So for some time now everytime the jarl in whiterun gives me a quest its to kill the bandit leader at white river watch.
The problem is there is no bandit leader and even after killing the bandits there is no option to turn in the quest.
I have had this problem before the last patch and the patch did not fix it .

I had this happen at another location before and fixed it by killing the bandits at the other location before asking for work but it doesnt work this time around. I don't know if this bug exists because i found a quest starter in the back area before or because id cleared the area before but I would be really grateful if someone could help me with this please.

oh yeah forgot this is on the pc

Is the location marked "cleared" on your in-game map? Sometimes the Bandit Leader is obscured or hidden.

Wait a sec ... sorry ... now I know what you mean.

I had that happen to me. I even had the quest pointer pointing at an empty spot. (It was the bandit bridge over the river place just north of Whiterun)

So ... I opened the console and used the SetStage command. After all, I already killed the Bandit Leader earlier. The Quest then advanced and told me to go collect my reward.

I hope they fix this bug.

ya the place u mention is where i fixed it by killing them
unfortunatly im not sure how to use the setstage comand or what the code for white river watch is.
any chance you can tell me that? and thanks for the response

also it wont even show me the location on the map that option is grayed out I just know where it means since it names it.

finally figured it out and it looks like it worked thanks