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Stranger MissionRed Dead Redemption 2
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Jeremiah Compson asks the player to recover three personal items—an antique pocket watch, a pistol, and a ledger—from his repossessed house. After discovering from the ledger that Compson was a former slave catcher, the protagonist throws the ledger into Compson's campfire, causing him to fall into despair.
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- Type
- Stranger Mission
- Given by
- Jeremiah Compson
- Chapter
- Chapter 3 onward
- Starts
- outside the Rhodes Train Station
- Missable
- Compson’s unique pistol is missable if the player leaves the house without picking it up off the floor
- Choices
- Kill Jeremiah Compson → The player can shoot or burn Compson after the cutscene ends, which awards positive Honor
- Spare Jeremiah Compson → The player can leave Compson weeping by his campfire; the mission still concludes, but no additional Honor bonus for killing him is awarded
- Walkthrough
- Chapter 3: Clemens Point
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Sources: rdr2.org, vg247.com, powerpyx.com