Illium: Liara: The Observer

Liara T'Soni requires Commander Shepard's help in finding a senior agent of the Shadow Broker.

Acquisition
This assignment is available upon the completion of Illium:Liara:Systems Hacking. Enter Illium a second time and speak to Liara about her own work for the assignment to commence.

Walkthrough
Liara will tell you about a senior agent of the Shadow Broker known only as the Observer, who she wishes to identify and kill in order to severely weaken the Broker. In an effort to do this, she asks the Commander to find and hack 5 terminals, each containing a fragment of text with which to unmask the Observer. Liara's assistant, Nyxeris, has narrowed down the list of potential suspects to a turian, a salarian, a krogan, a batarian and a vorcha. After successfully hacking a terminal, Shepard will be given the option to call Liara and tell her who the Commander believes the Observer is. Alternatively, Shepard can continue to search for evidence.

Locations

 * (Data Point 1)

At the store next to the asari and volus discussing human colonies and business. The text reads:

"...trader tried to kill the batarian. Claims it was because he hates slavers, but the men were more likely fighting over money. Watch for now..."

Found near the counter in the Eternity bar. The text reads:
 * (Data Point 2)

"Smuggler and assassin have refused to work with vorcha due to lack of trust. Odd to see scruples from the men at this point."

In the commercial area in which Serrice Technology is located. At a digital information board, just right of the large hologram. The text reads:
 * (Data Point 3)

"The turian's asking too many questions. Observer recommends terminating him and framing assassin or salarian contact."


 * (Data Point 4)

At Serrice Technology. The text reads:

"Turian contact working well with trader. Observer has rescinded kill order against him, given difficulty in securing contact with the trader through other methods."


 * (Data Point 5)

Located just down the stairs from Liara's office. The text reads:

"Vorcha trader has requested no further contact with the salarian. Salarian is becoming more trouble than he is worth. Observer recommends a kill, but she may have a grudge."

Upon hacking the final terminal, Shepard receives a small amount of Renegade points and a new dialogue option becomes available: "None of the suspects fit". Selecting this option leads to Shepard informing Liara that the Observer is female, whereas all of the possible suspects are male. Liara then deduces that her assistant, Nyxeris, has been feeding her misinformation, and is a double agent working for the Shadow Broker.

Reward
Selecting "None of the suspects fit" will result in the gaining of +5 Paragon points. Selecting this option leads to Shepard informing Liara that the Observer is female, whereas all of the possible suspects are male. Liara then deduces that her assistant, Nyxeris, has been feeding her misinformation, and is a double agent working for the Shadow Broker. After talking to Liara again, she tells you that she will continue her search and you receive +2 Paragon point and 5000 credits.

Choosing a suspect will result in the gaining of +2 Renegade points. After talking to Liara again, she tells you that the other agents have gone to ground and she will continue her search.