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How can I get rid of the next guard?
1 of 13: Walk down the path past the menagerie building until Holmes spots the next guard, then check out the freak show tent that you're standing next to.
2 of 13: Enter it through the door, then look among the cages until you find one that's occupied.
3 of 13: Someone is locked inside the old wolfman cage. Examine the cage to learn that the man is a victim of the madness poison, and that he would immediately attack anyone who's nearby when the cage was opened.
4 of 13: Examine the bar on top of the cage to learn that removing it is required to open the cage. However, Holmes won't want to do that while he's anywhere near the cage.
5 of 13: In order to use the madman against the guard, you'll need to rig up a way to open the cage remotely.
6 of 13: Once that's done, you'll need to do something to draw the guard into the freak show tent.
7 of 13: Making a loud noise should work.
8 of 13: Examine the boxes of glass bottles that are stacked near the base of the steps that lead to the tent's exit door.
9 of 13: They're precariously balanced, but Holmes won't knock them over yet. Think about what else you'll need to do besides pull the rope to open the cage once the guard is inside the tent.
10 of 13: You'll need to lock the tent's door so neither the guard nor the madman can escape and cause a scene.
11 of 13: After getting the key and reading Hans' diary, you'll get a hand icon on the glass bottle crates. Click on it to get the guard inside the tent in a brief cut-scene.
12 of 13: From where you're facing after the cut-scene is over, turn left and run down to the tent's front door.
13 of 13: Select the key in inventory, then click on the door to lock it.
