Cornfield - Murdering Louisa 'Candy' Cain | 14: Attack of the Saints Hitman: Absolution Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

General objectives of the stage: Cornfield is the final third stage of the Attack of the Saints mission. This is a very large map, however you should be eliminating the remaining assassin nuns in a very specific order so that you won't have to backtrack to previous area. The first person on your hitlist should be Louisa Cain, because she's the closest target.

The game will give you an opportunity to murder Louisa Cain at the very beginning of the stage, however you should restrain yourself from killing her, because your action would result in Hitman being attacked by nearby guards. It's a much better idea to wait for the conversation between the nun and her bodyguards to end so that all characters will eventually resume their duties. Depending on your current difficulty level one or two guards will remain here and it's best to leave them alone unless you desperately need a disguise.

Ignore the main entrance to the farm and proceed towards the nearest cornfield. This area works in a similiar way to the marihuana field from one of the previous missions of the campaign and this means you can use it to move undetected. Make sure that Agent 47 is maintaining a crouching stance and consider positioning the camera a little higher so it'll be easier for you to spot the guards patrolling the cornfield. Don't forget that you aren't totally invisible. You can be recognized if you move too close to the enemy units.

A smart way of increasing your chances of avoiding detection is to check the right side of the cornfield. The area displayed on the screen above contains a scarecrow and you can interact with it in order to obtain a scarecrow disguise. The main advantage of this costume is that you can remain unseen if you're standing still. Additionally you can blend in to the environment by interacting with scarecrow stands found throughout the entire map.

You can spend some time exploring the area, however it's optional. The only interesting place in the first part of the cornfield is a small hut seen on the screen above. This hut can be found near the asphalt road and it contains a machine which can be used to dispose of the bodies of killed enemy units.

Your current primary objective is a bigger hut (screen above) with a vehicle parked in front of it. I wouldn't recommend attacking Candy when she's in the open, because even on lower difficulty levels there will be several guards in the area. The only exception is a very precise shot done with a Silverballer, assuming of course you don't mind alarming the Agency soldiers about the nun's death.

The best moment to act in my opinion is when the nun enters the hut. A more obvious way of getting rid of her is to carefully approach her from the back and use a fiber wire to strangle her. Once she's gone take some additional time to hide her body.

A less obvious (and much safer) way of killing the main target is about using the environment to your advantage. Circle around the hut and locate a generator seen on the screen above. Attach the power cable to the water pipe and pull the lever (you can do it right away, without having to wait for the nun to enter the hut). You can now proceed to the location of the second nun, because the generator will not shut down prematurely. The only exception is if you want to dispose of Louisa's body after she's been electrocuted.