Character Relationship Map: Rob the Mob

Characters

• Tommy Uva (played by Michael Pitt) — protagonist

  A small-time crook driven by vengeance for his father's death. He robs mafia social clubs using an Uzi, humiliates mobsters, and steals a crucial membership list. His reckless actions draw massive med...

• Rosie (played by Nina Arianda) — protagonist

  Tommy's accomplice and partner. She works at a debt collection agency, helps plan and execute the club robberies, teaches Tommy to use a gun, and warns him about their escalating notoriety and danger.

• Big Al (played by Andy Garcia) — supporting

  The ruthless mafia boss who initially orders his crew to intimidate the robbers. He eventually places a contract on Tommy and Rosie but is ultimately arrested by the FBI after they steal his organizat...

• Jerry Cardozo (played by Ray Romano) — supporting

  A New York Post columnist who publishes a front-page story exposing the humiliated mobsters. He interviews the robbers, amplifies their notoriety, and later tries to help them escape to Mexico by buyi...

• Dave Lovell (played by Griffin Dunne) — supporting

  A reformed ex-con who runs a debt collection agency and hires Tommy. He becomes enticed by the trial testimony and later warns the couple about the extreme danger they face after their crimes receive...

• Sal (played by Michael Rispoli) — supporting

  A mid-level mafia figure who advises Big Al on handling the robbers. After locating Tommy and Rosie's residence, he personally orders their execution, directly triggering the climax.

• Joey D (played by Burt Young) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Big Al → Sal (Power Mafia Superior) — Big Al exercises authority over Sal within the mafia structure.

  Sal consults Big Al about how to respond to the robberies, and Big Al later becomes furious with Sal before summoning everyone to a meeting.

• Rosie → Dave Lovell (Professional Workplace Connection) — Their professional connection becomes linked to the robbery scheme.

  Rosie works at the debt collection agency run by Dave Lovell, and she later convinces him to attend the trial with her and Tommy.

• Tommy Uva → Dave Lovell (Professional Employee And Employer) — Lovell provides Tommy with legitimate employment, although Tommy remains restless.

  Dave Lovell runs a debt collection agency and gives Tommy a job after Tommy's release from prison.

• Tommy Uva → Rosie (Romantic Partners) — Their romantic partnership is inseparable from their criminal partnership.

  The plot presents Tommy and Rosie as a couple who jointly plan robberies, share the proceeds, and are later described as 'Bonnie and Clyde.'

Story Dynamics

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

• Tommy Uva → Joey D (Conflict Robber And Victim) — Their encounter reveals the emotional cost of Tommy's robbery and leads to the discovery of the mafia list.

  During the Waikiki robbery, Tommy takes Joey D's wallet, and Joey D begs him to return it because it belonged to his dead wife.

• Jerry Cardozo → Rosie (Narrative Media Subject) — Rosie actively engages with Cardozo to shape their public image.

  Rosie calls Cardozo to complain that he underreported their robberies, and he subsequently interviews the couple for a larger profile.

• Jerry Cardozo → Tommy Uva (Narrative Media Subject) — Cardozo turns Tommy's crimes into a highly publicized story.

  Jerry Cardozo interviews Tommy and Rosie and publishes a profile that draws excessive attention to Tommy.

• Big Al → Rosie (Conflict Contract Target) — Rosie's role in the robberies makes her a direct target of Big Al's retaliation.

  Big Al's meeting results in a contract being placed on Tommy and Rosie after they threaten to expose the mafia list.

• Big Al → Tommy Uva (Conflict Mafia Enemy) — Big Al becomes the organizational force opposing Tommy's robberies.

  Big Al initially orders intimidation rather than killing, then summons the mafia and puts out a contract on Tommy and Rosie.

• Sal → Rosie (Conflict Executioner And Target) — Rosie is one of Sal's intended assassination targets.

  After locating Tommy and Rosie's residence, Sal orders his underlings to kill the couple.

• Sal → Tommy Uva (Conflict Pursuer And Target) — Sal directly transforms the mafia's retaliation into a personal threat against Tommy.

  Sal recognizes Tommy and Rosie's car, follows them home, and orders his underlings to kill them.

Story Analysis

A revenge-driven robbery spree becomes a media spectacle and exposes a mafia organization, but the protagonists pay for their defiance with their lives.

Plot Progression

1. A Crook Without Direction — Tommy and Rosie begin as small-time criminals, and Tommy serves eighteen months for robbing a florist. After prison, Lovell offers Tommy legitimate work, but Tommy remains consumed by anger toward the...
2. The Unarmed Club Gamble — Tommy learns from trial testimony that guns are prohibited in mafia social clubs. He and Rosie acquire an Uzi and launch a reckless series of robberies.
3. Humiliation Goes Public — The couple's robberies humiliate the mobsters and attract newspaper coverage. Their notoriety grows while the mafia debates how forcefully to retaliate.
4. The List That Changes Everything — The Waikiki robbery yields a mafia organization list containing names, ranks, telephone numbers, and addresses. Tommy and Rosie use it as insurance, provoking Big Al to issue a contract.
5. Escape Arrives Too Late — Cardozo's profile exposes the couple further, while Sal locates their home and orders their execution. The FBI copies the list and arrests Big Al, but Tommy and Rosie are killed before they can escape...