Original Commentary

Every level you get 4 job points that you can distribute among various skills. Brisbane saw the job point menu, but never noticed the tab there to assign points for his second job. Jake's line in the first panel was, originally, "You tell us this after I use my Wand of Healing. I only had one of those, you know". But I needed to point out that neither dancers nor thieves can wield swords in this game, which does more to point out Brisbane's fortuitous cluelessness - Terrence

Modern Commentary
So is there a way to get through this quest if you don't have a thief (or a similar skill-based character)? Probably not within the time limit - Terrence