Achilles' Veil/Transcript

Opening
NOTE: The opening cutscene differs slightly depending on whether Chloe Lynch was saved, either in Karma or Second Chance.

Karma rescued= Section and Javier Salazar check in on Chloe, who has been tasked with infiltrating Menendez's network.

Section: Did you do it?

Chloe: I'm in.

Salazar: Fucking A, sister.

The computer shows Chloe gaining access to Menendez's network.

Chloe: You don't understand. Right before I quit Tacitus, I created a Celerium worm which could decrypt anything. Quantum shit don't crack this easy... even for me. Karma not rescued= Section and Javier Salazar check in on the CIA Nerd, who has been tasked with infiltrating Menendez's network.

Section: What do you got?

CIA Nerd: Ahh, it's a piece of piss, this Celerium.

The computer suddenly shows the nerd gaining access to Menendez's network.

CIA Nerd: Ohh... Hell's bells to buggery... Hang on mate.

The nerd successfully accesses the network.

CIA Nerd: Bingo! Some tosser left the back door open.

A simulation shows all countries that are to be affected by the new Cold War that Menendez will start.

Section: Menendez's network... All countries getting fucked by the new Cold War.

The simulation also highlights New York, Washington D.C. and the Pentagon as potential targets.

Section: Wait a minute... New York, D.C., the Pentagon...

The simulation then zooms over to China, highlighting potential targets there as well.

Section: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong... Menendez is gonna attack America and China, taking out both superpowers at the same time.

The computer then runs through files containing coordinates of locations in the world.

Section: Wh... wh... All those files have the same prefix. 6-1-9. 6-1... Six nineteen... Oh my god. June nineteenth. That's...

Section looks at his wrist pad.

Section: Tomorrow.

Salazar: Junio décimo noveno (June 19th)... Freedom day. the abolition of slavery.

Section: That son of a bitch. Get me Briggs!

A video communication uplink is established between Section and Briggs.

Section: Admiral, the cyber attack is 6/19. Tomorrow.

Briggs: We have to move on Yemen right away. No, you have to go in there, capture Menendez for interrogation.

Section: It's a tr-

Briggs: Contact Farid and the Yemeni militia, we need their help.

Section: Admiral, it's a trap! Menendez has been playing us the whole time. If we move on Yemen, that's exactly what he wants us to do!

Briggs: You get your team together. You got two hours.

Gameplay
''"Achilles' Veil"  Socotra Island, Yemen  "Farid" // Undercover CIA Asset  Infiltrated Menendez' Inner Circle  June 19, 2025''

Harper: Internal comm link established.

Farid: I copy, Harper.

Harper: Our Blue Force Tracking is down, we can't ID you as a friendly. So no matter what happens out there, when the bullets start flying, you CANNOT blow your cover. Just stay cool, we'll get you through this.

Farid approaches Menendez, who is sitting down beside a fireplace.

Harper: We're almost ready.

Menendez gets up and approaches Farid.

Menendez: We are ready.

Farid: Yes.

Menendez: The Americans are coming, Farid. There is a... traitor in our midst.

Farid: But how? Who?

Menendez: It matters not! I am one step ahead of him.