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Characters

• Ben Logan (played by Aaron Eckhart) — protagonist

  Ben Logan is an American single father and former CIA operative living in Belgium with his estranged daughter. After his employer vanishes from all records, he survives a kidnapping attempt, uncovers...

• Anna Brandt (played by Olga Kurylenko) — supporting

  Anna Brandt is Ben Logan’s former lover and the CIA team leader hunting him. She is secretly on Halgate’s payroll and originally recommended Ben for his security engineering skills. After Ben challeng...

• Nabil (played by Yassine Fadel) — supporting

  Nabil is an Algerian contact who helps Amy and Ben while they are hiding from the authorities. He is part of the immigrant network Amy had befriended, and he later escorts Amy away after Ben trades hi...

• Derek Kohler (played by Neil Napier) — supporting

  Derek Kohler is Ben Logan’s boss at The Kohler Company, a shell company within the Halgate Group. When Ben reports that a company product lacks a patent, the company soon disappears along with its emp...

• Floyd (played by Alexander Fehling) — supporting

  Floyd is Ben Logan’s coworker who kidnaps Ben and Amy at gunpoint and forces them into Ben’s car. Ben deliberately crashes the vehicle to escape, then kills Floyd in front of Amy, making Floyd the imm...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Floyd → Ben Logan (Professional Coworker) — Floyd begins as a colleague within the company operation.

  Floyd is explicitly described as Ben's coworker before forcing Ben and his daughter into Ben's car.

• Ben Logan → Derek Kohler (Professional Employer) — Derek is Ben's corporate superior before the company disappears.

  Ben works for The Kohler Company and brings a missing patent issue to Derek Kohler, identified as his boss.

• Ben Logan → Anna Brandt (Romantic Former Lover) — Their past romance complicates their opposing positions.

  Anna is identified as Ben's former lover while leading the team hunting him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ben Logan → Nabil (Alliance Protected Associate) — Nabil is connected to the support network that helps Ben's family escape.

  Ben hides with help from his daughter's contacts among Algerian undocumented immigrants, and Nabil later leaves with Ben's daughter.

Story Analysis

A former intelligence operative confronts a fabricated identity and dismantles the conspiracy that threatens his daughter.

Plot Progression

1. The Vanishing Company — Ben moves to Belgium and works in corporate security engineering. After reporting a patent problem, he finds his workplace and employment records erased.
2. Flight After Betrayal — Floyd kidnaps Ben and his daughter, forcing Ben into a violent escape. Ben hides from police and begins questioning his apparent corporate identity.
3. The Hidden Conspiracy — Ben discovers that his coworkers have been killed and receives help through an Algerian immigrant network. Documents expose arms trafficking tied to future mining rights.
4. A Broken Allegiance — Anna leads the hunt for Ben despite their former relationship. Ben challenges her moral judgment, causing her to switch sides and help him.
5. The Explosive Exchange — After Anna dies trying to save Ben's daughter, Ben prepares a bomb hidden in a document-filled briefcase. The trap destroys the conspirators, and Ben reunites with his daughter.