Malcolm Holmes

 is retired trader living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
After the Courier has picked up a few Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps, they will encounter a man who claims he has been following them. Holmes says he is a retired trader who noticed you had the same interest in the bottle caps that he collected long ago. He also mentions that if enough caps are collected, the treasure can be claimed by someone named Festus.

Malcolm Holmes also mentions that there are people willing to kill for the blue star caps, including someone called Allen Marks.

After speaking with the player, Malcolm Holmes will walk directly to the Mojave Outpost. He will disappear from the game once he arrives there. Since he has 6 star caps on him, one should try pickpocketing or killing him after the conversation ends. There is no karma loss if killed in stealth mode.

Missing Malcolm
The courier is usually visited by Malcolm shortly after he or she leaves Goodspring. However, Malcolm could be killed or lost on his way. If the courier did not see Malcolm for a long time, the player may want to use console codes to fix Malcolm:


 * prid 0010651a
 * disable
 * enable
 * prid 0010651a
 * moveto player

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.