Acquaintances Forgotten (steps 4-8) Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

(4) Reaching Radford' locker

Map legend: 1 - Western path to the locker (a hole in the fence blocked by a container); 2 - Eastern part to the locker (alley with a burning car).

Radford's locker can be found in the alley west of the police station, to be precise beside the sewer descent which you have used during your previous visit in Detroit. There are two ways of getting there. If you have the Move/Throw Heavy Objects augmentation, head north from the building where the detective lives and move the barrels #1. Go down and enter the small tunnel #2.

Take the first turn right and you should soon reach the exit #1. Jump up and use the augmentation to unblock a passage #2 by moving the big container.

Reward: 100 EXP.

You can also reach the locker from the police station's side. You would have to choose the passage behind the burning car (screen above).

Reward: 100 EXP.

(5) Eliminating the men in black

The area is guarded by four enemies in total. Three of them are outside the locker and the fourth inside. If you want to deal with them in an aggressive way, it would be good to hide behind any cover and shoot them (screen above).

Throughout the battle you must not only look out for the fourth enemy who will run out of the locker but also for the local officers who will most likely react (screen above). In order to reduce the risk of getting badly damaged, I'd suggest attacking the men in black from the west or jumping into the sewers right after eliminating them, hoping for the situation to calm down eventually.

If you want to only knock down the enemies, you will have a bit harder time. I wouldn't recommend using stun guns, as the enemies are standing nearby each other and gunfire could alert them. It's much better to defeat them all in melee combat and I would suggest beginning with the lonely enemy patrolling the western alley (screen above).

The two enemies standing beside each other are best knocked out using the Multiple Take-Down #1. If you don't have it, try to hit one of them with a stun gun and knock his buddy out at the right moment (you shouldn't hope for any bonus for staying unnoticed). In the end eliminate the single men in black standing inside the locker #2. Regardless of the chosen method, check out the enemy bodies to find a palmtop.

Reward: 300 EXP.

(6) Searching Radford's locker

Start off by approaching the computer terminal located on the left side (screen above), which has a level 3 security. Hack into the system by solving a mini-game and read the five messages. They all are connected with materials regarding Jensen, obtained by Radford. The fifth and last message is the most important one. It will point you towards Michelle Walthers, ex-employee at the White Helix laboratory, who knew the main hero's parents.

Reward: 100 EXP.

Now approach the safe (screen above) beside which one of the men in black was standing. It's protected by a level 5 electronic lock, but luckily you don't have to invest in developing augmentations, as you can pretty much use the code received from Radford (4062). From inside the safe you can take an Ebook (contains an article on a fire at White Helix) and photos. Apart from that there's also ammunition and credits. Your next destination is Michelle Walther's apartment.

Reward: 100 EXP.

(7) Finding Michelle Walthers

Michelle has an apartment in the central part of the location. I'd suggest returning to the easily found south gas station and afterwards choosing the passage between the buildings leading north. Stop after reaching the eastern building with an outer staircase (screen above).

Use the ladder and climb up #1. After reaching the top part of the staircase, use the second ladder and you will reach the roof. Search for a door leading inside #2.

You will begin the exploration on level 3 and you have to use the stairs to get down onto level 2. Turn left and choose the first door on the left side #1. Enter the apartment and approach Michelle Walthers to initiate a conversation #2.

Reward: 200 EXP.

(8) Confronting Michelle Walthers

The main difficulty here is the fact that the woman is senile and has problems with recognizing faces and remembering past events. If you want to obtain as much information as you can, you need to be very patient and carefully lad the conversation. Start with handing Michelle the photos found inside the safe.

Reward: 100 EXP.

Move on to the further part of the conversation. It will be regularly interrupted and it's always worth to choose the option to further question the woman (screen above). Michelle will limit to a few general statements, adding that Jensen's parents have dies in a fire of the White Helix lab.

If you want to learn all the facts, you need to have the Social Enhancer augmentation and activate the pheromones (Z) right after handing her over the photos. Choose the beta personality option. It will let you learn more on the causes of the fire, the origin of the main hero's name, his uniqueness and real parents

Continue asking question until the woman won't be able to remember anything more. After reaching that spot, choose to end the conversation #1. Michelle will want to give you 200 credits #2 which you can agree or refuse to accept. If you are exceptionally evil, you can always take it by force, after knocking her out or killing her.

Afterwards exit the apartment. The main hero will automatically contact Pritchard, asking for security for Michelle. That brings the end of this relatively short quest.

Reward: 1000 EXP.