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The Demolished Woman
The Outer Worlds

The Demolished Woman

Complete walkthrough for The Demolished Woman quest in The Outer Worlds. Learn how to locate Lockwood, choose her fate, and deal with Sherman Bradshaw for the best rewards.

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Complete walkthrough for The Demolished Woman quest in The Outer Worlds. Learn how to locate Lockwood, choose her fate, and deal with Sherman Bradshaw for the best rewards.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the Bureau of Exploration in Byzantium’s Paradise Plaza.
  2. 2
    Talk to Sherman Bradshaw. You can pass an [Intelligence] check or use [Lie 1] followed by [Persuade 40] to reveal his plan and obtain Lockwood’s Office Key.
  3. 3
    Go north and talk to Alonzo Vallejos to start the quest All Halcyon in a Day.
  4. 4
    Optionally, pick the locked door to the northwest [Lockpick 60] to find loot and a dead receptionist.
  5. 5
    Take the elevator to the second floor.
  6. 6
    Head to the southeastern end of the upper floor and pick the locked door [Lockpick 60] to enter Lockwood’s office.
  7. 7
    Search her desk for Lockwood’s Papers.
  8. 8
    Search her terminal and read the _[Messages]_ and _[TO: W. Billingsly]_ entries to learn she is hiding in the maintenance tunnels.
  9. 9
    Return to the entrance. You can choose to tell Bradshaw Lockwood’s location, or murder him to prevent him from interfering later. Killing Bradshaw has no negative consequences.
  10. 10
    Leave the Bureau and find the passage to the maintenance tunnels elevator southeast of the building. Speak to Giles Molina nearby to start the quest Cupid of the Laboratory.
  11. 11
    Descend to the maintenance tunnels. From the elevator, go west, turn south, and continue south to find Lockwood in the southeastern corner.
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    Talk to Lockwood. If Bradshaw is alive, he will appear and offer a 50/50 reward split for the kill. He takes the kill, you get the maps and your share.
  13. 13
    Alternatively, you can let Bradshaw kill Lockwood and loot her for 2,000 Bits and the Lockwood’s Office Key.
  14. 14
    If you choose to let Lockwood live or demand the kill for yourself, Bradshaw will attack.
  15. 15
    You can hear Lockwood out. If Bradshaw is present, she will attempt to bribe both of you. A [Persuade 65] check is required to accept her bribe of 1,250 Bits.
  16. 16
    If Bradshaw is not present, Lockwood will reveal she is being erased for refusing to erase Edgewater from her maps. No bribe is offered in this scenario.
  17. 17
    You can also shoot Lockwood immediately without talking, bypassing Bradshaw entirely.
  18. 18
    Return to the HHC Building and talk to Platt, who will transfer you to Akande.
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    The reward and reputation gain depend on your actions:
    • Letting Bradshaw kill Lockwood: 1,125 Bits, ~10% Board reputation.
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    Sparing Lockwood (without Bradshaw): 825 Bits, no reputation gain.
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    Killing Lockwood yourself: 2,500 Bits, ~15% Board reputation.
  22. 22
    Akande will ask you to bug Phineas’ communication terminal, starting the quest Long Distance.
  23. 23
    You can attempt a [Persuade 60] check to demand a larger reward for betraying Phineas.
Tips
  • The quest Cupid of the Laboratory takes place in the same area as this quest.
  • Killing Bradshaw has no negative consequences and prevents him from interfering in the Lockwood encounter.
  • The choice to kill or spare Lockwood impacts your reward and reputation gain with the Board.
  • The quest Long Distance is not a point of no return; you can still choose sides later.
  • Experience
  • Bits (amount varies based on choices)
  • Reputation with the Board (amount varies based on choices)
  • Lockwood’s Papers (if you kill Lockwood or loot her corpse)

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