The One Who Got Away

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The One Who Got Away is a memory in The Da Vinci Disappearance downloadable content pack for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Ezio Auditore travels to Ferrara, in search of clues to the whereabouts of Leonardo Da Vinci. Upon arriving at Belriguardo Palazzo, he makes his way towards Lucrezia Borgia, the new Duchess of Ferrara, to acquire information on the locations of the stolen Villa paintings and the secrets that they possess.

Dialogue

Infiltrating the Palazzo

Ezio watches from a rooftop in a courtyard outside the palazzo, as Lucrezia Borgia returns from a horse ride.

• Guard #1: Did you have an enjoyable ride, Duchessa (Duchess)?

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  Lucrezia returns.

• Lucrezia: Hardly. I raced across the grounds at breakneck speed for fear of a knife in my back.
• Guard #1: I do not understand, Duchessa (Duchess)? Who is trying to kill you?
• Lucrezia: My father kept them at bay. Kept me safe. Now they chase after me. They want my head.
• Guard #1: But, Signora--
• Lucrezia: The countryside was supposed to be serene. Death follows me, even here. Increase the patrols and warn me of any intruders. No one is allowed in the palazzo but my husband's private guard.

Lucrezia leaves and heads for the safety of the palazzo.

• Guard #1: You heard the Duchessa (Duchess)! Sound the alarm if an intruder is spotted.
• Guard #2: Poor Alfonso, his wife has gone mad.

Ezio sneaks through the outer surroundings of the Belriguardo Palazzo arriving at a large storage hall. A crowd has accumulated at a closed entrance watched by a guard.

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A group of servants grow angry.

• Servant: What is the meaning of this? I am supposed to shine the Duchessa's (Duchess's) shoes.
• Guard #3: No one is allowed in the palazzo.
• Servant: '''Is she going to shine her own shoes then?
• Guard #3: What the Duchessa (Duchess) does or does not do is of no concern to us.
• Servant: '''What a life this is, let me tell you.
• Guard #3: I would rather you did not.
• Servant: '''I will complain to the Duca (Duke)!
• Guard #3: As long as you are stuck on that side no one will hear you.
• Servant: '''I have had enough.
• Guard #3: Stay where you are.
• Servant: Let me through!
• Guard #3: You must wait until the Duchessa (Duchess) allows you to pass.

  

  The palazzo gardens.

Ezio navigates the remainder of the storage hall before arriving at the palazzo gardens.

• Guard #4: I heard the Duca (Duke) has borrowed guards from the Pope himself to watch over his palazzo.
• Guard #5: Julius has lent Alfonso several of his guards in return for siding with the Pope against Ravenna.
• Guard #6: We shall see how long that alliance lasts.

Casanova

Ezio enters the palazzo through a side window. Once inside, he confronts Lucrezia.

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Ezio enters the palazzo through a side window.

• Lucrezia: Come to kill me at last, Assassino (Assassin)?
• Ezio: Buongiorno (Good day), Lucrezia. Or should I say Duchessa (Duchess).
• Lucrezia: A borrowed title bestowed by my husband, ill-fitting and barely concealing the truth.
• Ezio: You can keep your life. I am here for the art on your walls.
• Lucrezia: Redecorating, are we?
• Ezio: I count five Leonardo Da Vinci paintings you have stolen, and I want them returned.
• Lucrezia: If only it were that easy. My birthplace, my family, have been taken from me. You think Ferrara loves me? I am a stranger, a castaway. An orphan. Your paintings are gone, Assassino (Assassin).
• Ezio: I do not believe you.
• Lucrezia: Frightening, is it not? To have lost so much. Perhaps we can comfort each other.

Ezio begins to seduce Lucrezia.

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Ezio seduces Lucrezia.

• Ezio: Perhaps. Where are the paintings?
• Lucrezia: Sold to Francesco Colonna...and one to someone who was special to me, Patrizio. He spends his time near Il Vaticano. I kept one for myself.
• Ezio: Give it to me.
• Lucrezia: Guards! Place Da Vinci's Annunciation in a cart. Leave it outside the walls.
• Ezio: Molto bene. (Very good.) Now, close your eyes.

Ezio moves close to Lucrezia pushing her towards a curtain, where he begins to discreetly tie her hands.

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Lucrezia screams for her guards after realising Ezio has tricked her.

• Lucrezia: My husband will soon arrive with his guards, so it is best if you hurry.
• Ezio: Forgive me, Duchessa (Duchess).
• Lucrezia: What for?
• Ezio: No man can heal your pain. You must do so on your own. Say hello to the Duca (Duke) for me.

Lucrezia realises she has been tricked.

• Lucrezia: Guards! Guards!

Outcome

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The cart with Leonardo's Annunciation.

Ezio escapes the palazzo having acquired Leonardo's Annunciation and new information on the locations of the remaining four paintings. He returns to Rome, to continue his quest to find Leonardo.

Trivia

To achieve full synchronization, the player must not kill anyone.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood memories
Main memories
Sequence 1: Peace at Last
Mass Exodus - Homecoming - R & R - Horsing Around - Target Practice - Reunion - Vilified - Emergency Exit
Sequence 2: A Wilderness of Tigers
As Good As New - Well Executed - New Man in Town - Easy Come, Easy Go - Who's Got Mail? - Crepi il Lupo - The Halls of Nero - Roman Underground
Sequence 3: The Fighter, the Lover and the Thief
Double Agent - Between a Rock and a Hard Place - High-Stakes Negotiation - Collective Intelligence
Sequence 4: Den of Thieves
Castello Crasher - Femme Fatale - The Burdens We Carry - Guardian of Forlì - Man of the People - Serial Offender - Human Cargo - An Unexpected Visitor - War Plans - Outgunned - The Plan
Sequence 5: The Banker
Escape From Debt - Follow the Money - When in Rome... - In and Out - Paper Trail
Sequence 6: The Baron de Valois
Gatekeeper - French Kiss - Trojan Horse - Au Revoir
Sequence 7: The Key to the Castello
Patching the Leak - Calling All Stand-Ins - Exit Stage Right - Intervention - Ascension
Sequence 8: The Borgia
Requiem - An Apple a Day - The Apple of Eden - Demilitarization - Seeing Red - All Roads Lead To...
Sequence 9: The Fall
Pax Romana - A Seed
Secret locations
Wolves Among the Dead - Thrown to the Wolves - Leader of the Pack - The Sixth Day - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Shopaholic - Liquid Gold
War machines
War Plans - Loose Cannon - War Plans - Flying Machine 2.0 - War Plans - Hell on Wheels
Templar agents
Down to Earth - Counter-Propaganda - Excommunication - Firing Line - Red-Handed - The Ringer
Cristina memories
A Second Chance - Last Rites - Best Man - Persona Non Grata - Love's Labour's Lost
Assassination contracts
Two's Company - Tactical Correction - ...And Three's a Crowd - Serf's Turf - The Three Amici - Red Letter Day - The Merchant of Rome - Bearers of Bad News - Cardinal Sin - Turning the Tables - Graduation - Brutes and Brutality
Thief assignments
Lost Pup - A Clash of Interests - Up to Speed - Class Warfare - Pointing Fingers - Eye on the Prize - Young at Heart - Downsizing - A Blanket Finish - For the Fans
Courtesan assignments
Property Dispute - Old Habits Die Hard - The Morning After - Running Scared - Live Bait - Malpractice - Closing In - Bad Politics - Troublemakers - Ghostwriting
DLC
The Da Vinci Disappearance
A Roll of the Dice - The One Who Got Away - Memento Mori - Bon Voyage - Last Minute Invite - The Ezio Auditore Affair - Decoding Da Vinci - The Temple of Pythagoras
Copernicus Conspiracy
False Censorship - Out of Orbit - Intelligentsia - Honorary Degree - Expedited Post - Man in Red - Sitting Ducks - Close the Book