Chicago incident
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The Chicago incident was the assassination of the Chief Creative Officer of Abstergo Entertainment and key Templar ally, Olivier Garneau perpetrated by a Chicago-based fixer on 30 May 2014. The fixer acted on a contract given to him by the Assassin Brotherhood.
Prelude
In early-November 2013, Garneau's presence was requested in Chicago for a shareholder's meeting held on 15 November through to 17 November. He sent emails and CC'd several colleagues.[1] After having left for the meeting he was not heard from again and was presumed missing with the most likely suspect then thought to have been behind it was John Standish, a Sage of Aita who'd taken an Abstergo Entertainment analyst hostage and was later shot down by security.[2]
Unknown to Abstergo, Garneau made it Chicago though effectively ghosted the company. He lived in the city for six months, and a receipt from 25 May 2014 showed that he had a meal from Quinkie's. His low to the ground appearance in the city did not go unnoticed, as the Assassins closed in on his whereabouts.[3]
Incident
Five days later, while driving his rental car down the main Chicago highway over the bridge, Olivier Garneau was accosted by an unknown assailant who ambushed him, forcing his car to slam out of control into the concrete side guards before bursting into flames. Garneau made it out the wreck alive but as he tried to crawl away he was shot in the back of the head by the fixer. Despite this, official word from Abstergo was that Olivier never reached Chicago at all.[4]
Aftermath
Initially sending the Templars and Abstergo Entertainment higher-ups into a panic, Garneau's position was eventually replaced by Melanie Lemay, former lead on the Sample 17 Project.[5]
In late 2017, the Abstergo employee Layla Hassan obtained CCTV footage of the assassination, which she kept in her personal files on other mysterious disappearances and deaths related to Abstergo.[4]
In 2023, the fixer was contacted by the Assassin Nathan Zhang requesting assistance. The fixer noted the last time he worked for the group and reaffirmed his distrust of the Assassins though would do so if it meant fighting against Abstergo.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (photo only)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (first identified as "Chicago incident")
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "AE files: CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Modern day: "Security camera footage"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Layla Hassan's personal files: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Restaurant Bill"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Layla Hassan's personal files: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Modern day
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 112