New Atlantis is the first major city you will visit when you begin yourStarfieldjourney across the cosmos. You’ll soon learn that the pristine, clean aesthetic portrayed by the UC does not show the full picture of New Atlantis. Travel to the underbelly of the city, and you’ll reach the Well, a poor shanty-like district where crime and homelessness are rampant.

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It’s no surprise that the UC has its own security office in the Well. Inside the office, you can find a prisoner locked in a cell, and it’s actually possible to set the prisoner free. However, you may want to rethink doing so.

Where To Find The Well Prisoner

The Well Prisoner is foundon the second floor of the UC Security Office, locked in a cell. You can get to the UC Security Office by turning left at theSpaceport Well elevator. The House of Enlightened can be seen directly in front of the UC Security Office.

We recommendsaving your gamebefore attempting to free the Well prisoner in case UC Security spots you.

A collage showing a UC Security Officer on the left and the Prisoner sitting inside their cell on the right.

How To Free The Well Prisoner

There are two ways that you can free the Well Prisoner:

We recommend stealing the Well Security Key from a UC Security Officer, as you’llhave access to every locked container in the facility. You can pickpocket as early as rank one Theft and have a70 percent chanceto steal the key successfully.

A UC Security Officer standing on a chair in front of a desk. You’re behind him.

We highlyrecommend that you invest a skill point inStealthfor freeing the Well prisoner to use alongside lock picking or pick pocketing method.

What Happens When You Free The Well Prisoner

Once you free the Well Prisoner, they will calmly leave the cell and walk down the stairs. The UC Security will not react on the second floor; however, as soon as theprisoner reaches the first floor, UC Security will kill the prisonerunleashing a hail of bullets and Karson giving the prisoner a brisk right hook.

When this happens, you will hear screaming and shouting in the Well, and citizens will begin to run away, with some using the elevator to get to the New Atlantis Spaceport.

A collage showing the Well Prisoner being attacked by UC Security.

The prisoner will always die, leaving you aSolstice and a pack of 1.5KV LZR Cartridges. However, the prisoner may drop different loot each time you load up a save. Other than that, it’s just another funny Bethesda incident.

Opening The UC Security Safes

You’ll be able toopen the UC Security Safesusing the Well Security Key. The safes arefound behind theemergency door opposite the prison cell. You can loot afew thousand creditsand resources from the safes, so you might as well if you own the key.

To escape, you can pull the nearby lever to open the gateand exit the UC Security Office thieves guild style.

Looking at the Security Safes on the right with your companion.