Character Relationship Map: Peppermint

Characters

• Riley North (played by Jennifer Garner) — protagonist

  Former banker and protagonist. After her husband and daughter are murdered by a drug cartel, she escapes a mental institution and spends five years systematically hunting down the perpetrators, corrup...

• Diego Garcia (played by Juan Pablo Raba) — supporting

  Powerful drug lord whose cartel is responsible for the North family's murder. Orders hitmen to kill Chris and Carly. Riley systematically dismantles his operation, killing hitmen, lawyers, and a judge...

• FBI Agent Lisa Inman (played by Annie Ilonzeh) — supporting

  Federal agent investigating Riley's vigilante executions. Uncovers Riley's bank robbery, weapon stash, and Skid Row hideout. Learns she is viewed as a protector by the homeless. Shot dead by the corru...

• Judge Stevens (played by Jeff Harlan) — minor

  Corrupt judge secretly paid by the cartel. Dismisses the North family murder case after the perpetrators' lawyer manipulates witness credibility. Executed by Riley when she blows up his house.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Diego Garcia → Judge Stevens (Power Corrupt Patron) — The judge exercises institutional power in favor of Diego's cartel.

  Judge Stevens is secretly on the cartel's payroll, and the court dismisses the case against the cartel's alleged perpetrators.

Story Dynamics

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

• Riley North → FBI Agent Lisa Inman (Narrative Investigator And Subject) — Lisa investigates Riley while Riley remains the subject of the federal inquiry.

  Lisa Inman investigates Riley's executions, uncovers her bank robbery and weapon stash, and locates her Skid Row hideout.

• Riley North → Judge Stevens (Conflict Adversary) — The judge's dismissal turns him into one of Riley's revenge targets.

  Judge Stevens dismisses the murder case after ruling that the evidence is insufficient. Riley later executes him by blowing up his house.

• Riley North → Diego Garcia (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Riley pursues Diego as the central target of her revenge campaign.

  Diego Garcia's cartel is responsible for the shooting that kills Riley's husband and daughter. Riley later systematically attacks his organization and...

Story Analysis

A grieving survivor becomes a vigilante after institutional corruption protects the cartel responsible for destroying her family.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Shattered — Riley's ordinary financial life gives way to devastating violence when a drive-by shooting kills her husband and daughter. The legal system then undermines her attempt to obtain justice.
2. The Vanishing Witness — After the case is dismissed and Riley is confined to a mental institution, she escapes and disappears. Her absence marks the beginning of a five-year transformation.
3. A Vigilante Returns — Riley resurfaces through public executions, bank robbery, and weapons theft. Lisa Inman begins tracing the hidden structure of Riley's campaign and its effect on Skid Row.
4. War Against The Cartel — Riley attacks Diego's money-laundering operation and his home while Diego responds with traps and escalating violence. Lisa's investigation brings her directly into the danger surrounding Riley.
5. The Last Reckoning — Riley exposes her location, draws Diego and the police into the same confrontation, and kills Diego. Wounded and hospitalized, she receives a chance to escape rather than surrender.