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GameScriptbyAxel7174

Version:1.00|Updated:01/26/11|SearchGuide|BookmarkGuide

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Assassin'sCreed

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GameScript

Compiledby:RyneGardnerakaAxel7174
TableofContents

Introduction....................................[itro]

1.MemoryBlockOne.............................[mb01]

1a.AbstergoDay1Morning..................[mb1a]

1b.MeetingAltair............................[mb1b]

1c.AbstergoDay1Evening..................[mb1c]

2.MemoryBlockTwo.............................[mb02]

2a.AbstergoDay2Morning..................[mb2a]

2b.Masyaf....................................[mb2b]

2c.DamascusTamir..........................[mb2c]

2d.AbstergoDay2Evening..................[mb2d]

3.MemoryBlockThree...........................[mb03]

3a.AbstergoDay3Morning..................[mb3a]

3b.MasyafPartII............................[mb3b]

3c.AcreGarnier............................[mb3c]

3d.MasyafPartIII...........................[mb3d]

3e.JerusalemTalal.........................[mb3e]

3f.AbstergoDay3Evening..................[mb3f]

4.MemoryBlockFour............................[mb04]

4a.AbstergoDay4Morning..................[mb4a]

4b.MasyafPartIV............................[mb4b]
4c.DamascusAbu'lNuqoud...................[mb4c]

4d.MasyafPartV.............................[mb4d]

4e.AcreWilliamofMontferrat..............[mb4e]

4f.MasyafPartVI............................[mb4f]

4g.JerusalemMajdAddin....................[mb4g]

4h.AbstergoDay4Evening..................[mb4h]

5.MemoryBlockFive............................[mb05]

5a.AbstergoDay5Morning....................[mb5a]

5b.MasyafPartVII...........................[mb5b]

5c.DamascusJubair.........................[mb5c]

5d.MasyafPartVIII..........................[mb5d]

5e.AcreSibrand............................[mb5e]

5f.AbstergoDay5Evening....................[mb5f]

6.MemoryBlockSix.............................[mb06]

6a.AbstergoDay6Morning....................[mb6a]

6b.MasyafPartIX............................[mb6b]

6c.JerusalemRobertdeSable...............[mb6c]

6d.ArsufRobertdeSable...................[mb6d]

6e.AbstergoDay6Evening....................[mb6e]

7.MemoryBlockSeven...........................[mb07]

7a.AbstergoDay7Morning....................[mb7a]

7b.ReturntoMasyaf..........................[mb7b]

7c.AlMualim.................................[mb7c]

7d.AbstergoFinal............................[mb7d]

ContactInfo&Etc..............................[misc]
Introduction[itro]

Welcome.ThisisthegamescripttoAssassin'sCreed.Icompiled
thisjustfor

funandoutoflovefortheAssassin'sCreedseries.Iworkedon
compilingthis

asIwasworkingonmyAssassin'sCreed:Brotherhoodguide.As
muchasthelast

twogameshaveinnovated,thefirstonestillholdsaplaceinmy
heartforits

script.IamparticularlyfondofAltair'slinesandhisdialogue
withhis

master,AlMualim.

Idecidedtofocusononlythedialogueduringscenesforthe
mostpartwith

someexceptions.Therefore,Ididnotdothedialogueforthe
information

gatheringmissionslikepickpocketing,flags,andinterrogation
missions.I

mayaddtheminthefuturethough.
MemoryBlockOne[0001]

1a.AbstergoDay1Morning

Lucy:We'vegotaproblem!Ican'tanchorhimtothememory.Too
much

psychologicaltrauma.He'srejectingthetreatment.
Retreating.

Vidic:Desmond,Ineedyoutotryandrelax.

Lucy:Letmetryandstabilizeit.

Vidic:Focus.Listentothesoundofmyvoice.Recognizethat
whatyou're

seeingisn'treal,justapictureofthepast.Itcan't
hurtyou.

Lucy:Damnit!It'snotworking!

Vidic:Giveitamoment,Ms.Stillman!He'll...adjust.Thefirst
timeisnever

easy.

Lucy:We'relosinghim!
Vidic:That'senough,Ms.Stillman!

Lucy:Weneedtopullhimout.Now.

Vidic:Alright,Desmond.We'regoingtotryandbringyouout
now.

[Thegamegoesforwardabit.DESMONDMILESstartleshimself
awake,whileLUCY

STILLMANandWARRENVIDICwatch.Thesceneissetinaveryclean
andmodern

lookingbuilding.]

Lucy:Areyouokay?

Vidic:Itoldyouhe'dbefine.

Desmond:Bastards!

Vidic:Now,now.Ijustsavedyourlife.

Desmond:Savedmylife?!Youkidnappedme!Strappedmeinto
that...thing!

Vidic:Animus.It'sanAnimus.
Desmond:Idon'tevenknowyoupeople!Whyareyoudoingthisto
me?

Vidic:Youhaveinformationweneed,Mr.Miles.

Desmond:Information?I'mabartenderforchristsakes!Whatdo
youwantmeto

do?Teachyouhowtomixamartini?

Vidic:Weknowwhoyouare.Whatyouare.

Desmond:Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.

Vidic:Don'tplaycoywithme.Thereisn'ttime.You'rean
Assassin.And

whetheryourealizeitornot,you'vegotsomethingthat
myemployers

want.Lockedawayinthatheadofyours.

Desmond:ButI'mnotanAssassin.Notanymore.

Vidic:Yes...yourfileindicatedasmuch.Somethingaboutan
"escape."Most

fortunateforus.

Desmond:Whatdoyouwantfromme?

Vidic:Foryoutodoasyou'retold.TheAnimuswillallowusto
locatewhatwe

need.Oncewehaveit,you'llbefreetogo.

Desmond:Iamnotgoingbackinthere!

Vidic:Thenwe'llinduceacomaandcontinueourwork.Whenwe're
done,you'll

belefttodie.Truthbetold,theonlyreasonyou're
stillconsciousis

becausethisapproachsavesustime.

Desmond:You'reinsane!

Vidic:Sowhatisit,Mr.Miles?Live,ordie?Liedown.

[DESMONDlaysdownontheAnimusbed.]

Vidic:Awisedecision.

Desmond:Whoa...whereamI?

Vidic:You'reinsidetheAnimus.

Desmond:Whichis...?

Vidic:It'saprojectorwhichrendersgeneticmemoriesinthree
dimensions.
Desmond:Geneticmemories?

Vidic:Seemsyou'llneedabitofatutorial.Verywell.Let's
startsimple.

Whatisamemory,Mr.Miles?

Desmond:It'sthe...recollectionofapastevent.

Vidic:Specifictotheindividualrememberingtheevent.

Desmond:Yeah,sure.

Vidic:WhatifItoldyouthehumanbodynotonlyhousedan
individual's

memories,butthememoriesofhisancestorsaswell?
Geneticmemory,if

youwill.Migration,hibernation,reproduction...Howdo
animalsknow

whenandwheretogo?Whattodo?

Desmond:That'sjustanimalinstinct.

Vidic:Nowyou'rearguingsemantics,Mr.Miles.Whateveryoucall
it,thefact

remains.Thesecreaturesholdtheknowledgeabsentthe
firsthand

experience.I'vespentthelastthirtyyearstryingto
understandwhy.
OurDNAfunctionsasanarchive.Itcontainsnotonly
genetic

instructionspasseddownfrompreviousgenerations,but
memoriesas

well.Thememoriesofourancestors.

Desmond:AndtheAnimusletsyoudecodeandreadtheseDNA
files...

Vidic:Precisely.

Lucy:Butthere'saproblem.Thisisthespecificmemorywe're
tryingto

access.Unfortunately,whenwetrytoopenthememory,your
mind

withdraws.Youlacktheconfidencetostepintoyour
ancestor'sbody.

That'swhathappenedearlier.Yougotknockedoutofthe
targetmemory

andpushedbackintoamorestablestate.

Desmond:Why?

Lucy:It'syoursubconscious.It'sresisting.Wefoundsimilar
reactionsamong

patientswhoundergohypnosistorelivetraumaticevents.
Theycan'tjump

directlyintothespecificmemory.Youneedtobeeasedin.
Eventhen

therecanbeproblems.
Desmond:Sohowdowefixit?

Lucy:Wefindamemoryyoucansynchronizewith.Andwemove
forwardfrom

there.You'llgetusedtoit.Thisistheclosestwecan
get.Soit's

wherewe'llhavetostart.I'muploadingthetutorial
programnow.

1b.MeetingAltair

[Thesceneopensbyfadinginfromwhite,revealingSOLOMON'S
TEMPLE.]

Malik:Wait!Theremustbeanotherway.Thisoneneednotdie.

[Thecamerapansslowlytotheright,revealinganelderly
gentlemanstanding

inthecavern.Quickfootstepsareheardasafigureinawhite
robeandhood

runsupbehindthemanandforceshimtohiskneesbefore
plungingahidden

bladeintothebackofhishead,killinghim.]

[Twoonlookers,MALIKandKADARwatchasALTAIRfinisheshis
kill.]

Kadar:Anexcellentkill.Fortunefavorsyourblade.

Altair:Notfortune.Skill.Watchawhilelongerandyoumight
learnsomething.

Malik:Indeed.He'llteachyouhowtodisregardeverythingthe
master'staught

us.

Altair:Andhowwouldyouhavedoneit?

Malik:Iwouldnothavedrawnattentiontous.Iwouldnothave
takenthelife

ofaninnocent.WhatIwouldhavedoneisfollowthe
Creed.

Altair:"Nothingistrue.Everythingispermitted."Understand
thesewords.It

mattersnothowwecompleteourtask.Onlyhowit'sdone.

Malik:Butthisisnotthewayof

Altair:Mywayisbetter.

Malik:Iwillscoutahead.Trynottodishonorusfurther.
Kadar:Whatisourmission?Mybrotherwouldsaynothingtome.
OnlythatI

shouldbehonoredtohavebeeninvited.

Altair:TheMasterbelievestheTemplarshavefoundsomething
beneaththe

Templemount.

Kadar:Treasure?

Altair:Idonotknow.Allthatmattersisthatthemaster
considersit

important,elsehewouldnothaveaskedmetoretrieve
it.

[ALTAIRexploresthetemplecorridors.HekillsaTemplarand
afterward,KADAR

andMALIKmoveinandtogether,theygetalookatthenext
room.]

Malik:There!ThatmustbetheArk!

Kadar:The...Ark...oftheCovenant?

Altair:Don'tbesilly.There'snosuchthing.It'sjustastory.

Kadar:Thenwhatisit?
Malik:Quiet!Someone'scoming!

[BelowtheAssassins,twoTemplarsoldiers,ledbyROBERTDE
SABLEenterand

approachalargechest.]

Robert:Iwantthisthroughthisgatebysunrise!Thesoonerwe
possessit,

thesoonerwecanturnourattentiontothosejackalsat
Masyaf!

Altair:RobertdeSable.Hislifeismine.

Malik:No!Wewouldwanttoretrievethetreasureanddealwith
Robertonlyif

necessary.

Altair:Hestandsbetweenusandit.Iwouldsayit'snecessary.

Malik:Discretion,Altair!

Altair:Youmeancowardice.Thatmanisourgreatestenemy.And
herewehavea

chancetoberidofhim!

Malik:YouhavealreadybrokentwotenetsofourCreed.Nowyou
wouldbreakthe

third.DonotcompromisetheBrotherhood!
Altair:Iamyoursuperior,inbothtitleandability.Youshould
knowbetter

thantoquestionme.

[ALTAIRclimbsdownandapproachestheTemplars.]

Altair:HoldTemplars!Youarenottheonlyoneswithbusiness
here.

Robert:Ah!Well,thisexplainsmymissingman.Andwhatisit
youwant?

Altair:Blood.

[MALIKtriesinvaintostopALTAIRashelungesforROBERTwith
hisHidden

Blade.ROBERTexpectsthestrikeandholdsALTAIRback.A
struggleensues.]

Robert:Youknownotthethingsinwhichyoumeddle,Assassin.I
spareyouonly

thatyoumayreturntoyourmasteranddeliveramessage.
TheHolyLand

islosttohimandhis.Heshouldfleenowwhilehehas
thechance.

Stay,andallofyouwilldie.

[ROBERTthrowsALTAIRthroughsomescaffoldingandheissealed
outofthe

roomandseparatedfromKADARandMALIK.]

Robert:Men,toarms!KilltheAssassins!

[ALTAIRescapesSOLOMON'STEMPLE.TheAnimusskipsahead.It
forwardsto

MASYAF,headquartersoftheAssassins.Inthetownsquare,a
randommanwaves

andapproachesALTAIR.]

Rauf:Altair!You'vereturned!

Altair:Rauf.

Rauf:Itisgoodtoseeyouunharmed.Itrustyourmissionwasa
success?

Altair:Isthemasterinhistower?

Rauf:Yes,yes.Buriedinhisbooksasalways.Nodoubthe
expectsyou.

Altair:Mythanks,Brother.

Rauf:Safetyandpeace,Altair.
Altair:Onyouaswell.

[ALTAIRgoesthroughthetown,uptheslopesandtriestoenter
theAssassin

fortress.AnunhoodedAssassin,ABBASgreetshim.]

Abbas:Ah.Hereturnsatlast.

Altair:Abbas.

Abbas:Wherearetheothers?Didyourideaheadhopingtobethe
firstone

back?Iknowyouareloathetosharetheglory.

[Thereissilencebetweenthem.]

Abbas:Silenceisjustanotherformofassent.

Altair:Haveyounothingbettertodo?

Abbas:Ibringwordfromthemaster.Hewaitsforyouinthe
library.Best

hurry.Nodoubtyou'reeagertoputyourtonguetohis
boot.

Altair:AnotherwordandI'llputmybladetoyourthroat.
Abbas:There'llbeplentyoftimeforthatlater,"brother."

[ALTAIRentersthefortressandpassesthroughthecourtyard.He
makeshisway

insidethemainbuildingandupthestairstomeetwithanaged
Assassinina

blackrobe,ALMUALIM.]

AlMualim:Altair.

Altair:Master.

AlMualim:Comeforward.Tellmeofyourmission.Itrustyou
haverecovered

theTemplar'streasure.

Altair:Therewassometrouble,Master.RobertdeSablewasnot
alone.

AlMualim:Whendoesourworkevergoasexpected?It'sour
abilitytoadapt

thatmakesuswhoweare.

Altair:Thistimeitwasnotenough...

AlMualim:Whatdoyoumean?

Altair:Ihavefailedyou...
AlMualim:Thetreasure?

Altair:Losttous.

AlMualim:AndRobert?

Altair:Escaped.

AlMualim:Isendyou,mybestman,tocompleteamissionmore
importantthan

anythathascomebefore.Andyoureturntomewith
nothingbut

apologiesandexcuses!

Altair:Idid

AlMualim:Donotspeak!Notanotherword!ThisisnotwhatI
expected.We'll

needtomountanotherforce.

Altair:IsweartoyouI'llfindhim.I'llgoand

AlMualim:No!You'lldonothing!You'vedoneenough!Whereare
MalikandKadar?

Altair:Dead.
[MALIKenters.Heisclutchinghisleftarmwhichiscoveredin
blood.]

Malik:No!Notdead!

AlMualim:Malik!

Malik:Istillliveatleast!

AlMualim:Andyourbrother?

Malik:Gone.Becauseofyou!

[MALIKpointsatALTAIR.]

Altair:Robertthrewmefromtheroom!Therewasnowayback,
nothingIcould

do.

Malik:Becauseyouwouldnotheedmywarning!Allofthiscould
havebeen

avoided!Andmybrother...mybrotherwouldstillbe
alive!Your

arrogancenearlycostusvictorytoday!

AlMualim:"Nearly"?
Malik:Ibroughtwhatyourfavoritefailedtofind.Here,take
it.

[Anotherrobedman,presumablyalowerrankAssassinwalksby,
carryinga

treasure.]

Malik:ThoughitseemsIhavereturnedwithmorethanjusttheir
treasure...

[YetanotherAssassinenterstheconversation.]

Assassin:Master!Weareunderattack!RobertdeSablelayssiege
toMasyaf's

village!

AlMualim:Soheseeksabattle!Verywell,I'llnotdenyhim.
Go,informthe

others.Thefortressmustbeprepared.Asforyou,
Altair,our

discussionwillhavetowait.Youmustmakeforthe
village.Destroy

theseinvaders.Drivethemfromourhome!

Altair:Itwillbedone.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.WenextseeALTAIRjustoutsidetheHQ.
Hehurries
throughthecourtyardandisstoppedatthefortressentrance.
RAUFwalksup

tohim.]

Rauf:Altair!It'sgoodyou'vecome.Weneedyourhelp!

Altair:What'shappened?

Rauf:Templars.Theyattackthevillage.Mostofourpeoplewere
abletoget

away.Most...butnotall.

Altair:Whatdoyouneedmetodo?

Rauf:DistracttheTemplars.KeepthemoccupiedwhileIrescue
thosestill

trappedinside.

Altair:Asyouwish.

[ALTAIRmakeshiswaythroughthevillage.Alongtheway,Templar
Knights

attackhimonsight.ALTAIRkillsthemallashemovestowardthe
villagegates

wherethebattlesuddenlybreaksup.]

Abbas:BreakofftheattackandreturntoMasyaf!AlMualim
commandsit!
[TheAnimusskipsahead.WeseeALTAIRinsidethefortress
groundsagain.He

headstowardthelibrarybutRAUFcallsouttohim.]

Rauf:Altair,come.AlMualim'snotdonewithusyet.

Altair:Wherearewegoing?

Rauf:Upthere.We'veasurpriseplannedforourguests.Justdo
asIdo.It

shouldbecomeclearsoonenough.

[Theybothclimbaladdertoaledgeofthefortress.ALTAIR
followsRAUFup

andthroughtoabalconyareaoverlookingtheland.]

Rauf:Standonthatplatform,Altair.

[ALTAIRstandsonaplatformthatjutsoutfromthebalconyand
weseethe

forcesofROBERTDESABLEapproachingthefortress.]

Robert:Heretic!Returnwhatyouhavestolenfromme!

[ALMUALIMstandshighontopofthefortresswalls.]
AlMualim:You'venoclaimtoit,Robert!Takeyourselffromhere
beforeI'm

forcedtothinyourranksfurther!

Robert:Youplayadangerousgame!

AlMualim:Iassureyou,thisisnogame!

Robert:Sobeit!!Bringforththehostage!

[TheTemplarsdragoutanAssassinandquicklyproceedtomurder
himinfront

ofeveryone.]

Robert:Yourvillagelaysinruinsandyourstoresarehardly
endless!Howlong

beforeyourfortresscrumblesfromwithin?How
disciplinedwillyourmen

remain,whenthewellsrundryandtheirfoodisgone?

AlMualim:Mymendonotfeardeath,Robert!Theywelcomeit,and
therewards

itbrings!

Robert:Good!Thentheyshallhaveitallaround!

[WereturntoALTAIR,RAUF,andathird,unnamedAssassinonthe
balcony
platforms.]

Rauf:Followme,anddosowithouthesitation.

AlMualim:Showthesefoolknightswhatitistohavenofear!

[ALMUALIMmakesasignaltotheAssassins.]

AlMualim:GotoGod!

[ALTAIR,RAUF,andtheunnamedAssassindiveintohaystacksfar
belowthe

balcony.AllbuttheunnamedAssassincomeoutsafely.]

Assassin:Ahhh!Ohhhh!Ohmyleg!Aah!Ohmyleg!

Rauf:Quiet...ortheTemplarswillhearus!I'llstaybehindand
tendtohim.

You'llhavetogoaheadwithoutus.Theropestherewill
leadyoutoa

trapwe'veset.Goandreleaseit.Bringdeathuponour
enemies!

[ALTAIRmakeshiswaytoaguardtowerjustoverlookingROBERT'S
forces.With

hissword,heunleashesatrap,sendingseveralrollinglogsdown
totrample

theTemplars.]
[TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRstandsinfrontofALMUALIMand
otheronlookers

withinthecourtyardofthefortress.]

AlMualim:YoudidwelltodriveRobertfromhere.Hisforceis
broken.It

shouldbealongwhilebeforehetroublesusagain.
Tellme,doyou

knowwhyitisyouaresuccessful?Youlistened!Were
itthatyou'd

listenedinSolomon'sTemple,Altair,allofthis
wouldhavebeen

avoided.

Altair:IdidasIwasasked.

AlMualim:No,youdidasyoupleased!Malikhastoldmeofthe
arroganceyou

displayedyourdisregardforourways!

[TwounnamedAssassinsrestrainALTAIR.]

Altair:Whatareyoudoing?!

AlMualim:Therearerules.Wearenothingifwedonotabideby
the

Assassiun'sCreed:threesimpletenets,whichyouseem
toforget.I
willremindyou.Firstandforemost:Stayyourblade

Altair:fromthefleshofaninnocent.Iknow.

[ALMUALIMslapsALTAIR.]

AlMualim:Andstayyourtongue!UnlessIgiveyouleavetouse
it.Ifyouare

sofamiliarwiththistenet,thenwhydidyoukillthe
oldmaninside

theTemple?Hewasinnocent!Hedidnotneedtodie.
Yourinsolence

knowsnobounds.Makehumbleyourheartchild,orI
swearIwilltear

itfromyouwithmyownhands!Thesecondtenetis
thatwhichgives

usstrength:Hideinplainsight.Letthepeoplemask
yousuchthat

youbecomeonewiththecrowd.Doyouremember?
BecauseasIhearit,

youchosetoexposeyourself,drawingattentionbefore
youstruck!

Thethirdandfinaltenet,theworstofallyour
betrayals.Never

compromisetheBrotherhood.It'smeaningshouldbe
obvious.Your

actionsmustneverbringharmuponus,director
indirect!Yetyour

selfishactbeneathJerusalemplacedusallindanger!
Worsestill,

youbroughttheenemytoourhome!Everymanwelost
todaywaslost

becauseofyou!

[ALMUALIMdrawsadagger]

AlMualim:I'msorry,trulyIam.ButIcannotabideatraitor.

Altair:Iamnotatraitor.

AlMualim:Youractionsindicateotherwise.Andsoyouleaveme
nochoice.

Peacebeuponyou,Altair.

[ALMUALIMstabsALTAIR]

Altair:Ugh!

1c.AbstergoDay1Evening

[ThesceneshiftsbacktoABSTERGO.DESMONDlaysdownonthe
Animus.LUCYand

VIDICarestillstandingby.]

Vidic:He'sexperiencingafarbetteradoptionratethanthe
othersubjects.

Lucy:I'mstillpullinghimout.He'sbeenintherewaytoolong.

Vidic:Nonotyet!We'restillsofarfromwhereweneedtobe!

Lucy:Weshouldn'triskit.

Vidic:What'sanotherhourortwo?

Lucy:Whydon'twediscussthisintheconferenceroom?Give
Desmondaminute

tostretchhislegs.

Vidic:Ireallydon'tseetheneed

Lucy:Warren!Please.

[LUCYwalksofftoanotherroom.WARRENfollowsher.]

Vidic:Fine!

[DESMONDsitsupfromtheAnimus.Hewandersintohisroomonthe
right.From

thebedroom,heventuresintothebathroomandcanheremuffled
voicesthrough

thewall.Hestandsonthecountertolistenthroughavent.]
Vidic:Idon'tappreciateyourquestioningmyauthorityinfront
ofthe

prisoner!There'sawordforthat.Ibelieveit'scalled
insubordination.

Lucy:AndIdon'tappreciateyoutryingtokillhim!There'sa
wordforthat

too.Ibelieveit'scalledstupid!

Vidic:Lucy!Thisisn'tmydecision.Idon'tsetthedeadline,
butI'msmart

enoughnottochallengethem.Doyouwanttowinduplike
Leila?

Lucy:Iknowtheaccidenthaseveryoneonedge.

Vidic:Whichiswhyit'snotimetocoddlehim!

Lucy:Ifyoupushhimtoohard,he'llshutdown.Andthenwe'll
havenothing.

Vidic:Wehavenothingnow!

Lucy:Butwedo.Youjustneedtohavealittlefaith.

Vidic:Fine.ButIwantyouthinkingofwaystoimprovehis
stayingpower.

Wecan'taffordtostopeverytimethemanbreaksasweat.
It'sbad

enoughwehavetotracethroughallthese...useless
memories.

Lucy:I'lldowhatIcan.

[DESMONDstopslisteningandreturnstothemainroom.LUCYand
VIDICare

alreadyback.]

Vidic:We'redonefortoday,Mr.Miles.Isuggestyougotoyour
roomandget

somerest.

[VIDICleavesthroughadifferentdoor,totheleft.DESMOND
approachesLUCY.]

Lucy:Soyou'rereallyanAssassin?LikeAltair?

Desmond:Yesandno.

Lucy:Whatdoyoumean?

Desmond:Iwassupposedtobeone,butIranawayfromthefarm
whenIwas

sixteen.

Lucy:Farm?
Desmond:Yeahthat'swhattheycalltheplacewhereIgrewup.
TheFarm.Like

MasyafIguess.Onlynotsouh...creepy.Justasmall
communityin

themiddleofnowhere.Aboutthirtyofusliving,you
know,offthe

grid.

Lucy:Why?

Desmond:Thoughtmyparentswerejustcrazyhippies,tryingto
stickittothe

man,youknow?Mydadwasalwaysgoingonaboutour
enemies,

howthey'dbelookingforus,how'dwe'dhavetobe
prepared.Noone

evercame.Nothingeverhappened.

Lucy:Why'dyourunaway?

Desmond:Icouldneverleavethecompound!Youhaveanyideawhat
it'slike

tobetrappedinaplace,knowingtherewasawhole
worldoutthere

I'dnevergettosee?

Lucy:Don'tyoumissyourparents?
Desmond:No.FarasI'mconcerned,theyweren'tmyparents.They
weremy

wardens,andIwastheirprisoner.

Lucy:Itsoundsliketheyonlywantedtoprotectyou.

Desmond:Withallthat'shappened...Idon'tknow.Iguessthey
wereright.

Lucy:I'msorry.Ididn'tmeantodrudgeupthepast.

Desmond:It'salright.Givesmesomethingtothinkabout.

Lucy:Tryandgetsomesleep.We'vegotalongdayaheadofus
tomorrow.

Desmond:IgotaquestionforyoubeforeIturnin.

Lucy:Sure.

Desmond:Howdidtheyfindme?Imean,Ihaven'tbeenanywhere
nearanother

Assassinfortenyears.

Lucy:Useyourrealname?

Desmond:Nope.Notbeforetoday.
Lucy:Creditcards?

Desmond:Cashonly.

Lucy:Telephone?

Desmond:There'snoonetocall.

Lucy:Driver'slicense?

Desmond:Motorcycle...guiltypleasure.

Lucy:There'syouranswer.Photo.Fingerprint.

Desmond:Thisisadrugcompany!WhatdoesAbstergohavetodo
withtheDMV?

Lucy:Desmond.Theseguysareeverywhere.They...

[LUCYlooksaroundandseemsunsettledbysomething.]

Lucy:I...I'msorry,Ireallycan'ttalkaboutit.

[DESMONDreturnstohisroom.Thedoorshutsbehindhim.]
Desmond:Damnit,theylockedthedoor!

[DESMONDlaysdownonhisbedandgoestosleep.Thescreenfades
toblack,but

flashesbackinwithbriefshotsofawallwithglowingsymbols
andwriting.]

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MemoryBlockTwo[0002]

2a.AbstergoDay2Morning

[ThescenestaysinABSTERGO.WeseeDesmondwakingupthenext
morninginhis

bed.VIDIChoversoverhim.]

Desmond:Gottasaythat'salittlecreepy,Doc:wakinguptoyou
standing

overme.Youbeenwatchingmesleep?
Vidic:We'realwayswatchingyou.Nowgetup!We'vegotalotof
worktodo.

Desmond:Ooh,wonderwhoIgettokilltoday.

Vidic:Don'tbesocavalier!Yourancestorsalmosthadtheright
idea,Mr.

Miles.Ifthedeathsofafewpeopleevilpeople,no
lesscouldsave

thelivesofthousandsmore,well...itseemsasmall
sacrifice.

Desmond:Whatdoyoumean"almost?"

Vidic:Theydidn'tgofarenough!Todousearathertired
analogy,corruption

isnodifferentthancancer.Cutoutthetumors,butfail
totreatthe

sourceand...well,you'rebuyingtimeatbest.There'sno
truechange

tobehad,withoutcomprehensive,systemicintervention.

Desmond:Chemoforthemasses.

Vidic:Educationreeducation,tobemoreprecise.Butit'snot
easy.Andit

doesn'talwaystake.

Desmond:Letmeguess,you'vegotabettersolution.Whatisit
then?

Vidic:Ahaha.Nowthatwouldbetelling!

[VIDICleavestheroom.DESMONDfollowsandeventuallylaysdown
ontheAnimus.

Thescreenfadestowhite.]

2b.Masyaf

[WeseeAltairaliveinthelibraryofMASYAF'sfortress.AL
MUALIMstandsin

frontofhimathisdesk.]

Altair:Iam...alive?ButIsawyoustabme...feltdeath's
embrace!

AlMualim:YousawwhatIwantedyoutosee,andthenyouslept
thesleepof

thedead.Ofthewomb,thatyoumightawake,andbe
reborn.

Altair:Towhatend?

AlMualim:Doyouremember,Altair,whatitistheAssassins
fightfor?

Altair:Peace,inallthings.

AlMualim:Yes,inallthings.Itisnotenoughtoendthe
violenceoneman

commitsuponanother.Itreferstopeacewithinas
well.Youcannot

haveonewithouttheother.

Altair:Soitissaid.

AlMualim:Soitis!Butyoumyson,havenotfoundinnerpeace!
Itmanifests

inuglyways!Youarearrogantandoverconfident.

Altair:Wereyounottheonetosay"nothingistrueand
everythingis

permitted?"

AlMualim:Youdonotunderstandthetruemeaningofthephrase,
mychild.It

doesnotgrantyouthefreedomtodoasyouwish,it
isaknowledge

meanttoguideyoursenses.Itexpectsawisdomyou
clearlylack!

Altair:Thenwhatistobecomeofme?
AlMualim:Ishouldkillyouforthepainyoubroughtuponus.
Malikthinksit

onlyfairyourlifeinexchangeforhisbrother's.
Butthiswould

beawasteofmytimeandyourtalents.You'llsee
thatyou'vebeen

strippedofyourpositions.Yourrankaswell.Youare
anovice,a

childoncemore,asyouwereonthedayyoufirst
joinedourorder.

Iamofferingyouachanceatredemption.You'llearn
yourwayback

intotheBrotherhood.

Altair:Iassumeyouhavesomethingplanned.

AlMualim:Firstyoumustprovetomeyourememberhowtobean
Assassin.

Altair:Soyou'dhavemetakealife?

AlMualim:No.Notyet,atleast.Fornowyouaretobecomea
studentonce

again.

Altair:Thereisnoneedforthis!

AlMualim:Otherstrackedyourtargetsforyou,butnomore.From
todayonyou
willtrackthemyourself.

Altair:Ifthisiswhatyouwish.

AlMualim:Itis.

Altair:ThentellmewhatitisImustdo.

AlMualim:Wehavebeenbetrayed.SomeonewasassistingRobertde
Sable.Oneof

ourown.Youmustfindhimandbringhimherefor
questioning.

Altair:Whatcanyoutellmeofthetraitor?

AlMualim:Ah,butthat'sjustit.I'vegivenyouallIwill.The
restisupto

you.

[ALTAIRleavesthelibrary.Hepassesthroughthecourtyard,but
asheattempts

toleavethefortress,anotherASSASSINapproacheshim.]

Assassin:Safetyandpeace,Altair.

Altair:You'reinmyway.
Assassin:Yes,AlMualimhasaskedthatIassistyou...remind
youhowitiswe

huntourprey.

Altair:Iknowhowitworks.

Assassin:Bethatasitmay,Ihavenodesiretodisobey.

Altair:Thenbequick!

Assassin:TheAssassinhavemanytoolsattheirdisposal.

Altair:Yes,yes.Wecaneavesdrop,wecanpickpocket,orwecan
useviolence

tointimidate.

Assassin:Good,thenyouremember.

Altair:Thenyou'dhavemewalkamongsttheothersandlearnwhat
Icanabout

thetraitor?

Assassin:Yes,beginbygoingtothevillagemarket.That'swhere
wefirst

spottedthetraitor.

Altair:Youknowwhoitis?
Assassin:Perhaps...

Altair:Thengivemeanameandlet'sbedonewithit.

Assassin:That'snotthewayitworks.Nowgo,andremember:
beginyousearch

inthevillagemarket.

[ALTAIRexploresthevillageandfindshistarget.Hesitsdown
onanearby

benchtostayinconspicuous.Heremainsatagooddistanceto
listeninonthe

conversationthetargethaswithanothervillager.]

Villager1:IknowwhatIsaw.Masunopenedthegate.Heletthe
Templarsin!

Villager2:ThenyoumusttellAlMualim!

Villager1:Ican't!Masundidnotactalone.Someoneinsidethe
fortress

helpedhim.

Villager2:Whatmakesyousaythis?

Villager1:Heexchangesletterswithsomeoneinside.Thebasket
weavercarries
themforhim.

Villager2:That'snoreasontostaysilent.

Villager1:Ah!Buttheweaverdeliveredhimaletterjustbefore
theattack.

Isuspectitheldtheordertoopenthegate.

Villager2:Thenspeaktotheweaver!HecannameMasun's
accomplice!

Villager1:He'sdisappeared!Hidingforfearofbeingdragged
intothis!

Villager2:Ha!Probablyinsideofoneofhisownbaskets!

[ALTAIRheadstothelocationofthebasketweaver.TheWEAVERis
seenspeaking

withaWOMAN.]

Woman:Please,justone!Welosteverythingintheattackand
havenoplace

tostoreourgrain!

Weaver:I...Ican'trightnow.I'mbusy.

Woman:Isthisabouttheletter?
Weaver:Wwhatletter?

Woman:TheletteryoureceivedwhenIgothere.Badnews?

Weaver:Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.Listen,I'llsee
whatIcando,

butplease,Ineedtobealonerightnow.Comeback
later.

Woman:Asyouwish.

[Cautiously,theWEAVERwalksoffasdoestheWOMAN.ALTAIR
followstheWEAVER

andsilentlygrabsaletterfromhispocket.Theletterinforms
Altairofthe

traitor'slocation.Heheadsinthatdirection.Slowly,thevoice
ofMASUNgets

louderandlouder.]

Masun:Iseethewayyoulookatme.Hearthethingsyousay!A
traitor!Iam

notatraitor!It'sAlMualimwho'sbetrayedus!You'll
see!Soon,all

youreyeswillbeopenedtothetruth!Westanduponthe
threshold

betweenthisworldandthenewone!Abetterplacewhere
allmightlive

asequals!Butmen,likeAlMualim,wouldseethisdream
destroyed!

Tuesday'sattackwasbutafirst,andmorewillfollow
unlessyou

repent!Giveupyourwickedways.Riseupagainstthe
madmanofMasyaf!

Seethroughhislies!

[MASUNleavesthearea.ALTAIRfollowshimtoanisolatedarea
andproceedsto

assaulthim.]

Masun:Enough!Iyield,Iyield!

Altair:Speakquicklythen.I'venointerestinyourgames.Why
didyoubetray

us,andwhodoyouserve?

Masun:WeservetheTemplars.Youshouldtoo.Theircauseis
just.

Altair:We?

Masun:Jamal.Hetoldmeoftheirplans.Askedmetoopenthe
gate.

Altair:Youbetrayedus.We,whocalledyou"brother"andkept
yousafefrom

harm.

Masun:IdidwhatIbelievedwasright.Andifyoumustkillme
forit...sobe
it.Iamnotafraidtodie.

Altair:Yourfateisnotformetodecide.It'sAlMualimwho
willjudge.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.Thesceneshiftstothelibraryofthe
fortress.

ALTAIRhasbroughtMASUNbeforeALMUALIM.]

AlMualim:Youstandaccusedofbetrayingourbrotherhoodand
openingtheway

forourenemies.Howdoyouanswertothesecharges?

Masun:Idenynothing.IamproudofwhatIdid!Myonlyregret
isthatthey

failed.

AlMualim:Iofferyouachancetorepent...torenouncetheevil
inyourheart.

Masun:Itisnotevilinmyheart,buttruth!Iwillnotrepent.

AlMualim:Thenyouwilldie.

[ALMUALIMdrawshisbladeandquicklymurdersMASUN.]

AlMualim:Youdidwell,Altair,andhaveearnedtherightto
carryablade
oncemore.

[ALMUALIMhandshimtheswordjustusedtoendMASUN'Slife.]

Altair:Whatwillbecomeoftheonewhohelpedhim?

AlMualim:Thatremainstobeseen.Somedoilloutofignorance
orfear.These

mencanbesaved.Otherssufferfromcorruptedwills,
theirminds

poisonedandtwisted.Thesemenmustbedestroyed.
Soonenoughwe

willshallseewhatsortJamalis.

Altair:I'vepassedyourtestthen.Whatnow?

AlMualim:Ohmychild,we'veonlyjustbegun.Iholdherea
list.Ninenames

adornit.Ninemenwhoneedtodie.Theyareplague
bringers,

warmakers.Theirpowerandinfluencecorruptsthe
landandensure

theCrusadescontinue.Youwillfindthem.Killthem.
Indoingso,

yousowtheseedsofpeace.Bothfortheregion,and
foryourself.

Inthiswayyoumightberedeemed.

Altair:Ninelivesinexchangeformine.
AlMualim:Amostgenerousoffer,Ithink.Haveyouany
questions?

Altair:OnlywhereIneedbegin.

AlMualim:Verywell.RideforDamascus.Seekouttheblack
marketmerchant

namedTamir.Lethimbethefirsttofall.Besureto
visitthe

city'sAssassinBureauwhenyouarrive.I'lldispatch
abirdto

informtheRafiqofyourarrival.Speakwithhim,
you'llfindhehas

muchtooffer.

[ALMUALIMletsacarrierpigeonloose,anditfliesoutthe
window.]

Altair:Ifyouthinkitbest.

AlMualim:Ido.Besides,youcannotbeginyourmissionwithout
hisconsent.

Altair:Whatnonsenseisthis?Idon'tneedhispermission!It's
awasteof

time!

AlMualim:It'sthepriceyou'vepaidforthemistakesyou've
made!You'll

answernotonlytome,butalltheBrotherhoodaswell
now.

Altair:Sobeit.

AlMualim:Takeyourequipmentandgo.Proveyouarenotyetlost
tous.

[ALTAIRreclaimssomeofhislostequipmentandfastensittohis
robe.He

promptlyleavesthelibrary.AnAssassinCOMBATINSTRUCTORcalls
outtohim.]

Instructor:Altair,itseemsmystudentsdonotfullyunderstand
whatitisto

wieldablade.Perhapsyoucanshowthemwhatyou
know.

[Altairtrainsforawhile,thenleavesthefortressgroundsand
thevillage

entirely,takingahorsetowardDAMASCUS.]

2c.Damascus

[ALTAIRarrivesatthecityofDAMASCUSwherehesavesascholar
whoallowshim

tosneakin.ALTAIRclimbsatowertogetaviewofthecityand
spotsthe

ASSASSIN'SBUREAU.HeheadsthereandisgreetedbytheRAFIQ,an
associate

totheAssassins.]

Rafiq:Altair.It'sgoodtoseeyou.Andinonepiece.

Altair:Youaswell,friend.

Rafiq:I'msorryforyourtroubles.

Altair:Thinknothingofit.

Rafiq:Afewbrothersofyourswerehereearlier,infact.Oof,
ifyou'd

heardthethingsthey'dsaid...I'mcertainyou'dhave
slainthemwhere

theystood.

Altair:It'squitealright.

Rafiq:Yes,you'veneverbeenonefortheCreed,haveyou?

Altair:Isthatall?
Rafiq:I'msorry.SometimesIforgetmyself.Whatbusinessbrings
youto

Damascus?

Altair:AmannamedTamir.AlMualimtakesissuewiththeworkhe
does.I'm

meanttoendit.Nowtellmewheretofindhim.

Rafiq:Surelyyourememberhowtotrackanenemy.

Altair:Ofcourse!Learnwherehewillbeandwhen.Butthatsort
ofworkis

bestleftfor....Iunderstand.

Rafiq:Goandsearchthecity.Determinewhathe'splanningand
whereheworks.

Preparationmakesthevictor.

Altair:Whatcanyoutellmeofhim?

Rafiq:Tamirmakeshislivingasablackmarketmerchant.Sothe
Soukdistrict

shouldbeyourdestination.Iwouldsuggestyouseekout
thefollowing

places:asmallsouknortheastofhere,themadrasahto
oureast.Andin

thegardensnorthofthisBureau.Focusontheseplaces
andheshould

becomewellknowntoyou.
Altair:Iassumeyouwantmetoreturntoyouwhenthisisdone.

Rafiq:Yes.Comebacktome.I'llgiveyouAlMualim'smarker,
andyou'llgive

usTamir'slife.

Altair:Asyouwish.

Rafiq:Remember,Altair,ifyoufindyourselfintrouble,andthe
cityturned

againstyou,returntothebureau.Icanshelteryoufrom
thestorm.Be

warnedthough:ifyourenemiesaretooclose,mydoorwill
remainclosed,

untilyou'velostthem.Doyouunderstand?

Altair:Yes.Tobringtheenemyinsidewouldcompromisethe
Brotherhood.

Rafiq:Verywell.Offyougo.

*Note:Rafiqisatitle,notaname.Theyarescholarsinthe
Assassinorder.

That'swhythereisoneinAcreandDamascus.Theyarenotthe
sameperson.

[ALTAIRleavestheASSASSIN'SBUREAUtosearchtheappointed
locations.After

gatheringenoughintel,hereturnssometimelatertoreportto
theRAFIQ.]

Rafiq:Altair!Welcome,welcome!

Altair:I'vedonewhatyouasked.Nowgivemethemarker.

Rafiq:Firstthingsfirst.Tellmewhatyouknow.

Altair:TamirrulesovertheSoukAlSilaah.Hemakeshisfortune
sellingarms

andarmor,andissupportedbymanyinthisendeavor.
Blacksmiths,

traders,financiers.He'sthelargestdeathdealerinthe
land.

Rafiq:Andhaveyoudevisedawaytoridusofthisblight?

Altair:AmeetingisbeingarrangedatSoukAlSilaahtodiscuss
animportant

sale.Theysayit'sthelargestdealTamirhasevermade.
He'llbe

distractedwithhiswork.That'swhenI'llstrike.

Rafiq:Yourplanseemssolidenough.Igiveyouleavetogo.
[TheRAFIQplacesthemarker,afeather,onthecounter.ALTAIR
takesit.]

Rafiq:LetAlMualim'swillbedone.Youmayresthereuntilyou
areready.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRrestsattheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.
Readytoleave,

hesetsouttowardtheSOUKALSILAAH.There,TAMIRyellsata
MERCHANT.]

Tamir:Yourmenhavefailedtofilltheorder,whichmeansIhave
failedmy

client!

Merchant:Weneedmoretime!

Tamir:Thisistheexcuseofalazyorincompetentman.Whichare
you?

Merchant:Neither.

Tamir:WhatIseesaysotherwise.Now,tellme,whattodointend
todoto

solvethisproblemofours?Theseweaponsareneedednow!

Merchant:Iseenosolution!Themenworkdayandnight,but
your..."client"
requiressomuch,andthedestinationitisa
difficultroute.

Tamir:Wereitthatyoucouldproduceweaponswiththesameskill
youproduce

excuses!

Merchant:I'vedoneallIcan.

Tamir:Itisnotenough.

Merchant:Thenperhapsyouasktoomuch.

Tamir:Toomuch?Igaveyoueverything!Withoutme,youwould
stillbecharming

serpentsforcoin!AllIaskinreturnwasyoufillthe
ordersIbring

you!AndyousayIasktoomuch?Youdaredisrespectme?

Merchant:Please,Tamir.Imeantnoinsult!

Tamir:Thenyoushouldhavekeptyourmouthshut!

[TAMIRdrawshisswordandslashestheMERCHANT.]

Merchant:No!Stop!
Tamir:Stop?I'mjustgettingstarted!

[TAMIRcontinuestoslashattheMERCHANTashespeaks.]

Tamir:YoucameintoMYsouk!StoodbeforeMYmen!Anddareto
insultME?

[TAMIRkillstheMERCHANTandhisbodyfalls.AservantofTAMIR
triestomove

thebody.]

Tamir:No.Leavethebody.Letthisbealessontotherestof
you.Thinktwice

beforeyoutellmesomethingcannotbedone.Nowgetback
towork.

[TAMIRwalksaroundthesouk.Hestopsateachmarketstalland
speakswiththe

merchants.ALTAIRstaysamongstthecrowd,looksforhis
opportunity,andthen

finally,assassinatesTAMIR.]

Altair:Beatpeace.

Tamir:You'llpayforthis.You,andallyourkind.

Altair:Itseemsyou'retheonewhopaysnow,myfriend.You'll
notprofitfrom

sufferinganylonger.
Tamir:Youthinkmeapettydeathdealer,sucklingatthebreast
ofwar?A

strangetarget,don'tyouthink?Whyme,whensomanyothers
dothesame?

Altair:Youbelieveyourselfdifferent,then?

Tamir:Oh,butIam!ForIserveafarnoblercausethanmere
profit.Justlike

mybrothers.

Altair:Brothers?

Tamir:Ah,buthethinksIactalone.Iambutapiece.Aman
withapartto

play.You'llcometoknowtheotherssoonenough.They
won'ttakekindly

towhatyou'vedone.

Altair:Good.Ilookforwardtoendingtheirlivesaswell.

Tamir:Suchpride.Itwilldestroyyou,child.

[TAMIRdiesandALTAIRtakesthefeatheranddrawsitoverthe
wound,coating

itwiththebloodofhisvictim.ALTAIRfleesthesceneand
returnstothe

ASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]
Rafiq:Wordhasreachedmeofyourvictory,Altair.Youhavemy
gratitude,and

myrespect.

Altair:Thankyou.

Rafiq:ItisashamethattheotherAssassinscontinuetohold
youinsuchpoor

regard.

Altair:Rafiq,Idonotcarewhattheothersthinkofme.

Rafiq:Asyouwish,Altair.Youshouldbringnewsofyourvictory
toAlMualim.

I'msurehehasmoreworkforyoutodo.

[TheAnimusskipsahead,thenthescreenfadestowhite.]

2d.AbstergoDay2Evening

[ThescreenshowsDESMOND'Sviewandthenshowshimgettingup
fromtheAnimus.

WARRENVIDICandLUCYstillstandby.]
Vidic:Outofthemachine,Mr.Miles.

Desmond:What'sthematter,Doc?

Vidic:Ms.StillmanisonceagaininsistingIletyourest.

[VIDICleavesthroughthelargedoorway.DESMONDapproaches
LUCY.]

Desmond:So...feelliketellingmewhoputthestickuphisass?

Lucy:Wehaveadeadline.Oneweek.Well,sixdaysnow.

Desmond:Deadline?

Lucy:Ican'ttalkaboutit.

Desmond:Man,putyourselfinmyshoes!I'mbeingheldhostageby
agroupof

scientistsatleastIthinkyou'rescientistsand
forcedtostayall

dayinsomecrazyassmachine.Youwon'ttellmewhat
you'relooking

fororwhyyouwantit,butI'msupposedtobethanking
youfor

keepingmealive.Thisissofucked!Sorry,butitis!

Lucy:Whatdoyouwantmetodo?
Desmond:Hm,let'ssee...Idunno,maybegivemesomeanswers?

Lucy:Ican't.Andit'sbetterthisway.Safer.

Desmond:Saferforwho?

Lucy:Bothofus.

[Theconversationends.DESMONDspeakswithLUCYagain.]

Desmond:Hey,youknowwhat,I'vegotaquestionIthinkyoucan
actually

answer.

Lucy:What'sup?

Desmond:Whyisitthatsometimestheguysinthere,talklike
they'refromthe

future?

Lucy:Thefuture?

Desmond:IImeanthepresent.Now,today,whatever.

Lucy:You'veprobablynoticedEnglishhasbecometheofficial
languageofthe
HolyLand.

Desmond:Yeah,Iwasgonnasay....

Lucy:TheAnimusistranslatingspeechitdeemsvitalintomore
modernEnglish,

soexpectafewanachronisms.Icouldprobablymakeitmore
authentic,

but...youeverreadChaucer?

Desmond:Who?

Lucy:Yeah...Definitelynotforyou.

[Theystartupanotherconversation.]

Desmond:CanyoutellmemoreaboutAbstergo?Whatgoesonhere?
Beyondthe

wholekeepingmeprisonerthing.

Lucy:Abstergoisoneofthelargestpharmaceuticalcompaniesin
theworld.

Theirprimaryfocusisantidepressants.There'ssome
informationonthe

computeroverthere.

Desmond:Butyoualreadysaidthisisn'tabouttestingadrug.So
what'sthe
deal?

Lucy:Idon'tlikewherethisisgoing...

Desmond:Soit'ssafetoassumetheAnimusisnotapartoftheir
publicface.

Lucy:What,youhaven'tseenthecommercials?

Desmond:Ohmygod...shehasasenseofhumor.

Lucy:I'msorry,Desmond,I'vegotalotofworktodo.LikeI
said,ifyou

wannaknowmoreaboutthecompany,takealookatthe
computer.The

telecommunicationsstuffisparticularlyinteresting.

[DESMONDfinallyentershisroomandgoestosleep.Afterthe
screenfadesto

black,thereisanotherflashofwritingthatlookslikeJapanese
characters.]

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3a.AbstergoDay3Morning


[ThescreenfadesbackinandVIDICisstandinginDESMOND'S
room.]

Vidic:Let'sgo,Mr.Miles!Time'swasting.

[VIDICleaves.DESMONDrisesfromhisbedandfollowshim.]

Desmond:Where'sLucy?

Vidic:Oh,don'tworry,she'llbewithussoonenough.

Desmond:Sowhyyoudoingallthis,doc?Whatareyouhopingto
accomplish?

Vidic:Youturnedonthetelevisionlately?Readthenewspaper?

Desmond:Nevercaredmuchforthatstuff.

Vidic:Then,letmesumitupforyou.Theworld'samess.It's
pathetic,

really.You'veseenitfirsthandyourselfathousand
yearsbetweenyou

andyourancestor,andsocietyremainsjustasbarbaric.
Justasstupid.
Desmond:Andyourpointis...?

Vidic:Order,Mr.Miles.Theworldneedsorder.Thatiswhat
we'reworking

towards,andthatiswhatyou'rehelpingustoachieve.

Desmond:[laughs]Youexpectmetobelieveyou'rebuildinga
bettertomorrow?

Vidic:That'sexactlywhatwe'redoing!Thehumanracecallsout
fordirection!

Theywanttoknowwhythey'rehere,whatthey'remeantto
do.Well,

we'regoingtotellthem.Andoncetheyunderstandhowto
livetheir

lives,everythingwillbebetter.

Desmond:Betterhow?

Vidic:Anendtoallconflicts,largeandsmall.Isn'tthatwhat
youAssassins

strivefor?Peace,inallthings?

Desmond:Itoldyou,I'mnotanAssassin.

Vidic:Right,right.

Desmond:[sighs]Istilldon'tseewhereIfitintothings.
Vidic:Intime,Mr.Miles.Intimeyou'llunderstand.Oryou
won't.Idon't

careeitherway,aslongasyoushowuswhereitis.

Desmond:Wherewhatis?

[LUCYenters.]

Lucy:SorryI'mlate.Readytogo?

Vidic:Yes,weare.

[DESMONDlaysdownontheAnimus.]

3b.MasyafPartII

[Thescreenfadesinfromwhite.WeseeALTAIRinthelibraryat
MASYAF.He

standsbeforeALMUALIM.]

AlMualim:You'vedonewell,Altair.AndI'mconfidentthisis
butthefirstof

manysuccesses.
Altair:Tamirspokeasifheknewyouwell.Heimpliedmywork
hadalarger

meaning.

AlMualim:Significancecomesnotfromasingleact,butthe
contextinwhich

itisperformed.Theconsequencesborneofit.

Altair:ThenistheremoreIneedtoknow?

AlMualim:Altair,yourgreatestfailurewasbornofknowingtoo
much.IfI

choosetowithholdinformation,itisonlytoensure
youdonotmake

thesamemistakeasecondtime.

Altair:Isee.

AlMualim:Noyoudon't!Anditwillremainthiswayuntilyou've
learnedyour

lesson!Stillyouhaveperformedcompetently,andas
suchIrestore

arank,andwillreturnapieceofyourequipment.Go
now,either

toAcreorJerusalem.Therearemeninbothcitieswho
requireyour

attention.TheBureauleaderscantellyoumoreof
whatneedstobe
done.

[ALMUALIMreleasestwomorecarrierpigeons.ALTAIRreclaims
moreofhislost

equipmentandleaves.HedepartsMASYAFandheadstoACRE.]

3c.AcreGarnier

[ALTAIRarrivesinACRE.Heclimbsaviewpointtogethis
bearingsandto

locatetheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.Hegoesthereisgreetedbythe
RAFIQinthis

area.]

Rafiq:Ah,Altair.Alittlebirdtoldmeyou'dbepayingavisit.

Altair:AlMualimhasorderedtheexecutionofGarnierde
Naplouseandsohere

Iam.Whatcanyoutellmeabouthim?

Rafiq:HeistheGrandMasteroftheKnightsHospitalier.And
surelykeeps

hisquartersintheirDistrict.Beyondthat,Icannot
say.Isuggest

yousearchthecity,seewhatyoucanlearnfromthe
people.
Altair:TellmewheretheygatherandI'llseewhatIcanfind.

Rafiq:Thepublicgardensnorthofhereorwhat'sleftofthem
areasgooda

placeasanytobegin.There'sanabandonedmarket
northwestaswell

thatmeritswatching.AndMariaofJehoshaphat'sChurchto
thewest

remainsapopularmeetingplace.Thesethreelocations
shouldbe

sufficientforyourneeds.

Altair:Iappreciatetheinformation,Rafiq.Itwillbeputto
gooduse.

Rafiq:Seethatitis.

[ALTAIRgathersinformationinACRE.Hereturnsmuchlatertothe
ASSASSIN'S

BUREAU.]

Rafiq:Altair?HowfaresyoursearchforGarnier?

Altair:Iknowwhenandhowtostrike.

Rafiq:Shareyourknowledgewithme,then.
Altair:HelivesandworksinsidetheOrder'shospital,northwest
ofhere.

Rumorsspeakofatrocitiescommittedwithinitswalls.It
seemsthe

gooddoctorenjoysexperimentingoninnocentcitizens,
mostofthem

kidnappedandbroughtherefromJerusalem.

Rafiq:Clever.Bystealinghissubjectsfromanothercity,he
avoidsarousing

toomuchsuspicionhere.Butbacktothematterathand.
Whatisyour

plan?

Altair:Garnierkeepsmainlytohisquartersinsidethehospital,
thoughhe

leavesoccasionallytoinspecthispatients.It'swhenhe
makeshis

roundsthatIwillstrike.

Rafiq:It'sclearyou'vegiventhissomethought.Igiveyou
leavetogo.

[TheRAFIQplacesthemarkerdownonthecounter.ALTAIRtakes
it.]

Rafiq:RemovethisstainfromAcre,Altair.Perhapsitwillhelp
cleanseyour

own.Resthereuntilyou'rereadytobeginyourmission.
[TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRrests,thenheadstothehospital
whereGARNIER

issupposedtobelocated.Alargecrowdisgatheredthere.]

Man:No,help!Helpme!

[AshirtlessMANrunsoutofadoor,greatlypanicked.]

Man:Helpme!Please!Youmusthelpme!

[TwoAcreguardsrestraintheman.Themaindoorsofthehospital
openand

GARNIERappears.]

Garnier:Enough,mychild!Iaskedyoutoretrievethepatient,
nottokill

him!There,there.Everythingwillbealright.

Man:No!

Garnier:Givemeyourhand.

Man:No,don'ttouchme!Notagain!

Garnier:Castoutthisfear,elseIcannothelpyou.

Man:Helpme,likeyouhelpedtheothers?!Youtooktheirsouls!
Isaw!Isaw!

Butnotmine!No!You'llnothavemine!

[GARNIERslapstheMAN.]

Garnier:Takeholdofyourself!Doyouthinkthisgivesme
pleasure?Doyou

thinkIwanttohurtyou?Butyouleavemenochoice.

[TheMANtriestopullfreeandhisnextwordsaredirectedat
thecrowd.]

Man:Everykindwordmatchedwiththebackofhishand!Alllies
anddeception!

Hewon'tbecontentuntilallbowbeforehim!

Garnier:Youshouldnothavedonethat...Returnhimtohis
quarters!I'llbe

alongonceI'vetendedtotheothers.

Man:Youcan'tkeepmehere!I'llescapeagain!

Garnier:No.Youwon't.Breakhislegs,bothofthem.

[Theguardsstepviolentlyontheman'skneesinaneffortto
bendandbreak

themtheotherway.TheMANscreamsinagony.]
Garnier:Iamsosorry,mychild.Haveyoupeoplenothingbetter
todo?

[TheguardsdragtheMANaway.Garnierleavesaswell.ALTAIR
entersthe

mainroom,wherepatientslieinbedsallover.GARNIERisseen
walkingfrom

onebedtothenext,tendingtothem.ALTAIRcautiouslyavoids
theguardsand

waitsforGARNIERtoturnhisback,andthenstrikes.]

Altair:Letgoyourburden.

Garnier:Ah...I'llrestnow,yes.Theendlessdreamcallstome.
ButbeforeI

closemyeyes,Imustknow...whatwillbecomeofmy
children?

Altair:Youmeanthepeoplemadetosufferyourcruel
experiments?They'llbe

freenowtoreturntotheirhomes.

Garnier:Homes?Whathomes?Thesewers?Thebrothels?Theprisons
thatwe

draggedthemfrom?

Altair:Youtookthesepeopleagainsttheirwill.

Garnier:Yes,whatlittlewilltherewasforthemtohave.Are
youreallyso

naive?Doyouappeaseacryingchildsimplybecausehe
wails?"ButI

wanttoplaywithfire,father!"Whatwouldyousay?"As
youwish."

Ah,butthenyou'danswerforhisburns.

Altair:Thesearenotchildren,butmenandwomenfullgrown.

Garnier:Inbody,perhaps,butnotinmind.Whichisthevery
damageIsought

torepair.IadmitwithoutthePieceofEdenwhichyou
stolefrom

usmyprogresswasslowed.Butthereareherbs,
mixturesandextracts.

Myguardsareproofofthis.TheyweremadmenbeforeI
foundandfreed

themfromtheprisonsoftheirownminds.Andwithmy
death,madmen

willtheybeagain.

Altair:Youtrulybelieveyouarehelpingthem?

Garnier:It'snotwhatIbelieve.It'swhatIknow.

[GARNIERdies.ALTAIRdipsthefeatherinhisbloodandfleesthe
scene.He

returnstotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]
Rafiq:Whatnews,Altair?

Altair:Garnierisdead.

Rafiq:ThenyoushouldreturntoMasyafwithnewsofyour
victory.

Altair:Thereissomethingelse.

Rafiq:Speakitthen!Orwouldyouhavemereadyourmind?

Altair:Whatdoyouthinkhewantedfromthesepeople,thathe
wouldkeepthem

andexperimentonthemashedid?

Rafiq:Yoursisnottoask,buttoact,Altair!Itdoesn'tmatter
whathedid

orwhy.Onlythathe'sdead.

Altair:ButGarnierseemstobelievehewashelpingthesepeople!

Rafiq:Isthatwhatyousaw?

Altair:No.WhatIsawwasnotaplaceofhealing,butofpain.

Rafiq:Thenwhyarewehavingthisconversation?
Altair:I...Idon'tknow.ForgetIspokeofit.

Rafiq:Ialreadyhave.

3d.MasyafPartIII

[Thescreenfadestowhite,thenfadesbackin.WeseeALTAIR
backinMASYAF,

withALMUALIMbeforehim.]

AlMualim:Haveyounewsforme,Altair?

Altair:GarnierdeNaplouseisdead.

AlMualim:Excellent!Wecouldnothavehopedforamore
agreeableoutcome.

Altair:Andyet...

AlMualim:Whatisit?

Altair:TheDoctorinsistedhisworkwasnoble.Andlookingback,
thosewho

weresupposedlyhiscaptivesseemedgratefultotheman.
Notallof

them,butenoughtomakemewonder.Howdidhemanageto
turnenemy

intofriend?

AlMualim:Leaderswillalwaysfindwaystomakeothersobey
them.Andthatis

whatmakesthemleaders.Whenwordsfailtheyturnto
coin.When

thatwon'tdo,theyresorttobaserthings:bribes,
threats,and

otherstypesoftrickery.Thereareplants,Altair,
herbsfrom

distantlands,thatcancauseamantotakeleaveof
hissenses.So

greatarethepleasuresitbrings,menmayevenbecome
enslavedby

it.

Altair:Youthinkthesemenweredrugged,then?Poisoned?

AlMualim:Yes,ifittrulywasasyoudescribeit.

Altair:Herbs.Thisseemsastrangemethodofcontrol.

AlMualim:Ourenemieshaveaccusedmeofthesame.

Altair:Thepromiseofparadise....
AlMualim:Theythinkthere'sagarden,overflowingwithwomen
andpleasure.

ButIdrugyouasGarnierdidhismenandtemptyou
withitsrewards.

Altair:Theydonotknowthetruthofit.

AlMualim:Whichishowitmustbe.

Altair:Butiftheyknewthetruthofitthatallweseekis
peace...!

AlMualim:Thentheywouldnotfearus,andwewouldhavenohold
overthem.Go,

itistimeyoucontinuedwithyourwork.Anotherrank
isrestoredto

you,asisapieceofyourequipment.We'llspeak
againwhenthe

nexthasfallen.

[ALTAIRtakesanotherpieceofequipmentfromthetableandfits
it.Heleaves

thelibrary,thefortress,andMASYAFitself.Heridesfor
JERUSALEM.]

3e.JerusalemTalal

[ALTAIRridesintoJerusalem,sneaksintothecity,climbsa
viewpointand

locatestheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.Heenterstofindanoldfriend.]

Altair:Safetyandpeace,Malik.

Malik:Yourpresenceheredeprivesmeofboth.Whatdoyouwant?

Altair:AlMualimhasasked

Malik:askedthatyouperformsomemenialtaskinaeffortto
redeemyourself.

Sobeoutwithit.

Altair:TellmewhatyoucanabouttheonetheycallTalal.

Malik:Itisyourdutytolocateandassassinatetheman,Altair.
Notmine.

Altair:You'ddowelltoassistme.Hisdeathbenefitstheentire
land.

Malik:Doyoudenyhisdeathbenefitsyouaswell?

Altair:Suchthingsdonotconcernme.
Malik:Youractionsverymuchconcernme!

Altair:Thendon'thelpme.I'llfindhimmyself!

Malik:[sighs]Wait,wait.Itwon'tdohavingyoustumbleabout
thecitylikea

blindman.Betteryouknowwheretobeginyoursearch.

Altair:I'mlistening.

Malik:Icanthinkofthreeplaces.Southofhereinthemarkets
thatlinethe

borderbetweentheMuslimandJewishDistricts,tothe
northnearthe

mosqueofthisdistrict,andeast,infrontofSt.Anne's
Churchclose

totheBabArihagate.

Altair:Isthateverything?

Malik:It'senoughtogetyoustarted,andmorethanyoudeserve.

[ALTAIRleavesanddoeshisjob,gatheringintel.Heeventually
returns.]

Altair:Malik...

Malik:Cometowastemoreofmytime?
Altair:I'vefoundTalal.I'mreadytobeginmymission.

Malik:Thatisformetodecide.

Altair:Verywell.Here'swhatIknow:hetrafficsinhuman
lives,kidnapping

Jerusalem'scitizensandsellingthemintoslavery.His
baseisa

warehouselocatedinsidetheBarbicannorthofhere.As
wespeak,he

preparesacaravanfortravel.I'llstrikewhilehe's
inspectinghis

stock.IfIcanavoidhismen,Talalhimselfshould
provelittle

challenge.

Malik:"Littlechallenge"?Listentoyou!Sucharrogance.

Altair:Arewefinished?AreyousatisfiedwithwhatI've
learned?

Malik:No,butitwillhavetodo.

[MALIKpresentsthefeatherandALTAIRtakesit.]

Malik:Rest,prepare,cryinthecorner...dowhateveritisyou
dobeforea

mission.Onlymakesureyoudoitquietly.
[TheAnimusskipsahead.Altairfinishesrestingandsetsout.He
entersa

ratherinconspicuousbuilding.Thedoorshutsbehindhim.Inside
hefinds

peopletrappedincages.Afigureisseenpassingbywindowsin
thenextroom.]

Talal:Youshouldnothavecomehere,Assassin.

Altair:Whatnow,slaver?

Talal:Donotcallmethat!Ionlywishtohelpthem.AsImyself
washelped.

Altair:Youdonokindnessimprisoningthemlikethis.

Talal:Imprisoningthem?Ikeepthemsafe.Preparingthemforthe
journeythat

liesahead.

Altair:Whatjourney?Itisalifeofservitude.

Talal:[laughs]Youknownothing!Itwasfollytoevenbringyou
here!Tothink

thatyoumightseeandunderstand!

Altair:Iunderstandwellenough!Showyourself!
[AdooropensandALTAIRentersthenextroom.]

Talal:Ah,soyouwanttoseethemanthatcalledyouhere.

Altair:Youdidnotcallmehere!Icameonmyown.

Talal:[laughs]Didyou?Whounbarredthedoor?Clearedthepath?
Didyouonce

raiseyourbladeagainstasinglemanofmine,huh?No.
Allthis,Idid

foryou.Stepintothelightthen,andIwillgrantyou
onefinalfavor.

[ALTAIRstepsintothecenteroftheroom.Numerousarmedmen
dropdownfrom

thesecondfloorandsurroundhim.Momentsafter,TALALstepsout
fromthe

shadowsonthesecondfloor.]

Talal:NowIstandbeforeyou.Whatisityoudesire?

Altair:Comedownhere!Letussettlethiswithhonor!

Talal:Whymustitalwayscometoviolence?ItseemsIcannot
helpyou,foryou

donotwishtohelpyourself.AndIcannotallowmywork
tobe

threatened.Youleavemenochoice.Youmustdie.


[ALTAIRkillsTALAL'Smen,thenclimbsupafterhim.Hechases
himtothe

rooftopsandeventuallystreetsofJerusalem.ALTAIRevadeshis
men,catches

uptoTALALandassassinateshim.]

Altair:You'venowheretorunnow.Shareyoursecretswithme.

Talal:Mypartisplayed.TheBrotherhoodisnotsoweakthatmy
deathwill

stopitswork.

Altair:Whatbrotherhood?

Talal:AlMualimisnottheonlyonewithdesignsupontheHoly
Land.And

that'sallyou'llhavefromme.

Altair:Thenwearefinished.Begforgivenessfromyourgod.

Talal:He'slongabandonedus.LongabandonedthemenandwomenI
tookintomy

arms.

Altair:Whatdoyoumean?

Talal:Beggars,whores,addicts,lepers.Dotheystrikeyouas
properslaves?

Unfitforeventhemostmenialtasks?No.Itookthemnot
tosell,but

tosave!Andyetyou'dkillusall,fornootherreason
thanitwas

askedofyou.

Altair:No,youprofitfromthewar,fromliveslostandbroken.

Talal:Yes,youwouldthinkthat,asignorantasyouare.War
definedme.They

sayit'swhatyourkinddobest.Doyouseetheironyin
allthis?No,

notyetitseems.Butyouwill...

[TALALdiesandALTAIRsmearsthefeatherinhisblood.Heleaves
thescene

andreturnstotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Malik:Altair!Wonderfultoseeyoureturntous!Andhowfared
themission?

Altair:Thedeedisdone.Talalisdead.

Malik:Oh,Iknow,Iknow.Infact,theentirecityknows!Have
youforgotten

themeaningofsubtlety?!

Altair:AskilledAssassinensureshisworkisnoticedbythe
many.

Malik:No,askilledAssassinmaintainscontrolofhis
environment!

Altair:Wecanarguethedetailsallyou'dlike,Malik,butthe
factremains

I'veaccomplishedthetasksettomebyAlMualim.

Malik:Gothen.Returntotheoldman.Letusseewithwhomhe
sides.

Altair:YouandIareonthesameside,Malik.

[Silence.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

3f.AbstergoDay3Evening

[WeseethemainroomatABSTERGOagain.Thefirstvoiceheardis
thatof

VIDIC.]

Vidic:Goddamnit!What'stheproblemnow?
Lucy:I'mgettingweirdtemperaturereadings.IthinktheAnimus
isoverheating.

Vidic:Christ,it'salwayssomething!Howlong?

Lucy:Toosoontotell.

Vidic:Thesedelaysareunacceptable,Ms.Stillman.Iwant
progressreports

everyhour!

[VIDICleaves.DESMONDstandsupfromtheAnimus.]

Lucy:It'sgonnabeawhile,Desmond.Whydon'tyougoliedown
orsomething,

getsomerest?

[DESMONDtalkstoLUCYmore.]

Desmond:Whyishealwaysyellingatyou?It'shismachine.

Lucy:Histheories...he'snottheonewhobuiltit.

Desmond:Whodid?You?

Lucy:[laughs]No.Abstergohasateamofengineersnotmuch
theydon't
havebutIdidoverseetheassembly.Iguessthat'swhyhe
getssoangry

withme.

Desmond:He'sadick.

Lucy:He'sunderalotofpressure.Weallare...

Desmond:Can'tbelieveyou'redefendingtheguy.

Lucy:Warrensavedmylife.Soithewantstoyellalittle...
lethim.

Desmond:Whatdoyoumeanhesavedyourlife?

Lucy:You'renottheonlyoncewhodoesn'tgettogohomeat
night.

Desmond:Wait,you'resayingyou'reaprisoner?

Lucy:WhentheyfirstapproachedmeIwasfinishingupmyPhD.
Theuniversity

hadmadeitclearIhadnofuturethere.Theydidn'tlike
thesubjectof

mydoctoratecalledit"pseudoscience."Saidkeepingmeon
would

discreditandembarrassthem.[sighs]Itwasthesame
everywhere.Other

universities,companiesIinterviewedwith.PrettysoonI
wasoutofmoney

andoutoftime.Iwasthisclosetowaitingtables.ThenI
gotaletter...

Desmond:FromVidic?

Lucy:Hesaidhe'dbeenfollowingmycareersinceundergrad.That
hebelieved

inmyworkandwantedtomeettodiscussmyfuture.You
havenoideahow

gooditfelttohearthat.SoImetwithhim.WhatdidI
havetolose?

Desmond:Andheofferedyouajob.

Lucy:Yes.HereatAbstergo.HelpingoutontheAnimusproject.
I'dhavea

chancetotestmytheoriesandprovetheprofessorswrong.
HowcouldI

turnthatdown?

Desmond:ThinkI'mmissingthepartwhereyoubecamea
prisoner...

Lucy:SometimesIwonder...iftheyweren'tbehinditall.If
theymanipulated

events,soI'dgetdesperate.Theycandothat.Theycando
anything.I

didn'tthinkwhenIagreedtocomehere.Theyeventoldme
I'dbetrapped.
Forsixmonthsayearmax.Oncetheprojectlaunched,
there'dbenoneed

forsecrecyanymore.Butuntilthen,I'dbea"guest"of
thecompany.At

least...that'swhattheysaid.

Desmond:AndwhentheAnimuswasready?

Lucy:TheycameinwhileIwassleeping.Threeguys.Guns.They
draggedmeout

ofbed.God.TheworstpartwasIknewthem!Oneguy,
Richard,weate

lunchtogethersometimes!Andnowhewasgonna...Theywere
cracking

jokes.Itriedtopullaway...hehitme.Andthat'swhen
hetoldmeI

wasgoingtodie.

Desmond:Christ.Whatdidyoudo

Lucy:Nothing.Ikepttellingmyselfitwasn'treal.Andthen
Warrenwasthere.

Shoutingatthemtogetawayfromme.Andtheylistened.

Desmond:Jesus...

Lucy:He'snotahappyman,Desmond.Iwouldn'tevensayhe'sa
goodman,but

hesavedmylife.Theynevercameformeagain.Andhe
promisedthey

neverwould.

Desmond:You'restillstuckhereworkingforthesenutjobs.

Lucy:ButI'malive.Anyway,IreallydoneedtogettheAnimus
repaired.I'll

seeyoutomorrow,Desmond.

[DESMONDleavesandgoestohisroom.Henoticeshisclosetis
open.]

Desmond:Whatthehell?Someone'sbeeninhere!

[Aftersomeinspection,DESMONDlaysdowninbed.Thescreen
fadestoblack.

Writingonceagainflashesonthescreen.Thistimetheyare
mostlyJapanese

characters,butwiththeGreeksymbolforOmegaincluded.]

MemoryBlockFour[0004]

4a.AbstergoDay4Morning

[WeseeDESMONDlayinginhisbed.Thedoortohisroomslides
openandVIDIC

stepsin.]

Vidic:Riseandshine!We'vegotquiteadayaheadofus!

Desmond:You'reinagoodmoodthismorning.(hesitsup)

Vidic:Ms.StillmanhasmadesomemodificationstotheAnimus.
Youshouldbe

abletoremaininsideevenlongernow.

Desmond:Andhelpyouwithyourtreasurehunt...

Vidic:Thisisseriousbusiness,Mr.Miles.Idon'tthinkyou
fullyappreciate

theworkthatAbstergodoes.

Desmond:Maybeit'sbecauseIdon'tactuallyknowwhatyoupeople
do.

Vidic:Wechangetheworld.Everyday,inahundreddifferent
ways.Didyou

knowthateverysinglebreakthroughofthepastmillennia,
beitmedical,

mechanical,orphilosophical,hascomefromAbstergoor
itspredecessors?
Desmond:That'saboldclaim,Doc.Thinkyoumightbe
exaggeratingabit?

Vidic:Notintheslightest!Oh,wecertainlydon'ttakethe
credit.Thatwould

arousefartoomuchsuspicion.Wechooseourbeneficiaries
withgreat

care.

Desmond:Why?

Vidic:Isn'titobvious?Itmeanswe'reincontrol.

Desmond:Buthow?Whatmakesyouguyssospecialsosmart?That
youhappento

inventallthesethingswhilewemeremortalsstumble
aroundlike

idiots?

Vidic:Tobefair,wedon'tinventthem,wefindthem

Desmond:"Find"them?

Vidic:They'regifts,Mr.Miles.Fromthosewhocamebefore.
We'llhaveto

continuethisdiscussionlater.Time'swasting.
[VIDICwalksout.DESMONDfollowshim.]

Lucy:Goodmorning,Desmond.

Desmond:Yeah,hi.

[DESMONDlaysdownontheAnimus.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

4b.MasyafPartIV

AlMualim:Comein,Altair.You'vedonewell.Threeofthenine
laydead,and

forthisyouhavemythanks.Butdonotthinktorest
uponyour

laurels.Yourworkhasjustbegun.

Altair:I'myourstocommand,Master.

AlMualim:KingRichard,emboldenedbyhisvictoryatAcre,
preparestomove

southtowardsJerusalem.Salahuddinissurelyawareof
this.Andso

hegathershismenbeforethebrokencitadelofArsuf.
Altair:Wouldyouhavemekillthemboththen?Endtheirwar
beforeitbegins

inearnest?

AlMualim:No.Todosowouldscattertheirforces,andsubject
theirrealmto

thebloodlustoftenthousandaimlesswarriors.It
willbemanydays

beforetheymeet,andwhiletheymarch,theydonot
fight.Youmust

concernyourselfwithmoreimmediatethreat:themen
whopretendto

governintheirabsence.

Altair:GivemenamesandI'llgiveyoublood.

AlMualim:SoIwill.Abu'lNuquod,thewealthiestmaninDamas,
MajdAddin,

regentofJersusalem,WilliamofMontferrat,liegelord
ofAcre.

Altair:Whataretheircrimes?

AlMualim:Greed,arrogance,theslaughterofinnocents.Walk
amongstthe

peopleoftheircities.You'lllearnthesecretsof
theirsins.Do

notdoubtthatthesemenareobstaclestothepeacewe
seek.
Altair:Thentheywilldie.

AlMualim:Anotherofyouritemsisrestored.Takeit.Seethat
itisputto

gooduse.Returntomeaseachmanfalls,thatwemay
better

understandtheirintentions.

[ALMUALIMletsoutthreemorecarrierpigeons.]

ALMUALIM:AndAltair,takecare.Yourrecentworkhaslikely
attractedthe

attentionofthecityguard.They'llbemore
suspiciousthanthey've

beeninthepast.

[ALTAIRtakeshisequipmentback,equipsit,thenridesfor
DAMASCUS.]

4c.DamascusAbu'lNuqoud

[ALTAIRarrivesinDAMASCUSandreturnstotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU
there.]
Rafiq:Altairmyfriend!Welcome,welcome!Whoselifedoyoucome
tocollect

today?

Altair:HisnameisAbu'lNuquod.Whatcanyoutellmeabouthim?

Rafiq:Oh,themerchantkingofDamascus!Richestmaninthe
city.Quite

exciting,quitedangerous!Ienvyyou,Altair.Well,not
whereyouwere

beatenandstrippedofyourrank,butIenvyeverything
else!Oh,except

fortheterriblethingstheotherAssassinssayaboutyou!
Butyes,

asidefromthefailureandthehatred,yes,asidefrom
thosethingsI

envyyouverymuch!

Altair:Idonotcarewhattheothersthinkorsay.I'mhereto
doajob.SoI

askagain:whatcanyoutellmeofthemerchantking?

Rafiq:OnlythathemustbeaverybadmanifAlMualimhassent
youtosee

him.Hekeepstohisownkind,wrappedinthefineryof
thecity'sNoble

District.Abusyman,alwaysuptosomething.I'msureif
youspentsome

timeamongsthistype,you'lllearnallyouneedtoknow
abouthim.

Altair:Andwherewouldyouhavemebeginmysearch?

Rafiq:IfIwereyou,I'dstartwiththeOmayyadMosqueandSouk
Sarouja,both

ofwhicharewestofhere.Furthertothenorthwestis
Salahuddin's

Citadel.It'sapopularmeetingspotandhasproveda
reliablesourceof

loosetonguesinthepast.Yes,thesethreeplacesshould
serveyour

needs.

Altair:Mythanksforyourguidance,Rafiq.I'llreturnwhenI've
gatheredthe

necessaryinformation.

[ALTAIRleaves.HescoursanewdistrictofDAMASCUStouncover
thenecessary

intelonhistarget.Whenfinished,hereturnstotheASSASSIN'S
BUREAU.]

Rafiq:Peacebeuponyou,Altair.HowmayIserveyou?

Altair:I'vedoneasaskedandlearnedallIneedtoknowabout
myprey.

Rafiq:Thenyoumustshareyourknowledgewithme.
Altair:Abu'lNuquodiscorrupttothecoreanddespisedbyhis
owncitizensas

aresult.Itappearshe'sbeenstealingmoneymeantfor
thepeopleof

Damascusandspendingitonhimself.Evenaswespeakhe
flauntshis

greedpreparingforalavishparty.Hisguardsand
servantsshouldhave

theirhandsfulldealingwiththeguests.Theywon'teven
knowI'm

there.

Rafiq:Mostimpressive,myfriend.Theotherssaidyou'dmakea
messofthings,

butnotI,no.Iwassureyou'dcomethroughandcome
throughyouhave.

TheBureau'syourstodowithasyoupleaseuntilyou're
readytobegin.

[TheRAFIQsurrendersthefeatherandALTAIRclaimsit.The
Animusskips

forward.ALTAIRrisesandleavesthebureau,headingforhis
target.Hefinds

himinaverylarge,ostentatiouspalace.ALTAIRinfiltratesit
andentersthe

courtyard.Alargecrowdisgathered,enjoyingsong,dance,and
drinks.The

largefigureofABU'LNUQOUDappearsonthebalconyabove.]

Abu'l:Welcome,welcome!Thankyouallforjoiningmethis
evening.Please,

eat,drink,enjoyallthepleasuresIhavetooffer!Takeyour
time,Iwill

wait.

[Peoplefromthecrowdfilltheircupswithwinefromafountain
anddrink.]

Abu'l:Itrusteverythingistoyour...satisfaction?Good,good.
Itpleasesme

toseeyouallsohappy.Forthesearedarkdays,my
friends,andwe

mustenjoythisbountywhilewestillcan.Warthreatens
toconsumeus

all.Salahuddinbravelyfightsforwhathebelievesin,
andyouare

alwaystheretosupporthimwithoutquestion.Itisyour
generositythat

allowsthiscampaigntocontinue.SoIproposeatoast
then!Toyoumy

dearfriends.You,thathavebroughtustowhereweare
today.Mayyou

begiveneverythingyoudeserve.

[Somecheersemergefromthecrowd.]

Abu'l:Suchkindness!Ididn'tthinkitinyou!You,whohave
beensoquickto

judgeme!Andsocruel.Oh,donotfeignignorance!Doyou
takemefora
fool?ThatIhavenotheardthewordswhisperedbehindmy
back?Well,I

have,andIfearIcanneverforget.ButthisisnotwhyI
calledyou

heretonight,no.Iwishtospeakmoreofthiswar,and
yourpartinit.

Yougiveupyourcoin,quickascanbe,knowingalltoo
wellitbuysthe

deathsofthousands.Youdon'tevenknowwhywefight.
"TheSanctityof

theHolyLand"you'llsay.OrtheevilEnglandnationof
ourenemies.

Buttheseareliesyoutellyourselves![laughs]No.All
thissuffering

isborneoffearandhate!Itbothersyouthattheyare
different,just

asitbothersyouthatIamdifferent!Compassion,mercy,
tolerance.

Thesewordsmeannothingtoanyofyou!Meannothingto
thoseinfidel

invaders,whoravageourlandinsearchofgoldandglory!
Andso,Isay

enough!I'vepledgedmyselftoanothercause.Onethat
willbringabout

anewworldinwhichallpeoplemightlive,sidebyside,
inpeace.A

pitynoneofyouwilllivetoseeit.

[Onemaninthecrowdhunchesover,coughingviolently.He
eventuallycollapses

anddies,presumablypoisonedfromthewine.Severalmorepeople
inthecrowd
alsocollapse.Therestruninterrorwhilearcherstakeaimat
them.]

Abu'l:Killanyonewhotriestoescape!

[Stillhiddeninthepanickedcrowd,ALTAIRmovesquicklytothe
cornerofthe

courtyard,climbingthestructureunseen.HemovesinfromABU'L
NUQOUD'Sright

andapproachedfrombehind,assassinatinghimeasily.]

Altair:Beatpeacenow.Theirwordscannolongerdoharm.

Abu'l:Whyhaveyoudonethis?

Altair:Youstolemoneyfromthoseyouclaimtolead.Sentit
awayforsome

unknownpurpose.Iwanttoknowwhereit'sgoneandwhy.

Abu'l:Lookatme!MyverynatureisanaffronttothepeopleI
ruled.And

thesenoblerobesdidlittlemorethantomuffletheir
shoutsofhate.

Altair:Sothisisaboutvengeancethen.

Abu'l:No,notvengeance,butmyconscience.HowcouldIfinance
awarin

servicetothesamegodthatcallsmeanabomination?
Altair:IfyoudonotserveSalahuddin'scausethenwhose?

Abu'l:Intimeyou'llcometoknowthem.Ithinkperhapsyou
alreadydo.

Altair:Thenwhyhide?Andwhythesedarkdeeds?

Abu'l:Isitsodifferentthanyourownwork?Youtakethelives
ofmenand

women,strongintheconvictionthattheirdeathswill
improvethelots

ofthoseleftbehind.Aminorevil,foragreatergood?We
arethesame.

Altair:No,wearenothingalike.

Abu'l:Ah,butIseeitinyoureyes.Youdoubt.Youcannotstop
us.Wewill

haveournewworld.

[ALTAIRdrapesthefeatheroverABU'LNUQOUD'Swoundandflees
thescene.He

escapestotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Rafiq:Wordhasreachedmeofyoursuccess,Altair.

Altair:Abu'lNuquod'sreignofterrorisatanend.
Rafiq:I'mgladtohearit.

Altair:Hekilledthemthemenandwomenathisparty.Itwas
poisona

coward'stool.Blamedthemforthewar.Saidhewishedto
endit.

Rafiq:Strange.Butthenagainthemerchantkingwasknowntobe
abit...

different.Perhapsthiswassimplyasymptomofhis
madness.

Altair:Perhaps.

Rafiq:Yousoundunconvinced.SpeakwithAlMualimthen;hemay
offerabetter

explanation.

Altair:Yes,we'llseewhathehastosay...

[TheAnimusskipsahead.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

4d.MasyafPartV

[Thescreenfadesbackin.ALTAIRhasreturnedtoMASYAFandonce
again

reportstoALMUALIM,whostandsinthecorner,seeminglyfocused
onfinding

abookfromthebookcase.]

AlMualim:Come,Altair.Speakwithmeamoment.

Altair:Asyouwish.

AlMualim:Wordhasreachedmeofyoursuccess.You'vemy
gratitude,andthat

oftherealm.Freeingthesecitiesfromtheircorrupt
leaderswill

nodoubtpromotethecauseofpeace.

Altair:Canyoureallybesosure?

AlMualim:Themeansbywhichmenrulearereflectedintheir
people.Asyou

cleansethecitiesofcorruption,youhealthehearts
andmindsof

thosewholivewithin.

Altair:Ourenemieswoulddisagree.

AlMualim:Whatdoyoumean?
Altair:EachmanI'veslainhasconfessedstrangewordstome.
Theyarewithout

regret.Evenindeaththeyseemconfidentoftheir
success.Thoughthey

donotadmititdirectly,thereisatiethatbindsthem.
I'msureof

it.

AlMualim:Thereisadifference,Altair,betweenwhatweare
toldtobetrue

andwhatweseetobetrue.Mostmendonotbotherto
makethe

distinction.Itissimplerthatway.Butasan
Assassin,itisyour

naturetonotice,toquestion.

Altair:Thenwhatisitthatconnectsthesemen?

AlMualim:Ah,butasanAssassin,itisalsoyourdutytostill
thesethoughts

andtrustinyourmaster.Fortherecanbenotrue
peacewithout

order.Andorderrequiresauthority.

Altair:Youspeakincircles,master!Youcommendmeforbeing
aware,thenask

menottobe.Whichisit?

AlMualim:Thequestionwillbeansweredwhenyounolongerneed
toaskit.
Altair:Iassumeyoucalledmehereformorethanjustalecture.

AlMualim:[laughs]Verywell.Arankandweaponareagain
restoredtoyou.Two

moreleadersremain.Goandseetoitthattheirrule
isended.

[ALTAIRreclaimsmoreofhislostequipment.Withthat,he
departsMASYAFonce

again,thistimeridingforACRE.]

4e.AcreWilliamofMontferrat

[ALTAIRsneakshiswaywithinthewallsofACREoncemore.He
makeshisway

fortheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Altair:Rafiq.

Rafiq:Wordhasspreadofyourdeeds,Altair.Itseemsyouare
sincereinyour

desiretoredeemyourself.

Altair:IdowhatIcan.
Rafiq:Andsometimesyoudoitwell.Iassumeitisworkthat
reunitesus?

Altair:Yes.WilliamofMontferratismytarget.Whatcanyou
tellmeofthe

manhimself?

Rafiq:WilliamhasbeennamedRegentwhiletheKingconductshis
war.The

peopleseeitasastrangechoicegiventhehistory
betweenRichardand

William'sson,Conrad.ButIthinkRichardratherclever
forit.

Altair:Cleverhow?

Rafiq:RichardandConraddonotseeeyetoeyeonmostmatters.
Thoughthey

arecivilenoughinpublic,therearewhispersthateach
intendsevil

upontheother.Andthen,therewasthatbusinesswith
Acre'scaptured

Saracens.Initswake,Conradhasreturnedtotire,and
Richardhas

compelledWilliamtoremainhereashisguest.

Altair:Youmeanhishostage.
Rafiq:Whateveryouwishtocallit.William'spresencehere
shoulddissuade

Conradfromactingup.

Altair:I'veneverbeenoneforpolitics.

Rafiq:Butsurelyyourealizeyoureveryactionshapesthecourse
ofthis

land'sfuture.Youareapoliticiantoo...inyourown
way.

Altair:Asyouwish.NowwherewouldyousuggestIbeginmy
search?

Rafiq:Richard'scitadelsouthwestofhereorrather,themarket
infrontof

it.You'llfindtheCathedraloftheHolyCrossinthat
directionas

well.It'sapopularplaceandshouldbefilledwith
talkativecitizens.

Finally,trythebordertothewest,wherethechainand
hospitalier

districtsmeet.Thatshouldstartyouonyourway.

Rafiq:Verywell.Iwon'tdisturbyoufurther.

Altair:It'snotroubleatall.

[ALTAIRleavestheASSASSIN'SBUREAUandbeginshissearch,
meetingcontacts

andgatheringintelaroundACRE.Whenfinished,hereturns.]

Rafiq:Altair!Whatbringsyoubacksosoon?

Altair:I'vedoneasaskedandarmedmyselfwithknowledge

Rafiq:Speak,andIwilljudge.

Altair:William'shostislargeandmanymencallhimmaster,but
he'snot

withoutenemies.HeandKingRicharddonotseeeyeto
eye.

Rafiq:It'strue,they'veneverbeenclose.

Altair:Thisworkstomyadvantage.Richard'svisithasupset
him.Oncethe

Kinghasleft,Williamwillretreatintohisfortressto
brood.He'll

bedistracted.That'swhenIwillstrike.

Rafiq:You'resureofthis?

Altair:AssureasIcanbe.Andifthingschange,I'lladapt.

Rafiq:ThenIgiveyouleavetogo.EndthelifeofMontferrat,
thatwemay
callthiscityfree.

[TheRAFIQplacesthefeatherdown.ALTAIRtakesit.]

Altair:I'llreturnwhenthedeed'sbeendone.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.Aftermorerest,ALTAIRsetsoutforthe
fortress.He

slipsinamongstalargecrowdgatheredinfrontoftheentrance.
SeveralACRE

soldiersrunoutandstandguard.KINGRICHARDridesouton
horseback.WILLIAM

OFMONTFERRATwalksalongsidehim.]

Richard:3000souls,William.Iwastoldtheywouldbeheldas
prisoners,used

tobarterforthereleaseofourmen.

William:TheSaracenswouldnothavehonoredtheirendofthe
bargain.Youknow

thistobetrue.Ididyouafavor.

Richard:[laughs]Ohyes,agreatfavorindeed!Nowourenemies
willbethat

muchstrongerintheirconvictions,fightthatmuch
harder!

William:Iknowourenemywell!Theywillnotbeemboldened,but
filledwith
fear!

Richard:Tellme,howisityouknowtheintentionsofour
enemiessowell?You

whoforsakethefieldofbattletoplayinpolitics.

William:Ididwhatwasright,whatwasjust!

[RICHARDcirclesoncearoundWILLIAMonhishorse.]

Richard:YousworeanoathtoupholdtheworkofGod,William.
Butthatisnot

whatIseehere!No,Iseeamanwhohastrampledit!

William:Yourwordsaremostunkind,myliege.IwouldhopeI
mighthaveearned

yourtrustbynow.

Richard:YouareAcre'sRegent,William,settoruleinmystead.
Howmuchmore

trustisrequired?Perhapsyou'dlikemycrown!

William:Youmissthepoint!Butthisisnothingnew!

Richard:MuchasI'dliketowastemydaytradingwordswithyou,
I'veawarto

fight.We'llhavetocontinuethisanothertime.
William:Donotletmedelayyouthen...yourGrace.

[RICHARDridesoffwithhisescort.]

William:Ifeartherewillbenoplaceformenlikehiminthe
newworld.Send

wordthatIwishtospeakwiththetroops.Wemust
ensurethateveryone

isdoingtheirpart.Warnthemthatanynegligencewill
beseverely

punished.Iaminnomoodtobetrifledwithtoday!

Soldier:Yes,mylord!

William:Therestofyou,followme!

[WILLIAMandhismenretreatintothefortress.Thecrowd
disbands.ALTAIR

makeshiswayinsideandtakestotherooftops.Hedispatchesall
thearchers

heencounterswiththrowingknives.Eventually,hemakeshisway
tothearea

aboveWILLIAM'Sprivatequarters,whereheisfoundlecturinghis
troops.]

William:Thisendstoday!Iwillnotsufferfurtherbitterdefeat
athishands!

Forwhetherornotyouseeitandyoushould!thisis
yourfault!
You'vebroughtshameuponusall!Skillanddedication
arewhatwonus

up!Andtheywillberequiredtokeepit!Ihavebeen
trulylenient!

Butnomore!Youwilltrainharderandmoreoften!If
thismeans

missingmeals,missingsleep,sobeit!Andshouldyou
failinthese

tasks,youwilllearnthetruemeaningofdiscipline.
Bringthem

forward.

[TwoSOLDIERSofWilliam'sarebroughtforwardforquestioning.]

William:IfImustmakeexamplesofsomeofyoutoensure
obedience,sobeit.

Thetwoofyoustandaccusedandwhoringanddrinking
whileonduty.

Whatsayyouofthesecharges?

Soldier:No,mylord.Please,wewemeantnoharmbyit.We...we
forgot

ourselves.Itwillnothappenagain.

William:No.Itwon't.

[TheSOLDIERSareexecuted.ALTAIRbeginstodescendfromabove,
slowly.He

remainsunnoticedbythetroops.Whencloseenough,hedropsdown
andhe
assassinatesWILLIAM.]

Altair:Restnow.Yourschemesareatanend.

William:Whatdoyouknowofmywork?

Altair:Iknowthatyouaregoingtomurder,Richard,andclaim
Acreforyour

son,Conrad.

William:[laughs]ForConrad?Mysonisanarse,unfittolead
hishost,let

aloneakingdom!AndRichard,theelseheknowisno
better.Blinded

asheisbyfaithintheinsubstantial.Acredoesnot
belongtoeither

ofthem.

Altair:Thenwho?

William:Thecitybelongstoitspeople.

Altair:Howcanyouclaimtospeakforthecitizens?Youstole
theirfood,

disciplinedthemwithoutmercy,forcedthemintoservice
foryou.

William:EverythingIdidIdidtopreparethemforthenew
world.Stoletheir
food?No,Itookpossession,sothatwhentheleantimes
came,it

mightberationedproperly.[coughs]Lookaround,my
districtis

withoutcrimesavethosecommittedbyyouandyourilk.
Andasfor

theconscription,theywerenotbeingtrainedtofight.
Theywere

beingtaughtthemeritsoforderanddiscipline.These
thingsare

hardlyevil.

Altair:Nomatterhownobleyoubelieveyourintentions,these
actsarecruel

andcannotcontinue.

William:[laughs]We'llseehowsweettheyare,thefruitsof
yourlabors.You

donotfreethecitiesasyoubelieve,butratherdamn
them.Andin

theend,you'llhaveonlyyourselftoblame.You,who
speakofgood

intentions.

[WILLIAMdies.ALTAIRdipsthefeatherinhisbloodandfleesthe
fortress.He

evadesthecityguardandretreatstotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Rafiq:Whatnews?
Altair:WilliamofMontferratisdead.Andwithhim,hisplans
forbetrayal.

Rafiq:You'vedonewell,keepingAcrefromhishands.

Altair:Butwhynow?WhentheCrusadersrequireunitymost?He
could'vewaited.

Rafiq:Waitedforwhat?ForRichardtoreturnanddiscoverhis
schemes?No,it

wastheperfecttimeforhimtostrike.

Altair:Strange...IwassurehemeanttotakeAcreforConrad,
yetheclaimed

thiswasnothisplan.

Rafiq:Youcannottrustthewordsofsnake,whichevenindeath,
producesvenom.

Altair:IshoulddiscussthiswithAlMualim.

Rafiq:Yes,myfriend.MakehasteforMasyaf.Iamsureheis
eagerfornews.

[TheAnimusskipsforward.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

4f.MasyafPartVI


[Thescreenfadesin.WeseeALTAIRonceagainhasreturnedto
MASYAFandstands

beforeALMUALIM.]

AlMualim:Come,Altair.Iwouldhavenewsofyourprogress.

Altair:I'vedoneasyou'veasked.

AlMualim:Good,good.Isenseyourthoughtsareelsewhere.Speak
yourmind.

Altair:EachmanI'msenttokillspeakscrypticwordstome.
EachtimeIcome

toyouandaskforanswers,eachtimeyougiveonly
riddlesinexchange.

Butnomore!

AlMualim:Whoareyoutosay"nomore"?

Altair:I'mtheonewhodoesthekilling.Ifyouwantitto
continue,you'll

speakstraightwithmeforonce!

AlMualim:Treadcarefully,boy.Idonotlikeyourtone.

Altair:AndIdonotlikeyourdeception!
AlMualim:Ihaveofferedyouachancetorestoreyourlost
honor.

Altair:Notlost!Taken!Byyou!Andthenyou'vesentmetofetch
itagainlike

somedamneddog!

[ALMUALIMdrawshissword.]

AlMualim:ItseemsI'llneedtofindanother!Ashame...you
showedgreat

potential.

Altair:Ithinkifyouhadanother,you'dhavesenthimlongago.
Yousaidthe

answertomyquestionwouldarisewhenInolongerneeded
toaskit.So

IwillnotaskIdemandyoutellmewhatbindsthese
men!

AlMualim:Whatyousayistrue.Thesemenareconnected,bya
bloodoathnot

unlikeourown.

Altair:Whoarethey?!

AlMualim:[speakingLatin]NonnobisDomine,nonnobis.
Altair:Templars...

AlMualim:NowyouseethetruereachofRobertdeSable.

Altair:Allofthesemen,leadersofcities,commandersof
armies.

AlMualim:Allpledgeallegiancetohiscause.

Altair:Theirworksarenotmeanttobeviewedontheirown,are
they?Butas

awhole.Whatdotheydesire?

AlMualim:Conquest!TheyseektheHolyLandnotinthenameof
God,butfor

themselves!

Altair:WhatofRichard?Salahuddin?

AlMualim:AnywhoopposetheTemplarswillbedestroyed.Be
assuredtheyhave

themeanstoaccomplishit.

Altair:Thentheymustbestopped.

AlMualim:Thatiswhywedoourwork,Altair.Toensureafuture
freeofsuch

things.
Altair:Whydidyouhidethetruthfromme?

AlMualim:Thatyoumightpiercetheveilyourself.Likeany
task,knowledge

precedesaction.Informationlearnedismorevaluable
than

informationgiven.Besides,yourrecentbehaviorhad
notinspired

muchconfidence.

Altair:Isee.

AlMualim:Altair,yourmissionhasnotchanged.Merelythe
contextwithinwhich

youperceiveit.

Altair:Andarmedwiththisknowledge,Imightbetterunderstand
thoseTemplars

thatremain.

AlMualim:Isthereanythingelseyouwanttoknow?

Altair:WhataboutthetreasureMalikretrievedfromSolomon's
Temple?Robert

seemeddesperatetohaveitback...

AlMualim:Intime,Altair,allwillbecomeclear.Justasthe
roleofthe
Templarshasrevealeditselftoyou,sotoowillthe
natureof

theirtreasure.Fornow,takecomfortinthefactthat
itisnotin

theirhands,butours.

Altair:Ifthisisyourdesire.

AlMualim:Itis.Youarerestoredanotherrank.Takebackyour
weapon.Useit

tobringhonortotheBrotherhood.

[ALTAIRpreparestoleave.]

AlMualim:Altair,beforeyougo...?

Altair:Yes?

AlMualim:HowdidyouknowIwouldn'tkillyou?

Altair:Truthbetold,Master,Ididn't.Itookaleapoffaith.

[Onceagain,ALTAIRreclaimsmoreofhislostequipment.He
departsthe

fortressandMASYAF.HeridesforJERUSALEMagain.]
4g.JerusalemMajdAddin

[Asusual,ALTAIRinfiltratesthecity.Hemakeshiswaywithout
hastetothe

ASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Altair:Safetyandpeace,Malik.

Malik:Wereitthatthecitywaspossessedofeither.Whydoyou
troubleme

today?

Altair:AlMualimhasmarkedMajdAddinfordeath.Whatcanyou
tellmeabout

him?

Malik:Salahuddin'sabsencehasleftthecitywithoutaproper
leader,and

MajdAddinhasappointedhimselftoplaythepart.Fear
andintimidation

gethimwhathewants.Hehasnotrueclaimtothe
position.

Altair:Thatendstoday.

Malik:Youspeaktooreadily.Thisisnotsomeslaverwe're
discussing.He
rulesJerusalemandiswellprotectedbecauseofit.I
suggestyouplan

yourattackcarefully,gettobetterknowyourprey.

Altair:WithyourhelpIwill.Wherewouldyouhavemebeginmy
search?

Malik:What'sthis?You'reactuallyaskingformyassistance
insteadof

demandingit.I'mimpressed.

Altair:Beoutwithit...

Malik:Asyouwish.Here'swhereIwouldlook.First,tothe
southwestnearthe

mosque.Afterthat,headsouthofhere.Therearetwo
locationsthat

mightinterestyou.Thesouthernmostchurchisone.The
otherisinthe

streets,nearasynagogue.

Altair:Thankyouforyourhelp,Dai.

Malik:Don'tfoulthis,Altair.

[ALTAIRdepartsthebureauandbeginshisquestforintel.After
hehasgained

thenecessaryknowledge,hereturnsagaintoMALIKatthe
bureau.]
Malik:Whatnews,novice?

Altair:Iamnotanovice.

Malik:Aman'sskillisdefinedbyhisactions,notthemarkings
onhisrobe.

Altair:Wecantradebarbs,ordoAlMualim'swork.It'syour
decision.

Malik:Thenbeoutwithit!

Altair:JerusalemRegent,MajdAddinisholdingapublic
executionnotfarfrom

here.It'ssuretobewellguardedbutit'snothingI
can'thandle.I

knowwhattodo.

Malik:Andthatiswhyyouremainanovice,inmyeyes.You
cannotknow

anything,onlysuspect.Youmustexpecttobewrong,to
haveoverlooked

something.Anticipate,Altair.HowmanytimesmustI
remindyouofthis?

Altair:Asyouwish.Arewedone?

Malik:Notquite.Thereisonemorething.Oneofthementobe
executedisa

brother,oneofus.AlMualimwishesforhimtobesaved.
Donotworry

abouttheactualrescue;mymenwilltakecareofthat.
Butyoumust

ensureMajdAddindoesnottakehislife.

Altair:Iwon'tgivehimthechance.

Malik:SoIhope.

[MALIKrelinquishesthefeather.ALTAIRtakesitandisonhis
way.TheAnimus

skipsforward.Afterresting,ALTAIRtakesflightforthe
executionsite.A

crowdisgatheredthere.Onthestage,fourprisonersaretied
up.Thecrowd

beginstocheerasMAJDADDINmakeshisentrance.]

Majd:Silence!Idemandsilence!PeopleofJerusalem,hearme
well!Istand

heretodaytodeliverawarning!Therearemalcontents
amongyou!They

sowtheseedsofdiscontent,hopingtoleadyouastray!
Tellme,isthat

whatyoudesire?Tobemiredindeceitandsin?Tolive
yourlivesin

fear?
[Thecrowdroars.]

Majd:Thenyouwishtotakeaction?Yourdevotionpleasesme.
Thisevilmustbe

purged.Onlythencanwehopetoberedeemed!

[TwoMENstandoutinthecrowdandpointfingersatMAJDADDIN.]

Man1:Thisisnotjustice!

Man2:You'venorighttodothat!

Man1:Andallofyoustandidle,complacentinthiscrime!

Man2:Godcurseyouall!

[TheMENchargethestagebutoneisshotbyarrows.Theother
triestorunbut

iscutdownbyaguardofMAJDADDIN.]

Majd:Seehowtheevilofonemanspreadstocorruptothers?They
soughtto

instillfearanddoubtwithinyou!ButIwillkeepyou
safe!Herenow,

arefour,illedwithsin.Theharlot,thethief,the
gambler,theheretic!

LetGod'sjudgmentbebroughtdownuponthemall!
[Thecrowdcheersloudly.]

Majd:Temptress!Succubus!Whore!Shegoesbymanynames,buther
sinremains

thesame.Sheturnedherbackontheteachings...defiled
herbodyto

advancedherstation!Eachmanshetouched...forever
stained!

Woman:Thismansspeakslies!IamheretodaynotbecauseIlaid
downwith

othermen,forIdidnot!HemeanstomurdermebecauseI
wouldnotlay

downwithhim!

Majd:Evennow,offeredredemptions,shecontinuestodeceive!
Sherejects

salvation!Thereisonlyonewaytodealwiththis!

[MAJDADDINkillsthewoman.]

Man:Agameofchancecondemnsmetodeath?Showmewheresucha
thingis

written!Itisnotsinthatcorruptsourcity,butyou!

[MAJDADDINstandssilentforamoment,thenkillshim.ALTAIR
usesscholars

tosneakupclosetothestage,waitingpatientlyforhismoment.
WhenMAJD
ADDINhashisbackturned,hestrikes.]

Altair:Yourworkhereisfinished.

Majd:No,no!Ithadonlyjustbegun!

Altair:Tellme,what'syourpartinallofthis?Doyouintend
todefend

yourselfastheothershaveandexplainawayyourevil
deeds?

Majd:TheBrotherhoodwantedthecity.Iwantedpower.There
was...an

opportunity.

Altair:Anopportunitytomurderinnocents.

Majd:Notsoinnocent.Dissidentvoicescutdeepassteel.They
disruptorder.

Inthis,IdoagreewiththeBrotherhood.

Altair:You'dkillpeoplesimplyforbelievingdifferentlythan
you.

Majd:Ofcoursenot!IkilledthembecauseIcould,becauseit
wasfun!Doyou

knowwhatitfeelsliketodetermineanotherman'sfate?
Anddidyousee

thewaythepeoplecheered?Thewaytheyfearedme?Iwas
likeaGod!

You'dhavedonethesameifyoucould.Suchpower!

Altar:Onceperhaps.ButthenIlearnedwhatbecomesofthosewho
lift

themselvesaboveothers.

Majd:Andwhatisthat?

Altair:Here,letmeshowyou.

[ALTAIRstabsMAJDADDINagainwithhisHiddenBlade,killing
him.Hethen

dipsthefeatherinhisblood.ALTAIRfendsofftheguardsand
thenflees,

returningtotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Altair:Jerusalemneedsanewruler.

Malik:SoIhaveheard.

Altair:What'sthis?Nowordsofwisdomforme?SurelyIhave
failedinsome

spectacularfashion.

Malik:YouperformedasanAssassuinshould,nomore,noless.
Thatyouexpect

praiseformerelydoingastoldhowever,troublesme.
Altair:ItseemseverythingIdotroublesyou.

Malik:Reflectonthat.ButdosoonyourwaybacktoMasyaf.
Yourworkhereis

done.

4h.AbstergoDay4Evening

[WeseethelabatABSTERGOagain.DESMONDbeginstorisefrom
theAnimus.LUCY

andVIDICstandby.]

Desmond:Wedonealready?

Vidic:Getup!

Desmond:Whateveryousay,Doc.

[VIDICwalksawayandhisphonerings.Heanswersit.]

Vidic:I'mendingthesession.I'llberightthere.You'resure
aboutthis?

Yes...No,everything'sDenver.Idon'tseehowhecould
Ofcourse.

Iunderstand.

[VIDIChangsup.]

Vidic:You'reinalotoftrouble,Mr.Miles.

Desmond:What'shisproblem?

Lucy:They'recomingforyou.

Desmond:Who'scomingforme?

Lucy:Assassins.

Desmond:Hey,Ihadnothingtodowiththis!

Lucy:Soundslikethey'remountingsomekindofrescueattempt.
Guessyou're

moreimportantthanyourealize.

Desmond:Man,thingsjustkeepgettingweirderandweirderaround
here.

[VIDICleavesthroughthelargedoor.]

Lucy:Itwasboundtohappen.
Desmond:Whatdoyoumean?

Lucy:ThatlittlefightyourancestorsstartedduringtheThird
Crusade...It

neverended.You'rebeingheldbyTemplars.

Desmond:Vidic'saTemplar?

Lucy:There'snowayyoucouldhaveknown.Theyhideitsowell.
Buttoanswer

yourquestion,Vidicworksforthemwealldo.Abstergois
theircompany.

Desmond:IthoughtTemplarswereolddudeswithfunnyhats,who
sataround

drinkingbeerandplottingworlddominationwithlike
the...lizard

people.

Lucy:No,exceptthepartaboutworlddominationIguess.Look,
Desmond,it's

complicated.HalfthestufftheysayabouttheTemplars
comesfromcrazy

tinfoilhatwearingnutjobs.Theotherhalfis
misinformation

intentionallyproducedbytheTemplarsthemselves.

Desmond:Buttheyarethebadguys,right?
Lucy:Ifthere'sonethingI'velearnedsinceIstartedworking
here,it's

thatthere'snosuchthing.It'sallsorelative.Iguess
thebestway

toexplainitis...whattheywantisgood,buttheway
they'regoing

aboutit...it'sbad,reallybad.

Desmond:Whataretheytryingtodo?

[LUCY'Sphonerings.Shepicksitup.]

Desmond:Lucy?

Lucy:Yes?

Vidic:[onthephone]Ms.Stillman!Ineedtospeakwithyou.Get
uphere,now!

Lucy:Onmyway,Doctor.[hangsup]I'msorry,Desmond,Ihaveto
go.You

shouldturninforthenight.Theanswerstoallofyour
questionsare

rightinfrontofyou.Youjusthavetoknowwheretolook.

[LUCYexits.DESMONDgoestohisroomandlaysdown.Thescreen
fadestoblack.

Weseeaflashofthewallandthesymbolsagain.Theyarethe
samesymbolsas

lasttime.]

MemoryBlockFive[0005]

5a.AbstergoDay5Morning

[DESMONDwakesupashisdoorslidesopen.Hewalksoutintothe
mainroom.

LUCYistendingtotheAnimus.VIDICstandsatthebackofthe
room,hisback

turnedtothem.]

Desmond:Missedyouthismorning,Doc.

Vidic:GetintheAnimus!

[DESMONDdoessay,layingdownontheAnimus.Thescreenfadesto
white.]

5b.MasyafPartVII


[Thescreenfadesbackin.WeseeALTAIRbackinthelibraryat
MASYAF.AL

MUALIMstandsby.HeholdstheTemplartreasure,alargesphere,
inhishand.]

AlMualim:Comein,Altair.Itrustyou'rewellrested,readyfor
your

remainingtrials?

Altair:Iam.ButI'dspeakwithyoufirst.Ihavequestions.

AlMualim:Askthen.I'lldomybesttoanswer.

Altair:ThemerchantkingofDamsascusmurderedthenobleswho
ruledhiscity.

MajdAddininJerusalemusedfeartoforcehispeople
intosubmission.

IsuspectWilliammeanttomurderRichardandholdAcre
withhis

troops.Thesemenweremeanttoaidtheirleaders,
insteadtheychose

tobetraythem.WhatIdonotunderstandiswhy.

AlMualim:Istheanswernotobvious?TheTemplarsdesire
control.Eachman,

asyou'venoted,wantedtoclaimtheircitiesinthe
Templarname.

ThattheTemplarsthemselvesmightruletheHolyLand
andeventually

beyond.Buttheycannotsucceedintheirmission.

Altair:Whyisthat?

AlMualim:TheirplansdependupontheTemplartreasure,the
PieceofEden.But

weholditnow,andtheycannothopetoachievetheir
goalswithout

it.

Altair:Whatisthistreasure?

AlMualim:Itistemptation.

Altair:It'sjustapieceofsilver.

AlMualim:Lookatit!

[ALMUALIMpresentsthePIECEOFEDEN.]

Altair:WhatamIsupposedtosee?

AlMualim:This...pieceofsilvercastoutAdamandEve.It
turnedstaves
intosnakes,partedandclosedtheRedSea.Erisused
ittostart

theTrojanWar,andwithit,apoorcarpenterturned
waterintowine.

Altair:Itseemsratherplainforallthepoweryouclaimithas.
Howdoesit

work?

AlMualim:Hewhoholdsitcommandstheheartsandmindsof
whoeverlooksupon

it.Whoever..."tastes"ofitastheysay.

Altair:AndGarnier'smen?

AlMualim:Anexperiment.Herbsusedtosimulateitseffects,to
bereadyfor

whentheyheldit.

Altair:Talalsuppliedthem.Tamirequippedthem.Theywere
preparingfor

something.Butwhat?

AlMualim:War.

Altair:Andtheothers?Themenwhoruledthecities,theymeant
togatherup

theirpeople,makethemlikeGarnier'smen?
AlMualim:Theperfectcitizens.Theperfectsoldiers.Aperfect
world.

Altair:RobertdeSablemustneverhavethisback.

AlMualim:Solongasheandhisbrotherslive,theywilltry.

Altair:Thentheymustbedestroyed.

AlMualim:WhichiswhatI'vehadyoudoing.Therearetwomore
Templarswho

requireyourattention.OneinAcre,knownasSibrand.
Onein

Damascus,calledJubair.Visitwiththebureau
leaders.They'll

instructyoufurther.

[ALMUALIMsetstwomorepigeonsfree.]

Altair:Asyouwish.

AlMualim:Bequickaboutit.NodoubtRobertdeSable'smade
nervousbyour

continuedsuccess.Hisremainingfollowerswilldo
yourbestto

exposeyou.Theyknowyoucome,themaninthewhite
hood.They'll

belookingforyou.
Altair:Theywon'tfindme.I'mbutabladeinthecrowd.

AlMualim:Here,mygifttoyou.Ingratitudeforthegoodwork
you'vedone.

[ALTAIRreclaimsyetanotherpartofhislostequipment.
Equipped,heleaves

MASYAF,headingforDAMASCUS.]

5c.DamascusJubair

[ALTAIRarrivesatDAMASCUSandpromptlyheadsfortheASSASSIN'S
BUREAU.]

Rafiq:It'stheheroofDamascus!Comein,stayawhile!Tellme
allaboutyour

adventures.

Altair:I'mafraidIdon'thavethetime.

Rafiq:Isee,tooimportantformenow.

Altair:It'snotthat.
Rafiq:No,no.Ofcoursenot.HowmayIserveyouthen?

Altair:AlMualimhasaskedItakethelifeoftheonetheycall
Jubair.

Rafiq:Ah,Salahuddin'schiefscholar.Strangechoiceoftarget
inmyopinion.

ButwhoarewetoquestiontheMaster'swork.I'msurehe
hashis

reasons.

Altair:Thenyou'refamiliarwiththeman?

Rafiq:He'sbeenquitebusythesepastfewdays.Organizingthe
scholarsand

sendingthemintothestreetstopreach.

Altair:Whatdotheyspeakof?

Rafiq:Lightandfire,cleansingsins,apocalypticnonsenseif
youaskme.All

thistalkofpaths,andanewworld.

Altair:Whataboutthisnewworld?

Rafiq:Couldn'tsay.Idon'tpayattentiontotheramblingsof
madmen.Much

toobusywithrealwork.
Altair:Verywell.I'llwalkamongthepeople,seewhatIcan
learn.Where

wouldyousuggestIsearch?

Rafiq:Southofhereyou'llfindanacademyandaguardtower.
They'reboth

goodplacestosearch.There'salsoahospitaltotheeast
youmight

wanttovisit.

Altair:I'llbeginatonce.

Rafiq:Soeager!You'vecertainlychangedandforthebetterI
mightadd.

[ALTAIRleavesthebureau,butreturnsoncehehasscouredthe
nextdistrict

ofthecityandgathersthenecessaryinfoonhistarget.]

Rafiq:WhatnewsAltair?

Altair:I'velearnedmuchaboutmyenemy.

Rafiq:Sharewhatyouknowthen.

Altair:Jubairhasbecomeobsessedwithpurgingthecityofhis
knowledge.
Rafiq:Amostterriblecrime!KnowIseewhyAlMualimwantsyou
toremovehim.

Altair:He'susingthecityscholarstoassisthim.Theygoout
intothe

streets,harassingthepeopleandcollectingalltheir
writtenworks.

Ifearheintendstodestroythemall.

Rafiq:Hemustbestopped!

Altair:That'swhyI'mhere.He'stoholdameetingsoon,atthe
madrasah

ailasah.It'swhereI'llgo.It'swhereI'lltakehis
life.

[TheRAFIQplacesthefeatherdown.ALTAIRtakesit.]

Rafiq:I'llleaveyoualonetoprepare.Bringglorytothe
Brotherhood.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRdepartsthebureauandsneaks
intothe

madrasah.HeseesJUBAIRandsimilarlydressedsubordinates.The
subordinates

aretossingbooksintoaburningpile.Allexceptonewhopleads
withJUBAIR.]
Jubair:Everysingletextinthiscitymustbedestroyed!

Soldier:Myfriend,youmustnotdothis.Muchknowledgerests
withinthese

parchments.Puttherebyourancestorsforgoodreason.

Jubair:Andwhatreasonisthis?

Soldier:Theyarebeacons,meanttoguideus.Tosaveusfromthe
darknessthat

isignorance.

Jubair:No!Thesebitsofpapersarecoveredinlies!Theypoison
yourminds,

andsolongastheyexist,youcannothopetoseethe
worldthewayit

trulyis!

[JUBAIRtriestowalkaway,buthisSOLDIERgetsinhisway.]

Soldier:Howcanyouaccusethesescrollsofbeingweapons?They
aretoolsof

learning!

Jubair:Youturntothemforanswersandsalvation.Yourelymore
uponthem

thanyourselves.Thismakesyouweakandstupid.You
trustinwords,

dropsofink.Doyoueverstoptothinkofwhoputthem
there?Orwhy?

No,yousimplyaccepttheirwordswithoutquestionand
whatifthose

wordsspeakfalsely,astheyoftendo?Thisisdangerous.

[JUBAIRagainwalksaway,buttheSOLDIERonceagaingetsin
frontofhim.]

Soldier:Youarewrong!Thesetextsgivethegiftofknowledge.
Weneedthem!

Jubair:Youloveyourpreciouswritings?You'ddoanythingfor
them?

Soldier:Yes,uh,yes,ofcourse.

[JUBAIRpushestheSOLDIERintothebonfire.TheSOLDIERscreams
inpainand

dies.]

Jubair:Thenjointhem!

Jubair:Anymanwhospeaksasheisjustasmuchathreat.Doany
elseamong

youwishtochallengeme.

Jubair:Good.Yourordersaresimpleenough.Gooutintothe
city,collectany

remainingwritingsandaddthemtothepilesinthe
streets.When

you'redone,we'llsendacarttocollectthem,thatthey
maybe

destroyed.

[JUBAIRandallhismenleave.ALTAIRgoesacrossthedistrict,
defeatinghis

subordinatestostoptheirbookburning.Finally,helocates
JUBAIRhimself.]

Jubair:GoodpeopleofDamascus!Youaredoingtherightthing!
Letuscleanse

thiscityofitspoisonedpast.Thisisarighteousact
andfromthe

flamesshallbebornanewera,oneoftruthandunity,
governedbya

singularwisdom.

[ALTAIRdescendsintotheareaslowly.JUBAIRseeshimandruns.
ALTAIRdoes

notlethimgetfar,andassassinateshim.]

Jubair:Why?Whyhaveyoudonethis?

Altair:Menmustbefreetodowhattheybelieve.Itisnotour
righttopunish

oneforthinkingwhattheydo,nomatterhowmuchwe
disagree.
Jubair:Thenwhat?

Altair:Youofallpeopleshouldknowtheanswer.Educatethem.
Teachthem

rightfromwrong.Itmustbeknowledgethatfreesthem,
notforce.

Jubair:Theydonotlearn.Fixedintheirwaysastheyare.You
arenaiveto

thinkotherwise.Confused.Forwhichthereisbutone
cure.

Altair:You'rewrong.Andthat'swhyyoumustbeputtorest.

Jubair:AmInotunlikethosepreciousbooksyouseektosave?A
sourceof

knowledgewithwhichyoudisagree?Yetyou'rerather
quicktostealmy

life.

Altair:Asmallsacrificetosavemany.Itisnecessary.

Jubair:IsitnotancientscrollsthatinspiretheCrusaders?
Thatfill

Salahuddinandhismenwithasenseofrighteousfury?
Theirtexts

endangerothers,bringdeathintheirwake.Itoo,was
makingasmall

sacrifice.Itmatterslittlenow.Yourdeedisdone,and
soamI.
[JUBAIRdies.ALTAIRpullsoutthefeatherandcoversitinhis
victim'sblood.

Herunsfromtheareaandreturnstothebureau,unscathed.]

Rafiq:Altair!Tellmeyou'vemetwithsuccess?

Altair:Yes.Jubair'sfiresareextinguished.Hislifeaswell.

Rafiq:Excellentnews!Ihadnodoubtyou'dsucceed!

Altair:Youshouldhaveseenit.Thescholarsfollowedhimso
readily.It

wasn'tjustbookstheyfedtofireeither,butanyman
whoopposed

them.

Rafiq:Suchignorancebreedsonlyevil.You'vedonegoodthing
thisday.

Altair:Aswithmyothertargets,hebelievedhewasdoingthe
rightthing.

Clearingapathtoabetterfuture.

Rafiq:Ofcoursehewould.Suchisthelandscapeofamadman's
mind.

Altair:ThethingsI'veseenthesepastfewweeks...It'sasif
alltheland
hasgonemad.

Rafiq:Andthisiswhywefighttoendthewar.Thatsanitymight
return.The

peoplearedesperatefordirection.It'seasyformenlike
Jubairto

preyonthis,andturnthemtowardsevil!Youshouldgo,
Altair.Return

toAlMualim.Tellhimwhatyousaw,lethimknowthegood
you'vedone

thisday.

Altair:Safetyandpeace,Rafiq.

Rafiq:Uponyouaswell.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

5d.MasyafPartVIII

[Thescreenfadesbackin.WereturntoMASYAF.ALTAIR,likemany
timesalready,

standsbeforeALMUALIM.]

AlMualim:Welcomehome,child.Whatnews?
Altair:Anotherofthenamedisputtorest.

AlMualim:Thenitwouldappearyourworkisnearlycomplete,and
yourstatus

restored.

Altair:Aquestion,master.IfImay?

AlMualim:AskandIwillanswer.

Altair:Whythesemen?JubairandSibrand?

AlMualim:Ah,don'tyousee?Theypavethewayforchange.
Ensurethreatsboth

oldandnewarenotgivencausetointervene.

Altair:Toweakenthemistoweakenourenemy.Isupposethat
makessense...

AlMualim:Werethesementocontinuetheirwork,ourworkwould
quicklybe

undone.

Altair:Howisthat?We'vecausedthemmuchgrief.

AlMualim:Westrikeatthearms,yes.Butthisisahydrathat
youface,and
itisquicktoreplacethatwhichissevered.

Altair:Thenweshouldlopoffitsheadandbedonewiththis.

AlMualim:Soon,soon.Weareclose.Onlyonemoremanstands
betweenusand

ourultimategoal.

Altair:Iwillreturntomywork.Thesoonerthislastmandies,
thesoonerI

mightfaceourtrueenemy.

AlMualim:Beforeyougo,Ihaveaquestionforyou.

Altair:Ofcourse.

AlMualim:Whatisthetruth?

Altair:Weplacefaithinourselves.Weseetheworldthewayit
reallyis,and

hopethatonedayallmankindmightseethesame.

AlMualim:Whatistheworldthen?

Altair:Anillusion.Onewecaneithersubmitto,asmostdo,or
transcend.
AlMualim:Whatisittotranscend?

Altair:Torecognizenothingistrueandeverythingispermitted.
Thatlaws

arisenotfromdivinity,butreason.Iunderstandnow
thatourcreed

doesnotcommandustobefree.Itcommandsustobe
wise.

AlMualim:DoyouseenowwhytheTemplarsareathreat?

Altair:Whereaswewoulddispeltheillusion,theywoulduseit
torule.

AlMualim:Yes.Toreshapetheworldinanimagemorepleasingto
them.Thatis

whyIsentyoutostealtheirtreasure.ThatiswhyI
keepitlocked

away.Andthatiswhyyoukillthem.Solongaseven
onesurvives,

sotoodoestheirdesiretocreateanewworldorder.
Takeyour

equipment,seekoutthislastman.Withhisdeath,
RobertdeSable

willatlastbevulnerable.

Altair:Itwillbedone.

AlMualim:Safetyandpeaceuponyou,Altair.
[ALTAIRgrabshisequipment,thensetsout.Hegetsahorseand
ridesforACRE

again.]

5e.AcreSibrand

[OnceinACRE,ALTAIRmakeshasteforthebureau.]

Rafiq:Greetings,Altair!Whatnews?

Altair:AlMualimhasnamedanother.CallshimselfSibrand.

Rafiq:Iamfamiliarwiththeman.Newlyappointedleaderofthe
Knights

Teutonic,heresidesintheVenetianquarter,andruns
Acre'sport.

Altair:I'llstartmyworkatonce.

Rafiq:Herearetheplaceswhereyoushouldfocusyoursearch:on
thedocks

eastofhere,amongtheshipsandtheircrews.Atthe
chapeltothe

northeastnearthecrossoverlookingtheport.Andtothe
north,in

frontofSt.John'sgate.

Altair:Thisismosthelpful.Mythanksfortheguidance.

Rafiq:Altair?

Altair:Yes,Rafiq?

Rafiq:Ioweyouanapology.

Altair:Forwhat?

Rafiq:Fordoubtingyourdedicationtoourcause.

Altair:No.ItwasIwhoerred.Ibelievedmyselfabovethe
creed.Youoweme

nothing.

Rafiq:Asyouwish,myfriend.Goinsafety.

[ALTAIRcoversthenewdistrictofACREtocollectthe
intelligence.Whenhe

haslearnedenough,hereturnstothebureau.]

Rafiq:Greetings,brother.Howfaresyoursearch?
Altair:I'velearnedallthereistoknowaboutmytarget.

Rafiq:Shareyourknowledgewithme,then.

Altair:Sibrandissaidtobeconsumedbyfear,drivenmadbythe
knowledge

thathisdeathapproaches.Hehassealedthedocks
district,andnow

hideswithin,waitingforhisshiptoarrive.

Rafiq:Thiswillmakethingsdangerous.Iwonderhowitishe
learnedofyour

mission...

Altair:ThemenI'vekilled...they'reallconnected.AlMualim
warnedmethat

wordofmydeedshasspreadamongthem.

Rafiq:Beonyourguard,Altair.

[TheRAFIQplacesthefeatherdown.ALTAIRtakesit.]

Altair:Ofcourse,Rafiq.ButIthinkitwillbetomyadvantage.
Fearwill

weakenhim.

[TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRfinishesrestingandsetsoutto
thedocks.A
crowdofpeopleisgathered.Inthecenter,SIBRANDmenacingly
circlesaround

anelderlySCHOLAR.]

Scholar:Youaremistaken,MasterSibrand.Iwouldneverpropose
violence

againstanymananandmostcertainlynotagainstyou!

Sibrand:Soyousay!Andyetnooneherewillvouchforyou!What
amItomake

ofthis?

Scholar:IIliveasimplelife,mylord.Aswithallmenofthe
cloth,itis

notforustocallattentiontoourselves.

Sibrand:Perhaps.Orperhapstheydonotknowyoubecauseyouare
notamanof

Godbutanassassin!

[SIBRANDpushestheSCHOLARdowntohishandsandknees.]

Scholar:Never!

Sibrand:Youwearthesamerobes!

Scholar:Buttheycoverthemselvesaswedo!Itisonlyto
instilluncertainty
andfear;youmustnotgivein!

Sibrand:Areyoucallingmeacoward?!Challengingmyauthority?!
Areyou

perhapshopingtoturnmyownknightsagainstme?!

Scholar:No,no,no!No!IIdon'tunderstandwhywhyyou're
doingthistome!

I'vedonenothingwrong!

Sibrand:[laughs]Idon'trecallaccusingyouofanywrongdoing,
whichmakes

youroutburstratherodd.Isitthepresenceofguilt
thatcompelsa

confession?!

[SIBRANDpusheshimagain.]

Scholar:ButIconfessnothing!

Sibrand:Ah,defianttotheveryend.

Scholar:Whatdoyoumean?

Sibrand:WilliamandGarnierweretooconfident,andtheypaid
forthiswith

theirlives.Iwon'tmakethesamemistake!Ifyoutruly
areamanof
God,thensurelythecreatorwillprovideforyou!Let
himstaymy

hand!

Scholar:You'vegonemad!Willnoneofyoucomeforwardtostop
this?Heis

clearlypoisonedbyhisownfear,compelledtosee
enemieswherenone

exist!

[SIBRANDdrawshissword.]

Sibrand:Seemsthepeoplesharemyconcern.WhatIdo,Idofor
Acre!

[SIBRANDkillstheSCHOLAR.]

Scholar:Agh!

Sibrand:Stayvigilant,men.Reportanysuspiciousactivityto
theguard.I

doubtwe'veseenthelastoftheseAssassins.Persistent
bastards!Now

getbacktowork!

[OneTemplarsoldierhandsSIBRANDhishornedhelm.SIBRAND
leavesandboards

hisboat.Thecrowddisperses.ALTAIRhopsfromthedockstothe
boatsadrift
there.Findingapathofboatsandwoodenstakes,hemakeshis
waynimblyto

SIBRAND'sboatandclimbsthebackofit.]

Sibrand:Fine!Ifnonewillliftahandindefenseofyour
master,I'lltake

careofthisheathenmyself!

[SIBRANDfiresarrows,seeminglywithnointendedtarget.He
turnshisback

andALTAIRclimbsupthesideoftheboatandassassinateshim.]

Sibrand:Please,don'tdothis.

Altair:Youareafraid.

Sibrand:OfcourseIamafraid.

Altair:Butyou'llbesafenow.Heldinthearmsofyourgod.

Sibrand:Havemybrotherstaughtyounothing?Iknowwhatwaits
forme,forall

ofus.

Altair:Ifnotyourgod,thenwhat?

Sibrand:Nothing.Nothingwaits.AndthatiswhatIfear.
Altair:Youdon'tbelieve...

Sibrand:HowcouldIgivenwhatIknow?WhatI'veseen?Our
treasurewasthe

proof.

Altair:Proofofwhat?

Sibrand:Thatthislifeisallwehave.

Altair:Lingerawhilelongerthen,andtellmeofthepartyou
weretoplay.

Sibrand:Ablockadebysea,tokeepthefoolkingsandqueens
fromsending

reinforcements.Oncewe...oncewe...

Altair:ConqueredtheHolyLand?

Sibrand:Freedit,youfool!Fromthetyrannyoffaith.

Altair:Freedom?!Youworkedtooverthrowcities,controlmen's
minds,murdered

anywhospokeagainstyou!

Sibrand:Ifollowedmyorders,believinginmycause,sameas
you.
[SIBRANDdies.ALTAIRtakesthefeatherandmarksitwithhis
blood.Hethen

fightshiswayofftheboatandflees,headingfortheASSASSIN'S
BUREAU.]

Rafiq:Altair!You'vecausedquiteastir.

Altair:I'vedoneasrequested.Sibrand'slifeisended.

Rafiq:Soitis!Soitis!YoushouldrideforMasyafandinform
AlMualimof

yoursuccess.

Altair:Yes...Ishouldreturnandspeaktohim...Ofthisand
otherthings...

Rafiq:Iseverythingalright,myfriend?Youseem...distant.

Altair:It'snothing,Rafiq.Justalotonmymind.

Rafiq:Talktome,then.Letmehelp.

Altair:Ineedtomakesenseofthismyselffirst.Butthankyou
fortheoffer.

Rafiq:Itisthemenyoukill,isn'tit?Youfeel...something
forthem.
Altair:How?

Rafiq:ah,myfriend.Youarenotmeanttoenjoythesegrim
tasks.Regret,

uncertainty,sympathy...Thisistobeexpected.

Altair:Ishouldnotfearthesefeelings?

Rafiq:Youshouldembracethem!Theyarewhatkeepyouhuman.

Altair:WhatifI'mwrong?Whatifthesemenarenotmeantto
die?Whatifthey

meanwell?Misguidedperhaps,butpureinmotive.

Rafiq:IambutaRafiq,Altair,andsuchthingsarebeyondme.
PerhapsAl

Mualimcanhelpyoutomakesenseofit.

Altair:Yes,perhaps.Thankyou,Rafiq.

Rafiq:Itismypleasuretohaveservedwithoneasskilledas
you.

[ALTAIRleaves.Thescreenfadestowhite.]
5f.AbstergoDay5Evening

[ThescenechangestothelabatABSTERGO.WeseeDESMOND'Sview
gettingoutof

theAnimus.Voicesareheardbuttheyaremuffledatfirst.]

Vidic:we'reclose.

Unknown:notalotoftime,Vidic.

Vidic:understandthere'sanarrowmargin,youknow

Unknown:whereverit'shidden...timetoretrieveit

Vidic:workingonit.

Unknown:andwhenit'sdone

Vidic:he'llbetakencareof.

Unknown:Iwantthatprogressreportbytomorrowmorning.

Vidic:I've...gotsomeworkIneedtodo.Soyou'vegottherest
ofthenight

toyourself.
[DESMONDgetsupfromtheAnimus.VIDICleavesbutLUCYstays,
workingonthe

Animus.DESMONDapproachesher.]

Desmond:Ithinkthere'saproblemwiththeAnimus.

Lucy:Nope.It'sworkingfine.

Desmond:I'mprettysureitjustejectedmewhen

Lucy:I'mprettysureyoushouldshutup.

Desmond:Youreadytofinallytellmewhat'sgoingon?

Lucy:Wehavetostopthem,Desmond.Whentheyaccessthatlast
memoryof

yours...they'rejustgettingstarted.Theywannachange
everything:the

waywelive,thewaywethink,thewayweare.You've
gottenthelecture

fromVidicaboutwhat'swrongwiththeworld,howweneed
"order"and

"discipline."Sothey'regoingtogiveittous,onlywe
don'thaveasay

inthematter.

Desmond:How?
Lucy:TheTemplartreasure.

[LUCY'Sphonerings.]

Lucy:Theythinkit

[LUCYanswersherphone.]

Vidic:[onthephone]Ms.Stillman?

Lucy:I'mhere.

Vidic:IneedyoutouploadDesmond'sfilestothedatabase.

Lucy:Gotit.

[LUCYwalkstothebackoftheroomwhereVidic'scomputeris.
Shesitsdown

andstartsusingit.DESMONDfollowsher.]

Desmond:So...what?You'reusingmetofindthisTemplar
treasure?Whatdo

theycallitThePieceofEden?

Lucy:Yes.
Desmond:Well,it'slookinglikeit'satMasyaf,soIdon'tknow
whythey're

wastingallthistimewithme.Whydon'ttheyjustsend
theirpeople

topickitup?

Lucy:Theycan't.It'snotthatsimple.Theartifactfrom
Masyaf...theyhadit.

Itwasdestroyedintheaccident.

Desmond:Thenwhataretheyhopingfrommefrommyancestorto
tellthem?

Lucy:They'rehopinghe'llshowthemwheretheotheronesare.

Desmond:Youmeanthere'smorethanoneofthesethings?!

Lucy:OhDesmond,youhavenoidea.

[LUCY'Sphoneringsagain.Sheanswersit.]

Vidic:[onthephone]Isthereaproblem,Ms.Stillman?

Lucy:No,Warren.Everything'sDenveronmyend.

Vidic:Then...wherearethefiles?
Lucy:I'vegottamovethesefilesbeforehegetssuspicious.
We'lltalkmore

later.

Desmond:Wait,what'sthatmean,"everything'sDenver"?

Lucy:Itmeanseverything'sfine.

Desmond:WhyDenver?

Lucy:It'sareferencetoDenverInternationalAirport.There's
anunderground

facilitythere.It'swheretheaccidenthappened.

[DESMONDreturnstohisroomandlaysdown.Thescreenfadesto
black.Wesee

aflashofthewallandthesamesymbolsasthelasttwotimes.]

MemoryBlockSix[0006]

6a.AbstergoDay6Morning

[VIDICentersDESMOND'Sroom.]

Vidic:Time'swasting,Mr.Miles.

[DESMONDsitsupontheedgeofhisbed.]

Desmond:Yeah,yeah,I'mcoming.

Vidic:We'renearlydone,youknow.

Desmond:Andthenwhat?

Vidic:You'llsee.Maybethey'llevenletyouwatchwhenit
begins.It'snotas

terribleasyouthink.

Desmond:Look,Iknowyou'renotgonnaletmeleave.Sowhynot
tellmewhat's

goingon?Humorme.

Vidic:I'mnotanidiot,Mr.Miles.Ithinkyou'vealready
learnedquiteabit.

Desmond:Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.

Vidic:Ofcoursenot.
Desmond:Alright,letmeaskyousomethingelsethen.

Vidic:Yes?

Desmond:SomeofthestuffI'mseeingintheAnimus...sometimes
itseems

wrong,untrue,likethehistoryisoffsomehow.It
doesn't

Vidic:itdoesn'twhat,Mr.Miles?Matchupwithwhatyouread
onanonline

encyclopedia?Whatyourhighschoolhistoryteachertaught
you?Letme

askyousomething:dothesesupposedexpertshaveaccess
tosecret

knowledgekepthiddenfromtherestofus?

Desmond:Therearebooks,letters,documents,allsortsofsource
materialfrom

backthen.Someofitseemstocontradictwhatthe
Animusisshowing

me.

Vidic:Anyonecanwriteabook,andtheycanputwhateverthey
wantonits

pages.Anything!Usedtobewethoughttheworldwasflat.

Desmond:Somepeoplestilldo.
[DESMONDstandsup.]

Vidic:Yes,andtheypublishbooksaboutit.Orthatthemoon
landingwasa

hoax?Ibelievethere'salsoabookclaimstheworldwas
createdin

sevendays.Abestseller,too.

Desmond:Whereisthisgoing,Doc?

Vidic:ThepointIsuppose,isthatyoushouldn'ttrust
everythingyouhear,

everythingyouread.What'sthatyourancestorssaid?
"Nothingistrue"?

Desmond:"Everythingispermitted."

Vidic:Yes,exactly!It'spartofwhatmakestheAnimusso
spectacular.There's

noroomformisinterpretation.

Desmond:There'salwaysroom.

Vidic:Touch,Mr.Miles.NowthatI'veansweredyourquestion,
canwebegin?

[VIDICandDESMONDenterthelab.LUCYisseenworkingonthe
Animus.DESMOND

laysdownonitandthescreenfadestowhite.]
6b.MasyafPartIX

AlMualim:Comein,mystudent.Wehavemuchtodiscuss.Weare
close,Altair.

RobertdeSableisnowallthatstandsbetweenusand
victory.Itis

hismouthgivestheorders.Hishandpaysthegold.
Withhimdies

theknowledgeoftheTemplartreasure,andanythreat
itmightpose.

Altair:Istilldon'tunderstandhowasimplebitoftreasure
couldcauseso

muchchaos.

AlMualim:ThePieceofEdenistemptationgivenform.Merely
lookatwhatit's

donetoRobert.Oncehetastedofitspower,thething
consumedhim.

Hesawnotadangerousweapontobedestroyed,buta
tool.Onethat

wouldhelphimrealizehislife'sambition.

Altair:Hedreamedofpowerthen?
AlMualim:Yesandno.Hedreamedstilldreamslikeus,of
peace.

Altair:ButthisisamanwhosoughttoseetheHolyLand
consumedbywar!

AlMualim:No,Altair.Howcanyounotseewhenyou'retheone
thatopenedmy

eyestothis?

Altair:Whatdoyoumean?

AlMualim:Whatdoheandhisfollowerswant?Aworldinwhich
allmenare

united.Idonotdespisehisgoal.Ishareit.ButI
takeissuewith

themeans.Peaceissomethingtobelearned,tobe
understood,tobe

embraced.

Altair:Hewouldforceit.

AlMualim:Androbusofourfreewillintheprocess.

Altair:Strange,tothinkofhiminthisway...

AlMualim:Neverharborhateforyourvictims,Altair.Such
thoughtsarepoison,

andwillcloudyourjudgment.
Altair:Couldhenotbeconvinced,then?Toendhismadquest?

AlMualim:Ispoketohiminmyway,throughyou.Whatwaseach
killingifnot

amessage?Buthehaschosentoignoreus.

Altair:Thenthere'sonlyonethinglefttodo.

AlMualim:Jerusalemiswhereyoufacedhimfirst.It'swhere
you'llfindhim

now.Letthisfinalofferinglendyoustrength.

[ALMUALIMreleasesanotherpigeon.]

AlMualim:Go,Altair.It'stimetofinishthis.

[ALTAIRreclaimshislastpieceofequipment,fullyrestoringhis
rank.He

immediatelydepartsMASYAFandridesforJERUSALEM.]

6c.JerusalemRobertdeSable

[ALTAIRarrivesatJERUSALEMandquicklytravelstothe
ASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Malik:Safetyandpeace,Altair.

Altair:Uponyouaswell,brother.

Malik:Seemsfatehasafunnywaywiththings.

Altair:Soit'struethen.RobertdeSableisinJerusalem.

Malik:I'veseentheknightsmyself.

Altair:Onlymisfortunefollowsthatman.Ifhe'shere,it's
becauseheintends

ill.Iwon'tgivehimthechancetoact.

Malik:Donotletvengeancecloudyourthoughts,brother.Weboth
knownogood

cancomeofthat.

Altair:Ihavenotforgotten.Youhavenothingtofear.Idonot
seekrevenge,

butknowledge.

Malik:TrulyyouarenotthemanIonceknew.

Altair:Myworkhastaughtmemanythings,revealedsecretsto
me.Butthere

arestillpiecesofthispuzzleIdonotpossess.

Malik:Whatdoyoumean?

Altair:AllthemenI'velaidtoresthaveworkedtogether,
unitedbythisman.

Roberthasdesignsupontheland,thismuchIknowfor
certain.Buthow

andwhy,whenandwhere...thesethingsremainoutof
reach.

Malik:CrusadersandSaracensworkingtogether?

Altair:Theyarenoneofthesethings,butsomethingelse.
Templars.

Malik:TheTemplarsarepartoftheCrusaderarmy.

Altair:Orsothey'dlikeKingRichardtobelieve.No,theironly
allegiance

istoRobertdeSableinsomemadideathattheywill
stopthewar.

Malik:Youspinastrangetale.

Altair:Youhavenoidea,Malik.Buttellmewherethey'vebeen
seen;Ishould

beafterhimbeforeheslipsaway.
Malik:ThreeplacesIcansayforcertain.Westofhere,near
bothaguardtower

andahospital.Andtothesouthwest,atthechurchofthe
Holy

Sepulchre.Seewhatyoucanlearn.Iwilldothesame.

Altair:I'llbequickasIcan.

Malik:Staysafe,myfriend.

[ALTAIRdeparts.Hecombsthedistrictforintelonhistarget.
Aftersometime,

hereturnstoMALIK.]

Malik:You'vethescentofsuccessaboutyou,brother.

Altair:I'velearnedmuchaboutourenemy.

Malik:Shareyourknowledge,then.Letusseewhatcanbedone
withit.

Altair:RobertandhisTemplarswalkthecity.They'vecometo
paytheir

respectstoMajdAddin.They'llattendhisfuneral,which
meanssowill

I.
Malik:Whatisthis,thatTemplarswouldattendhisfuneral?

Altair:Ihaveyettodivinetheirtrueintentions,thoughI'll
havea

confessionintime.Thecitizensthemselvesaredivided.
Manycallfor

theirlives.Stillothersinsistthattheyarehereto
parley,tomake

peace.

Malik:Peace?!

Altair:Itoldyou.TheothersI'veslainhavesaidasmuchto
me.

Malik:Thatwouldmakethemourallies.Andyetwekillthem.

Altair:Makenomistake,wearenothinglikethesemen.Though
theirgoalsounds

noble,themeansbywhichthey'dachieveitarenot.At
least...that's

whatAlMualimtoldme.

Malik:Sowhatisyourplan?

Altair:I'llattendthefuneralandconfrontRobert.

Malik:Thesoonerthebetter.
Malik:Fortunefavoryourblade,brother.

Altair:Malik.BeforeIgo,there'ssomethingIshouldsay.

Malik:Beoutwithit.

Altair:I'vebeenafool.

Malik:NormallyI'dmakenoargument,butwhatisthis?Whatare
youtalking

about?

Altair:Allthistime,InevertoldyouIwassorry.Toodamn
proud...Youlost

yourarmbecauseofme,lostKadar.Youhadeveryright
tobeangry.

Malik:Idonotacceptyourapology.

Altair:Iunderstand.

Malik:No.Youdon't.Idonotacceptyourapologybecauseyou
arenotthesame

manwhowentwithmeintoSolomon'sTemple.Andsoyou
havenothingto

apologizefor.
Altair:Malik...

Malik:PerhapsifIhadnotbeensoenviousofyou,I...would
nothavebeenso

carelessmyself.I'mjustasmuchtoblame.

Altair:Don'tsaysuchthings.

Malik:Weareone.Aswesharethegloryofourvictories,sotoo
shouldwe

sharethepainofourdefeat.Inthiswaywegrowcloser,
wegrow

stronger.

Altair:Thankyou,brother.

Malik:Restifyouneedto,Altair,thatyoumightbereadyfor
whatlies

ahead...

[TheAnimusskipsahead.Aftermeditating,ALTAIRleavesthe
bureauandheads

forthesiteofthefuneral.Altairentersthecrowdgathered
there.ROBERT

DESABLEisseenstandingnearthePRIEST.]

Crowd:Amen!
Priest:WegatherheretomournthelossofourbelovedMajd
Addin,takentoo

soonfromthisworld.Iknowyoufeelsorrowandpainat
hispassing,

butyoushouldnot.Forjustasweareallbroughtforth
fromthewomb,

sotoomustweallonedaypassfromthisworld.Itis
onlynatural,

liketherisingandthesettingofthesun.Takethis
momenttoreflect

onhislifeandgivethanksforallthegoodhedid.Know
thatoneday

wewillstandwithhimagaininparadise!

[Thereisamomentofsilence.ROBERTseemstonoticeALTAIR.]

Crowd:Amen!

[ROBERTwalksovertothepriestandwhisperssomethingtohim.]

Priest:Asyouknow,thismanwasmurdered!

[ROBERTpoints,directinghisTemplarstostandinformation.]

Priest:Wehavetriedtotrackhiskiller,butithasproved
difficult!These

creaturesclingtotheshadowsandrunfromanywhowould
facethem

fairly.Butnottoday!Foritseemsonestandsamongus!
Hemocksus

withhispresenceandmustbemadetopay!Seizehim!

[ThePriestpointsatAltairandthecrowdnoticeshim.Theyrun
infear.]

Priest:Bringhimforward,thatGod'sjusticemightbedone!

[ALTAIRisexposedandtheTemplarsandROBERTsurroundhim.
Vastlyoutnumbered,

hefendsthemoff,slowlydwindlingtheirnumbersonebyone,
untilonlyheand

ROBERTremain.Whilefighting,itisshownthatROBERTactually
soundslikea

woman.Afterafierceduel,ALTAIRpreparestoassassinatethis
person.]

Altair:Iwouldseeyoureyesbeforeyoudie.

[ALTAIRremovestheperson'shelmet,revealingittobenot
ROBERTDESABLE,

butinstead,MARIATHORPE,afemaleTemplarandabodydouble.]

Maria:Isenseyouexpectedsomeoneelse.

Altair:Whatsorceryisthis?!

Maria:Nosorcery.Weknewyou'dcome.Robertneededtobesure
he'dhavetime
togetaway.

Altair:Soheflees!

Maria:Wecannotdenyyoursuccess.Youhavelaidwastetoour
plans.Firstthe

treasure,thenourmen.ControloftheHolyLandslipped
away.Butthen

hesawanopportunity,toreclaimwhathasbeenstolen,to
turnyour

victoriestoouradvantage.

Altair:AlMualimstillholdsyourtreasure,andwe'verouted
yourarmybefore.

WhateverRobertplans,he'llfailagain.

Maria:Ah,butit'snotjustTemplarsyou'llcontendwithnow.

Altair:Speaksense!

Maria:RobertridesforArsuftopleadhiscasethatSaracenand
Crusaderunite

againsttheAssassins.

Altair:Thatwillneverhappen!Theyhavenoreasonto.

Maria:Hadperhaps.Butnowyou'vegiventhemone.Nineinfact.
Thebodies
you'veleftbehindvictimsonbothsides.You'vemadethe
Assassinsan

enemyincommonandensuredtheannihilationofyour
entireorder.

Welldone.

Altair:Notnine.Eight.

Maria:Whatdoyoumean?

Altair:Youarenotmytarget.Iwillnottakeyourlife.Youare
freetogo,

butdonotfollowme.

Maria:Idon'tneedto.You'realreadytoolate.

Altair:We'llsee.

[ALTAIRunhandsMARIAandsherunsoff.ALTAIRmovesasfastas
hecanand

returnstotheASSASSIN'SBUREAU.]

Altair:Itwasatrap!

Malik:Ihadheardthefuneralturnedtochaos.Whathappened?

Altair:RobertdeSablewasneverhere.Hesentanotherinhis
stead.Hewas
expectingme.

Malik:YoumustgotoAlMualim!

Altair:There'snotime.Shetoldmewherehe'sgone,whathe
plans.IfI

returntoMasyaf,hemightsucceed,andthen,Ifear
we'llbedestroyed.

Malik:Wehavekilledmostofhismen.Hecannothopetomounta
properattack.

Wait...didyousay"she"?

Altair:Yes!Itwasawoman.Strange,Iknow,butthat'sfor
anothertime.For

nowwemustfocusonRobert.Wemayhavethinnedhis
ranksbuttheman

isclever.HegoestopleadhiscasetoRichardand
Salahuddin,to

unitethemagainstthecommonenemy...againstus.

Malik:Surelyyouaremistaken.Thismakesnosense.Thesetwo
menwouldnever

Altair:ohbuttheywould.Andwehaveourselvestoblame.The
menI've

killed,menonbothsidesoftheconflict,menimportant
toboth

leaders.Robert'splanmaybeambitiousbutitmakes
sense,andit
couldwork.

Malik:Look,brother.Thingshavechanged.Youmustreturnto
Masyaf.Wecannot

actwithoutourmaster'spermission.Itcouldcompromise
theBrotherhood.

Ithought...Ithoughtyouhadlearnedthis.

Altair:Stophidingbehindwords,Malik!Youwieldthecreedand
itstenets

likesomeshield.He'skeepingthingsfromus,important
things!You're

theonewhotoldmewecouldneverknowanything,only
suspect.WellI

suspectthisbusinesswiththeTemplarsgoesdeeper.When
I'mdonewith

Robert,IwillrideforMasyafthatwemayhaveanswers.
Butperhaps

youcouldgonow!

Malik:Icannotleavethecity.

Altair:Thenwalkamongstitspeople.Seekoutthosewhoserved
theonesI

slew.Learnwhatyoucan.Youcallyourselfperceptive;
perhapsyou'll

seesomethingIcouldnot.

Malik:Idon'tknow.Imustthinkonthis.
Altair:Doasyoumust,myfriend.Butit'stimeIridefor
Arsuf.Everymoment

Idelay,ourenemygetsonestepaheadofme.

Malik:Becareful,brother.

Altair:Iwillbe.Ipromise.

6d.ArsufRobertdeSable

[ALTAIRleaves.TheAnimusskipsahead.ALTAIRarrivesatthe
battlefieldof

ARSUF.Alongtheway,heisambushedbynumerousCrusaderforces.
Afterfending

offdozensofthem,hefinallyarrivesattheCrusadercamp.The
forcesthere

stophim.KINGRICHARDisseenattheback.]

Crusader:Comenofurther!

Altair:Holdamoment!It'swordsIbring,notsteel.

Richard:Offeringtermsofsurrenderthen?It'sabouttime.
Altair:Youmisunderstand.It'sAlMualimwhosendsme,not
Salahuddin.

Richard:Assassin!Whatisthemeaningofthis?Andbequickwith
it!

Altair:You'veatraitorinyourmidst.

Richard:Andhehashiredyoutokillme?Cometogloataboutit
beforeyou

strike?Iwon'tbetakensoeasily!

Altair:It'snotyouI'vecometokill!It'shim.

Richard:Speakthen!ThatImayjudgethetruth.Whoisthis
traitor?

[ALTAIRisallowedtopass.HestandsbeforeRICHARD.]

Altair:RobertdeSable.

Richard:Mylieutenant?![laughs]

Altair:Heaimstobetray.

Richard:That'snotthewayhetellsit.Heseeksrevengeagainst
yourpeople
forthehavocyou'vewroughtinAcre.AndIaminclined
tosupport

him.Someofmybestmenweremurderedbysomeofyours.

Altair:ItwasIwhokilledthemandforgoodreason!Hearme
out!Williamof

Montferrat:hesoughttousehissoldierstotakeAcreby
force.

GarnierdeNaplouse:hewouldusehisskillsto
indoctrinateand

controlanywhoresisted.Sibrand:heintendedtoblock
theports,

preventingyourkingdomfromprovidingaid.Theybetrayed
you,andthey

tooktheirordersfromRobert.

Richard:Youexpectmetobelievethisoutlandishtale?

Altair:Youknewthesemen,betterthanI.Areyoutruly
surprisedtolearnof

theirillintentions?

Richard:Isthistrue?

[WeseeROBERTDESABLE.Heremoveshishelmet.]

Robert:Myliege.ItisanAssassinthatstandsbeforeus.These
creaturesare

mastersofmanipulation.Ofcourseitisn'ttrue.
Altair:I'venoreasontodeceive.

Robert:Oh,butyoudo!You'reafraidofwhatwillhappentoyour
little

fortress.Canitwithstandthecombinedmightofthe
Saracenandthe

Crusaderarmy?

Altair:MyconcernisforthepeopleoftheHolyLand.IfImust
sacrifice

myselffortheretobepeace,sobeit.

Richard:Thisisastrangeplacewefindourselvesin...eachof
youaccusing

theother.

Robert:Therereallyisnotimeforthis!Imustbeofftomeet
withSaladin

[Salahuddin]andenlisthisaid.Thelongerwedelay,the
harderthis

willbecome.

Richard:Holdamoment,Robert.

Robert:Why?Whatdoyouintend?Surelyyoudonotbelievehim?

Richard:Itisadifficultdecision,oneIcannotmakealone.I
mustleaveit
inthehandsofonewiserthanI.

Robert:Thankyou.

Richard:No,Robert.Notyou.

Robert:Thenwho?

Richard:TheLord.Letthisbedecidedbycombat.SurelyGodwill
sidewiththe

onewhosecauseisrighteous.

Robert:Ifthisiswhatyouwish.

Richard:Itis!

Robert:Sobeit.

[ROBERTputshishelmetbackon.]

Robert:Toarms,Assassin!

[TheTemplarsandROBERTsurroundALTAIR.Seeminglyovermatched,
ALTAIRputs

hisskillstothetest,eliminatingthemonebyone.Slowly,the
hordeis

diminished,untilonlyALTAIRandROBERTstand.Theyduelfora
while,until

ALTAIRtakestheadvantageandwoundshim.ItisthenthatALTAIR
strikes.]

Altair:It'sdonethen.Yourschemes,likeyou,areputtorest.

Robert:[laughs]Youknownothingofschemes.You'rebuta
puppet.Hebetrayed

you,boy,justashebetrayedme.

Altair:Speaksense,Templar,ornotatall!

Robert:Ninemenhesentyoutokill,yes?Theninewhoguarded
thetreasure's

secret.

Altair:Whatofit?

Robert:Itwasn'tninewhofoundthetreasure,Assassin.Not
nine,butten.

Altair:Atenth?!Nonemaylivewhocarrythesecret.Givemehis
name!

Robert:Oh,butyouknowhimwell.AndIdoubtverymuchyou'd
takehislifeas

willinglyasyou'vetakenmine.
Altair:Who?!

Robert:Itisyourmaster,AlMualim.

Altair:ButheisnotaTemplar!

Robert:Didyouneverwonderhowitisthatheknewsomuch?
Wheretofindus,

howmanywenumbered,whatweaspiretoattain?

Altair:HeisthemasteroftheAssassins!

Robert:[speakingFrench]Oui(yes).Masteroflies.YouandI
justtwomore

pawnsinhisgrandgame.Andnow,withmydeath,onlyyou
remain.Do

youthinkhe'llletyoulive,knowingwhatyoudo?

Altair:I'venointerestinthetreasure.

Robert:Ah!Buthedoes!Theonlydifferencebetweenyourmaster
andI,isthat

hedidnotwanttoshare.Ironic,isn'tit?ThatI,your
greatestenemy,

keptyousafefromharm.Butnowyou'vetakenmylife,
andinthe

process,endedyourown.
[ROBERTdies.ALTAIRstandsupasRICHARDandhismensurround
him.]

Richard:Wellfought,Assassin!ItseemsGodfavorsyourcause
thisday.

Altair:Godhadnothingtodowithit.Iwasthebetterfighter.

Richard:Ah,youmaynotbelieveinhim,butitseemshebelieves
inyou.

Beforeyougo,Ihaveaquestion.

Altair:Askitthen.

Richard:Why?Whytravelallthisway,riskyourlifeathousand
times,allto

killasingleman?

Altair:Hethreatenedmybrothersandwhatwestandfor.

Richard:Ah.Vengeancethen.

Altair:No,notvengeance.Justice,thattheremightbepeace.

Richard:Thisiswhatyoufightfor?Peace?Doyouseethe
contradiction?

Altair:Somemencannotbereasonedwith.
Richard:Likethatmadman,Saladin.

Altair:Ithinkhe'dliketoseeanendtothiswarasmuchas
you.

Richard:SoI'veheard,butneverseen.

Altair:Evenifhedoesn'tsayit,it'swhatthepeoplewant,
Saracenand

Crusaderalike.

Richard:Thepeopleknownotwhattheywant.It'swhytheyturn
tomenlikeus.

Altair:Thenitfallstomenlikeyoutodowhatisright.

RichardNonsense!Wecomeintotheworldkickingandscreaming,
violentand

unstable.Itiswhatweare.Wecannothelpourselves.

Altair:No.Wearewhatwechoosetobe.

Richard:Huh!Yourkind,alwaysplayingwithwords.

Altair:Ispeakthetruth!There'snotricktobefoundhere.
Richard:We'llknowsoonenough.ButIfearyoucannothavewhat
youdesire

thisday.Evennow,thatheathenSaladincutsthroughmy
menandI

mustattendtothem.Butperhaps...havingseenhow
vulnerableheis,

hewillreconsiderhisactions.Yes.Intime,whatyou
seekmaybe

possible.

Altair:Youarenomoresecurethanhim.Donotforgetthat.The
menyouleft

behindtoruleinyoursteaddidnotintendtoserveyou
forlonger

thantheyhadto.

Richard:Yes,yes.Iamwellaware.

Altair:ThenI'lltakemyleave.MymasterandIhavemuchto
discuss.Itseems

evenheisnotwithoutfault.

Richard:Heisonlyhuman,asareweall.Youaswell.

Altair:Safetyandpeacebeuponyou.

[ALTAIRwalksaway.Thescreenfadestowhite.]
6e.AbstergoDay6Evening

[WeseeDESMOND'SviewofthelabatABSTERGO.Weseehimgetup
fromthe

AnimusasLUCYstandsbyandVIDICwalksovertohisdesk.]

Vidic:Getup,goddamnit!Listen!

[VIDICpressesabuttononhisdeskthatturnsonaspeaker.We
hearsounds

presumablyfromsomewhereelseinthebuilding.Thesoundsareof
gunshotsand

screams.]

Lucy:Ohno.

Vidic:Seemsyourassassinfriendsfoundus!

Desmond:What?

Vidic:How'dyoudoit,Desmond?

[Thespeakerturnsoff.]

Desmond:Hey!Look,Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout,but
whatever's

goingondowntherehasgotnothingtodowithme!

Vidic:They'rehereforyou,andIsureasshitdidn'tinvite
them!

[VIDICturnstohisdeskagainandturnsonthespeakeron
again.]

Vidic:What'sthesituationdownthere?

[Wehearthegunshotsandscreamsagain.]

Employee:We'retakingheavyfire!

Vidic:Canyoucontainit?OrdoIneedtoevacuatetheprisoner?

Employee:Onlyfiveorsix.We'vegotthemoutnumbered.Coupleof
wounded,but

we'llpullthrough.We'llgetitundercontrol.

[VIDICturnsthespeakeroff.]

Vidic:Goddamnyou,Desmond!Youcouldn'tleavewellenough
alone!

Desmond:ItoldyouIhadnothingtodowiththis!HowwouldI
evencontact
themtelepathy?!Comeon!

Vidic:Doesn'tmatter.They'llbedeadsoonenough.Here,havea
listen.

[VIDICturnsthespeakeronagain.Wehearashortburstof
gunfire,then

silence.]

Employee:Threat'sbeenneutralized.

[VIDICreleaseshisfingeroffthebutton.]

Vidic:Lookslikethecavalrywon'tbecoming.

Desmond:Dunno,Doc,youwerefreakingoutaminuteago.Your
littleresearch

facilitynotassecureasyouthoughtitwas?Worried
they'llbeback

withmore.

Lucy:Idon'tthinkso,Desmond.

Vidic:WhatLucyhereistryingtosayisthattherearen'tany
assassinsleft

tocomeforyou.We'vebeenverybusythispastyear,
huntingdownyour

littleenclaves,your...desertcommunesandwhatnot.I'm
afraidyou're
onyourown.Restup,Mr.Miles.Tomorrowwefinishthis.

[VIDICleavesthroughthelargedoor.DESMONDapproachesLUCYwho
isleaning

againsttheAnimus.]

Lucy:I'msorry,Desmond.

Desmond:Hementionedthedesert.Doyouthink...

Lucy:Theysentateamtherebuttheplacewasdeserted.Idon't
knowwhere

yourparentsare,andIcan'tpromisethey'restillalive,
butIthink

theygotaway.

Desmond:Thanks.Thanksforchecking.

Lucy:It'snotasbadasitseems.

Desmond:Whatareyoutalkingabout?!Theyjustkilledliterally
killedmy

onlychanceofgettingoutofhere!AndthenIfindout
theassassins

areallbutdestroyedandandChrist!Istilldon'tknow
whatthese

peopleareplanning!ButIdoknowtheyplantokillme
whenthey're

done!Iamscrewed,ok?Whatdoyouwantmetodo?
[LUCYraisesherhandtoherchestandbendsherringfinger
backthesignof

theAssassin.]

Lucy:Justtryandhavealittlefaith.

Desmond:You're...!

Lucy:Havefaith.Restup,Desmond.You'regonnaneedtheenergy.

[DESMONDretirestohisroom.Helaysdownandthescreenfades
toblack.There

isaflashofwritingonthewall,showingJapanesesymbolsand
somewordsin

English.]

MemoryBlockSeven[0007]

7a.AbstergoDay7Morning

[Thescreenfadesbackin.VIDICisalreadyinDESMOND'Sroom.]
Vidic:Getup!

[DESMONDgetsup.]

Desmond:Evenearlierthanusual,Doc.

Vidic:I'dliketogetthisoverwithasquicklyaspossible!

Desmond:Ifyousayso.

Vidic:Don'tbesoglum,Mr.Miles.Todayisahistoricday,one
thatwillbe

rememberedforyearstocome.....Rememberedbysomeofus
anyway...

[DESMONDlaysdownintheAnimus.Thescreenfadestowhite.]

7b.ReturntoMasyaf

[ALTAIRarrivesbackatMASYAFatlast.Thevillageisnoticeably
desolate.One

loneVILLAGERisattheentrancetogreetALTAIR.]
Altair:What'shappenedhere?Whereiseveryone?

Villager:GonetoseetheMaster!

Altair:WasittheTemplars?Didtheyattackagain?

Villager:Theywalkthepath...!

Altair:Whatpath?Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Villager:...towardsthelight!

Altair:Speaksense!

Villager:ThereisonlywhattheMastershowsus.Thisisthe
truth!

Altair:You'velostyourmind!

Villager:Youtoowillwalkthepath,oryouwillperish.Sothe
Master

commands.

Altair:ItwasAlMualimwasn'tit?What'shedonetoyou?

Villager:PraisebetotheMasterforhehasledustothelight!
[ALTAIRdeparts,chargingforthefortress.Alongtheway,he
encounterssome

lonevillagerswhospeaksimilarlytothefirstone.Hearrives
attheopen

fieldjustbeforetheentrance.AgroupoffellowAssassinsstand
there

ominously.SomewalkouttowhereALTAIRisbutdonothing.
ALTAIRapproaches

theothers,andthensuddenly,theyallattack.Havingnochoice,
ALTAIRslays

them.SeveralmoreASSASSINSjumpoffthehillandattack.]

Assassin1:AstheMastercommands!

Assassin2:Towardthelight!

Assassin3:Killthetraitor!

Assassin4:FortheMaster!

Assassin5:Hedoesnotwalkthepath!Destroyhim!

[ALTAIRbeginstoslaythemaswell.Afteralongfight,the
remaining

ASSASSINSaresuddenlykilled.WeseeMALIKandseveralother
presumablysane

ASSASSINSonthehillusingthrowingknives.]

Malik:Altair!Uphere!
[ALTAIRjoinsMALIKandhisgroupupthehill.]

Altair:Youpickedafinetimetoarrive.

Malik:Soitseems.

Altair:Guardyourselfwell,friend.AlMualimhasbetrayedus.

Malik:Yes.BetrayedhisTemplaralliesaswell.

Altair:Howdoyouknow?

Malik:AfterwespokeIreturnedtotheruinsbeneathSolomon's
Temple.Robert

hadkeptajournal,filleditspageswithrevelations.
WhatIreadthere

brokemyheart,butitalsoopenedmyeyes.Youwere
right,Altair.All

alongourMasterhasusedus!Wewerenotmeanttosave
theHolyLand

butdeliverittohim.Hemustbestopped!

Altair:Becareful,Malik.Whathe'sdonetotheothers,he'lldo
tousgiven

thechance.Youmuststayfarfromhim.

Malik:Whatwouldyoupropose?Mybladearmisstillstrongand
mymenremain

myown.Itwouldbeamistakenottouseus!

Altair:Distractthesethrallsthen.Assaultthefortressfrom
behind.Ifyou

candrawtheirattentionawayfromme,ImightreachAl
Mualim.

Malik:Iwilldowhatyouask,Dai.

Altair:Themenweface,theirmindsarenottheirown.Ifyou
canavoid

killingthem...

Malik:Yes.Thoughhehasbetrayedthetenetsofthecreed,it
doesnotmean

wemustaswell.I'lldowhatIcan.

Altair:It'sallIask.Safetyandpeace,friend.

Malik:Yourpresenceherewilldeliverusboth.

[ALTAIRandMALIKseparate.ALTAIRheadsintothefortress
grounds.Thegate

shutsbehindhim,sealinghimin.Hegoesupthestairsleading
tothefortress

entrance,wheretheentirevillagehasgathered.Theystand
eerilysilent,

watchingALTAIRashemakeshiswaytotheentrance.]
Altair:Therearesomanyinnocents.Imustbecarefulnotto
harmthem.

[ALTAIRmakeshiswayintothefortress,wherehenoticesthe
backdooris

opened.Withouthesitationheventuresthrough,intotheGARDEN.]

7c.AlMualim

[ALTAIRarrivesattheGARDEN.Thedoorshutsbehindhim.The
areaisempty.

AsALTAIRstepsoutintothecenter,apowerfulforceseizes
controlofhis

body,markedbyagoldenglowaroundhim.]

Altair:No!What'shappening?!

[Thecamerapansup.WeseeALMUALIMonthebalconyhighabove.
Heholdsthe

APPLEOFEDEN.]

AlMualim:So,thestudentreturns!

Altair:I'veneverbeenonetorun!
AlMualim:Neverbeenonetolisteneither!

Altair:Istilllivebecauseofit.

AlMualim:WhatwillIdowithyou?

Altair:Letmego.

AlMualim:Oh,Altair!Ihearthehatredinyourvoice,feelits
heat.Letyou

go?Thatwouldbeunwise.

Altair:Whyareyoudoingthis?

AlMualim:Ifoundproof!

Altair:Proofofwhat?

AlMualim:Thatnothingistrue,andeverythingispermitted!

[ALMUALIMholdstheAPPLEOFEDENhigher.Itglowsevenmore.
Thecamera

startstopandown.]

AlMualim:Come!Destroythebetrayer!Sendhimfromthisworld!
[WeseethephantomsofALTAIR'Sninetargets:TAMIR,GARNIER,
TALAL,ABU'L

NUQUOD,MAJDADDIN,WILLIAM,JUBAIR,SIBRAND,andROBERT.They
arephantoms

createdbytheAPPLEOFEDEN.ALTAIRisreleasedandafight
begins.Oneby

one,hedefeatsthephantoms.Heisthenseizedbythepowerof
theApple

again.]

Altair:Faceme!Orareyouafraid?

AlMualim:Ihavestoodbeforeathousandmen!Allofthem
superiortoyou!And

allofthemdeadbymyhand!Iamnotafraid!

[ALMUALIMstepsdowninfrontofALTAIR,holdinghiswordand
theAPPLEOF

EDEN.]

Altair:Proveit.

AlMualim:WhatcouldIpossiblyfear?LookatthepowerI
command!

[ALMUALIMusesthepoweroftheAppleandcreateseightclones
ofhimself.

TheysurroundandattackALTAIR.Agruelingfightensues.ALTAIR
defeatsthe
clones,thenattacksALMUALIMhimself.Thefightendsabruptly
andonceagain,

ALMUALIMrestrainsALTAIR.]

AlMualim:Haveyouanyfinalwords?

Altair:Youliedtome!CalledRobert'sgoalfoulwhenallalong
itwasyours

aswell!

AlMualim:I'veneverbeenmuchgoodatsharing.

Altair:Youwon'tsucceed!Otherswillfindthestrengthtostand
againstyou!

AlMualim:Andthisiswhysolongasmenmaintainfreewill,
therecanbeno

peace.

Altair:Ikilledthelastmanwhospokeassuch.

AlMualim:Boldwords,boy!Butjustwords!

Altair:Thenletmego.I'llputwordsintoaction.

AlMualim:[laughsloudly]
Altair:Tellme,"Master"...whydidyounotmakemelikethe
otherAssassins?

Whyallowmetoretainmymind?

AlMualim:Whoyouareandwhatyoudoaretwinedtootight
together.Torobyou

ofonewouldhavedeprivedmeoftheother.Andthose
Templarshad

todie.[sighs]Butthetruth,isIdidtry,inmy
study,whenI

showedyouthetreasure.Butyouarenotlikethe
others.Yousaw

throughtheillusion.

Altair:Illusion?

AlMualim:That'sallit'severdone,thisTemplartreasure,this
Pieceof

Eden,thiswordofGod.Doyouunderstandnow?TheRed
Seawasnever

parted,waterneverturnedtowine.Itwasnotthe
machinationsof

EristhatspawnedtheTrojanWar,butthis!Illusions!
Allofthem!

Altair:Whatyouplanisnolessanillusiontoforcemento
followyou

againsttheirwill!

AlMualim:IsitanylessrealthanthephantomstheSaracensand
Crusaders

follownow?Those...cravengodswhoretreatfromthis
worldthat

menmightslaughteroneanotherintheirnames?They
liveamongstan

illusionalready.I'msimplygivingthemanother,one
thatdemands

lessblood.

Altair:Atleasttheychoosethesephantoms.

AlMualim:Ohdothey?Asidefromtheoccasionalconvertor
heretic?

Altair:Itisn'tright.

AlMualim:Ahh.Andnowlogichasleftyou.Initsplaceyou
embraceemotion.

Iamdisappointed.

Altair:What'stobedonethen?

AlMualim:Youwillnotfollowme,andIcannotcompelyou.

Altair:Andyourefusetogiveupthisevilscheme!

AlMualim:Seemsthenthatweareatanimpasse.
Altair:No!Weareatanend!

AlMualim:[sighs]Iwillmissyou,Altair.Youweremyverybest
student.

[ALTAIRandALMUALIMfaceoffforonefinalduel.Eachtime
ALTAIRmakes

contact,ALMUALIMinvokesthepoweroftheAPPLEOFEDEN.He
vanishesand

weakensALTAIRwithitspower.]

AlMualim:Blind,Altair.Blindisallyou'veeverbeen,all
you'lleverbe!

[ALTAIR,strongenoughtopiercethroughthepower,runsthrough
thegarden

despitebeingweakenedandfindsALMUALIM.]

Altair:Mybladeseesforme,AlMualim.Anditcutsthroughthe
darkness.

[Afteranotherhit,ALMUALIMdisappearsagain.Helaughsand
ALTAIRchases

himagain.]

AlMualim:[laughs]

[Anotherhit.]
AlMualim:Curseyou,Altair!

[ALMUALIMvanishes,butreappears.Theyclashagainandthis
time,ALTAIR

gainstheupperhandanddealsthefinalblow.ALMUALIMlays
dying.ALTAIR

laysoverhimlikehisothervictims.ALMUALIMwatchesasthe
APPLEOFEDEN

rollsaway,escapinghisgrasp.]

AlMualim:Impossible!Thestudentdoesnotdefeattheteacher!

Altair:[speakingArabic]Lashai'awaqe'onmutlakbalkollon
mumkin.(Nothing

istrue.Everythingispermitted.)

AlMualim:Soitseems.Youhavewonthen.Go,andclaimyour
prize.

Altair:Youheldfireinyourhand,oldman.Itshouldhavebeen
destroyed.

AlMualim:DestroytheonlythingcapableofendingtheCrusades
andcreating

truepeace?Never.

Altair:ThenIwill.

AlMualim:We'llseeaboutthat.
[Wereturntothegarden.WeseeonlyALTAIRandtheAPPLEOF
EDENacrossfrom

him.Asheapproachesit,hehearsALMUALIM'Svoiceinhishead.
Ashespeaks,

theAPPLEOFEDENbeginstoglowanditdisplaysanimageofthe
Earthasifit

wereaprojector.ALTAIRstandssilentbeforeit.]

AlMualim:Iappliedmyhearttoknowwisdom,andtoknowmadness
andfolly.I

perceivedthatthisalsowaschasingafterwind.For
inmuch

wisdomismuchgrief.Andhethatincreaseth
knowledge,increaseth

sorrow.

[ALTAIRstandssilent,mesmerizedbytheAPPLEOFEDEN.]

AlMualim:Destroyit!Destroyitasyousaidyouwould!

Altair:I...Ican't!

AlMualim:Yes,youcan,Altair.Butyouwon't...

[ALTAIRstandsinfrontoftheAPPLEOFEDENandthedisplayed
imageofthe

Earth.MALIKandtwootherAssassinsrunupandalsobeginto
stareatit.]
Vidic:We'vegotit!

[Thescreenfadestowhite.]

7d.AbstergoFinal

[WereturntoABSTERGO.DESMONDquicklysitsup.]

Desmond:Whatthehellwasthat?

[WeseeLUCYandVIDIC.VIDICspeakstosomeoneUNKNOWNoff
screen.]

Unknown:Well?

Vidic:We'vegotthemap.

Unknown:Howmany?

Vidic:Atleasthalfadozen.

Unknown:Wedon'tneedthemall.
Vidic:Weshouldassumesomeamountofdecay.Ican'timagine
they'llallstill

befunctioning.Atleasttwoappeartoresideonland
massesthatno

longerexist.

Unknown:We'lldispatchteamstoeachsiteanddetermine
viability.Weonly

needone,afterall.

Vidic:Whatabouttherest?

Unknown:Collectthem.Let'snotleaveanythingtochance.Last
thingweneed

issomedamnsurvivormakingtroubleforusinthenew
world.

Vidic:AndtheAssassin?

Unknown:Wehavewhatweneed.Killhim.

Lucy:Wait.

[LUCYstepsforward.]

Lucy:Youknowhowthesethingswork.Idoubtwe'llbeableto
walkrightin.
Unknown:What'syourpoint?

Lucy:Wemightneedhim,hismemories.I'drecommendweholdhim
untilwehave

confirmationthattherearen'tanysurpriseswaitingforus
atthesites.

Vidic:Thisisawasteoftime!

Lucy:Yousaidityourself.Weshouldn'tleaveanythingto
chance.

Unknown:Verywell.Ensurewehavenofurtherneedofhim,then
killhim.

Vidic:Fine!

[Thereissilence.WepresumethatVIDICisdonetalkingwiththe
UNKNOWNman.]

Vidic:Stopunderminingmyauthority!

Lucy:Ijustsavedyourass!

Vidic:Let'sgo!We'vegotalotofworktodo.Don'tgettoo
comfortable,Mr.

Miles.We'llbebackforyousoonenough.
[VIDICandLUCYstarttoleave.DESMONDstandsupandsuddenly
beginsto

experienceEagleVision.Heseesstrangedesignsathisfeet.He
noticesthat

VIDICglowsredandLUCYglowsblue.]

Desmond:Whatthehellisthat?

[DESMONDfindshecanactivateEagleVisionfreely,andheseems
numerous

designs,symbols,letters,andnumbersontheflooraroundthe
lab.Hegoes

intohisroomandwithEagleVision,heseeshiswallisfilled
withwriting

andsymbols.]

Desmond:OhmyGod!Lookslike...isthatblood?Whothehell
weretheykeeping

herebeforeme?Andwhathappenedtohim?Whatdoesit
mean,Iwonder?