Jeb Maynard (played by Charles Bronson) is a protagonist in Borderline.
Jeb Maynard is the Agent in Charge of the Otay Border Patrol Station and the story’s central investigator. After Scooter Jackson and a young Mexican boy are murdered, he rejects the FBI’s drug-smuggling theory, follows physical evidence, works with Jimmy Fante, recruits Elena Morales, and ultimately tracks down and kills Hotchkiss. Jimmy Fante (played by Bruno Kirby) is a protagonist in Borderline.
Jimmy Fante is a rookie Border Patrol Agent who assists Jeb Maynard throughout the investigation. He finds fresh tomatoes at the murder scene, helps identify the pesticide used on them, checks local farms, joins the surveillance of Carl J. Richards’s ranch, and takes part in the raid and pursuit of Hotchkiss. Malcolm Wallace (played by Kenneth McMillan) appears in Borderline.
Malcolm Wallace is the INS Commissioner and Jeb Maynard’s superior. After Scooter Jackson’s funeral, Maynard reports his theory that the murders were connected to alien smuggling rather than drugs. Wallace cautions him to proceed carefully, after which Maynard begins pursuing the case with Jimmy Fante’s assistance. Hotchkiss (played by Ed Harris) appears in Borderline.
Hotchkiss is a former U.S. Marine and the ruthless leader of a sophisticated, profitable alien-smuggling operation. Known to migrants as “the Marine,” he kills Scooter Jackson and a wounded boy, eliminates a troublesome driver, disables border sensors, and operates through Carl J. Richards’s ranch before being killed by Jeb Maynard. Elena Morales (played by Karmin Murcelo) appears in Borderline.
Elena Morales is the mother of the murdered Mexican boy and works as a nanny in San Diego. After identifying her son’s remains, she agrees to help Jeb Maynard find the killers. She poses as Maynard’s cousin during an undercover crossing into Mexico, guides him to a smuggler connected to Hotchkiss, and later receives his promise of immigration assistance.
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Characters
Jeb Maynard
(played by Charles Bronson) — protagonist
Jeb Maynard is the Agent in Charge of the Otay Border Patrol Station and the story’s central investigator. After Scooter Jackson and a young Mexican boy are murdered, he rejects the FBI’s drug-smuggli...
Jimmy Fante
(played by Bruno Kirby) — protagonist
Jimmy Fante is a rookie Border Patrol Agent who assists Jeb Maynard throughout the investigation. He finds fresh tomatoes at the murder scene, helps identify the pesticide used on them, checks local f...
Malcolm Wallace
(played by Kenneth McMillan) — supporting
Malcolm Wallace is the INS Commissioner and Jeb Maynard’s superior. After Scooter Jackson’s funeral, Maynard reports his theory that the murders were connected to alien smuggling rather than drugs. Wa...
Hotchkiss
(played by Ed Harris) — supporting
Hotchkiss is a former U.S. Marine and the ruthless leader of a sophisticated, profitable alien-smuggling operation. Known to migrants as “the Marine,” he kills Scooter Jackson and a wounded boy, elimi...
Elena Morales
(played by Karmin Murcelo) — supporting
Elena Morales is the mother of the murdered Mexican boy and works as a nanny in San Diego. After identifying her son’s remains, she agrees to help Jeb Maynard find the killers. She poses as Maynard’s...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Jeb Maynard → Malcolm Wallace
(Power Subordinate And Superior)
After the funeral, Jeb reports his suspicions to INS Commissioner Malcolm Wallace, who cautions him to proceed carefully.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Hotchkiss → Malcolm Wallace
(Conflict Criminal And Government Authority)
Malcolm is the INS Commissioner, while Hotchkiss operates a large illegal-alien smuggling organization targeted by the Border Patrol investigation.
Hotchkiss → Elena Morales
(Conflict Smuggling Network Adversaries)
Elena helps Jeb investigate the smuggling network after her son is killed, while Hotchkiss is identified as the operator known as the Marine.
Jimmy Fante → Elena Morales
(Alliance Investigation Associate)
Jimmy supports the investigation that begins after Elena helps Jeb identify the smuggling network and locate its operator.
Jimmy Fante → Hotchkiss
(Conflict Arresting Officer And Armed Fugitive)
During the ranch raid, Jimmy is among the Patrol Agents who attempt to arrest Hotchkiss before Hotchkiss fires a MAC-10 and escapes.
Jeb Maynard → Elena Morales
(Alliance Investigation Ally)
Jeb asks Elena to help find her son's killers, poses as her cousin in Mexico, and promises to help with her immigration status.
Jeb Maynard → Hotchkiss
(Conflict Murder Investigator And Suspect)
Jeb suspects that smugglers killed the veteran Border Patrol agent and the Mexican boy, then identifies Hotchkiss as the Marine running the operation.
Jeb Maynard → Jimmy Fante
(Alliance Partner)
Jimmy assists Jeb throughout the investigation by examining evidence, checking agricultural records, surveying trails, and participating in the ranch...
Story Analysis
A determined Border Patrol investigation follows physical clues from a staged murder scene to a deadly confrontation with an organized smuggler.
