Talk:Bunting/@comment-66.189.117.187-20121228004354

I shocked Bunting before ever talking to Slackjaw; he gave me the key instead of the combo. This was curious since I already had the key from the alley girl. I also already had Crowley's note. I then went to Slackjaw for the first time, and turned in the Crowley bit as soon as Slackjaw assigned it to me. He gave me the Captain's Chair key but said nothing at all about the combo. I revisited Bunting but he had nothing more to say, and the next shock would be the fatal one.

On my previous playthrough (first time through, so having no idea what to do), I talked to Slackjaw first, and was assigned the Crowley bit. I didn't fulfill it, but went to the Golden Cat via the main street, eventually ran into Bunting, and shocked him a bit. He ended up giving me the combo, although I had no key to his apartment and didn't know where it was.

So I guess the deal is: talk to Slackjaw first, or else the nonlethal option is unavailable.