# The Twenty-Eighth explained — The Great Airport Mystery

> Chapter companion for The Great Airport Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon.

## What happens

The Hardy boys spend another day hiding in Ducroy's plane, which takes a short flight to an abandoned farm. They overhear the criminals' plans and hide in a nearby farmhouse, but wake at dawn to see the plane taking off without them, leaving them disheartened.

## Themes in this chapter

### Perseverance and Determination

The Hardy boys endure discomfort and danger, determined to stay with the criminals to the finish.

### Deception and Evidence

The criminals use false stories to avoid suspicion, while the boys hide and gather evidence.

### Adventure and Risk-Taking

The boys risk discovery and physical danger in their covert surveillance.

## Character check-ins

### Frank Hardy

Hides in the plane and farmhouse, strategizing to stay with the criminals.

### Joe Hardy

Endures the hiding and expresses discouragement when the plane leaves without them.

### Giles Ducroy

Pilot of the plane, boasts about his control, and inspects the plane for hidden baggage.

### Newt Pipps

Complains about flying and expresses fear of crashing.

### Ollie Jacobs

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

## Key lines

> Another day ahead of us! I wish this was the morning of the twenty-eighth instead of only the twenty-seventh.

Frank wishes it were already the day of the planned crime, so they could finish their mission.

_Shows the boys' impatience and anticipation._

> I thought we were sunk. He had been eying us for quite a while and I was getting nervous. I was sure he had spotted us.

Ducroy feared a police officer had recognized them, but he managed to deceive him.

_Highlights the criminals' fear of being caught._

> I don't care where we sleep, as long as we get these rascals where we want them.

Frank is willing to endure any hardship to capture the criminals.

_Demonstrates the boys' determination._

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