Lady Nightingale/Transcript

== Cutscene ==
The camera fades in to reveal a small tin soldier and a metal coffee pot in a frozen apartment.
=== STALINGRAD 1943 ===
Arthur Kingsley (voice): Stalingrad. The city that arrested the Nazis' eastern expansion. Had the city fallen, Russia would have crumbled. 
The scene cuts to a metal building where scores of Red Army soldiers and civilians are gathered throughout. Polina and her brother Misha Petrov walk through the building.
Arthur Kingsley: The Germans underestimated Russia's will to survive. 
An explosion is heard as everyone in the building, Polina and Misha included, stop to hear.
Arthur Kingsley: They underestimated the city, and her defenders. 
Polina and Misha resume walking until a Red Army soldier rushes over to report to them. The camera moves in on Polina.
Arthur Kingsley: The people looked to Polina as a symbol of hope. But she didn't want to be a hero. She wanted only vengeance.
Polina and Misha walk out of the Red Army hideout and into the cold winter air. The scene shifts to the ruined wintry cityscape of Stalingrad. Several Red Army soldiers are gunned down by advancing German units led by General Leo Steiner. 
Arthur Kingsley: The arrogance of the Third Reich was to think they could achieve what the great Napoleon could not.
Steiner is leading from an armored vehicle as the vehicle comes to a stop.
Leo Steiner (German): Why are we stopping?! Move forward now!
The Germans resume their attack and the vehicle drives off, revealing a frozen, hanged Red Army soldier and a wanted poster of Polina.
Arthur Kingsley (voice): Perhaps if they weren't facing someone as fierce as Lady Nightingale.
Cut to black.
== Gameplay ==
The screen fades in to Polina's POV as she and Misha look out over a vast snowy field in Stalingrad.
Misha Petrov: There. We heard Steiner's been creeping around the commercial district.
Polina Petrova: Makes sense. He's never far from the slaughter.
Misha Petrov: Svoloch. (Bastard.)
Polina Petrova: Let's go.
Misha looks at a dead Red Army soldier slumped over a brick wall and snagged by barb wire.
Misha Petrov: No wait, we should see who they are so we can their families know. Knife.
Polina hands Misha her knife. Misha then cuts the wire, causing the body to reveal a headshot.
Polina Petrova: Chort. (Damn.)
Polina ducks Misha down behind the wall.
Polina Petrova: That's a sniper shot. Precise.
Misha Petrov: But you think they're still--?
Polina Petrova: They might be.
Misha Petrov: Okay. There's more cover this way. Come on.
Polina follows Misha as she readies her rifle, Requiem.
Misha Petrov: So how will you kill Steiner, Lady Nightingale?
Polina Petrova: I told you to stop calling me that.
=== LADY NIGHTINGALE ===
ELIMINATE STEINER
JANUARY 1943
STALINGRAD, RUSSIA
LT. POLINA PETROVA
Misha Petrov: The name gives the survivors hope, Polina.
Polina Petrova: Hope won't win this war.
Polina and Misha come across a ruined house where several civilian corpses lie outside. One of them is that of a woman chained to a fence post with a "Wanted" posted of Polina.
Misha Petrov: Bozje moy. (My God.)
Polina Petrova: Bastards...
Misha reads the poster on the corpse.
Misha Petrov: "To followers of Lady Nightingale. Anyone who gives asylum to this terrorist will face the most severe penalties." Sookie.
Polina and Misha continue their patrol as they near the house.
Misha Petrov: Let's go up this way. Do you think the sniper could be any of Steiner's Jagermorders?
Polina Petrova: We should be more careful.
Polina and Misha enter the ruined house and walk up to a blown-out wall.
Misha Petrov: Wait. Do you hear that?
Misha takes out his binoculars and scopes out the buildings across the field.
Misha Petrov: Take a look.
Polina takes Misha's binoculars and looks across the field to see a German convoy drive by the buildings. The convoy consists of two German trucks with an armored vehicle in the middle.
Misha Petrov: There. On the right.
Polina Petrova: Steiner.
Misha Petrov: Where is he going?
Polina Petrova: He's driving towards the commercial district. You may be right about those Jagermorders, Misha.
Polina hands Misha back his binoculars. Misha breaks off a wooden board and leaps out into the field.
Misha Petrov: Let's move before we lose sight of him!
Polina Petrova: Misha, be careful!
Polina takes off after Misha and is nearly shot by German snipers.
Polina Petrova: Shit! Get down!
Polina and Misha take cover from the sniper.
Misha Petrov: What do we do?
Polina Petrova: Try drawing fire with my knife.
Misha Petrov: Do what?!
Polina Petrova: Just trust me!
Misha Petrov: Drawing fire.
Misha uses Polina's knife to draw the snipers' fire, giving Polina a clean shot at them. Polina shoots one of the snipers.
Polina Petrova: Do svidanya. (Goodbye.); Dobray noche. (Goodbye.); Svoloch. (Bastard.) 
(Every time Polina gets hit by an enemy sniper...) 
Misha Petrov: Get down! 
Polina prepares to fire her rifle.
Polina Petrova: Ready to shoot!; Ready!; Now, Misha!; Now!
Misha Petrov: I've got your back!; Covering you!; Davay! (Let’s!); Davay davay davay! (Come on, come on, come on!); He can see the glint of your scope, Polina.; Ready when you are!; Drawing fire!
Misha draws out the last sniper's fire again, allowing Polina to gun him down from afar.
Polina Petrova: Took them out. Let's go.
Polina and Misha dash across the field to the next available cover. Another German sniper attempts to shoots at Polina.
Polina Petrova: Damn!
Polina aims and fires at the sniper, killing him with one shot, and prepares to take down the next sniper. Misha draws out the sniper's fire and Polina uses the opportunity to successfully shoot the sniper.
Polina Petrova: Get up, Misha. We have to move.
Polina and Misha move further across the field until they hear German Shepherd dogs barking. One such dog comes charging towards Polina.
Misha Petrov: Dog! Watch out!
Polina Petrova: Chort! (Damn!)
Polina shoots down the dog. German soldiers appear on the field and attack Polina and Misha.
Misha Petrov: Soldiers incoming!
(If Polina tries to aim down her rifle scope before allowing Misha to draw fire)
Polina Petrova: I need help!; Misha, help!; Get them off me, Misha! 
Polina readies herself to shoot the next sniper. Misha draws out the sniper's fire, once again allowing Polina a successful kill. She readies herself for another sniping hit and uses Misha' distraction to kill the sniper.
Misha Petrov: Found an opening! I'm pushing up! Ready!
Polina successfully kills another sniper.
Polina Petrova: Snipers down.
German reinforcements arrive on the scene.
Misha Petrov: More incoming!
Polina Petrova: Tvoyu mat! (Your mother!)
Misha Petrov: Ready, sestra! (Sister!)
Polina prepares herself to shoot the next sniper and successfully shoots down another sniper.
Polina Petrova: Only room for one sniper in Stalingrad.
After killing the remaining group of German soldiers in the field, a smokescreen will build up signaling the arrival of a Jagermorder and his troops.
Misha Petrov: Holy shit, Polina! A Jagermorder!; Don't let him get behind you!; On your left!; He's injured! Keep going!; He's coming for you!
Molina continues firing on the Jagermorder. Every time the Jagermorder is weakened, he will use a plume of smokescreen to cover his movements. Eventually, Polina overcomes the Jagermorder and kills him.
Polina Petrova: Is he finally fucking dead?
Misha Petrov: I think so. They're much tougher than I thought.
Polina Petrova: Well, you didn't have to fight him!
Misha Petrov: I helped! Let's get out of this field.
Polina and Misha finally reach the far end of the field and run into a ruined building.
Misha Petrov: We should be safe for now. Two Jagermorders? You must have him worried.
Polina Petrova: It means we're getting close.
Misha Petrov: Let's get moving then.
Polina and Misha come to a blown-out hole and spot Steiner's convoy.
Misha Petrov: Look. Steiner's vehicle.
Polina Petrova: I can't shoot him while he's in there.
Misha Petrov: Let's try to get closer.
Polina and Misha exit the building and run through the trench line until they find a good spot from which to spy on Steiner.
Polina Petrova: I can't wait to put a bullet through Steiner's head.
Misha looks through his binoculars.
Misha Petrov: Wait. This is bad, Polina.
Misha hands his binoculars to Polina.
Misha Petrov: We can't strike from here, there's too many of them. Take a look.
Polina looks through the binoculars and sees an entire squad of Jagermorders surrounding the armored vehicle. 
Polina Petrova: Shit...
She spots Steiner approach Hermann Freisinger as they greet each other with the Nazi salute.
Polina Petrova: Steiner...
Misha Petrov: There, on the right.
Polina watches Steiner and Freisinger converse with each other.
Polina Petrova: Bastard...
Misha Petrov: He might be Steiner's superior.
Suddenly, one of the Jagermorders spots Misha and snipes him from there.
Misha Petrov: Sniper! Get down!
The Jagermorder successfully lands a shot on Misha, sending both him and Polina backward to the snow. Misha lies on the ground, shot in the torso.
Misha Petrov: You ok?
Polina Petrova: Misha!
Polina examines his wound.
Misha Petrov: It's not as bad as it looks...
Polina Petrova: Just hold still and let me check.
Polina presses both hands hard on Misha's wound, causing Misha to yell in pain. More German voices can be heard nearby.
Misha Petrov: That doesn't sound good.
Polina Petrova: It's not.
Misha Petrov: We don't have time for this sistroja, (sisters,) you hear me?
Polina lifts up Misha to his feet.
Polina Petrova: I need to get you somewhere safe to patch you up. You're not going to die here. Up! Let's move!
Polina supports Misha with one arm while carrying a Tokarev TT-33 pistol in the other hand.
Polina Petrova: I'm getting you to the Post Office, we'll be safe there! Steady your breathing!
German soldiers find and attack Polina and Misha, while Polina shoots them with her pistol.
Polina Petrova: I have you! Lean on me, I got you! Keep the pressure on the wound!
One of the German soldiers throws a Stielhandgranate at the siblings.
Polina Petrova: Shit!
Misha Petrov: Grenade!
Polina Petrova: Hold on to me! 
The siblings avoid the grenade or throw it back at the Germans. Molina continues helping Misha to safety while fighting off the German soldiers.
Polina Petrova: Stay with me, Misha!
More German soldiers arrive on the scene to kill the Petrova siblings.
Misha Petrov: They're closing in!
Polina Petrova: We're almost there!
A German soldier launches a rocket at the siblings, just missing them. 
Polina Petrova: Shit! Rockets!
Misha Petrov: We won't make it!
Polina Petrova: Shut your mouth, I have you!
The German soldiers arrive with rocket launchers.
Misha Petrov: Watch out!
The Germans fire another rocket at Polina and Misha, causing an explosion that sends the siblings flying into an opening in the ground. The screen cuts to black as Polina loses consciousness.
A moment later, Polina's vision fades in as she and Misha find themselves in a tunnel beneath the ground. Polina crawls over to a badly wounded Misha.
Polina Petrova: Misha!
Misha Petrov: Polina... Polina...
Misha weakly gives back Polina her knife. More German soldiers can be heard by the opening as they get closer to the siblings.
Misha Petrov: Stop it... Don't let them take Stalingrad.
Polina Petrov: This knife isn't going to get us out of here. Look, we need to...
Misha Petrov: Finish it... Please... For all of us.
Polina Petrova: No. You're delirious. Come on, we have to move!
Polina tries to move Misha, only to be met with resistance from the latter.
Misha Petrov: Polina, go!
Polina Petrova: No! You cover the opening, I go out and flank them.
Misha Petrov: There is no time.
Misha spots a lone German soldier at the opening about to shoot the siblings and shoots him down. Misha takes out a grenade and prepares to prime it.
Misha Petrov: Go. I will slow them down.
Misha pulls the pin from the grenade.
Polina Petrova: Durachok. (Fool.) 
Misha smiles weakly.
Misha Petrov: Soplyachka. (Brat.)Now go.
Polina lowers herself further into the tunnel and turns back to look at Misha.
Misha Petrov: It's alright... Go!
Misha drops the grenade, causing it to go live. Polina slides down the tunnel quickly as the grenade goes off, killing Misha and sealing the tunnel behind her as she screams. The screen goes black for a moment before fading in once again amid Polina's coughing. She crawls further through the tunnel as German soldiers can be heard above her. She finds herself at the end of a tunnel inside a multi-story building, only to be obstructed by a piece of rubble in her way. Steiner can be seen up on the upper levels by a broken staircase with two Jagermorders.
Leo Steiner: Lady Nightingale, I know you are here somewhere.
Polina Petrova: Steiner... Bastard.
Leo Steiner: You will not get away this time, little bird.
Steiner walks away. A German soldier passes by above Polina without noticing her. Polina then removes the rubble in her way quietly and starts going throughout the building, killing any German soldiers she encounters in her pursuit of Steiner.
(Every time Polina stealthily kills a German soldier)
Polina Petrova: Shhh...; Bastard.; Rot in hell.; Sleep.; Sweet dreams.; Fucking Nazi. Asshole.
Polina makes her way to the upper levels by climbing the walls until she comes to a ledge outside the building that she shimmies across. Down below her, Polina sees German halftrack vehicles arrive outside the building and offload German soldiers who rush into the building. Polina returns back inside the building and finds Steiner with a Jagermorder bodyguard walking around. Polina shimmies across another ledge. 
Just before she makes it to the other side, a Jagermorder bursts out of a wall and grabs Polina. She and the Jagermorder struggle for a brief moment before the German throws her down a hole into a lower level. Polina looks up to see the Jagermorder toss a piece of furniture right near her, causing the floor to give way and Polina to fall down another level screaming as she hits the ground. She looks up at the holes she just fell through and gets back on her feet, before finding her self under attack by German soldiers. Polina uses her knife to distract and kill any snipers in the building.
Leo Steiner: These men have eliminated far deadlier threats than you, girl. You are all alone in here.
Polina Petrova: Is this the best you Nazi fucks have to offer?
Leo Steiner: We will hunt you down like the animal you are.; We are not done yet, little girl.; Lady Nightingale, we are going to stop you.; One Russian girl will not best all of us.; Are you really willing to die for this miserable city?; Do you feel like a hero yet, Lady Nightingale?
Polina continues defending herself from her German attackers. Eventually, she kills all the German soldiers and Jagermorders in the building and ascends back to the upper levels.
Polina Petrova: You're alone, old man. All your fancy troops... gone. And you're next.
Polina starts climbing up the wall only to be shot at by Steiner. She nearly loses her grip and her keepsake rifle drops to the ground below her. She regains her grip and climbs into an opening armed only with her knife.
Leo Steiner: You are nothing without your rifle, Lady Nightingale. You are exactly where I want you. Scurry along, pathetic girl. You cannot hide forever, little bird. You will not escape Stalingrad alive.
Polina climbs into a crawlspace, but the duct itself weakens and then collapses, causing Polina to fall down to the floor. She finds herself in a clothing and boutique section of the building as she hunts for Steiner.
Leo Steiner: Do you wish to kill me, Polina? You are welcome to try. 
Polina attempts to avoid Steiner's gunshots.
Leo Steiner: You think you bested us all, but you have not faced me yet.; I know all about you, Polina. 
Polina finds Steiner and sneaks up on him, stabbing him. Steiner retaliates by hitting her.
Leo Steiner: Argh! Russian bitch!
Steiner retreats, forcing Polina to go on the hunt again. Polina comes across a gramophone playing "The Song of the Volga Boatmen." She turns it off, but gives herself away to Steiner in the process.
Leo Steiner: Found you again!; Poor little nurse girl wanting to defend her home.; You are mine now!; This will be the last time!
Polina hides and seeks until she finds and sneaks up on Steiner. Polina stabs him once again, causing Steiner to counter her attacks.
Leo Steiner: Fuck! Scheisse! (Shit!) Gah!
Steiner hits Polina and backs away into the shadows. Polina searches once more for Steiner, who sets the level on fire to force her out of hiding and kill her. Polina runs to avoid the flames, only for Steiner to shoot at her.
Leo Steiner: Choke on the fumes of your failure!; You and this pathetic city will burn in hell!; You won't get away.; Did daddy teach you how to shoot a gun? Or maybe brother? Where are they now? Of course. Dead. That is why you are so angry.; You think I'm the reason for all your troubles. Really, you should be blaming yourself. You failed to keep them alive.
Polina manages to sneak up on Steiner and attack him by slicing his leg and stabbing him in the back.
Leo Steiner: Aggh! Fucking bitch!
Steiner hits Polina again, allowing him to limp away but leaving behind a trail of blood which Polina follows.
Polina Petrova: Running won't save you. You've already lost.; You have nowhere left to run, Steiner!
Polina follows Steiner's trail back outside on the rooftops.
Polina Petrova: You... fucking Nazis... will all die here in Stalingrad. You took... everything from me. Now it's my turn.
Polina keeps following the trail until she finds Steiner limping up to a ruined column and weakly leaning against it while he looks out across the wintery cityscape of Stalingrad.
Leo Steiner: You won't find satisfaction in this. It won't end with me. We'll destroy you all.
Polina Petrova: You won't be doing anything.
Leo Steiner: Not me, Herr... Herr Freisinger. He will finish what he started.
Polina walks up to Steiner and stabs him repeatedly.
Polina Petrova: Ty svoloch... fascistskaya... Svin'ya! (You are a bastard… fascist… pig!)
Polina pulls her knife out of Steiner's body one last time. Steiner collapses to the ground, dying.
Polina Petrova: All you left me is this knife...
Leo Steiner: I could... help you... 
Polina Petrova: Incredible, you're all the same. I've killed more of you than I can count... And you all spout the same pathetic bullshit.
Polina puts her knife away and takes a document from Steiner's coat. She reads it and finds the Project Phoenix symbol and Freisinger's signature on it.
Polina Petrova: "Freisinger." Is he supposed to scare me? Another piece of fascist filth. 
Polina puts the letter away.
Polina Petrova: Don't worry. I'll hunt him down next...
Polina shoves Steiner's head against the wall and throws him right up to the ledge.
Polina Petrova: You thought you'd take my city and crush my people. You tried to break me... but you failed. You created "Lady Nightingale." And now... she's destroyed you.
Polina puts her foot on Steiner and kicks him over the ledge, causing Steiner to fall to the ground as the gameplay transitions to...
== Cutscene 1 ==
...German soldiers firing on Russian soldiers. Suddenly, Steiner's body hits the ground in front of a German soldier as they stop firing and look up in shock at Polina standing above them on the building's upper level.
Arthur Kingsley (voice): The infamous Lady Nightingale brought Stalingrad back from the brink.
A German soldier is shot in the neck as his comrades come under attack by Red Army troops charging at them.
Arthur Kingsley: Her actions inspired the Russians to take back their city and go on the offensive. Polina changed the course of the war for the Allies and her people.
Polina looks at Steiner's Phoenix letter as her comrades rush into the building.
Arthur Kingsley: With that reputation, it was only a matter of time before we found her.
Cut to black.
== Cutscene 2 ==
Jannick Richter sits across from Polina.
Jannick Richter: What would Freisinger want with a lowly office on the Eastern Front?
Polina Petrova: What does it matter?
Richter slams his hand on the desk.
Jannick Richter: It matters a great deal to me, Fraulein. (Young lady.)
Polina leans forward and takes a cigarette from Richter's carton. Richter hands her his lighter, which Polina uses to light her cigarette.
Polina Petrova: Nice lighter. From what I could gather, Freisinger was recruiting Steiner for some special project.
Richter passes an ashtray to Polina.
Jannick Richter: Project Phoenix.
Polina Petrova: Could be. All I know is... I was sent to kill Freisinger.
Richter sits there, mesmerized by this news.
The scene cuts to Vanguard's prison cell as Arthur, Wade, and Lucas wait for Polina to return.
Lucas Riggs: There's gotta be a better way out of here.
They turn around to se Richter and his guards open the cell door.
Jannick Richter: There is no way out of here.
The guard removes Polina's shackles, allowing Polina to walk back into the cell while the guard shuts the cell door.
Jannick Richter: Unless, of course... You have decided to do the intelligent thing.
Arthur Kingsley: Open that door back up, and I'll show you the intelligent thing.
Lucas Riggs: You can get me out alive?
Arthur Kingsley: (shocked) What?
Jannick Richter: I can.
Wade gets up to his feet, ticked off.
Wade Jackson: You two-faced bastard.
Lucas Riggs: Alright. I'll tell you what you want to know.
Arthur punches Lucas in the face. Lucas falls to the ground.
Arthur Kingsley: Typical Aussie. No honor. No loyalty.
Lucas gets back up and punches Arthur in the face, enraging him. The guards laugh out loud in amusement as Arthur and Lucas start brawling with each other. The guards open the cell door and enter.
Jannick Richter: Break this up.
The first guard grabs Lucas and hauls him off Arthur, while the second guard holds Arthur back with his MP40 raised at him.
Lucas Riggs: I ain't gonna be the next sacrifice in your crusade, Pommy!
Jannick Richter: I hope your plan was worth it.
Richter walks away and the guard shuts the cell door closed, leaving Arthur to stew. Just as the guards leave, Arthur calms down quickly.
Arthur Kingsley (hushed): Break a leg, Lucas.
Richter and the guard bring Lucas to the interrogation room.
Jannick Richter: I thought you'd be the one to put an end to your team's foolish agend-
Richter and Lucas enter the room only to be stopped by the sight of dead German soldiers and officers piled in a corner. One of them is Freisinger's secretary.
Lucas Riggs: You killing each other now, are you?
Richter stands there, gripped by fear. He then turns to the guards.
Jannick Richter (German): Get out! Get out...
Richter leaves the interrogation room last before shutting the door. He walks down the corridor slowly, before turning to look back one last time and then moving on.
The scene cuts to another interrogation room as Richter stuffs his cigarette in an ash tray. He sits across from Lucas.
Jannick Richter: I know why you chose to cooperate. I would not take orders from a negro either.
Lucas Riggs (laughing): You got it all wrong, mate.
Jannick Richter: I don't follow.
Lucas Riggs: I don't care what color his skin is. Haven't you heard about the Aussies and the Brits? We were the pieces of shit flushed down the crown's dunny. 
Jannick Richter: Yes, yes of course, but your nations are allies.
Lucas Riggs: No, it was more like master-servant. I did what I did, because to every Brit folks like me are expendable.
Cut to black.
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