A Strange Kindness

Red Dead Redemption 2 missionA Strange Kindness
Game	Red Dead Redemption 2
Chapter	Chapter 2 - Horseshoe Overlook
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" "Blessed are the Meek?"
Unlocks	"Further Questions of Female Suffrage" "The New South"

Arthur: "Looks like I've turned into the goddamn errand boy."

Dutch: "You have turned into my son... you worry because I worry. We are just the same."

―Arthur Morgan and Dutch van der Linde

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 says that Micah told him of a good hideout spot at Dewberry Creek, and sends Arthur and Charles to check it out.

Upon reaching the dried-up creek, the pair notes it's a poor spot and they find a dead body in the riverbed. They soon find a small camp nearby and a German family hiding under a wagon. The family could hardly speak 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 a clearing by Flat Iron Lake. They find the father tied up, but are attacked by bandits. Once the assault has been put down, Arthur unties the man and takes him back to his family. While riding back, he tells Arthur (in German) his family runs a gold mining business, and he was being held for ransom. Arthur doesn't understand what the man is saying. On returning to his family, the man gives Arthur a gold bar as a token of appreciation for rescuing him.

Later, the rest of the gang meet up with Arthur at their new campsite. Dutch likes the look of it and assures Arthur that they will make the best of it.

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

Gallery

Andreas and his family

The family preparing the wagon

Video Walkthroughs

PS4 Version

PC Version

Background Music Played in the Mission

• "A Strange Kindness" - Played when Arthur and Charles go exploring and looking for a new place to set up camp on the way to Clemens Point.

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", if his honor is low.
  • 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.
• When Arthur and Charles are tracking down Andreas, the player can use Eagle Eye to track Andreas themselves. If done quickly and correctly, Arthur will inform Charles of the direction that Andreas went before Charles figures it out himself, noting both the player and Arthur's growing skill. This works even while Arthur himself is distracted while talking about the gang.
• 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.
  • Dutch's hideout in Red Dead Redemption is also within a cave, underscoring how far he has devolved from his past self in order to survive.
• If you look at the shotgun the woman holds against Charles and Arthur, the hammers are not cocked.
• If the player aims a weapon at the woman, she will immediately begin shooting at Arthur, failing the mission.
• Even if the player finds the dead man's body before Charles does, Charles will still say the same dialogue as if he had found it first.
• After rescuing the man, Charles will ride back to the center of the Horseshoe Overlook camp and remain on his horse. Despite the fact that the gang is meant to be packing up and moving, they all behave normally and the camp remains unchanged, with the exception of Arthur's quarters, which have disappeared.
• The mission description incorrectly spells Dewberry as "Dewbury".
• The "To Greener Pastures" achievement/trophy, earned upon completion of Chapter 2, is a reference to a quote by Irish at the end of the Red Dead Redemption mission "We Shall Be Together in Paradise".

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.