Hi Cats!!
Glad you were able to track us down!
If you want to complete this quest but don't have a save game to reload prior to these problems arising I still may be able to help. If I can find the code for the shield, I can hack you one BUT I'm behind on my hacking for players at the moment due to illness
Hope to get caught back up this week. If you want to go this route, email me and be patient!
Wyv