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Help a Brother Out, Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission

Walkthrough for the mission Help a Brother Out in the game Red Dead Redemption 2. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the mission smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.

Quest Group: Chapter 4 - Saint Denis

Category: Stranger Mission

In order to play this mission you must first complete The Joys of Civilization mission and then talk to Brother Dorkins in Saint Denis.

Brother Dorkins asks Arthur to investigate a nearby shop suspected of acting as a front for human trafficking.

Help a Brother Out

Help a Brother Out

Gold Medal Checklist

Related points of interest

Icon of Stranger Brother Dorkins World Map

Objectives of Help a Brother Out

1. Investigate the shop

Quickly come into the nearby shop that Brother Dorkins mentioned. If you want to earn the gold medal, then you have 2 minutes 45 seconds to complete the whole mission.

Investigate the shop

2. Search for clues of the captives' whereabouts

Inspect the scratches on the floor in front of the bookcase.

Search for clues of the captives' whereabouts

Search for clues of the captives' whereabouts

3. (Optional #1) Intimidate the shopkeeper / Open the fake bookcase

DON'T do it if you want to earn the gold medal!

If you intimidate the shopkeeper, he'll tell you that you can open a secret passage by pulling a red book.

(Optional #1) Intimidate the shopkeeper / Open the fake bookcase

Then all you have to do is approach the bookcase and pull the book he told you about.

(Optional #1) Intimidate the shopkeeper / Open the fake bookcase

4. (Optional #2) Force open the hidden door

To earn the gold medal, you must find captives without threatening the shop owner. To do so, you will need to open the hidden doors using force.

(Optional #2) Force open the hidden door

5. Investigate the basement / Free the captives

Go down to the basement and free two people imprisoned there.

Investigate the basement / Free the captives

6. Return to the monk

Get out of the store and quickly get back to the monk. Both prisoners will follow you.

Return to the monk

If you don't take the money from him, but tell him to spend it on the poor, then you will get some honor.

Return to the monk

After completing this mission, you will be able to play the mission Brothers and Sisters, One and All.