Martin Brody (Roy Scheider)’s Timeline and Summary
- Brody gets a call about a missing girl and shortly after discovers Chrissie Watkins' remains.
- After assuming he'll close the beaches, he caves to Mayor Vaughn's request to consider it a boating accident and keep the beaches open.
- He witnesses Alex Kintner's death by shark, but stays on the beach because of his fear of water.
- He meets Quint and Hooper, who'll be hunting for the killer shark.
- He and Hooper find Ben Gardner's boat. With a dead Ben inside.
- Again, he tries unsuccessfully to convince Vaughn to close the beaches.
- He witnesses another gruesome attack, fears for his son's life, and finally gets Vaughn to pay for Quint's services.
- He goes out on the Orca with Quint and Hooper and feels powerless and out of place most of the time.
- The three of them discover the size and power of the shark.
- Brody sees Quint and (he thinks) Hooper get eaten.
- In the film's climax, he faces the shark alone in the sinking boat, shows himself to be brave and resourceful, and manages to blow it up.
- He finds Hooper alive and they paddle to shore; seems he's cured of his fear of water.