Medical Misery | Jobs - Basso Thief Guide

Employer: Basso [Stonemarket - Basso's Office]

Availability: This mission will appear on the list right after you finish your first meeting with Basso, i.e. soon after you complete the game's first chapter.

Your destination has been shown in the above screenshot - it is located to the West of the tavern, in location named [Stonemarket - Stonemarket Rooftops]. Before you go there, I recommend that you buy a wrench from the local merchant, because this will make obtaining the bottle of medicine easier. However, it is not necessary to have this item on you, to complete this mission so, you do not need to postpone completing it until later, if you do not have enough gold on you.

It requires you to do some climbing to reach the window

You need to approach Doctor Troy's apartment from South-West, i.e. from the [Stonemarket - The Gullet] district. Use the ladder and climb onto the rooftop. Approach the window, which you need to force open, and walk into the Doctor's apartment [Stonemarket - Troy's Apothecary].

To open this shaft, you need to have wrench on you

This location consists of two spaces. I recommend that you ignore the one to the North, because it is being guarded by two mercenaries and you will not be able to explore it straight away, even if you use the lockpicks. Instead, you would have to take the risk distracting the enemies (e.g. with throwables) in order to cross to the Southern area. This would allow you to explore that area, but apart from a newspaper (The Benefits of Strict Curfew), an Ink Bottle - 3G and a Pen - 4G, you would find nothing of interest there. As a result, it is best to focus on the Southern room. If you have the wrench on you, use that gadget to unscrew the bolt on the venting shaft's grate. Otherwise, go towards the Southern door and use the lockpicks to pick it.

Both of the variants described above will allow you to gain access to Doctor Troy's lab but, if you decided to access this place through the venting shaft, you will emerge from it in a darkened area. The medicine that you are looking for is on the table on the left but, unfortunately, Troy changes positions frequently, which will make stealing more difficult for you. You can try to pilfer this item quickly from the table when the doctor is standing elsewhere, try to divert his attention by throwing an item, or to reach the light switch on the right and switch it off at the right moment. Regardless of which you have decided to do, you need to obtain Troy's Miracle Tonic - 50G (the above screenshot), although, if you are fast enough, you can also steal the Syringe - 10G and the Microscope - 30G. At this point, this mission ends.