Loomis Character Analysis in Motherless Brooklyn

Loomis is a police officer who works for the Sanitation Department. Though a useful connection for the Minna Men of L&L, Loomis is unfortunately often slow on the uptake and a bit of a bumbling lug. Nevertheless, Loomis does help to uncover vital information about the and their dealings at 1030 Park Avenue—information that eventually helps Lionel crack the case of ’s murder.

Loomis Character Timeline in Motherless Brooklyn

The timeline below shows where the character Loomis appears in Motherless Brooklyn. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...on his thoughts with the incessant ringing, Lionel goes down to pick up the phone. Loomis, one of Gilbert’s pals and a sanitation inspector, is on the other end—he tells Lionel... (full context)

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...the precinct where Gilbert is being held, but he is not allowed to see him. Loomis is there, though, and Lionel winds up driving him back to Brooklyn. Lionel doesn’t particularly... (full context)

Lionel pulls up to L&L. Loomis asks Lionel to drive him home, but Lionel insists that Loomis can walk. Loomis asks... (full context)

...of them offers him a cell phone. Using the phone, Lionel dials the number—it is Loomis, who tells Lionel he has Ullman’s address for him. Chunky, overhearing the call, asks whose... (full context)

...dog joint, Papaya Czar, Lionel sips juice and wolfs five hot dogs as he dials Loomis. He asks Loomis to pull up whatever information he has about 1030 Park—building records, management... (full context)

Lionel takes the subway to the Upper East Side. On the street, Lionel calls Loomis to check in—Loomis has the scoop on 1030 Park. The building, he says, is ultra-exclusive.... (full context)

Ullman, Loomis says, was Fujisaki’s accountant. He asks Lionel why Gilbert would go after such a man.... (full context)

...the building at 1030 Park—a dazzling amount of money, he says, was involved. Lionel repeats Loomis’s assertion that the residents of 1030 Park have second homes on islands. Gerard smiles and... (full context)

A few weeks later, Danny, Gilbert, Loomis, and Lionel sit at a table in the L&L storefront in the middle of the... (full context)