In the mission: "The Surgeon" you are supposed to Eavesdrop on Ben Church's Neighbors while hidden.

You must fully complete the 1st eavesdropping tutorial in order to continue the mission.

Follow the outline below to do the Eavesdropping:

1. Approach the objective area. A man and a woman are speaking and they have yellow circles on their head. Here is what it looks like:

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2. An on screen prompt will give you details about SSI Mechanics. The SSI, or Social Status Indicator, indicates your enemy's detection or investigation state.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen. You need to move between two civilians and blend with them. find the two citizens leaning on the wall to the right:

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Blend in by standing between them. Like this:

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STAY PATIENTLY in that location until you see the message "Eavesdrop Successful"

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Glitch: Cannot blend with civilians[edit]

If this happens, go to the Pause Menu, exit the memory, and restart.