Character Relationship Map: Hellbound

Characters

• Frank Shatter (played by Chuck Norris) — protagonist

  Frank Shatter is a Chicago Police detective who is sent with Calvin Jackson to investigate the brutal murder of a rabbi. After being summoned to Israel, he discovers that the case involves a supernatu...

• Calvin Jackson (played by Calvin Levels) — protagonist

  Calvin Jackson is a Chicago Police detective partnered with Frank Shatter in the investigation of a rabbi’s brutal murder. Once the detectives are summoned to Israel, he learns that their case concern...

• Lockley (played by Christopher Neame) — supporting
• Leslie (played by Sheree J. Wilson) — supporting
• King Richard (played by David Robb) — supporting

  King Richard is the historical ruler who stopped the supernatural being during the Crusades and imprisoned him in a subterranean tomb. During their confrontation, the being’s power source was shattere...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lockley → Leslie (Professional Professor And Assistant) — Leslie assists Lockley and recognizes the recovered artifact as resembling the crown of the legendary scepter.

  The plot identifies Leslie as Lockley's assistant.

• Frank Shatter → Calvin Jackson (Professional Police Partners) — They pursue the murder case as partners, though Calvin urges caution while Frank insists on following the evidence.

  The plot identifies Frank Shatter and Calvin Jackson as Chicago police officers who investigate the rabbi's murder together. Their disagreement over w...

Story Dynamics

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

• King Richard → Calvin Jackson (Narrative Historical Predecessor) — King Richard's actions in the past form part of the history behind the case Calvin investigates.

  The historical account describes King Richard sealing the tomb where the supernatural threat was imprisoned. In the present, Calvin investigates clues...

• King Richard → Frank Shatter (Narrative Historical Predecessor) — King Richard's past actions established the buried danger that Frank's modern investigation begins to uncover.

  The historical account describes King Richard sealing the tomb where the supernatural threat was imprisoned. In the present, Frank investigates clues...

• Calvin Jackson → Leslie (Narrative Investigator And Artifact Witness) — Leslie's identification of the artifact contributes to the investigation Calvin is conducting with Frank.

  During the detectives' inquiry involving Lockley, Leslie recognizes the recovered artifact as resembling the crown of the legendary scepter.

• Frank Shatter → Leslie (Narrative Investigator And Artifact Witness) — Leslie's recognition of the artifact provides information relevant to Frank's investigation.

  During the detectives' inquiry involving Lockley, Leslie recognizes the recovered artifact as resembling the crown of the legendary scepter.

• Calvin Jackson → Lockley (Conflict Suspicious Investigator And Evasive Scholar) — Calvin participates in questioning Lockley and encounters his unhelpful, evasive responses.

  The detectives question Lockley, who denies knowing anything useful about the murder; his evasive manner makes them suspicious.

• Frank Shatter → Lockley (Conflict Suspicious Investigator And Evasive Scholar) — Frank's investigation brings him into conflict with Lockley's evasive answers about the artifact and murder.

  Frank and Calvin question Lockley about the murder and the artifact. Lockley denies knowing anything useful, and his evasive manner leaves the detecti...

Story Analysis

A modern murder investigation uncovers clues to an ancient supernatural threat and a possible plan to reassemble its scepter.

Plot Progression

1. The Ancient Threat — A priest attempts to resurrect Prosatanos with a royal scepter and a prince's blood. King Richard interrupts the ritual, imprisons the being in a tomb, and seals its entrances.
2. A Murder in Chicago — Frank Shatter and Calvin Jackson investigate a murdered rabbi and find both the victim's fingerprints and an unidentified person's prints. A clue leads them toward Krieger and Professor Lockley.
3. The Artifact and the Excavation — Leslie recognizes the artifact as resembling the crown of a legendary scepter, while Lockley dismisses it as a forgery and denies useful knowledge. At an excavation, restricted areas and ominous warni...
4. The Case Turns Darker — Calvin wants to hand the case to local police, but Frank continues following the evidence, testing their partnership. A secret search of an international file reveals eight dead holy men and a possibl...
5. The Scepter's Pattern — The detectives connect the victims to nine pieces that may be needed to complete the scepter. The legend's requirement of royal blood points to a larger danger, but the available account ends before t...