Character Relationship Map: Crossplot

Characters

• Gary Fenn (played by Roger Moore) — protagonist

  London advertising executive who calculates and selects a target for his boss. He pursues Marla among London's anti-war activists. After she is nearly killed and disappears, Fenn is suspected of murde...

• Tarquin (played by Alexis Kanner) — supporting

  Aristocrat with anti-war sentiments who is extremely protective of Marla and hostile toward Fenn. He owns the country house where Marla hides. His estate serves as a key location during Fenn's investi...

• Marla Kogash (played by Claudie Lange) — supporting

  Hungarian illegal refugee and the calculated target of Gary Fenn's selection process. She lives in fear due to her aunt's involvement in a shadowy organization. After being nearly killed, she disappea...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gary Fenn → Marla Kogash (Professional Target) — Gary initially approaches Marla because she is the advertising target chosen for his boss.

  Gary Fenn calculates which woman will satisfy his boss and selects Marla Kogash as the target. He accompanies her to a photoshoot.

Story Dynamics

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

• Tarquin → Gary Fenn (Conflict Hostile Rival) — Tarquin views Fenn with open hostility.

  Tarquin is described as overtly aggressive toward Fenn when Fenn encounters him with Marla.

• Tarquin → Marla Kogash (Social Protective Associate) — Tarquin acts as Marla's strongly protective companion.

  Marla is initially in Tarquin's company, and the plot describes him as extremely protective of her.

Story Analysis

An advertising executive and a threatened refugee uncover a destabilization conspiracy and stop an assassination plot.

Plot Progression

1. The Calculated Target — Gary Fenn searches London's anti-war movement for a woman suitable for his boss. He identifies Marla Kogash and brings her toward an advertising photoshoot despite Tarquin's hostility.
2. Danger Around Marla — Marla reveals that she fears for her life and appears disturbed by her aunt. After she is nearly killed, she disappears and Fenn becomes implicated in a separate murder.
3. The Country House Secret — Fenn goes on the run while searching for Marla. He finds her at Tarquin's country house, where the connection between Marla's fear and a wider organization becomes clearer.
4. Flight From The Conspiracy — The shadowy organization tries to silence Fenn and Marla, including by sending a helicopter after them. They escape the country estate and reach London.
5. Hyde Park Counterplot — In London, Fenn and Marla discover a plan to assassinate a visiting African head of state in Hyde Park. They act together and foil the plot.