Character Relationship Map: Terror 2000

Characters

• Margret (played by Margit Carstensen) — protagonist

  Margret is an investigator drawn into the search for the missing social worker and Polish family as hostility toward refugees grows in Rassau. She experiences visions and is involved when the family i...

• Körn (played by Peter Kern) — supporting

  Körn is an investigator involved in the search after social worker Fricke and a Polish family disappear while traveling to a refugee camp. He works alongside Margret as tensions and violence rise in R...

• Pupilla (played by Brigitte Kausch) — supporting

  Pupilla is a character who claims to see the missing Polish family alive, offering an apparent lead amid the search. Her claim contrasts with the investigators' uncertainty, though the family is later...

• Fricke (played by Gary Indiana) — minor

  Fricke is a social worker who disappears on April 17 while transporting a Polish family to a refugee camp. His disappearance becomes the focus of the investigation by Margret and Körn. He later admits...

Story Dynamics

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

• Margret → Fricke (Narrative Investigator And Missing Subject) — Margret's investigation leads to a direct encounter with Fricke and, in the final exchange, to the revelation that he was buried in a hole in the ground.

  Margret and Körn become involved in investigating Fricke's disappearance. Later, Fricke admits to Margret that he is filled with hatred, and she quest...

• Margret → Pupilla (Social Shared Concern Over The Missing Family) — Their separate experiences connect them to the mystery of the missing family, though the plot does not specify a closer personal bond.

  Margret experiences visions, while Pupilla claims to see the missing Polish family alive.

• Margret → Körn (Alliance Investigative Partners) — They are both drawn into investigating the disappearance as hostility toward refugees grows in Rassau.

  The plot states that Margret and Körn become involved in the investigation into Fricke's disappearance.

Story Analysis

The disappearance of Fricke unfolds against rising anti-refugee hostility in Rassau, culminating in violence and revelations that leave responsibility unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. The Disappearance in Rassau — Germany is described as struggling with overcrowded refugee centers and rising unrest. Fricke disappears while transporting a Polish family, drawing Margret and Körn into the investigation.
2. A Town Turns Hostile — Rassau grows increasingly hostile toward refugees, while reports of masked attackers and violence deepen fear. Conditions in the camp expose exhaustion, poor food, and a lack of dignity.
3. The Family Is Found — Margret experiences visions, and Pupilla claims to have seen the missing family alive. A police report leads the investigators to the family, who are then told that close family members are dead.
4. Violence and the Final Revelation — The encounter turns violent as disorder escalates in Rassau, and refugees reject the camp as a home. After the bodies of the last refugees are found, a final exchange reveals that Fricke was buried in...