This is a walkthrough of the Heartache by the Number side quest in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to learn how to unlock Heartache by the Number, where to find Rose of Sharon Cassidy, the quest rewards, and the best dialogue choices for completing the Heartache by the Number side quest.
List of Contents
- How to Unlock
- Walkthrough
- Best Choices
- Rewards
- Information
- Related Guides
How to Unlock Heartache by the Number
Talk to Cass After Recruiting Her
Recruit Cass during the You Can Depend on Me side quest and talk to her to begin this quest.
Interactive Map
Heartache by the Number Walkthrough
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Recruit Cass |
| 2 | Pay Respects to Cassidy Caravans |
| 3 | Investigate the Griffin Wares Caravan Wreckage |
| 4 | Track Down Durable Dunn's Missing Caravan |
| 5 | Help Cass Deal with the Crimson Caravan and the Van Graffs┣Kill Alice McLafferty and Gloria Van Graff ┗Prove the Crimson Caravan Company and Silver Rush Guilty |
Recruit Cass
After recruiting Cass during the You Can Depend on Me side quest, you can talk to her to begin this side quest.
Pay Respects to Cassidy Caravans
Follow your compass to the site of Cass's caravan. After walking around the caravan, Cass will speak to you about investigating further.
Investigate the Griffin Wares Caravan Wreckage
Follow your compass to the Griffin Wares caravan wreckage. As with the previous objective, walk around the caravan and wait for Cass to approach you again.
Track Down Durable Dunn's Missing Caravan
Follow your compass to Durable Dunn's caravan. Walk across the bridge then underneath it, after which Cass will speak to you again. At this point you will need to choose how to progress this quest.
Help Cass Deal with the Crimson Caravan and the Van Graffs
Kill Alice McLafferty and Gloria Van Graff
Head for either Crimson Caravan Company and Silver Rush. It's up to you to choose which area to head to first but both areas will have a lot of guards so be prepared to fight. After killing Alice McLafferty and Gloria Van Graff, talk to Cass to conclude this side quest.
Prove the Crimson Caravan Company and Silver Rush Guilty
For this objective, you can choose which area to head to first. At Crimson Caravan Company, you can find the evidence in the safe beside Alice McLafferty's desk. This will require a 50 Lockpick skill check to unlock. At Silver Rush, you can find the evidence inside the safe found in the inner office.
You can get inside the room by pickpocketing a one of the Silver Rush guards or by passing a 75 Lockpick. The safe itself can be unlocked with 75 Lockpick or through the terminal with 75 Science. After gathering both pieces of evidence, talk to Jackson at the Mojave Outpost then talk to Cass to complete this side quest.
Best Choice for Heartache by the Number
Don't Kill Alice McLafferty and Gloria Van Graff
When choosing how to help Cass deal with the Crimson Caravan and the Van Graffs, we recommend choosing to get evidence of their crimes and have the NCR deal with them.
Going with this route keeps your NCR reputation unblemished while also unlocking the Calm Heart companion perk for Cass which gives her additional health points This allows you to focus on taking down enemies without having to worry much about Cass's wellbeing.
Heartache by the Number Rewards
List of Rewards
| Rewards for Completing Heartache by the Number |
|---|
| ・500 XP |
Heartache by the Number Information
Basic Information and Overview
| Basic Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Location | Quest Giver | Coordinates | |
| Mojave Outpost | Rose of Sharon Cassidy | 4.27 | |
| Difficulty | Follower | Reputation | |
| ★★★★☆ | Cass | None | |
Fallout New Vegas Related Guides
List of All Side Quests
List of Side Quests
NCR Side Quests
| Anywhere I Wander | Back in Your Own Backyard | Bitter Springs Infirmary Blues |
| Boulder City Showdown | Can You Find It in Your Heart? | Climb Ev’ry Mountain |
| Eye for an Eye | Flags of Our Foul-Ups | Hard Luck Blues |
| I Don’t Hurt Anymore | I Put a Spell on You | Keep Your Eyes on the Prize |
| Left My Heart | Medical Mystery | No, Not Much |
| Pressing Matters | Restoring Hope | Return to Sender |
| That Lucky Old Sun | There Stands the Grass | Three-Card Bounty |
| You Can Depend on Me |
Legion Side Quests
| Cold, Cold Heart | I Hear You Knocking | The Finger of Suspicion |
| We Are Legion |
Freeside and The Strip Side Quests
| Beyond the Beef | Birds of a Feather | Bye Bye Love |
| Classic Inspiration | Debt Collector | G.I. Blues |
| How Little We Know | Talent Pool | Wang Dang Atomic Tango |
Other Faction-Related Side Quests
| Ant Misbehavin’ (Boomers) | Sunshine Boogie (Boomers) | Volare! (Boomers) |
| Young Hearts (Boomers) | Eyesight to the Blind (Brotherhood of Steel) | Still in the Dark (Brotherhood of Steel) |
| Tend to Your Business (Brotherhood of Steel) | Ghost Town Gunfight (Goodsprings) | Run Goodsprings Run (Goodsprings) |
| Aba Daba Honeymoon (Great Khans) | Don’t Make a Beggar of Me (Great Khans) | Oh My Papa (Great Khans) |
| Come Fly With Me (Novac) | Booted (Powder Ganger) | I Fought the Law (Powder Ganger) |
| Why Can’t We Be Friends? (Powder Ganger) |
Companion Unlock Side Quests
| ED-E My Love (ED-E) | For Auld Lang Syne (Arcade Gannon) | Heartache by the Number (Cass) |
| I Could Make You Care (Veronica) | I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Boone) | Nothin’ But a Hound Dog (Rex) |
| One For My Baby (Boone) |
Neutral Side Quests
| A Valuable Lesson | Bleed Me Dry | Crazy, Crazy, Crazy |
| Guess Who I Saw Today | My Kind of Town | Pheeble Will |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | The Coyotes | The Legend of the Star |
| The White Wash | Unfriendly Persuasion | We Will All Go Together |
| Wheel of Fortune |
