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Defenestration

Defenestration

Dumped the stock and took the scenic exit.

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How to unlock the Defenestration achievement in HITMAN 2 - Definitive Guide

Edit: From comments, it seems you don't need to shoot the bird to get this, only crash the stock manually and exit the bank as the fired banker or investor.

Credit to koolkong in the comments: You don't actually need to kill the target as the fired banker, all you need is crash the stock and exit the bank as either the Fired Banker or Investment Banker. The rest is up to you how you play through the mission. I would still recommend doing the fired banker story, as it is an easier way of dispatching of the target, but only those two main steps are needed in order for the exit to appear.

For those who want a short solution: Crash the stock manually in the stock room whilst disguised as an investor. Follow the fired banker mission story to kill the target by pushing her out of the window. Finish main objectives and exit via the window by the conference room whilst dressed as the fired banker or investor.

Original solution (just disregard bringing a sniper and shooting the bird):

Okay, so this only has a few steps but was confusing to work out. To start out, finish the mission once so you can bring in a sniper rifle through an ICA drop point.

You now have 2 main steps to do:
1) Kill the target by pushing her out of the window in her office where she patrols.
2) Crash the stock.

I started with the stock as I wasn't sure if it needed to be done in any particular order. You need to disguise yourself as an investor (or start as one if your Mastery Level is high enough) and interact with the computer in the stock room and sell it off to crash the stock.

To kill the target by pushing her out of the window (you need to do this), follow the mission story for the fired banker (as you need his disguise for this exit to appear) and go up to her office. Since I crashed the stock first, she was still downstairs, so I took out all 3 guards in here and hid them behind the white sofa on the left so I would have the room to myself after I killed the target.
Once the target starts talking to you, she will eventually go to the window and face away from you, push her out and unpack your sniper rifle.

Here's where a sidestep comes in that will open up the scenic exit. Look across the room from the window and you will see a bird flying in a circle. Line up your shot and kill it.
Now all you need to do is either get the data core (which you can hide in the briefcase your sniper was in) or get all 3 back-up bits of data.

Once the main objectives are complete, you will see a new 5th exit on the map. This one is on the stairs leading to the top floor where the target was (by the conference room), where you can now exit via the window.
For reference, here is a clip showing the exit:
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25 Jun 2019 22:33

23 Comments
May 16, 2021. Got the achievement without shooting the bird.
Maybe @Doctor Zod did something wrong.
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By Tropoebus on 16 May 2021 19:09
For me, the exit only appeared when I used the computer in the stock exchange room to crash the market. I had already used the mission story to crash the market in the same playthrough and completed all other steps but the exit wasn't avaliable. Used the computer, sold the stock 3 times, turned around and the exit was avaliable.
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By CelticConor411 on 26 Jun 2019 00:11
I too was only able to get it to appear crashing the stocks via the computer.
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By JSwartz0181 on 26 Jun 2019 05:48
I thought that might be the case, thanks for confirming
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By Dang3R Gaming on 26 Jun 2019 08:19
I spent about an hour trying to find the hidden exit on my own last night, figuring it would be similar to the other hidden ones. Nice solution!
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By Anima Pura on 26 Jun 2019 11:39
It took a while to find, even got some help from PC players over on HitmanForum as some found it really fast. It's a step below the Isle exit for sure, but still harder to find than the others.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 26 Jun 2019 11:40
The video only shows the exit, where's the rest of the walkthrough?

Nevermind, I saw the text and I get it now. Thanks.
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By I ASK NO ONE on 06 Jul 2019 23:49
Yeah, the video was just a small visual reference as it's hard to explain the exact point through text.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 07 Jul 2019 10:19
I intend to when I come back on my laptop. I didn’t get it from his video at all, it all came from discussions in the hitman forums on their website the day the map dropped.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 15 Mar 2021 18:34
Can confirm that as of today, Sunday, April 4, 2021, I was NOT able to unlock this achievement without shooting the pidgeon. After trying three times, I decided to take the sniper rifle, shot the stupid bird, left through the secret exit and boom, it unlocked.
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By Doctor Zod on 04 Apr 2021 16:22
I did this yesterday without needing to shoot the bird - I actually forgot to do it and only remembered when I was crashing the stocks as my last task and wondered if the exit would appear - it did!
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By ExactBananas on 24 Jul 2019 06:44
Interesting, I’ll test this today to double check and update the solution if so. Thanks for pointing it out.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 24 Jul 2019 10:30
I just completed it today and can confirm you do NOT have to shoot the bird for the exit to open up. Also, when you are going to the office to get fired as the fired banker, the lady will tell the guards to leave the room, giving you plenty of time to get up and push her out the window without having the clear the room of guards first.
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By Spath21 on 19 Sep 2019 06:32
Yeah I'll edit the solution based on that. The reason I cleared the room isn't because I needed to to kill the target, but because I needed it clear to hit the bird when there was less information and it seemed like that was needed.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 19 Sep 2019 08:57
On the flipside, I dumped the stock and then pushed her out the window and no exit appeared once I got the data core, only the normal ones. Does this have to be done in a particular order?
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By Wabbbit on 25 Oct 2019 20:56
Ok after hours, i got it. Make sure you dump stocks with the fired banker suit and not IT guy. The other solution below has a great way to dump stocks with the banker suit!
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By BK BuDHa on 16 May 2020 02:39
You may also want to mention that you can crash the market before or after killing the target. I just popped the achievement by doing just that - pushing the target out the window, then heading downstairs to crash the market.
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By Shidara on 29 Jul 2020 19:37
I confirm that the exit appears and work even without shooting the bird.

1. Dump the stocks
2. Stole the core and hide it into a suitcase
3. Dress as fired banker
4. Hide the suitcase near the stairs where the two guards are.
5. Meet the target and throw her out the clock window
6. Retrive the suitcase and exit through the stairs window.
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By Poia on 07 Nov 2020 15:20
You don't need to kill the target any specific way or even go through the Fired Banker story.

All you have to do is crash the stocks from the Stock Room computer in either a Fired or Investment Banker disguise and then exit through the window on the stairs across the hall from the Stock Room heading to the top floor in one of those same disguises.

Everything else is up to player choice. What order you do things in, how you kill the target, how you collect the data. Whatever. You can even give the Cronkite files to the reporter and all that if you manually crash the market first.
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By koolkong94 on 06 Dec 2020 00:01
Thanks, updated the solution with that information.
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By Dang3R Gaming on 06 Dec 2020 15:53
I completed the entire mission without focusing on this at all. Then, at the end, briefcase with datacore in hand, I disguised myself as an investment banker and crashed the stock by selling 3 times. The exit became available immediately after.
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By LordMakanaki on 29 Aug 2021 16:55
I think the issue with this one is that if you do the stock first Athena does something to make it recover.

What worked for me was I crashed the stock, then pushed her out of the window, got the core.... but no new exit.... so then I got the Kronkite report from the deposit box and gave it to the reporter and that made it appear.
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By Kino Plays on 27 Nov 2023 22:09
Now that you know the only required steps are to crash the stock manually and activate the exit both while dressed as a type of banker you should delete all the erroneous information from the text. Even with the clarification at top, it's a very confusing solution. I've seen this in more than one write up and I think it all stems from this MrFreeze video (https://youtu.be/xuXYkN1w7jQ) in which he combines more than one challenge and viewers thought it was all part of Defenestration.
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By Gilbert Prime on 15 Mar 2021 18:16
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This is completed in the New York - The Golden Handshake. Make sure you bring a sniper (preferably silenced). You will need to reach Athena's office and eliminate all of her guards. Then wait for her to return to the window so you can push her out. Now, with your sniper, look out the window and you will see a bird. You need to shoot the bird with your sniper. This unlocks the secret exit; however, you need to get the fired investor disguise to use it and before exiting you must dump the stocks, using the computer in the stock room.

Here is a video guide with English commentary!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdULm-jFr_83f...
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I don't understand these "troll" steps in these solutions. xD
Shooting the bird is not required.
Again have to give negative.
I don't know what else to say. *shrugs*
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By John Acey on 04 Nov 2021 19:58
You don't have to shoot the pigeon. You don't have to push Athena through the window. All that is actually required is to crash the stock manually and later activate the secret exit both while dressed as either the Fired Banker or an Investment Banker. You can get the core and kill Athena any way you want while dressed in any disguise you want.
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By Gilbert Prime on 15 Mar 2021 18:40
For those who want a short solution: Pack a sniper rifle in a drop off point. Crash the stock manually in the stock room whilst disguised as an investor. Follow the fired banker mission story to kill the target by pushing her out of the window. Shoot the bird flying round the main hall from this window, then finish main objectives and exit via the window by the conference room whilst dressed as the fired banker.

Okay, so this only has a few steps but was confusing to work out. To start out, finish the mission once so you can bring in a sniper rifle through an ICA drop point.

You now have 2 main steps to do:
1) Kill the target by pushing her out of the window in her office where she patrols.
2) Crash the stock.

I started with the stock as I wasn't sure if it needed to be done in any particular order. You need to do sguise yourself as an investor (or start as one if your Mastery Level is high enough) and interact with the computer in the stock room and sell it off to crash the stock.

To kill the target by pushing her out of the window (you need to do this), follow the mission story for the fired banker (as you need his disguise for this exit to appear) and go up to her office. Since I crashed the stock first, she was still downstairs, so I took out all 3 guards in here and hid them behind the white sofa on the left so I would have the room to myself after I killed the target.
Once the target starts talking to you, she will eventually go to the window and face away from you, push her out and unpack your sniper rifle.

Here's where a sidestep comes in that will open up the scenic exit. Look across the room from the window and you will see a bird flying in a circle. Line up your shot and kill it.
Now all you need to do is either get the data core (which you can hide in the briefcase your sniper was in) or get all 3 back-up bits of data.

Once the main objectives are complete, you will see a new 5th exit on the map. This one is on the stairs leading to the top floor where the target was (by the conference room), where you can now exit via the window.

For reference, here is a clip showing the exit:

(Credit to Dang3R Gaming)
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