1. Talk to Ellie
2. Check the Detective Cases
3. Read Earl Sterling’s case file
4. Read Marty Bullfinch’s case file
5. Listen to Marty’s Holotape
6. Report back to Valentine’s Detective Agency
Locations to Explore
- Diamond City
A Cold Case Close to Home Base
While you’re in Diamond City, you might as well enter the Valentine Detective Agency (usually as part of Main Quest: Jewel of the Commonwealth) and chat with Ellie the assistant. She’s come across some unsolved case files:
Earl Sterling Case File
Marty Bullfinch’s Holotape
Picking up Earl Sterling’s case file starts Side Quest: The Disappearing Act. Listening to Marty Bullfinch’s Holotape is one way to start Side Quest: The Gilded Grasshopper.