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Councilman Bruce Grandy
The Coconut Cove Public Safety Department’s captain is close to retirement age; after a career in the Northeast, he planned to work a few easy years in Florida and then retire. However, he’s extremely disappointed with how hard he must work and finds the Mother Paula’s vandalism mystery particularly trying. In order to smooth things over with the city council and other higher-ups, the captain insists that they keep Dana imprisoned as the Mother Paula’s vandal, despite evidence suggesting they have the wrong kid.
The Captain Quotes in Hoot
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Chapter 3
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Normally an officer of his rank wouldn’t get involved in such a silly case, but the company building the pancake franchise had some clout with local politicians. One of Mother Paula’s big shots had called Councilman Grandy, who immediately chewed out the police chief, who quickly sent word down the ranks to the captain, who swiftly called for the sergeant, who instantly summoned (last and least) Officer Delinko.
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Chapter 17
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“We need a warm body, and the only one we’ve got is sitting in juvenile detention. So officially he’s our perpetrator, understand?”
Officer Delinko and his sergeant agreed in unison.
“I’m going out on a limb here, so you know what that means,” the captain said. “If another crime happens on that property, I’ll look like a complete bozo. And if I end up looking like a bozo, certain people around here are going to spend the rest of their careers cleaning dimes out of parking meters. Am I making myself clear?”
Again Officer Delinko and his sergeant said yes.
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The Captain Quotes in Hoot
The Hoot quotes below are all either spoken by The Captain or refer to The Captain. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
Normally an officer of his rank wouldn’t get involved in such a silly case, but the company building the pancake franchise had some clout with local politicians. One of Mother Paula’s big shots had called Councilman Grandy, who immediately chewed out the police chief, who quickly sent word down the ranks to the captain, who swiftly called for the sergeant, who instantly summoned (last and least) Officer Delinko.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 17
Quotes
“We need a warm body, and the only one we’ve got is sitting in juvenile detention. So officially he’s our perpetrator, understand?”
Officer Delinko and his sergeant agreed in unison.
“I’m going out on a limb here, so you know what that means,” the captain said. “If another crime happens on that property, I’ll look like a complete bozo. And if I end up looking like a bozo, certain people around here are going to spend the rest of their careers cleaning dimes out of parking meters. Am I making myself clear?”
Again Officer Delinko and his sergeant said yes.
