Character Relationship Map: The Calling

Characters

• Hazel Micallef (played by Susan Sarandon) — protagonist

  Hazel Micallef is an inspector in Fort Dundas who investigates a series of ritualistic murders involving terminally ill victims. She consults Father Price, works with Ben Wingate, identifies Simon's p...

• Ben Wingate (played by Topher Grace) — supporting

  Ben Wingate is Hazel Micallef's deputy and investigative partner. He follows a lead to British Columbia, discovers a body and evidence connected to the killer, and later tries to stop another murder....

• Father Price (played by Donald Sutherland) — supporting

  Father Price is a Catholic priest who specializes in Latin and advises Hazel Micallef about the meaning of the Resurrection Prayer. Because he is terminally ill, Simon selects him as a sacrifice. Pric...

• Police Officer (played by Darren Josephs) — minor
• Simon (played by Christopher Heyerdahl) — supporting

  Simon is the serial killer pursuing a resurrection ritual for his deceased brother. He poisons terminally ill people gathered through an online forum and arranges their deaths as ritual sacrifices. He...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Hazel Micallef → Police Officer (Professional Police Colleagues) — Hazel operates within the local police investigation.

  The police investigate the murders as a team, and Hazel's superiors later deduce the identity of Simon's next victim.

• Father Price → Hazel Micallef (Professional Religious Consultant) — Father Price helps Hazel interpret the murders' religious symbolism.

  Hazel consults Father Price about the Latin meaning and uses of 'libera' and the Resurrection Prayer.

• Hazel Micallef → Ben Wingate (Professional Supervisor And Deputy) — Hazel directs Ben during the serial murder investigation.

  The plot identifies Ben Wingate as Micallef's deputy, and she sends him to investigate leads and protect a suspected victim.

Story Dynamics

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

• Police Officer → Simon (Conflict Arresting Force) — The police attempt to contain Simon's killings.

  The police secure Simon's predicted next victim and later raid his trailer after the final confrontation.

• Ben Wingate → Father Price (Alliance Rescue Allies) — Ben participates in the effort to protect Price.

  Ben and Hazel arrive at the church too late in an attempt to save Father Price from Simon.

• Father Price → Simon (Conflict Intended Sacrifice) — Price becomes a chosen victim in Simon's ritual.

  Simon goes to Father Price's church, and the plot reveals that Price is terminally ill and intended to be Simon's next victim.

• Ben Wingate → Simon (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Ben becomes a direct obstacle to Simon's mission.

  Ben follows the investigation's leads and is later attacked by Simon, who injects him with a powerful sedative.

• Hazel Micallef → Simon (Conflict Investigative Adversaries) — Hazel pursues Simon throughout the investigation.

  Hazel identifies Simon as the serial killer and tries to stop him from completing his sequence of sacrifices.

Story Analysis

A police investigator confronts a terminally ill killer whose sacrificial ritual is driven by grief, faith, and an attempt to resurrect his brother.

Plot Progression

1. Murder Signs in Fort Dundas — Hazel investigates a series of grotesque killings in Fort Dundas. The victims' distorted mouths reveal a repeated religious clue.
2. The Resurrection Cipher — Father Price explains the meaning of 'libera' and the alleged Resurrection Prayer. Hazel begins to connect the murders with twelve sacrificial souls.
3. Simon Selects the Dying — Ben discovers disturbing evidence in a forest trailer while Simon appears to heal a terminally ill child. Hazel determines that the victims were poisoned and selected online.
4. The Sacrifice Revealed — Simon attacks Ben and confronts Father Price at the church. The investigation reveals Simon's identity, his orphaned past, and his attempt to resurrect his brother.
5. Hazel Refuses the Ritual — Peter abducts Hazel and tries to make her the twelfth victim by confronting her grief over her dead baby. Hazel refuses the poison, and Peter dies by suicide.