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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Endings in ''Grand Theft Auto IV''}}
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:''For plot details before what's shown below, see [[Plot in GTA IV|here]]''.
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{{Disambiglink|For plot details before what's shown below, see [[Plot in GTA IV|here]].}}
   
 
{{Quote|So... this is what the dream feels like. This is the victory we longed for.|[[Niko Bellic]].}}
 
{{Quote|So... this is what the dream feels like. This is the victory we longed for.|[[Niko Bellic]].}}
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{{Quote|Thank you, Niko. I know you're trying, but a child without a father has a lot to worry about. Trust me on that one.|[[Mallorie Bardas]], in the end of [[A Revenger's Tragedy]].}}
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{{Quote|She didn't do nothing to nobody. It was us McReary men who were the sinners. We're paying for that ourselves, she didn't have to pay too.|[[Patrick McReary]], in the end of [[Out of Commission]].}}
   
[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] has two dramatically different '''endings''', '''Deal''' and '''Revenge'''. Because of this, it is recommended to save on a different file after the mission [[That Special Someone]] (or not save playing one ending and restart and play the other) so that you can easily play the other ending without having to replay the whole game. This page lists the events of both endings.
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''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' has two dramatically different '''endings''': '''Deal''' and '''Revenge'''. This page lists the events of both endings.
 
In the mission [[One Last Thing]], [[Jimmy Pegorino]] will request [[Niko Bellic]] to do a [[Heroin]] deal worth millions that will give Niko $250,000; but the problem is [[Dimitri Rascalov]] is a key player in this deal and Niko fears he will make things sour. [[Roman Bellic]] suggests Niko does this deal to make money and claims Rascalov has reformed; [[Kate McReary]] demands Niko not do this deal as she fears Rascalov will double-cross him.
 
 
[[Dimitri Rascalov]] & [[Jimmy Pegorino]] are both murdered in these two endings; though depending on the ending, [[Roman Bellic]] or [[Kate McReary]] -- the two people Niko presumably trusts more than any others -- will die.
 
   
 
== The Lead Up ==
 
== The Lead Up ==
'''[[One Last Thing]]'''
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'''[[One Last Thing]]''' (No reward)
 
After Niko deals with [[Darko Brevic|Darko]] in the previous mission, he gets a call from Pegorino. Niko meets him at [[Honkers Gentlemen's Club|Honkers]]. Pegorino has a deal with Dimitri, (he will deliver the [[Heroin]] to a third-party and someone needs to pick up the money) and needs Niko to make the deal. But [[Russian Revolution|Dimitri betrayed Niko in the past]] and even [[Hostile Negotiation|nearly murdered him]] which makes Niko reluctant to do the deal.
 
 
When Niko leaves Pegorino, Niko calls Roman and tells him about the situation. Roman already knows about the deal, he also knows where Dimitri is hiding out. Niko now decides that he could just kill Dimitri instead since he knows Dimitri's hideout. But Roman begs Niko to take the deal and not to kill him, because he wants the money to take himself and Niko to a vacation in Vice City.
 
 
Niko then calls Kate and tells her about the deal. He explains that taking the deal would be going back on an oath he swore to himself, but that the money could make things easier for himself, and for Roman. Kate pleads with him to not take the deal, and to stick with what he believes in (not knowing that the alternative is Revenge).
 
 
The game prompts the player to "Make Your Decision". Two icons appear on the map. A '''Deal''' (shown in green dollar icon) and a '''Revenge''' (shown in a red dagger icon). The player must decide to either drive to the dollar icon to take the Deal or drive to the red dagger icon to take Revenge.
 
 
== Deal ==
 
'''[[If the Price is Right]]''' ($250,000)
 
 
If the player chooses Deal, Niko meets [[Phil Bell]] in a townhouse in [[Tudor]]. They drive to [[Port Tudor]] where the deal is to take place. It turns out however that Dimitri is after ''his'' revenge. He killed the people who Niko was supposed to make the deal with. Niko and Phil, in the third-parties compound, decide to steal the money (and Niko plans to kill Dimitri later).
 
   
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[[Jimmy Pegorino]] calls [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and asks him to meet him at the [[Honkers Gentlemen's Club]] in [[State of Alderney|Alderney]]. There, Pegorino asks him to conduct a heroin deal with [[Dimitri Rascalov]], which Pegorino will pay Niko $250,000 for. Niko, however, is reluctant to do so because of the animosity between him and Rascalov. After Pegorino leaves, Niko phones his cousin [[Roman Bellic|Roman]] and friend [[Kate McReary]]. Roman encourages Niko to conduct the deal, claiming Rascalov has changed and that Roman can use the money to take himself and Niko on holiday. Kate, however, urges Niko not to do the deal, claiming that he should not sacrifice his principles for money or take his chances with Rascalov.
They enter the warehouse from the roof, and find themselves in a gunfight. After killing most of the men, they make their way to the room with the money, only to see someone else escaping with it. They chase the thief down, killing him and collect their money. Niko takes Phil back to Tudor and both of them decide that they're out of the crime business.
 
   
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After this phone call is made, a green dollar sign icon appears on the map for the Deal option, and a red dagger icon appears on the map for the Revenge option. To make their choice, the player simply enters that icon to start the first mission of the chosen ending route.
'''[[Mr and Mrs Bellic]]''' (No Reward)
 
   
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==[[File:Deal Icon.png|30px|link=]]Deal==
Niko calls Kate, she refuses to come to the wedding after Niko didn't take her advice. Roman then calls and tells Niko to get to the Church for his wedding with [[Mallorie Bardas|Mallorie]].
 
 
=== '''[[If the Price is Right]]''' ($250,000) ===
 
If the player chooses Deal, Niko meets [[Phil Bell]] in a townhouse in [[Tudor]]. They drive to [[Port Tudor]] where the deal is to take place. It turns out however that Rascalov is after ''his'' revenge. He killed the people who Niko was supposed to make the deal with. Niko and Phil, in the third-parties compound, decide to steal the money, with Niko planning to kill Rascalov later.
   
 
They enter the warehouse from the roof, and find themselves in a gunfight. After killing most of the men, they make their way to the room with the money, only to see someone else escaping with it. They chase the thief down, killing him and collect their money. Niko takes Phil back to Tudor and both of them declare themselves "out" of the crime business.
The wedding goes perfectly to plan. However, after the wedding, an assassin sent by Dimitri, comes up behind Niko and tries to kill him. After firing an accidental shot to the side, Niko manages to turn the gun around and shoot the assassin in the head. The one shot, however, killed Roman. Niko is so angry that he fires several bullets in the assassin's stomach, and begins kicking the assassins body in rage. [[Little Jacob]] warns him to go home and he promises to find Dimitri for him.
 
   
'''[[A Revenger's Tragedy]]''' (No Reward)
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=== '''[[Mr. & Mrs. Bellic]]''' (No Reward) ===
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The day before Roman's wedding to [[Mallorie Bardas]], Niko phones Kate and informs her that he chose to do the deal with Rascalov. Kate becomes angry at Niko for sacrificing his principles and refuses to come to the wedding.
   
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The next day, Niko goes to the wedding alone and witnesses Roman and Mallorie get married. During the celebrations outside the church, a [[Wedding Assassin|man]] walks up behind Niko and points a gun at him, claiming it is "a gift from Dimitri Rascalov". Niko wrestles with the man, and after a stray shot is fired, succeeds in forcing the pistol back and shooting the man in the head. The stray shot, however, had hit Roman in the chest and killed him. Enraged at his cousin's death, Niko shoots the man's body until the gun runs out of ammunition and then starts kicking it. Niko's friend [[Little Jacob|Jacob]] restrains him and tells him to go home, promising Niko that he will find Rascalov.
Niko goes home and sleeps (when you save the game, the mission is named "In Mourning"). After he awakes, [[Little Jacob]] calls. He has a car, and he's following Pegorino's men back to Dimitri. Niko finds Jacob and takes control of the car. He chases them to an [[Alderney Casino]]. After a shootout in and out of the casino, he sees Dimitri killing Pegorino. He kills him in selfishness because he wants the reward for himself.
 
   
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=== '''[[A Revenger's Tragedy]]''' (No Reward) ===
Dimitri finds a helicopter, which Niko grabs hold of, but is shaken off, quickly taking a boat. After a chase, Jacob picks up Niko in an [[Annihilator]]. Both Dimitri and Niko crash on [[Happiness Island]] where Niko finally kills Dimitri. Credits roll. After the credits many phone calls take place. In one, Brucie voices his sadness that Roman was killed, while Kate tells Niko that she will be there for Niko, and in a last one, Mallorie reveals that she is pregnant with Roman's child, who Niko promises "will never have to worry about anything."
 
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The following morning, Niko receives a phone call from Jacob who explains that he has found some of Rascalov's men. Niko meets Jacob in Alderney and they chase the men to an [[Alderney Casino|abandoned casino]]. Despite Jacob wanting to aid Niko in the fight, Niko insists he 'must do this alone'. Niko tells Jacob that if he really wants to help, he should find a way to help him escape. After fighting through Rascalov's men, Niko fights his way into the casino.
   
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Inside the casino, Niko witnesses Rascalov execute Jimmy Pegorino, with Rascalov claiming he wants to keep the money for himself.
== Revenge ==
 
'''[[A Dish Served Cold]]''' (No Reward)
 
   
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Rascalov spots Niko and flees to the casino's roof. On the roof, Rascalov boards a helicopter. Niko grabs hold of the helicopter but one of Rascalov's men stomps on one of Niko's hands, causing him to fall off.
If the player chooses Revenge, Niko, betraying [[Pegorino]], engages a heavy gunfight on [[Platypus]] (the boat that brought Niko to America), killing all the [[Russian Mafia]] aboard the ship. Niko gains access to the cargo hold where he finishes off Dimitri's goons then gets up close and personal to Dimitri.
 
   
Niko executes Dimitri in cold blood and leaves his body at the floor of the hold. He leaves the boat, then Niko calls Roman to tell him this, and Roman was upset to hear this, but appreciates how Dimitri will not bother the two anymore.
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Niko lands in the ocean and jumps into a nearby boat and resumes chase. In the middle of the chase, Jacob arrives in a helicopter and tells Niko to get in. Niko stands up on the boat and pulls himself up into Jacob's [[Annihilator]], where he takes the wheel.
   
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After a brief chase, both helicopters crash on [[Happiness Island]], where Niko chases and kills Rascalov for his betrayal and for orchastrating Roman's death. Jacob arrives and congratulates Niko for "winning", before both men walk away from Rascalov's body and leave the Island.
'''[[Mr and Mrs Bellic]]''' (No Reward)
 
   
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Following this, Niko receives a call from Mallorie, who informs Niko that she is pregnant with Roman's child. Niko promises Mallorie that her child "will never have to worry about anything". Niko later receives a call from Kate, who laments Roman's death, and states that she'll be there for Niko if he ever needs her.
After the mission, Niko calls Kate. She is ecstatic that he cut his ties with Dimitri. She's coming to the wedding. Niko picks her up. On the way, he talks about his criminal life as if it was a thing of the past.
 
   
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==[[File:Revenge Icon.png|30px|link=]]Revenge ==
The wedding goes as planned. However, following the ceremony, a raging Jimmy Pegorino performs a drive-by, shouting "You fucking double crossing immigrant shit!", killing Kate. Roman and Jacob then tell Niko to leave, and they assure him that they will find Pegorino soon.
 
 
=== '''[[A Dish Served Cold]]''' (No Reward) ===
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If the player chooses Revenge, Niko betrays Pegorino and confronts Rascalov alone on the [[Platypus]] ship docked in [[East Hook]], which the heroin is being unloaded from. After fighting his way onto the ship, Niko confronts Rascalov in the ship's cargo hold. After a brief gunfight in which Niko kills Rascalov's guards, Niko confronts a severely-injured Rascalov. Rascalov claims that killing him would be a "big mistake", but Niko ignores this and executes Rascalov.
   
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Niko disembarks from the ship and phones Roman when he is back on the docks, claiming "it ended where it began" (the Platypus was the ship that brought Niko to Liberty City). Roman expresses his disappointment at not getting the money, but appreciates that Rascalov will not bother them any more. Phil Bell also phones Niko, telling him that he made the right decision and that Phil didn't trust Rascalov either. However, Jimmy Pegorino and the Pegorinos are "falling apart" due to the deal not going through, and because of this, Phil and Niko cannot speak to each other anymore. Both men part on good terms.
'''[[Out of Commission]]''' ($250,000)
 
   
 
=== '''[[Mr. & Mrs. Bellic]]''' (No Reward) ===
Niko goes home and sleeps, and when he awakes he gets a call from Jacob. Jacob has a car and is following Pegorino's men back to Jimmy himself. Niko meets Jacob and Roman. Niko takes control of the car.
 
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On the morning of Roman's wedding to Mallorie Bardas, Niko phones Kate and tells her that he "cut his ties" with Rascalov. Kate congratulates Niko for this and tells him that she will be coming to the wedding. Niko picks Kate up from her mother's house and they drive to the church. During the journey, Niko expresses his desire to leave his criminal lifestyle behind, and that he also wants to get to know Kate better.
   
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Niko and Kate arrive at the church and witness Roman and Mallorie get married. During the celebrations outside, a black car drives past and an enraged Jimmy Pegorino fires at the crowd whilst shouting "You fucking double-crossing immigrant shit!" at Niko. The car speeds off and during the chaos, Niko reveals that Kate has been killed. Roman tells Niko not to blame himself, but Niko lashes out and claims he is responsible. Jacob Hughes and Roman calm Niko down, promising they will find Pegorino. Niko flees the scene and off-screen returns to the [[South Bohan Safehouse]].
When Pegorino's men arrive, Niko engages in a heavy gunfight before chasing Pegorino out of the building. Pegorino grabs a speedboat and escapes at sea. Niko grabs a bike and he chases Pegorino on the shoreside. Later in the chase, Jacob and Roman pick up Niko in an Annihilator.
 
   
 
=== '''[[Out of Commission]]''' ($250,000) ===
Both Pegorino and Niko crash on Happiness Island, where Niko finds and kills Pegorino in a shootout. After the mission, the credits roll. After the credits, many phone calls take place. In the first phone call, Packie says sadly that Kate did not deserve to die, and that the men in the McReary family were the sinners. In the last phone call, Roman reveals that Mallorie is pregnant, and if it's a girl, they will name her Kate, in honor of Kate McReary.
 
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The following day, Niko receives a phone call from Jacob and Roman, who explain that they have found some of Pegorino's men. After meeting the duo, they chase the men through Alderney to an abandoned casino. Niko tells Jacob to lead Roman to safety, before fighting his way through the casino and chasing Pegorino out of the building.
   
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Outside, Pegorino boards a [[Squalo|speedboat]] and escapes on the water. Niko steals a [[Sanchez|dirtbike]] and chases the boat on land, before jumping onto an [[Annihilator]] piloted by Jacob and Roman.
==Which ending is canon?==
 
   
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After a brief chase, Niko disables Pegorino's speedboat with the Annihilator's miniguns, while an RPG shot damages the helicopter's engines and forces it to land, both parties now ending up on [[Happiness Island]]. Niko chases and kills Pegorino for killing Kate. Roman and Jacob tell Niko that it is "over" and Niko has "won". Roman, Jacob and Niko walk away from Pegorino's body and leave the Island.
Since neither [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] or [[The Lost and Damned]] confirms one ending over the other, it is ultimately left unknown which ending proves itself to be canon. It is possible that references to which ending is correct may appear in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], but since they are set in different cities, this is highly unlikely.
 
   
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A few days later, Niko receives a phone call from Kate's brother [[Patrick McReary|Patrick]], who claims that Kate "didn't deserve to die" and that the McReary men were the "sinners". Niko also receives a call from Roman, who informs him that Mallorie is pregnant and that if the baby is a girl, they will name her in Kate's memory.
Another interesting fact that implicates that the Revenge ending is canon is how Roman's taxi business is still fully functional in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], which takes place in 2009 (compared to GTA IV which is in 2008). It is possible that the business was inherited, which would make the Deal ending possible.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 30 November 2023

For plot details before what's shown below, see here.

So... this is what the dream feels like. This is the victory we longed for.
Thank you, Niko. I know you're trying, but a child without a father has a lot to worry about. Trust me on that one.
She didn't do nothing to nobody. It was us McReary men who were the sinners. We're paying for that ourselves, she didn't have to pay too.
Patrick McReary, in the end of Out of Commission.

Grand Theft Auto IV has two dramatically different endings: Deal and Revenge. This page lists the events of both endings.

The Lead Up

One Last Thing (No reward)

Jimmy Pegorino calls Niko and asks him to meet him at the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Alderney. There, Pegorino asks him to conduct a heroin deal with Dimitri Rascalov, which Pegorino will pay Niko $250,000 for. Niko, however, is reluctant to do so because of the animosity between him and Rascalov. After Pegorino leaves, Niko phones his cousin Roman and friend Kate McReary. Roman encourages Niko to conduct the deal, claiming Rascalov has changed and that Roman can use the money to take himself and Niko on holiday. Kate, however, urges Niko not to do the deal, claiming that he should not sacrifice his principles for money or take his chances with Rascalov.

After this phone call is made, a green dollar sign icon appears on the map for the Deal option, and a red dagger icon appears on the map for the Revenge option. To make their choice, the player simply enters that icon to start the first mission of the chosen ending route.

Deal IconDeal

If the Price is Right ($250,000)

If the player chooses Deal, Niko meets Phil Bell in a townhouse in Tudor. They drive to Port Tudor where the deal is to take place. It turns out however that Rascalov is after his revenge. He killed the people who Niko was supposed to make the deal with. Niko and Phil, in the third-parties compound, decide to steal the money, with Niko planning to kill Rascalov later.

They enter the warehouse from the roof, and find themselves in a gunfight. After killing most of the men, they make their way to the room with the money, only to see someone else escaping with it. They chase the thief down, killing him and collect their money. Niko takes Phil back to Tudor and both of them declare themselves "out" of the crime business.

Mr. & Mrs. Bellic (No Reward)

The day before Roman's wedding to Mallorie Bardas, Niko phones Kate and informs her that he chose to do the deal with Rascalov. Kate becomes angry at Niko for sacrificing his principles and refuses to come to the wedding.

The next day, Niko goes to the wedding alone and witnesses Roman and Mallorie get married. During the celebrations outside the church, a man walks up behind Niko and points a gun at him, claiming it is "a gift from Dimitri Rascalov". Niko wrestles with the man, and after a stray shot is fired, succeeds in forcing the pistol back and shooting the man in the head. The stray shot, however, had hit Roman in the chest and killed him. Enraged at his cousin's death, Niko shoots the man's body until the gun runs out of ammunition and then starts kicking it. Niko's friend Jacob restrains him and tells him to go home, promising Niko that he will find Rascalov.

A Revenger's Tragedy (No Reward)

The following morning, Niko receives a phone call from Jacob who explains that he has found some of Rascalov's men. Niko meets Jacob in Alderney and they chase the men to an abandoned casino. Despite Jacob wanting to aid Niko in the fight, Niko insists he 'must do this alone'. Niko tells Jacob that if he really wants to help, he should find a way to help him escape. After fighting through Rascalov's men, Niko fights his way into the casino.

Inside the casino, Niko witnesses Rascalov execute Jimmy Pegorino, with Rascalov claiming he wants to keep the money for himself.

Rascalov spots Niko and flees to the casino's roof. On the roof, Rascalov boards a helicopter. Niko grabs hold of the helicopter but one of Rascalov's men stomps on one of Niko's hands, causing him to fall off.

Niko lands in the ocean and jumps into a nearby boat and resumes chase. In the middle of the chase, Jacob arrives in a helicopter and tells Niko to get in. Niko stands up on the boat and pulls himself up into Jacob's Annihilator, where he takes the wheel.

After a brief chase, both helicopters crash on Happiness Island, where Niko chases and kills Rascalov for his betrayal and for orchastrating Roman's death. Jacob arrives and congratulates Niko for "winning", before both men walk away from Rascalov's body and leave the Island.

Following this, Niko receives a call from Mallorie, who informs Niko that she is pregnant with Roman's child. Niko promises Mallorie that her child "will never have to worry about anything". Niko later receives a call from Kate, who laments Roman's death, and states that she'll be there for Niko if he ever needs her.

Revenge IconRevenge

A Dish Served Cold (No Reward)

If the player chooses Revenge, Niko betrays Pegorino and confronts Rascalov alone on the Platypus ship docked in East Hook, which the heroin is being unloaded from. After fighting his way onto the ship, Niko confronts Rascalov in the ship's cargo hold. After a brief gunfight in which Niko kills Rascalov's guards, Niko confronts a severely-injured Rascalov. Rascalov claims that killing him would be a "big mistake", but Niko ignores this and executes Rascalov.

Niko disembarks from the ship and phones Roman when he is back on the docks, claiming "it ended where it began" (the Platypus was the ship that brought Niko to Liberty City). Roman expresses his disappointment at not getting the money, but appreciates that Rascalov will not bother them any more. Phil Bell also phones Niko, telling him that he made the right decision and that Phil didn't trust Rascalov either. However, Jimmy Pegorino and the Pegorinos are "falling apart" due to the deal not going through, and because of this, Phil and Niko cannot speak to each other anymore. Both men part on good terms.

Mr. & Mrs. Bellic (No Reward)

On the morning of Roman's wedding to Mallorie Bardas, Niko phones Kate and tells her that he "cut his ties" with Rascalov. Kate congratulates Niko for this and tells him that she will be coming to the wedding. Niko picks Kate up from her mother's house and they drive to the church. During the journey, Niko expresses his desire to leave his criminal lifestyle behind, and that he also wants to get to know Kate better.

Niko and Kate arrive at the church and witness Roman and Mallorie get married. During the celebrations outside, a black car drives past and an enraged Jimmy Pegorino fires at the crowd whilst shouting "You fucking double-crossing immigrant shit!" at Niko. The car speeds off and during the chaos, Niko reveals that Kate has been killed. Roman tells Niko not to blame himself, but Niko lashes out and claims he is responsible. Jacob Hughes and Roman calm Niko down, promising they will find Pegorino. Niko flees the scene and off-screen returns to the South Bohan Safehouse.

Out of Commission ($250,000)

The following day, Niko receives a phone call from Jacob and Roman, who explain that they have found some of Pegorino's men. After meeting the duo, they chase the men through Alderney to an abandoned casino. Niko tells Jacob to lead Roman to safety, before fighting his way through the casino and chasing Pegorino out of the building.

Outside, Pegorino boards a speedboat and escapes on the water. Niko steals a dirtbike and chases the boat on land, before jumping onto an Annihilator piloted by Jacob and Roman.

After a brief chase, Niko disables Pegorino's speedboat with the Annihilator's miniguns, while an RPG shot damages the helicopter's engines and forces it to land, both parties now ending up on Happiness Island. Niko chases and kills Pegorino for killing Kate. Roman and Jacob tell Niko that it is "over" and Niko has "won". Roman, Jacob and Niko walk away from Pegorino's body and leave the Island.

A few days later, Niko receives a phone call from Kate's brother Patrick, who claims that Kate "didn't deserve to die" and that the McReary men were the "sinners". Niko also receives a call from Roman, who informs him that Mallorie is pregnant and that if the baby is a girl, they will name her in Kate's memory.