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Nancy Drew 24: The Captive Curse Hints
What is there to do here?
1 of 6: You'll have a better idea once you've gotten into Renate's bag.
2 of 6: Even before that, there are some things to explore. If you look to the left after you come into the room, you'll see a stack of large buckets. You can open the three on top --
3 of 6: -- which doesn't get you much forwarder, but it's amusing.
4 of 6: More useful is the large grey cupboard at the end of the room, which the glass book called an annealer oven; if you open the door on the top left, you'll find it's a sort of cooling rack for glass pieces. Inside there's a square of green glass that will be helpful in solving the glass box outside Karl's office.
5 of 6: On the left side of the room as you enter, there's a large worktable covered with tools that you can take. You'll need all of them -- tongs, small shovel, and pry bar.
6 of 6: Finally, on the right as you enter the room, there's a large blue machine that you might recognize as a ... well, you'll be using it as a knife sharpener. If you have a tool in your inventory that needs sharpening, plug in the machine and go at it. If you don't, just remember it's here when you need it.