Scarlett is shown to be a girl very loyal to Bobby. She is incredibly protective as we see in the scene where the detective turns up at Bobby's house, because she defends entry. In comparison to Bonnie, Scarlett has very little importance. But the 'femme fatale' quality that Bonnie posesses is what allows her to take control of the men she crosses paths with. Scarlett is left with Bobby as a second choice - he does not want to be used again. Scarlett is a very brave woman and if she had been given the option would have been right there shooting bullets at Bobby's enemies - anything to be alongside him. Something about the way the two behave suggest that they could have more than a professional relationship, but we never find out if this is true, because Bonnie is the one who is the sexualised female in the story, and should keep all attention throughout. What Scarlett's character can be compared to are the innocent females that usually deter the detective from the femme fatale for a short while, and then get let down as they fall in love with her. Scarlett is of course someone we would understand has some kind of linking to Bobby.
In this story instead of the detective having two women, Bobby does. This makes the Detective seem rather caring and his growing fondness of Bonnie seem much more realistic. I've found in films like 'Double Indemnity' that when the protagonist has two female interests neither seem very important to them, so I wanted to make sure the audience believe this relationship so that at the end they feel pity for Bonnie leaving the Detective behind for her own greedy benefit.
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