A Strange Kindness

Red Dead Redemption 2 missionA Strange Kindness
Game	Red Dead Redemption 2
Start	Horseshoe Overlook
End	Clemens Point
Given by	Dutch van der Linde
Location	Dewberry Creek, Scarlett Meadows
Mission Objectives
Ride to Dewberry Creek Search Dewberry Creek for any inhabitants Investigate the body Search the camp Follow Charles Search the camp for the settler Free the captive settler Defend against the attackers Return the settler to his family
Rewards	Gold ingot Double-action Revolver available in gunsmiths Evans Repeater available in gunsmiths
Progression
Unlocked by	"Who is Not Without Sin" "The Sheep and the Goats" "Money Lending and Other Sins III"
Unlocks	"Further Questions of Female Suffrage" "The New South"

A Strange Kindness is a mission in Red Dead Redemption 2. It is the final mission of Chapter 2

Mission overview

Wanting the gang to lie low after the trouble in Valentine, Dutch asks Arthur and Charles to scout out a new camp location at Dewberry Creek.

Story

After getting involved in a shootout in Valentine, Arthur rides back to camp to find the gang packing up. Dutch tells Arthur that Micah told him of a new spot at Dewberry Creek, and ordered Arthur to take Charles with him to check it out.

Upon reaching the creek, the pair noted it was a poor spot and found a man dead in the dried-up lake. They found a small camp nearby and found a small German family hiding under a wagon. The family could hardly speak any English. However, the daughter managed to communicate that the father had been kidnapped. Arthur doesn't want to look for him, but Charles convinces him, and the two ride off to search for the man.

They follow a horse trail and reach an area by the lake. They find the man tied up, but it turns out to be a trap. Once the assault has been put down, Arthur unties the man and takes him back to his family. While riding back, he tells Arthur his family runs a gold mining business, and he was being held for ransom. Arthur doesn't understand what the man is saying, as he is speaking in German. Once returning him to his family, Arthur tells them to go, but before they do, the man gives Arthur a gold bar as a token of appreciation for rescuing him.

Gold Medal Objectives

• Return the captive to his family within 1 minute and 40 seconds.
• Get 5 headshots.
• Complete with at least 80% accuracy.
• Complete the mission without taking any health items.

Deaths

• Unidentified gang members - killed by Arthur and Charles
• Stranger in Dewberry Creek - killed by the gang members shortly prior to the mission

Mission failure

The mission will fail if the player:

• Assaults, kills, or abandons Charles;
• Assaults or kills the family;
• Assaults, kills, or abandons the hostage;
• Kills their horse;
• Dies.

Gallery

Andreas and his family

Video walkthrough

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Mission -24 - A Strange Kindness -Gold Medal-

RDR2 PC - Mission 24 - A Strange Kindness Replay & Gold Medal

Trophies/Achievements

Completing this mission and chapter contributes toward the following Trophies/Achievements:

	TO GREENER PASTURES 20 gamerscore Bronze bronze Complete Chapter 2

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	GOLD RUSH 50 gamerscore Silver silver Earn 70 Gold Medals in Story missions.

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	BEST IN THE WEST 100 gamerscore Gold gold Attain 100% Completion.

Trivia

• There are three bits of foreshadowing quotes that Arthur will remember at the end of Chapters 5 and 6, if his Honor is low:
  • Immediately before this mission, Hosea can be heard talking to Dutch, where he says, "Turned into a bunch of killers, I mean it" - a line which Arthur remembers in "A Fork in the Road".
  • Once the mission starts, Dutch will make a comment to Arthur on how to find a new camp with Charles, saying, "You have turned into my son." After this mission, Hosea can be found at a random campfire event at night, when he says, "My Pa used to say if you stare into the fire long enough, you can see the whole world pass by". Arthur remembers both lines during his final ride in the "Red Dead Redemption" mission.
• During the mission, Arthur tells Charles that Dutch would never hide himself, or the gang, in a cave as it was against everything Dutch stood for. Ironically, the gang's final hideout is connected to a cave.
• If you look at the shotgun the woman holds against Charles and Arthur, the hammers are not cocked.