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(sc07.1) A Delicate Matter // CONTINUED
The Sinking City 2

(sc07.1) A Delicate Matter // CONTINUED

Follow this guide to investigate Herbert Glover's Manor in The Sinking City 2. Collect key evidence, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind 'A Delicate Matter'.

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Follow this guide to investigate Herbert Glover's Manor in The Sinking City 2. Collect key evidence, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind 'A Delicate Matter'.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Enter the first house on the left (east) to reach Herbert Glover's Manor.
  2. 2
    Clear the house of wylebeasts. You will gain +134 XP (estimation).
  3. 3
    Interact with the correspondence box on the small table by a fireplace past the dining area to find the 'Letter to Mr. Throgmorton' (Evidence 1/4).
  4. 4
    Interact with the newspaper on the same small table and examine the headline to find 'An old newspaper' (Evidence 2/4).
  5. 5
    In the same area, interact with the statue with a head to turn it towards a locked door.
  6. 6
    Head down to the basement and enter the room near the billiard table. Interact with the severed statue's head on the desk to collect 'Statue's head' (Casebook).
  7. 7
    Return to the statues upstairs. Interact with the ghostly image of the statue's head to replace the headless statue's head. This unlocks the door to the statue's left.
  8. 8
    Go to the upper floor and interact with the corpse on the floor of the parlor to collect 'Herbert Glover's corpse' (Key Evidence 1/6).
  9. 9
    Leave the parlor through the small arched doorway into the hall of mirrors.
  10. 10
    Interact with the slightly crumpled page on the table directly ahead and examine one side to find 'Picture of a mirror' (Key Evidence 2/6).
  11. 11
    Interact with the empty space on the wall above the same table to find 'Taken mirror' (Key Evidence 3/6).
  12. 12
    Interact with the painting of a man in royal attire in the same hall to find 'Royal portrait' (Evidence 3/4).
  13. 13
    Enter the room through the doorway past the painting and interact with the mirror to the left of the safe to find 'Warning shots' (Key Evidence 4/6).
  14. 14
    Interact with the safe to find 'Slight scratches' (Key Evidence 5/6).
  15. 15
    Approach the desk and, using Mind's Eye, concentrate on the image of the past to trigger a 'Desk vision' (Evidence 4/4).
  16. 16
    Return to the parlor and enter the Retrocognition vision.
  17. 17
    Find the three critical scenes: near Herbert's corpse, near the empty mirror hanger, and in the room with the safe.
  18. 18
    Mark the scenes in chronological order: 1. near the empty mirror hanger, 2. in the room with the safe, 3. near Herbert's corpse.
  19. 19
    After the vision, you will receive 'The Art Collector's Demise' (Key Evidence 6/6), Key Evidence Collected, All Evidence Collected, and +184 XP.
  20. 20
    Leave Herbert's manor.
  21. 21
    Return to Throgmorton Manor in Oldgrove.
  22. 22
    Interact with Robert Throgmorton and tell him 'Glover is dead.'
  23. 23
    Leave Throgmorton Manor.
Tips
  • Enemies in the manor are random and can be farmed for supplies if needed.
  • The reward for solving the statue puzzle is underwhelming.

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