Starfield:Search and Seizure

Investigate Yumi's suspicions of smugglers in the spaceport. Mission Giver: Sergeant Yumi Location(s): New Atlantis, UC Security Office ID: FFNewAtlantis05 Rewards (Wrong Ship Reported) XP: 100 Credits ?: Misc Small Other Rewards: None Rewards (Correct Ship Reported) XP: 200 Credits ?: Misc Medium, plus 2500 potential bribe Other Rewards: Crate of Contraband, if not returned to Yumi ← Previous Concurrent Next → A Break at Dawn Two Tales, Two Cities

The Anansi at New Atlantis Spaceport

Mission Pointer

The activity Talk to Sergeant Yumi points to this mission. You can acquire it when you have finished A Break at Dawn, you have not begun Search and Seizure and you overhear UC Security mentioning that Sergeant Yumi is looking for you.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Agent Plato.
2. Read Potential Smuggler Ships, in your inventory.
3. Talk to the Technicians at the Spaceport.
4. Talk to Sergeant Yumi.
   1. If any ship other than the Anansi is reported, then the quest ends here and a small reward is given.
5. Board the Anansi and take the Crate of Contraband from its hold.
   1. If you take (Malawi Ndiaye's) bribe, return to Yumi to complete the quest with a full reward.
6. Kill all crew of the Anansi and return to Yumi.
7. Return or keep the crate of contraband.

Walkthrough

Collect Info

Talk to Agent Plato, located in the AEGIS offices in MAST. He will give you a slate from a "Classified Starstation", containing information about smugglers. Reading the slate gives you a list of four potential smuggler ships. Travel to New Atlantis Spaceport and ask two Technicians about any suspicious ships. One will report that he saw a ship allegedly carrying potatoes, however the crew was being extremely careful with the cargo leading him to believe the manifests were incorrect. He can not remember the name of the ship, however it can be determined by looking at the list of potential smuggler ships (the Anansi UC-576B is the only ship with potatoes on its manifest).

Report to Sergeant Yumi your findings. If you report any ship other than the Anansi, he says the warrant will take some time and the quest ends here (with a small reward). If you report the Anansi, he says the Anansi has recently landed will be detained, your job is to enter the ship and search for any illegal goods.

Search the Ship

Travel to the Anansi and search the ship's hold via an interface in the cockpit. The contraband is well labeled as Crate of Contraband. Once picked up, the captain (Malawi Ndiaye) will talk to you and attempt to bribe you to turn around and walk away. If the bribe is accepted, the contraband is removed from your inventory and you are left to return to Yumi to complete the quest for the full reward plus the bribe (2500).

[Intimidation] or [Wanted] will force the captain to surrender the contraband without attacking.

Otherwise, Ndiaye and her crew will attack. Once dispatched, return to Yumi. You can either give him the crate, or tell him nothing was found, which gives the full reward as the bribe but allows you to keep the crate of contraband.

Notes

• The Jade Swan appears in the list of potential smuggler ships. As revealed in The Best There Is, it is a smuggler ship, however you do not get credit if you pick it as the smuggler ship.
• The "Classified Starstation" the list of potential smuggler ships is SY-920, as the list is found on a terminal in that station.

Mission Stages

Search and Seizure (FFNewAtlantis05)
Stage	Finishes Mission	Mission Entry
0		(Quest start)
1		(Deprecated)
2		(Disable ship stuff)
3		(QO: Read the slate) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I obtained evidence from Agent Plato which will help me solve the case.
4		(Remove from faction)
5		(Talked to Technician 01)
6		(Jade Swan named as suspect)
7		(Claire de Lune named as suspect)
8		(Izanagi named as suspect)
9		(Correct ship named)
10		(Talked to Yumi)
11		(Captain distance check - deprecated)
12		(Player takes bargain small)
13		(Player takes bargain)
14		(Player says no to bargain)
15		(Player convinced Captain to stand down)
16		(Chest is searched)
20		(QO: Talk to the port workers) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. He's asked me to interview a few port workers and cross reference their testimony with information from Aegis.
25		(Technician talked to)
30		(QO: Get slate from Aegis) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I interviewed a port worker and should cross reference their testimony with information from Aegis.
40		(QO: Report back to Sergeant Yumi) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I obtained the evidence I need to find the ship. I should report back to Sergeant Yumi and find out what comes next.
45		(Player gets slate) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I obtained evidence from Agent Plato which will help me solve the case.
50		(Complete objective and skip to 60) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I worked the investigation and reported my findings to Sergeant Yumi.
60		(QO: Wait for the Anansi to land) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I worked the investigation and reported my findings to Sergeant Yumi. However, at the moment the spaceport is occupied by another ship.
70		(Objective to bargain)
80		(Nothing)
90		(Obtained contraband) Sergeant Yumi suspects a smuggler is bringing in goods through the spaceport. I investigated the matter and should report back to Sergeant Yumi.
95		(Contraband removed)
100		(Quest complete) Sergeant Yumi suspected a smuggler was bringing in goods through the spaceport. I investigated the matter and reported my findings to the Sergeant.
200		(Stop quest if case solved improperly)

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Mission system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• Not all entries may appear in your log; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the mission is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with missions that have multiple possible outcomes or missions where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Mission" it means the mission disappears from the Active Mission list, but you may still receive new entries for that mission.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the mission by entering setstage FFNewAtlantis05 stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) mission stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the mission using resetquest FFNewAtlantis05.