Ain't murder. Murder's an ugly word. This is business. Politics, if you will. Both two respectable institutions.”— Chosen One and John Bishop
Murder Carlson in NCR is a quest in Fallout 2.
Walkthrough
Second of John Bishop assignments, and a key step on the road to becoming a made man of the family, is the assassination of Vice President Carlson in NCR. This frail but powerful man resides in a high security compound within the Congress district of NCR. There are two obstacles to overcome, one, there is a forcefield that blocks your way, two, the area is crawling with members of the police force.
A plan
There are three ways of getting inside the compound:
- Steal a presidential A+ pass from Gunther in the Hall of Congress and show it to the cop standing guard at the compound gate
- Talk to Merk, who provided you didn't annoy him and retrieved Dr. Henry's papers, will arrange a job interview for you for $50.
- Use Repair on the forcefield emitter. Of course, this counts as unauthorized access and you will have to fight everyone on the map.
Regardless, once inside it's a classic hit, there are no requirements as to the way the vice president has to die - he just has to end up irreversibly dead.
However, if you do not want a fight, you can use his son as a suicide bomber. Talk to the boy for the first time. Then set the timer on some explosives and plant them on him, talk to him again and use the dialogue option "Could you go tell your father I'm here?" and watch the boy run inside. Wait for the explosion and receive your experience and possibly Childkiller.
