Character Relationship Map: Stakeout

Characters

• Ray Brey (played by Jeremy Sumpter) — protagonist

  Ray is a young surveillance investigator learning the profession under Joe Smith's guidance. He records evidence in an insurance claim investigation and later watches Colleen Morgan for Aegis. His ass...

• Joe Smith (played by Tom Berenger) — supporting

  Joe is a veteran surveillance investigator whose decades of experience make him Ray's mentor, despite his abrasive manner and declining health. He explains the cynical realities of the work and warns...

• Pat Reed (played by Richard Portnow) — supporting

  Pat is a supervisor who checks on Ray's progress and reminds him that Joe's long experience can teach him the surveillance trade. Later, Pat introduces Ray to Earl Shore and another associate, connect...

• Earl Shore (played by Charlie Talbert) — supporting

  Earl is introduced by Pat Reed as one of the people overseeing the Aegis investigation of Colleen Morgan. The investigators hope to record evidence contradicting her claims of physical and psychologic...

• Colleen Morgan (played by Amber Sweet) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ray Brey → Colleen Morgan (Romantic Interest)

  Ray Brey begins watching Colleen Morgan for the investigation, but the assignment becomes personal and he becomes romantically involved with her.

• Earl Shore → Colleen Morgan (Professional Investigator-Subject)

  Earl Shore and another associate are overseeing the investigation of Colleen Morgan for Aegis because of her history of employment-related claims.

• Earl Shore → Ray Brey (Professional Assignment Coordinator)

  Earl Shore is introduced as one of the people overseeing the investigation of Colleen Morgan, after Pat Reed brings Ray into the assignment.

• Pat Reed → Earl Shore (Professional Associate)

  Pat Reed introduces Ray Brey to Earl Shore and another associate, who are overseeing the investigation of Colleen Morgan for Aegis.

• Ray Brey → Pat Reed (Professional Supervisor-Investigator)

  Pat Reed asks Ray Brey about his progress and later introduces him to Earl Shore for another investigation.

• Ray Brey → Joe Smith (Professional Trainee-Mentor)

  Pat Reed reminds Ray Brey that Joe Smith has decades of experience and can teach him the surveillance profession. Joe later explains the logic and ris...

Story Analysis

A young surveillance investigator becomes morally and romantically entangled with the subject he is assigned to monitor.

Plot Progression

1. Learning The Surveillance Trade
2. Joe's Cynical Casebook
3. A Dog Before The Case
4. Colleen Under Observation
5. An Unfinished Entanglement