Good Kill (2015) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Commandant Tom Egan
(played by Ethan Hawke) — protagonist
Tom Egan is a U.S. Air Force officer and former fighter pilot who operates armed drones from Nevada. Repeated morally troubling strikes, drinking, and guilt damage his judgment and family life as a hu...
Molly Egan
(played by January Jones) — protagonist
Molly Egan is Tom Egan's wife and the mother of their children. She notices his growing stress and drinking, demands to know what his work involves after a violent episode, and ultimately leaves him,...
Jesse Egan
(played by Sachie Capitani) — minor
Travis Egan
(played by Zion Rain Leyba) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Molly Egan → Jesse Egan
(Family Mother And Child) — Molly acts to remove Jesse from the troubled household when she leaves Tom.
The plot identifies Molly as the mother of Tom's children and states that she takes them to Reno when she leaves Tom.
Molly Egan → Travis Egan
(Family Mother And Child) — Molly acts to remove Travis from the troubled household when she leaves Tom.
The plot identifies Molly as the mother of Tom's children and states that she takes them to Reno when she leaves Tom.
Commandant Tom Egan → Jesse Egan
(Family Father And Child) — Tom's family life with Jesse is disrupted when Molly leaves and takes the children because of Tom's drinking and behavior.
The plot describes Tom as a father whose children live with him and Molly in their off-base home, and says Molly takes the children to Reno when she l...
Commandant Tom Egan → Travis Egan
(Family Father And Son) — Tom's family life with Travis is disrupted when Molly leaves and takes the children because of Tom's drinking and behavior.
The plot describes Tom as a father whose children live with him and Molly in their off-base home, and says Molly takes the children to Reno when she l...
Commandant Tom Egan → Molly Egan
(Family Husband And Wife) — Their marriage deteriorates under the strain of Tom's work, drinking, and violent behavior; Molly ultimately takes the children to Reno.
The plot identifies Molly as Tom's wife. She notices his stress and drinking, confronts him after his violent episode, and eventually leaves with thei...
Story Analysis
A drone operator's repeated exposure to remote violence and morally ambiguous orders damages his judgment, family life, and sense of duty.
Plot Progression
A New Kind of Flight
— Tom leaves his former fighter-pilot path for armed drone duty near Las Vegas. Early missions target comparatively clear military objectives, while the schedule initially leaves time for his family.
The Cost of Remote War
— The high tempo wears Tom down, and he begins drinking. Strong performance brings more challenging CIA-directed missions in Yemen and Somalia, where targets and civilian casualties become increasingly...
Guilt Follows Him Home
— Tom's drinking and withdrawal strain his home life, while an IED kills troops he had been assigned to protect. After a violent episode, he tells Molly about his work, and she leaves with the children...
Refusal and Reassignment
— Tom refuses a strike against civilians by simulating a drone-control glitch. His commanding officer removes him from attack duty and assigns him to surveillance.
An Unauthorized Final Strike
— On surveillance duty, Tom recognizes a man he had previously watched rape a woman. He arranges a break for the support staff, kills the man with the UAV, and leaves the base toward Reno.
