Rescue Initiate from the Hub

Rescue Initiate from the Hub is a side quest in Fallout.

Walkthrough
A Brotherhood of Steel Initiate has gotten himself captured in the Hub by Decker and imprisoned in Oldtown. He's being guarded in a building directly to the right of where the player enters Old Town by several rough guards who carry the equivalent of a platoon's worth of firepower. They will shoot on sight, and can easily take out a low-level character with minimal effort.

The building's door will be open and you will be shot at if you cross the street outside. There are four guards inside, one of whom carries a combat shotgun. The guards can either be attacked through the front door of the house or shot at through a window on the northern wall of the building. The Initiate is being held behind a locked door in the rear of the building and if you manage to rescue him without getting killed, then there's a nice reward waiting in the BoS base. When you talk to Talus, you get a reward of your choice.

Reward

 * 1500 XP
 * A choice of:
 * A laser pistol
 * A rocket laucher
 * A super sledge
 * Power armor (one of only two sets in the game which can be obtained peacefully)

Behind the scenes

 * Upon entering the ambush house, sometimes one of the thugs will say "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". This is a quote by the Jack Nicholson portrayed Joker in the 1989 movie Batman.