The Way Life Should Be The Way Life Should Be is a main quest and achievement / trophy in the " Fallout 4 " add - on " Far Harbor " . Detailed walkthrough . The quest begins shortly after entering the Vim ! Pop factory after obtaining DiMA ' s memory # 1 during Best Left Forgotten . Enter the main factory and battle through the super mutants to find a security door on the lowermost floors . Inspect the terminal to open the security door and take the elevator to DiMA ' s secret medical facility . Inside the facility is an unmarked grave . Exhume it to find the body of the real Captain Avery . Take Avery ' s skull , locket and the holotape What ' s Done is Done as evidence of DiMA ' s crime . Before leaving , if Nick Valentine is the active companion , he can be used to fool KYE 1 . 1 , the security program for the facility , into thinking he is DiMA , granting access to an additional room , filled with medical junk items and the December ' s Child legendary combat rifle . If Nick is not present , a medium Charisma check can be used to get access into the medical room . At this point , three choices are available : Option 1 : Confront DiMA . Return to Acadia and confront DiMA with the evidence of synth replacement . After reading the memory he had removed he remembers all of the guilt he felt at the decision . He pleads to the Sole Survivor to conceal this information from Far Harbor , concluding that revealing the truth will enrage them to the point where they ' ll raze Acadia as a whole for DiMA ' s crime . Either agree to keep his secret , which leads to Reformation and the conclusion of the quest , or convince him to turn himself in to Far Harbor ' s justice . If DiMA ' s secret is kept , he will give the player character the legendary synth chestpiece Acadia ' s Shield . If one elects to bring their findings to Kasumi Nakano before talking to DiMA , she is distraught to learn what DiMA has been hiding and wonders if Acadia is worth preserving . Regardless of the Sole Survivor ' s answer she is resolved to see this through to the end . Unless " " Acadia will burn " " is selected she will provide a reward of 3 stimpaks , 3 RadAway and 3 Stealth Boys . If " " Acadia will burn " " is selected she will become irate and refuse to speak any further . If DiMA is convinced to stand trial in Far Harbor , Allen Lee will attempt to incite the entire town against Acadia , fulfilling DiMA ' s worst fears . It is possible to persuade them to stand down and only exact justice upon DiMA , by either telling Allen to " shut up " or pleading that Acadia is innocent . A number of citizens can and will speak at this point : If successful , Acadia is spared , DiMA is executed , and the quest concludes . If unsuccessful , Allen executes DiMA , Brooks is killed as well and most of the town will immediately march on Acadia and execute all of the inhabitants , including Kasumi . One has the option to refuse to take part in the attack , but the synths will still be hostile and will attack if the Sole Survivor is close enough . All of the named Far Harbor residents are essential , so the attack will always succeed . Regardless of one ' s participation , Allen will give the player character Lucky Eddy when all the synths are dead . Additionally , the perk Destroyer of Acadia will be granted , which grants a 4x damage boost upon dropping to 20 % health . Option 2 : Inform Far Harbor . Return to Far Harbor and present Avery ' s skull and locket to Allen Lee . He will want the skull examined by Teddy Wright to confirm it ' s that of the original Avery . Taking the skull to Teddy will confirm that it is Avery ' s skull and he will ask what the Sole Survivor intends to do . He elects to keep quiet about it and let the player character decide , however he cautions against bringing it to Allen . Taking this confirmation back to Allen results in him assembling a lynch mob to assault Acadia and claim DiMA ' s head . The end result is the same as putting DiMA on trial and failing to convince Far Harbor to stand down , except DiMA will be at Acadia making his last stand with the other synths . If one presents this evidence to the synth Avery , she will come to realize the truth that her own mind has been altered to sell the deception . She remains determined to keep the peace on the island and pleads for the Sole Survivor to not tell Allen the truth . She can be extorted for 1300 caps or told upfront that her secret will be kept . If one has failed to prevent Allen from assembling his lynch mob , Acadia ' s fate is sealed . Either join in the violence or simply watch . Regardless , Acadia is destroyed and the quest concludes . Option 3 : Agree to Replace High Confessor Tektus . While confronting DiMA about Avery ' s murder , DiMA ' s recovered memories lead him to the conclusion that replacing High Confessor Tektus is the best option for peace while avoiding bloodshed . Agreeing to this option completes the quest and leads to the quest , Reformation . Evidence for the other options is removed from the Sole Survivor ' s possession in this route . Behind the scenes . " The Way Life Should Be " is a tourism slogan used by the state of Maine , where Far Harbor ' s real - life analog is located ; it appears on many of the signs marking the border as one drives in from New Hampshire .