Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies

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Red Dead Redemption missionExhuming and Other Fine Hobbies
Start	Coot's Chapel
End	Benedict Point
Given by	Seth Briars
Location	Coot's Chapel, Cholla Springs, New Austin
Rewards	Pardon Letter
Progression
Unlocked by	Bonnie MacFarlane mission strand: "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions" and Nigel West Dickens mission strand: "You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit"
Unlocks	Seth Briars mission strand: "A Gentle Drive with Friends" and Nigel West Dickens mission strand: "Liars, Cheats and Other Proud Americans" and Stranger side-mission: "Funny Man Part 1"

“I hate people.”

–Seth Briars

Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies is a mission in Red Dead Redemption.

To view the mission tree, see:

Main article: Missions in Redemption/Tree

Story

John Marston meets Seth Briars in the cemetery of Coot's Chapel exhuming bodies, particularly the one of Josephine Byrd, looking for valuables. Seth reveals that his partner has the other half of his treasure map. They travel to Benedict Point and Seth needs John to lure two deputies away from the jail, so Seth can break in and get to his old friend, Moses Forth.

Walkthrough

Mission Prerequisites

Before this mission becomes available, the player must complete:

• Bonnie MacFarlane mission: "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions"; and
• Nigel West Dickens mission: "You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit"

Mission Objectives

To complete this mission, the player must:

• Ride with Seth to Benedict Point.
• Steal a lawman's horse.
• Lose his wanted level.
• Catch, lasso and hogtie Moses Forth.
• Use a pardon letter or money to eliminate the bounty on your head.

Mission Description

When this mission starts, all the player needs to do is to ride to Benedict Point with Seth where he will instruct the player to steal one of the lawman's horses (you could also just walk up to the lawmen and the game will consider it trespassing). Simply do so and evade the pursuing lawmen. This is best done by using the roads to gain speed and then lose them in the wilderness.

After completion of the mission, Seth will award you with a pardon letter to use to clear your bounty. (Tip: Pay cash and keep the pardon letter to get a free pardon letter.)

Mission Dialogues

Main article: Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies/dialogues

Mission Failure

The mission will fail if the player:

• Assaults, kills or abandons Seth.
• Kills his own or Seth's horse.
• Kills the deputies or their horses.
• Gets caught by the deputies.
• Kills Moses.
• Allows Moses to escape.
• Breaks the law.
• Kills a dog.
• Commits vandalism.
• Assaults or kills townsfolk.
• Dies.
• Moving too far from Seth.

New Game Elements Introduced

• Wanted levels and bounties
• Hogtying a captive

Mission Complete Unlockables

• Pardon Letter
• "Funny Man Part 1" Stranger side-mission

Bugs

• Sometimes, after stealing the lawman's horse, the player will not receive a bounty. Even after committing multiple crimes in the vicinity of the lawmen, they pay no attention. This can be fixed by restarting the mission.
• Sometimes during the cutscene, when it zooms in on the shack, Moses can be seen standing in the doorway and the lawmen are gone. Skipping the cutscene will correct this glitch.

Trivia

• At the point in the mission where stealing the deputy's horse is required, the player can walk to the back of the shack where Moses is and kill him. This will not register as killing him, but will put a bounty on the player's head as if the horse had been taken. The mission will continue as normal.
• When Seth gives the player the pardon letter and walks inside the telegraph office, the player can either kill or untie Moses. Sometimes when shooting Moses in the head, he will stop squirming for a moment, and then resume as though nothing had happened; it takes a second or third shot to finish him off.
• Oddly, Seth will not die if the player shoots him at the start of the mission, he will just stand up and run away.
• The bounty the player will get from stealing the horse will be small, so you can decide to pay off the bounty and save the pardon letter for when it will be need it more, like the 'Friends in High Places' trophy/achievement.

Gallery

"My name's Marston, John Marston..."

"Goodbye, John Marston, it's been a great pleasure."

"It's mine! It's mine! All mine!"

"Moses. Oh, Moses, you've got a visitor..."

"Get the hell away from me!"

"You've always been a twisted little freak! I ain't tellin' you shit!"

"Then I'm gonna cut you up, piece by piece! Until you find your tongue..."

"Friend, this man has gone crazy in the sun. I suggest you take my advice and start talking."

"Shut up, Marston! I wanna cut into a bonafide man's flesh. Ain't never cut into a live one before!"

"I think you've gone and pissed yourself, Moses."

"So, mister, thanks for your help..."

"Don't worry yourself with 'thanks', Seth, just help me when I come askin'."

Video Walkthrough

Red Dead Redemption Walkthrough - x360 - 014 - Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies

Achievement

Completing this mission contributes toward the following Trophy/Achievement:

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