(3) Talking with Taggart Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Notice! If you don't even want to tray talking with Taggart, you can move to Step 4 at once (Find information on Sandoval's whereabouts).

Map legend: 1 - Meeting Hall entrance; 2 - The place where you talk with Taggart or find the terminal; 3 - Guarded zone entrance; 4 - Backroom passage; 5 - Ventilation shaft entrance; 6 - Staircase door.

After going through the door turn right and head towards the end of the corridor #1. You don't need to worry about the guards patrolling this area, they won't stop you unless you try to enter the restricted area. At the end of the corridor turn left and open the door #2 leading to the conference hall.

After opening the door to the meeting hall, Jansen will accuse Bill Taggart of working with Sandoval and will demand information on the current whereabouts of Isaias. As you have probably guessed, he will try to get rid of you and publically discredit you, which you of course need to prevent. The Social Enhancer augmentation could come in handy here, allowing you to learn Taggart's psychological profile and monitor the persuasion level. Choosing the proper dialogue options will cause the bar to gradually change colour to green, while making mistakes will make it more orange. Don't worry if you don't have the mentioned augmentation, as the conversation can end with success even without it. Unfortunately I can't give you a completely certain walkthrough, as Taggart might act a bit differently each time, even despite choosing the same dialogue options. As a result, it's very important to read each dialogue line very carefully. You also need to keep in mind what your goal is and therefore aim at it throughout the whole conversation.

Above all, you can achieve the desired effect by countering Taggart's attempts to convince the public to his rights and aiming at putting him in an uncomfortable situation, constantly repeating that Sandoval is connected with the attack on Sarif Industries and abduction of the innocent scientists. I would also recommend using the option to change topic and confront facts. An alternative way of leading the conversation is using the Social Enhancer to activate pheromones (Z) and choosing the Alpha personality answers. By doing so you will try to talk Taggart into checking the authenticity of the recording with the presence of a specialized technician,

If the conversation end with your success, you will be asked by Taggart to come to the backstage. If you weren't able to convince him, you will be asked out of the meeting hall and will have to choose one of the alternative routes described in Step 4 (Find information on Sandoval's whereabouts).

Reward: 1000 EXP (success) or 100 EXP (failure).

If you managed to convince Taggart to share information on Sandoval, go through the door leading backstage right after the meeting ends #1. After reaching the main corridor choose the door on the right, going through a room occupied by a few guards (there's also an Ebook here) #2.

After reaching the last room, look around for an Ebook and a computer terminal with level 4 security. Afterwards talk with Taggart. This time you won't have to choose between dialogue option, as your interlocutor will immediately inform you that Sandoval should be at his apartment in Detroit. Taggart will also tell you that Zeke Sanders, who you have already met, is in fact Sandoval's brother.

Reward: 750 EXP + 250 EXP for staying undetected.

Notice! As you already know Sandoval's whereabouts, you can skip Step 4 and move to the description of Step 5 (Get out of the Convention Center).