Character Relationship Map: She Made Them Do It

Characters

• Sarah Jo Pender (played by Jenna Dewan) — protagonist

  Sarah Jo Pender is the narrative central figure, presenting a respectable student image while secretly running a profitable drug business with Rick Hull. After being convicted in connection with two h...

• Marshal Sean Harlan (played by Steve Bacic) — supporting

  Marshal Sean Harlan is the law-enforcement officer pursuing Sarah Jo Pender after she becomes a fugitive. He questions Mimi Lundt, connects robberies and other incidents to Sarah Jo Pender’s movements...

• Corinne (played by C.J. Jackman-Zigante) — supporting

  Corinne is Sarah Jo Pender’s cellmate at Rockville. She is part of Sarah Jo Pender’s first experience of prison life, as Sarah Jo Pender is introduced to strict institutional rules and the realities o...

• Rick Hull (played by Greyston Holt) — supporting

  Rick Hull is Sarah Jo Pender’s business partner and increasingly dangerous romantic associate. Together they sell drugs and discuss expanding their operation, but their relationship deteriorates amid...

• Julia Rogers (played by Rachel Hayward) — minor

  Julia Rogers runs Rockville according to rigid prison procedures. Her strict administration forms part of the institutional pressure surrounding Sarah Jo Pender after conviction, contrasting with Sara...

• Drew (played by Primo Allon) — minor

  Drew is one of the roommates whose presence creates tension in the house shared by Sarah Jo Pender and Rick Hull. Drew becomes central to the violence surrounding the couple: Sarah Jo Pender later acc...

• Bob Hopner (played by Andrew Airlie) — supporting

  Bob Hopner becomes involved with Sarah Jo Pender while she is hiding her identity as a fugitive. She arranges money and transportation through him, and he promises her a future, rents a house for them...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Bob Hopner (Romantic Partner) — Their emerging relationship combines affection, concealment, and escape planning.

  Bob Hopner promises Sarah Jo Pender a future, rents a house for them, and Sarah Jo Pender embraces him before insisting they begin her plan.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Julia Rogers (Power Prisoner And Warden) — Julia Rogers represents the institutional authority controlling Sarah Jo Pender.

  Julia Rogers runs the prison according to rigid procedures while Sarah Jo Pender is introduced to strict prison rules.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Marshal Sean Harlan (Conflict Fugitive And Pursuer) — Their opposition drives the final fugitive storyline.

  Marshal Sean Harlan tracks Sarah Jo Pender as a fugitive, closes in after her damaging admission, and continues the pursuit at the end.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Corinne (Social Cellmate) — Corinne becomes Sarah Jo Pender's immediate companion inside prison.

  At Rockville, Sarah Jo Pender shares a prison cell with Corinne.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Drew (Social Roommate) — Their shared living situation contributes to the deterioration of the household.

  The plot identifies Drew as one of Sarah Jo Pender's roommates and says that the roommates create tension in the house.

• Rick Hull → Drew (Conflict Killer And Victim) — Rick Hull's violence toward Drew becomes a crucial later revelation.

  Sarah Jo Pender accidentally admits that she saw Rick Hull kill Drew, contradicting her earlier claims.

• Sarah Jo Pender → Rick Hull (Alliance Criminal Partner) — They initially cooperate in a drug enterprise and pursue shared financial goals.

  Sarah Jo Pender and Rick Hull operate a profitable drug business, discuss expanding to other colleges, and plan to invest their earnings.

Story Analysis

Sarah Jo Pender moves from hidden criminal enterprise to imprisonment and an increasingly unstable fugitive escape.

Plot Progression

1. Respectable Mask, Criminal Core — Sarah Jo Pender returns to campus presenting a responsible future while secretly running a drug business with Rick Hull. Their expanding operation turns the shared house into a dangerous center of rec...
2. Violence and Conviction — Household tension escalates as Rick Hull becomes more dangerous and two people are killed. Sarah Jo Pender faces disputed evidence, accusations involving a shotgun and bodies, and a 110-year sentence.
3. Rockville Under Rules — At Rockville, Sarah Jo Pender adjusts to strict prison procedures and shares a cell with Corinne. Mimi Lundt offers friendship while a possible appeal briefly provides hope.
4. Appeal Through Influence — When the appeal and retrial request fail, Sarah Jo Pender becomes desperate. She uses prison connections to raise money and gains influence by helping inmates including Farrell Lohman.
5. Flight Under Pursuit — After leaving prison, Sarah Jo Pender draws on Mimi Lundt, Farrell Lohman, and Bob Hopner for assistance. Her identity begins to collapse as Marshal Sean Harlan follows her movements and damaging cont...