Character Relationship Map: Double Fixation

Characters

• Cherie (played by Cherie Chung Cho-Hung) — protagonist

  Cherie is the woman Jacky knows and later searches for after she apparently dies at the beach. In San Francisco, she initially denies being Cherie, then explains that she was recruited to obtain photo...

• Jacky Chang (played by Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau) — supporting

  Jacky Chang is a photographer who prefers taking pictures and appreciating beautiful things to getting involved in dangerous business. He becomes entangled in a scheme involving important photographs,...

• Jacky's Assistant (played by Sandy Lam San-San) — supporting
• Jacky's Assistant (played by Yonfan) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jacky's Assistant → Jacky Chang (assistant)
• Jacky's Assistant → Jacky Chang (assistant)
• Jacky Chang → Cherie (Complicated Romantic Relationship) — Jacky searches for Cherie after her apparent death, while Cherie later reveals that the deception was designed around his feelings for her. Their reunion gives them a chance to begin again.

  The story says Jacky's relationship with Cherie grows more complicated. After learning that she staged her death and was assigned to obtain his photog...

Story Analysis

A photographer becomes entangled in a scheme involving important photographs and searches for the woman whose staged disappearance concealed a deception meant for him.

Plot Progression

1. The Photographs and the Danger — Jacky's ordinary photography work is disrupted when a job goes wrong and the police become involved. He is warned to protect important photographs and trust no one while carrying them.
2. Cherie's Disappearance — Cherie is drawn into Jacky's troubles, and their plans are repeatedly disrupted. After an apparent injury at the beach, she vanishes, and the police deny seeing her when Jacky asks.
3. The Stranger in San Francisco — In San Francisco, Jacky meets a woman who resembles Cherie but denies being her. She resists his questions until she begins explaining the deception and her assignment to obtain his photographs.
4. The Deception and Reunion — Cherie explains that her apparent death was staged because the organizers knew Jacky cared for her, and that the photographs they sought were wrong. She admits who she is and says the elaborate act wa...