# Ollie Jacobs — The Great Airport Mystery character guide

> Ollie Jacobs in The Great Airport Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jacobs, Ollie

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-crash

## Snapshot

A shifty man the Hardy boys track to a run-down Greenfield hotel, where he haggles over the price of an airplane in cash.

## Who they are

Jacobs keeps rough company at the Raven Roadhouse and moves between cheap hotels under the watch of a suspicious clerk. Hidden behind newspapers, Frank and Joe overhear him refuse to go a cent over eight thousand dollars for a plane, a deal that smells of something bigger. He is the elusive link between Ducroy's crowd and the robberies the boys are trying to solve.

## Relationships

### [Giles Ducroy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/giles_ducroy)

_professional_

Ducroy employs Jacobs as a henchman and accomplice in his criminal schemes.

### [Newt Pipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/newt_pipps)

_professional_

Both work for Ducroy, with Pipps and Jacobs having a tense, subordinate partnership.

### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/frank_hardy)

_rivalry_

Frank confronts Jacobs as an obstacle and minion of Ducroy.

### [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/frank_hardy)

_rivalry_

Frank confronts Jacobs as an obstacle and minion of Ducroy.

### [Giles Ducroy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/giles_ducroy)

_professional_

Ducroy employs Jacobs as a henchman and accomplice in his criminal schemes.

### [Newt Pipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/newt_pipps)

_professional_

Both work for Ducroy, with Pipps and Jacobs having a tense, subordinate partnership.

### [Giles Ducroy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/giles_ducroy)

_professional_

Ducroy employs Jacobs as a henchman and accomplice in his criminal schemes.

### [Newt Pipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/characters/newt_pipps)

_professional_

Both work for Ducroy, with Pipps and Jacobs having a tense, subordinate partnership.

## In the story

### [A Mysterious Conversation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/vii-a-mysterious-conversation)

Hesitant but tempted by the promised money, agrees to discuss further.

### [On the Trail of Ollie Jacobs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xv-on-the-trail-of-ollie-jacobs)

Spotted at the Greenfield hotel, negotiating to buy an airplane for cash.

### [XVI: Mysterious Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-mysterious-plans)

Leads the boys to the meeting, contributes $2,500, and expresses confidence in the plan.

### [Dangerous Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-dangerous-business)

Makes phone calls to gather information and confirms the shipment date.

### [The Warning Message](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-the-warning-message)

Supports Ducroy and reprimands Newt for his complaints.

### [The Twenty-Eighth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xix-the-twenty-eighth)

Suggests the plane's dive was due to shifting baggage, nearly exposing the boys.

### [That Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xx-that-night)

Accompanies Ducroy, confirming the plan to pick up Newt and proceed with the night mission, unaware of the boys' hidden presence.

### [XXI: West of Bacon Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xxi-west-of-bacon-hill)

Assists in the holdup and helps carry out the robbery.

### [Captured](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_airport_mystery_se/chapters/xxii-captured)

First to be captured by Frank, disarmed and held at gunpoint.

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