I Fought the Law I Fought the Law is a in " " . Detailed walkthrough . This quest is given by at the NCR Correctional Facility in the administration building . He ' s the man sitting behind the desk on the second floor , surrounded by guards . Talking to him and asking how you can help out is all that is required to start this quest . The first task you ' ll be given is to " take care " of a Powder Ganger named Chavez , who Eddie believes is setting up his own crew without permission . He is located at Powder Ganger camp south , which is just south of the prison . You can either convince him to " move on " with 30 Speech skill ( 35 XP ) or kill him ( 20 XP , 80 XP total if his guards are killed ) . Talking to him without being able to pass the speech skill will result in combat . Killing him ( and / or the other Powder Gangers with him ) won ' t cause any reputation loss with the Powder Gangers , and interestingly , his " crew " may not turn hostile if you kill Chavez in front of them . Killing him or his crew after convincing him to move on also doesn ' t cause any reputation loss with the Powder Gangers . Whichever way you decide to do it , return to Eddie and let him know Chavez is handled . The second task is to " deal with " a suspicious residing at Jean Sky Diving . If you have 6 Intelligence or 30 Speech , you can convince him to reveal that he ' s actually a bounty hunter by pointing out that he lacks a pack to carry supplies and protection ( only the speech option provides 30 XP ) . You can try to shake him down for a " toll " ( 30 Speech required , 30 XP ) . The bounty hunter may attack you even after you convince him to leave , even if you are not dressed as a Powder Ganger . If the prior options fail , the merchant can be killed without penalty , plus his death yields 20 XP , though he carries a stimpak and will use it if attacked . Once the merchant has been dealt with , report back to Eddie . Finally , you ' ll be asked to find out about the NCR ' s plans for the prison . Head to Primm and seek out either Johnson Nash or Lt . Hayes . Nash will cough up the information for 100 ( 50 caps if you have 30 Barter or for free if you have 30 Speech , whichever is chosen results in 30 XP ) . Hayes will only tell you that military orders are classified , unless you already know - either by pickpocketing the " Military orders " off him , and / or by getting the information from Nash first . Once you have the information , you can either report back to Eddie or betray him to Lt . Hayes , and help the NCR take back the prison . If you report back to Eddie , he ' ll reward you with 1 , 1 , 1 , 100 caps , and 200 XP . He ' ll say that the NCR is already here , and tell you to feel free to kill some of them on the way out . As soon as you exit the building , the assault will begin , and NCR troopers pour into the facility and attack . You won ' t lose reputation with the NCR for informing on them ; however , all the soldiers assaulting the base will be hostile to you , which will likely cause NCR reputation loss as a result of shooting back ( only if you kill any of the soldiers ) . Alternately , if you change into NCR armor before exiting the building , the NCR invaders will be neutral , but some Powder Gangers will be hostile . If Powder Gangers defeat the attackers you can speak with Eddie who will thank you . You will gain reputation . If you instead choose to betray Eddie to the NCR , you can choose the dialogue path with Lt . Hayes where you ask to help in the assault . He ' ll tell you to rendezvous with Sergeant , located just to the south east of the prison ( on a hill , approximately in line between Powder Ganger camp south and the prison ) . Once you initiate dialogue with him , he ' ll give you a short " briefing , " and the assault will begin . The quest will end once Eddie is dead , but as the Powder Gangers will rush out into the courtyard for the battle , Eddie will most likely be one of the last Powder Gangers alive anyway . You ' ll be awarded 300 XP for completing the quest , and gain reputation with the NCR . The NCR reputation is gained by speaking with Lee after Eddie dies . If Lee dies during the assault , you won ' t gain NCR reputation . Lee may mumble something about reporting back to Lt . Hayes after the quest has finished but , if My Kind of Town has already been completed , he will be gone from the NCR camp at Primm . You may run into him later at Camp Forlorn Hope . It is possible that Hayes and some of the troops under his command were sent to Hope , and that is why some troops at Forlorn Hope say that they got reinforced by troops from Primm .