Off the Record: The Italian Affair: Chapter Two: Tour the Museum

Our Off the Record: The Italian Affair Walkthrough will be an excellent sidekick as you pursue the elusive thief known only as "The Fox" through the streets of Venice. Rely on our detailed notes and step-by-step instructions, our custom marked screenshots, and our easy-to-understand puzzle solutions as a valuable aid as you track this notorious villain down and bring him to justice.

General Information & Tips
Chapter One: Visit the Hotel
Chapter Two: Tour the Museum
Chapter Three: Boathouse Bound
Chapter Four: Enter the Labyrinth

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Man

  • Speak to the man and give him the press pass; collect the authentication card.
  • Click the police tape.
  • Collect the tape; play it.
  • Click the numbers using the pen.
  • Collect the museum token by using the knitting needle.
  • Insert the sculpture to trigger a puzzle.
  • Solve the puzzle by aligning the sculptures correctly.
  • Collect the lock piece.
  • Insert the authentication card; enter 1295.
  • Move into the Museum Hall.

 

Lombardi

  • Speak to Lombardi.
  • Insert the museum token to trigger a hidden objects area.
  • Find the items.
  • Collect the Asian brooch.
  • Insert the lock piece into the lock to trigger a puzzle.
  • Click the handle.
  • Solve the puzzle by moving the knob through the openings.
  • Enter the doorway.

 

Pillows

  • Click the pillows.
  • Read the note and collect the marble brush.
  • Collect the empty glass, the ladder and the white king.
  • Insert the Asian brooch to trigger a hidden objects area.

 

HO1

  • Click the map to trigger a mini hidden objects area.
  • Find the silhouetted items; collect the back scratcher.
  • Click the drawer (pink) to collect the apple.
  • Click the drawer (purple) to collect the barometer.
  • Click the drawer (aqua) to collect the satchel.
  • Collect the back scratcher.
  • Move down once.

 

Ladder

  • Place the ladder down.
  • Click the scrolls; collect 1 /2 decorative rings.
  • Move down once.

 

Back

  • Collect the marble cleaner by using the backscratcher to separate the bushes.
  • Click the marble brush and use the marble cleaner on it; collect the wet brush.
  • Move to the Museum Hall.

 

Wet

  • Select the wet brush to cleanse the marble; collect 3 /3 crest piece.
  • Move to the Marco Polo Bed Chamber.

 

Crest

  • Insert the 3 crest pieces; click the door and collect the decoder page.
  • Click the envelope and examine the photos.
  • Collect 2 /2 decorative rings.
  • Place the 2 decorative rings onto the hand.
  • Insert the sword ornament to trigger a mini game.
  • Solve the game by aligning the pieces so that none of the symbols block the others.
  • Use the following sequence to solve: E x 1 – A x 4 – D x 1 – A x 4
  • Collect the postcard and click it once; collect the clock hand.

 

Vernazza

  • Collect the Vernazza banner and the cards.
  • Click the paper; collect the cheese slice.
  • Click the rubber bands from the cards; click 3 cards and collect the clock face part.
  • Attach the clock face part and the clock hand to trigger a puzzle.
  • Solve the puzzle by setting the main clock to 4:30 using the buttons on the supporting clocks.
  • Use the following sequence to solve: D x 1 – F x 2 – E x 2 – A x 1 – C x 1 – B x 1 –
  • C x 1 – B x 1
  • Move into the Library.

 

Lady

  • Speak to the lady; collect the keys.
  • Collect the zoom filter and the symbol paper.
  • Click the symbol paper.
  • Select the decoder page to use on it; click the page.
  • Insert the keys; click the silver one.
  • Click the drawer; collect the black queen.
  • Click the M-P folder; click the pages and collect 1 /2 Silk Road maps.
  • Click the hidden objects area.

 

HO2

  • Find the items.
  • Collect the rag off of the cart.
  • Select the razor knife and use it to open the box and trigger a mini hidden objects area; collect the wheel.
  • Place the wheel onto the cart and click it once.
  • Select the rag and use it to wipe the spill; collect the wet rag.
  • Use the wet rag to clean the stained glass window to trigger a mini hidden objects area; notice the drawer code.
  • Use the drawer code to open the drawer; collect the door knob.
  • Place the door knob onto the cabinet and trigger a mini hidden objects area.
  • Collect the book.
  • Move ahead.

 

Wick

  • Collect the wick, the staple remover and the white pawn.
  • Click the grid and place the empty glass down.
  • Click the nozzle; collect the glass of hot water.
  • Move down once.

 

Chess

  • Place the black queen, the white queen and the white pawn down; collect the book relief piece.
  • Pour the glass of hot water onto the bottle; collect 1 /2 etched disks.
  • Insert the book relief piece and click it; collect 2 / 2 etched disks and the tape.
  • Move to the Librarian’s Office.

 

Etched

  • Insert the 2 etched disks; collect 2 / 2 Silk Road maps.
  • Move to Vernazza Square.

 

Staple Remover

  • Select the staple remover to remove the staples.
  • Click the box; collect the wine bottle.
  • Move to the Pathway.

 

Iron King

  • Collect the iron ring.
  • Move to the Librarian’s Office.

 

Wine

  • Place the wine bottle and the Silk Road map onto the shelf to trigger a puzzle.
  • Solve the puzzle by clicking the bottles in the correct order.
  • Read the note and collect the parking lot card.
  • Move to Vernazza Square.

 

Parking

  • Insert the parking lot card.
  • Move into the Parking Lot and click the hidden objects area.

 

HO3

HO3

HO3

  • Find the silhouetted items.
  • Collect the grasper.

 

Banner

  • Collect the iron bar.
  • Select the Vernazza banner to collect the glass shard.
  • Move down once.

 

Glass Shard

  • Select the glass shard to cut the ropes.
  • Click the barrels; collect the pallet and the rubber gloves.
  • Collect the weather vane using the grasper.
  • Click the weather vane 2 times; collect the tie pin.
  • Move to the Pathway.

 

Branches

  • Click the branches.
  • Select the iron bar to open the chest and trigger a hidden objects area.
  • Find the items.
  • Collect the paperclip.
  • Click the paper clip 3 times; collect the bent paperclip.
  • Move to the Parking Lot.

 

Tie Pin

  • Insert the tie pin into the lock.
  • Click the door and remove the wedge.

 

Cloth

  • Click the cloth; collect the gas duster.
  • Insert the paperclip into the kit to trigger a puzzle.
  • Solve the puzzle by clicking the bolts correctly to open the kit.
  • Collect the adhesive tape.
  • Click the cloth; attach the iron ring.
  • Give the mouse the slice of cheese; collect the messenger bag and the note.
  • Click the messenger bag to trigger a mini game.
  • Solve the game by finding the pairs.
  • Collect the black button and the tape.
  • Move to the Pathway.

 

Black Button

  • Place the black button onto the screw; collect the shears.
  • Select the shears to trim the bushes.
  • Move to the Watchtower Base.

 

Lady Talk

  • Speak to the lady.
  • Click the hidden objects area.
  • Find the items.
  • Collect the puzzle ring and the nozzle.

 

Rubber

  • Select the rubber gloves to use on the flowers; collect the magnet.
  • Select the camera to use on the platform; attach the zoom filter to trigger a mini game.
  • Solve the game by adjusting the sliders to complete the picture.
  • Click the button.
  • Attach the nozzle onto the spray can to create the spray can.
  • Use the spray can on the wall.
  • Click the brick; collect the car pass.
  • Move down once.

 

Magnet

  • Select the magnet to use on the lock.
  • Place the adhesive tape onto the button and click the lever.
  • Insert the cable car pass; enter the cable car.
General Information & Tips
Chapter One: Visit the Hotel
Chapter Two: Tour the Museum
Chapter Three: Boathouse Bound
Chapter Four: Enter the Labyrinth

Ask for help in the comments below!