Chapter 17 Summary

In Chapter 17, Hector breaks the answering machine and the phone. If the robbers come after them, they are in big trouble because they cannot call the police. They look over to Dr. Femur's house. He plays loud opera music. Hector wishes he had never told his mother he was bored because they would not have been sent here and be in danger. Hector sees the negatives of the robbers and he says they will not come to get them; there are laws against hurting minors. Mando says robbers do not care about laws. They have to have an escape plan. Out the window, they see Freddie and Huey waving and laughing at them. There is a huge shoulder pounding against the front door. Hector puts salad dressing through the peep hole into Freddie's eyeball, but the vinegar does not do anything. Hector spots...