Character Relationship Map: Believed Violent

Characters

• Tom Lepski (played by Michael Brandon) — protagonist

  Insurance detective investigating serial murders and corporate conspiracies.

• Antonella (played by Sophie Duez) — protagonist

  Central figure entangled in the secret formula conspiracy and amnesia plot.

• Pr. Forrester (played by Robert Mitchum) — supporting

  Academic figure involved in the secret weapon formula conspiracy.

• Prof. Forrester (played by Francis Perrin) — supporting

  Genius scientist holding the world's most powerful weapon formula.

• Théa (played by Marie Laforêt) — supporting

  Wife of Prof. Forrester, central to his psychological trauma.

• Radnitz (played by Mario Adorf) — supporting

  Antagonist or operative involved in the secret formula conspiracy.

• Vigier (played by Marc de Jonge) — supporting

  Operative or antagonist working against Prof. Forrester.

• Silk (played by Daniel Ubaud) — supporting

  Operative or antagonist involved in the weapon formula pursuit.

• Jacobi (played by Stéphane Bonnet) — minor

  Minor investigator or associate appearing in both films.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Prof. Forrester → Théa (romantic)

  Plot reveals Théa is his wife, whose actions caused his amnesia.

• Pr. Forrester → Théa (Romantic Husband) — Married couple, she caused him to lose his reason
• Prof. Forrester → Jacobi (Professional Colleague) — Professional relationship in one of the factions
• Prof. Forrester → Silk (Professional Colleague) — Professional relationship in one of the factions

Story Dynamics

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

• Tom Lepski → Jacobi (alliance)

  Appears together in both films, indicating a professional or investigative alliance.

• Radnitz → Silk (alliance)

  Work together to pursue Prof. Forrester and his secret.

• Radnitz → Vigier (alliance)

  Both operate as operatives in the secret formula conspiracy.

• Pr. Forrester → Prof. Forrester (social)

  Both are central to the secret formula conspiracy in Believed Violent.

• Jacobi → Tom Lepski (Alliance Teammate) — Working together in the same faction
• Silk → Tom Lepski (Alliance Teammate) — Working together in the same faction
• Vigier → Tom Lepski (Alliance Teammate) — Working together in the same faction
• Radnitz → Tom Lepski (Alliance Teammate) — Working together in the same faction
• Antonella → Pr. Forrester (Conflict Pursuer) — Member of opposing faction trying to capture the professor
• Tom Lepski → Pr. Forrester (Conflict Pursuer) — Member of faction trying to capture the professor
• Tom Lepski → Antonella (Conflict Enemy) — Leaders of opposing factions

Story Analysis

An amnesiac professor becomes the disputed vessel of a dangerous weapon formula, exposing the limits and unpredictability of human memory.

Plot Progression

1. The Secret In Memory — A professor safeguards the formula for a supreme weapon inside his memory. An emotional trauma suddenly causes amnesia, placing the secret and world peace in jeopardy.
2. A War For The Professor — Two sides compete for control of the amnesiac professor. Their conflict is driven by the formula's political importance and enormous financial value.
3. Erasing The Danger — The professor's supposed friends consider chemically destroying his brain, memories, and secret. The possibility that the knowledge may return in enemy hands deepens the moral danger.
4. Therapy And Disillusionment — The opposing side abducts the scientist while believing therapy may help. The professor remains prostrated and indifferent as the proposed solution fails to provide certainty.
5. The Memory Test — A satanic psychiatrist recommends shock therapy and a confrontation with the professor's wife. The unexpected outcome reinforces that human memory cannot be treated like computer storage.