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Mission 53 of 90Story mission

01/03

Briefing

Gerald McReary runs the family's business from a cell in Alderney State Correctional and his war with the Ancelottis is conducted entirely by telephone. His first job is a car bomb: rig an Ancelotti vehicle, follow it at a distance, and detonate it somewhere the family will understand the message.

It is the game's introduction to the bomb as a mission tool and to the surveillance-distance mechanic several later missions reuse.

02/03

Objectives

  1. Pick up the bomb on Inchon Ave
  2. Go to the Ancelottis' car and rig it with the bomb
  3. Go to the back of the Ancelottis' car to rig it with the bomb
  4. Get a vehicle and move away from the rigged car
  5. Follow the Ancelottis — don't let them know you're following them
  6. You better back off, don't spook the Ancelottis
  7. Go to a safe point and detonate the bomb
  8. Call Gerry to detonate the bomb
  9. Take out the remaining Ancelottis
03/03

Walkthrough

  1. Planting it

    The bomb is in an alley off Inchon Avenue, and it goes on the back of the target car — Niko has to be at the rear of the vehicle to place it. Shooting the bomb at any point fails the mission, which is worth remembering during the firefight at the end.

  2. Where to wait

    Park on the opposite side of the street from the rigged car rather than behind it. That is close enough to see them leave and far enough not to be part of the convoy when they do.

  3. The tail

    Hang back. The game warns before it fails, and the warning is the cue to lift off rather than to hold the same distance.

  4. Detonation, and the survivors

    The bomb is triggered by ringing Gerald, from a distance the blast will not reach. Not everybody in the car dies, and the ones who get out are best taken at range with a sniper rifle. Two stars follow.

Where this mission leads

Who this mission brings together, and the ground it covers.

  • Playable

    Niko Bellic, as they appear in GTA IV.

    Niko Bellic

    A veteran of the Balkan wars who arrives in Liberty City on his cousin's promise of a mansion and finds a cab office and a debt. He stays because the man who sold out his unit is somewhere in the city.

    All 90 missions · 2 as giver

  • Gives the job

    Gerald McReary, as they appear in GTA IV.

    Gerald McReary

    The brother running the family's business from a cell, and the one least troubled by what it costs anybody else.

    5 of 90 missions · 5 as giver

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