The power cord eludes me...

[Captain Ventris]

Well, I don't have any In-Game video recording software, and Print Screen won't work, but I'll try to explain it in detail:

First, I hover the cursor over the plug, as normal. I then hold down the button to grab the plug. Instead of remaining in my hand, the plug is strangely hurled into the air, away from me, the wire convulsing, but it flies in no predictable pattern. The longer I hold left mouse, the farther the cord flies. I'll try loading an earlier save.

EDIT: going to an earlier save, in which both ends of the cord were plugged in, let me advance.