A Stroke of Madness | Jobs - Basso Thief Guide

Employer: Basso [Stonemarket - Basso's Office]

Availability: You receive the opportunity to start this mission, after you have completed the game's second chapter. You need to meet up with Basso in the Crippled Burrick tavern.

Your destination has been shown in the above screenshot - it is located to the South-West of the tavern, in the [Stonemarket - Clock Tower Plaza] district. Before you go there, make sure that you have a Rope Arrow on you, which you can buy or find in the game world. Apart from that IT IS NECESSARY that you have the Razor on you, which you can buy, among others, from the merchant in [Stonemarket - The Crippled Burrick].

Approach the marked point from the eastern side, select the Rope Arrow from the inventory and aim at the interactive point shown in the above screenshot. Grab onto the rope, climb up and jump over onto the small fragment of the rooftop. You can now walk through the open window and walk into the apartment [Stonemarket - Montonessi's Abode].

The painting that you need to cut out, using the razor

Start by exploring the apartment. On the table, there are a Wine Glass - 3G and a letter (Stonemarket - Painting Order). In the locked cupboard on the right, there is a Coin Purse - 15G, a Letter Opener - 3G and another letter (Stonemarket - Moira's Release Letter). Finally, turn your attention to the painting (The Court of Montonessi - The Dangers of Seduction - 50G) hanging on the wall to the right. Use the Razor to cut it out. At this point, you will have completed this mission but, it is a good idea to leave the apartment through the venting shaft (requires the wrench) because you will be able to obtain another Coin Purse - 5G after you jump down to the horizontal beam.