# Marge Myles — Murder by the Clock character guide > Marge Myles in Murder by the Clock by Rufus King. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Marge **First appearance:** 0000-i-8-37-p-m-spring-3100 ## Snapshot A hunted woman whose furtive search of Endicott's clothes set a fatal chain in motion, and whose whereabouts decide who hangs for murder. ## Who they are Marge Myles slips into Endicott's room at seven to rifle his pockets for a letter, and by dawn she is the name on everyone's lips — vanished, possibly hiding in the house, possibly fled into the city. The letter she left behind calls Endicott a liar and a louse and swears she is through with him, which gives the prosecution its motive and Lieutenant Valcour his most slippery variable. Whether she fired the shot or merely stumbled into catastrophe, her absence is the hinge on which Mrs. Endicott's guilt or innocence swings. ## Relationships ### [Mrs. Endicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/mrs_endicott) _professional_ Marge Myles, a secretary or assistant, interacts with Mrs. Endicott in a work-related capacity, often under strain. ### [Lieutenant Valcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/lieutenant_valcour) _professional_ Valcour questions Marge Myles for information about the household and Mrs. Endicott's behavior. ### [Madame Velasquez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/madame_velasquez) _social_ Madame Velasquez and Marge Myles share a social acquaintance, possibly through the household or neighborhood. ### [Lieutenant Valcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/lieutenant_valcour) _professional_ Valcour questions Marge Myles for information about the household and Mrs. Endicott's behavior. ### [Mrs. Endicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/mrs_endicott) _professional_ Marge Myles, a secretary or assistant, interacts with Mrs. Endicott in a work-related capacity, often under strain. ### [Madame Velasquez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/madame_velasquez) _social_ Madame Velasquez and Marge Myles share a social acquaintance, possibly through the household or neighborhood. ### [Madame Velasquez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/madame_velasquez) _social_ Madame Velasquez and Marge Myles share a social acquaintance, possibly through the household or neighborhood. ### [Lieutenant Valcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/lieutenant_valcour) _professional_ Valcour questions Marge Myles for information about the household and Mrs. Endicott's behavior. ### [Mrs. Endicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/mrs_endicott) _professional_ Marge Myles, a secretary or assistant, interacts with Mrs. Endicott in a work-related capacity, often under strain. ## In the story ### [I: 8:37 p.m.—Spring 3100](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/i-8-37-p-m-spring-3100) The woman Herbert is visiting; Mrs. Endicott fears she might harm him. ### [V: 10:17 p.m.—Living or Dead?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/v-10-17-p-m-living-or-dead) Discussed at length as a woman with a dubious past, suspected of killing her husband. Mrs. Endicott suggests she may be involved in Herbert's disappearance. ### [IX: 11:55 p.m.—Queer Deeps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/ix-11-55-p-m-queer-deeps) Her address and telephone number are found in Mrs. Endicott's memorandum book, causing Valcour's bewilderment. ### [XII: 12:30 a.m.—Madame Velasquez Stirs Up Muck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/xii-12-30-a-m-madame-velasquez-stirs-up-muck) Absent from her apartment; her note to her mother indicates she expected to meet Herb Endicott but he didn't show. ### [XXVII: 5:46 a.m.—Mrs. Endicott Cannot Be Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/xxvii-5-46-a-m-mrs-endicott-cannot-be-found) Her letter is discovered hidden in a drawer, adding to the mystery. ### [XXVIII: 6:00 a.m.—Mist Drifting Through Mist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/xxviii-6-00-a-m-mist-drifting-through-mist) Subject of Mrs. Endicott's forgery; her address was in Mrs. Endicott's directory. ### [XXIX: 6:30 a.m.—As Is Mirage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/xxix-6-30-a-m-as-is-mirage) Valcour theorizes she murdered Harry Myles, was being blackmailed, and attempted to retrieve a forged letter from Endicott's room, leading to the events of the night. ### [XXX: 7:11 a.m.—The Criminal and Weapon of the Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/chapters/xxx-7-11-a-m-the-criminal-and-weapon-of-the-crime) Revealed as the criminal hiding in the chest, armed with a gun, and threatening to kill Valcour. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters/marge_myles - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_by_the_clock_se/characters