Character Relationship Map: Take Five

Characters

• Sasà (played by Salvatore Striano) — protagonist

  An ex-robber and wedding photographer suffering from a heart condition. He helps organize a major bank heist but secretly intends to hand over the loot to a crime boss in exchange for a life-saving he...

• O' Sciomen (played by Peppe Lanzetta) — protagonist

  A legendary recently released ex-convict and professional robber. He joins the crew for the bank job, exhibits disturbing behavior towards a sleeping Ruocco, and ultimately kills Ruocco in a panic bef...

• Ruocco (played by Salvatore Ruocco) — supporting

  A permanently banned boxer who joins the robbery crew. He remains largely passive during the aftermath and is tragically killed by O' Sciomen while attempting to escape from the police.

• Carmine (played by Carmine Paternoster) — supporting

  A plumber and gambling addict who knows Gaetano's trapped location in the sewers. He attempts to cover his deception by killing Sasà, but is instead killed by Sasà during the sewer confrontation. He i...

• Antonio (played by Antonio Buonomo) — supporting
• Gaetano (played by Gaetano Di Vaio) — supporting

  The mastermind and organizer of the bank heist. He gets trapped in the Naples sewer system with the stolen money, survives, and returns to Sasà's apartment for the climax, where he dies in a three-way...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gaetano → Carmine (Professional Crew Leader And Member) — Carmine is part of Gaetano's heist team and knows where Gaetano becomes trapped.

  Gaetano recruits Carmine, a plumber with a gambling addiction, for the bank robbery.

• Gaetano → Ruocco (Professional Crew Leader And Member) — Ruocco joins Gaetano's robbery crew.

  Gaetano recruits Ruocco, a permanently banned boxer, for the millionaire bank robbery.

• Gaetano → O' Sciomen (Professional Crew Leader And Robber) — O' Sciomen becomes one of Gaetano's principal crew members.

  Gaetano asks O' Sciomen, a legendary robber recently released from prison, to join the planned bank robbery.

• Gaetano → Sasà (Professional Recruiter And Crew Member) — Gaetano recruits Sasà for the bank robbery.

  Gaetano forms a robbery crew and approaches Sasà, an ex-robber and wedding photographer, to participate in the bank heist.

Story Dynamics

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

• Antonio → Carmine (Conflict Kidnapper And Target) — Antonio helps remove Carmine from the apartment and bring him to the gangsters' hideout.

  Antonio accompanies the gangsters who break into Sasà's home and abduct Carmine along with Sasà.

• Antonio → Sasà (Conflict Kidnapper And Target) — Antonio participates in the criminal operation against Sasà.

  Antonio accompanies an armed gangster during the raid on Sasà's apartment, where Sasà is taken away and questioned about the stolen money.

• O' Sciomen → Ruocco (Conflict Lethal Opponents) — Their strained partnership ends with O' Sciomen killing Ruocco.

  O' Sciomen kills Ruocco while pursuing him near the police, after Ruocco flees from the sewer scene.

• Carmine → Ruocco (Alliance Teammate) — They share membership in the robbery team.

  Carmine, Ruocco, and the rest of the crew organize and carry out the bank robbery together.

• Carmine → O' Sciomen (Alliance Teammate) — Carmine and O' Sciomen are fellow participants in the heist.

  Carmine, O' Sciomen, and the other robbers belong to the same bank robbery crew.

• Sasà → Carmine (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate during the search for the trapped crew leader.

  Sasà and Carmine descend into the sewer together to look for Gaetano and the stolen money.

• Sasà → Ruocco (Alliance Teammate) — Ruocco is one of Sasà's remaining allies after the crew is divided.

  Sasà and Ruocco are left together at Sasà's home after the gangsters abduct Carmine and Sasà.

• Sasà → O' Sciomen (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate as members of the robbery team.

  Sasà and O' Sciomen participate in the same bank robbery crew and later remain together at Sasà's apartment while waiting to check the sewers.

Story Analysis

A bank robbery crew is destroyed by mistrust, hidden bargains, and escalating violence, leaving the stolen money to a surviving outsider.

Plot Progression

1. Assembling the Criminal Crew — Gaetano recruits Sasà, O' Sciomen, Ruocco, and Carmine for a major bank robbery. The group plans to reach the bank through the Naples sewer system.
2. The Loot Beneath Naples — The robbery succeeds, but Gaetano becomes trapped underground with the money. The remaining crew waits at Sasà's apartment while suspicion begins to spread.
3. Hostages and Hidden Promises — Gangsters use the pizza boy to scout Sasà's apartment and abduct Sasà and Carmine. A flashback exposes Sasà's secret promise to surrender the proceeds for a heart transplant.
4. The Crew Collapses — After escaping the hideout, the robbers return to the sewer. Carmine attacks Sasà, while O' Sciomen kills Ruocco and then himself when confronted by police.
5. The Final Triangle — Gaetano returns with the money and encounters an armed gangster holding the pizza boy hostage. Sasà arrives, and the final standoff ends with three dead men and the boy alive.