once you figure it out he runs away and you have to chase him on a scooter then he drives away on a motor boat
Once you get the time card from the security guard (he's at the Clown Store) you can check the surveillance video for the likely time, and get a photo of the thief.
The lady Chief Inspector is nowhere to be found once you leave the Security Room with the photo of the art thief.
Show the photo to people around the island. When you ask at Downtown, the mimes act out "playing music", indicating they have seen him in the All That Jazz Cafe.
you look all over the island for small pieces of paper once youve found all of them you can figure it out.
Once you have found and chased the thief, the investigator (Chief Inspector) is nowhere to be found. Once you have the key from the curator, you can open the Inspector's house in the Countryside to locate the painting.
Directly from the map (once it opens).
Once released, the island is available by using the island map.
Once you have recovered the timecard from the security guard at the Clown Store, you can get the photo of the thief and talk to the Inspector at the museum's Security Room. She is there until the scooter chase with the thief (shady guy), and then she is gone.
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Once you get the key from the curator, go back to Counterfeit island and use it at the Inspector's house.
The Black Widow has an underground lair. You can get to it once you receive the house key for the Country Side. After you chase the thief (shady guy) on the scooters, go to the museum and get the package there.
The mimes are street performers Downtown, in front of the Clown Store. There only function is to tell you where the thief has gone once the museum has been robbed. If you show the thief's picture to anyone Downtown, you are dragged over to the mimes, who act out "playing music". This indicates that the thief is at the All That Jazz cafe.