Let No Man Put Asunder

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Red Dead Redemption
Stranger Side-mission
Red Dead Redemption
Stranger Side-mission
Let No Man Put Asunder

Start

Outside of Coot's Chapel

End

Old Fellow's Rest

Given by

Alma Horlick

Progression
Unlocked by	Unlocks
Bonnie MacFarlane mission strand: "Obstacles in Our Path"	None

Location Map

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“This was meant to be my perfect day!”

–Alma Horlick

Let No Man Put Asunder is a Stranger side-mission in Red Dead Redemption.

Story

Outside Coot's Chapel, Marston meets an old woman named Alma Horlick whose soon-to-be husband, Peter, has disappeared on her wedding day, which apparently seems to be the same day John is talking to Ms. Horlick, according to her. She asks Marston if he could go and retrieve Peter from the Armadillo Saloon, where he works as a musician, John reluctantly decides to find him.

Walkthrough

Mission Prerequisites

Before this Stranger will appear on the world map, the player must complete:

Bonnie MacFarlane mission: "Obstacles in Our Path"

Mission Objectives

After speaking with Alma Horlick, the player must:

Ride to Armadillo Saloon and speak to Alan Harling about Peter Turner.
Decide whether to give him money or help him with his wife, Rose.
Intimidate Rose into returning to her husband, or hogtie and return her physically.↑
Use Harling's information to finally locate Peter Turner.

↑ = Only applies if player decides to help Harling.

Mission Details

Your first step is to search for Peter at the saloon in Armadillo. When you get there, you meet one of the piano players named Alan Harling who says he hasn't seen Peter in quite a while but is willing to tell you where you may find him (for a price). You can either pay him $5 or help him by convincing his wife, Rose Harling to take him back who left him earlier that morning.

Rose can be found at the Armadillo freight station waiting for a stagecoach. When you approach her, it becomes clear that the angry wife will not return to Alan without some further "persuasion". You can either threaten her or hogtie her and return her to Alan. Doing any of these options will result in a -100 score in Honor.

Once you have either paid Alan or convinced Rose, he will tell you that he believes that Peter can be found out in the desert at Odd Fellow's Rest.

Proceed to Odd Fellow's Rest, where you find a tombstone of Peter. If you're having trouble finding it, just look at the mini-map where it will be marked with a "?" like all Stranger side-missions.

In conclusion, Peter has been dead for nearly 20 years, showing that Alma Horlick was going crazy and delusional. If you return to Coot's Chapel, Ms. Horlick is gone.

Glitches

Alternatively, you can convince Rose to return to Alan without losing any honor. By running her over with a horse, you can fail the mission and forcibly move Rose without any honor penalty. Roughly 7 in-game days later, the mission can be retaken, and strangely enough, Rose will be in the same place she was left. This forces the mission to accept that Rose has been returned to Alan and allow you to continue without any honor penalty. This glitch does not work 100% of the time.

Trivia

Peter Turner's headstone has the caption "HE'LL NEVER DANCE WITH ANOTHER". This is likely a reference to the Beatles song I Saw Her Standing There.
Interestingly, during the Undead Nightmare, both Alma Horlick and Peter Turner appear as "Boss" undead (in the Coot's Chapel and Odd Fellow's Rest cemeteries respectively) while the player is completing the mission "Get Back in That Hole, Partner".