The game marked a significant departure from its predecessors. It follows a tormented and vengeful Sam Fisher as he operates outside the law to uncover the truth behind his daughter's murder. The story begins years after the events of Splinter Cell: Double Agent . Now a renegade, Fisher discovers he has been betrayed by his former agency, the Third Echelon, and must race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot threatening millions in Washington D.C.
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