Cassie's rescue

Finding friends
You can't deal with Don you your own; firstly, you need some friends.

Don's little secret
Firstly, go to Condo and rent room here. After resting here, Lust Doll would meet their new neighbour, girl called Fawn. Keep talking with Fawn (you need to rest after each meeting) until she invites you in her room, and leaves you alone (this event is repeatable as long as you don't progress further through this quest). Search the room until you find the membership card of some place called... "The Torture Rack"?..

Go to "The Torture Rack" (it's in the Slums), and try to learn more by asking receptionist. Unfortunately, they would tell you nothing since they protect their members' privacy. You may sell the membership card, or try to bust Fawn exiting the club. Either way, she would confront you later and just tell what yes, she works at BDSM club, and would offer you to become her personal sub (starting her own quest-line).

After telling her about Cassie and Don, she would reveal what Don is actually one of her club's patrons.

After resting, visit Fawn again and discuss with her possible ways to deal with Don. After talking about each possible option, you would come up with plan of actions.

Civil unrest
Without police involvement, saving Cassie would be impossible. Visit local Police station and talk with the girl called Arlene. Unfortunately, police has sort of... "agreement" with Don: he keeps Slums in check, police doesn't bother him; and so far he maintained his part of bargain. So far...

Visit Slums again, and find local homeless. One of them would step out and demand lots of money, but don't just agree on the first sum they ask for: they would just steal it. Refuse them twice, until they stop wasting your time. People who stay would demand $500, but they are the ones who would get the job done. If you did fall for the scam, hobo would run to the local strip-club and waste almost all of them. When confronted, they would return only $500 — that same sum you are supposed to actually spend in this quest.

Once payed, homeless would spark a rebellion, spoiling Don's relationship with police and allowing Arlene to intervene. Go back to the police station and talk to Arlene- she will now agree to take Cassie into police protection if you rescue her.

From now on, you are technically ready to bust in, but you can make much easier by learning about Don's men's schedules. first opportunity arises immediately, since Fawn herself knows some of them as clients of her club. But there are two other girls who may help, too – Lin-Lin and Sammy.

My kung-fu is better than your kung-fu
Lin-Lin would only help if she gets payed first ($300), but she significantly increases chance of dealing with guards outside, or successfully stealing the key. Either option may be combined with asking her about guards' schedule, increasing your chances to pass skill checks once inside by additional 20% (adds up to your basic chance).

Hot bath
To receive help from Sammy, you need to befriend her first. After repeatedly paying for bath ($5), she would offer you "special" for $20. After taking it, she becomes friendlier to you, and even offers you to spar together sometimes.

After talking with her again, she would offer her help with saving Cassie. She can't do much, but she would tell you more about guards schedule, allowing you to bypass some of them. Taking this would add additional 20%; this is cumulative with bonus from Lin-Lin, resulting in 40% bonus.

Rescue operation
There are several ways to infiltrate Don's hideout, but all of them involve hard skill-checks.

To get it inside, you may steal the keys and try to sneak through, or you may deal with guards violently. Skill checks are:


 * Attack guards; unsuccessful attack results in a Bad End.
 * Without Lin-Lin's help: 10+(2*Str)%
 * With Lin-Lin's help: 50+(5*Str)%
 * Steal door key: 50+(5*Spe)%.
 * You may only attempt to steal the key once. If you fail it, your only other option remains to deal with guards.
 * After stealing the key, you may temporarily retreat if you are not sure in yourself.
 * Allows you to climb the wall, bypassing guards entirely.
 * Seduce guards (Ero 7+)
 * Steal keys 40+(3*Nim)%
 * Attack them: 20+(2*Str)%
 * Climb the wall (Strength 7+). Only becomes available after you obtain the key.

After you infiltrate Don's hideout, you can try to bust through, or sneak past. Failing to do either result in a Bad End. Skill checks are:
 * Charge in:
 * Without any help: 10+(0.5*Str)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 35+(0.5*Str)%
 * With the help of two girls: 55+(0.5*Str)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 75+(0.5*Str)%
 * Sneak through:
 * Without any help: 20+(1*Nim)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 40+(1*Nim)%
 * With the help of two girls: 60+(1*Nim)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 80+(1*Nim)%
 * Negotiate:
 * Without any help: 0+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 20+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of two girls: 40+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 60+(0.34*Spe)%

If you didn't recruit Arlene, your fate depends on wether you dealt with guards downstairs, or not.
 * If you sneaked past guards, they would ambush you from behind once you contfront Don (regardless of choice), resulting in Bad End.
 * If you knocked up guards, you may choose wether to fight Don or try to negotiate with him. Again, either option results in his men catching up with you and attacking – but this time, you would be ready, initiating battle with Don's guards. Either outcome would result in Bad End, but which one you receive depends on wether you win or lose:
 * Losing the battle leads to you being captured, resulting in the same Bad End as if you failed any other skill check while inside.
 * Winning opens the other choice (both of them would lead to Lust Doll and Cassie being forced to run from New Ark):
 * Killing Don results in police going after you.
 * Sparing Don results in police and Don going after you.

If you did recruit Arlene, but didn't deal with guards downstairs (passing either Strength or Speech check), you would be forced to face them again on the way back, by passing another set of skill checks. Failing them results in you being captured and triggers a Bad End. Skill checks are:
 * Charge in:
 * Without any help: 25+(1*Str)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 45+(1*Str)%
 * With the help of two girls: 65+(1*Str)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 85+(1*Str)%
 * Sneak through:
 * Without any help: 0+(2*Nim)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 20+(2*Nim)%
 * With the help of two girls: 40+(2*Nim)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 60+(2*Nim)%
 * Negotiate:
 * Without any help: 0+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of only one girl: 20+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of two girls: 40+(0.34*Spe)%
 * With the help of all three girls: 60+(0.34*Spe)%

Passing any of the last set of skill checks allows you to evacuate Cassie from here, while Arlene steps in and... "deals" with Don. In her own way.