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The Spines of America Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission

Group: Chapter 2 - Horseshoe Overlook

Category: Story Mission

In order to start this mission, you must first complete Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego and Money Lending and Other Sins I - III missions and then go to the Emerald Ranch and talk to Hosea. You will find him near the barn, chatting with Seamus.

To prove their business credentials to the Emerald Ranch fence, Seamus, Arthur and Hosea attempt to rob a stagecoach from Old Bob Crawford at Carmody Dell.

Note: After completing this mission Seamus will act as a Fence.

Gold Medal Checklist

  • Loot everything from Carmody Dell
  • Don't get spotted
  • Deliver the wagon to Emerald Ranch within 1 minute 10 seconds

Related points of interest

Icon of Emerald Ranch Emerald Ranch World Map

Icon of Carmody Dell Carmody Dell World Map

Icon of Wagon Fence Wagon Fence World Map

Prior missions

To begin The Spines of America you must first complete Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego and Money Lending and Other Sins I - III.

Objectives of The Spines of America

1. Mount your horse / Go to Carmody Dell

Go to Carmody Dell.

Mount your horse / Go to Carmody Dell

Mount your horse / Go to Carmody Dell

When you arrive at your destination, you will leave your horses away from the buildings so that no one will notice your arrival.

Mount your horse / Go to Carmody Dell

2. Follow Hosea to scope out Carmody Dell / Look at the Home through your binoculars

Come to the rock from behind which Hosea is observing the house.

Follow Hosea to scope out Carmody Dell / Look at the Home through your binoculars

Use your binoculars and look at the house.

Follow Hosea to scope out Carmody Dell / Look at the Home through your binoculars

Follow Hosea to scope out Carmody Dell / Look at the Home through your binoculars

Hosea will inform you about the situation and ask you at what time of day you want to try to steal the stagecoach. Day or night. If you are going to earn a gold medal, you should choose the night.

Follow Hosea to scope out Carmody Dell / Look at the Home through your binoculars

3. Sneak up to Carmody Dell

During the day, Hosea will lure the residents of the house outside, and keep them busy talking for some time. During this time, sneak into the house from behind and collect items worth a total of $45. The amount you have collected will be displayed in the top left corner of the screen.

Sneak up to Carmody Dell

At night the farm owner and his son should sleep in their beds so you can enter the house by any door and you have plenty of time. All you have to do is collect items worth $45, but of course it's best to collect everything to earn a gold medal. You will collect more than $200 this way.

Sneak up to Carmody Dell

4. Rob the Home

In order to complete one of the gold medal requirement - "Loot everything from Carmody Dell", you must loot everything listed below:

1st floor bedroom

  • Cabinet - it's under the window, it has four drawers.
  • Medicine Chest - it's on the wall.
  • Chest - it is standing by the bed.

Rob the Home

1st floor living room

  • Chest - it stands between the front door and the table.
  • Kentucky Bourbon -the bottle's on the table.
  • Cigarette Card - you'll find it on the window sill. Probably it is not required, but you should still take it. I myself took the card before I got this mission.
  • Apple - it's on the kitchen counter.
  • Carrot -it's on the kitchen counter.
  • Chimney - search it and you'll find a lot of cash hidden in it.

Rob the Home

Rob the Home

2nd floor bedroom

  • Wardrobe - and all drawers below it.
  • Chest - it's by the bed.

Rob the Home

5. Get to the Barn unseen / Find Hosea outside / Get on the Stagecoach

If it's daytime, head out the door you came in through, and head to the barn.

Get to the Barn unseen / Find Hosea outside / Get on the Stagecoach

Sit in the coachman's seat.

Get to the Barn unseen / Find Hosea outside / Get on the Stagecoach

At night, Hosea and the stagecoach will be waiting for you in front of the house.

Get to the Barn unseen / Find Hosea outside / Get on the Stagecoach

6. Return the stagecoach to Emerald Ranch / Drive the stagecoach into the Barn

To meet the gold medal requirements, you must return to Seamus in 1 minute and 10 seconds. Ride the shortest possible route and keep your horses galloping at all times. Try to cross the stream where its banks are low and flat. Go around the town on the right to avoid "slow traffic" on the town roads.

Return the stagecoach to Emerald Ranch / Drive the stagecoach into the Barn

Return the stagecoach to Emerald Ranch / Drive the stagecoach into the Barn

7. Talk to Hosea

At the end, talk to Hosea and decide whether you want to return with him to your camp or stay where you are.

Talk to Hosea

From now, Seamus will be a Fence where you can also sell stolen wagons.

Visit a Fence to sell valuables, buy illicit goods, or craft Talismans and Trinkets.

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