Character Relationship Map: Guilty?

Characters

• Vicki Martin (played by Andrée Debar) — protagonist
• Jaqueline Delbois (played by Barbara Laage) — protagonist
• Summers (played by Stephen Murray) — supporting
• Nap Rumbold (played by John Justin) — supporting
• Judge (played by Donald Wolfit) — supporting
• Pelton (played by Norman Wooland) — supporting
• Colonel Wright (played by Kynaston Reeves) — supporting
• Mrs. Roper (played by Betty Stockfeld) — supporting
• Rumbold Senior (played by Hugh Morton) — supporting
• Poynter (played by Leslie Perrins) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jaqueline Delbois → Vicki Martin (Meta Resistance Hero) — Known as wartime resistance heroine
• Vicki Martin → Colonel Wright (Professional Superior) — Military superior during wartime
• Nap Rumbold → Rumbold Senior (Family) — Father-son relationship
• Nap Rumbold → Summers (Professional Colleague) — Both work in legal profession
• Nap Rumbold → Vicki Martin (Professional Defender) — Nap takes on Vicki's case as her solicitor

Story Dynamics

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

• Nap Rumbold → Poynter (Conflict Rival Investigator) — Competing to uncover the truth
• Jaqueline Delbois → Pelton (Narrative Informant) — Potential source of information about the case
• Vicki Martin → Jaqueline Delbois (Alliance Resistance Connection) — Both involved in wartime resistance activities
• Nap Rumbold → Mrs. Roper (Social Acquaintance) — Professional acquaintance
• Nap Rumbold → Judge (Conflict Opponent) — Nap disagrees with the judge's decision against Vicki

Story Analysis

A solicitor's quest to prove a woman's innocence by uncovering her wartime resistance activities.

Plot Progression

1. The Unjust Verdict — Nap takes on Vicki's murder case, only to see her convicted despite his belief in her innocence.
2. Cross-Channel Investigation — Nap travels to France to uncover evidence that might prove Vicki's innocence by exploring her wartime resistance activities.
3. The Hidden Truth — Nap discovers wartime resistance activities that provide an alibi for Vicki, facing obstacles from those who want the past buried.
4. Race for Justice — Nap races against time to bring the evidence back to England and appeal the verdict, ultimately succeeding in clearing Vicki's name.