Acquaintances Forgotten (steps 1-3) Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Introduction

You will have the chance to approach this mission during Finding Isaias Sandoval. On your way to the Convention Center, to the LIMB clinic to be precise, you will be contacted by Pritchard. He will offer you the possibility of finding detective Brent Radford, who has been working with David Sarif on investigating the past of new employees of the corporation (you have learned it during Whispers of conspiracy). The mission itself isn't especially difficult, though you will have to talk a bit and eliminate a group of enemies.

LIST OF QUEST OBJECTIVES:

1. PRIMARY - Check Pritchard's clue - Reaching Pritchard's apartment is easy, but inside you must look out for an armed enemy.

2. PRIMARY - Find Radford's trauma kit - The item can be found very easily.

3. PRIMARY - Inject Radford with morphine - You perform the injection during the conversation with Radford. Additionally you will have to repeat this if you want to learn more details on the situation.

4. PRIMARY - Search Radford's safe - The name can be misleading, as you only need to get near the safe.

5. PRIMARY - Eliminate the men in black - It's best to eliminate them silently, thanks to which you won't alarm the nearby enemies.

6. PRIMARY - Search Radford's safe - The mission consists of two parts, as you must get into both the computer and the safe.

7. PRIMARY - Find Michelle Walthers - Reaching the woman's apartment isn't hard.

8. PRIMARY - Talk with Michelle Walthers - You will complete this objective after talking with Michelle.

9. PRIMARY - Give miss Walthers the photographs - You will hand them over soon after beginning the conversation.

10. PRIMARY - Leave miss Walthers alone - You just need to get out of Michelle's apartment.

(1) Finding detective Radford

The first objective of this mission is finding Brendt Radford, the detective who has been working with David Sarif. Turn around and head back north, choosing the passage by the gas station. Stop only after reaching the building west of the basketball court (screen above).

Use the ladder and climb up. as you probably remember, in order to enter the building you need to go through the window. Approach the marked one #1 and make sure that you're on the second floor. Turn left at the fork in the road and enter the left apartment #2.

Here I'd suggest crouching or using an augmentation that silences your steps. Carefully approach the neighbouring room and note the armed man beside the toilet #1. You can shoot him, but it would be better to get close and eliminate him in melee combat #2.

Now you can approach the heavily wounded Brent Radford and initiate a conversation. The man won't want to talk with you until you find a morphine trauma kit which will temporarily ease his pain. End the conversation, as you won't be able to get anything more from him.

Reward: 100 EXP.

Interesting fact - if you don't want to waste time on searching for the trauma kit and talking with the detective again, you can knock him out or just simply kill him #1 and afterwards take the palmtop from his body #2. On the palmtop you would find information regarding a storage locker which Radford would mention only after receiving the morphine shot. As a result, you could head their at once and continue the mission.

(2) Finding the trauma kit

Get out of the toilet and look around the previous room. Radford's trauma kit is lying behind the cardboard box in the eastern part of the room #1. Afterwards you can return to Radford and initiate the conversation once again. Choose to inject him with morphine #2 which will let you have a longer conversation with the detective.

Reward: 200 EXP.

(3) Confronting Radford

Radford will tell you that certain people want to find a plunder a storage locker with information on the main hero. The man will also ask you to protect Michelle, who supposedly knows more about this. After the first part of the conversation you will be asked to apply a second dose of morphine. It would be good to agree (screen above).

It would now suggest choosing the details option (screen above) and ask Radford about the mission itself. By doing so you will gain a password to the safe from the locker - 4062. You can also ask the man a few additional questions about Sarif, Michelle and the aggressors. After checking out each dialogue option, try to end the conversation.

Radford won't want to let you go, stating that his wounds are too serious and he probably won't be able to get out of this alive. As the detective despises any life-prolonging augmentations, he will ask you to inject his with a lethal dose of morphine. The easiest solution is refusing the euthanize him #1. You will anger him, but Radford won't take his own life. On the other hand, you can agree to his request and as a result Radford will die #2.

If you want to search for a peaceful solution, ask him additional questions about his aversion towards augmentations. Afterwards you would have to show empathy, use the Social Enhancer to activate pheromones (Z) and choose the alpha personality behaviour. It will let you convince him to accept Jensen's help and wait for the ambulance. In return, the detective will tell Adam some spicy details on the experiments he has been put through during the installation of his augmentations.