Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is the Hub's local bar and flop house. It is run by Decker, the head of a criminal organization named the Underground and after his death, by the Hub Police.

Background
The business used to be legit but when the former owner refused to sell to Decker they disappeared. Now the bar is a cover for his operations in the area.

Decker's death is the knell of the Underground - his absolutist control of all criminal activities within the city basically means that there is no one to succeed him; the Hub Police can easily pick off any criminal elements without fear of retribution and the Maltese Falcon now owned by the Hub Police.

Layout
The two main doors opens onto the entry. On the left, it's the bar where drinks are served and with many armchair next. The bar serves:


 * Water (unexportable and drink in the bar) for 2 caps
 * Beer for 5 caps
 * Booze for 10 caps

On the right, the casino area where anyone can play gambling offered by the Maltese Falcon. On bottom right, the rooms serve of bedrooms and brothel rooms with 6 rooms available and two prostitute working for the Maltese Falcon, but the player can't have a relationship with them and can not sleep in rooms.

On the wall behind the bar on the right, there is a door guarded by Kane, gives in the basement which is the Underground's hideout. if Decker is dead, the basement is still open but there is nothing interesting inside.

Gambling
The gambling area is similar to a casino but uses caps as currency.


 * The Maltese Falcon offers roulette and slots.
 * See the Gambling page for more general information on gambling.

Behind the scenes

 * The name is most likely a reference to the 1930 Novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
 * There is also a restaurant on the multiplatform game Mafia II called 'The Maltese Falcon'.
 * In the very last text on the Fallout 2 credit, it's marked "May you find the Maltese Falcon", as a wink on the Maltese Falcon.
 * Another possible reference to the Maltese Falcon is the movie "The Maltese Falcon" staring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Aston.

Appearances in games
The Maltese Falcon itself appears only in the first Fallout, although it also appears in Fallout 2 as the Cafe of Broken Dreams special encounter.