Mary Beth is a kind, good natured woman which makes her the perfect criminal. By the time people realize they've been duped, she is already on her way home with the money. She'd been put in an orphanage at a young age after her mother died of typhoid but ran away to fend for herself and soon became known as the best pickpocket around. Smarter and more perspicacious than she often lets on, Mary-Beth likes to read and write and has dreams of becoming a novelist one day.