The Proverbial Canary is a story mission in Faster, Baby!.
Overview[]
A lawyer with dirt on Slim could lose everything if he turns on the Sinclair Sheriff's Department - and he needs your help.
The Proverbial Canary is one of three sub-missions needed to complete Concerned Citizens.
Narrative[]
Lincoln and Remus discuss the situation
Christian Remus has had occasion to perform legal services for Sheriff Walter Beaumont, along with some "not so legal" services. Now that Beaumont's behind bars, he's afraid Remus will talk. Not wanting to have him killed, he decided to have Remus' wife Blanche kidnapped and held by some Deputies at Sinclair Scrap & Salvage. Charles Laveau sends Lincoln to help free her so that Christian and Blanche can go into hiding until Slim's trial.
Walkthrough[]
Sheriff's Deputies arrive at the scrapyard
Talk to the lawyer.
- Drive to the Law Office and speak with Christian Remus. He'll inform Lincoln that his wife Blanche is being held by some of Sheriff Beaumont's thugs.
Go to the scrapyard.
- Go to Sinclair Scrap & Salvage, where Blanche is being held.
Free Blanche.
- Blanche is being held in a building in the back, guarded by a few Sheriff's Deputies. There will also be some Southern Union thugs around the scrapyard. Cut her free and she will take off on her own.
Escape.
- If you stayed stealth while in the scrapyard, you will be able to leave unimpeded; otherwise, Sheriff's Deputies will enter the scrapyard as you begin to leave.
Return to the lawyer.
- Head back to the Law Office and speak with Christian to end the mission.
Result[]
- If you've already completed A Good Man and An Instrument of Justice, Concerned Citizens will reopen and direct you back to Charles Laveau to complete the mission.
Bugs[]
This mission is currently bugged. Attempting to speak with Christian Remus at both the beginning or end of the mission may cause the game to freeze with an endless load screen. This bug can occur if you reload the game while inside Sinclair Parish after starting Concerned Citizens, or it may also happen if you complete either A Good Man or An Instrument of Justice before completing this mission. There are two fixes that may work.
- Restart your game and try talking with Christian Remus again. If you still get the endless load screen then try the next fix.
- Restart your game and leave Sinclair Parish. Go to Laveau's Compound and perform any action that saves the game, or wait for an autosave. Reload from the menu and travel back to Sinclair Parish and speak to Remus again. The mission should then proceed as intended.