SPOILER : Arriving at the Safe House’s security room, Chuck informs Stacey and Rebecca that he believes Tyrone “T.K.” King is responsible for the outbreak, and for framing him.
Suddenly, an explosion rocks the place—checking her monitors, Stacey discovers men are attempting to break into Fortune City’s casino vaults! With no other leads to work with, Chuck vows to stop the criminals.
CASE 3-2: RUN FOR THE MONEY
You may have a few side missions to check on, but Case 3-2 is quite involved, so it’s best to get to work on it right away.
Head for Americana Casino’s vault, grabbing a fresh spiked bat and some restoratives on your way (as usual). If you rescued Jasper and Cinda from the psychotic chef Antoine before, ensure that they follow you.
SPOILER : Shots ring out as you near the vault—armed mercenaries aren’t about to let you foil their boss’s plans. Say, these guys look familiar— they’re T.K.’s hired goons! That greedy villain must be behind these robberies!
Batter T.K.’s men with your bat between bursts of assault rifle fire. Use the environment to your advantage and try not to expose yourself to more than one or two mercs at a time.
Slaughter all the mercenaries, then start swinging at the massive drill they’re using to crack the vault door. Keep whaling away until the drill becomes inoperable.
Mix some Pain Killers at Shots & Awe and construct a fresh spiked bat on your way to Slot Ranch Casino, where another vault is being robbed. You face a similar task here; wipe out the mercenaries, then destroy their drill.
SIDE MISSION: ROCK HEROES
Before moving on to the third vault at Yucatan Casino, lead Jasper and Cinda to the Silver Strip’s giant rock stage, where you discover a trio of metal heads banging out tunes for a crowd of rabid zombies.
Climb up on stage to speak to the lead rocker, a righteous chick named Jeanna.
Keep talking to Jeanna until her band, Angel Lust, unleashes their grand finale—a riff so rad that it blows the heads off of the swarming undead.
Speak to Jeanna again afterward to get her and her two band mates, Allen and Floyd, to join you. That’s five survivors you’ve now got following you.
SIDE MISSION: SHOPPING SPREE
Continue to ignore the Yucatan Casino’s vault robbers as you lead your gang into Royal Flush Plaza. Take an escalator up to its second floor and visit Kathy’s Space, where three women are having difficulty carrying their giant pile of shopping boxes home.
Lend the ladies a hand by offering to carry the shopping boxes for them. You thus acquire three more survivors. That makes eight faithful followers—enough to satisfy the “Come on! Follow me!” Achievement!
SIDE MISSION: WILTED FLOWER
Lead your eight survivors back to the Safe House for a deluge of PP that is sure to level Chuck up multiple times.
Free of followers at last, make your way to Shots & Awe and mix up two or three Quick Steps. Use these to reach Palisades Mall with all speed and enter the Venus Touch Spa to explore the “Wilted Flower” side mission.
Enter the spa’s back room to find a young woman named Linette, who became stuck inside a tanning bed during the outbreak. The poor girl now matches the shop’s rosy carpeting and can barely move.
Naturally, Linette is terribly parched from her ordeal. If you don’t have any sort of beverage to hand her, exit the back room and locate a cup of coffee on a table inside the store’s main area. This does the trick!
Linette feels much better after gulping down her drink and agrees to go to the
Safe House. In fact, she even says she knows a shortcut to get you there much faster. Linette asks you to take her upstairs to the Brand New U clothing store, spawning a new side mission.
SIDE MISSION: LINETTE’S PASSAGE
Linette is too sore to move very fast—pick her up and carry her out of Venus Touch Spa, heading for the nearest escalator. Hurry up to the mall’s second floor.
Enter the Brand New U clothing store. Linette says the short cut runs through the rear changing rooms and links to Royal Flush Plaza, which is right near the Safe House. Examine the changing rooms to discover Linette’s secret passage!
Bingo! You appear in Royal Flush Plaza’s restroom, just as Linette promised. The Safe House is just a short jog away. Funny that Linette knew of a shortcut to the men’s room, however....
Linette did you a huge favor; the least you could do is hurry the girl back to the Safe House. Rush there with out delay to pocket some PP, then return your attention to more urgent matters.