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"Rendezvous in Hamburg" is the seventh level and fourth mission in Monolith's Game of the Year The Operative: No One Lives Forever. It consists of two scenes and as the title suggests, it is set in Hamburg, Germany.

Briefing

Proceed to Hamburg, West Germany and rendezvous with Tom Goodman, an operative from UNITY's American branch. Goodman may have information concerning Doctor Schenker's whereabouts.

The rendezvous will take place at "Das Einsame Valkyrie", a popular beatnik nightclub in Hamburg. You will recognise Agent Goodman by his rugged looks and the unlit cigarette he is holding in his left hand. Offer him a light. He will answer with "Sorry, but I don't smoke".

Once you have made contact, you will be under Agent Goodman's command. Follow his orders implicitly.

Scene 1

Das Einsame Valkyrie. Hamburg, West Germany.

Supposedly because the club is full, the bouncers refuse to let anyone else inside. With the help of a bystanding woman, Cate manages to sneak inside the club. Once inside, a man in a black overcoat spots her and reports to Inge Wagner, the proprietor and self-proclaimed opera singer of the nightclub. Fraulein Wagner tells him to subdue and capture Archer.

Meanwhile Cate pokes around the club and the manager's office before meeting Agent Goodman, her new partner. Goodman, who is an opinionated loud-mouthed American, is surprised that Agent Archer is woman and proceeds to patronize her. Cate is not impressed with his attitude and stands up for herself. They eventually get to business and Goodman instructs Archer to lure the man in the overcoat into the ladies' room to find out what he's after. On her way out, something stings Archer's neck. The camera shifts angle to reveal Inge Wagner standing on the second floor overlooking the lounge. The overcoat agent follows Cate to the bathrooms where he is immediately overwhelmed by her.

Scene 2

While Cate attempts to interrogate the agent, she is interrupted by a large group of thugs who invade the club and start shooting the place up. Having dealt with the attackers, she encounters Goodman by the stage who tells her to meet her in hour at an address he hands her. Unfortunately, the contact who was meant to escort her there is killed by a sniper on a rooftop. Realizing that she'll "have to improvise", Cate escapes the city via a small barge in the canal. Inge Wagner looks from a balcony and promises that "we will meet again darling, and I will crush you!"

Characters

Cate Archer

Tom Goodman

Inge Wagner
The Director (cameo appearance)

Trivia

This marks the first appearances of Tom Goodman and Inge Wagner.
A date is not given but it is most probably the night of the September 18th, the night after the mission in Berlin.
Even though the bouncers claim that "the club is full" there are hardly any people inside it.
The name of the nightclub "Das Einsame Valkyrie" is grammatically incorrect as the German word for Valkyrie is Walküre and is a feminine noun. The correct name would read: "Die Einsame Walküre".
Inge Wagner calls her club patrons as "Beatniks", a word that was commonly used in the 1950s and 60s to refer to young people who were part a subculture associated with the beat generation.
The song the Inge Wagner constantly "sings" is a loose adaptation of Richard Wagner's famous "Ride of the Valkyries"
After Misfortune in Morocco, this marks the second time that Cate asks a pretty young woman to distract a guard for her.
If the conversation between Inge and the overcoat agent is skipped, it can still be overheard when standing near the wall in the closet room.
When ordering drinks, Cate asks for a "Scotch and Soda", while Goodman asks for an "Old Grand-Dad", which is a bourbon whiskey from Kentucky. Although only mentioned a few times, it can be assumed that Scotch is Archer's signature drink (along the lines James Bond's Vodka Martini)
The overcoat agent does a fairly bad job tailing Cate. He whistles and moves his body in a rather telling way and when Cate starts walking he begins follows he.r but stops immediately when she turns around. This adds some more humour to the game
Inge Wagner assumes the role of a third villain. Along with Volkov and Armstrong, Cate now has three main adversaries.
H.A.R.M.'s Director (Disguised as a drunkard in a green suit) makes his second cameo appearance.

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 ==Briefing==
-Proceed to Hamburg, West Germany and rendezvous with [[Melvin Blitzny|Tom Goodman]], an operative from [[UNITY]]'s American branch. Goodman may have information concerning Doctor Schenker's whereabouts.
+Proceed to Hamburg, West Germany and rendezvous with [[Tom Goodman]], an operative from [[UNITY]]'s American branch. Goodman may have information concerning Doctor Schenker's whereabouts.
-The rendezvous will take place at [[Das Einsame Valkyrie]], a popular beatnik nightclub in Hamburg. You will recognise Agent Goodman by his rugged looks and the unlit cigarette he is holding in his left hand. Offer him a light. He will answer with "Sorry, but I don't smoke".
+The rendezvous will take place at "Das Einsame Valkyrie", a popular beatnik nightclub in Hamburg. You will recognise Agent Goodman by his rugged looks and the unlit cigarette he is holding in his left hand. Offer him a light. He will answer with "Sorry, but I don't smoke".
 Once you have made contact, you will be under Agent Goodman's command. Follow his orders implicitly.
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 ''Das Einsame Valkyrie. Hamburg, West Germany.''
-The bouncers won't let anyone inside the club because it is full. With the help of a kind woman, [[Cate Archer|Cate]] can sneak inside unnoticed. Once Cate is inside the club, a man in a black overcoat sees her and rushes to the stage. He tells [[Inge Wagner]], the proprietor and singer of the club, about Archer's arrival. Inge tells him to bring Archer to her when she goes to the toilets.
+Supposedly because the club is full, the bouncers refuse to let anyone else inside. With the help of a bystanding woman, [[Cate Archer|Cate]] manages to sneak inside the club. Once inside, a man in a black overcoat spots her and reports to [[Inge Wagner]], the proprietor and self-proclaimed opera singer of the nightclub. Fraulein Wagner tells him to subdue and capture Archer.
-Meanwhile Archer pokes around the manager's office and then rendezvous with Goodman. He is also surprised that Agent Archer is a woman, but nonetheless accepts her as his partner. He still patronizes her though. Goodman explains that the first thing they must do is to find out who the man in the overcoat is, because he was watching Archer all along. As Cate leaves, she is hit by something on the neck. The camera looks up to show Inge Wagner, who hit her with a dart. Cate lures the overcoat man into the restrooms where hits and groans can be heard after the door is closed.
+Meanwhile Cate pokes around the club and the manager's office before meeting Agent Goodman, her new partner. Goodman, who is an opinionated loud-mouthed American, is surprised that Agent Archer is woman and proceeds to patronize her. Cate is not impressed with his attitude and stands up for herself. They eventually get to business and Goodman instructs Archer to lure the man in the overcoat into the ladies' room to find out what he's after. On her way out, something stings Archer's neck. The camera shifts angle to reveal Inge Wagner standing on the second floor overlooking the lounge. The overcoat agent follows Cate to the bathrooms where he is immediately overwhelmed by her.
 ==Scene 2==
-A quick view of the club is shown where the people are dancing. Cate attempts to interrogate the man but is disturbed by gunshots, because the nightclub is being ambushed. Cate whacks the man somemore and meets with Goodman after apprehending the attackers. Goodman gives Cate an address, where she should meet him in an hour. Goodman tells her that there's a contact waiting outside the club, but when she meets with him he is killed by a sniper on a rooftop. Cate knows that she now has to improvise, so she heads for the canal and gets on small barge. Inge Wagner is now standing on the balcony and looks after her saying that that she will "Crush" Cate on their next meeting.
+While Cate attempts to interrogate the agent, she is interrupted by a large group of thugs who invade the club and start shooting the place up. Having dealt with the attackers, she encounters Goodman by the stage who tells her to meet her in hour at an address he hands her. Unfortunately, the contact who was meant to escort her there is killed by a sniper on a rooftop. Realizing that she'll "have to improvise", Cate escapes the city via a small barge in the canal. Inge Wagner looks from a balcony and promises that "we will meet again darling, and I will crush you!"
-==Characters (In order of Appearance)==
+==Characters==
 *[[Cate Archer]]
+ [[Tom Goodman]]
-*2 Bouncers
-*Lots of civilians
-*Kind Woman
-*Overcoat Agent
 *[[Inge Wagner]]
+*[[The Director]] (cameo appearance)
-*[[Melvin Blitzny]] as [[Tom Goodman]]
-*[[Euro Agents]]
-*[[The Director]]
+==Trivia==
-==Notes & Inside References==
-*First Appearances of Tom Goodman and Inge Wagner.
+*This marks the first appearances of Tom Goodman and Inge Wagner.
-*A date is not given but is obviously the night exactly after the Berlin mission.
+*A date is not given but it is most probably the night of the September 18th, the night after the mission in [[Berlin by Night|Berlin]].
-*The bouncers claim that the club is full even though there is hardly anyone in it.
+*Even though the bouncers claim that "the club is full" there are hardly any people inside it.
-*In German, the name of the nightclub "Das Einsame Valkyrie" does not make sense, grammatically wise, as ''Valkyrie'' is ''Walküre ''in German and is feminine. Therefore, the correct name should have been: "Die Einsame Walküre".
+*The name of the nightclub "Das Einsame Valkyrie" is grammatically incorrect as the German word for ''Valkyrie'' is ''Walküre'' and is a feminine noun. The correct name would read: "Die Einsame Walküre".
+*Inge Wagner calls her club patrons as "Beatniks", a word that was commonly used in the 1950s and 60s to refer to young people who were part a subculture associated with the beat generation.
-*Inge Wagner's dreadful singing is introduced.
+*The song the Inge Wagner constantly "sings" is a loose adaptation of Richard Wagner's famous "Ride of the Valkyries"
-*This marks the second time that a guard has to be distracted to allow Cate to sneak past unnoticed.
+*After [[Misfortune in Morocco]], this marks the second time that Cate asks a pretty young woman to distract a guard for her.
-*It is unknown how the dart hit Cate, but the most likely way is that Inge Wagner blew it, because it was too small and a too far a distance for it to be thrown.
-*If the conversation between Inge and the overcoat agent is skipped, it can still be heard when standing near the wall in the coat hanging room.
+*If the conversation between Inge and the overcoat agent is skipped, it can still be overheard when standing near the wall in the closet room.
+*When ordering drinks, Cate asks for a "Scotch and Soda", while Goodman asks for an "Old Grand-Dad", which is a bourbon whiskey from Kentucky. Although only mentioned a few times, it can be assumed that Scotch is Archer's signature drink (along the lines James Bond's Vodka Martini)
-*This is the second mission set in Germany.
-*The overcoat agent makes it very obvious that he is tailing Cate. He whistles and moves his body in a waiting sort of way and when Cate starts walking he follows her but walks back again when she turns around.
+*The overcoat agent does a fairly bad job tailing Cate. He whistles and moves his body in a rather telling way and when Cate starts walking he begins follows he.r but stops immediately when she turns around. This adds some more humour to the game
-*Inge Wagner takes her role as the third villain to be introduced. Cate now has three main enemies.
+*Inge Wagner assumes the role of a third villain. Along with [[Dmitrij Volkov|Volkov]] and [[Magnus Armstrong|Armstrong]], Cate now has three main adversaries.
-*[[H.A.R.M.]]'s the Director (Disguised as a drunk) makes his second appearance.
+*[[H.A.R.M.]]'s Director (Disguised as a drunkard in a green suit) makes his second cameo appearance.
-==Music==
-A combination of both versions of Guy Whitmore's ''Badedum ''is played throughout the mission.
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