Hitman: Absolution

I have gotten very tired of many solution or guide sites say. "Trophy obtainable. Not missable. Just complete the mission." So I will provide the details of to complete Hunter and Hunted.

DISCLAIMER: I will only be posting the solution that worked for ME and my PLAY STYLE! There are other solutions. Feel free to add them.

I will describe Hunter and Hunted in 6 parts.
1. Courtyard.
2. The Vixen Club.
3. Derelict Building.
4. Convenience Store.
5. Loading Area.
6 Chinese New Year.

The main goal of the Courtyard is to literally get into the Vixen Club.

SIDE NOTE: This mission can be a bit busy or tough to choose a direction to go in if you play on higher difficulties because there will be EXTRA cops to sneak past or avoid entirely.

• 1. When you start out the path will be pretty straightforward. There will be a homeless guy you'll be able to pass by without a problem.
• 2. There will be many alley ways in this section so be sure to scope them out carefully so you can find a Metal Pipe and a [Bottle to use as distractions if need be.
• 3. You'll want to try and obtain a Chicago policeman disguise because it will make life very easy for you in the next few maps. I suggest avoiding the two cops in the one alleyway unless you can take both out quickly and quietly. In the left alley there is some sort of missing persons shrine. There might be a policeman patrolling here, he is the easiest to get the disguise from. If not there should be another policemen in the adjoining alley from the two policemen to avoid.
• 4. Once you have the disguise head up some stairs. There might be another cop here. Use instinct to move past him or if you are out of instinct then you can hide in the nearest side alley until he walks by.

You can literally be completely aggressive and clear out the area of all cops, just remember to obtain a policemen disguise before moving on to the next map. Keep in mind aggression lowers your mission score.

• 5. Now we are in the Courtyard proper so like always take your time and get to know the area. I went left and covered behind a police car. There should be Evidence nearby. It should be on a police car hood in the center of the area. Remember the Bottle or Metal Pipe I told you to look for and pick up earlier? Now is a good time to use it so you can get to the evidence cleanly.
• 6. You are not going to have enough instinct to plow through the cops ahead especially on harder difficulties. So Carefully and slowly make your way left and cover behind a small wall where you'll see a cop or two in front of you. As soon as the cops turn their back to you vault over the wall and move straight ahead.
• 7. If you have any instinct left then sneak past the rest of the cops until you see an edge and a symbol letting you know you can climb down. Do so quickly.

Now we need to try to get inside the Vixen Club
If you still have the Chicago policemen disguise you can just walk right up the the main entrance of the club and get inside immediately.

DO NOT DO THIS YET THOUGH IF YOU WANT THE because there is Evidence to be had outside the club.
To get this follow these steps:

• 1. Go left from the club entrance. Look around and you should see an interactive ledge. Climb up.
• 2. Keep moving to the right.
• 3. There should be an open window nearby. Get inside it.
• 4. Explore the entire room because the Evidence is here. So is a Keycard that will come in handy later!

Now we are inside the Vixen Club and the objective has changed to kill Dom Osmond

The target is spotted right away. You can go the very messy route of killing him in front of the masses but escaping will be difficult because all civilians will run, scream and cower and all the bouncers in the club will be after you until you find the exit. I died halfway through. I do not recommend this route.

I also killed him in the bathroom, but I died again on the way out because a bouncer spotted me while I was dragging Dom's body to a closet.

The route that worked for me cleanly was where I killed him after his show with a dancer.

• 1. See where the crowd is gathered? You have to go behind the crowd, up on the "roped off" looking section to get the private booths when you spot Dom walking off with the dancer.
• 2. Do you still have the Chicago policeman disguise? If you do you can move along without any problems. If you do not have that disguise then try to get the Strip club bouncer disguise remember that bathroom I mentioned and the bouncer that killed me there? You can get the disguise by subduing him.
• 3. Once your in the area of the booths turn right and get into the right booth. I suppose you could kill him here, but I used the keycard I got in the evidence room earlier.
• 5. Stand at the mirror and wait for the show to end. Don't kill the dancer unnecessarily. Wait for her to leave and Dom starts talking on the phone to kill him preferably with a silencer gun. Once he is down remember to try and hide his body in a nearby crate.
• 6. Now you need to leave the club. You need another keycard. which you should have picked one up on Osmond's body.
• 7. The door you are looking for is where the bachelor party was. There should be a bouncer here. Try to sneak passed him instead of subduing him. I tried to subdue and I triggered an alarm. Choice is yours.
• 8. There is a Silenced Gun in this area if you care to explore.
• 9. Try to get a Strip club bouncer disguise if you do not all ready have one or have a distraction ready because when you approach the stairs there will be a bouncer waiting for you.
• 10. Interact with the lock and then you'll be in the Dressing Rooms.

The objective will now switch to finding the office room.

• 1. Just wait for the bouncers to finish talking and walk away.
• 2. You can try the main stairway but I ran out of instinct on the higher difficulties and ran into many bouncers along the way and died.

It should be noted that this stage of the game is short and a breeze on lower difficulty settings so taking the main staircase is recommended on lower difficulty

• 3. I had to sneak around the area until I found a smaller staircase that is guarded by a bouncer.
• 4. This will be heavily guarded by more bouncers so just use the bedrooms on this floor to avoid them. Take cover if one of them patrol the room you're in.
• 5.There is one more bouncer to deal with and that is at the office itself. You can use an object to distract him or simply wait till he moves.
• 6. Interact with the Phone.

The Derelict Building is fairly simple and fast on lower difficulty. These are instructions for the harder modes.

• 1. To your right enter a small room. A cop should be here. Sneak past him by using the central wall.
• 2. Go straight ahead after leaving the room Go to the end of the hall and turn left and move toward where you see a ruined staircase. There will be a cop moving around so be aware.
• 3. Go toward the left wall and climb up the ledge there. Go to the right and use the hallway.
• 4. Explore the area here thoroughly. Because I almost missed a Dead Dancer to throw over the railing to Distract the cops. she's in a top corner nearly hidden by some rubble.
• 5. When the policemen start moving to her body go to a nearby ledge and climb down it while they examine her. Nearby you'll find Evidence.
• 6. Next go to a hallway that leads to some stairs. If cops are patrolling you can hide in a nearby closet or use objects to distract. Once its clear, walk across the beam and interact with the reddish door.

Okay, so now we are on a rooftop and the objective has changed. We have to get through a Convenient Store

The rooftop across might be patrolled by a cop so lay low or he can spot you. Find and use the fire escape (stairs) to get the the street and if you see a ledge along your way walk over it to easily subdue a cop through an open window and get the Chicago policeman disguise.

But if you want a smooth way to the objective then I suggest getting a Store Clerk disguise you can find such a person on the ground floor of the building you started from. You can easily subdue them from behind.

Now just head to the back of the store. The building full of red lights, guarded by cops and stacked with crates and barrels.

You'll be starting at the back of the store. You can keep your Store Clerk disguise or you can have the Chicago policeman disguise. to roam around in with little or no problems. Just use instinct if you need to. Be sure to pick up some items for distraction purposes.

Now you are ready to locate the exit so start by looking for a Valve.

• 1. it should be located on a wall right next to a window where cops are prowling. To the right of the window there should be a fireworks logo (blue and yellow)
• 2. Turn the valve.
• 3. Enter the main store room and ignite some nearby Fireworks. now the room will be covered in smoke and the fire alarm will sound.
• 4. Move at a walk to where the counter and cash register is. Don't run it'll alert nearby enemies despite the smoke. The next piece of Evidence will be here.
• 5. Turn right when you leave the store and you'll come to the door to the exit before long.

The Loading Area will be guarded by cops. On lower difficulties this will be nice and quick. On higher difficulties this may prove tedious.

I recommend on higher difficulties that you have the Chicago Policeman disguise To get the disguise you can Sabotage a nearby Fuse Box so that one of the policemen will come by to check on it making it easier for you to subdue him and take the uniform.

• 1. If you want to get to the next piece of Evidence then choose the left path.
• 2. If you are on higher difficulty just take things steady. In the last room there will be a policeman/guard either use instinct or objects to distract him and bear in mind that the door you are headed towards you have to pick the lock so be careful not to get caught while doing this action.

Now we should be back in Chinatown for the Chinese New Year The Objective has now changed to the elimination of 3 targets: Larry Clay, Bill Dole, and Frank Owens.

You do not to do these in any particular order and you can take your time scouting the map. There is no rush, so keep steady. In my personal opinion it is best to roam around in the Chicago Policemen disguise. The best way to obtain one is to subdue a cop in one of the side alleys.

Remember you do not have to eliminate the targets in order.

I started with Larry Clay.

• 1. Follow the target and get to know his routine. He likes to go into side alleys. He'll meet with a clerk. I did not follow him directly because of police.
• 2. Go to the right alley and turn left and use the stairs.
• 3. Stay on the upper balcony.
• 4. When Larry knocks the clerk to the ground you can garrote him before he murders the clerk.

Next up we have Frank Owens.

If you still have the Chicago Policemen disguise you'll need to hide yourself with instinct because the best way to attack Frank is at the fenced area where you started the mission. I used a Silenced Gun to shoot him with.

Last but not least is Bill Dole.

• 1. From the starting position go left.
• 2. Find the stairs and go down.
• 3. Enter the ventilation shaft.
• 4. You should now be in a building with Evidence- which is Birdie's File Trying to grab it though is tricky and it is very easy to get spotted. I died twice trying it but it can be done if you are careful and use cover.
• 5. You can now leave . . . or hide. To watch the police shoot Dole. and target is eliminated!

Trophy should pop here!

Now it's time to leave!

First try and locate Evidence. Go to the alley where Larry tried to murder the clerk. It should be by a wall near some rubble.

Remember where the Fenced in Area where Frank was eliminated? The exit is near there.

Mission complete!