Alice McBride

Alice McBride is a local farmer living in Novac in 2281.

Background
Alice and Dusty, her husband, are the salt of Novac's earth. Honest, hardworking, and married for more than 50 years, they've seen much of what wasteland has to offer. Despite that, their love is as strong as ever as they continue to raise brahmin together in Novac and have been for years before Novac was as big as it is now. They mostly keep to themselves, much to Jeannie May Crawford's annoyance, but they're set in their ways. Dusty's the man in charge of the brahmin, while Alice specializes in processing their meat into edible steaks - Dusty jokes it's the thing keeping him at her side - but their business recently ran into trouble. For the past several weeks, someone has been killing their brahmin each night. They don't steal them, don't eat them, they just gun one brahmin down each night. The McBrides are at the end of their wits, especially since they're down to half their herd. Any longer and they'd be denied a livelihood.

Quests

 * The Screams of Brahmin: Alice knows that something has been killing their brahmin lately, but that's about it. She tells the player character to speak to her husband for more information.
 * One for My Baby: Alice is one of several Novac residents that can be framed for the enslavement of Carla Boone and brought up to the front of the Dinosaur, leading Craig Boone to shoot and kill her in an act of revenge.

Effects of player's actions
If Dusty dies the player character will no longer be able to engage Alice in dialogue. When prompted Alice will only express worry for Dusty's whereabouts, even if he was killed right in front of her.

Appearances
Alice McBride appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.