Hi. I'm playing as a thief, and I want to save Etienne without becoming the dovahkiin. I can access to the thalmor embassy and start the quest Diplomatic Immunity from there where you take your objects back. All the enemies spawn and all the scripted chats start. But when I go to the prison, etienne is not there. There is a soldier who beats the air and talks to no one. Do you know what I have to do to make Etienne spawn?

good question, I'm not sure, but I would be interested to know if I could do the same.