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Report to Zimmer OR warn Harkness about Zimmer.
1 of 8: Optionally access Pinkerton's computer near the medical bed and read his logs, then leave the Broken Bow area.
2 of 8: You now have several options as to what to do with your new-found information.
3 of 8: You could go to Zimmer and tell him in order to get a combat module that'll permanently increase your chance to hit in V.A.T.S. mode. You'll also take a karma hit, because helping Zimmer is considered "not nice."
4 of 8: If you find and talk to Harkness, you can show him your pictures and audio testimony to prove to him that he's really an android, then use the code Pinkerton gave you to restore his memory.
5 of 8: After that, you have a bunch of dialogue possibilities which boil down to three basic choices: you can get Harkness to cooperate and go back with Zimmer, you can keep his secret forever, or you can get him to kill Zimmer and his bodyguard (or authorize you to do it).
6 of 8: Getting Harkness to kill Zimmer and Armitage so you can loot them is a tempting option, but you won't be able to get the combat module that way.
7 of 8: It's best to tell Harkness you'll keep his secret so he'll give you his unique plasma rifle, then go tell Zimmer that Harkness is the android so that you'll also get the combat module.
8 of 8: Or if you want to kill and loot Zimmer and Armitage, you can ask Harkness what he's going to do about Zimmer, then say you want to kill Zimmer yourself. That'll get you the unique plasma rifle, so go talk to Zimmer next and tell him about Harkness to get the combat module. You can then go into V.A.T.S. mode and use your new plasma rifle (or whatever) to kill first Zimmer and then Armitage. No one else will care, and you'll be able to loot their bodies for items.
