Character Relationship Map: Hate Crime

Characters

• Robbie Levinson (played by Seth Peterson) — protagonist

  Trey McCoy's openly gay partner planning a commitment ceremony. After Trey is fatally attacked, Robbie becomes the prime suspect due to circumstantial evidence. He investigates the killer, secretly re...

• Pastor Boyd (played by Bruce Davison) — protagonist

  Chris's father and a vehement homophobe who condemns his son's lifestyle. He conspires to cover up Chris's crime, but is confronted with photographic evidence of Chris's secret gay life. He confesses...

• Chris Boyd (played by Chad Donella) — supporting

  A homophobic youth pastor and next-door neighbor who threatens Robbie and brutally attacks Trey with a baseball bat. He lies about his alibi while secretly meeting a male lover. After his father confe...

• Trey McCoy (played by Brian J. Smith) — supporting

  Robbie Levinson's partner and an openly gay man living in the suburbs. He is brutally attacked with a baseball bat by his homophobic neighbor, falls into a coma, and dies without regaining consciousne...

• Alton Kachim (played by Luke King) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Robbie Levinson → Trey McCoy (Romantic Partner) — They are committed partners whose relationship drives the emotional core of the story.

  The plot identifies Robbie and Trey as an openly gay couple living together and planning a commitment ceremony.

• Pastor Boyd → Chris Boyd (Family Father) — Their family bond becomes entangled with secrecy, coercion, and the murder cover-up.

  The plot identifies Pastor Boyd as Chris's father.

Story Dynamics

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

• Alton Kachim → Trey McCoy (Conflict Hostile Associate) — His early hostility contrasts with his later suspicion of Chris.

  Alton participates in the hostile conversation about the couple and later surmises that Chris killed Trey.

• Alton Kachim → Chris Boyd (Social Neighboring Associate) — Alton is connected to Chris during the initial intimidation of the couple.

  Alton arrives with Chris, makes homophobic jokes, and suggests that they do something about Robbie and Trey.

• Pastor Boyd → Robbie Levinson (Conflict Murderous Antagonist) — He becomes the ultimate threat behind the apparent investigation and cover-up.

  Pastor Boyd confesses to murdering Trey, and Robbie secretly records the confession.

• Chris Boyd → Robbie Levinson (Conflict Threatening Antagonist) — Chris openly intimidates Robbie before Trey is attacked.

  Chris tells Robbie that he will go to hell and warns him to watch his back.

• Chris Boyd → Trey McCoy (Conflict Murderous Enemy) — Chris's violence against Trey creates the central crime and tragedy.

  Trey is brutally attacked with a baseball bat after Chris makes threatening and homophobic remarks toward Robbie.

Story Analysis

A grieving partner investigates a homophobic murder while legal institutions fail to deliver justice.

Plot Progression

1. Promises Beside The Fence — Robbie and Trey prepare for their commitment ceremony and consider raising a child. Hostility arrives when Chris and Alton move next door and target the couple.
2. The Bat In The Street — Chris's threats intensify after Robbie encounters the church's anti-gay ideology. Trey is then brutally attacked and left in a coma.
3. Grief Under Suspicion — Robbie faces Trey's death and mourns him with their commitment rings. The investigation turns toward Robbie because of circumstantial physical and financial evidence.
4. Secrets Behind The Alibi — Robbie's effort to expose Chris fails, and legal pressure grows. Evidence of Chris's hidden relationships breaks the apparent alibi and exposes deeper family hypocrisy.
5. The Tape And The Reckoning — Pastor Boyd confesses, but the investigation refuses to prosecute him. Robbie and his allies recover the evidence through a staged break-in, after which Chris supports the official story.