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OK, well, uh… Break a leg!

— Frederick Langston

The Third Thing is a story mission in Control's second expansion, AWE. It is preceded by A Dark Place and followed by It's Happening Again.

Obtaining

It is received while Jesse Faden talks to Frederick Langston over an intercom at the Active Investigations' elevator, completing the preceding mission A Dark Place.

Overview

Mission start
Jesse begins her search for Hartman, checking the sector's AWE investigation wings.
Mission end
With nowhere left to hide, Hartman flees into the Bright Falls AWE site.
Completion of Eagle Limited AWE area
She manages to return power to the Eagle Limited AWE site and chases Hartman out of the area's corridors.
Completion of Fra Mauro AWE area
After returning power to the Fra Mauro AWE site, Jesse guarantees Hartman can no longer hide in that investigation wing.

Objectives

Achievements and trophies

Two secret achievements and trophies are loosely related to this mission: see the preceding one for an achievement/trophy that may be unlocked only while advancing this mission, and the succeeding one for an achievement/trophy bearing this mission's name.

See also