The Disappearing Act

The Disappearing Act is a detective case file quest in Fallout 4.

Quick walkthrough

 * Accept the quest from Nick Valentine's office
 * Search Earl Sterling's house for clues
 * (Optional) Obtain the key to Earl Sterling's house (Vadim Bobrov was his friend and will give it)
 * Investigate the Mega surgery center
 * Obtain the key to the surgery cellar (obtainable from Doctor Sun if a Charisma check is passed)
 * Investigate the surgery cellar
 * Talk to Ellie Perkins

Detailed walkthrough
The quest starts after Unlikely Valentine has been finished.
 * Pick the Novice level lock to Earl Sterling's house or head to the Dugout Inn and speak to Vadim Bobrov to obtain the key.
 * Next go to Earl Sterling's house and look on the floor to the left of the sofa and pick up "Surgery Receipt"
 * Speak to Doctor Sun next to the Mega Surgery Center. There are a few ways of getting into the cellar:
 * With the Surgery receipt, 2 medium speech checks
 * Examine blood + 1 hard speech check
 * 1 medium speech check, abort conversation, examine blood, then a hard speech check
 * Examine the blood stain, pick the advanced lock into the cellar or pickpocket the key from Doc Sun.
 * After going into the cellar talk to Doc Crocker, you can either end the conflict by passing one of two charisma check options for to arrest or end peacefully(Both will cause Doc Crocker to commit suicide) or kill him yourself.
 * Talk to Doctor Sun
 * Go back to Valentine Detective Agency and collect the approximately 200 Bottle Cap reward.