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Sequence 8
Assassin's Creed III

Sequence 8

Complete Assassin's Creed III Sequence 8 with our detailed walkthrough. Learn how to tail, chase, and eavesdrop your way through 'Something on the Side', 'Bridewell Prison', and 'Public Execution'.

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Complete Assassin's Creed III Sequence 8 with our detailed walkthrough. Learn how to tail, chase, and eavesdrop your way through 'Something on the Side', 'Bridewell Prison', and 'Public Execution'.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Part 1: Something on the Side
    • Travel to New York.
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    Follow the man with the exclamation mark.
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    Tail the counterfeiter: climb stairs and platforms, drop down, follow him into alleys, and hide behind cover.
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    Eavesdrop on conversations, using crowds and walls for cover.
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    Use coins to distract street children when they approach.
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    Hide behind a wooden structure and follow him into an alley for a scene.
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    Part 2: Chase Hickey
    • Chase Hickey down.
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    Optional objective: Do not tackle or shove anyone.
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    Run to the sides of crowds to avoid being blocked by dropped coins.
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    Tackle Hickey to end the mission.
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    Part 2: Bridewell Prison
    • You start in a prison cell.
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    Take cover by the wall to eavesdrop on the adjacent cell.
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    Interact with the bed.
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    Follow the guard out of the cell.
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    Activate Eagle Vision and talk to Weems.
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    Play the board game with Weems.
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    Pickpocket a key from a prisoner with a golden objective marker.
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    Return to your cell.
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    Return to the lower level and speak to Weems.
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    Pick a fight with other prisoners to get thrown into solitary confinement.
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    Part 2: Solitary Confinement
    • Wait for the prison warden to stand outside your cell door.
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    Pickpocket the warden for the key.
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    Open your cell door.
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    Follow the warden around the corner.
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    Climb the stairs at the end of the passage.
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    Talk to Weems in the next room.
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    Access the VIP prisoners' cells.
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    Part 3: Escape Bridewell Prison
    • Optional objective: Reach Hickey in less than 2 minutes.
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    Warning: Being detected by guards results in desynchronization.
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    Wait for the guard in front of you to climb the stairs.
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    Enter the cell to your right and hide.
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    Wait for the guard to walk to the opposite side of the room.
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    Step out and wait at the foot of the next set of stairs.
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    Wait for the guard to move past the top of the stairs.
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    Climb the stairs and turn right.
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    Quickly run and interact with the marked door before being detected.
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    Part 3: Public Execution
    • Your hands are bound; walk through the crowd to the platform.
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    When the button prompt appears to signal the assassins, press the required button.
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    Chase Hickey towards the far end of the square.
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    Kill the two soldiers.
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    Kill Hickey to trigger an assassination scene.
  42. 42
    Return to Philadelphia.
  43. 43
    Follow Achilles.
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    Interact with the door to Achilles' right to end the mission and sequence.
Tips
  • When tailing the counterfeiter, use platforms and objects to stay above him.
  • Use crowds and walls for cover during tailing missions.
  • Equip coins to distract children who might alert your target.
  • During the chase after Hickey, run to the sides of crowds to avoid being blocked by dropped coins.
  • In Bridewell Prison, pickpocketing is key to progression.
  • Be stealthy when escaping Bridewell Prison to avoid desynchronization.
  • The optional objective to reach Hickey in under 2 minutes requires precise timing and stealth.
  • Complete Sequence 8: Achievement "Caged Wolf"

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