Unable to get either safe cracker to open the safe in poisonville

[Radio Raheem]

these two clowns just stand about when i press "give special order" and nothing happens.
Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

[felikkz7]

Hi. Don't blame those guys and have a look at this excerpt of KP's readme:

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GIVING ORDERS - DEFAULT KEYS "Y", "X" AND "Q"
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At various points in the game you will encounter potential
gang members. They will be easy to spot by their
distinctive gray-blue shirts. Once you approach them, use
the "y" key to initiate a positive conversation. If
available, they will tell you how much money you will need
to hire them. When they ask you if you want to hire them,
use the "y" key if you want them, the "x" key if you do
not. You will, of course, need enough money to hire the
particular gang member you desire.

Once hired, point your cursor at one of your gang members
and issue one of the following orders:

"Y" - Follow Me/Move out of the way
"X" - Hold Position
"Q" - Attack Desired Target

The last mode works as follows. Point the cursor at your
gang member, hit "q", then place your cursor on the person
you want attacked and hit the "f" (activate) key.

[Radio Raheem]

cheers, just pressing Q over the safecracker worked, i was pressing Q while looking at the safe