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I'm currently investigating the local Nightstalker population since they seem to have developed a natural stealth field.Doctor Henry

Guess Who I Saw Today is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough[]

Side Quest: Guess Who I Saw Today 
Go to Jacobstown
Speak with Doctor Henry
Head to Charleston Cave
Retrieve the chewed Stealth Boy
Return to Doctor Henry. 
Talk to Lily Bowen
Deal with Keene
Reward:500 XP 

Detailed walkthrough[]

To begin the quest, the Courier must go to the Jacobstown lodge and talk to Doctor Henry and tell him they will help him research why the local night stalkers have begun turning invisible.

Meet with Lily Bowen, a nightkin standing by the pen outside the front of the lodge, after accepting the quest. One can invite her to come along, but it's not required (this will only work if the player does not have a fellow humanoid companion already).

Exit Jacobstown and circle around to the northwest to locate Charleston Cave, and enter. Continue through the cave. Eventually, one will come across a couple of bighorner bodies and a nightkin body, with Oh, Baby! next to it. Examine the nightkin and take his chewed Stealth Boy, the player will then be prompted to return to Doctor Henry back in the Jacobstown lodge. The night stalkers will not attack if the player has the Animal Friend perk.

Talk to the doctor back at Jacobstown. He'll inform the Courier that since the chewed Stealth Boy was a dead-end, using the Mark II Stealth Boy is the only remaining line of research available to him, and Lily is his best experimental subject. Talk to both the doctor and Lily; they both will agree to the experiment. It's a success, but as soon as the doctor is finished, Keene enters the room and demands the Stealth Boy Mk. II specs.

Note: If one talks to Lily while they are away from Jacobstown, she will run back to Jacobstown. If one needs her, they should be mindful of where this conversation takes place.

Make sure Doctor Henry actually does the experiment; it should not take more than 30 seconds for him to start.

In the event Doctor Henry doesn't start the experiment, pushing him closer to Lily can cause the script to activate, which will continue the quest as normal, with some minor exceptions; If Calamity is not in the room, her voice lines won't play. This can be fixed by leaving the room, and waiting for 15 seconds, which will cause the quest to progress to the next step. Furthermore, due to incorrect package variables if done in this fashion, Doctor Henry will sit down and not move from his chair until he must be spoken to to end the quest.

  • Passing a Speech check (80) will cause Keene to back down.
  • Giving him the specs will cause him to leave peacefully.
  • If the specs aren't handed over, he and the two other nightkin will attack.
    • One can easily draw the three of them outside and let the super mutants help with the fight.
    • One can also go in the corner (where the wheeled tables are) to prevent the nightkin from attacking (or delaying them).
    • It is possible to use a Stealth Boy and reverse pickpocket a C4 plastic explosive onto Keene and his 2 nightkin before speaking with him. This way, if one chooses to fight them, a detonator can be used to kill all 3 at once.
    • Lily will leave the lodge as Keene is coming into the room, and will not help with the fight.

Speak with Doctor Henry again.

  • Passing a Science check (90) will convince Henry to test the Stealth Boys on night stalker brains.
  • One can also inform the Doctor the risk is too great, and Lily should not wear it.
  • One can also tell him that Lily should continue to wear the Mark II prototype.

Whichever decision is chosen, it will end the quest. Passing the Science check gives 590 XP, 90 more experience than the other two options do.

Quest stages[]

StageStatusDescription
10 Look for the source of the night stalker stealth mutation.
15 (Optional) Ask Lily to help you investigate the night stalker mutations.
16 Keep Lily alive.
20 Tell Doctor Henry you've discovered a potential cause for the night stalker mutations.
30 Talk to Lily about participating in Doctor Henry's experiment.
40 Tell Doctor Henry to proceed with the experiment once Lily is present.
50 Wait for Doctor Henry to complete the experiment.
60 Speak with Keene and try to defuse the situation.
65 Kill the hostile Nightkin.
70 Speak with Doctor Henry.
80Quest finishedDecide whether or not Lily should continue to wear the Mark II prototype and inform Doctor Henry.

Notes[]

  • In the event that Doctor Henry doesn't start the experiment, pushing him closer to Lily may help force the script to activate. If Calamity is in the room, the scene should proceed as normal. If not, leave the room, and the next step should start shortly afterwards.
  • Completion of this quest is necessary to finish For Auld Lang Syne as Doctor Henry won't leave until he can hand his research over to Calamity.
  • Regardless of the outcome, the player will not be able to acquire the Stealth Boy Mark II prototype.
  • Having the Animal Friend perk makes this quest significantly easier, as the night stalkers will leave the player alone as they investigate the cave.

Behind the scenes[]

"Guess Who I Saw Today" was a soft jazz song written by Murray Grand and performed by Elisse Boyd.

Bugs[]

  • Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Immediately after using the speech option with Keene telling Doctor Henry to do as he says, there will be a black screen crash. [verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, if you beat Lily to the lodge trying to exit the building again will cause a black screen crash. There is no fix for this at this time aside from exiting the game, erasing all add-on content (including patches) and loading the game with out the add-ons. [verified]
  • Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 If you come back to the lodge while the quest "Eureka!" is active, Doctor Henry may not respond to you talking to him, resulting in it being impossible to finish the quest. [verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 If you go into V.A.T.S. on Lily while she is testing the Stealth Boy MK II and she is invisible she will turn visible. However, this will not affect the quest. [verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 If you ask Lily to help Doctor Henry while she is waiting in the Presidential Suite of the Lucky 38 without asking her to come with you, she will immediately leave to go speak to Doctor Henry. When you return to Jacobstown Lily will not be present anywhere, but you can stil talk to Doctor Henry to initiate the quest. He will go through the dialogue one sentence at a time, and the only solution to get the quest finished is to leave the building and return to Doctor Henry after each line. Please note that this solution does not work on Xbox 360 and PC. This may be fixed on the PC by using console commands. [verified]
  • PCPC If you have already stealth killed the two other Nightkin that follow Keene (even if nobody saw you do it) Doctor Henry and Calamity will suddenly become hostile upon Keene entering the room without his buddies, instantly failing the quest (being out of sight and/or Hidden will not prevent the Doctor and Calamity from becoming hostile).[verified]
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