# Jane Finn — The Secret Adversary character guide > Jane Finn in The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Jane Finn, Miss Finn, the elusive Jane Finn **First appearance:** 0006-iv-who-is-jane-finn ## Snapshot A name on a missing-persons advertisement, Jane Finn is the vanished young woman whose silence could topple governments. ## Who they are Jane Finn is the question everyone is asking and no one can answer: a girl who boarded a ship in 1915 carrying a secret treaty and then simply disappeared. Intelligence men, American millionaires, and criminals all want her found, and the only clue to her whereabouts is a scrap of paper and a false name. She never appears on the page in the early chapters, yet her absence pulls every character into motion and gives the hunt its stakes. ## Relationships ### [Tuppence Cowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/characters/tuppence_cowley) _friendship_ Fellow young woman and key witness whom Tuppence helps rescue and befriend. ### [Tuppence Cowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/characters/tuppence_cowley) _friendship_ Fellow young woman and key witness whom Tuppence helps rescue and befriend. ### [Tuppence Cowley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/characters/tuppence_cowley) _friendship_ Fellow young woman and key witness whom Tuppence helps rescue and befriend. ## In the story ### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/prologue) The young American girl, not more than eighteen, who is entrusted with the secret papers aboard the sinking Lusitania. ### [II: Mr. Whittington's Offer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/ii-mr-whittington-s-offer) Jane Finn is the name Tuppence uses as an alias, which triggers Whittington's anger and hints at a larger conspiracy. ### [A Set Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/iii-a-set-back) Jane Finn is the mysterious name that Tuppence used to get money from Whittington. Tommy recalls overhearing the name, and the chapter ends with Tuppence deciding to advertise for information about her. ### [IV: Who Is Jane Finn?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/iv-who-is-jane-finn) Jane Finn is identified as the young American girl who may have been given the secret treaty by Danvers on the Lusitania before it sank. ### [Mr. Julius P. Hersheimmer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/v-mr-julius-p-hersheimmer) The missing cousin of Julius Hersheimmer; a survivor of the Lusitania sinking, her whereabouts are unknown. ### [VIII: The Adventures of Tommy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/viii-the-adventures-of-tommy) Mentioned as the girl who may know the location of the crucial document that could ensure the revolution's success. ### [A Consultation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xiv-a-consultation) Referred to as Janet Vandemeyer; revealed to be suffering from complete loss of memory regarding the Lusitania sinking. ### [XVI: Further Adventures of Tommy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xvi-further-adventures-of-tommy) Mentioned by Tommy as the girl he must see to ask a crucial question; her whereabouts are controlled by the group. ### [The Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xviii-the-telegram) Mentioned as having been found, according to Sir James's telegram. ### [XIX: Jane Finn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xix-jane-finn) Found after a street accident; memory restored; bandaged and in bed at a doctor's house. ### [XX: Too Late](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xx-too-late) Referenced as the girl Julius originally came to find; her photograph had a powerful effect on Julius, but meeting her in person changed his feelings. ### [Tommy Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxi-tommy-makes-a-discovery) Mentioned as the subject of Julius's recollection and the photograph found in his writing-table, suggesting her involvement. ### [In Downing Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxii-in-downing-street) Referenced as the real Jane Finn, whose identity Tommy claims to have deduced; her escape is anticipated as part of the enemy's plan. ### [XXIII: A Race Against Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxiii-a-race-against-time) Referenced as the French young lady staying at the house, confirming Tommy's theory. ### [Julius Takes a Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxiv-julius-takes-a-hand) Held at Gatehouse, rescued by Julius, nearly shot during the escape. ### [Mr. Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxvi-mr-brown) Insists on joining the expedition to retrieve the treaty. She successfully extracts the hidden document from the picture frame, fulfilling her mission. ### [XXVII: A Supper Party at the Savoy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxvii-a-supper-party-at-the-savoy) Guest of honour at the party, now rescued and dressed elegantly; her photograph was key to the investigation. ### [XXVIII: And After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/chapters/xxviii-and-after) Jane accepts Julius's proposal, admitting she has loved him since the moment he was grazed by a bullet. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/characters/jane_finn - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_adversary_se/characters