Motherly Ties (steps 4-7) Deus Ex: HR Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

(4) Exploring captain Penn's office

There are now few goals, which require you to be inside the police station. Exact ways of how to get to the inaccessible areas in this location are described in the description of main quest Investigating the Suicide Terrorist (Step 2). Personally I strongly recommend an option with conversation with officer in the lobby, because this is the only way that you would be able to freely move across almost entire police station.

Captain's Penn office is located on the second floor. Assuming that you've started exploration of the building on the first level, you have to use the stairs #1 leading up and located in the northwestern part of the building. Once you reach the desired floor, look around for the office #2.

You can get inside in two ways. First option is to interact with electronic lock #1. It has second level security, but you can also use a code 2419, which can be obtained "legally" from one of the computers in the office on the ground floor of the police station #2.

Reward: 500 experience points.

A second option assumes crossing the air vents, but in this case it might be necessary to use one of the terminals and disable laser barriers (a universal code for such type of devices is 7668). the nearest entrance to the air vent is located on the right from captain's Penn office, near the crate #1. After short walk you would reach the target #2.

Reward: 600 experience points.

Regardless of the chosen tactics, start exploring this location. On the desk you'll find a PDA with a code to the morgue, which can be useful only if you didn't get to the police station through the lobby. In addition you'll find here an e-book and credits. Finally interact with a computer terminal (screen above), but unfortunately this is connected with solving mini hacker game of second security level. After successful hacking read all four messages and you'll learn that captain was pushed by someone named Manderley.

Reward: 750 experience points.

(5) Exploring officer Wagner's office

Warning! If you do not want to complete optional task connected with exploring Wagner's office, scroll down to the description of questioning this character (Step 6).

Although exploring officer Wagner's office is optional, you shouldn't ignore this step, because thanks to this you'll prepare better for the future conversation with this character. Now you have to go to the third floor of the police station and you should of course use the stairs #1. An entrance to the Wagner's office is located at the main corridor #2.

Same as with the previous office, you can get inside in two ways. First option is to interact with the electronic lock #1. It has only first security level but I do not recommend starting the mini hacker game, because you could be easily seen by near security camera and that would trigger an alarm. It is far better to use a code 6065, which can be obtained legally after stunning a guard patrolling this corridor (just examine his corpse and take his PDA) #2.

Reward: 300 experience points.

A second option assumes crossing the air vents, but in this case it might be necessary to use one of the terminals and disable laser barriers (a universal code for such type of devices is 7668). Entrances to the air vent are located at the main corridor #1 and in the office to the left from Wagner's office (with sleeping officer). After short walk you would reach the target #2.

Reward: 400 experience points.

Regardless of the chosen tactics, start exploring this location. Open desk's drawers and interact with computer terminal (screen above). It has only first security level, so you should have no problems with mini hacker game. After successful hacking read the last, fourth message, thanks to which you'll obtain information incriminating Wagner, about his connections with drug dealers.

Reward: 750 experience points.

(6) Questioning officer Wagner

As you probably remember, officer Wagner can be found in the lobby. If you have full access to the police station, than use of course the stairs to get to the ground floor. Otherwise leave the police station and enter it again through the main door (the lobby is accessible for everyone). Find Chet Wagner here (screen above) and start a conversation.

Reward: 100 experience points.

Shortly after conversation start, you must of course choose an option of questioning Wagner about Megan Reed death investigation. If you were in the Wagner's office and you read an e-mail incriminating him, than the main character will automatically blackmail the officer, forcing him to tell the truth. As a result Wagner reveals that he got some guidelines about taking out the video footage on terrorists' attack. You can get the truth from Wagner in another way too, but this is only possible if you have proper augmentation (Social Enhancer). You could activate pheromones during the conversation (Z key) and choose personality type omega (Crush).

Reward: 300 experience points.

(7) Reporting back to Cassandra Reed

You can now leave the police station. You have to get to the Chiron's building located west from here - a main character has his apartment there. Choose path leading west #1, and after few moments you'll find yourself near the skyscraper #2.

Go inside and find Cassandra in the building's lobby (screen above). Start the conversation and report her about the only witness, who suddenly got amnesia (Witness), terrorists who have been registered on the tape from the police station (Mercenaries), a report on the aggressiveness of the attackers (Identification) and court coroner who was specially appointed to this case (Coroner). Both characters will come to the conclusion, that obtained information is not reliable evidence of someone's guilt but Jensen promises to keep on investigating. If during exploration of the police warehouse you hacked into a safe and found a bracelet, you can now decide whether give it to Cassandra or keep it for yourself. In the final part of the meeting it is better not to tell her details about Megan's death (Empathy is a better option) because she could become upset for obvious reasons.

Reward: 1000 experience points.