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The cutscene starts, giving a point of view of the Merlaut Hotel in Chicago. Security cameras images are seen. A woman is seen at the reception, then leaves the hotel. Aiden arrives.

"Okay, I'm in the lobby of the Merlaut"

"Alright, Aiden, let's do this"

"I'm hacking in..."

Aiden is seen taping his smartphone. He logs in the Merlaut Hotel network.

A digital view of the hotel is then seen, showing many persons and security devices with names. Aiden hacks into a router.

"Look at that. Secrets and lies floating in a cloud of data. I just reach out, pluck it from the sky. And it's mine"

"It's ours. Stay focused"

As they talk, Damien is seen hacking in every computer he sees.

The amount of money they already stole appears on his screen.

"They've got a nasty security system. How much we got?"

A security camera is seen recording Aiden. The amount of money increases to $100,000

"A hundred grand in 30 seconds. God bless the rich and famous!" They are seen hacking in laptops

"We are the modern day magicians. Siphoning bank accounts out of thin air"

"Do you hear yourself?"

As they hack in a laptop, an alarm sound rings. A video briefly appears on the screen.

"What was that?"

A warning UNKNOWN DEVICE DETECTED appears

"Hello...I think someone else is hacking in. Let's take a peek" Damien starts to trace the hacker.

"Let's not. Stick to the plan, Damien. Siphon the accounts then get out"

"Adventure, my boy! Have faith in your mentor. Something triggered that alarm. Let's find it"

"Shit. They're scanning the system"

"I'm almost there..."

Aiden walks to the exit, "you know webs would've done it faster I'm shutting down now"

"Don't you touch a thing!" A video shows up on the screen

"What the hell is that?"

"We need to abort"

A security guard is shown receiving a message on his earpiece. A security camera records Aiden leaving the lobby.

"We are not done. Help me!"

"Damien -- it's over. I'm disconnecting"

"Aiden!!"

Aiden runs to the exit, jostling people on his way out. As he reaches the exit, the network disappears from Damien's screen.

The game switches to a view on a computer. A man is seen opening an e-mail, clicking on a link, and calling a "Maurice".

"Maurice"

"Yeah?"

"You're on. One of our contractors ran a search for the hackers in the Merlaut job"

The profiles of Damien Brenks and Aiden Pearce show up. Under Aiden's his sister Nicole's and her children's.

"You're assigned Aiden Pearce. Take him out. Hit the family if you need to. This guy's hacking days are done"

"Hit the family?"

"That a problem?"

"Nope. I'll scare them good. You'll never hear from him again"

The screen fades to black. Credits appear. A man is seen shooting at a car. A car crash is seen. 11 months later appear on the screen.

A view of Chicago is seen, with the game title. A stadium is then seen, with Login sequence appearing on screen.

The screen changes for a view in the stadium's basement. Aiden is seen with Maurice. He tries to escape, but Aiden approaches him.

"You gotta believe me, man --"

"Who gave the order?"

"Come on, I told you...I don't know"

"You don't know..." Aiden takes his smartphone and plays an audio log.

"Hit the family?"

"That a problem?"

"Nope. I'll scare them good. You'll never hear from him again"

Maurice tries to escape, but Aiden grabs him and pushes him against the wall.

"So what do you think Maurice? Did you scare me?"

"It was a job man. I didn't know"

"Who was on the other end of the call? Give me a name"

"They never gave me a name!"

"Yeah, I'll tell you a name" he Grabs Maurice by the throat, "Lena. Lena Pearce" Aiden lets him go and Maurice coughs.

"I didn't know about any kid alright...that wasn't supposed to happen"

"I want you to think very carefully. Think"

"Look man...even if I knew a name, you couldn't get me talking. These guys, I heard stories, man. They're like nothing you've seen before. You gotta walk away from this man" Aiden gets up.

"Some things you can't walk away from"

"Please! Please!"

"Who gave the order?"

"I spoke to him on the phone, he told me where to find you! That's all I know man, that's all I know!" Aiden takes a gun

"Give me a name" Maurice hides his head behind his hands.

"I don't know!"

"A name!"

"Kill me, man, just fucking kill me!"

Aiden shoots, though Maurice survives as the gun had no clip. Maurice screams. Aiden walks away.

"How's your memory now?"

Maurice grabs a baseball bat and attempts to knock Aiden, though he takes his baton and knock him unconscious. Aiden folds his baton.

"Maurice won't talk to me, but I'll bet he talked to you..." Aiden hacks in Maurice's phone and gets an audio log.

"I can't keep running. I can't do it. That fucking Aiden Pearce. I killed his niece. He won't stop chasing me. Who is this guy? What am I gonna do? He keeps coming!"

"I need to keep moving"

Aiden leaves the room. A gang member arrives.

Raul Lionzo, "Yo, Maurice, yo what's shaking motherfuck..." As he see Aiden, he takes his gun and aims at him.

"Oh shit!" Aiden puts his hands up

"Where the hell you been?"

"What?"

"He's talking to me" Mr piranha's oice comes from behind. Raul turns around and tries to hit piranha, but he blocks him and stabs him.

"I leave you for two minutes..."

"Gimme my bullets"

"I tossed them. What ? You said you'd kill him otherwise"

"I told you to hold on to them, piranha. Where you guys been, anyway?" Piranha moves a dead body.

"Retired, webs had to make a call. And you get what you want from Maurice? We got your message as soon as possible" Aiden shrugs his shoulders

"Aw, you're kidding me"

"Let's clean this mess up. Stop admiring your work"

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