It looks like we're walking into a full-scale war. But we have to act now before things go from bad to worse.
― Sly Cooper, from the episode's introduction[src]
"A Tangled Web" is the fifth episode of Sly 2: Band of Thieves. It was set at the Contessa's castle estate in Prague, and the main antagonist was once again the Contessa.
Synopsis[]
The Setup[]
Neyla and the Contessa at war
Now that the Cooper Gang is reunited, it is time for a little payback. They learn that the Contessa, having escaped from them at the prison, is now hiding at her well-fortified gothic nightmare castle estate that would make any thief run in terror. Whether it is terrible or not, that is where the gang is heading. The gang found out that the Contessa is not only recently a secret Klaww Gang member, but she is in possession of the Clockwerk eyes to sweeten the deal. The Thievius Raccoonus describes the eyes stopping opponents dead in their tracks, transfixed in their gaze. It is quite obvious what a powerful hypnotist like the Contessa could do with such powerful artifacts.
News of the Contessa's corruption had spread to INTERPOL and the only one being closet the case is Constable Neyla, who is granted a cash allowance to hire an army of local mercenaries and wage war against the corrupt spider. Though the gang is entering a warzone, they have to act right away before things were to go from bad to worse.
Jobs[]
| Job name | Completed by |
|---|---|
| "Know Your Enemy" | Sly |
| Sly had to take recon photos around the castle and then climb up to the Contessa's "re-education" tower and take some more photos inside. | |
| "Ghost Capture" | Sly |
| Sly was to free some ghosts, capture them on film and then release them down the chimney of Neyla's HQ. | |
| "Mojo Trap Action" | Bentley |
| Bentley found a bad mojo collector, a semi-magical device that absorbs bad mojo. He needed to use this to gather mojo that would run off from the spouts on the ceiling. By gathering a full tank of bad mojo, it would be enough to destroy the mind shuffler and free the Clockwerk eyes. | |
| "Kidnap the General" | Murray |
| Murray was to sneak into the castle and kidnap General Clawfoot, then bring him back to the safe house for questioning. Bentley figured he would be able to get him to reveal the security codes to the castle gate. | |
| "Stealing Voices" | Sly |
| Sly was to steal the voice modulator and wire tap in order to install them beneath Neyla's HQ, allowing Bentley to give orders to Neyla's mercenaries. | |
| "Tank Showdown" | Murray |
| Murray hot wired one of the Contessa's tanks and go to war against Neyla's mercenary forces. | |
| "Crypt Hack" | Bentley |
| Bentley ventured back into the crypts, where he hacked into the Contessa's computers in order to power up the old terminal in her "re-education" tower. | |
| "Operation: High Road" | Murray, Sly, Bentley |
| The gang initiated a battle between Neyla's and Contessa's forces as a distraction in order to free Carmelita and retrieve the Clockwerk eyes. | |
The Getaway[]
The gang escapes the cops with Carmelita.
The gang still manages to defeat the Contessa, free Carmelita, and retrieve Clockwerk's eyes while their heist does not exactly happen according to plan. The Contessa is arrested and brought to trial for the crimes she committed while working for INTERPOL.
INTERPOL's PR damage control goes one step further by promoting Neyla from the Prague "heroine" to Captain rank. Still on the outs with INTERPOL, Carmelita reluctantly turns to the Cooper Gang (much to Sly's surprise and delight) for help in escaping the police. Sly tries to put it out of his mind. At this point, the gang realizes that the Klaww Gang's business is spiraling out of control and that they are at the center of it. They decide to lay low for a while before making their next move.
Map[]
The vault is located in the tower directly opposite the re-education tower, where Sly obtained the wire tap. The vault's combination is 9-6-9, and upon opening it, Sly receives the Rage Bomb.
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