You'll Know It When It Happens Fallout: New Vegas Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

You'll Know It When It Happens

To take this quest you need to have high reputation with NCR. Go to [Hoover Dam] (MsE:10), heading to the [Visitors Center] (M19:3). You'll find Ranger Grant #1 inside, right in the very centre. Talk to him about Kimball's visit. Depending on your reputation, you'll get less or more information, as well as a permit to carry your weapons drawn or free movement in all areas. If you wait till next day, you'll have more time to search the area. When you are ready, go to Grant. This time you'll find him on the observation deck #2.

The President will arrive shortly.

Solution 1

Watch the suspicious behavior of one of the Engineers, who will come a moment later after the president.

• sneak in and search his pockets.

You'll find a Redundant Detonator. Pickpocket it and return to Grant - the president will be evacuated in a while.

• use the dog to detect the suspicious behavior.

You have two ways to purchase a dog - you can get the Rex in [G.I. Blues] or you can borrow the dog from one of the NCR soldiers in the area. The second option requires [Animal friend] perk.

The dog will start barking when detecting the Engineer - try not to scare him away while talking to him. Return to Grant and tell him about the detonator - the president will be evacuated after a while.

Solution 2

If your science perk is high enough [Science 50], you can break in to the terminal in the Visitors Center and gain some information about possible sniper attack. Look at the closest tower (M19:4). You can see there the second NCR Ranger - go up top. If you're late and there is only one Ranger there, talk to him. After short conversation he will attack you so you have to kill him. If there are two Rangers there, do not shoot as the first, while the task will fail.

Report it to Grant - the president will be evacuated after a while.

Solution 3

Once Kimball lands, go to the landing area. There are few ways to do it:

• if your reputation was high enough, Grant has granted you full access there even before arrival of the president;
• [Speech 50] convince the guard to let you go up;
• you can also get there indirectly via the Visitors Center

When you near by the Vertibird, search it. With [Repair 50] or [Explosives 50] you'll find the bomb.

Report it to Grant - the president will be evacuated after a while.