Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission
Group: Chapter 6 - Beaver Hollow
Category: Story Mission
This is the last mission you play as Arthur. It will start automatically as soon as the Our Best Selves mission has been completed.
When you and the rest of your gang return to the camp after the train robbery, Tilly will inform you that Abigail has been captured by the Pinkertons who are going to put her on a boat and try for murder.
Dutch, convinced by Micah, does not wish to save her, so Arthur and Sadie decide to do it themselves. Before you go on the road, Arthur will give Tilly the money and tell her to wait with little Jack at Copperhead Landing.
With John assumed dead, and Abigail captured by Pinkertons, Dutch cuts them loose, and rides for Beaver Hollow. Arthur and Sadie head to Van Horn to rescue Abigail.
Gold Medal Checklist
- Get 7 headshots while covering Sadie from the lighthouse
- After Sadie is captured, reach Abigail and Sadie within 1 minute
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Related points of interest
Beaver Hollow World Map
Van Horn Trading Post World Map
Prior missions
To begin Red Dead Redemption you must first complete Our Best Selves.
Objectives of Red Dead Redemption
1. Follow Sadie to reach Van Horn safely
Go to Van Horn with Sadie.
When you get there, Sadie will give you a sniper rifle and ask you to cover her from a nearby lighthouse while she tries to free Abigail.
2. Go to the top of the lighthouse
Go up to the top of the nearby lighthouse and take a shooting position.
Through your rifle scope, you will see Agent Milton dragging Abigail to a building at the end of the pier.
3. Cover Sadie
To earn the gold medal in this mission, you must headshot seven opponents who stand in Sadie's way. Start by shooting at one of the two men near Sadie, then immediately activate Dead Eye and kill the other one.
Then move to the right and eliminate the other agents who are the threat to Sadie. Some hindrance will be that some of the agents will be hardly visible. Look for flashes and smoke from gunshots. Dead Eye will also be very useful in locating them.
Unfortunately, when Sadie arrives at the trading post and enters the building, she'll be overpowered by agents inside. Arthur will leave the lighthouse and go to the rescue.
4. Go to the pier / Enter the building
If you want to get the gold medal, you have to reach the building at the end of the pier in just 1 minute. Several agents on the ground, horses and balconies will stand in your way, but you can try to pass them by and run straight to your destination, becouse when you reach the door and try to open it, they will stop shooting at you.
A large burnt-out building pass by on the right, run along the water, then on the pier and towards the entrance to the building at its end.
When you get to door of the building at the end of the pier, kick in the door to get inside.
Dead Eye activates automatically when the door is opened. Use it to quickly kill two agents inside the building. The one on the left is faster than the one on the right.
When you do that, Arthur will go inside and start setting Abigail free. He'll be interrupted by Agent Milton, who will point a gun at him. You'll start talking. Milton will reveal to you that it was Micah who betrayed you.
At one point, Arthur, pretending to be a cough, decides to grab Milton's gun and they both start struggling.
Because of the weakness caused by his illness, Arthur will begin to lose, but at the last moment he will be saved by Abigail, who managed to free herself. She will shoot Milton in the head.
5. Get to the horses / Mount up with Sadie / Fend off the pursuers
Run quickly towards the street and get on the horse with Sadie.
You will start riding away. Your task will be to eliminate the opponents that are chasing you. Sadie will keep you informed on which side your opponents are coming from.
Once you're safe, you will stop the horses. Abigail and Sadie will change to the same horse to go together to the place where the little Jack is.
Before you split up, Abigail will tell you where exactly the money Dutch has hidden is and give you the key to the chest where it is.
You will say goodbye and Arthur will head back to the camp to confront Dutch and Micah.
6. Ride to the camp
While riding to the camp, you will recall the opinions of various people about you. What kind of opinions these will be will depend on whether you are good or bad.
When you get to camp, Arthur will tell everyone what Agent Milton told him about Micah.
Micah will, of course, deny it. After a while, the wounded John will appear in the camp and accuse Dutch of leaving him.
The atmosphere will become more and more tense. Everyone will start pointing their guns at each other.
Sadly, only John will stay on your side, the rest of the gang will be against you.
Before you solve the situation that arose, the camp will be attacked by the Pinkertons, and you all will have to scatter and find a cover. You and John will find a cover near the entrance to the cave.
7. Fend off the Pinkertons
Start shooting at the Pinkertons attacking you.
After a while Dutch, Micah and the rest of his team escape from the camp leaving you and John alone against the agents. So after a while John will say that you should escape to the cave.
8. Follow John through the caves / Climb out of the caves
Follow john through the caves.
You'll eventually make it out the other side and you will go outside into the woods.
Arthur will tell John where his family is and you'll get on the horses. When you do that, shots will be fired at you. It' s Dutch, Micah and the rest of your ex-gang who are shooting. You will start riding away from them.
9. Escape with John / Take out the Pinkertons
Follow John through the woods. The Pinkertons will appear on your way, but you just keep following John.
At some point, the bullets will reach your horse, which will fall over. Kill a few agents who are attacking you from the top of the hill.
If your bond to the horse is high enough, you will see Arthur saying goodbye to his loyal friend.
Arthur will mention to John the money and the key Abigail gave him. But John has no intention of going back so you have to choose what to do. You can help John get to safety or you can return for the money. Depending on your choice, the rest of the mission will be different.
10. Ending #1 - Help John get to safety
If you decided to help John escape.
10.1. Follow John / Fend off the pursuers
Follow John. At some point you'll have to start climbing up the cliff.
You will be spotted by another group of agents who will start shooting at you from a nearby hill. Take cover behind one of the rocks and start shooting at them.
After a while, John will tell you to keep going. Do it. Not much further away, Arthur will come to the conclusion that further escape together makes no sense. He will give John his hat and the rest of the equipment and order him to run away to his family. He'll stay in place to stop the agents chasing you and let John escape.
10.2. Cover John's escape / Fight Micah
Start shooting at agents approaching you.
After a while you will be attacked from behind and knocked down by Micah. You will start fist fighting.
It will be a long and devastating fight, which will be interrupted by Dutch, who won't let a totally exhausted Arthur to reach for the revolver lying on the ground.
Eventually, Dutch and Micah will leave in two different directions, and how Arthur dies will depend on your honor. If you are good, Arthur will die in peace as a result of the wounds and the advanced stage of tuberculosis. If you are bad, Micah will shoot Arthur.
11. Ending #2 - Return for the money
If you decided to return for the money, Arthur will give John his hat and the rest of the equipment and you will split. In this case John will also manage to escape.
11.1. Fight your way to Beaver Hollow
Run back to the camp. Several Pintertons will stand in your way, and you will have to kill them.
11.2. Find the money
When you reach the camp, run into the cave. Find the wagon that Abigail told you about, pull out the chest hidden underneath, open it and take the money.
11.3. Leave the caves / Fight Micah
Head towards the exit from the cave. When you go outside, you will suddenly be attacked by Micah. Both of you will start a knife fight. Weakened Arthur will start losing and Micah will try to stab him in the chest. However, he will be stopped by Dutch who will come.
Eventually, Dutch and Micah will leave in two different directions, and how Arthur dies will depend on your honor. If you are good, Arthur will die in peace as a result of the wounds and the advanced stage of tuberculosis. If you are bad, Micah will stab him in the back.
After completing Red Dead Redemption you will get or will be able to get The Wheel.