Driving Mrs. Disraeli
Driving Mrs. Disraeli is an escort memory with a comic streak: Jacob shakes off reporters, drives Mary Anne Disraeli and her dog Desmond into the Devil's Acre slum, and keeps her out of trouble long enough to learn who B is.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Mary Anne Disraeli
- Region
- Westminster
Storylines
Part 3 of 6 in Sequence 7: All is Fair in Politics
Found in
- 10 Downing Street10 Downing Street is the Prime Minister's home and office in Westminster. In 1868 Benjamin Disraeli lives here, and Jacob's work as his bodyguard in Sequence 7 starts outside the house.
- Devil's AcreThe Devil's Acre is a slum in Westminster and Lilla Graves' Blighter stronghold, described in game as the most violent stronghold in London. It also features in the main story when Jacob escorts Mary Anne Disraeli through it.
- WestminsterWestminster is the seat of power in Syndicate's London: Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey all stand here. The Templar Lilla Graves, a prize fighter known as the Bludger, holds it in 1868, and the Devil's Acre slum sits right beside the grand buildings.
Good to know
- Sequence 7, memory 3 of 6; global story order 29; played as Jacob Frye.
- Giver: Mary Anne Disraeli.
- Region: Westminster, from 10 Downing Street to the Devil's Acre.
- Optional objectives: distract the reporters with the nearby paper girl; do not get detected by thugs in the slum.
- The title plays on the film Driving Miss Daisy.
- The tour ends at the One Tun, which Jacob calls the best pub in the Devil's Acre.
- Follows The Bodyguard; Change of Plans comes next, with Evie.
Objectives
Meet Mary Anne in the Downing Street garden. Pay the paper girl to tell the reporters you are the actor Squire Bancroft, lead them away, then drive Mary Anne's carriage past more press to the slum. Walk her through the Devil's Acre arm in arm, staying unseen by thugs, to the One Tun pub. When a thug steals Desmond, chase him down and bring the dog back, then drive Mary Anne home.
Things to notice
Mary Anne asks about rat meat, learns to whistle at the worst moment, tries a pint and befriends a thug called John the Tosser over a sweet.
What happensSpoilerShow
On the drive home Mary Anne names the man in the Hussar's uniform: Lord Cardigan, who is in town campaigning against the bill and can be found at the Palace of Westminster.
Tips
Paying the paper girl is the clean way to clear the lawn: she shouts that a famous actor is passing, and the press chase you instead. In the slum, walk Mary Anne slowly and keep away from thugs' sight lines. Her whistling attracts attention, so be ready to step in if someone turns.
- Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli is the Prime Minister the Templars want dead in Sequence 7. Jacob poses as his bodyguard to save him, and the Disraelis later help the twins steal the Gladstones' invitations to the Buckingham Palace ball.
- Earl of CardiganThe Earl of Cardigan, James Brudenell, is the Templar politician behind the plot to kill Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Sequence 7 of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Known in Templar letters only as B, he is the target of the memory Motion to Impeach at the Palace of Westminster.
- John the TosserJohn the Tosser is a Blighter Mary Anne Disraeli strikes up a conversation with in the Devil's Acre during Driving Mrs. Disraeli, while Jacob is off chasing her dog.
- Mary Anne DisraeliMary Anne Disraeli is the outspoken wife of the Prime Minister. In Driving Mrs. Disraeli she makes Jacob take her slumming in the Devil's Acre, and in return tells him who the mysterious B behind the plot against her husband is.
Related missions
- Story
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard has Jacob slip into Benjamin and Mary Anne Disraeli's carriage outside 10 Downing Street just before hired thugs attack it. You fight off the ambush, chase the carriage when it is stolen and bring the couple back safely.
Image: UbisoftStoryMotion to Impeach
Motion to Impeach is the assassination of the Earl of Cardigan inside the Palace of Westminster. Jacob steals a password, takes a policeman hostage to walk into Westminster Hall, and has an opposing MP lead him straight to Cardigan's office.
- Story
Playing Politics
Playing Politics opens Sequence 7 at the Sinopean Club, where Jacob watches Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli argue with William Gladstone and looks for the mysterious B who is plotting Disraeli's death. A spy, a rooftop sniper and a chase follow.
- Story
Double Trouble
Double Trouble begins the finale: after a bitter argument, the twins agree to one last job together, and Jacob has to steal William and Catherine Gladstone's invitations to the Queen's ball. The two split up, so you pickpocket each one in turn.