- "How did Sam get on site at the Lincoln Memorial? Easy. Secret Service, acting on orders from the President, got him there. Why'd they do that? That's a little trickier. You see, the name "Lucius Galliard" got Grim's attention."
- ― Victor Coste
Lincoln Memorial is the seventh single player level in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction. Under orders from both the President of the United States, Patricia Caldwell, and Anna Grímsdóttir, ex-Splinter Cell agent Sam Fisher must record a conversation between Lucius Galliard and Third Echelon Director Tom Reed.
Mission Information
Objectives
Reach camera controls
Find the right camera
Interrogate Galliard
Catch the Killer
Follow the Killer
Don't lose him
Get to his car
He's getting away
Take cover in the cafe
Extract
Reach your ride
Mission Overview
As Sam Fisher nears the site, he obtains a clearance identification card from one of President Patricia Caldwell's Secret Service agents in order to bypass security and freely move about the construction site where workers are setting up tents and equipment for Vice President Calvin Samson's upcoming speech. Anna Grímsdóttir notifies Fisher that there is a sound booth set up with equipment inside that monitor's the camera system around the Memorial, meaning he can use it to record the conversation between Lucius Galliard and Tom Reed. Sam has to control the camera's focus so he can get a clear transmission of the conversation. The conversation confirms that the two have been working together, but also shows that they have a larger plan set in motion. Once Tom Reed leaves, Fisher exits the camera system and heads into the Memorial building. He grabs Galliard and interrogates him for information; Galliard mentions Megiddo and how the organization has influence and is in control. Before he can elaborate any further, however, he is shot and killed by an assassin with a handgun.
The assassin's getaway car explodes in front of Sam.
Fisher chases after the assassin through the tents set up as the assassin attempts to escape from Fisher. The assassin attempts to flank Fisher by navigating around the more complex tents and mingling with other Police officers that Grim advice him to deal with them Non-lethally. Fisher eventually chases him to a vehicle but as Fisher drew near, the car explodes - killing the assassin. Fisher tells Grímsdóttir that the assassin was killed, forcing Fisher to hold his position. Fisher is soon able to escape by being picked up by one of Grímsdóttir's contacts when they arrive and escapes the area.
Trivia
- The assassin holds a civilian captive and shoots the hostage as soon as the player gets near him, but it is impossible to actually save the hostage.
- Once the assassin reaches the getaway car, he will sit in the driver's seat and attempt to start the vehicle by turning the ignition repeatedly to start the engine. This will happen indefinitely until the player intervenes by triggering the explosion by walking close to the car.
- The small coffee shop area at the end of the mission is actually from the E3 demos from the early builds of Splinter Cell: Conviction. (For more regarding Conviction's development, read this article).
- The player is able to knock out the police officers during the chase sequence, the only time that Sam ever uses non-lethal moves to subdue an enemy. They are just moves Sam usually does on enemies, just without killing them (aka hitting them on the head, etc).
- In the coffee shop, there is a newspaper which features Sam's mug shot from Splinter Cell: Double Agent.