So I committed a murder in Markarth and was sent to Chidna mine. After completing the quest and escaping, I have not been able to return to Markarth without the guards surrounding me immediately. Even when I say "take me to jail" it does not, and the conversation options go back to just "What is wrong." After completing the quest it said it would clear my name in the Reach but Im not even concerned about that, I cannot advance in the Dark Brotherhood because the next contract is started by talking to a shopkeeper in Markarth.

Does anyone know the questline im talking about? I didnt wanna give away any spoilers, but has anyone run into a similar situation before? I would rather not load from a past save, because I would have to complete not only the Markarth quest but also rejoin the Dark Brotherhood, having already done several perfect hits. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this?

This is affecting everybody on the Xbox (maybe PC & PSN as well) who did the Markarth quest before the brotherhood quests.

I've googled the hell out of it, but cant find a way to get round this issue. I've put 160+ hours into this game, I'm not going to restart it now.

So, if anyone has managed to get round this issue, please let us know how!

Thank you.