Nearly all of the characters in Grisham’s novel are constant throughout. They have little change in their overall character. However, the reader notices a difference in Marlee at a point in the story. She has always been the master puppeteer working behind the scenes, out of the spotlight. She has been sneaky and mysterious all the time. This changes when she receives a call from her friend from the past. This friend tells her a man asked her questions about Marlee’s past. Marlee immediately knows it’s Fitch and for the first time, is scared.

The reader notices Marlee pressing Fitch very hard to lay off of investigating her past. She also confides to Easter her worries. This shows Marlee is truly scared about Fitch learning about her past. The reason for this is revealed at the end of the book when Fitch finds out her parents died of lung cancer. If Fitch had discovered that earlier, he wouldn’t have given Marlee the money because he would have figured out which side she was on.