Character Relationship Map: Zero to Sixty

Characters

• Michael Nolan (played by Darren McGavin) — protagonist

  Michael Nolan is a divorced man left furious, deeply in debt, and stripped of the life he believed his years of work had earned. After discovering that his former wife's Trans Am is missing, he enters...

• Flo Ames (played by Sylvia Miles) — supporting

  Flo Ames is connected to the repossession investigation and discusses reports and vehicles associated with Harold Finch. Later, she tells Michael that pursuing Finch is a major opportunity, reports an...

• Gloria Martine (played by Joan Collins) — supporting

  Gloria Martine is a person being pursued in connection with the dangerous investigation surrounding missing evidence and impounded vehicles. During a chaotic pursuit, she escapes Michael and 'Larry' W...

• 'Larry' Wilde (played by Denise Nickerson) — supporting

  'Larry' Wilde is a young woman who works repossessing cars and learned the trade from her father. She meets Michael Nolan through the repossession jobs, and despite their clashing temperaments, lives...

• Harry (played by Brett Hudson) — supporting

  Harry is mentioned near the end of the available story when Flo Ames asks where Michael Nolan is and urges Harry to call him. The dialogue provides no further information about Harry's occupation, bac...

• Harold Finch (played by David Huddleston) — supporting

  Harold Finch is linked to reports and cars discussed by Flo Ames during the investigation. The available dialogue indicates that people are pursuing evidence hidden among impounded vehicles and that F...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Flo Ames → Harry (Professional Work Contact) — Flo relies on Harry to try to contact Michael about the next stage of the pursuit.

  Flo asks where Michael is and urges Harry to call him.

• Flo Ames → Michael Nolan (Professional Work Contact) — Flo directs Michael toward a major pursuit and tries to reach him when she has another tip about Gloria Martine.

  Flo tells Michael it is time to pursue Harold Finch and describes the job as a major opportunity. She also asks where Michael is and urges Harry to ca...

Story Dynamics

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

• Michael Nolan → Harold Finch (Conflict Pursuer And Target) — Michael is being drawn into a pursuit of Harold Finch, though the available account does not reveal its outcome.

  Flo tells Michael it is time to pursue Harold Finch, setting up Michael's involvement in that pursuit.

• Flo Ames → Harold Finch (Narrative Pursuit Target) — Flo connects reports and cars to Harold Finch and urges Michael to pursue him as a significant job.

  Flo tells Michael that it is time to pursue Harold Finch and calls the job a major opportunity. She also discusses reports and cars linked to Harold F...

• Flo Ames → Gloria Martine (Narrative Pursuit Target) — Flo's tip keeps Gloria in the scope of the pursuit she discusses with Michael.

  Flo tells Michael she has received another tip about Gloria Martine.

• Michael Nolan → Gloria Martine (Conflict Pursuer And Evader) — Michael is caught up in attempts to pursue Gloria, who escapes during a chaotic chase.

  Michael and 'Larry' Wilde try to avoid the men looking for them, and Gloria Martine escapes them again during a chaotic pursuit.

• Michael Nolan → 'Larry' Wilde (Alliance Work Partners Turned Personal) — Their repossession partnership becomes a shared living arrangement and a personal bond marked by clashing temperaments and disagreement about Michael's advice to her.

  Michael joins 'Larry' Wilde on repossession jobs, and the two begin living and working together. They later argue about their circumstances and future...

Story Analysis

After divorce and financial loss, Michael enters repossession work, forms a strained partnership with Larry, and becomes entangled in pursuits that remain unresolved in the available account.

Plot Progression

1. A Marriage Unravels — Michael's marriage ends in divorce, leaving him furious and deeply in debt. Discovering that his former wife's Trans Am has been taken draws him toward repossession.
2. A New Working Partnership — Michael meets 'Larry' Wilde, who works repossessing cars. He joins her jobs, and they begin living and working together despite their clashing temperaments.
3. Danger Among Impounded Cars — The pair become connected to the disappearance of Willie Bighums as people search for evidence among impounded vehicles. Reports and cars linked to Harold Finch enter the discussion, and Michael and L...
4. A Chase and a Rupture — Their pink car attracts attention, prompting them to try to disguise it with paint. Gloria escapes them again during a chaotic pursuit, while Michael and Larry's disagreements about their lives and fu...
5. The Pursuit Remains Open — Michael and Larry part on bad terms, though he leaves her a number where he can be reached. Flo later urges pursuit of Harold Finch, reports another tip about Gloria, and asks Harry to call Michael; t...