Probably Stolen Lou Guide

Lou is the biggest bounty on the Wanted poster at 1,500 credits. Lou needs a business permit before the first visit, and is tied to two of the game's endings. Reporting Lou pays the bounty, but the story does not end there — Lou can return three days after the arrest. Do not take the toys from the box, and do not assume every bomb from Lou is fake.

When Lou may first visit

• You need the business permit before Lou can first visit.
• Once a visit is possible, having less than 75 credits may bring Lou in. A rent or mortgage payment you cannot afford may also do it.
• If neither happens, Lou can still appear after fourteen days.
• These are possible triggers, not a guaranteed arrival date.

The business-permit gate, the under-75-credits trigger and the fourteen-day fallback are reported by public guides, not confirmed for 1.0.0.6 or against a fixed starting day.

Reporting Lou

• Reporting Lou on the first wanted visit pays a 1,500-credit bounty. With the Model Citizen perk the reward is reported at 2,250; with Convict, 1,125. Those two perk bonuses come from a single independent source, so treat them as the least settled numbers on this page.
• Hold the teal Call Security button on the counter for about half a second while Lou is at the window — a single click does nothing.
• Lou's story continues after arrest: Lou can return in the morning three days after the arrest.

Since 1.0.0.1, reporting Lou no longer reduces Black Market reputation.Official Since 1.0.0.2, Lou can no longer be shot during any visit.Official The bounty amount, the perk bonuses and the three-day return are community-reported values.

The bomb: the first one is fake, later ones are not

• The first device Lou plants is a fake bomb. If you disarm it, its name and description identify it as fake; if you leave it until night, it is also disarmed without ending the game.
• Later retaliation involves a real bomb. Do not assume every explosive from Lou is harmless.

The toy box — do not take the toys

• Lou leaves a toy box with four marked items: Wire Cutter, Plasma Cutter, Tazer and Kitchen Knife. Keep the box and everything inside it intact until Lou collects it.
• Lou can tell whether you left it Untouched, Peeked or Taken. Taking the contents leads to real-bomb retaliation. Only toys marked as Lou's count; ordinary replacements do not.
• Opening the box and taking toys are checked separately. An opened box can still count as peeked if enough marked toys remain; fewer marked toys takes priority and counts as taken.
• Keep personal goods elsewhere. Collection tries to move non-toy contents to the shop's front area before destroying the box; check that area afterward.

The four marked toy names and the timing between the box drop and its collection are reported values, not confirmed for 1.0.0.6.

The 1,500-credit demand

• Lou can make the demand seven days after the disguise visit. That is the earliest timing, not a guaranteed arrival day. Lou asks for 1,500 credits.
• Weapons, ammunition and medical items Lou accepts count at their negotiated value, floored at zero, rather than their listed base price. Check what remains after each trade; cash can cover the balance.
• Paying part of the demand does not meet the full 1,500-credit target. Read the settlement dialogue before sending Lou away.
• If you choose "That's All I Have," the game compares the value you gave plus your available cash with 500. If the total is below 500, you face retaliation with a bomb over the debt.

The reported earliest gaps are: box drop 4 days after the bomb visit, collection 3 days after the box drop, disguise 4 days after collection, demand 7 days after the disguise. The 500-credit threshold is also community-reported.

Open questions

Checked against public sources on 5 November 2026, not played through in 1.0.0.6:

• Whether the visit triggers are unchanged and what day the fourteen-day fallback counts from;
• The perk bonuses on the 1,500-credit bounty — only one independent source reports them;
• The four marked toy names and the box/collection intervals;
• Each interval in the demand chain and the 500-credit threshold;
• Which two endings Lou is tied to and exactly how Lou affects them.

Public sources also disagree on Lou's pronouns: some use she/her and at least one uses he/him. This page uses Lou's name throughout instead of guessing.

If the current build disagrees with this page, the build is right.

Read next

• All endings and the arrest rule: Endings, Security & Arrests
• Report Lou without losing reputation: Wanted Criminals & Reporting
• Back up before starting the chain: Save File Location & Backup