Frederick Abberline

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Frederick Abberline (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1929) was the Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police Service from 1890 to 1892.

Biography

In the Metropolitan Police

Working with the Assassins

Formerly a clockmaker from Dorset, Frederick Abberline joined the Metropolitan Police in 1863 and strove for hard work, his efforts paying off with a promotion to Sergeant by 1865.

Trying to make a name for himself, Abberline enlisted the help of the Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye to help him arrest criminals who were part of the Templar-affiliated Blighters by 1868, paying the twins money to kidnap or kill the targets. However, Abberline preferred that the targets were brought back alive than dead.

Sometime later, Abberline disguised himself as a banker named Dredge to gain information in the inner sanctum of the Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick's financial sector. Abberline uncovered a plot to rob the Bank of England while undercover. However, he was accidentally kidnapped by Jacob who was investigating as well. Abberline revealed his disguise, informing Jacob of his discovery. The Assassin talked him into revealing confidential information of the supplier - Cockham Merchants.

Abberline later aided Jacob further in their investigation, Jacob uncovering Plutus' identity as the banker and Templar Philip Twopenny as he provided information regarding the bank's possible access points. However, Jacob's assassination of Twopenny caused major turmoil in London's citizens and Abberline had to calm the rioters down. He met with Evie who, once again, came to fix her brother's problems. She had to recover the currency printing plates, after Abberline informed her that Jacob was accused of stealing it. Abberline also requested to destroy counterfeit notes if Evie had the opportunity.

After Maxwell Roth's assassination, Jacob asked Abberline about smuggling weapons inside Buckingham Palace, as the Frye twins needed to prevent Starrick from assassinating the leaders of London's church and state at the Queen's Ball. As only royal guards could carry weapons on site, the sergeant told him to acquire a royal guard's uniform and return a carriage Jacob evidently stole. Jacob gave the uniform to Abberline for his disguise, and they would meet on the roof of the palace for Jacob to acquire his and Evie's equipment.

Later, at the ball, Abberline informed Jacob that Starrick's men had replaced the rooftop guards and had taken up sniping positions. Though Abberline was uncertain who the impostors were, Jacob assured him that he had the means of identifying them.

The next morning, after Jacob, Evie, and Henry Green had assassinated Starrick, Abberline brought them to meet Queen Victoria, who knighted the trio into the Order of the Sacred Garter.

Solving the Whitechapel murders

By 1873, Abberline became an inspector and was transferred to Whitechapel to find the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. To achieve this goal, he again enlisted the help of the Assassin Order in 1888.

With the aid of Jacob, Abberline remained the public face of the investigation whilst the Assassin did his own work against the Ripper. Soon, however, Jacob disappeared, and Abberline had to resort to contacting Evie, whom Jacob had already summoned from India.

Upon her arrival, Abberline informed her of Jacob's disappearance, and that he had lodgings in Whitechapel near a brothel, sending her there to find clues.

Unfortunately, when Evie returned after having located and assassinated Olwyn Owers, an associate of Jack, Abberline confronted her, showing a newspaper article of a massacre at Owers' Manor, implied to be Jack's handiwork, though evidence pointed to Evie. Stating that he was doing all he could to keep his men from outright arresting Evie, he told her she could find Weaversbrook near St. Paul's.

Tensions between Abberline and Evie hit their breaking point, however, when Mary Kelly's body turned up. Abberline forcibly removed his men from arresting Evie, but then tconfronted her, stating that either Evie bring him the head of the Ripper, or she would be accused of his crimes. Evie swore to bring him the Ripper, or die trying.

Much later, Abberline entered Lambeth Asylum, just after Evie managed to kill Jack, finding her and a battered Jacob in the undercroft. Evie begged Abberline to keep the secret of Jack's Assassin ties, and even his death, from the public. Abberline conceded to her request, however uneasy he felt.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Abberline
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  Promotional art of Abberline in Jack the Ripper (DLC)
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  Abberline planning with the Frye twins
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  Abberline during Jack the Ripper DLC