| “ | As long as we get paid or you get shot, I'm happy. | „ |
| —Arthur Morgan to Uncle |
An Honest Mistake is a mission in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Mission Overview[]
Uncle receives a tip-off and rides off with Arthur, Charles and Bill to rob a wagon carrying payroll.
Story[]
In camp, Molly O'Shea calls Arthur over to talk to him about Dutch. However, they are quickly interrupted by Uncle, who has received a tip-off about a supply wagon which is allegedly unguarded. Arthur is at first reluctant, but agrees on it as long as Uncle comes along.
Arthur, Uncle, Charles, and Bill ride out to the crossroads and see the wagon. However, after they stop it, the wagon driver reveals that he works for Cornwall Kerosene & Tar, so when Charles and Arthur loot the wagon, a large number of Cornwall's guards in the vicinity descend upon the gang. Realising that they cannot win by fighting, the gang members flee on horseback into the woods, before hiding in an abandoned barn in an attempt to lose their pursuers.
At night, some of Cornwall's guards arrive on the property to search for the four gang members. An inhabitant of the house informs the guards that they heard something coming from the barn a few hours ago, and so the guards head towards it. The gang try to stay hidden as the guards enter, but Bill accidentally knocks over a bucket, and the gang is forced to fight, with huge numbers of guards attacking them from every direction. The barn eventually begins to burn down during the skirmish due to a smashed lantern, resulting in the four retreating into the woods.
Once in the trees, they split up; Arthur goes with Uncle and Charles goes with Bill, and after eventually reuniting and finishing off the last of their pursuers, the four split the take and separately make their way back to camp.
Gold Medal Objectives[]
- Save Uncle when he is overpowered.
- Get 20 headshots.
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy.
- Complete the mission without taking any health items.
Deaths[]
- Cornwall's private guards - Killed by Arthur, Uncle, Bill, and Charles during the pursuit.
- Lowe - killed by Charles as soon as the gang's cover is blown.
- Cooperforth - killed by either Arthur or Uncle.
Mission Failure[]
The mission will fail if the player:
- Assaults, kills or abandons Bill, Charles or Uncle;
- Allows Bill, Charles or Uncle to be killed;
- Kills either of the wagon drivers;
- Destroys the wagon;
- Fails to escape the burning barn;
- Kills or abandons their horse;
- Dies.
Missable Items in the Mission[]
- Newsboy Cap
Trivia[]
- The property that the four gang members hide is a barn on Compson's Stead. However, the house appears to be occupied during this mission, despite it being empty and abandoned the rest of the time. With subtitles with names turned on, the person in the house is revealed to be a squatter, hence his reluctance to cooperate with Cornwall's men when asked if he'd seen anything.
- That same squatter appears again in the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".
- While being chased by Cornwall's private guard, it is possible to steal one of their horses; the Seal Brown Dutch Warmblood and the Piebald Tobiano Hungarian Half-bred are among them.
- If the player alerts the guard in the barn before Bill does, Bill will criticize Arthur's actions during the firefight.
- Even if you fail to be sneaky when Arthur and Uncle must take out the two guards stealthily, Uncle will still comment that Bill and Charles "weren't so lucky" as if Arthur and Uncle were successful.
- During the cutscene after looting the wagon, Uncle can be briefly seen without his beard in one shot. This is a glitch, as he is meant to be wearing his bandana in that scene.
- If the player does not climb out of the barn to escape, they will eventually burn to death, failing the mission.
- If the player is spotted near the dead guards after the mission, they will get a "Wanted" status.