From Newsgroup: alt.games.fallout
Zorog wrote:
the guy that owns the saloon, i cant remember his name. starts with an M i believe. he gives you a simple quest instead of paying the 100 caps (who has that kinda money!). well, after hte quest he is nowhere to be found. where is he!
I never talked to Moriarty as I was too busy exploring in the early
part. You should have over 100 caps when you reach Megaton if you loot
all the guards and other places in the Vault before you leave. You
don't need to talk to Moriarty to continue the quest as you will meet
other people later on that Moriarty would have directed you to.
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