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Enter the Overseer's office.
1 of 16: As you talk to Amata about what's happened, you'll have the option to refuse her help and/or the pistol she offers, but that's not a good idea. You should accept her plan and her pistol.
2 of 16: After she leaves, go over to your desk and get the BB gun and ammo, plus the baseball bat, which can be used as a melee weapon. Also, raid the first aid box on the wall to the left of the desk, and the dresser that's a bit to the right of the desk. (The dresser will contain a baseball cap and the Melee Weapons skill book you got from Amata if you didn't use it earlier.)
3 of 16: TIP: Now would be a good time to hotkey the pistol, BB gun, and baseball bat so you can quickly switch between them without having to bring up the Pip-Boy. See the "Items Menu" section in the game manual to learn how.
4 of 16: Get the baseball bat out and go into Sneak mode, then slowly walk up to the door that exits your quarters. Officer Kendall is down the corridor to the right, and will probably see you.
6 of 16: Go into either of the two nearby bathrooms and use the toilets and/or sinks to restore health if you need to, then continue west down the main corridor until you round a corner and come to the open door to the diner.
7 of 16: Past that, go up the stairs to where Officer Gomez and Andy the Robot are fighting radroaches. You can either help them, or just wait until they kill all the roaches. (Andy's flamethrower is very good at doing that.)
8 of 16: After talking to Officer Gomez, look around for loot before you go through the Vault 101 Atrium door at the east end of the corridor. (Also note that there's a water fountain between the clinic and the classroom.)
9 of 16: Past the atrium door, turn a corner to reach an open doorway leading to a large room with two people talking in it. Wait and watch while they run toward two security guards and get gunned down.
10 of 16: Check the small north room for a few cheap items (including turpentine and scrap metal), then go through the south door that's blocked open by an empty locker.
11 of 16: Approach the stairs and listen for the sounds of Security Chief Hannon fighting radroaches. If you hear that, wait until they kill him, then go up the stairs and finish them off. (If you don't hear that happening, go back downstairs and move around in the big room until Hannon sees you from the upper level and runs for the stairs.)
12 of 16: Follow the "ADMIN" signs along, ignoring the idiot banging on his window and yelling at you, until you come to a large red-lit server room. Kill off the radroaches, then loot them and Floyd Lewis' body (and the toolbox near it) for items. (Lewis' utility jumpsuit boosts the Lockpick and Repair skills by 5 each when worn, like the one you got from the dresser in your room. Use his to repair yours.)
13 of 16: Around the corner past the server room is the security area. In it, Amata is being interrogated by her father and Officer Mack. You could just move on by without them seeing you, but it's best to help Amata (and help yourself to the security supplies).
14 of 16: Go down the corridor and through the open door that leads to the Overseer's quarters and office area. Search Jonas' body and the two desks near him for some items (including a Vault Lab Uniform that boosts your Science skill by 5, and an audio note from your father), then check the dressers in the two bedrooms to the north for items.
15 of 16: The locked door near Jonas' body leads to the Overseer's office. You can open the door with a key if you got one from the Overseer or one of the bedroom dressers. If not, you can go get one of those keys or try to pick the lock. (See the Lockpicking Tips.)
16 of 16: Once the door is open, go inside to finish this long objective.
