Character Relationship Map: Das Phantom

Characters

• Leo Kramer (played by Jürgen Vogel) — protagonist

  Policeman and protagonist who becomes a fugitive after his partner and boss are killed during a surveillance operation. He investigates a government conspiracy involving terrorist groups.

• Anne (played by Nadeshda Brennicke) — protagonist

  Friend of Leon's former lawyer who contacts him to provide information about the RAF and the conspiracy.

• Kommissar Faber (played by Mathias Herrmann) — supporting
• Philipp Böhn (played by Peter Bongartz) — supporting
• Baré (played by Dietrich Hollinderbäumer) — supporting
• Pit (played by Hilmi Sözer) — supporting

  Leon's police partner who is killed in an ambush alongside the surveillance targets while Leon is fetching coffee.

• Dr. Hausmann (played by Ulrich Pleitgen) — minor
• Hans Ganz (played by Thomas Holtzmann) — minor
• Dussous (played by Heinrich Giskes) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Leo Kramer → Hans Ganz (Professional Information Source) — Father of the dead terrorist who provides crucial information
• Leo Kramer → Kommissar Faber (Professional Superior Officer) — Leo's boss who is later murdered
• Leo Kramer → Anne (Romantic Interest) — Developing relationship as Leo investigates the case
• Leo Kramer → Pit (Professional Police Partners) — Working together as police officers before Pit's murder

Story Dynamics

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

• Philipp Böhn → Dr. Hausmann (Alliance Conspirator) — Working together in the government conspiracy
• Leo Kramer → Dussous (Conflict Conspirator) — Involved in the conspiracy and pursuing Leo
• Leo Kramer → Dr. Hausmann (Conflict Conspiracy Leader) — Mastermind behind the government conspiracy
• Leo Kramer → Baré (Alliance Informant) — Provides information about the RAF to Leo
• Leo Kramer → Philipp Böhn (Conflict Conspirator) — Government official involved in the conspiracy

Story Analysis

A fugitive police officer investigates killings that may reveal a government-linked conspiracy using terrorist groups.

Plot Progression

1. The Fatal Surveillance — A police surveillance operation collapses when an ambush kills Pit and the two observed people. Suspicion then falls on the surviving police partner.
2. Flight from Suspicion — After the police officer's boss is killed, the officer becomes a fugitive. The identities of the dead surveillance targets reveal connections to terrorism and a former lawyer.
3. Witnesses to the Past — A friend of the dead lawyer provides information about the Red Army Faction. The dead terrorist's father supplies another important source of information.
4. The Political Conspiracy — The collected information points beyond the killings toward a conspiracy involving important government figures. Terrorist groups may have been used for political purposes.
5. Hunted by Power — The fugitive becomes the target of forces connected to the suspected conspiracy. The pursuit turns the investigation into a struggle for survival and truth.