To the Mattresses is a Railroad radiant quest in Fallout 4. It consists of a chain of six quests. After completing the quest The Nuclear Option, the Sole Survivor should speak with Desdemona. She will tell them that since the Institute is no longer a threat, the L&L Gang is now the greatest threat to the Railroad. She will assign the Sole Survivor to eliminate one of the gang bosses.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Railroad radiant quest: To the Mattresses | |||||||||||||
| Kill the targeted L&L Gang Boss. | |||||||||||||
| Report back to Desdemona. | |||||||||||||
| Reward: 400+ XP Chance of a random item 150-300 caps | |||||||||||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
Desdemona will update the Sole Survivor's Pip-Boy map with the location of the L&L Gang member they are tasked to hunt down. Kill the target and return to Desdemona for a reward in caps and equipment.
Targets[]
The target locations are randomly picked, however, the bosses will always appear in this order:
Possible locations[]
- Andrew station
- Back Street Apparel
- BADTFL regional office
- Beantown Brewery
- Camp Kendall
- Corvega assembly plant
- D.B. Technical High School
- Drug den
- Dunwich Borers
- East Boston Preparatory School
- Easy City Downs
- Federal ration stockpile
- Hardware Town
- Hyde Park
- Kendall Hospital
- Layton Towers
- Monsignor Plaza
- Poseidon Energy
- Quincy Quarries
- Revere Beach station
- Saugus Ironworks
- The Shamrock Taphouse
- Thicket Excavations
- USAF Satellite Station Olivia
- Walden Pond
- Wreck of the FMS Northern Star
- Vault 88
Quest stages[]
Notes[]
- When a boss is located at the Quincy Quarries/Vault 88, they might die due to the radiation. In this case, the quest just updates and one can report to Desdemona.
- In Kendall Hospital, the boss will spawn in the same area as the deathclaw. If the deathclaw is still alive, it will most likely kill the raiders on its own.
Behind the scenes[]
The name of the quest is a reference to the term "go to the mattresses," a mafia term which means to go to war with another gang or family. The name comes from the practice of renting out safe apartments and laying down mattresses for a mafia family's soldiers to sleep on while preparing for making a move against a rival. The saying was used in the movie The Godfather, the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo, and the TV show The Sopranos.
Bugs[]
Desdemona refers to Glory as deceased during initial dialogue for the first mission instance, regardless of whether or not Glory has been killed. This occurs if one sides with Brotherhood up until Tactical Thinking, then follows the Institute quest line up until Mass Fusion, then sides with the Minutemen. Glory will still be alive, even though a normal playthrough would have seen her die.[verified]
