Character Relationship Map: Kill List

Characters

• Jay (played by Neil Maskell) — protagonist

  Former British soldier and hitman struggling with PTSD from a Kyiv mission. Financially strained and driven by Gal's new contract, he executes three targets, only to uncover a sinister cult conspiracy...

• Shel (played by MyAnna Buring) — protagonist

  Jay's financially strained wife who organizes a dinner party and later moves their son Sam to a cottage for protection. During the cult's attack, she arms herself but ultimately appears as the masked...

• Sam (played by Harry Simpson) — supporting

  The young son of Jay and Shel. He is taken to a family cottage for safety during the escalating violence, only to be strapped to his mother's back during the cult's final ritual, where he is killed al...

• Gal (played by Michael Smiley) — supporting

  Jay's laid-back hitman partner and fellow ex-soldier. He secures a lucrative contract and discovers files revealing their past in Kyiv. Despite finding enough money to quit, he proceeds to the final j...

• The Client (played by Struan Rodger) — supporting

  The mysterious employer who commissions three contract killings and signs the agreement in blood. When Jay and Gal attempt to back out, he threatens their families. He is later revealed to be a key pa...

• The Librarian (played by Mark Kempner) — minor
• The Priest (played by Gareth Tunley) — minor
• Fiona (played by Emma Fryer) — supporting

  Gal's girlfriend and an HR manager who attends the dinner party. She secretly carves a cult symbol on the bathroom mirror and collects a blood-stained tissue from Jay. She is later revealed to be a co...

• The Doctor (played by Damien Thomas) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gal → The Client (Professional Contractor) — Gal acts as the other contracted killer in the assignment.

  Gal helps arrange the meeting with the Client and participates in accepting the three-hit contract.

• Jay → The Client (Professional Hired Killer) — Jay is employed by the Client to execute the assigned targets.

  Jay accepts the client's list of three people to be killed and signs the contract in blood.

• Gal → Fiona (Romantic Boyfriend) — Gal is romantically involved with Fiona before her cult allegiance is revealed.

  Fiona attends the dinner party as Gal's girlfriend.

• Jay → Shel (Family Husband) — Jay and Shel are married partners whose family life is destabilized by the contract.

  The plot identifies Shel as Jay's wife and shows them living together under financial strain.

• Shel → Sam (Family Mother) — Shel is Sam's mother, ultimately involving him in the cult's final ceremony.

  Shel takes their son Sam to the cottage and later appears with Sam strapped to her back during the ritual.

• Jay → Sam (Family Father) — Jay is Sam's father and tries to protect his family from the contract's consequences.

  Shel takes their son Sam to the family cottage, and the final ritual places Sam with Jay's family.

Story Dynamics

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

• Gal → The Librarian (Conflict Investigator) — Gal's search exposes the connection between the contract and their past.

  Gal raids The Librarian's safe and discovers files about himself and Jay's Kyiv mission.

• Jay → The Librarian (Conflict Assassin) — The Librarian's disturbing archive triggers Jay's most brutal early killing.

  Jay tortures The Librarian for information and later kills him with a hammer.

• Jay → The Priest (Conflict Assassin) — Jay executes The Priest under the blood-signed contract.

  The Priest recognizes Jay, thanks him, and is then killed by Jay as the first listed target.

• The Doctor → The Client (Alliance Cult Ally) — The Doctor is connected to the same cult network as the Client.

  The man from the doctor's office is later revealed among the cultists alongside the Client.

• The Doctor → Jay (Narrative Cryptic Adviser) — The Doctor becomes an indirect messenger of the conspiracy surrounding Jay.

  After Jay's hand becomes infected, the replacement doctor gives him cryptic advice rather than ordinary treatment.

• Fiona → The Client (Alliance Cult Ally) — They share membership in the group orchestrating the contract and final ceremony.

  Fiona and the Client are both revealed among the masked cultists at the final ritual.

• Fiona → Jay (Unknown Collector) — Fiona secretly obtains Jay's blood while marking him with the cult symbol.

  At the dinner party, Fiona carves a symbol on the bathroom mirror and collects a tissue containing Jay's blood.

• Shel → Gal (Social Host) — Shel welcomes Gal into the household setting where the contract is introduced.

  Shel organizes a dinner party that Gal and Fiona attend.

• Jay → Gal (Alliance Teammate) — They work as a two-man killing team throughout most of the film.

  Jay and Gal are former soldiers turned hitmen who carry out the contract together.

Story Analysis

A financially desperate hitman is drawn into a blood-bound contract that transforms personal violence into a cult-controlled ritual.

Plot Progression

1. A Debt Reopened — Jay struggles with financial collapse and unresolved trauma from Kyiv. Gal's new contract offers money but draws Jay back into violence.
2. Blood On The List — The Client seals the assignment in blood, and Jay and Gal begin killing the listed targets. Fiona secretly marks Jay and takes his blood during the dinner party.
3. Evidence Of The Past — The Librarian's archive horrifies Jay, while files in the safe connect the killers' Kyiv history to the mysterious symbol. Jay and Gal try to abandon the job after taking the money.
4. The Sacrificial Mission — The Client threatens the men's families and forces them to pursue the final target. At the MP's mansion, they discover a ritual involving human sacrifice and attack the cultists.
5. The Crown Of Ruin — Gal dies in the underground complex, and Jay returns to the cottage under attack. The masked final duel exposes Shel and Sam's role in the ritual before the cult crowns Jay.