# Jill Samms — First Lensman character guide

> Jill Samms in First Lensman by E. E. Smith.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Samms p√ ® re, вАШKillerвАЩ Samms, Jill, Samms, Lensless Jill, Miss Samms

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

Virgil Samms's daughter, a brilliant and unsuspected muscle-reader, works a crowded ballroom with her eyes and fingertips to unmask a murder plot before it strikes.

## Who they are

Jill Samms moves through high society as the First Lensman's daughter, but her real weapon is an exquisite tactile sensitivity that lets her read intent through a partner's skin. Dancing with a suspect, she pieces together the grim shape of an assassination while hiding her own pounding heart behind artless chatter. Lensless but Lensman-grade, she is the Patrol's quiet edge in the war against the drug and political rings.

## Relationships

### [Jack Kinnison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/jack_kinnison)

_romantic_

Jack and Jill are deeply in love, with a romantic bond that grows throughout their adventures.

### [Herkimer Third](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/herkimer_third)

_rivalry_

Herkimer Third targets Jill as a means to undermine her father Virgil's efforts.

### [Virgil Samms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/virgil_samms)

_family_

Jill is Virgil's daughter, and they share a loving, protective father-daughter bond.

### [Senator Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/senator_morgan)

_rivalry_

Jill is a target and adversary of Senator Morgan due to her father's opposition to him.

### [Mase Northrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/mase_northrop)

_friendship_

Jill and Mase are close friends and allies, often working together on missions.

### [Jack Kinnison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/jack_kinnison)

_romantic_

Jack and Jill are deeply in love, with a romantic bond that grows throughout their adventures.

### [Senator Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/senator_morgan)

_rivalry_

Jill is a target and adversary of Senator Morgan due to her father's opposition to him.

### [Jack Kinnison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/jack_kinnison)

_romantic_

Jack and Jill are deeply in love, with a romantic bond that grows throughout their adventures.

### [Mase Northrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/mase_northrop)

_friendship_

Jill and Mase are close friends and allies, often working together on missions.

### [Herkimer Third](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/herkimer_third)

_rivalry_

Herkimer Third targets Jill as a means to undermine her father Virgil's efforts.

### [Virgil Samms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/virgil_samms)

_family_

Jill is Virgil's daughter, and they share a loving, protective father-daughter bond.

### [Mase Northrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/mase_northrop)

_friendship_

Jill and Mase are close friends and allies, often working together on missions.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/ix)

Meets her father in a restaurant and analyzes the criminal hierarchy, pointing to Senator Morgan as the likely real boss.

### [Chapter XI: The Zabriskan Relay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/xi)

Reports to her father about Senator Morgan's political activities and her suspicion that Morgan is the Boss.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/xiii)

Reported to be at a party dancing with Senator Morgan's Number One Secretary; reassures her father via Lens that all instruments are dead-centering the green.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/xviii)

Explains why Kinnison is needed as president; monitors enemy propaganda and comments on Morgan's speech.

## Links

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