The Marvin family is a rich and influential family in The CW 2019 television series Nancy Drew. Bess is a Marvin on her mother's side, and she takes her maiden name when she moved to Horseshoe Bay, Maine.
Overview[]
The current day matriach of the family is Diana Marvin. It is unknown how she is related to Douglas Marvin or if she just married into the family. Among the current day Marvins, there are Owen Marvin, Whitney Marvin, Isaac Marvin, Cassidy Marvin, Regina Turani née Marvin, and Bess Marvin.
History[]
The Marvins are one of the founding families of Horseshoe Bay, Maine, having arrived in the town aboard a ship named The Governance. The Governance was captained by Douglas Marvin, who had on board several guests, including Reverend Hudson and Odette Lamar. Hailing from France, Douglas had met Odette, a wealthy French heiress, aboard the ship. He coveted her wealth and decided to murder her to obtain it. He partnered with his friend Reverend Hudson in the scheme. Together, they murdered Odette, shaving her head and sacrificing her to the sea. Odette's death was painful as seaweed wrapped around he throat and she eventually drowned. The men forged a marriage certificate and used Odette's wealth to found Horseshoe Bay.
They crafted a story that Odette had a whirlwind romance with Captain Marvin leading to their impulsive married. She than tragically died of consumption, known later as tuberculosis, before they reached land. Odette was recorded in history and remembered by her peers in this manner. Captain Marvin stole Odette's belongings, including her favored ruby necklace, and regifted them to his second wife Agnes Marvin. Agnes noticed Douglas' vivid nightmares where he was tortured over the sin he committed against Odette. Agnes found Odette's love letters to an English woman and pieced together what her husband had done. She confessed her knowledge to Reverend Hudson, unaware that they were partners in the crime. Douglas and Hudson made everyone believe Agnes was mad and imprisoned her in the cellar of the Marvin cottage. She had on her a hymnal, which she used to create a cipher to lead a future intellectual to the church, where she hid a tell-all letter detailing Douglas and Hudson's crime. Agnes died a few months after her imprisonment, with her being recorded in history as having gone mad and tragically died.
Under Everett's rule over Hudson Enterprises, the long-standing history between the Hudson's and the Marvin's soured. This was furthered when Sebastian Marvin, the head of the Marvin family at the time, and twelve crew members died on a sunken Hudson ship, the Bonny Scot. While unable to prove foul play, the Marvin's correctly believed that Everett sunk the ship in retaliation for Sebastian having affair with Everett's wife, Celia Hudson.
Regina Marvin was born to an unknown Marvin and raised in Horseshoe Bay. Regina fell in love with a poor English man and sought to marry him, though the Marvin's forbid the union and exiled Regina when she went against their orders and married the man. Regina and the man moved to Tower Hamlets, London, England, where they started their family. They had one child, a daughter they named Bess Turani. When Bess was thirteen, her mother kicked her out of the household for unknown reasons. When she turned eighteen she flew to the United States to figure out if her mothers lavish tales of their wealthy family members were true.
Bess eventually joined the family when a DNA test proved her lineage belonged to the Marvin family. She grew to love her aunt and the Marvin matriarch Diana Marvin and befriended her cousin Owen. After Owen's tragic murder, Bess grew closer to her struggling family as she helped them organize the funeral. Diana gave Bess more responsibility in the family by introducing her to the business side of things. A few months later, Horseshoe Bay held its annual Hunt & Roast in honor of the founding families. Bess was set to recite the annual Marvin toast at the dinner that evening. Diane recommended talking about the bordeu argent in the family crest, which is the silver, as people no longer honor the founding families but hold the Hunt & Roast are held for habit. When Bess's estranged sham husband arrives in Horseshoe Bay, he blackmailed her into stealing the spider sapphire watch from Aunt Diana in exchange for the lives of the recently kidnapped Nancy Drew and George Fan. Diana discovered Bess's betrayal and coldly exiled her from the family and she no longer believes that Bess will place the Marvin family above anyone else.
Family members[]
- Douglas Marvin †
- Agnes Marvin † (Douglas' second wife)
- Martha Marvin (A Woman in White)
- Sebastian Marvin †
- Diana Marvin (Matriarch)
- Owen Marvin †
- Whitney Marvin
- Isaac Marvin
- Cassidy Marvin
- Thaddeus Marvin, Owen's father
- Regina Turani (Exiled)
- Bess Turani Marvin (Exiled)
Quotes[]
Isaac: Marvins don't rat.
Image gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the original book series they're related to The Fayne Family.
- They have an Hall Of Tragedy where they put portraits of their fallen members onto the walls.