A dossier of Folgan and the briefcase recovered from the previous mission are shown.
Chief: Information from Folgan confirms our worst fears; Carmen smuggled a nuclear device through Singapore.
A magnified image of the nuclear device is shown.
Chase: We can't be certain about that yet.
Several more photos of the nuclear device are shown.
Chief: She has it. I'm sure of it.
A magnified shot of one of Folgan's documents is shown, revealing some encrypted coordinates.
Jules: We found encrypted coordinates with Folgan's nuclear intel; it's an unpopulated region in the Siberian Federal District of Russia.
The coordinates are decrypted and the location is marked on a map.
Chief: An aerial reconnaissance run revealed this...
An overhead shot of a building is shown.
Chase: I want to know everything that's going on inside this building. We'll need the others for this one. Ivy and Zack will join us from Russia.
Ivy's and Zack's photos are shown on a map. Markings are shown on a map outlining the plan.
Chase: Agent 13 will infil here with Zack. Ivy and I will be standing by for extraction. Jules will handle comms. You, Player, need to take a break after the Singapore mission.
Archive footage of Russian forces is shown.
Chase: We have no idea how large or prepared their forces are, so use discretion if you have to engage
The overhead photo of the complex is shown again.
Chase: It's time we took a peek behind the Iron Curtain.
["Pencil and Eraser"]
[Agent 13 - Real name: [REDACTED]]
[Siberia, Russia]
[February 20, 2005 - 0730 Hrs]
Jules: I'm not picking up any extra chatter. You are clear, Zack.
Agent 13 and Zack landed in the forest with their parachutes. A helicopter flew overhead.
Zack: Copy that, Jules, keep us posted. Have Ivy and Agent Chase stand by in their positions for extraction.
Agent 13 pulls out their suppressed SR-25.
Zack: Agent 13, follow me and stay in the shadow.
Agent 13 and Zack move forward, crouching under a log.
Zack: 13, I'm picking up Spike Thermal ahead. Looks like we're on the right path.
Jules: The base is just over the next ridge. Get in there, learn what you can, and get out.
Zack: Ah, Jules. I'd planned to stay a while. See the gulag.
Jules: Do that after we learn what Carmen has planned.
Agent 13 and Zack reach a ridge where they can see the complex ahead.
Zack: Look at that real estate. Putin's sons could be hiding anything in there. Snap a picture, ACME will want to see this.
Agent 13 pulls out their camera and snaps a picture of the complex.
Zack: That's what I'm talking about. Time to hunt targets. Sentries high and low. Pick one, 13.
Agent 13 starts engaging guards at the gate. Zack follows suit and begins engaging them as well.
Zack: Beautiful. Come on, we have to find another way to get there. No time for hiding bodies. Take point and head down the slope. I'll provide overwatch from the ridge.
Agent 13 slides down the slope and enters the guard post.
Zack: The Russian weather forecast says it's going to be below zero degrees. That means a blizzard is coming. I'll use my thermal scope so you can sneak through their base without getting caught by the enemy. Snap pictures of anything that looks important. Maps, blueprints, intel, whatever you can find. Just look for anything that might be useful.
Agent 13 picks the door lock leading inside the base and enters it.
Zack: Find a way into the main building. I'll trail and disable the perimeter alarm.
Agent 13 moves forward. A guard comes out of a building.
Zack: Looks like the Kremlin's sentinel patrol is approaching my position. Find a way in. I'll follow around.
Agent 13 moves through the base towards the main building.
Jules: The Kremlin's guys are quiet for now. But I've still no word from Zack. Stay the course and get inside.
Agent 13 moves forward. A BTR drives onto the road and shines its searchlight around, forcing Agent 13 to hide. After this, Agent 13 heads for a guard post leading into the main building. Agent 13 begins picking the lock on the guard post. While picking the lock, a soldier opens the door from the other side.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) What the...?!
The soldier grabs Agent 13 and pulls them into the building.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) Intruder! Where the hell this enemy come from?!
The soldier punches Agent 13, causing them to fall and drop their weapon. The soldier points his gun at Agent 13 and signals another soldier.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) An American rifle. Call for backup! (to Agent 13; in English) Identify yourself!
Zack enters the building and kicks the soldier's hand, causing him to fire and miss. Zack then grabs the soldier by the throat and snaps his neck. Agent 13 grabs the soldier's Makarov PM pistol. The other soldier runs for the alarm. Before he can reach it, both Zack and Agent 13 shoot and kill him.
Zack: Don't scold me. I'm right on time. You must have lost something.
Zack kicked Agent 13's SR-25 back over to them. Agent 13 got up and closed the door.
Zack: Jules, 13 found us a way inside. Moving to the objective.
Jules: Copy. You'd better hurry, son. We're running out of time.
Zack: Pick up the pace, homie. Guards down below. I'll move to the lower deck and engage on your mark.
Zack moves down the stairs and gets into position.
Zack: I'm in position. Let's make them confused.
Agent 13 kills the soldiers ahead.
Zack: Clear. Thanks for your assist.
Agent 13 and Zack move into a doorway and stack up at a door.
Zack: Get ready, there could be a thousand Ivans on the other side of this door. Cover me.
Zack opens the door and takes down a person on the other side, revealing the person to only be a mannequin. Zack stops before he hits the mannequin.
Zack: It's just a mannequin. A good trick for the enemy.
Zack and Agent 13 looked around the room, which resembled an arcade machine. They looked out a window, revealing the area as a training course designed after a futuristic town. Russian soldiers rappelled down from a cardboard helicopter prop.
Zack: What the heck is this place? It's a Spetznaz training course. Made to look like we're in the futuristic year of 2065. Record that, 13.
Agent 13 recorded the soldiers and the training course. An alarm sounded, signaling the start of a training exercise.
Zack: They're starting the training! Damn, let's move!
Zack and Agent 13 move into another room and climb a catwalk that overlooks a video store. Soldiers enter the store.
Zack: If they want a live fire drill, let's make it real! On your go, 13!
Zack and Agent 13 start engaging the soldiers.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) Wait a minute, are they part of the drill?
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) They're not part of the drill! Not part of the drill! Intruders, call all elements here!
Zack: Go loud!
Zack and Agent 13 start fighting their way through the town.
Zack: Keep on 'em! Don't let them retreat!
A vehicle arrives and more soldiers come out of it.
Zack: Enemy vehicle inbound! Could be a UAZ!
They clear the soldiers in the immediate area.
Zack: Huh. Now where'd those guys run off too? They're in the building!
They enter a movie theater.
Zack: Enemy in the movie theatre! Jeez, I think they're Fast and Furious fans!
After eliminating a score of Russian soldiers...
Zack: Movie's over, y'all!
More Russian soldiers come in, with some shooting from the rooftops.
Zack: Contact, by the rooftops!
They reached a KFC restaurant.
Zack: They're moving through the KFC restaurant! Oh God, I'm very hungry!
While Zack and Agent 13 are engaged with the Russian soldiers, a voice line can be heard over the KFC PA speaker.
KFC PA: (in Russian) Welcome to KFC, the home of crispy chicken.
Agent 13 and Zack eliminate all the enemies around the KFC.
Zack: Clear! Let's get outta here before I'm starving!
Agent 13 and Zack push forward and start engaging more enemies around an intersection.
Zack: 13, head for that control tower and clear out all enemies in the intersection!
Zack and Agent 13 clear the enemies and move towards a control tower. An elevator can be seen ahead.
Zack:That elevator leads straight to the control tower!
Agent 13 hops the railing.
Zack: Flashbang!
Agent 13 is stunned by a flashbang. An armored soldier emerges and begins firing at 13 and Zack.
Zack: Armored FSB soldier! Take him out!
13 fires at the armored soldier.
Zack: He's vulnerable, keep the pressure on!
Agent 13 and Zack manage to kill the armored soldier.
Zack: Heck yeah! Timber, you bastard!
The elevator comes down and enemies come out of it.
Zack: More of them on the elevator!
They kill the enemies in the elevator.
Zack: We're clear, let's take that elevator and get up.
Zack and Agent 13 enter the elevator and take it up.
Jules: Zack, 13, I'm picking up a ton of enemy radio chatter. What's your status?
Zack: We got caught up in some kind of live-fire drill. This place is crawling with Kremlin. We're still looking for intel.
Jules: Aw crap. I'm putting Ivy and Chase on standby for extract.
Zack: Is she so mad at us?
The elevator reaches the top. Zack and 13 exit the elevator. Russian soldiers come out of the control tower.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) Come quickly! The intruders are here!
Zack and 13 kill the soldiers.
Zack: Looks like their command center, let's check it out.
They enter the control tower and find a computer room.
Zack: Got it! It's the computer central. Let's see what the Kremlin guys are really up to. 13, get on that terminal. Start poking around and see what's left on it.
Agent 13 gained access to the computer.
Computer (in Russian): Welcome to the Russia Federation's Warfare Analysis Archive.
Zack: Start looking for Operation Endgame. We need that.
Agent 13 selects "Operation Endgame"
Computer (in Russian):Operation Endgame, restricted access.
Zack:There you go. 13, can you hack into that?
Agent 13 tries entering a password.
Zack: Yeah, there's a password. Look around. These Ivans ain't that smart. Maybe there's something on the desk.
Agent 13 may look around to find a possible password to enter. Zack begins suggesting possible passwords.
Zack: Mmm... what about the date of Operation Barbarossa?
Agent 13 tries to write the date of Operation Barbarossa as password (Stalin220641), but it goes wrong.
Computer (in Russian): Incorrect password. Limited access.
Zack: What a low effort. Try "Sochi".
Agent 13 finally found the correct password "SOCHI" and gets into the system.
Computer (in Russian): Access granted. Welcome, Private Sergey Valeshkov. Please select the information and archived files from Operation "Endgame."
Zack: Nice one.
The computer displays details of Operation Endgame, with diagrams of a nuclear weapon. Agent 13 can select some options from the audio logs.
Audio log #1
Chief: ACME Chief here. We confirmed it. The nuke smuggled out of Singapore is an Endgame asset. It's one of ours.
Unknown: If that gets out...
Chief: No one will know. Not even Devineaux's team. The stakes are too high.
Unknown: The high stakes are an understatement. We're talking about an American nuke hidden beneath Singapore.
Audio log #2
Chief: I want to know what this nuclear device was used for?
Unknown: The Endgame nuke would be used in Afghanistan if the U.S. military were to withdraw from the country in the future.
Chief: I can't talk to Devineaux or his team. If I do, this whole Operation Endgame will be exposed, and Carmen will know about it.
Unknown: That's why you need to keep the secret from them. I suggest you don't talk about it.
Once Agent 13 is done, he/she prints out the details of Operation Endgame and Project Eraser.
Zack: I'll grab that copy.
Zack takes the printout from the printer and reads it.
Zack: This doesn't make any sense! Carmen Sandiego infiltrated a CIA-ACME nuke program codenamed Operation Endgame and Project Eraser. Run by the Chief herself?!!
Zack kicked the printer.
Zack: The stolen nuke is American and Chief knew!
Alarms begin ringing.
Zack: Time to go!
Computer (in Russian): Warning: Unauthorized Access!
Agent 13 leaves the computer and they both leave the room.
Zack: I can't believe it! Jules, come in! The Chief lied to us! She lied to us!
Jules: What are you talking about?!
Zack: I'm talking about Endgame and Project Eraser! That's what Carmen is after, and Chief has her fingerprints all over it!
Jules: Zack, you're breaking up! Just get out of there!
They exit the control tower by going down some stairs and go into a hallway with a view of another training area. An BTR fires at Zack and Agent 13.
Zack: That BTR is gonna tear us apart - take cover!
Zack and Agent 13 move through the hallway while avoiding fire.
Zack: Use the facades as cover! Don't stop or we're dead!
They get past the hallway and encounter enemies ahead.
Zack: Up ahead! They're trying to cut us off!
Zack and Agent 13 move forward. The BTR fires at them again.
Jules: Zack? 13? What's your sitrep?
Zack: We're moving to the exfil point! Just make sure Agent Chase and Ivy are ready to extract at the exfil! We've got to reach that exit!
They reach a shutter door.
Zack: Russians are blocking the exit. We're gonna punch through them!
Agent 13 opens the shutter. Trucks drive in and enemy troops emerge. Agent 13 surprises a soldier that was guarding the shutters.
Russian Soldier: (in Russian) I need back up!
Another heavy soldier starts firing at Zack and 13.
Zack: Heads up. Got another heavy in the mix.
13 and Zack engage the enemy soldiers and the heavy.
Zack: Focus fire on their helmets!
They take out the heavy. Another heavy appears, which Agent 13 also kills.
Zack: Nice work!
They clear most of the enemies. The garage doors close.
Zack: The doors are closing!
Agent 13 gets in an BTR's turret.
Zack: Good idea. I'll drive!
Agent 13 uses the turret to clear the remaining enemies while Zack gets in the driver's seat.
Zack: Alright, get ready! We've got a whole Moscow approaching on our position!
The BTR begins moving.
Zack: Hold on, 13!
The BTR crashes through some metal doors into a training area. The enemy BTR fires at them.
Zack: Take out that BTR! Right side!
Agent 13 fires at the enemy BTR. The enemy BTR rams Zack's and Agent 13's BTR.
Zack: Damnit! Hang on, this vehicle's surely strong as stone!
Zack drives around a park. The enemy AFV tries to block their exit, but Agent 13 fires at it and destroys it.
Zack: AFV's down.
Zack drives towards the exit. Agent 13 fires at more enemies along the way.
Zack: Keep shooting! I'm looking for an exit! Would it have killed them to put in some street signs?
They reach a street and see the exit ahead.
Zack: There! I can see the exit!
More enemies and two AFVs block their way.
Zack: Focus fire on those AFVs! I'm gonna floor it!
Zack crashes through the AFVs and drives through the exit before the shutters close.
Zack: That's how you break through their barricade!
They exit the facility and begin leaving the area.
Jules: Sitrep, are you okay?
Zack: We're okay! Gather everyone, Jules! The whole team! Chief has a crap-load of explaining to do!
The Chief sits at her desk in ACME Headquarters on the phone.
Chief: I will not let that happen. Yes, sir... understood.
The Chief ends the call. Chase, Zack, and Ivy arrive at the ACME HQ building. They enter the Chief's room. Zack approaches her desk and slaps it.
Zack: You knew the nuke was from Endgame and Eraser, and you didn't tell us! What else are you hiding?! Maybe I can expose one of your cover-ups!
Chief: You might want to be a bit more polite, Zack.
The camera pans down, revealing Chief pointing her finger at the ACME Rules paper on her desk. The excerpt from the rules reads: "You must be polite when meeting your Chief. If you breach the rules, you will be fined $500,000 or dishonorably discharged from the ACME Detective Agency."
Chase: Everybody stand down. This fiery argument isn't gonna help us catch Carmen.
Zack retreated from Chief's desk.
Ivy: Why didn't you tell us it was an American nuke?
Zack: She needed us to clean up her mess. You've been lying to us all along.
Chief: It's not a lie, son. It's an omission of facts.
Ivy: That's what you do best, isn't it ma'am? Manipulate people... tell them your own version of the truth.
Chief: There is no truth, only who you choose to believe. Agent Devineaux knows all about that. Don't you, agent?
Everyone looks at Chase.
Chase: Operation Endgame and Project Eraser. What are they? Tell us everything.
Everyone looks back at The Chief.
Chief: Back in 1990, during the post-Cold War era, the arms race was in full swing.
Archive footage of missiles is shown.
Chief: The U.S. SecDef was convinced that if the Carmen Sandiego moved abroad, we couldn't respond quickly enough.
Footage of Russian soldiers and various cityscapes are shown.
Chief: So he authorized Operation Endgame and Project Eraser - the top-secret programs that placed nuclear bombs in every major world city. The ultimate countermeasure to a terrorist invasion.
The scene shifts back to the group.
Chief: On May 7, 2004, the bombs were upgraded to high-yield neutron bombs, capable of terminating personnel without damaging infrastructure. They will be used for the "scorched earth" mission in Afghanistan should the military withdraw from the country in the future.
Zack: Thousands innocent lives in a flash and you're talking about infrastructure?!
Ivy: How's that for civilized? We kill the people but preserve the civilians buildings.
Chief: We're trying to preserve our way of life.
Chase: How long have you known about the missing nuke?
Chief: One of the Endgame and Eraser nukes went offline eight weeks ago. We suspected it was Carmen but couldn't confirm it until we saw the photos you brought back from Singapore.
Chase: So, there's an American-made nuke in the wild, and once Carmen detonates it…the United States becomes global enemy number one. And our ACME allies will be defecting to the VILE.
Chief: We wouldn't have this problem if you'd done your job and killed Carmen in Somalia.
Zack left The Chief's room in frustration and Chase approached her.
Zack: Screw you!
Chase: You'd better be careful. More blood will be on your hands.
Chase and Ivy left the room; the Chief sipped her tea.