Like a Thief in the Night

**Like a Thief in the Night** is the ninth chapter in Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. In it, you take the role of John Cooper and his teammates as they try to find out where Sanchez's hideout is located.

## Overview

In this level, you have to guide your man to the secluded area by the campfire without being noticed. Once you get there without alerting the guards, steal their horses by putting on their saddles and taking them to the secret area. Once done, free the prisoner and knock him out without being noticed. Carry him away to a hidden place and wait for Pedro to leave.

## Cinematic

At nightfall, a tired Marshal Jackson return to find his home deserted of all life. He tried calling his man but to no avail. Using his lantern, he entered his office to notice Kate, Doc, and John sitting on his desk. Before being able to take out his gun, he was blocked by Sam with his Winchester. While the discussion was unnamable at first, Cooper managed to convince him to give him the names of those involved in the train robberies. One of the names given was Pablo Sanchez, an old friend of John and one where he knew he could find him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAoSoqdfWKE

## Story

Arriving at the secret location, Doc asked Cooper why he brought them there. John responded by saying that this was one of Sanchez's secret bases where his men hang out after a successful robbery. Sam thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to meet Sanchez but John retorted by saying that he doesn't ride around much. A frustrated Sam asked why they were there then and John responded by saying he didn't know where Sanchez's main headquarters.

John explained a plan that will hopefully lead them to Sanchez's headquarters. The first was to sneak around and make sure those by the campfire didn't notice them. After arriving at the location undetected, the four broke into the horse pen, stole and hide them in the secluded valley. Following this, John untied the prisoner, knocked him out, and took him to the valley.

The prisoner's guard was alarmed when he found him missing and started to look around. He entered the horse pen to find it empty. Starting to panic, he called their leader, Pedro, for help. Pedro went to envisage and panicked as he saw the horses and prisoner missing. He shot in the sky to call the rest of his men to berate them. With no other option, Pedro took his horse and rode off.

## Characters

### Playable Characters

* John Cooper
* Samuel Williams
* Doc McCoy
* Kate O'Hara

### Other Characters

* Pedro
* 1  Civilians
* 30  Armed Gunmen

## Objectives

* Sneak through the woods till you reach the paddock; take the horses and head north to the small well-hidden valley!
* Remember it is imperative that none of the guys around the camp fire see you - if one of them has even the least suspicion before you have freed the hostage and dragged him off, the mission is lost!
* Cut the hostage free with Cooper, knock him out straight away and drag him off into the valley too!

## Quotes

**Intro**

* *Snakes alive, John, what have you got us into this time?* - **Doc McCoy**
* *All these vultures circlin' round make me mighty uneasy!* - **Doc McCoy**
* *It's one of Sanchez's secret outposts.* - **John Cooper**
* *His gang sometimes lies low here when they've been out on a raid!* - **John Cooper**
* *You mean, with a bit of luck we might run into Sanchez himself?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *I don't think there's much chance of that!* - **John Cooper**
* *He doesn't ride along on a raid much...* - **John Cooper**
* *He likes to let the others do his dirty work.* - **John Cooper**
* *So, what the hell are we doing here?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Cause I don't know where Sanchez has his headquarters.* - **John Cooper**
* *So what's your plan?* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *Hm, it's a little risky - the main thing is that the guys sitting by the camp fire up north don't know a thing about it...* - **John Cooper**
* ***Camera pans to the campfire.***
* ***Camera pans to the horses.***
* ***Camera pans to the secret valley.***
* *We'll sneak up through the woods, steal their horses and lead them into that secluded valley in the north west...* - **John Cooper**
* ***Camera pans to the campfire.***
* *All but one - the leader's horse tied up outside the cabin!* - **John Cooper**
* *With a little luck he'll ride off to get fresh horses...* - **John Cooper**
* *With us following right on his heals - that way we find out where Sanchez hides out!* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *That's right! And we need to get rid of the prisoners once we've stolen the horses!* - **John Cooper**
* *You reckon the soldier will cooperate?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *He won't have much choice - I'll free him, knock him out and drag him straight off.* - **John Cooper**
* *That'll give us a head start...and keep the heat off for a while.* - **John Cooper**
* *Ugh, sounds complicated!* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Let's go!* - **John Cooper**
* ***Camera pans to the four.***

**Once all obectives are complete**

* ***Armed Gunman starts searching around to find the prisoner.***
* ***He goes the horse pen and finds it empty.***
* ***He then goes to the house and alerts Pedro.***
* ***Pedro comes outside to investigate and shoots in the air to bring the others to him.***
* *!Caramba! !Diablo! ?Que pasa?!* - **Pedro**
* *How could you let the soldier get away, you lousy bastardos estupidos!* - **Pedro**
* *And where are our horses?* - **Pedro**
* *!Mierda! I'm surrounded by tontos!!!* - **Pedro**
* ***Pedro goes to his horse and rides north.***

## Notes

* You don't have to drag the prisoner to the valley, just make sure he stays out of sight.
* Like a thief in the night is a reference to Thessalonians 5:2. In the same situation, John and his gang have to sneak around and once their deeds are discovered, it is too late.