Character Relationship Map: Stolen

Characters

• Tom Adkins Sr. (played by Jon Hamm) — protagonist

  Present-day police officer struggling with the disappearance of his son. He takes on the investigation of a 50-year-old suitcase murder, becoming obsessed as parallels to his son's case emerge. He con...

• Matthew Wakefield (played by Josh Lucas) — protagonist

  Father in the 1958 timeline whose wife commits suicide. He takes his disabled youngest son while seeking employment. His distraction during an affair leads to his son's disappearance, leaving him burd...

• Barbara (played by Rhona Mitra) — supporting

  Tom's wife who shares his grief over their son's disappearance. She receives the call about the discovered remains and supports Tom as he delves into the cold case.

• Diploma / Roggiani (played by James Van Der Beek) — supporting

  Matthew's former coworker who secretly nailed a suitcase shut. He confesses to murdering John in 1958 and implies he was responsible for killing Tom's son years earlier. He hides his crimes until Tom'...

• Swede (played by Holt McCallany) — supporting
• Sally Ann (played by Jessica Chastain) — supporting

  Matthew's wife in the present day. She provides Tom with crucial information about Matthew's guilt and identifies Diploma as Roggiani from an old photograph, guiding the investigation forward.

• Police Chief (played by Jude Ciccolella) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sally Ann → Matthew Wakefield (Family Wife)

  Sally Ann is identified as Matthew's wife and tells Tom that Matthew could never escape his guilt.

• Matthew Wakefield → Police Chief (Power Adversarial Authority)

  The police chief believes Matthew is exaggerating and threatens to expose Matthew's affair to Rose's husband.

• Matthew Wakefield → Diploma / Roggiani (Professional Coworker)

  Diploma worked with Matthew at the construction site in 1958.

• Tom Adkins Sr. → Barbara (Family Spouse)

  The plot identifies Barbara as Tom's wife, and they share the grief caused by their son's disappearance.

Story Dynamics

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

• Tom Adkins Sr. → Diploma / Roggiani (Conflict Investigator And Suspect)

  Tom confronts Diploma about the spring of 1958, and Diploma confesses during the interrogation.

• Sally Ann → Tom Adkins Sr. (Narrative Informant)

  Sally Ann tells Tom about Matthew's guilt and shows him an old photograph that allows him to identify Diploma as Roggiani.

• Matthew Wakefield → Swede (Social Friend)

  The plot states that Matthew finds friends among the fellow laborers, including The Swede.

Story Analysis

A grieving police officer solves a decades-old murder and discovers the truth about his own missing son.

Plot Progression

1. The Buried Child
2. A Father Lost In 1958
3. Clues Beneath The Past
4. The Confession
5. Evidence And Mourning