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Background

You'll receive this quest from Johnson Nash in the Vikki and Vance Casino in Primm (#1). If you skip talking to Nash, then you can also pick up the quest from Deputy Beagle inside the Bison Steve Hotel (#2).


Walkthrough

From talking to Nash, you'll learn that when the convicts took over the town, they captured Deputy Beagle, and that they're currently holding him in the Bison Steve Hotel (#2). To get to Beagle (in the kitchen), you'll either need to fight your way through a bunch of convicts, or you'll need to be somewhat stealthy and reach him via a locked maintenance door.

When you talk to Beagle, he'll demand that you untie him. If you do this, then he'll decide to flee from the hotel, but if you have 25 Speech, then you'll be able to convince him to stay with you and help you clear out the rest of the convicts. As a result, Beagle can survive and eventually make it out of the hotel, or he can be killed, either by you or the convicts.

If Beagle survives, then when you talk to him outside the hotel, he'll tell you that Primm needs a new sheriff, but that he isn't in any way interested in the job. If Beagle dies, then you'll need to talk to Johnson Nash (#1), who will say about the same thing. You'll then have three choices for selecting a new sheriff for Primm:

• Sergeant McGee. To get the NCR to protect Primm, you'll need to talk to Lieutenant Hayes in the NCR part of town (#3). He'll tell you that he'd love to protect Primm, but that he just doesn't have the manpower for it. To get more men for Hayes, you'll need to talk to Major Knight in the headquarters building of the Mojave Outpost (located to the south). With 20 Barter, you'll be able to convince him to send an extra squad to Primm. Then when you return to Lieutenant Hayes, he'll let you know that Primm has become an NCR territory, and that Sergeant McGee is the new sheriff.
  
  Note: This choice will make the people of Primm unhappy, and Johnson Nash will charge you more in his shop (your buy price will increase by 25% and your sell price will decrease by 25%).
  
  
• Meyers. You'll find him in the NCR Correctional Facility (located to the north). Depending on your status with the powder gangers, you might need to disguise yourself as a powder ganger and / or do some fighting to reach Meyers in the visitor's center. When you finally talk to him there, he'll sound agreeable to becoming a sheriff again, but he'll inform you that he'll need a pardon from the NCR. To get him one, you'll need to head over to the Mojave Outpost (located to the south) and talk to Major Knight in the headquarters building. With 30 Speech or 200 caps, Knight will grant your request. Then to actually hire Meyers, you'll need to talk to him behind the Vikki and Vance Casino in Primm (#1).
  
  Note: This choice will make the people of Primm happy, and Johnson Nash will give you better prices in his shop (your buy price will decrease by 30% and your sell price will increase by 75%).
  
  
• Primm Slim. You'll find him in the Vikki and Vance Casino (#1). To reprogram him for the job, you'll need 30 Science, or you'll need to have three Fission Batteries and four Conductors.
  
  Note: This is a neutral choice. Johnson Nash's prices will remain the same.

Regardless of who you pick, the residents of Primm will finally vacate the Vikki and Vance Casino (#1), Deputy Beagle (if he's still alive) will get fired, and you'll gain 300 xp.


1 - The Vikki and Vance Casino


2 - The Bison Steve Hotel


3 - Lieutenant Hayes' Tent