Character Relationship Map: Gridlocked

Characters

• David "Dave" Hendrix (played by Dominic Purcell) — protagonist

  Former SWAT leader and the film's protagonist. He reluctantly partners with Brody Walker for a justice diversion program and assumes a tactical leadership role when mercenaries attack the training fac...

• Brody Walker (played by Cody Hackman) — protagonist

  An arrogant movie star serving time in a justice diversion program. Initially uncooperative, he is forced to rely on Hendrix's combat experience to survive the facility takeover.

• Marty (played by Saul Rubinek) — supporting

  Academy administrator or program coordinator responsible for organizing the justice diversion program and managing facility operations.

• Korver (played by Stephen Lang) — supporting

  The ruthless leader of the mercenary group that assaults the police training facility. Motivated by retrieving specific items from the evidence locker.

• Maddox (played by Richard Gunn) — supporting
• Sully (played by Danny Glover) — supporting

  Senior law enforcement figure or academy director. Provides institutional support and likely serves as a mentor or former colleague to Hendrix.

• Joe Beck (played by Jim Codrington) — minor
• Jason (played by James A. Woods) — supporting

  Police academy trainee involved in the facility's operations. Faces the mercenary threat alongside the protagonists.

• Gina (played by Patricia Stratigeas) — supporting

  Academy staff member or trainee. Survives the facility breach alongside the main cast.

Canonical Relationships

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

• David "Dave" Hendrix → Gina (Power Emergency Leader)

  David directs Gina to help when the facility is flooded with gas.

• David "Dave" Hendrix → Jason (Power Emergency Leader)

  When the facility is flooded with gas, David directs Jason to help respond.

• Marty → Brody Walker (Professional Manager)

  Marty warns Brody that the studio may withdraw from his upcoming film and that a new criminal charge could send him to jail.

Story Dynamics

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

• David "Dave" Hendrix → Sully (Alliance Crisis Association)

  Sully is reported down after an explosion while David and the other defenders struggle to respond and obtain help.

• Maddox → Korver (Conflict Defender Versus Attacker)

  Maddox receives orders to move his men while armed attackers strike the facility, and Korver is identified as the mercenary leader.

• Korver → Joe Beck (Alliance Operational Association)

  Korver contacts David and reveals that Joe Beck is with him during the siege.

• David "Dave" Hendrix → Korver (Conflict Former Unit Adversaries)

  David identifies the operation as connected to a former unit he served with and believes Korver is part of that group, whose work became unethical and...

• David "Dave" Hendrix → Brody Walker (Alliance Reluctant Partners)

  The plot states that David Hendrix and Brody become caught in the facility emergency, while the character profile says Hendrix reluctantly partners wi...

Story Analysis

A disgraced actor and a former tactical leader struggle to survive a facility takeover linked to a corrupted former unit.

Plot Progression

1. Scandal Before The Siege
2. The Facility Under Fire
3. A Corrupted Past Returns
4. Gas And Unfinished Escape