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Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game Hints

Searching for clues

  • 1 of 6: Look around the entire room (not including the clueless bathroom) for anything that might count as a clue.
  • 2 of 6: Once you have everything, ask Anna Maria about what you've found.
  • 3 of 6: The only item you picked up is the ballpoint pen, so use that on her to ask her about it. (Just talking to her won't work.)
  • 4 of 6: However, that doesn't seem to do much good.
  • 5 of 6: Once you deduce that the receptionist is being held prisoner in the cleaning closet, you'll have to figure out how to free her.
  • 6 of 6: The receptionist will be rescued, and after a rather lengthy cut-scene, you'll be back in the New York Bail Bonds area with the "Back at Big Bros" task to do.