Eva: Scholars tell us that the first spy in history was the snake in the Book of Genesis. In that story it was Eve who was tempted by the snake in the garden of Eden. But this time around it was I who tempted the snake and got away with the forbidden fruit of knowledge. Forgive me, Snake.

(Snake finds the picture Eva took of him in the cave. On the back are the
words "Good-bye." Snake finds a reel of magnetic tape and places it in the
player. A message from Eva begins)

Eva: Good morning, Snake. I hope you slept well. First of all, I have to
apologize. I wasn't sent by Khrushchev. I'm not a KGB spy and I never worked
for the NSA. I am an agent of the People's Republic of China... For the
General HQ Second Department of the People's Liberation Army. It was all a
lie. I tricked you... and I'm sorry. (We see Eva getting a motorcycle ready)
The Philosophers still exist in China, too. You see, my mission was to find
out where Volgin was hiding the Philosopher's Legacy and steal it. So I
infiltrated his base as a KGB spy. The two NSA code breakers who defected in
1960 were actually both men. The real ADAM never showed up at the meeting
place, saving me the trouble of having to eliminate him. I sneaked in by
pretending I was EVA. And you and Sokolov and Volgin... You all believed me.
The Philosopher's Legacy was originally held in common between the US, Soviet
Union, and China. We couldn't let the Russians and the Americans take it all
for themselves. The Chinese government had its eye on the Legacy, too. I got
the film containing the Legacy. And also the nuclear missile launch from the
Shagohod. Five years ago, the Soviet Union stopped supplying us with nuclear
weapons technology. Since then, China's "Liangdan yixing" - hydrogen bomb and
space rocket projects - have fallen behind. But with this data, our country
will be able to develop its own nukes. We'll create a deterrent force to rival
those of the US and Soviet Union. Everything has gone according to plan,
thanks to your help. I, too, am one of the Philosophers. I am an agent of the
Philosophers, a graduate of one of their "charm schools." I was raised in a
joint US-Soviet-Chinese facility to become a sleeper agent. That was before
the war. Back then, they were collecting children from all over the world. As
a result, I'm indistinguishable from a native-born American. So it didn't
surprise me when you and Volgin couldn't tell the difference. But she knew
right from the beginning. She knew because before the war she was at one of
the Philosopher's schools, too - as an instructor. The Boss was the only one I
couldn't fool. She was the only one who knew I was a fake. She told me
everything. Why did she open her heart to me like that? At the time, I
couldn't understand it. But now I think I do. Snake, she wanted you to know
the truth. She chose me to tell you. That's why she saved my life. I've lied
to you so many times, but not this time. My orders from the government were to
obtain the Legacy and to eliminate everyone who knew the truth about what
happened. In other words, I'm supposed to kill you. But I can't do it. Not
because we loved each other. And not because you saved my life. But because I
made a promise to The Boss... And I intend to keep it. I just wanted you to
know. And... you have to live.

(Eva rides off and the magnetic tape self-destructs. We next see Snake clad in
a formal military uniform on his way to meet the president)

Eva: (voice) Snake, listen to me. She didn't betray the United States. No...
far from it. She was a hero who died for her country. She carried out her
mission knowing full well what was going to happen.

(The doors open and Snake is greeted with applause. Major Zero, Para-Medic,
and Sigint are there as well)

Eva: Self-sacrifice... because that was her duty.

(Snake stands before the president. A woman brings a medal to the president.
He picks it up)

President: You are above even The Boss. I hereby award you the title of Big
Boss. (pins the medal to his shirt)

(Snake, or more appropriately, Big Boss, salutes the president)

President: You are a true patriot.

(The president and Big Boss shake hands. The player can also hold R1 and see
Ocelot staring at you through the window. Big Boss turns around and stands
with the president for pictures. The CIA director approaches and offers his
hand but Big Boss walks right past him)

Executive: You know, we could use an infiltration unit like FOX in the army.
Someone like him to handle our top-secret sneaking missions for us. A man who
combines the qualities of a soldier and an agent.

Eva: The Boss' defection was a ruse set up by the US government. It was all a
big drama staged by Washington so they could get their hands on the
Philosopher's Legacy.

(Big Boss is greeted by Major Zero, Para-Medic, and Sigint but he coldly walks
past them and leaves)

Eva: And The Boss was the star of the show. They planned it so that they could
get the Legacy that Colonel Volgin inherited... and destroy the Shagohod at
the same time. Only a legendary hero like The Boss could have earned Volgin's
trust. Finding out where the Philosopher's Legacy was hidden was to be her
greatest mission. Everything was going according to plan. But then something
happened that no one could have predicted. Colonel Volgin fired an American-
made nuclear warhead at Sokolov's research facility. Khrushchev demanded that
the US government provide proof that it wasn't involved. They couldn't just
abort the operation to steal the Legacy. So the operation itself was greatly
expanded and revised. The authorities in Washington knew that in order to
prove its innocence they'd have to get rid of The Boss... and that one of
their own would have to do the job. The public couldn't be allowed to find out
about it... not ever. This, they concluded, would be the best way to keep the
whole thing under wraps. The Boss wouldn't be allowed to come back home alive.
And she wouldn't be allowed to kill herself. Her life would be ended by her
most beloved disciple... That was the way the government wanted it. That was
the mission she was given. And she had no choice but to carry it out. Her
death at your hands was duty she had to fulfill. Out of duty, she turned her
back on her own comrades. A lesser woman would have been crushed by such a
burden.

(Big Boss is walking through a cemetery with a suitcase)

Eva: The taint of disgrace will follow her to her grave. Future generations
will revile her. In America, as a despicable traitor with no sense of honor.
And in Russia, as a monster who unleashed a nuclear catastrophe. She will go
down in official history as a war criminal. And no one will ever understand
her. That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it
through the end.

(Big Boss arrives at The Boss' grave)

Eva: But I think she wanted you of all people to know the truth. She wanted to
live on in your memory. Not as a soldier, but as a woman. But she was
forbidden to tell you herself. And that's why she told me.

(Big Boss places the Patriot and some flowers on the grave)

Eva: Snake, history will never know what she did. No one will ever learn the
truth. Her story... her debriefing... will endure only in your heart.
Everything she did, she did for her country. She sacrificed her life and her
honor for her native land. She was a real hero.

(The Boss' tombstone reads: "In Memory of a Patriot who Saved the World")

Eva: She was a true patriot.

(Big Boss salutes)