Almost everyone he encountered (except his African-American maid and a watchful resident doctor) in the DC political system interpreted his slightly mysterious, extremely literal pronouncements (mostly about gardening) as wise, pithy, profound, and metaphoric gnomic statements, and perceived him the way that they wished to envision him, regardless of his naivete and the reality of the situation.[Note: He hinted that Draco had temporarily become the true master of he Elder Wand when he disarmed Dumbledore just before his murder.From a higher deck, Rudd fired upon Riggs and injured him, as Murtaugh rolled to safety and attempted to arrest Rudd: "Drop it, asshole!" But when Rudd held out his wallet-ID in front of him and claimed: "Diplomatic immunity," Murtaugh ignored him - and shot him in the head through his ID photograph: "Just been revoked!" Murtaugh then rushed to the side of his seriously-injured partner, worrying that he would die ("You""re not dead until I tell you").And even then, one of the main scientists was willing to betray his colleagues by siding with the alien monster for research purposes, claiming that the vegetative, multiplying organism was worthy of being preserved for further study and communication.I""m still shy one couple, and I just can""t find an extra man." The fluttery Millicent resisted he suggestion of her husband to invite the Packards for dinner (as an "enormous favor" to help him out of his financial difficulties, and to increase Dan""s interest in his deal):You""re joking! Ask that common little woman to my house? And that noisy, vulgar man? He smells Oklahoma!But then she reluctantly agreed, but later exclaimed: "Those Packards.