The Pickup

The Pickup is a main job in Cyberpunk 2077.

V and their ally Jackie are hired to find and retrieve an experimental military-grade drone - the Flathead - for Dexter DeShawn.

Walkthrough
If the player chooses to see Stout first, they discover that she is in charge of investigating what happened to the ambushed convoy. Stout has detained Anthony Gilchrist under suspicion of leaking corporate information the Maelstrom gang. If V convinces Stout to help retrieve the Flathead, Stout will provide an E$50,000 credit chip for V to use in buying the drone - though unbeknownst to V at the time, the chip is infected with malware. If V has a Corporate background, V can perceive this.

V and Jackie end up at the All Food plant where the Maelstrom gang is hiding. The player may decide to enter the gang hideout and immediately begin killing its members, or proceed with a non-violent approach. The following choices are presented to the player: If the first two choices are taken, the Maelstrom gang will becoming hostile to the player and a firefight will ensue. In order to make their way out of the gang hideout, V and Jackie must fight Royce. It is also possible to find and free Brick.
 * Immediately begin firing upon the Maelstrom gang.
 * Talk to Dum Dum and pay for the Flathead using the infected credit chip, causing the Maelstrom gang to attack.
 * Talk to Dum Dum and pay for the Flathead using their own money.
 * Talk to Dum Dum, offer to pay using the infected credit chip, but tell Royce about the origin of the credit chip.

If the latter two choices are taken, the player may not have to fight the Maelstrom gang, however they will have to avoid hostile Militech operatives.

Meredith Stout or Anthony Gilchrist may appear at the end of the mission depending on the players approach, Stout will tell V and Jackie that they may be partners again in the future while Gilchrist will acknowledge that they are now even for saving one another's lives.

Once you're in the clear, it's time to close the deal with DeShawn at the Afterlife.

Journal Entry

 * Know what I like about your run-of-the-mill gangoons? They know what they like. Cash, sex, power... maybe just the sight of their enemies' blood. Real rays of sunshine, they are. But these Maelstrom cabrones... shit, never can be sure. They look at you with those creepy-ass toaster faces and you can't get a read of 'em, got no clue what twisted thoughts are racin' through their processors. You ask me, that's why biz with Maelstrom never turns out pleasant. But... sometimes there's just no gettin' around it. Let's grab that spiderbot, yeah? Make Dex proud.

Objectives

 * Call Militech agent Meredith Stout. [Optional]
 * Meet with the Militech agent. [Optional]
 * Talk to the Militech agent. [Optional]
 * Meet with Jackie.
 * Talk to Jackie.
 * Go to the gate of All Foods.
 * Use the intercom.
 * Talk with Maelstrom via the intercom.
 * Get to main production floor of All Foods.
 * If you attack the Maelstromers:
 * Defeat Maelstrom
 * Enter the elevator with Jackie.
 * Go to Royce's office
 * If you remain friendly:
 * Get in the elevator.
 * Wait with Jackie in the elevator.
 * Talk to the Maelstromers.
 * Sit on the couch.
 * If you become hostile at any point towards Maelstrom:
 * Defeat the Maelstromers.
 * Talk to Jackie.
 * Find the case containing the Flathead.
 * Open the case.
 * Talk to Jackie.
 * Take the Flathead.
 * Pass through the maintenance tunnel.
 * Turn on the production line to clear passage.
 * Escape from All Foods.
 * Sneak past Royce. [Optional]
 * If you fail to sneak past Royce:
 * Defeat Royce and his crew.
 * Escape from All Foods.
 * Leave the premises of All Foods.
 * Talk to Meredith Stout.
 * Talk to Jackie.
 * Call Dex.
 * Talk to Dex.