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How can I get into Anna Maria's apartment?

  • 1 of 16: Look around near her locked door for something you can use.
  • 2 of 16: There's a well-lit door at her end of the hall that you can open.
  • 3 of 16: After a brief talk with Nico, you'll go out onto a small balcony.
  • 4 of 16: Apparently, you're going to have to enter Anna Maria's apartment through an alternate entrance after getting to it via ledge-walking and such.
  • 5 of 16: Waving the cursor around, you'll find that there's a ledge a bit above your head that you can click on.
  • 6 of 16: Click on the ledge either to the right or left of the door to get George to step up onto the nearby planter.
  • 7 of 16: Then click just above the ledge, where you don't get a cursor, to get George to hop up and grab on to it.
  • 8 of 16: Thinking about the layout of the nearby area, you'll realize that you need to shimmy left along the ledge to get to Anna Maria's apartment.
  • 9 of 16: Unfortunately, the ledge is broken near her window, forcing you to shimmy back the other way.
  • 10 of 16: When you get to where you're over the other balcony on your level, drop down onto it. (Right-click as usual.)
  • 11 of 16: Then click on the thick cable that's attached to the wall near the right side of the balcony to get George to jump up and grab onto it.
  • 12 of 16: Shimmy across and drop down, then walk along until you come to a locked door.
  • 13 of 16: Unfortunately, if you try to open it, the nearby nun will hear you and come around, which will get you reset down to street level.
  • 14 of 16: After you get past the nun, remember that you're on the wrong building, and need to recross the street to get to where you're going.
  • 15 of 16: At the far end of the balconies, click on a bit of roof edging that's above your head so that you can shimmy on across the street.
  • 16 of 16: When you drop down onto a balcony on the other side, you'll be right outside Anna Maria's apartment. However, her balcony door is locked.