Character Relationship Map: Red Notice

Characters

• John Hartley (played by Dwayne Johnson) — protagonist

  John Hartley is introduced as an FBI profiler investigating the theft of an Egyptian egg with Interpol agent Urvashi Das. He teams up with Nolan Booth to pursue Sarah Black, but is later revealed to b...

• Nolan Booth (played by Ryan Reynolds) — protagonist

  Nolan Booth is a globally wanted art thief who steals the first egg and becomes Sarah Black's rival. He cooperates with John Hartley to escape prison and locate the remaining eggs, only to discover th...

• Sarah Black / The Bishop (played by Gal Gadot) — supporting

  Sarah Black, known as The Bishop, is a highly skilled art thief and Nolan Booth's principal rival. She steals the first egg, frames John Hartley, and later works with Sotto Voce before betraying him....

• Sotto Voce (played by Chris Diamantopoulos) — supporting

  Sotto Voce is an arms dealer who possesses the second Egyptian egg and holds a masquerade ball in Valencia. John Hartley, Nolan Booth, and Sarah Black infiltrate his vault, where he helps Black tortur...

• Cleopatra (played by Brenna Marie Narayan) — cameo

  Cleopatra is the Egyptian queen at the center of the film's historical opening. During the first century BC, she receives three jeweled eggs as a wedding gift, establishing the ancient origin of the a...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Cleopatra → Sarah Black / The Bishop (Temporal Historical Connection) — Black's criminal objective is tied to Cleopatra through the eggs.

  Black pursues and ultimately delivers the three eggs, which the opening identifies as Cleopatra's wedding gift.

• Cleopatra → Nolan Booth (Temporal Historical Connection) — Cleopatra's historical wedding gift becomes Booth's central target.

  The three eggs associated with Cleopatra become the objects sought by Booth during the modern art-heist plot.

• Cleopatra → John Hartley (Temporal Historical Connection) — Cleopatra is connected to Hartley's modern treasure hunt through the eggs' history.

  The story opens with Cleopatra receiving three bejeweled eggs as a wedding gift, which establishes the historical origin of the objects later pursued...

• Sotto Voce → John Hartley (Power Captor) — Voce participates in coercing Hartley during the Valencia operation.

  Voce and Black torture Hartley in Voce's vault to force Booth to reveal the location of the third egg.

• John Hartley → Sarah Black / The Bishop (Romantic Partner) — Their romantic relationship is central to the final betrayal.

  Hartley and Black are revealed to be a couple who work together as a team.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sotto Voce → Nolan Booth (Conflict Information Adversary) — Voce's operation treats Booth as the source of critical treasure information.

  Voce's side tortures Hartley because Booth possesses information about the third egg's location.

• Sarah Black / The Bishop → Sotto Voce (Alliance Criminal Ally) — They cooperate to control the second egg and interrogate Hartley.

  Black reveals that she is working with Voce during the confrontation in his vault.

• Sarah Black / The Bishop → Nolan Booth (Conflict Rival Thief) — They are competing art thieves pursuing the same valuable objects.

  Booth is identified as Black's main rival, and Black repeatedly competes with him for the eggs.

• John Hartley → Nolan Booth (Alliance Reluctant Partner) — They form an uneasy partnership to pursue Black and recover the eggs.

  Hartley suggests that he and Booth work together to defeat Sarah Black after both become involved in the egg investigation.

Story Analysis

Three deceptive thieves pursue Cleopatra's lost eggs while alliances, betrayals, and hidden identities continually reshape the heist.

Plot Progression

1. The Eggs Reappear — The ancient eggs are introduced before a Roman museum theft brings Hartley and Booth into direct conflict. Black steals the egg and frames Hartley, changing the investigation into a personal pursuit.
2. Prisoner Alliance — Hartley and Booth meet in a remote Russian prison and agree to cooperate against Black. Their escape sends them toward the second egg and Voce's Valencia masquerade ball.
3. Betrayals In Valencia — The attempted theft of the second egg becomes a confrontation in Voce's vault. Black's alliance with Voce and Booth's false information redirect the search toward Argentina.
4. The Hidden Third Egg — Booth uses his father's watch to locate a secret Argentine bunker containing the third egg. Black arrives, and the three thieves escape together after the search is interrupted.
5. The Partners Unmasked — Booth discovers that Hartley and Black are a romantic criminal team who manipulated the entire hunt. They deliver the eggs in Cairo, then face financial retaliation and recruit Booth for another heist...