Playable
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
GTA IV
Easy Fare
06of 90
Mission 6 of 90Story mission
Briefing
A cab fare that is not a cab fare. Roman sends Niko to collect a customer in Rotterdam Hill, and Jermaine turns out to want driving to a meeting that goes wrong, at which point the police are involved and the fare becomes an escape.
It is the mission that introduces the search radius — the circle the police draw on the map — and the first time the game asks Niko to get out of one.
Objectives
- Get in Roman's car
- Drive to Rotterdam Hill and meet Roman's customer
- Take Jermaine to Masterson St.
- Lose your wanted level
- You have lost your wanted level — take Jermaine to Gibson Street
Walkthrough
The fare
An ordinary pick-up and drop until it is not. Nothing about the first half needs handling carefully.
Outside the circle
Two stars arrive on reaching Masterson Street. The circle on the map is the area being searched and it grows with the wanted level, so the job is to leave it rather than to outrun anybody inside it.
Take the main roads
The recommended escape is the main streets and the highway rather than the back streets: the open road lets the car move, and the speed is what puts the edge of the circle behind Niko. Once the stars clear, the drop resumes.
Unlocks
- Pay 'n' Spray
Where this mission leads
Who this mission brings together, and the ground it covers.
Gives the job
Roman Bellic
Niko's cousin
Niko's cousin, whose letters home described a life he does not have. Runs a failing cab firm, gambles what it earns, and is the only person in the city Niko will not walk away from.
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