A breezy and swaggering lawyer with more ambition than skill, Prewitt agrees to help Pinkie marry Rose despite the legal impediments to their underage union. Later, he witnesses Pinkie’s killing of Spicer and agrees to take a holiday to avoid being questioned by authorities about the murder. On the cliff at Peacehaven, Ida lies to Pinkie about Prewitt, saying the lawyer told her everything about Spicer’s death. In reality, Prewitt told her nothing; she simply made a lucky guess.