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Raymond Chandler Evening


Raymond Chandler Evening
Type Side Job
Giver Pepe Najarro
District The Glen
Region Heywood
Location El Coyote Cojo
Previous Heroes

Raymond Chandler Evening is a side job in which Pepe Najarro, the bartender of El Coyote Cojo in the Glen, asks V to find out whether his wife, Cynthia, is cheating on him. It starts when V walks into the bar and finds two Valentinos harassing a drunk customer. Johnny narrates the stake out like a hard boiled detective, and the truth V finds is not the one Pepe expects.

Story

A Noir Story

The journal finds it funny that the bartender is spilling his troubles to a customer for once. Pepe thinks his wife is cheating and wants someone to confirm his fears. Johnny calls it a classic: a jealous husband, a beautiful woman, a city in darkness. He feels he has read this story before.

Inside the bar, two Valentinos, Juan and Pedro, are harassing a drunk corporate man, Joseph Odman, passed out at a table. Pepe tells them to stop and asks V to step in. Once the thugs are dealt with, the corporate man pays V for the help and passes out again. Pepe offers V a drink, and a job. His child does not look like him, and his wife has been lying about staying late at the office. He wants V to follow her and find out who she is seeing. She is wearing a pink jacket and carrying a blue purse.

The Stake Out

As V leaves the bar, Johnny begins narrating in the voice of an old detective film. V finds Cynthia near where she works, scans her, and follows her at a safe distance. She enters a stairwell next to a noodle shop, and V hears her arguing with a man inside.

Cynthia's Secret

V can confront Cynthia and walk out, saying V has seen enough. Or V can hear her out. The man is not her lover, but her ripperdoc. Her whole appearance is artificial, the result of implants, and she has hidden it from Pepe for years.

Raymond Chandler Evening Map Location and Walkthrough

Raymond Chandler Evening map location:

The Bar

  1. Enter El Coyote Cojo and find out what is going on.
  2. Decide whether to step in. Fight the Valentinos, scare them off with 13 Body, or remind them as a Streetkid that Mama Welles does not like blood in her bar.
  3. Talk to the corporate man if desired.
  4. Talk to Pepe and agree to his request.

The Stake Out

  1. Go to the area where Pepe's wife works during the day.
  2. Scan and identify Cynthia, the woman in the pink jacket with a blue purse. Scanning from a car works.
  3. Follow her from a safe distance of around 20 metres. Johnny warns V if V gets too close, and if she spots V, the job fails.
  4. Follow her into the building next to the noodle shop.
  5. Find Cynthia and talk to her.

The Call

  1. Leave the building and call Pepe.
  2. Tell Pepe what V found.

Map credit by Map Genie.

Choices

What to Tell Pepe

V can tell Pepe the truth or tell him to talk to Cynthia himself. If V tells the truth, Pepe is shocked that his wife lied to him for so long. V can say he has a right to feel cheated, or that Cynthia loves him and he should not give up on their marriage.

If V urges him to save the marriage, Cynthia later calls to thank V and sends a bonus on top of Pepe's payment. Otherwise she is bitterly disappointed: Pepe threw her out, and she is living on the streets.

For the best outcome, save the drunk man, agree to Pepe's request, follow Cynthia unseen, tell her that her husband sent V, then tell Pepe the truth and that she loves him.

Rewards

Completing Raymond Chandler Evening pays €$ 2,200 to 7,840, 576 experience and 864 Street Cred.

Pepe pays eddies, and Cynthia adds a bonus if the marriage is saved. The job also pays experience and Street Cred.

Tips

The job is time sensitive, so make a manual save before starting. The Valentinos carry flaming gorilla arms, so time counters carefully. They stop at the door, so V can step outside to fight them with guns.

Characters

The characters who take part in Raymond Chandler Evening are listed below.

Name Image
Pepe Najarro -
Johnny Silverhand Johnny Silverhand

Notes

  • The job is named after Raymond Chandler, a writer of detective fiction, and Johnny's narration mimics his style.
  • The ripperdoc's computer lists only a few past clients, and Cynthia's name is not among them.

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