Disable the poison devices | Mission 3 - American Consumption Splinter Cell: Blacklist Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Now, you will have to perform a task that requires you to race against time. To stop the terrorist attack, you only have 10 minutes. It is worth mentioning here that, apart from the two pumps, marked at the beginning, you will have perform one more action within this time window. Fortunately, you do not need to hurry that much, because 10 minutes is plenty of time and seeing the plan through should take you, more or less, a half of that time. First of all, go towards the pump. And so, exit the control room through the left door, turn right and grab onto the ladder. Slide down the ladder only after the enemy below moves away discernibly.

Continue along your path towards the pump. Walk around the first big reservoir from the left and jump over the small obstacle underneath the balcony. Approach the pump from the side of the plank shown in the above screenshot. Make sure that none of the enemies is standing next to the pump and isn't going its way. Only then, approach the upper platform quickly, climb onto it and interact with the pump (the entire process takes several seconds) to turn it on.

Return downstairs quickly, because one of the terrorists may soon start going towards the disabled pump. Go now towards the Pump B, by keeping to the left wall and watching out for the single guard that may approach from the right. If the guard is at a larger distance from Fisher, you can try to flash by in front of him, in hope that he did not discern you. Otherwise, remain in shadows and wait for the terrorist to turn away or walk onto the catwalks above. Regardless of what you decide to do, take the narrow passage shown in the above screenshot, which will take you to the area located to the right of the upper control area.

Keep going ahead and keep to the left wall at all times. Climb down the stairs and jump to grab onto the balustrade above. To the right of Fisher, there should stop two guards. If you want to, you can wait for them to finish their conversation but, this shouldn't be necessary. To ensure yourself with safe passage. Go ahead.

Stop after you reach the corner shown in the above screenshot. Stand up and check out about the current whereabouts of the armored enemy that is patrolling the area near the pump B that you can see in the distance. If the enemy isn't looking, or going your way, you can easily jump over the balustrade. Otherwise, remain in hiding behind the cover. Know however, that you can't wait too long, because of a standard guard that will soon appear next to the corner and will be coming your way.

Approach the pump B and make sure, once again, that the armored enemy isn't coming. It is best to start acting right after the armored enemy starts walking away from your character. That is because you need to interact with the pump and expose yourself at the same time, so this will increase the risk of being spotted. After you disable the second pump, you will learn that you also need to close an additional valve.

Additional tips for the Panther/Attack playing style: I recommend against wasting time for exchanging fire, because there are armored enemies around and killing them is hindered. It is worthwhile, however, to eliminate the "regular" guards but, you should remember to conceal the bodies afterwards.