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To Catch A Spy

To Catch A Spy is an Alliance-only quest for level 15-35. It is step 6 of 43 in the Operation Shieldwall storyline. It rewards 4,800 experience and money.

Description

Now, I could tell you who Connelly is, but that would be too easy! To catch a spy you have to think like a spy.

You have to pass the test first!

The small things can say a lot about a person. It's all in the details.

I'm going to give you a drink to deliver. I will give you a small detail about something the recipient is wearing. From there it will be up to you.

Be careful who you pick to give drinks to. People here tend to get pretty hostile if you give them the wrong order!

Rewards

You will receive:

Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP

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Known issues

Top Comments

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Eraclitus+29via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you read the quest text carefully, you will notice that the three clues refer to an item each of the recipients is wearing to be able to identify the correct recipient.

However, the items (glasses, a rose and a chef's hat) are currently not visible. Keith Westin was not wearing his glasses, Tasha Windpaw didn't wear a chef's hat and Twix Gearspark didn't have a rose in her hair. It seems that the visibility of these items is currently bugged.

Update 27.12.2022 (Patch 10.0.2): After several years the visibility bug has finally been fixed. I just finished the quest with a twink and all recipients were wearing their items.

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Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

2
Eraclitus+29via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you read the quest text carefully, you will notice that the three clues refer to an item each of the recipients is wearing to be able to identify the correct recipient.

However, the items (glasses, a rose and a chef's hat) are currently not visible. Keith Westin was not wearing his glasses, Tasha Windpaw didn't wear a chef's hat and Twix Gearspark didn't have a rose in her hair. It seems that the visibility of these items is currently bugged.

Update 27.12.2022 (Patch 10.0.2): After several years the visibility bug has finally been fixed. I just finished the quest with a twink and all recipients were wearing their items.

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MarsJenkar+27via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

OK, so for posterity, here are the three clues, and the solutions, with what I think is the logic behind the clues.

First clue: They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If that's the case, I'm guessing this guest and their soul have something to hide.

SpoilerKeith "The Party" Westin. He wears eye-concealing glasses.

Second clue: This guest wears a memento of a love lost. I guess it's true what they say; every love story has its thorns, just like every night has its dawn.

SpoilerTwix Gearspark. Presumably, the memento would be the rose in her hair (remember, "every rose has its thorn"). As a bonus, she does have a rather spiky, or possibly thorny, hairdo.

Third clue: It's best not to get on the bad side of those that prepare your food. However, I'm not sure this patron has anything but a bad side....

SpoilerTasha Windpaw. The key phrase here is "those that prepare your food"; she wears a toque blanche (classic chef's hat). As a bonus, she also has a surly personality.

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
CurrencyOperation: Shieldwall200,000
ExperienceXP4,800
MoneyGold13g 74s

Reward details

Currency: Operation: Shieldwall x 200,000

Grants Reputation with Operation: Shieldwall.

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapDeeprun Tram
World Map

Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Deeprun Tram Quest turn-in
Quest Line

Storyline

Operation Shieldwall

Part 6 of 43.

Previous: The Best Around · Next: Stirred, Not Shaken

  1. 1Meet the Scout
  2. 2A King Among Men
  3. 3Lion's Landing
  4. 4A Little Patience
  5. 5The Best Around
  6. 6To Catch A Spy
  7. 7Stirred, Not Shaken
  8. 8He's In Deep
  9. 9Bugging Out
  10. 10He Won't Even Miss It
  11. 11The Kirin Tor
  12. 12The Fate of Dalaran

Showing steps 1 to 12 of 43.

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Best AroundLevel 15-35

    We're going to need help if we hope to figure out Garrosh's plans for Pandaria. I have someone specific in mind, but he will not be easy to convince. Agent Connelly considers himself retired, but one does not simply leave the SI: 7. We've had an undercover agent following his every move for months.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Stirred, Not ShakenLevel 15-35

    Alright, I'll tell you how to find Connelly. Agent Connelly is currently posing as the high roller, Professor Kilt. He spends most of his time in the Boom Room. Rumor has it he's after one of the fighters for some long forgotten betrayal. Unfortunately, the lounge is by invitation only.

The storyline at a glance

Operation Shieldwall has 43 steps, from Meet the Scout to The Silence.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Kun-Lai Summit (14), Krasarang Wilds (12), Dalaran (8), Deeprun Tram (3).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Krasarang Wilds map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.

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