A Guide to Sutton 8 - Breaking into the Old Man's House

The following post may contain spoilers for certain story elements of Stuck in Sutton.

As mentioned in the guide to Chance's Pills, players can break into the Old Man's House. Doing so can be very lucrative, but also comes with many risks. 

First of all, you will bail on the heist if your Stress reaches 100 or more. You'll want to make sure you have low stress before continuing. You're also liable to gain notoriety during the robbery, so make sure you do this whilst you still have some energy. Due to an oversight, the break in doesn't cost any energy, but this will be patched as of v0.4 to cost 1 energy.

Upon approaching the house, you'll have three options: Enter through the front door, try the back, or smash the window. Smashing the window will lead to a game over so don't do that. Going through the front door will require you to find the key, which is hidden under the cactus plant. Picking the doormat or the mailbox will lead to an increase in both Notoriety and Stress.  That being said, if you do all three, you'll unlock an encounter at the end of this event. You'll also find $1 under the doormat.

Going to the back will first require you to climb over a fence. If you have big or huge boobs, they will get caught as you try to climb the fence, causing you to fall and occur + 21-27 Stress (20 with the Cat Palm tattoo). At the back, you'll find a crowbar which you can use to gain entry into the house. Use it to pry the window, as smashing it leads to an immediate failure, and trying to pry the door open is a waste of time. That being said, if you pry both the door and the window, you'll unlock the encounter at the end. 

Now that you're inside, you'll have the option to steal either 500, 100, or 0 from the Old Man's shoe box. There are certain consequences to taking more money, so if you grab the full 500, you might want to make sure you're ready to leave Sutton soon.

Now, if you've managed to complete the heist without taking too long, you'll be able to get away scot-free. If you took too long to whilst entering through the back, you will be forced to flee through the window, in which you will occur 22-34 Notoriety (15-20 w/Thug Life Tattoo) and 25-35 Stress (20-25 w/Cat Palm Tattoo).

If you used the key to get in, and investigated all three spots, you will be forced to deal with Jeff, who is checking in on the house for the Old Man. This will leave you with multiple options.

• If you decide to run out the window, you'll receive the same result as mentioned above.
• If you hide and have not stolen $500, Jeff will eventually leave, allowing you to flee
• If you hide and have stolen $500, Jeff will look for you and find you in the closet. From there you can either knee him the groin and run away, give him back the cash, or try to bribe him with sex.
  
  • If you knee him in the groin, you will get away, but occur 20-30 Notoriety (10-19 w/Thug Life Tattoo) and 25-35 Stress (20 w/Cat Palm Tattoo
  • If you give him the cash, you get to leave but make no money
  • If you try to bribe him with sex, Jeff will ask you how much Bill (AKA the Old Man) paid. You can say how much in 100 dollar increments. This number will be compared to a random number between 285 and 534. If the amount you ask for is lower than the number, then Jeff will only give you 100, whereas if it is above, Jeff will give you what you asked for. He'll then proceed to have sex with you before you can finally go on your way. 
• If your Stress is above 90 or you just decide to talk to Jeff, you can either pretend to be a relative or try to flirt.
  • The relative ruse will allow you to escape with no problem.
  • If you flirt, you can either leave or further offer to give Jeff a blow job for an extra $50. 

Once you've made your getaway, you are free to continue. Granted, you've likely incurred some Stress and Notoriety, so be sure to celebrate your successful getaway by relaxing, whether that be with a cold beer, smoking some pot, masturbating, or going to church and praying.