An Artful Plan
An Artful Plan is the last Charles Dickens memory and the end of John Hammon's story from The Darwin and Dickens Conspiracy. Hammon wants you to kidnap his fiancée Bella Wilton at Waterloo station so he can rescue her in a staged fight in Lambeth.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- John Hammon
- Region
- Lambeth
Storylines
Part 8 of 8 in Charles Dickens's London Stories
Found in
- LambethLambeth is the quietest of Syndicate's boroughs, a stretch of low houses, markets and works on the south bank across from Westminster. The Templar Cletus Strain runs it in 1868, and it is home to Lambeth Palace and the Lambeth Asylum, where several major memories take place.
- Waterloo stationWaterloo station is a busy Southwark terminus on the south bank. In End of the Line, Jacob goes there to take back the engines and kill Pearl Attaway.
Good to know
- Charles Dickens memory 8 of 8, from The Darwin and Dickens Conspiracy pack.
- Given by John Hammon; it ends with a report to Dickens and Darwin.
- Takes you to Lambeth and Waterloo station.
- Follows Our Mutual Friend.
- Jacob calls it, without hesitation, the worst plan he has ever heard.
What you do
Hammon explains that he has fallen for Bella and now wants to win her as himself. Drive him somewhere rough in Lambeth where he can lie in wait, then go to Waterloo station and grab Bella. Carry her back to Hammon, who announces himself as her fiancé and challenges you. You are meant to lose the fight, so let him knock you down.
Objectives
Meet Hammon, drive him to Lambeth, travel to Waterloo station, kidnap Bella, bring her to the ambush spot, lose the staged fight, then report back to Dickens and Darwin.
Twin differences
Jacob tries to reassure Bella that he is abducting her for a friend and realises that sounds no better. As Evie, Bella manages to break free during the trip, and Evie keeps muttering that the whole idea was a mistake.
EndingSpoilerShow
Bella suspects a ruse but goes off with Hammon, and they will soon marry. Dickens and Darwin drink to their friend, and Darwin remarks that the whole tale feels strangely familiar.
During the fake fight
Hammon gets carried away in the brawl, boasting that he is clearly your better and then begging you to stop when it starts to feel too real. Back with Dickens and Darwin, Evie jokes that she hopes to meet a man who will fake his own death and arrange her abduction just to test her.
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