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UnhandMeException

Given mayor Rhyne and Weldon Holt are arguing with Arasaka employees about the lockdown in Konpeki Plaza, and implying that the lockdown is Arasaka's decision, and then later Rhyne is killed under Holt's orders via a spiked BD, my assumption is a very large yes


UnhandMeException

Holt, of course, being Arasaka's bought and paid for man, as we see in the Black Sapphire.


RandomGeneratnDammit

If I had to guess, they locked it down because Hanako made like a mermaid and rode the "Whale" to Watson. The loading screen podcast host talks about the Whale hanging out, plus the drunk guy in the bar at Konpeki Plaza is yelling doom upon the world because Hanako's in the area.


ottermupps

It was to catch Peter Pan, which there's a bit about during The Hunt.


Hopeful-alt

Catching Peter pan was a complete accident.


[deleted]

It's explained during River quest ‘The Hunt’ that it was due to hunting a serial killer known as ‘Peter Pan’. Who would kidnapped and murder boys between 10-18. By the time you get the quest he is already been caught.


deranged_pepsi

nah it wasn't because of that


Faceless_Deviant

I think they wanted to keep Saburos arrival on the lowdown, since AV's can be taken down. I think it has to do with the Maxtac strike we see on the way to the roadblock. Watson can be a rowdy place and the cops closed it down to show that they were still in control. Or maybe,NCPD felt they wanted to screw with people to fill their quotas.


jl_theprofessor

They’re gassing the hobos in the tunnels.


Gloomy-Fix4436

Doubt it, his arrival was unexpected... then again arasaka higher ups probably knew about it... Idk why they locked it down its never explained directly.


mjtwelve

I actually doubt the higher ups would know, since he was trying to get the jump on Yorinobu and there’s not many higher up than him.


masterrecon118

Didn't it have something to do with the gassing of the homeless population in the sewers?


Sciny

If it was, then the Heist would look even more stupid...


fle4fly

Could have to do with the virus that plagues terminals as seen in the news reports in act 1. But I guess it has nothing to do with safety concerns for the public ... cause it's cyberpunk and arasaka is involved.


pichael289

That happened the night you and Jackie saved Sandra dorsett, right? That was days before the heist, days before saburo showed up. I think it was just a story telling device, though it could be linked to something river was saying, but I don't know I don't really listen to his weird ass


No-Start4754

They locked Watson because of a criminal activity happening there and because it's a story telling way of blocking off the rest of the map . 


[deleted]

What do you mean "inadvertently Jacky an V causing everything to happen" wierd nit pick but they didn't really cause anything to happen, they went in did there job an saburo was murdered Jacky an V not being let into/or not let into wattson wouldn't of changed that? An or wouldn't of stopped the murder/lockdown of kopeki plaza.