Side Hustle
Task plan
Sources checked 19 Oct 2026Side Hustle · Therapist · The Lab.
Event quest. Availability can change; check your trader in the selected game mode.
Before you start
- Complete Information Trail.
Eliminate 3 of Ref's gladiators in The Lab
Match the target and all listed conditions before engaging. Check the task counter after an eligible hit or elimination.
- Map: The Lab.
Locate and obtain a Precursor container
Keep the requested quantity and check the task’s item restrictions. Review the separate hand-in objective before selling or using the items.
- Map: The Lab / Streets of Tarkov.
Find a TerraGroup employee's suitcase or package containing precursors Optional
Keep the requested quantity and check the task’s item restrictions. Review the separate hand-in objective before selling or using the items.
- Map: The Lab / Streets of Tarkov.
Hand over the Precursor container to Therapist
Check the accepted items and quantity before handing them to the trader.
Sources and update
Plan based on the task objectives and conditions in the catalog. Undocumented conditions are identified; the linked reference can provide further instructions.
How to do it
Verified quest notes · Wiki referenceEliminate Scourge or his followers three times in The Lab. For the precursor, search the first-floor recreation area R11 in The Lab for the employee's suitcase, or the post office on Streets of Tarkov for the employee's package. Each has two documented spawn spots, but only one of each container spawns per raid and only one player can take it. Extract with the container and unpack it in your stash to obtain the precursor, then hand it to Therapist. Found in Raid status is not required. Accepting this quest also unlocks Doxed at Mechanic loyalty level 2.
What you have to do
- 1
Eliminate 3 of Ref's gladiators in The Lab
The Lab
Required amount / progress: 3
- 2
Locate and obtain a Precursor container
The Lab, Streets of Tarkov
Required amount / progress: 1
The source does not specify a fixed pickup location for this objective.
- 3
Find a TerraGroup employee's suitcase or package containing precursors
The Lab, Streets of Tarkovoptional
Required amount / progress: 1
The source does not specify a fixed pickup location for this objective.
- 4
Hand over the Precursor container to Therapist
Required amount / progress: 1
The source does not specify a fixed pickup location for this objective.
Rewards
- Experience+65,000
Roubles×500,000
Medicine case×1
Item case×1- Health+1
- Surgery+1
Comes after
Streets of Tarkov
Explore the map. Exact objective positions are not available yet.
Map © Shebuka · tarkov.dev ↗
Recognize the spot.
Suitcase in The Lab recreation area R11 — first spawn
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