Quest problem The Snake

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In the room where the police chief is standing there are a few desks, if you hover the mouse over 2 of them you'll get the hand symbol. If you click you'll get asked if you want to plant the basket, answer yes and you're good to go. IIRC you should use the one closest to the door, then move out of the building and speed up time, you'll get an "aaah" message when the snake kills him and the mission is done.