The "crook quotes" were the phrases found under each crook's name in the Dossiers. The quotes were a
type of cryptic clue. You substitute city puzzle answers for words in the clue and follow the resulting
directions found in the clue.

Roy L. Payne

A king in character, mixed up with state military group reversal
 LEAR       RUNE                 CALIFORNIA    ROTC

= NUCLEAR REACTOR
(RUNE, CA mixed up hold LEAR; then ROTC backwards)