# Corole Letheny — The Patient in Room 18 character guide > Corole Letheny in The Patient in Room 18 by Mignon G. Eberhart. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Corole, Letheny **First appearance:** 0001-the-patient-in-room-18 ## Snapshot Dr. Letheny's daughter, living in the cottage on the hospital grounds, whose grief becomes one more thread in a tightening knot. ## Who they are When word of her father's death reaches St. Ann's, Corole is the person everyone agrees someone must go to, and Miss Keate hurries through the wet orchard to her cottage. She inhabits the strange borderland between the hospital and the Letheny household, close enough to the staff to be confided in and close enough to the family to be watched. Her presence keeps the human cost of the case in view even as suspicion falls on the people nearest her. ## Relationships ### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day) _friendship_ Corole and Maida share a close, supportive bond, often interacting as confidantes and allies. ### [Jim Gainsay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/jim_gainsay) _friendship_ Corole and Jim are friendly companions, often interacting as part of a social circle with Maida. ### [Dr. Fred Hajek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/dr_fred_hajek) _professional_ Corole and Dr. Hajek have a professional relationship, likely as doctor and patient or colleague. ### [Dr. Balman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/dr_balman) _professional_ Corole and Dr. Balman have a professional dynamic, likely involving medical or investigative matters. ### [Huldah Hansinge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/huldah_hansinge) _friendship_ Corole and Huldah are friends or close acquaintances, with frequent social interactions. ### [Higgins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/higgins) _professional_ Corole and Higgins have a professional relationship, possibly as employer and employee or colleague. ### [Sarah Keate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/sarah_keate) _friendship_ Corole and Sarah Keate are friends or allies, with a supportive dynamic. ### [Jim Gainsay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/jim_gainsay) _friendship_ Corole and Jim are friendly companions, often interacting as part of a social circle with Maida. ### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day) _friendship_ Corole and Maida share a close, supportive bond, often interacting as confidantes and allies. ### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day) _friendship_ Corole and Maida share a close, supportive bond, often interacting as confidantes and allies. ### [Huldah Hansinge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/huldah_hansinge) _friendship_ Corole and Huldah are friends or close acquaintances, with frequent social interactions. ### [Jim Gainsay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/jim_gainsay) _friendship_ Corole and Jim are friendly companions, often interacting as part of a social circle with Maida. ## In the story ### [I: An Unpleasant Dinner Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/i-an-unpleasant-dinner-party) Hosts the dinner party; described as brown-skinned, gold-haired, with topaz eyes and a lazy grace; flirts with Jim Gainsay. ### [V: A Lapis Cuff Link](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/v-a-lapis-cuff-link) Suspect; her revolver was found in the murder room, and O'Leary reveals her mixed-race heritage. ### [VI: I Make a Discovery—and Regret It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/vi-i-make-a-discovery-and-regret-it) Corole is found comfortably in Dr. Letheny's study, enjoying tea and French pastries, showing little mourning. Huldah reveals she ran out into the rain right after hearing the news. ### [VII: The Disappearing Key and Part of an Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/vii-the-disappearing-key-and-part-of-an-inquest) Testifies at the inquest, questioned about a quarrel with Dr. Letheny and about a revolver. ### [A Gold Sequin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/viii-a-gold-sequin) Testifies at the inquest about her revolver and her last sight of Dr. Letheny; later receives Sarah Keate at her cottage. ### [X: A Midnight Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/x-a-midnight-visitor) Found collapsed in Room 18 after screaming; claims she was frightened by the patient; admits she entered through the window because she 'had to see Room 18'; behaves evasively and leaves abruptly. ### [XIV: A Matter of Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xiv-a-matter-of-evidence) Interrogated by O'Leary about her actions near Room 18; admits meeting Dr. Hajek in the orchard but denies returning. ### [XV: Corole Is Moved to Candour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xv-corole-is-moved-to-candour) Reveals Maida Day's secret meeting with Louis; later arrives at St. Ann's in panic, seeking refuge. ### [XVI: The Red Light Above the Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xvi-the-red-light-above-the-door) Brought the radium in her jewel case to Room 18; expected to return for it. ### [O'Leary Tells a Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xvii-o-leary-tells-a-story) Expresses satisfaction at Louis's guilt, but is implicated in the radium theft and Higgins's death. ### [XVIII: O’Leary Revises His Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xviii-o-leary-revises-his-story) Disappears with Hajek; later rumored to be seen at a European gambling resort. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/corole_letheny - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters