Dispose of merchant Dispose of merchant is a side quest in " Fallout " . It is given by Decker and requires the Vault Dweller to kill the merchant Daren Hightower and his wife for refusing to deal with the Underground . Detailed walkthrough . To receive this quest the Vault Dweller must either speak to Lorenzo at the Friendly Lending Company and ask him about Decker , or have killed Killian Darkwater for Gizmo . In the former route , Lorenzo will tell the Vault Dweller who to go to for work . The Vault Dweller then ought to tell Kane in the Maltese Falcon that they are looking for a job , and mention Lorenzo ' s referral . In the latter route , directly talking to Kane will reveal that he knows about the Vault Dweller killing Killian and offer a job . After accepting the quest the Vault Dweller can collect their $ 500 down - payment from Kane . Then they need to go to the southwest exit grid in Downtown of the Hub . This will take them to the Heights . The Hightowers live in the building in the middle of the section . The Vault Dweller should talk to the guard outside the door , and mention that they ' re running late for an appointment to get into the mansion . Then it ' s just a matter of walking into the merchant ' s bedroom and opening fire . Both Daren and his wife need to die . Talking to Mr . Hightower will result in the Vault Dweller being kicked out , so just shooting the couple is preferable . In response , all five of the guards will come running inside . They are moderately well armed : three have 10mm SMG s , one has a Desert Eagle , while Leon has a 14mm pistol . Since Decker demands the elimination of any witnesses , they need to go too . Another way to get the quest done is to come at night , after 7PM , and promising to go away when the guard hassles the Vault Dweller . Instead of leaving , the Vault Dweller should go around the house clockwise , wait just around the corner so that the guard in front of the door sees them ( keep facing away until guard turns ) . When the guard passes around the corner , the Vault Dweller should run back to the door , open it , then close it once their companions are also inside , but before the guard returns . The Vault Dweller can now kill Hightower and his wife without the guards noticing , as long as they don ' t enter the guards ' field of view ( sight ) on their way to the exit grid . There isn ' t any particular advantage for doing so , except if they just want to avoid bloodshed , or are weak in combat . The Vault Dweller can then head right on back to the Maltese Falcon and speak with Kane to get the reward . Hub Cops will not turn hostile . Yet another way would be to sneak into the back of the house at night as mentioned above , and shoot the Hightowers through their bedroom window . If you ' re lucky to get them lined up right , using a burst fire weapon or whatever character skills to get them both in one round might let you pass unnoticed by the guards . Take down Decker . After getting this quest from Decker , the Vault Dweller can choose not to do it at any time and rat him out to the Hub Cops , Sheriff Justin Greene specifically . He ' ll request the Vault Dweller ' s help in raiding the Maltese Falcon and stamping out the Underground . One can even do this after completing the quest and receiving its reward , as long as a Charisma / Speech check is completed .