After escaping the city with the help of Leon S. Kennedy, Claire ventured to Europe to resume her search for Chris. In December, she was captured by Umbrella
Resident Evil 2 gives you the option to play as either Leon S. Kennedy or Claire Redfield when you start a story campaign. The short answer, though, is that you ll only get the full story of Resident Evil 2 by playing it (at least) twice once as Leon and once as Claire.