Probably Stolen Characters: Serpico, Georgio, Officer Lun, Eleanor, Lou & Every Regular

Q: How do you complete Serpico's quest?

Over the next 3 nights, leave at least 2,000 kcal of food at the Dumping Grounds . Carry food in your backpack, then drag it from the backpack onto the ground inventory before you leave — food left in the backpack doesn't count. You can split it across nights; the daily summary tracks it and the game tells you when 'Serpico should have enough now'.

Q: Why can't I help Serpico?

If you took the Maimed perk (no Dumping Ground trips) or you're injured for those days, you can't reach the Dumping Grounds, and there's no courier option. Several players hit this on Steam.

Characters & Storylines (Serpico, Georgio, Lun …)

Updated Nov 1, 2026 · Characters

Quick answer

1.0 finished four storylines — Eleanor, Lou, Officer Lun and cadet Serpico — and added more of Georgio. The ones people get stuck on: Serpico needs at least 2,000 kcal of food left on the ground at the Dumping Grounds over 3 nights (impossible with the Maimed perk); Eleanor's Care Package is a trap; Lou only matters if you report her; and Georgio's Liquid Luck (free around Day 27) is the key to the scratcher jackpot.

Who’s who

Character	Role	Key thing to know
The Mentor	First customer on Day 1; teaches through notes	Leaves 18 Mentor’s Notes; warns about Augs (~Day 12) and the permit (Day 24)
Officer Lun	Security officer	Gives you the Wanted poster on Day 1; has his own storyline (below)
Joe Wild	Fixer	Insurance from Day 4; his card and favor network from Day 7 (call 8376)
Dr. Jackson	Machine seller	First visit ~Day 6; markup 15% on Normal since 1.0.0.2
Georgio	Scavenger, talks about himself in the third person	Dubious goods, Liquid Luck, a loan (below)
The Landlord	Rent every 7 days	Sells you the store — see loans and rent
Loan Shark	Bowler hat, Day 5	Offers a mortgage — see loans and rent
Sawyer	Underground Exchange, butcher-hunting service	Overnight barter through your trash can
Eleanor	Story from ~Day 23	Eleanor’s guide
Lou	Top of the Wanted list	Lou’s guide
Cadet Serpico	Security cadet	Feed him (below)

Cadet Serpico

When (tutorial on, fan guide ⚠️)	What happens
Days 40–46	He visits your counter several times. Don’t report him or the rescue is off
~Day 46	He’s wanted; the quest starts
Next 3 nights	Leave 2,000+ kcal of food on the ground at the Dumping Grounds ✅
~Day 51	Fail check — not a fourth delivery night
After	You decide what to do with his documents: Revolution or Black Market freely; Security needs 50+ Security rep. Reward: +12 rep with that faction and one hardware item (a ruined Extended Storage Bay, 4 Module Bay Expansion Kits or 2 Current Converters) ⚠️

The 2,000 kcal / 3 nights rule and the Maimed lock-out are confirmed by several Steam threads.

Georgio

The “greatest scavenger in the Lower Levels” sells things you should inspect: scrap as “alien relics”, ordinary water as “100% Pure Dehydrated Water”, counterfeit Hemingway cigarettes (how to spot them), and stolen Upper Levels goods that carry heat.

Liquid Luck: one free around Day 27, three more for sale later (fan guides ⚠️ for the days).
Radioactive waste: the first time you dump it, he brings it back to your counter — only once; after that, dumping works ✅.
Spaceship loan (~Day 43): he asks for ¼ or ½ of your cash and repays 4× later, plus a Scavenger’s Token you can display to attract Scavenger customers ⚠️.
Evidence Locker (~Day 37): see FAQ.

Officer Lun

From two fan wikis that agree ⚠️: on ~Day 12 he’s wounded and asks for painkillers or medical items — every narcotic you sell him raises his addiction. From Day 16 he’s back on duty; if he stays addicted he later sells surplus weapons cheap, and around Day 24 a “story search” can destroy narcotics left in the open. A Synaprest Injector (−10 addiction) before Day 20 avoids the bad branches.

Scratchers and the lottery

	Scratcher Ticket	Weekly Lottery Ticket
Price	20	25 ⚠️
How	Scratch instantly	Pick 6 numbers 1–49; drawn Friday night, results in Saturday’s paper ⚠️
Top prize	Three Nutrifruit = 350 ✅	6 numbers = 1,000,000 ⚠️

Watch out: when the Lottery Representative starts talking you have a second or so to dismiss him before he sells you a pile of tickets. The end-of-week Merchant buys old tickets.

FAQ

How do you complete Serpico's quest?

Over the next 3 nights, leave at least 2,000 kcal of food at the Dumping Grounds. Carry food in your backpack, then drag it from the backpack onto the ground inventory before you leave — food left in the backpack doesn't count. You can split it across nights; the daily summary tracks it and the game tells you when 'Serpico should have enough now'.

Why can't I help Serpico?

If you took the Maimed perk (no Dumping Ground trips) or you're injured for those days, you can't reach the Dumping Grounds, and there's no courier option. Several players hit this on Steam.

What does Liquid Luck do?

It raises luck for 3 days; extra doses add duration. A player who read the game code says it's +75 luck, while the tooltip says it will '100% increase your luck'. Luck helps scratchers, avoids dumpster injuries and can make inspectors miss stolen goods. Georgio gives you one free (around Day 27) and sells more later.

How do I win the scratcher jackpot?

The jackpot is three Nutrifruit (350 credits) on a Scratcher Ticket (20 credits). Drink Liquid Luck first, then buy and scratch a lot of them — one player spent 2,125 and won 3,415. That unlocks Jackpot.

What is the Security Department Evidence Locker?

A locked Security crate, often full of weapons and drugs, that Georgio offers as a 'secret find' (around Day 37 per fan guides) and that other sellers sometimes have. It's contraband while locked and can't go in a Smuggler Bay. Since patch 1.0.0.5 its contents are fixed once revealed. We haven't found a confirmed way to open it.