Character Relationship Map: Bagman

Characters

• Patrick McKee (played by Sam Claflin) — protagonist

  Patrick is a financially struggling husband and father who returns to his childhood home with Karina and their son. Haunted by memories of the Bagman, he investigates the supernatural attacks, confron...

• Karina McKee (played by Antonia Thomas) — protagonist

  Karina is Patrick's wife and the mother of their young son. She shares the family home as the hauntings intensify, while her sister is attacked during babysitting. After Patrick disappears into the Ba...

• Young Jake McKee (played by Caréll Vincent Rhoden) — supporting

  Young Jake is Patrick and Karina's son, whose safety becomes the central concern of the supernatural conflict. He speaks about an invisible friend, is targeted through frightening visions and a decept...

• Bagman (played by Will Davis) — supporting

  The Bagman is the sinister folklore creature haunting Patrick's family. It preys on vulnerable, fearful children, carries a decaying duffel bag, and uses visions and a false voice to lure its victims....

• Anna Logan (played by Adelle Leonce) — supporting

  Anna is Karina's sister and becomes directly involved in the family's danger when she babysits Jake. During that visit, the Bagman attacks her, turning the supernatural threat into an immediate person...

• Young Patrick McKee (played by Matthew Stagg) — minor

  Young Patrick is the childhood version of Patrick, whose traumatic encounter with the Bagman shapes the adult story. He narrowly escaped the creature, heard warnings about its mine lair from his fathe...

• Liam McKee (played by Steven Cree) — supporting

  Liam is Patrick's brother and runs the lumber business connected to their childhood home. His presence establishes Patrick's family and the setting to which Patrick returns, although the available plo...

• Jake McKee Sr. (played by Peter McDonald) — supporting

  Jake McKee Sr. is Patrick's father, remembered through Patrick's childhood memories. He taught Patrick about the Bagman's lair in the abandoned copper mine and gave him a special carving knife describ...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Patrick McKee → Young Patrick McKee (Temporal Adult Self And Child Self) — The adult protagonist is haunted by unresolved events from his childhood.

  Patrick's childhood memories resurface, including his earlier escape from the Bagman and his breaking of the knife.

• Patrick McKee → Jake McKee Sr. (Family Father And Son) — Patrick's father shaped his understanding of the Bagman and gave him a protective talisman.

  Patrick remembers his father telling him about the Bagman's lair and giving him a special carving knife.

• Karina McKee → Anna Logan (Family Sisters) — Anna is part of Karina's family and helps care for Jake.

  Anna is explicitly described as Karina's sister and babysits Jake.

• Patrick McKee → Liam McKee (Family Brothers) — The brothers share the family home and its surrounding history.

  The plot identifies Liam as Patrick's brother and says Liam runs the lumber business at the childhood home.

• Karina McKee → Young Jake McKee (Family Mother And Son) — Karina acts to preserve Jake's safety after Patrick disappears.

  Karina leaves the home with Jake after realizing Patrick gave himself up to protect their son.

• Patrick McKee → Young Jake McKee (Family Father And Son) — Patrick's protective relationship with Jake drives the final sacrifice.

  The Bagman approaches Jake's cot, while the ending shows Patrick sacrificing himself to protect their son.

• Patrick McKee → Karina McKee (Family Husband And Wife) — They are married and face the supernatural threat as a family.

  Patrick moves back to his childhood home with his wife Karina.

Story Dynamics

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

• Patrick McKee → Anna Logan (Social Family Connection) — Patrick is connected to Anna through Karina and the family crisis.

  Anna, Karina's sister, is attacked while babysitting Patrick and Karina's child.

• Anna Logan → Bagman (Conflict Victim And Attacker) — The attack on Anna escalates the threat to the family.

  Anna is attacked by the Bagman while babysitting Jake.

• Young Jake McKee → Bagman (Conflict Apparent Target And Predator) — Jake is used as the apparent target and as bait for Patrick.

  Patrick sees the Bagman moving toward Jake's cot, and the creature uses Jake's recorded voice as a trap.

• Patrick McKee → Bagman (Conflict Target And Predator) — The Bagman deliberately returns to exploit Patrick's fear and vulnerability.

  The Bagman reveals that Patrick, rather than Jake, was always its true target.

• Young Patrick McKee → Bagman (Conflict Former Victim And Predator) — Their childhood encounter establishes the supernatural conflict.

  As a boy, Patrick narrowly escaped the creature known as the Bagman.

Story Analysis

A father confronts a childhood predator and sacrifices himself so his son can escape its reach.

Plot Progression

1. A Troubled Return — Patrick moves into his childhood home with Karina and Jake while Liam manages the lumber business. Strange sounds, flickering lights, and sightings disturb the household.
2. The Legend Reawakens — Jake's invisible friend and Patrick's resurfacing memories connect the family to the Bagman legend. Patrick recalls the mine, his father's warning, and the broken knife.
3. Fear Enters the Family — The Bagman attacks Anna while she babysits Jake, proving that the threat is physically present. The family's fear grows as the hauntings intensify.
4. The Mine Reveals the Truth — Patrick follows the Bagman to the mine and discovers a porcelain doll broadcasting Jake's recorded voice. The creature reveals that Patrick has always been its real target.
5. A Father's Final Sacrifice — Patrick wounds the Bagman with his broken knife but is overpowered. He gives himself to the creature so Jake can survive, and Karina leaves with their son.