This particular elevator will lead the player and MacCready right in the middle of Gunner camp and they will be fired upon right away. Once the ground-level Gunners are cleared, the player will find a shack with the elevator leading to the overpass. The mission begins on the ground underneath the overpass road, so the player and MacCready have to sneak up and kill a few Gunners at guard stations. The location is not easy to find as it's virtually in the middle of nowhere and west of Vault 81. This begins the companion quest titled 'Long Road Ahead,' which begins by traveling to the Mass Pike Interchange to kill the two Gunners. MacCready considers buying them off, but he and the player eventually conclude that they have to kill them. He explains that through his mercenary services, he's been desperate for work and earning caps throughout Goodneighbor, but Winlock and Barnes have been interfering with his business and costing him caps. Once he reaches an affinity rating between 250 and 500, he will reveal some of his backstory. While traveling with MacCready, he's all-business, only concerned about himself and getting paid. His first offer is 250 caps, but the player can lower the price for his services if they have enough Charisma.

MacCready tells the player they can hire him on as a sharpshooter companion.

Fallout 4 long road ahead