Rosewood

"Birdie has sold out Victoria to save his own life. Part of me understands. This was never his fight. I shall deal with him later. For now, all that matters is the girl. I must get to her before Wade and take her somewhere safe. Nobody will stand in my way."

―Mission description.^[src]

Rosewood is the sixth mission in Hitman: Absolution. It consists of three segments: Victoria's Ward, Orphanage Halls, and Central Heating.

Mission Information[]

Agent 47 returns to Rosewood Orphanage to pick up Victoria, but soon after he arrives, Wade and a small army of henchmen attack the orphanage. 47 sends his friend, Sister Mary, who runs the orphanage, to the basement. 47 brings Victoria to an elevator but the power fails and he is forced to go around the orphanage collecting fuses to restore power to the elevator. He is successful, and the elevator descends to the basement, where Wade and Lenny Dexter capture Victoria and Sister Mary. While being taunted by Wade, Lenny Dexter accidentally shoots and kills Sister Mary, which makes Wade proud, and 47 furious. 47 then hunts Wade and incapacitates him. Lenny escapes with Victoria by holding her hostage with a grenade. 47 searches Wade's body, and finds a clue, a matchbook from the bar The Great Balls of Fire in Hope, South Dakota. 47 also takes the keys to Wade's car and leaves him to die.

Behind the Scenes[]

During E3 2012 a gameplay video and E3 trailer of the Rosewood mission is shown. Surprisingly it is completely different than the final game. What is shown through both the trailer and E3 Gameplay cut scene is Edward Wade and Lenny (with Wade's thugs) walking through the Rosewood building. Some pass by deceased nuns while a scene is shown of a nun crying and pleading. It is also shown that Wade makes it to Victoria's room first, where he carries her and where he takes her is unknown though it is more than likely the basement.

The gameplay demo showcases 47 entering the elevator down to the bottom floor (Like in the final game) however the deceased nun hanging over the elevator actually had a scripted death cutscene. In the demo it is shown she is pleading for mercy so one of the two of Wade's men doesn't shoot her. One of them does so anyway's. She crawls to the end of the elevator before getting shot and killed a second time. In the final game this scene was completely removed.

Later in the demo we see an old version of the subdue animation being performed on one of the thugs. Once the thug is inside the closet with the player another thug goes in front of the closet and urinates (It is possible this was over a deceased nun). During the entire demo we are shown more scrapped animations of death executions. A few do remain to either be reworked or remain unchanged. We also get to hear scrapped dialogue of one of the thugs telling a disguised 47 to do his "job". We also learn what the original objective was. Instead of finding all the elevator parts all we had to do was turn the elevator power back online.

Objectives[]

Recover the fuses
Restore power
Hunt Wade
Eliminate Wade

Enemies[]

Wade's thugs

Items[]

Firearms[]

Aries 24-7 - Player starts with this and carried by some henchmen.
Aries Charging Ram - Carried by the henchman that is going to kill Jim Joyner (security guard), carried by the head henchman and on the desk in the room near the cafeteria where one of the fuses are.
M590 12ga - On the ground near the dead security guard in the chapel and one of the henchman near the exit carries this.
SA .44 Auto - Carried by Wade. Can be picked up quickly after he is killed.
Zug TMP - Carried by some henchmen and in various locations in the basement.

Melee Weapons[]

Book - In various locations around the level.
Bottle - In various locations around the basement.
Fire Axe - Leaning on the door in the room directly down the hall from the start and on the floor in one of the rooms near the first floor medical lab.
Fire Extinguisher - In the room across from the exit and in the first floor medical lab.
Gasoline Can - Near the reception desk on the first floor.
Knife - In a room on the top floor; on a box in the basement; on the desk in the room near the cafeteria where one of the fuses are; on a table in the first room of the basement.
Syringe - On the table in the medical lab on the top floor and first floor.
Toy Robot - In one of the rooms near the first floor medical lab.

Other[]

Fuse

Disguises[]

Challenges[]

For instructions to complete a specific challenge, click the corresponding image; or for a comprehensive instructions list, see Rosewood challenges

Icon	Name	Description
	Chameleon	Pick up the disguises.
	Evidence Collector	Find the evidence.
	Infiltrator	Avoid getting spotted.
	Suit Only	Avoid using disguises.
	Good Samaritan	The enemy of my enemy is my friend. (Kill the 2 men interrogating Jim Joyner (Security Guard) before they can kill him)
	Out of Fuse	Don't blow anyone's fuse. (Collect all the fuses while remaining unseen)
	Playing With Balls	It's always crowded at the bottom. (Hide 5 bodies in the Ball Pit)
	Face Off	Set the record straight. (Kill Wade by using the valve to burn him)
	The Mercenary	Complete "Rosewood."
	Subtle Injection - Part I	You will feel a tiny prick. (Subdue/Kill 3 henchmen with the Syringe)
	Subtle Injection - Part II	You will feel a tiny prick. (Subdue/Kill 4 henchmen with the Syringe without being spotted. NOTE: This challenge does not carry kills if restarting from a checkpoint. All kills must be acquired in the same playthrough.)
	Subtle Injection - Part III	You will feel a tiny prick. (Subdue/Kill 5 henchmen with the Syringe)
	Mastery: Rosewood	They crossed the line. And you crossed them out. (Complete all challenges for this mission)

Gallery[]

Video[]

6._Rosewood_-_Part_I_-_Hitman_Absolution — 6. Rosewood - Part I - Hitman Absolution

References[]

Other Missions[]

Missions in Hitman: Absolution
Prologue	A Personal Contract
Chicago	The King of Chinatown - Terminus - Run For Your Life - Hunter and Hunted - Rosewood
Hope, South Dakota	Welcome to Hope - Birdie's Gift - Shaving Lenny - End of the Road - Dexter Industries - Death Factory - Fight Night - Attack of the Saints - Skurky's Law - Operation Sledgehammer
Chicago	One of a Kind - Blackwater Park - Countdown
Epilogue	Absolution