# Marney Kane — Room 13 character guide > Marney Kane in Room 13 by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Kane, Marney, Miss Marney Kane, Marney Legge, IX Marney, Miss Marney **First appearance:** 0001-ii ## Snapshot Peter Kane's adored daughter, whose curt letters and long silences tell Johnny Gray everything he needs to know about the distance between them. ## Who they are Marney Kane exists in the story first as an absence — the daughter Peter never mentions, the girl who stopped writing, the reason Johnny Gray was not given what he wanted. Peter's adoration of her is almost a mania, and his determination that she not marry a man with the prison taint is the force that drove Johnny away. Her connection to both the Kane and Legge families makes her the quiet center around which the novel's tensions turn. ## Relationships ### [Jeff Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/jeff_legge) _romantic_ Jeff Legge pursues Marney Kane romantically, but his intentions are manipulative and tied to his family's feud. ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _friendship_ Johnny Gray is a protective friend to Marney Kane, looking out for her safety amid the family conflict. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _family_ Marney Kane is Peter Kane's daughter, and he is deeply protective of her throughout the story. ### [Jeff Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/jeff_legge) _romantic_ Jeff Legge pursues Marney Kane romantically, but his intentions are manipulative and tied to his family's feud. ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _friendship_ Johnny Gray is a protective friend to Marney Kane, looking out for her safety amid the family conflict. ### [Jeff Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/jeff_legge) _romantic_ Jeff Legge pursues Marney Kane romantically, but his intentions are manipulative and tied to his family's feud. ### [Johnny Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/johnny_gray) _friendship_ Johnny Gray is a protective friend to Marney Kane, looking out for her safety amid the family conflict. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _family_ Marney Kane is Peter Kane's daughter, and he is deeply protective of her throughout the story. ### [Peter Kane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/peter_kane) _family_ Marney Kane is Peter Kane's daughter, and he is deeply protective of her throughout the story. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as marrying Major Floyd; her absence of letters to Johnny is noted. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/ii) Now married to Major Floyd; confronts Barney Ford about his prying. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/iii) Appears in bridal white, greeting Johnny warmly after her marriage to Major Floyd. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/iv) Newly married to Jeff Legge; appears pale and tense, aware of the deception. ### [The Wedding Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/vi) The bride, wears her going-away dress, exchanges a fearful glance with Johnny. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/vii) Mentioned as having married Jeff Legge; Johnny demands her release. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/ix) Marney is shocked and horrified by Jeff's revelations about her father's criminal past and the true nature of their marriage. ### [The Locked Room and the Broken Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/x) Locked in her bedroom by Jeff, refuses to come out, and is threatened by him. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xii) Marney Legge; she has escaped from her locked room at the Charlton, leaving Jeff in a panic. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xvi) Returns home after being rescued by a mysterious man who talked about chickens; defends Johnny against suspicion. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xvii) Clings to Johnny weeping, asks if his double committed the crime, and feels a wild hope. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xviii) Mentioned as having returned to her father, Peter Kane. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xix) Mentioned as Jeff's legal wife; Emanuel plans to use her to trap Peter Kane. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxi) Joins the conversation, recognizes the connection between the forged notes and Jeffrey Legge, and declines to see Emanuel Legge. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxii) Mentioned as the subject of the dispute; Peter refuses to let her attend the dinner. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxiv) Meets Johnny at Victoria, spends the day with him, discusses his criminal past, and accepts his proposal after replacing her wedding ring with his gift. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxvi) Receives a deceptive phone call from Emanuel Legge disguised as her father. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxviii) Disappeared from home after a phone call ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxix) Kidnapped by Jeffrey Legge and imprisoned in Keytown Prison; communicates with Johnny Gray via a note. ### [The Death-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxx) Held in the condemned cell; Legge confronts her, claiming she is his wife, but she is speechless and horrified. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxxi) Imprisoned in the cell below Johnny; communicates via Morse code and is rescued by Johnny. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxxii) Held prisoner with Johnny in Keytown Prison; she provides information about a bathroom door leading to an exercise yard. ### [The Revelation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/chapters/xxxiii) Reunited with Johnny and drives away with him after the resolution. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters/marney_kane - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/room_13_se/characters