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The Smell of the Grease Paint
Stranger MissionRed Dead Redemption 2
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The mission strand begins when the player helps Miss Marjorie deal with Bertram and is asked to find her missing performer, Magnifico. After chasing Magnifico through the woods, he runs directly into Bertram and Miss Marjorie, concluding the chase and completing the mission, with an optional sideshow performance concluding the strand.
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- Type
- Stranger Mission
- Chapter
- Chapter 2
- Starts
- inside the saloon at the Van Horn Trading Post in Roanoke Ridge, New Hanover
- Rewards
- a letter from Miss Marjorie
- $40
- Choices
- whether to attend the performance at the Théâtre Râleur → collect the letter and $40
- Parts
- The Smell of the Grease Paint - Part I · Chapter 2inside the saloon at the Van Horn Trading Post in Roanoke Ridge, New Hanover
- Enter the saloon in the Van Horn Trading Post to trigger an encounter with Miss Marjorie and Bertram.
- Watch Bertram lose his temper and choke the bartender.
- Fight Bertram hand-to-hand to subdue him.
- Knock Bertram down and listen to Miss Marjorie ask you to find Magnifico.
The Smell of the Grease Paint - Part II · Chapter 2at a campsite southwest of the Van Horn Trading Post, just north of Bluewater Marsh- Travel southwest of Van Horn to find Magnifico camped by a fire in the woods.
- Approach Magnifico as he flees with colored smoke bombs.
- Chase Magnifico on foot through the woods, following smoke trails and searching his hiding spots.
- Follow Magnifico across the train tracks.
- Watch the train pass as Magnifico runs into Bertram and Miss Marjorie to conclude the chase.
Part IIIThéâtre Râleur in Saint Denis- Visit the Théâtre Râleur in Saint Denis to watch Miss Marjorie and her troupe perform live.
- Speak to the ticket taker at the theater after the show to collect a letter from Marjorie and $40.
- Walkthrough
- Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook
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Sources: primewikis.com, rdr2.org, gtabase.com, powerpyx.com