How to Solve the Mystery of Gertrude Braithwaite and Her Numbers in Red Dead Redemption 2?

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You can find Gertrude here.

She's the daughter of Catherine Braithwaite to find out a little more about Gertrude.

You need to take Penelope there during the true love V mission. Gertrude was locked away due to her mental illness and disfigurement; even though Penelope mentions she'll help Gertrude, you know that she didn't keep her promise.

Gertrude keeps repeating various sequences of numbers; let's focus on them.

Gertrude says this part when you approach her.

And then she keeps repeating this part on a loop.

Fun Fact: The first line of these numbers referenced a Madam Nazar easter egg in GTA online.

Players thought it was a secret message since Rockstar's known for such secrets.

But for three reasons, these numbers can't hold any encrypted message.

Firstly the numbers are too messy since Gertrude keeps stuttering. Secondly, she keeps repeating the number 123. You can't decipher a coherent message with 123 repeating every few numbers.

The third reason is the part she keeps repeating.

If this were a message of some sort, she wouldn't keep repeating just a part of it.

Of course, it's not like Gertrude's numbers don't mean anything, and they're a clue to the solution to this mystery.

The Numbers: Explained

The meaning behind the numbers is much more subtle than players thought.

To understand what they mean, let's look at how they're named in the game files. They're all named count, short for counting.

Gertrude is trying to count, but she keeps messing up. She only manages to count up to five.

Butcher Creek

The solution to this secret is in Butcher Creek. That's why Rockstar made the outhouse face the town to make it easier for the players.

Gertrude gives you two hints right away, she's locked in an outhouse, and she's counting up to five. All you need to do is look for the outhouses in butcher creek, and you will find tally marks Inside each of them.

Now, there are five outhouses in Butcher Creek. What you have to do now is start counting up to five, just like Gertrude hints.

Here's the number one.

Now you need to find the number two.

As you can see, the outhouses form a pentagram.

Braithwaites Secret Solved

Butcher Creek is known for being haunted by a demon.

The outhouse pentagram lets us know that Gertrude doesn't have a mental health condition.

But she's possessed.

Now you know why her appearance is that scary; back in the day, people thought that a demon possessed children born with a cleft lips. That's why Gertrude has the cleft lip; Gertrude is the most vulgar person in RDR2.

Possessed people are known for using this kind of language; it was never about deciphering the numbers, and it was all about letting you know what's exactly wrong with Gertrude Braithwaite.