Character Relationship Map: Face

Characters

• Ray (played by Robert Carlyle) — protagonist

  The primary protagonist and heist leader who plans the robbery with his crew. After discovering the stolen money is mostly small bills and subsequently stolen, he investigates the murders of their con...

• Dave (played by Ray Winstone) — protagonist

  A key member of the heist crew whose share is stolen. He reveals he was being blackmailed by his daughter's corrupt boyfriend, Chris, into stealing the money. Dave confesses to murdering their contact...

• Stevie (played by Steven Waddington) — supporting

  Ray's close friend and fellow robber who lives with him and Connie. He participates in the heist, investigates the subsequent murders, and helps attack Chris. During the police station infiltration, h...

• Connie (played by Lena Headey) — supporting

  Ray's girlfriend and a protester. She lives with Ray and Stevie. After Ray's crimes unravel, he asks her to flee with him to a roadside service station. She agrees, picks up Ray and Stevie, and drives...

• Chris (played by Andrew Tiernan) — supporting
• Julian (played by Phil Davis) — supporting

  One of the five robbers, nicknamed Julie. Initially beaten by Ray over a disputed cut, he later loses his share of the money. At the police station, he betrays Ray and Stevie by seizing all the cash,...

• Sonny (played by Peter Vaughan) — minor
• Bill (played by Arthur Whybrow) — minor
• Linda (played by Hazel Douglas) — minor
• Jason (played by Damon Albarn) — supporting

  A member of the five-man heist crew. After the robbery, he is found dead with a head wound at Sonny's house, murdered by Dave to secure the stolen money.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ray → Connie (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their relationship gives Ray an emotional reason to seek escape and a new life.

  Connie is identified as Ray's girlfriend and lives with Ray and Stevie.

• Ray → Julian (Power Crew Leader) — Ray initially exercises authority over Julian, but that authority later collapses.

  Ray leads the five-man heist and beats Julian when Julian demands extra money for expenses.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ray → Linda (Social Trusted Contact) — Ray trusts Linda and Bill with the crew's money before discovering their deaths.

  Ray and Stevie leave their stolen money at Linda and Bill's home for safekeeping.

• Dave → Sonny (Conflict Murderer) — Dave kills Sonny while concealing the real source of the theft.

  Dave confesses that he murdered Sonny after the group initially suspected Sonny of stealing the money.

• Dave → Bill (Conflict Murderer) — Bill is another victim of Dave's attempt to conceal the money's trail.

  Ray, Dave, and Stevie find Linda and Bill murdered, and Dave later confesses to murdering Bill.

• Dave → Linda (Conflict Murderer) — Dave kills Linda after using her home as a place connected to the stolen money.

  Ray, Dave, and Stevie find Linda and Bill murdered, and Dave later confesses to murdering Linda.

• Dave → Jason (Conflict Murderer) — Dave's betrayal destroys the original robbery crew.

  Dave confesses that he murdered Jason to secure the stolen money and cover his tracks.

• Dave → Chris (Conflict Blackmail Victim) — Chris coerces Dave into criminal activity through a threat involving Dave's daughter.

  Dave reveals that Chris, his daughter's boyfriend and a corrupt police officer, blackmailed him into obtaining money to protect his daughter.

• Ray → Chris (Conflict Enemy) — Ray treats Chris as a corrupt threat connected to the murders and missing cash.

  Ray and the others attack Chris in his apartment after learning that Chris blackmailed Dave and hid the stolen money.

• Ray → Dave (Alliance Fellow Robber) — They begin as collaborators but become opponents after Dave's murders are exposed.

  Ray and Dave plan and carry out the security-depot robbery with the other crew members.

• Ray → Stevie (Social Close Friend) — They maintain a close criminal and personal partnership throughout the crisis.

  Ray and Stevie are described as close friends, fellow robbers, and housemates with Connie.

Story Analysis

A failed robbery becomes a violent investigation into betrayal, blackmail, murder, and the possibility of escape.

Plot Progression

1. The Broken Payday — Ray and his four accomplices rob a London security depot. Their apparent fortune proves disappointing, and Julian's demand for extra payment fractures the crew.
2. Blood Behind the Money — The stolen shares begin disappearing, while Linda and Bill are found murdered. The crew's suspicion shifts toward Sonny as Jason is discovered dead.
3. The Blackmail Trail — Ray considers flight but continues investigating with Stevie and Julian. Dave's connection to Chris exposes a blackmail scheme behind the missing money and murders.
4. Betrayal at the Station — The gang attacks Chris, and Dave kills him after seeing the cocaine. Ray then kills Dave before the survivors infiltrate the police station.
5. A Road Out — Julian seizes the money and fights the police, allowing Ray and Stevie to escape. Connie collects the injured survivors at the M1 service station.