Character Relationship Map: Clue

Characters

• Wadsworth (played by Tim Curry) — protagonist

  The mansion's butler who greets guests, assigns pseudonyms, locks weapons away, orchestrates the investigation, and ultimately deduces and explains the truth about the murders and informants.

• Mrs. Peacock (played by Eileen Brennan) — protagonist

  One of six invited guests holding government influence. Initially suspected by the group, she is part of the blackmailed individuals connected to Boddy's network of informants.

• Mrs. White (played by Madeline Kahn) — supporting

  One of six invited guests with government ties. She is drawn into the mansion's deadly game as a blackmailed target summoned by Wadsworth to force confessions.

• Professor Plum (played by Christopher Lloyd) — supporting

  One of six invited guests possessing government influence. He participates in the manor search and is implicated in the blackmail scheme targeting Boddy.

• Mr. Green (played by Michael McKean) — supporting

  One of six invited guests with government connections. He draws lots for pairs during the search and is targeted by the blackmailer along with the others.

• The Cook (played by Kellye Nakahara) — minor
• Colonel Mustard (played by Martin Mull) — supporting

  One of six invited guests with government ties. He explores a secret passage with Miss Scarlet, discovers a corpse, and helps the group deduce the killer's methods.

• Miss Scarlet (played by Lesley Ann Warren) — supporting

  One of six invited guests holding government influence. She becomes trapped in the lounge with a corpse and prompts Yvette to shoot the door open.

• The Motorist (played by Jeffrey Kramer) — minor
• Mr. Boddy (played by Lee Ving) — supporting

  The blackmailer who joins dinner, presents weapons, is shot, found alive, and killed with a candlestick. He used informants to manipulate the guests and protect his secrets.

• The Cop (played by Bill Henderson) — supporting

  A police officer investigating a car who arrives to use the telephone. He is distracted by Wadsworth and later killed with a lead pipe during a blackout.

• Yvette (played by Colleen Camp) — supporting

  The mansion's maid who assists the butler. She shoots open a locked door with a revolver but is later murdered with a rope during a power outage.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Wadsworth → The Motorist (Power Captive Keeper) — Wadsworth temporarily controls the motorist's movement.

  When the stranded motorist arrives, Wadsworth locks him in the lounge and throws a key out the front door.

• Wadsworth → Miss Scarlet (Power Summoner) — Wadsworth draws Scarlet into the conspiracy investigation.

  Miss Scarlet is one of the six guests summoned by Wadsworth to the mansion.

• Wadsworth → Colonel Mustard (Power Summoner) — Wadsworth recruits Mustard into the forced inquiry.

  Colonel Mustard is one of the six guests summoned by Wadsworth to the mansion.

Story Dynamics

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

• Colonel Mustard → Mr. Green (Alliance Investigation Companion) — They are temporary collaborators in the search.

  Colonel Mustard and Mr. Green are among the guests who draw lots and search the manor for evidence.

• Mrs. White → Mr. Green (Alliance Investigation Companion) — They participate in the shared investigation.

  Mrs. White and Mr. Green remain with the guests as they search the mansion and reconstruct the night's events.

• Mrs. Peacock → Professor Plum (Alliance Investigation Companion) — They share the collective effort to uncover the killer.

  Mrs. Peacock and Professor Plum join the group search after the weapons are locked away and the guests draw lots for pairs.

• Mrs. Peacock → Mrs. White (Alliance Investigation Companion) — Both women are part of the group investigating the murders.

  Mrs. Peacock and Mrs. White participate with the other guests in investigating the deaths and searching the manor.

• Colonel Mustard → Miss Scarlet (Alliance Search Partner) — They cooperate during the manor search.

  Mustard and Scarlet explore a secret passage together and find themselves locked in the lounge with the motorist's corpse.

• Yvette → Miss Scarlet (Alliance Rescuer) — Yvette rescues Scarlet from the locked room.

  Yvette shoots open the lounge door after Mustard and Miss Scarlet scream for help from inside.

• Yvette → Colonel Mustard (Alliance Rescuer) — Yvette directly helps Mustard escape the locked lounge.

  When Mustard and Miss Scarlet are trapped in the lounge with the motorist's corpse, Yvette shoots the door open with the revolver.

• Mr. Boddy → The Cop (Narrative Informant Handler) — The cop is included among the victims linked to Boddy's informants.

  Wadsworth explains that the victims were Boddy's informants, and the cop is killed with a lead pipe during the blackout.

• Mr. Boddy → Yvette (Narrative Informant Handler) — Yvette is connected to Boddy's network of informants.

  Wadsworth explains that the victims were Boddy's informants, and Yvette is later murdered during the blackout.

• Mr. Boddy → The Motorist (Narrative Informant Handler) — The motorist is identified within Boddy's informant network.

  Wadsworth explains that the victims were Boddy's informants, and the motorist is killed after being locked in the lounge.

• Mr. Boddy → The Cook (Narrative Informant Handler) — The cook is connected to Boddy's informant network.

  Wadsworth explains that the victims were Boddy's informants, and the cook is among the victims killed during the investigation.

• Wadsworth → The Cop (Conflict Deceiver) — Wadsworth obstructs the cop's investigation.

  Wadsworth distracts the police officer who arrives to use the telephone while the group conceals the bodies.

Story Analysis

A blackmail-driven murder mystery traps six influential guests in a mansion where Wadsworth reconstructs the hidden network behind the killings.

Plot Progression

1. Secrets Enter the Mansion — Six influential strangers arrive under pseudonyms and meet Wadsworth, Yvette, and Mr. Boddy. Boddy reveals that he has been blackmailing the guests and turns their secrecy into a weapon.
2. Weapons in the Darkness — Boddy distributes weapons and pressures the guests to protect their secrets through murder. A gunshot leaves him apparently dead, while Wadsworth reveals his plan to force confessions.
3. Bodies Behind Locked Doors — The cook is found stabbed, Boddy is killed again, and Wadsworth locks the weapons away. The motorist arrives, is confined, and later becomes another victim after the cupboard is secretly unlocked.
4. Keys, Passages, and Suspicion — Mustard and Scarlet discover a secret passage and become trapped with the motorist's corpse. The guests deduce that the cupboard key was stolen, deepening their suspicion of one another.
5. The Blackout Reckoning — The cop arrives, an FBI call increases the pressure, and a blackout produces further murders. Wadsworth restores the power, reconstructs the crimes, and explains the informant network through one of t...