Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

Red Dead Redemption missionLet the Dead Bury Their Dead
Game	Red Dead Redemption
Start	Tumbleweed
End	Tumbleweed
Given by	Seth Briars
Location	Tumbleweed
Mission Objectives
Fight to reach the old mansion in Tumbleweed. Get inside through the basement doors. Fight up to the second floor. Find Seth's treasure.
Rewards	+$10 +150 Fame (+200 Fame for getting Gold Medal) +100 Honor
Dialogues	Let the Dead Bury Their Dead/dialogues
Progression
Unlocked by	Seth Briars mission strand: "A Gentle Drive with Friends"
Unlocks	Leigh Johnson mission strand: "The Assault on Fort Mercer"

“Finally, I see the light at the end of this very long, long tunnel. Seth's gonna be rich after all these years...”

–Seth Briars upon finding his "treasure"

Let the Dead Bury Their Dead is the fifteenth mission in Red Dead Redemption.

To view the mission tree, see:

Main article: Missions in Redemption/Tree

Story

Marston accompanies Seth to Gaptooth Ridge, where he helps Seth find his "treasure" after first dealing with some armed thugs in and around the mansion and nearby town of Tumbleweed.

Walkthrough

Mission Prerequisites

Before this mission becomes available, the player must complete:

• Seth Briars mission: "A Gentle Drive with Friends"

Mission Description

Follow Seth through waves of gang members until reaching the mansion. Here there will be close quarter shootouts where the player can easily be killed by the enemies' shotguns. Continue up the stairs and into the next room, take a right and a new cut scene will come on.

Mission Dialogues

Main article: Let the Dead Bury Their Dead/dialogues

Mission Failure

The mission will fail if the player:

• Assaults, kills or abandons Seth.
• Dies.

Gold Medal Objectives

• Fastest Time: 2:10
• Shot Accuracy: 80%
• Number of Headshots: 14

Tips

• Shotguns are very effective when clearing out the basement in the mansion.

Trivia

• The title of this mission, "Let the Dead Bury Their Dead", is a quote from Jesus in Matthew 8:22 and Luke 9:60 when talking with an unnamed disciple about following him and going and proclaiming the kingdom of God.
• People at camp sites occasionally talk about a family that was eaten by a ghost in Tumbleweed and that all that was left was a glass eye. The eye Seth found may be related to the camp fire story.
• Ironically, in the basement, Seth walks past the real treasure for Treasure Hunter Rank 4.
• As of June 2014, multiple players have confirmed that after the last cutscene of the mission, they can hear a Zombie Marston growl made by Marston.
• In Undead Nightmare the glass eye is one of the rumored sources of the plague.
  • Additionally, in the DLC, after John clears out the graveyards and returns to Seth, the latter swallows the glass eye.

Gallery

"Yeee Hooo! Finally, I see the light at the end of this very long, long tunnel. Seth's gonna be rich after all these years..."

"It's silk sheets and Parisian whores from now on, mister!"

"What the goddamn hell is this? A glass eye?"

"I'm sure whoever that belonged to treasured it very much."

"Stupid liars...with their stupid chicken-shit maps! Making a damn fool of me."

"A glass eye! It's a glass eye!"

"Stop with the tears and help me with Williamson's gang. Then you can come up with another excuse to go exhume one of your old friends."

"Hunting dead men's treasure ain't done me no favors. Sure. Sure, I'm ready for the living. I'll see you and Mr. West Dickens over at Fort Mercer when you gentlemen is ready."

Video Walkthroughs

Original Gold Medal Version

Xbox One Version

PS5 Version

Achievement

Completing this mission contributes toward the following Trophy/Achievement:

	REDEEMED 100 gamerscore Gold gold Attain 100% List in the singleplayer game completion list.