Sequence 6: A Run on the Bank
Sequence 6 has Jacob hunting the banker known as Plutus and a planned robbery of the Bank of England, while Evie goes after Lucy Thorne and the stolen vault key. Its five memories unlock the A Run on the Bank achievement.
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Good to know
- Playable twins: Jacob for A Case of Identity, A Spot of Tea and A Bad Penny; Evie for One Good Deed and A Thorne in the Side.
- Templar targets: the banker behind the Plutus alias, and Lucy Thorne.
- Contains five memories, from A Case of Identity to A Bad Penny.
- Locations include the Royal Exchange, the Thames docks, the Tower of London and the Bank of England.
- Achievement: A Run on the Bank (complete Memory Sequence 6), 20 Gamerscore or a bronze trophy.
What the sequence covers
A letter found after Attaway's death mentions Plutus, Starrick's banker, and a man called Dredge who keeps snooping around. Jacob follows Dredge, then tails a shipment of rifles hidden in tea crates. Evie helps omnibus builder Ed Bayley in Southwark and identifies the casket the key opens, kept in the Tower of London.
Memories in order
1. A Case of Identity. 2. One Good Deed. 3. A Spot of Tea. 4. A Thorne in the Side. 5. A Bad Penny.
Reveals and outcomesSpoilerShow
Dredge turns out to be Abberline undercover, and Plutus is Philip Twopenny, Governor of the Bank of England. Evie kills Thorne in the White Tower and takes the key back. Jacob kills Twopenny in the vault, and Starrick answers by turning on the Earl of Cardigan over the stalled Corrupt Practices Bill.
Allies in this sequence
Abberline is central to Jacob's half, first in disguise and then with police waiting outside the bank. Evie gets help from Henry, who identifies the casket the key fits, from a guard friendly to Henry inside the Tower, and from Constable Miller, who rallies the loyal Royal Guards against Thorne's impostors.
- 1A Case of IdentityA Case of Identity opens Sequence 6 with Jacob chasing a name in a letter: Plutus, Starrick's banker, and a meddler called Mr Dredge. You infiltrate the Royal Exchange to kidnap Dredge and find out what he knows.
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One Good DeedOne Good Deed has Evie protect omnibus builder Ed Bayley in Southwark, where Blighters want to force him to build buses for them now that Attaway and Millner are gone. You fight off a chase, then steal his factory deed back from a gang leader. - 3A Spot of TeaA Spot of Tea is a tailing mission: Abberline needs to know which shipment carries the Cockham Merchants' weapons, so Jacob searches carts at the Thames docks, marks the right one and follows it through foggy streets to the man behind the robbery plan.
- 4A Thorne in the SideA Thorne in the Side sends Evie into the Tower of London, where Lucy Thorne and Templars disguised as Royal Guards are hunting for the Queen's casket that her stolen key opens. You can rally loyal guards, free a jailed constable and walk in as a fake prisoner to get close to Thorne.
- 5A Bad PennyA Bad Penny ends Sequence 6 inside the Bank of England. Jacob joins a guided tour, interrogates the guard captain and bank manager, and reaches Philip Twopenny in the vault before his men can finish the robbery.
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