The elder will explain the secretive nature of the location. The Courier's gear is not confiscated, there is no explosive collar, and the first quest is skipped.
A meeting with Elder McNamara follows and the first quest is assigned. A short scene follows in which the Courier is questioned by Senior Paladin Ramos about the password itself. Using the BOS password or picking the lock will cause a Brotherhood of Steel squad to appear and confiscate the Courier's entire inventory. To gain access to the interior of this bunker, the Courier needs to either have a Lockpick skill of 100 (Very Hard) or perform certain other actions to be able to interact with the intercom, such as: Still in the Dark is a quest obtained inside the Brotherhood of Steel's western compound, the Hidden Valley bunker.
