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Part 42
Thief 2: The Metal Age

Part 42

Thief 2: The Metal Age Part 42 walkthrough: find coins, letters, and unlock secrets in the Office and Library.

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Thief 2: The Metal Age Part 42 walkthrough: find coins, letters, and unlock secrets in the Office and Library.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    In the Office, find a PAIR OF COINS on the desk (1935/0/230|2165) and another PAIR OF COINS (1955/0/230|2185) under the chair near the lit torch.
  2. 2
    Turn the south-east corner and approach the hallway leading east to overhear a conversation between a Librarian and a guard.
  3. 3
    After the Librarian leaves, shoot out the torches, sneak under the window, and continue to the end of the hallway to find the CLOCK.
  4. 4
    Insert the CUCKOO (a game item) into the CLOCK and set the HANDS to TWELVE O'CLOCK to open a hidden door leading to Floor 3 [OBJ 1]. Note that the secret door will close after a while.
  5. 5
    Enter the Library and go to the table by the fireplace to find 2 PAIRS OF COINS (1995/0/230|2225), a FIRST LETTER from Giles to Lorna, and three more Letters and a Book to learn what happened.
  6. 6
    Avoid the patrolling male ghost (Giles) and go to the 'N' stacks to find the SECOND LETTER, from Lorna to Giles, in the back-left corner.
  7. 7
    Find the THIRD LETTER, from Giles to Lorna, west of the Library on the second row from the bottom of the eastern T stacks. If you haven't already, find the secret lever under the nearby lamp to open a crawlspace to the south wing of Floor 2.
  8. 8
    Go to the window at the south end of the 'Y' stacks to find the FOURTH LETTER.
  9. 9
    Once all four LETTERS are read, go to the 'P' stacks, find the BOOK in the back-left corner, central row, and pull it to open a hidden door revealing the corpses of Giles and Lorna. This despawns the ghosts and spawns two new DOCUMENTS if the Letters were read.
  10. 10
    Go up the Library stairs to find the documents.
  11. 11
    Before leaving the Library, find 2 PAIRS OF COINS (2035/0/230|2265) on a small table north of the 'M' stacks.
  12. 12
    Between the 'M' stacks on the carpet, find a Papyrus confirming Ashton's murder of the lovers.
  13. 13
    Find the SCROLL OF CORRESPONDENCE between Gervaisius and the Mechanists to complete [OBJ 2].
  14. 14
    Check the window sill between the 'V' stacks on the bottom floor for one last PAIR OF COINS (2055/0/230|2285).
  15. 15
    Go to the secret door on the west wall of the Library's bottom floor, enter the crawlspace, and exit into the south corridor of Floor 2.
  16. 16
    Cross diagonally to the Office, use a vine arrow to climb out the window to Floor 1, landing in the carpeted hub hallway.
  17. 17
    Hide to the right of the double doors in the hub hallway and open them to trigger Foreman Hobart's dialogue.
  18. 18
    Distract the guard at the double doors to the east (ensure the Floor 2 guard is not crossing the balconies above) and pick his pocket for a PURSE OF 100 GOLD (2455/0/230|2685) [PP 9].
  19. 19
    Once the guard is away, pick the lock on the double doors and escape [OBJ 4, 5, 6].
Tips
  • Do not save while the Librarian is moving, as he may get stuck upon reloading.
  • There is nothing of value on Floor 3 this mission, but you can explore it to map it for the next mission.
  • You can collect no fewer than four Precursor Masks on Floor 3, but they have no apparent use or value in this mission.
  • Three of the mission's nine pockets are on Floor 1 patrolmen, each carrying a PURSE OF 100 GOLD for a combined 300 GOLD (2355/0/230|2585) [PP 6, 7, 8]. If you cannot find one, he may spawn near the north-west corner of Floor 1, coming down stairs from Floor 2.

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