Character Relationship Map: Thursday

Characters

• Casey Wells (played by Thomas Jane) — protagonist

  Ex-drug dealer turned family man attempting to adopt a child. He navigates a violent night after harboring his old partner Nick, successfully outsmarting hitmen, criminals, and a corrupt cop while hid...

• Nick (played by Aaron Eckhart) — supporting

  Casey's former criminal associate who seeks refuge at Casey's house. He is actually on the run after stealing heroin and money from a police stash, leading to the violent confrontation.

• Billy Hill (played by James Le Gros) — supporting

  Dallas's violent accomplice who breaks into Casey's house. He intends to torture Casey but is overpowered by Casey using a frying pan, eventually killed by Kasarov.

• Dallas (played by Paulina Porizkova) — supporting

  A violent criminal associate of Nick. She storms Casey's house demanding money, terrorizes the adoption agent, and attempts to rape Casey before being shot by Billy.

• Dr. Jarvis (played by Michael Jeter) — supporting

  The adoption agent interviewing Casey to determine his suitability to adopt a child. He questions Casey about his unexplained time in Los Angeles and is temporarily frightened away by Dallas.

• Ice (played by Glenn Plummer) — supporting

  A contract hitman sent to kill Casey. Casey manages to subdue and tie him up in the garage, where he remains bound for most of the night.

• Kasarov (played by Mickey Rourke) — supporting

  A corrupt police officer who arrives with Nick's severed head. He demands the stolen money from Casey and subsequently executes Ice and Billy in the garage.

• Cashier (played by Luck Hari) — supporting

  A Los Angeles convenience store clerk who argues with Nick and his crew, resulting in her being shot and killed by Dallas.

• Cop (played by Bari K. Willerford) — supporting

  An on-duty police officer in Los Angeles who discovers blood at the crime scene and is subsequently killed by Dallas and her accomplices to cover their tracks.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Casey Wells → Dr. Jarvis (Professional Adoption Applicant) — Casey is evaluated by Jarvis while concealing his criminal past.

  Dr. Jarvis interviews Casey to determine whether he is suitable to adopt a child.

• Casey Wells → Nick (Professional Former Criminal Partner) — They share a criminal past that Casey is trying to leave behind.

  The plot states that Casey and Nick were old drug-dealing partners who parted ways several years earlier.

Story Dynamics

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

• Nick → Kasarov (Conflict Stolen Property Adversary) — Nick's theft places him in direct conflict with Kasarov's corrupt operation.

  Nick admits that he stole heroin and money from a police stash, while Kasarov later demands the money.

• Dallas → Cop (Conflict Murderous Accomplice) — Dallas participates in covering up the convenience-store murder.

  After the police officer discovers blood at the store, Dallas and her accomplices kill him to conceal the crime.

• Dallas → Cashier (Conflict Murderer) — Dallas commits the killing that begins the criminal chain of events.

  On Monday night, Dallas shoots and kills a Los Angeles convenience store cashier after an argument.

• Kasarov → Billy Hill (Conflict Executioner) — Kasarov eliminates Billy during the confrontation over the stolen property.

  Kasarov shoots Billy in the garage after arriving at Casey's house.

• Kasarov → Ice (Conflict Executioner) — Kasarov kills Ice to erase an unwanted witness or liability.

  After seeing Ice bound in the garage, Kasarov unloads his gun into him.

• Casey Wells → Kasarov (Conflict Target Of Extortion) — Casey must outmaneuver Kasarov to survive and recover the money.

  Kasarov gives Casey until 7 p.m. to find the stolen money and threatens him through the violent situation at the house.

• Dallas → Dr. Jarvis (Conflict Intimidator) — Dallas disrupts Casey's adoption interview and exposes his hidden history.

  Dallas scares Jarvis away by telling him about Casey's criminal past.

• Casey Wells → Ice (Conflict Survival Opponents) — Their encounter shifts from an attempted hit to Casey's temporary capture of Ice.

  Ice comes to Casey's door as a hitman intending to kill him, but Casey distracts and binds him in the garage.

• Billy Hill → Casey Wells (Conflict Torturer) — Billy becomes a direct physical threat to Casey.

  Billy plans to torture Casey with a saw and a blowtorch after breaking into the house.

• Dallas → Casey Wells (Conflict Hostile Interrogator) — Dallas treats Casey as an obstacle to recovering the money.

  Dallas questions Casey about the missing money and decides to kill him when he cannot help her.

• Dallas → Billy Hill (Alliance Violent Accomplices) — They operate in the same criminal group, although Billy ultimately kills Dallas.

  Dallas confronts Casey, and Billy later enters the house and shoots Dallas during her attack on Casey.

• Nick → Billy Hill (Alliance Criminal Associate) — Billy participates in the violent effort linked to Nick's theft.

  Billy breaks into Casey's house alongside the criminal pursuit surrounding Nick's stolen heroin and money.

• Nick → Dallas (Alliance Criminal Associate) — They are connected through the stolen drugs and money.

  Dallas arrives looking for money connected to Nick's heroin, and the plot identifies her as Nick's violent criminal associate.

Story Analysis

A reformed former drug dealer fights to protect his new life when his criminal past violently returns to his home.

Plot Progression

1. A Criminal Past Returns — The earlier store murders establish the criminal violence surrounding Nick, Dallas, and Billy. Nick then asks Casey for shelter, bringing the danger into Casey's carefully rebuilt life.
2. The Hitman At The Door — Casey discovers Nick's heroin and destroys it, but a hitman soon arrives to kill him. Casey survives the encounter by deceiving and binding Ice in the garage.
3. The Past Breaks Through — Dr. Jarvis interviews Casey about adoption and his missing Los Angeles history. Dallas interrupts the interview, exposes Casey's past, and turns the house into a site of personal danger.
4. Violence In The House — Dallas ties Casey up and assaults him while demanding Nick's money. Billy shoots Dallas, then prepares to torture Casey until a nearby police raid gives Casey a chance to overpower him.
5. The Seven O'Clock Threat — Nick confesses by phone, but Kasarov arrives with Nick's severed head and demands the stolen money. Kasarov kills Ice and Billy, while Casey reconstructs Nick's clue and finds the money.