Order me Patty!

A certain individual asked that I do 'whatever Patty says' in what looks to be a pretty important quest. Well, Patty won't give me anything but a good price on wine and lockpicks.

I'm deep into chapter 2 but I never did her quests in Chapter 1. Patty's two quests (leaving town and finding her father) are both stuck. I long since found my way out of town but Patty doesn't bring up the option to follow me. I know where her father's shack is but I can't get in without a key. Even an open lock scroll won't work. The pirate and his crew refuse to talk to me, even after being hit with a joke spell. I tried to kill the captain but he takes no damage from anything I can dish out.

So… now what?

You have to get a letter from her father in the chest in her fathers shack.
To get it you need to talk to Captain Romanoff sp?, and tell him about Patty.
He will then tell you to talk to Vasalli and Erickson, Vasalli tells you to talk to Erickson
in the prostitutes business. Talk to Erickson and you will end up fighting him,
(don't kill him). Get a key off him while he is down then talk to him and he will tell you where the shack is.
For Patty to follow you, you need to take her to the secret passage in the prostitutes house.

That got it! I beat up Erikson earlier but didn't take his stuff. Thanks!

(The townfolks kindly let me beat him up again. )