Find out who cut the whore

Find out who cut the whore is a quest in Fallout 2.

Walkthrough
This is the third task you get from Earl Marion. You start by going to the Malamute Saloon to question the bartender, and he shows you a Morningstar Mine scrip. When you go to the Morningstar Mine and ask around, Obidiah Hakeswill will confess right away. From there you can kill him, and you will receive $500 from Marion, but no quest xp. If you let him go you receive no experience or money from the sheriff. The best option would be to take him into custody where you receive 1250 xp and $500.

Behind the scenes

 * In the Sharpe book series by Bernard Cornwell, Obidiah Hakeswill is also the name of one of Richard Sharpe's Archenemies who has a very unhealthy relationship with his mother and a penchant for violence against women.