Character Relationship Map: Shadowhunter

Characters

• John Cain (played by Scott Glenn) — protagonist
• Ray Whitesinger (played by Angela Alvarado) — supporting
• Nakai Twobear (played by Benjamin Bratt) — supporting
• Daniel Nez (played by George Aguilar) — supporting
• Frank Totsoni (played by Robert Beltran) — supporting
• Alen Begay (played by Tim Sampson) — supporting
• Bobby Cain (played by Beth Broderick) — supporting
• P.J. Moore (played by Lee de Broux) — supporting
• Hattie Moore (played by Nancy Linehan Charles) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Hattie Moore → P.J. Moore (Professional Trading Post Partners)

  The trading post is described as being run by Hattie Moore and P.J. Moore.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ray Whitesinger → Daniel Nez (Alliance Search Teammate)

  Ray and Daniel travel with the search group pursuing Nakai through difficult terrain.

• Ray Whitesinger → Frank Totsoni (Alliance Search Teammate)

  Ray and Frank are both named among the group searching for Nakai after the trading-post attack.

• Nakai Twobear → Hattie Moore (Conflict Attacker And Victim)

  The plot states that Hattie Moore is shot when Nakai reaches the trading post.

• Nakai Twobear → P.J. Moore (Conflict Attacker And Victim)

  At the trading post run by Hattie Moore and P.J. Moore, Nakai stabs P.J. before stealing supplies and escaping.

• Daniel Nez → Nakai Twobear (Conflict Suspect Investigator)

  Daniel joins Frank in explaining that Nakai is suspected of three killings.

• Frank Totsoni → Nakai Twobear (Conflict Suspect Investigator)

  Frank explains that Nakai is suspected of three killings, including a victim who was brutally skinned.

• Ray Whitesinger → Nakai Twobear (Conflict Tracker And Fugitive)

  Ray tracks Nakai through difficult terrain, recognizes his false trail, and later uses hungry-coyote tracks to locate his route.

• John Cain → Alen Begay (Alliance Search Teammate)

  Alen Begay is named among the people who join John in the search for Nakai Twobear.

• John Cain → Daniel Nez (Alliance Search Teammate)

  John joins the search with Daniel Nez after Nakai escapes and reaches the trading post.

• John Cain → Frank Totsoni (Alliance Search Teammate)

  John joins the search with Frank Totsoni after Nakai escapes from his escorts.

• John Cain → Ray Whitesinger (Alliance Search Teammate)

  John joins the search with Ray Whitesinger, Frank Totsoni, Daniel Nez, and Alen Begay.

• John Cain → Nakai Twobear (Conflict Hunter And Fugitive)

  John is sent to the reservation to arrest Nakai Twobear and later joins the search for him after his escape.

• John Cain → Bobby Cain (Social Strained Personal Relationship)

  The plot states that John’s strained relationship with Bobby becomes apparent when Bobby suggests that John seek help from a department psychiatrist.

Story Analysis

A troubled investigator joins a dangerous wilderness pursuit while the line between violent fugitive and supernatural threat remains uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. Brutality Behind the Badge
2. A Warning from Bobby
3. The Coyote Man Escapes
4. Blood at the Trading Post
5. Tracks Toward Spider Canyon