Madame Hoo
Madame Hoo is the wife of Mr. Hoo and the stepmother of Doug. Mr. Hoo married her after his first wife, Doug's biological mother, died. She and her family live in apartment 4C of Sunset Towers. She helps work at "Shin Hoo's Restaurant", which is owned by her husband. There is a rumor that Mr. Hoo married her for her 100-year-old sauce. For her position, she writes "cook". Madame Hoo can only speak a few words in English, and these are just random words that she has heard her neighbors say. One of her greatest wishes is to get enough money to go back and visit China, her old home. However, she takes this too far when she steals valuable items from her neighbors in order to sell them and gain enough money for the trip. The only stolen item she doesn't intend to sell is Turtle's Micky Mouse clock, which she wishes to keep. When people start realizing that their valuables are missing, they begin putting up notices for them in the elevator. Eventually, Madame Hoo admits to her crime and returns the items. Her partner in the Westing game is Jake Wexler. Their clues are OF, AMERICA, AND, GOD, ABOVE. Because she can't speak much english, they are never able to make much progress with their clues. In the end, Madame Hoo just gives one of the only words she knows as their answer, "BOOM!".