Barbershop - Exploring the barbershop | 9: Shaving Lenny Hitman: Absolution Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

General objectives of the stage: Barbershop is the second and last stage of Shaving Lenny mission. This stage is slightly shorter than the previous one, but it doesn't mean that it is less demanding. Contrary, staying in hiding might be more problematic because of the smaller map. Two tasks to be done in this location are getting rid of new gang members and subduing Lenny.

Same as in the previous stage, it is good to spend some time to familiarize with a new location. You start this stage in the courtyard in front of the barbershop. If you have Hope policeman disguise, then you can feel a little more freely. Otherwise almost immediately you have to start using covers, because you can be easily exposed by nearby cowboys, cops and Lenny's gang members.

You can get inside the barbershop in three ways. The first method is using the door shown on the above screen, located at the barbecue, where Mason McCready usually stands (one of new mission objectives). Choosing this passage is a good idea only if you have Hope policeman disguise and even then you have to use Instinct, because regardless of the difficulty level you may encounter a single cop here.

Another variant is to use the entrance to the building's basement. On lower difficulty levels a single policeman is stationing here but on higher difficulty levels prepare to encounter at least two cops here. Same as above use Instinct or distract them with any throwable item.

The last variant is to get to open shutters on the floor. This is the best method in my opinion, especially if you do not have Hope policeman disguise. You have to start climbing in a place shown on the above screen - a small alley left from the entrance to the basement. What's interesting, after crossing on few ledges you do not have to go through the first found shutter, because you may as well skip it and use the next one.

The barbershop's basement is not guarded by anyone, but from time to time one of cowboys might walk in here, searching for hot sauce. Important information is fact that on higher difficulty levels the stairs leading from the basement to the barbershop ground floor are guarded by at least one person.

During exploring the basement you should look around for a fuse box (screen above). By sabotaging it you'll turn off the TV set in the main room on the ground floor. As a result a cop will come to the basement, thanks to that you can easily get his disguise. If you're already wearing this disguise, you can use this opportunity and collect evidence lying on the TV set.

The barbershop ground floor consists mainly of main room, where Luke Wheeley and Lenny reside (new mission objectives). You should watch out here, because even on lower difficulty levels you can encounter here a single policeman. Other cops gather around the pool table on the landing.

The furthest room from the start place on the ground floor is a hair salon, where depending on the difficulty level you might encounter a single cop or no one. The most important thing which you can find here is ready-to-wear barber disguise. If you put it on you'll gain an access to almost all rooms in this location, and in addition no one will be able to expose you. What's more, you'll be able to subdue Lenny in the most peaceful way (more on this can be found in Barbershop - Neutralizing Lenny subsection).

The first floor of the barbershop consists of two small room and several corridors. In side rooms you encounter no one. Corridors on the floor on higher difficulty levels are patrolled by two cops. So it would be good to sneak past them or lure at least one of them to a side room (to eliminate him or obtaining his clothes).