Return to Sender

 is a quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough

 * Speak with Sergeant Reyes at Camp Forlorn Hope.
 * Travel to all Ranger stations and deliver the codes.
 * Return to Reyes.
 * Travel back to Ranger stations and investigate the reports.
 * Return to Reyes again.
 * Travel to Camp Golf.
 * Confront Chief Hanlon.

Detailed walkthrough

 * Speak with Tech Sergeant Reyes at the Camp Forlorn Hope Command Tent to gain this quest.
 * Deliver the radio security upgrade codes by speaking to the communications officer at each of the ranger stations.
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Alpha
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Bravo
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Charlie (if Ranger Station Charlie has already been wiped out, you don't have to visit it, even though it is still stated as a quest objective)[Confirmed - Xbox 360, PS3]
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Delta
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Echo
 * Upgrade Ranger Station Foxtrot

After you're finished you're sent back out to several stations to double-check the intel reports. Speak to Ranger Pason at station Delta, Ranger Kudlow at station Foxtrot and Ranger Lineholm at station Alpha.(Note: it is possible to skip the double-check, by pick-pocketing the reports from the Rangers you are supposed to speak to; they are in their respective inventories. If you have them, walk out of the tent and then back in and speak to Reyes) Then you must go to Camp Golf and confront Chief Hanlon about it. He can be found on the balcony above the entrance to House Resort during the day.


 * If you decide to turn him in, he commits suicide with his revolver. He drops his Ranger Sequoia revolver which can be stolen and you'll gain 500 XP. (This results in failed quest as of v1.2.0.314)(Quest completed in PC, just wait in the location with the quest marker and don't do funny things)
 * If you let Hanlon continue his plan without informing the NCR, he walks off and you get 500XP.
 * If you have killed Caesar, you can convince Hanlon to come back to his senses and cease falsifying the reports, and you get 500XP.

Your choice to turn in Hanlon or not doesn't affect the situation at the dam.

''Note: If Hanlon kills himself he drops his Ranger Sequoia revolver, a semi-unique weapon that uses the .45-70 Gov't ammo. The weapon is in perfect condition. To obtain the weapon drag it to an unoccupied room or run in and grab it before the Ranger runs in to investigate the gun shot. Alternatively, nudge the intruding Ranger out of the room and close the door before grabbing the weapon. Or, if you have a Stealth Boy, equip it, enter the room and take the weapon.''

Behind the scenes

 * "Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single by American singer Elvis Presley. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. It is about a man mailing a letter to his girlfriend after an argument.

Bugs

 * It is possible for Hanlon to become glitched so that he remains stationary and never goes out to the balcony. He will not enter dialogue with the character and the quest cannot be completed.  Sleeping, waiting and fast traveling are all unable to fix his lack of movement. Walking into him as if your trying to push him MAY work as it worked for me in this situation, but if not... Loading a save prior to entering the building can fix this. Also, you can, after realizing he is glitched, exit the building, then wait out in front (real-time waiting) until he comes out on the porch, then re-enter the building and proceed to the porch. I was able to fix this glitch by telling my companion to return to lucky 38 and before he could leave I recruited him to follow me again. Right after that Hanlon walked upstairs to the balcony.
 * Sometimes he will get stuck in a mass crowd of other NCR members. A way to fix this is to use a silenced weapon (or melee) to 'sneak kill' all of the NCR soldiers that are in Hanlon's general vicinity. Almost immediately after this he will begin to move once more.
 * Depending on side quests completed by the Courier, Ranger Station Charlie may or may not have been raided and its inhabitants murdered. While speaking with Tech Sergeant Reyes, after turning in the first part of the quest, the Courier has the option to ask about other Ranger Stations experiencing strange occurrences.  She will say that Ranger Station Charlie has recently been reporting an over-shipment of medical supplies even if the Courier has reported to her that the Station's inhabitants are dead.
 * When receiving the second part of the quest, Tech Sergeant Reyes will tell the Courier that one Ranger Station is reporting attacks from Super Mutants and another is reporting being attacked by the Great Khans' "trained Deathclaws". When the quest updates in the Courier's Pip-Boy, a quest objective is to investigate the reports from Camp Golf, even though these reports were not mentioned in the quest dialogue.
 * Due to a scripting error, if you convince the chief to stop falsifying records, you will get the ending where you agreed to keep his secret safe.
 * There is currently a bug where Hanlon does not commit suicide after you tell him you will turn him in. Even after waiting, the quest does not advance. He just sits in his office behind a locked door. Verified on XBOX 360 and PS3. Also verified on PC (18/12/2010). On the PC you can (sort of) fix this script error with the console command setstage 14f3b1 100.  This will at least set the quest to completed and Hanlon will just wander off to his room.
 * When Chief Hanlon makes a speech over the microphone before his suicide, each line is said twice. This does not change the ending of the quest.
 * if you level up after you complete the quest the game will frezze for 10 to 30 seconds