Character Relationship Map: Takers

Characters

• Jack Welles (played by Matt Dillon) — protagonist

  A dedicated police detective investigating the bank robberies alongside his partner. He tracks the crew through the subway system and survives the climax.

• A.J. (played by Hayden Christensen) — supporting

  A member of the robbery crew who sacrifices himself during a gunfight to allow the others to escape the Russian gangsters.

• Jesse Attica (played by Chris Brown) — supporting

  A crew member and Jake's brother. He kills Detective Hatcher during a chase and dies alongside Jake in a police shootout.

• Eddie Hatcher (played by Jay Hernandez) — supporting

  A police detective and Jack Welles' partner. He is killed by Jesse during a pursuit following the heist.

• Ghost (played by T.I.) — supporting

  The main antagonist and former crew member released from prison. He orchestrates the heist, double-crosses the crew, and kills the fence before being gunned down.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jack Welles → A.J. (Conflict Detective And Robber) — Their opposing roles place them on opposite sides of the investigation.

  Welles investigates the robbery crew, while A.J. participates in the heist and dies during the crew's escape from the Russian attack.

• A.J. → Jesse Attica (Alliance Crew Teammates) — They cooperate as members of the robbery crew.

  A.J. and Jesse participate in the same robbery crew and are together during the hotel-room gunfight.

• Ghost → Jesse Attica (Alliance Former Teammates) — They temporarily cooperate in the robbery crew.

  After Ghost's release, he reconnects with the crew and proposes the major armored-truck robbery, with Jesse participating.

• Ghost → A.J. (Alliance Former Teammates) — They are connected through Ghost's return to the former crew.

  Ghost reconnects with the robbery crew after prison, and A.J. is present with the crew during the planned heist.

• Eddie Hatcher → Jesse Attica (Conflict Fatal Opponents) — Their encounter ends with Hatcher's death.

  During the subway pursuit, Jesse shoots Detective Hatcher, and Hatcher dies from the wound.

• Jack Welles → Jesse Attica (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Welles pursues Jesse after the subway escape.

  Welles and Hatcher find Jesse at a subway station, chase him, and later Welles confronts the consequences of Jesse shooting Hatcher.

• Jack Welles → Ghost (Conflict Primary Opponents) — Welles is the detective pursuing Ghost's criminal operation.

  Welles investigates the robbery organized by Ghost and later confronts him at the private plane.

• Jack Welles → Eddie Hatcher (Alliance Police Partners) — They work as a detective partnership throughout the investigation.

  The plot identifies Jack Welles and Eddie Hatcher as detectives investigating the robbery together, and Welles tries to save Hatcher after he is shot.

Story Analysis

An armored-truck robbery collapses into betrayal, pursuit, and a final struggle over stolen money and survival.

Plot Progression

1. The Convoy Scheme — Welles and Hatcher investigate an organized robbery while Ghost returns from prison and proposes a major armored-truck heist. The crew prepares an underground ambush for a large cash shipment.
2. The Crater Ambush — The crew disguises itself and waits beneath the convoy route. A cyclist disrupts the timing, triggering an early blast and a violent gunfight around the armored trucks.
3. The Subway Pursuit — The robbers flee through sewage tunnels toward the subway system. Welles and Hatcher use a map to intercept Jesse, but Jesse shoots Hatcher and escapes.
4. Betrayal at the Hotel — The crew regroups with the stolen money, but Ghost secretly gives the hotel location to the Russian gangsters. Their attack forces A.J. to sacrifice himself and leaves the crew badly fractured.
5. The Plane Standoff — Ghost steals the laundered money and confronts Welles and the surviving crew members at a private plane. Ghost is killed, Welles calls for help, and the remaining robbers escape with the money.