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Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Hints

I can't get Nico into Vernon's apartment.

  • 1 of 15: There doesn't appear to be any way into the apartment from the lobby.  Perhaps there's another way in from the outside.
  • 2 of 15: The door out to the balcony is open.  From outside, get a good perspective on where you are, and where Vernon's apartment would be.
  • 3 of 15: Looks like you'll need to get across to the balcony to the left, which is just outside Vernon's apartment.
  • 4 of 15: The railing won't help Nico get across.  Nico might be able to make use of the gutter along the roof, if she could reach it.
  • 5 of 15: Perhaps the bird bath could be of assistance.
  • 6 of 15: Nico won't be able to reach the gutter from the right side of the balcony.
  • 7 of 15: Using the same method as when George moved the crate, have Nico drag the bird bath to the other side of the balcony.
  • 8 of 15: The birdbath will need to be on the far left of the balcony.  Nico will need to drag the bird bath to the left, climb over it, then push it from the right.
  • 9 of 15: Now Nico can reach the gutter.
  • 10 of 15: Apparently, Nico is in as good shape as George; and her acrobatic skills are just as well honed.  Move Nico to the left along the gutter to the other balcony.
  • 11 of 15: After all that -- the window is securely locked!  Look around for another way in.
  • 12 of 15: Climb over the railing, and continue the acrobatics, to the window on the far left.
  • 13 of 15: Looks like they're also locked, but this time there is a small space between the doors.
  • 14 of 15: What do you have that might fit between the two doors and help Nico lift the latch?
  • 15 of 15: Nico's press card (in her inventory) should do the trick.