Gary Heart

A tan weasel serving as Norman Gates's solicitor through "Heart & Son's Solicitors." Probable ancestor of Jack and Frank Heart. Raging pyromaniac to the point of wearing gloves in public at all times, as his hands are covered in scabs from fire damage. Favourite sport is golf, or the ruination of the same, as his father had forced him into becoming a lawyer, and thus his mission is to extract revenge by burning up golf courses.
When Gates is arrested for beating up a would-be robber, Gary posts his bail at the request of Mr. Reed. Initially, Gates doesn't want to trust him, but Gary hands him his business card with a note written on it that he is also the "5 Iron Arsonist"--which causes Gates to at least rethink giving Gary the blow-off, especially after confirming the information with Mr. Reed. After Gary invites Gates out to a round of "his" version of golf, they bond over their mutual distrust of Mr. Reed. After setting fire to the course, the two return to Gary's car, and Gary freaks out Gates with his driving.
Weeks later, Gates is given a penalty of 70 hours of community service, which he angrily protests until Gary points out he got service doing something he would enjoy: collecting money for "The Bonfire Association." 
Gary is later targeted by Tessa, but before she can attack him, she is attacked by a giggler. Oblivious, Gary angrily tells her to watch it, only to realise the danger they are in when he turns around. Even so, he is in denial and tries to call for an ambulance, only to get no cellphone service. He chases down public phones trying to find one that works, running into some threatening chavs. He escapes by spraying lighter fluid at one and throwing a lighter. Finally, he returns to his car and slams into a giggler to save Tessa. She gets in the car, but the gigglers continue to attack. He runs over another after Tessa assures him they are bad. They are stopped when Lancelot(?) smashes in the roof of the car, peeks in, sees Tessa has buggered off, and leaves before Gary can see him. After the gigglers quiet down, Gary realises they have also buggered off. He floors it straight home without looking back.
Later, he relates the entire story to Gates while shooting skeet. Gary doesn't repair his car roof, incidentally.
Mr. Reed enlists Gary and Gates in following up with other "recruits" to ensure they are doing their jobs. They are normally fairly brusque in handling these tasks. Gary notices a pattern to the people they've "met": for instance, on one day, they are sent to meet everyone who is a skilled driver on Mr. Reed's list. They start to have misgivings about working for Reed to build a potential army.
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