Character Relationship Map: The Alternate

Characters

• The Replacement (played by Eric Roberts) — protagonist
• The Leader (played by Bryan Genesse) — protagonist
• President Fallbrook (played by John Beck) — supporting
• Agent Briggs (played by Michael Madsen) — supporting
• Agent Williams (played by Ice-T) — supporting
• Agent Harris (played by Larry Manetti) — supporting
• Chief of Staff Donaldson (played by Eliza Roberts) — supporting
• Mrs. Fallbrook (played by J. Cynthia Brooks) — supporting
• Swat Leader (played by Richard Steinmetz) — minor

Key Relationships

• The Replacement → President Fallbrook (Narrative Double)
• President Fallbrook → Chief of Staff Donaldson (Professional Employer)
• Swat Leader → The Leader (Professional Subordinate)
• Agent Harris → The Leader (Alliance Team Member)
• Agent Williams → The Leader (Alliance Team Member)
• Agent Briggs → The Leader (Conflict Defiant Teammate)
• The Leader → President Fallbrook (Conflict Kidnapper)
• President Fallbrook → Mrs. Fallbrook (Family Spouses)

Story Analysis

Political thriller about a staged presidential kidnapping that goes wrong when the team leader betrays the plan for personal gain.

Plot Progression

1. The Political Theater
2. Betrayal in the Ranks
3. House of Cards