The Gilded Cage is a mission in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Mission Overview
The gang attend a party hosted by the Mayor of Saint Denis. While at the party, they meet with Bronte, and look for job opportunities.
Story
After arriving at the party, Arthur will go and start talking with a group of wealthy citizens, including the Mayor Lemieux. Here, he removes a drunk man harassing the mayor from the party, endearing himself to the mayor.
Afterwards, the mayor's butler appears and informs the mayor that Leviticus Cornwall telephoned the house and demanded that the mayor sign some documents. The mayor thanks his servant for informing him. Dutch hears the conversation and tells Arthur to follow the man. The servant puts the ledger and the document inside the desk and locks it.
Arthur has to steal the documents and the ledger from the mayor's desk and then leave with the gang.
Gold Medal Objectives
- While at the party, pour some drinks, compliment a guest’s attire, accept a gift and save a life.
- Follow the servant without being detected.
Mission failure
The mission will fail if the player:
- Abandons the gang;
- Abandons the party;
- Gets caught by the servant too many times.
Missable Items in the Mission
Video Walkthroughs
Trivia
- The mission's title is a pun on the term "Gilded Age," which has come to refer to the 1870-1900 era of United States history known for excesses in wealth, power, and corruption among elite society. The term itself comes from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, an 1873 satiric novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner.
- Lenny Summers is the driver of the coach that Hosea, Dutch, Bill, and Arthur are inside when arriving at the mayor's residence. Upon leaving, Dutch can be heard saying, "Here's Lenny."
- In the ending cutscene. Arthur can be seen waking up on a stack of bags instead of on his bed.
- Originally, Molly O'Shea was going to accompany the gang during this mission, as the outfit she would have worn was found in the game files. However, she was cut for unknown reasons.
- When replaying the mission a glitch may occur with Jean Marc Mercier, where his clothes may change to his plaid suit instead of formal attire in the mission.