Born Again

"You've had an unexpected reprieve. Do exactly as I say and I promise this will be over before the night is out."

Born Again is the first scene in Manhunt where Cash is freed from death row and set loose in Carcer City.

Mission[]

The introduction starts with a journalist giving information to the player about a man named James Earl Cash, of his execution, who had been on death row for the past three years. However, his death was actually a ruse to the public, carried out by the corrupt Darkwoods Penitentiary staff who had been instructed by Lionel Starkweather, known as the Director, to inject Cash with a sedative instead of a lethal injection.

When Cash awakes from his "execution", now inside an abandoned shop, Starkweather begins to speak to him through an earpiece, lying near him on a table. Waking up from his sedative and in minor panic, Cash tries to ram the locked door open and swatting a security camera watching over him. After telling Cash to calm down, Starkweather explains to him that he will be granted his freedom only if he follows his instructions. Thus, Cash has no say in the matter of participating in the Director's snuff film, so he leaves the room and heads outside.

Later in the level, Starkweather introduces Cash to a gang called the Hoods. He orders Cash to execute the first few Hoods to see if he has what it takes to be the leading man in his snuff film. After filming Cash's progress through surveillance cameras, Starkweather instructs Cash to make his way across an abandoned parking lot to Carcer Mark Mall. Then, Cash is forced to pick off two enemies in order for the disposal chute to open, which is the gateway to the next level.

Characters[]

James Earl Cash
Hoods
Journalist (cutscene)
Starkweather (audio only)

Weapons[]

Green Class[]

Plastic Bag (5x)
Glass Shard (4x)
Wire (unused)

Yellow Class[]

Glass Bottle (can be found in trash cans)
Brick (unused)
Can (unused)
Head (unused)

Gallery[]

Rewards[]

Doorway into Hell - Completion.
Art panel 1 in Bonus Material - 3 star rating.
Runner Cheat - 5 star rating & 5 star rating in Doorway into Hell (5 star rating can only be achieved on Hardcore difficulty).
Hard as Nails - 3 star rating & 3 star rating in Doorway into Hell, Road to Ruin, White Trash, and Fuelled by Hate)

Video Walkthroughs[]

"Manhunt 1", full walkthrough (Hardcore difficulty), Scene 1 - Born Again, Part 1 2

"Manhunt 1", full walkthrough (Hardcore difficulty), Scene 1 - Born Again, Part 2 2

Trivia[]

According to the game's instruction manual, Cash's execution took place at Darkwoods Penitentiary.
This level features only Green Class Weapons.
This is the only level in the game where Cash's health bar does not start from full (unless Regenerate cheat is on). This is because of Cash's sedation and to show the player how Painkillers function.
The room where Cash wakes up and exits is a closed down Coffee and Donuts store.
Towards the beginning, there is a shop called Ryton Aide which also appeared in GTA: Vice City.
The level folder is named "jury_turf", implying that the Jury were the original planned Hunters in this level, before being developed into the Hoods.
Unused text in this level has Starkweather telling Cash to "Get the video tape for the camera."
This scene has 8 Hunters total, making the second least amount in the game, behind the final level, Deliverance, which has 7.
In the game files, there is some unused dialogue spoken by Starkweather which reflects on Cash's actions. This suggests that an ending in-game cutscene of Cash exiting the garbage chute in the following level was cut; most likely because it was redundant.
The bonus scene Brawl Game is based on this level.