) — protagonist

  An LAPD detective who romances Lottie and becomes intimate with her, Stan later suspects that she is the mysterious woman seen with Tony. Although angry when she explains the truth, he helps trap the...

• Dimarjian (played by Eli Danker) — supporting

  Dimarjian is the killer who murdered Tony and later came to the safe house to eliminate Lottie. He kills the officer watching the location and admits before dying that he acted to avoid testifying aga...

• District Attorney (played by Tom Dahlgren) — minor

  The district attorney is the law-enforcement official whom Stan approaches with a plan to draw Tony's killer into the open. The operation uses a false news report and Lottie's staged claim that she ca...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Stan → District Attorney (Professional Case Collaborators) — They cooperate on a law-enforcement strategy for the murder case.

  Stan visits the district attorney with a plan to lure Tony's killer into identifying himself.

• Lottie Mason → Stan (Romantic Partners) — Their romantic relationship becomes complicated by Lottie's concealment of the Tony incident.

  Stan romances Lottie, takes her on a date, and later spends the night with her, during which they have sex.

Story Dynamics

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

• District Attorney → Dimarjian (Conflict Legal Adversaries) — The district attorney represents the legal pressure that Dimarjian tries to evade.

  Dimarjian admits he killed Tony to prevent himself from having to testify against Luna, placing him in opposition to the prosecution.

• Stan → Dimarjian (Conflict Investigative Adversaries) — Stan leads the law-enforcement response against Dimarjian's murder scheme.

  Stan and the other detectives organize the stakeout and rush back after the killer attacks the scene.

• Lottie Mason → Dimarjian (Conflict Mortal Enemies) — Their direct confrontation resolves the murder threat at the climax.

  Dimarjian enters the abandoned house after killing the surveilling officer, and Lottie shoots him to death.

Story Analysis

An undercover officer is pulled between danger, intimacy, guilt, and the moral choice to reject stolen money.

Plot Progression

1. A Dangerous Double Life — Lottie works undercover for the vice squad while facing professional pressure. Her attraction to the danger grows as Stan begins courting her.
2. The Mansion Secret — After a deadly sting, Lottie encounters a stranger and follows him to a Beverly Hills mansion. Gunshots, a dead body, and a hidden locker key pull her into a larger crime.
3. The Money Trap — Lottie discovers a suitcase filled with cash and secretly removes it from the airport locker. Meanwhile, the murder investigation begins closing around her.
4. Love Under Suspicion — Lottie and Stan become intimate, but her failed confession leaves the relationship exposed. Stan connects her to the alias Carla and confronts her about the murder.
5. The Killer's Last Move — Stan and the district attorney use a staged news report to bait the killer. The plan brings Dimarjian to an abandoned house, where Lottie kills him before choosing honesty over money.