Character Relationship Map: Final Jeopardy

Characters

• Susan Campbell (played by Mary Crosby) — protagonist

  Susan is Marty Campbell's wife, and the two are visiting the city together. Stranded after dark, she faces the neighborhood's dangers alongside Marty, escapes gang members with him, and hides while he...

• Derelict (played by Jeff Corey) — supporting

  The Derelict is an unstable man Marty and Susan encounter while seeking help. He sends Marty on a wild chase through a sewer toward a police station that does not exist, wasting the couple's time befo...

• Street Kid (played by Manuel Benitez) — minor

Story Dynamics

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

• Derelict → Street Kid (Unknown Association) — Their connection is not established beyond occupying the same hostile urban environment.

  The plot places both the Derelict and the Street Kid among the desperate people Susan encounters while searching for help, but it does not show a dire...

• Susan Campbell → Street Kid (Unknown Untrustworthy Guide) — The Street Kid provides misleading guidance during Susan's escape through the deserted neighborhood.

  The Street Kid directs Susan and her husband toward a subway, but they find the entrance locked and are forced to continue searching for another way o...

• Susan Campbell → Derelict (Conflict Adversarial Encounter) — The Derelict briefly obstructs Susan's efforts to find safety and police assistance.

  Susan and her husband meet the unstable Derelict, who sends her husband on a wild sewer chase toward a nonexistent police station. They leave him afte...

Story Analysis

A stranded couple navigates a hostile city, unreliable strangers, and gang violence before turning an underground pursuit into a desperate escape.

Plot Progression

1. Stranded After Dark — Susan and her husband become lost in an unfriendly northern city after a wrong address and a taxi departure. The locked parking lot leaves their rental car inaccessible.
2. The City Refuses Help — A near collision, hostile dogs, useless payphones, and police indifference prevent the couple from obtaining assistance. Repeated gang encounters force them through alleys and abandoned spaces.
3. False Guides And Hidden Threats — A frightened driver, the Derelict, and the Street Kid offer no reliable escape. The church refuge instead reveals drug-related confusion and the gang's reach.
4. Subway Escape — Susan and her husband reach the subway but are pursued after entering the train. They abandon the train and use the tunnels to turn the chase against the gang.
5. Dawn Of Departure — The gang leader is defeated in the boiler room, and Susan finally reports the ordeal to a policeman. After cleaning up, the couple retrieves the rental car and leaves.