Mission Ten: House Of Cards

Objectives

• Kill Sheikh Al-Khalifa
• Kill the Scientist
• Kill Hendrik Schmutz
• Escape
• Optional: Steal Diamonds

Intel

• It would be wise to check in at the reception as one of the first things you do at the Casino.
• Security is very tight in high profile casinos, so staff have keycards which only provide access to the floors they work on.
• As requested, we have left an Agency Pickup in your hotel room, #701.
• The casino has strict fire-safety procedures. Easily accessible fire alarms are located on the top floors.
• It's important to find good vantage points. Room balconies may provide this.
• The VIP Lounge has been reserved all day by the Shiekh - only waiters are allowed in this area.
• There is no cell phone coverage inside the casino to prevent cheating. Anyone receiving a call has to step outside.
• The items used in the trade are carried around in an ordinary-looking suitcase so they don't catch too much attention.

The Setup

Well, three targets...that shouldn't be all that complicated, now should it? Think again. Although two of your hits here are relatively simple, the third kill, on Sheikh Al-Khalifa, is probably going to be your most difficult of the game thus far. Regardless, you need to take on all three of them in order to complete your assignment.

The Silverballer will, as usual, be pretty handy here, but if you want to make life easier on yourself, you're going to want to pack the W2000 sniper rifle with as many accuracy upgrades as you can possibly buy. Some of the hits here are easiest to perform if you have the ability to shoot from one side of the casino to the other, which is only going to be possible with a well-scoped sniper rifle. It's by no means absolutely necessary, but like we said, it'll make life easier on you.

The first thing you'll want to do when you enter the casino is head to the registration desk, which is manned by two lovely ladies. One of them will give you your keycard, which also happens to grant you access to the seventh floor in the elevator. It's from there that you'll launch your life of crime.

The Handoff

The basic procedure for what's going down in the casino is this: Schmutz has a briefcase full of DNA samples that he wants to sell to the Sheik. The briefcase is initially being held in his room, 707, but Schmutz will eventually wind up taking it downstairs to the VIP Lounge in the casino to meet with the Sheik. He's under almost impenetrable guard there, with many bodyguards. No one can enter this area save for Schmutz or waiters, and waiters are prevented from entering if they're carrying anything that could conceal a weapon, such as a suitcase.

When Schmutz delivers the DNA, it will be taken away and replaced with the payment suitcase. The DNA goes up to the eighth floor, to room 803, which is where the Sheik's scientist, Tariq Abdul Lateef, is under heavy guard. (Lateef is also the individual that brings the payment suitcase into the hotel.) When Lateef checks out the DNA, Schmutz will presumably be free to leave, although this never seems to occur in our copy of the game.

If you want a waiter uniform, this is about as easy an acquisition as you’ll make on this level.

Uniforms

Uniforms aren't all that important here, honestly, but it's important to note that on the upper levels, the waiters are permitted access to all of the rooms on their floor, thanks to their all-access keycards. For instance, on the 7th floor, there's a waiter taking a smoke break on the northern balcony, just to the north of the elevators. Although cops and a guest or two will make a pass by his location on their patrols, you still have enough time to kill him, take his card and uniform, then dump his body over the balcony. The uniform isn't as important as the card, but may come in handy when you decide to kill Al-Khalifa.

Hendrik Schmutz

This white supremicist is planning on selling DNA data to the Sheik, and he's made the awkward decision to come to the hotel alone. Thus, he's going to be the easiest target to kill. Note that you're going to need his uniform to take out Al-Khalifa, so be sure not to dump it where you can't reach it or anything.

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Strangulation

Schmutz spends a lot of time in the casino area, but when he returns to the seventh floor, he'll come up in the easternmost elevator. If you happen to have climbed the hatch there ahead of time, you'll have an easy time strangling Schmutz and hiding his body where no one will ever find it. You'll also gain his keycard, which you can use to access his room, 707, which is where he's keeping the DNA briefcase that he's offering to the Sheik.

Sniping

If you miss Schmutz in the elevator, then you can always catch him on one of his return trips; he'll go up and down a few times, but with some lengthy delays between trips. If you don't want to wait, though, you can snipe him while he waits in his hotel room, 707.

To get a shot on 707, though, you'll need to be in room 703, which is occupied by the portly Samantha. Getting her out of the way is a simple matter, though; just walk up to her in the hallway outside of her room, and she'll drunkenly escort you inside. When you've got her on her own, wait for around 30 seconds before she keels over drunk, then throw her body off the balcony; that'll net you one sweet sniping roost. When Schmutz returns to his hotel room, he'll stop in a couple of different spots, including the balcony and in front of his mirror, letting you easily line up your shot. (If you use your waiter's keycard to access his room and steal the DNA briefcase ahead of time, he'll simply stop and act super-panicked.)

Bombing

Lastly, you can bomb Schmutz, preferably taking both him and Al-Khalifa out at the same time. Doing so requires a good amount of waiting, but it's arguably the easiest way to proceed here. We'll go over that in more depth when we talk about the Sheik.