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Good, dead guys can't pay interest, you're learning.

Clean Getaway is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given to protagonist Niko Bellic by Russian loan shark Vladimir Glebov from the Comrades Bar in Hove Beach, Broker, Liberty City.

It introduces the abilities of using the Subway and the Car Wash.

Description[]

When Niko Bellic enters Comrades Bar, a little celebration is happening inside the bar, among the people celebrating is Mel and Muscovski. Vlad asks Niko to go on a walk with him to his car nearby. On the way, he shows his displeasure for homeless people by shouting at them for no reason or pushing them. When the pair reach Vlad's Marbelle in a car park, Vlad takes out some cocaine (said to be mixed with laxatives) who says he got it from someone called Mikhail. He then tells Niko that Mikhail has a problem with a man called Jimmy. Jimmy hasn't paying his debts recently, so he wants to show him that he means business. He wants Niko to steal his car, which is parked at the Steinway projects in Steinway, Dukes. He then tells Niko to use the subway to reach there.

Mission Objectives[]

In order to complete the mission, the player must:

  • Go to the subway station.
  • Go up to the station platform.
  • Wait for the train to arrive.
  • Find and take the silver Blista Compact.
  • Take Jimmy's car to the car wash.
  • Now take Jimmy's car to the lockup.

Walkthrough[]

Niko takes the marked train at Hove Beach station that goes to Dukes Boulevard station; once at Dukes Boulevard station, go down the stairs and then steals the silver Blista Compact, which is just parked nearby. If the player meets the chance, hit Jimmy with a stun punch by surprise and take his car, prompting one of Jimmy's friends to pursue after Niko.

Dialogue will be affected if Niko chooses to stun punch Jimmy, simply take the car and drive away, or kill him.

  • "He's a little bruised, but he gave it up easy enough" if the player stun punched him.
  • "It was easy, I didn't even have to hurt the guy" if the player drove away without hurting Jimmy.
  • "He was reluctant. He's dead now" if the player killed him.

Likewise, Vlad's reaction to whether Jimmy is alive or dead will also be affected accordingly.

  • "Good, dead guys can't pay interest, you're learning" if Jimmy survived.
  • "Stupid bastard, at least I got my money" if Jimmy is dead.

Once in the car, Niko then calls Vlad, saying that the car is dirty. Vlad then tells Niko to take the car to a car wash nearby, then take it back to his lockup.

Aftermath[]

  • Vlad will call Niko after the mission, regarding "a hot date" (presumably with Mallorie) where he drives the Blista Compact which Niko has just stolen. Depending on the condition of the car, Vlad's call will differ.
  • If the car is delivered undamaged, Vlad will mention that Niko did well "for a peasant" and will also say that the car should impress his date. Niko will return that she would not be impressed by his appearance, so the car would help.
  • If the car is delivered damaged (all windows broken, tyres flattened, engine producing dark grey/black smoke) before parking it, Vlad will call Niko complaining that the car "was a piece of shit". Niko will retort that "the car was clean, wasn't it?" and hang up.

Transcript[]

This section/page depicts all cutscenes and dialogues in the mission "Clean Getaway" in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Transcript
Transcript
Niko Bellic enters the bar, and is greeted by Vladimir Glebov. Vladimir Glebov and Niko Bellic then leave the bar and walk to the subway station. Vladimir Glebov asks Niko Bellic to take the subway and steal a car, and Vladimir Glebov leaves in his car.
Vladimir Glebov: Ahh, yokel there you are, okay.
Niko Bellic: Vlad.
Vladimir Glebov: Come on, let's go for a walk, okay?
Niko Bellic: Right.
Vladimir Glebov: Okay, come on.
Niko Bellic: Where are we going?
Vladimir Glebov: To my car.
Niko Bellic: Why?
Vladimir Glebov: Because of your cousin owing me a lot of money and until he pays me, your fresh off the boat yokel ass is mine. What the fuck you mean why?
Niko Bellic: Hey, you're a pretty relaxed guy, huh Vlad?
Vladimir Glebov: Come on. Move, you old hag. Come on, yokel.
Niko Bellic: What's wrong with you? You gonna jump me?
Vladimir Glebov: No... I had a late night last night. Spent it with Mikhail.
Niko Bellic: Great.
Vladimir Glebov: Yeah... wild.
Niko Bellic: So who the hell is Mikhail?
Vladimir Glebov: Mikhail's the man... shit my nose is bleeding. Is my nose bleeding?
Niko Bellic: No. Not yet.
Vladimir Glebov: Fuck face. Come on. Wait! I'm walking here. Let's go. Damn city always trying to run you down, huh? Get a job, you deadbeat crack head. Man, where do these people get off? Like I'm gonna pay for their drug habits? Well say something... you're so fucking laid back. Moron! Come on. Want some? Good.
Niko Bellic: We walked all the way over here so you could snort coke?
Vladimir Glebov: No... listen, aaah, that's better... agh that's better. Man, Mikhail gets the good stuff... it's got some laxative in it, though... give you stomach problems.
Niko Bellic: Nice detail.
Vladimir Glebov: Yeah, listen, ah... where were we?
Niko Bellic: I don't know.
Vladimir Glebov: Oh yeah... so, I need you to head up to Dukes and get a car for me. It's a silver Blista, and it's parked in the projects by E.I.C. subway station, okay?
Niko Bellic: Sure. You got keys?
Vladimir Glebov: Errr, no, yokel, I need you to take the car. Asshole owes Mikhail some money. Take his car instead, eh?
Niko Bellic: We gonna drive over there?
Vladimir Glebov: What?
Niko Bellic: Are we going to drive over there?
Vladimir Glebov: No, you're going to take the train, buddy. You think I wanna be in a car with a peasant? Come on, I'm gonna go meet somebody... have a little party...
Niko Bellic: Okay. Fine. Have fun... dick head.
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Niko Bellic goes to the car and confronts Jimmy.
Niko Bellic: This car belongs to Vlad?
Jimmy: No, it's mine, who asking?
Niko Bellic: It belongs to Vlad now. You should pay your debts.
Jimmy: You that fat Russian's bitch? Just try and take.
Niko Bellic steals Jimmy's car.
[These dialogues will play in random]
Gang Member: That's Jimmy's car. Jimmy ain't being punked by a bitch like you. You ain't gonna jack Jimmy's car off him, son.
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Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov. (First Possible Dialogue)
[The dialogue for this call will only play if Jimmy is dead]
Niko Bellic: I have your new car, Vlad. It's not pretty though, real dirty.
Vladimir Glebov: Dirty? I can't sell a dirty car. I know your cousins like them dirty. Maybe your whole yokel family drive around in their dirty cars but it's not the way over here. Fucking peasants don't do nothing right.
Niko Bellic: Hey, I could fuck this car up worse than a little dirt.
Vladimir Glebov: Relax man. You should lose your edge. There's a carwash over on Saratoga Avenue. Just take it over there and then to my lockup just off Mohawk. Did they give the car up easy?
Niko Bellic: He was reluctant, he is dead now.
Vladimir Glebov: Stupid bastard, at least I got my money.
Call ends.
Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov. (Second Possible Dialogue)
[The dialogue for this call will only play if Jimmy is injured]
Niko Bellic: I have your new car, Vlad. It's not pretty though, real dirty.
Vladimir Glebov: Dirty? I can't sell a dirty car. I know your cousins like them dirty. Maybe your whole yokel family drive around in their dirty cars but it's not the way over here. Fucking peasants don't do nothing right.
Niko Bellic: Hey, I could fuck this car up worse than a little dirt.
Vladimir Glebov: Relax man. You should lose your edge. There's a carwash over on Saratoga Avenue. Just take it over there and then to my lockup just off Mohawk. Did they give the car up easy?
Niko Bellic: He's a little bruised, but he gave it up easy enough.
Vladimir Glebov: Good, dead guys can't pay interest, you are learning.
Call ends.
Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov. (Third Possible Dialogue)
[The dialogue for this call will only play if Jimmy is not hurt]
Niko Bellic: I have your new car, Vlad. It's not pretty though, real dirty.
Vladimir Glebov: Dirty? I can't sell a dirty car. I know your cousins like them dirty. Maybe your whole yokel family drive around in their dirty cars but it's not the way over here. Fucking peasants don't do nothing right.
Niko Bellic: Hey, I could fuck this car up worse than a little dirt.
Vladimir Glebov: Relax man. You should lose your edge. There's a carwash over on Saratoga Avenue. Just take it over there and then to my lockup just off Mohawk. Did they give the car up easy?
Niko Bellic: It was easy. I didn't even have to hurt the guy.
Vladimir Glebov: Good, dead guys can't pay interest, you are learning.
Call ends.
Niko Bellic washes the car and delivers the car to the lockup.
Transcript
Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov.
Niko Bellic: I put the car in your lockup.
Vladimir Glebov: You not as stupid as you look, yokel. Come back to see me at the bar soon.
Call ends.
Vladimir Glebov calls Niko Bellic. (First Possible Dialogue)
[The dialogue for this call will only play if Niko Bellic delivers the car in a good condition]
Vladimir Glebov: For a peasant you did okay. Car looks good. The girl I am taking out tonight is going to be impressed.
Niko Bellic: She won't be impressed by the way you look, so clean car is good thing. Later on.
Call ends.
Vladimir Glebov calls Niko Bellic. (Second Possible Dialogue)
[The dialogue for this call will only play if Niko Bellic delivers the car in a poor condition]
Vladimir Glebov: Hey, yokel. What the fuck? That car you got to me, it looked like shit. I got a hot date tonight.
Niko Bellic: Too bad, man. It was clean, wasn't it? Well, maybe you should stay home. Goodbye.
Call ends.
Transcript
Jimmy's car is destroyed.
Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov
Niko Bellic: Hey, Vlad. The car you wanted, it's... how you say? Fucked.
Vladimir Glebov: You're going to be fucked when I'm done with you, yokel. Come back to see me.
Niko Bellic: I hope you going to buy dinner first, Vlad. I'm not that easy.
Call ends.

Video Walkthrough[]

Trivia[]

  • In the first cutscene, there's a reference to the movie Midnight Cowboy where Vlad yells at the taxi "I'm walkin' here!". The part of the movie can be seen here.
  • One of the purposes of this mission is to teach the player controls for the stun punch, except the on-screen instructions might not appear until after Niko has left the scene (and either dealt with Jimmy physically, or ignored him and just driven away).
  • When Niko calls Vlad after obtaining the Blista Compact, he tells Niko to take it to the Willis Wash and Lube in Willis, but the GPS at first directs Niko to the Car Wash in Beechwood City.
  • Curiously, the train Niko rides as part of this mission drops him off at the Dukes Boulevard station, which is supposedly closed for maintenance. At no other point in the game will a train stop at or even pass through this station. Neither will the player see the train actually stopping at the station, as the game cuts off from the cinematic sequence of the train moving towards Schottler station and switches to the player simply being at the station. Coincidentally or not, signs and construction equipment can be found at Dukes Boulevard Station once the mission is completed.
  • This is also the first and only mission that directs the player to take the train, even though the player can take the train at any time during game-play, including most story missions.
  • While the game prompts the player to head to the Hove Beach station, it is actually not necessary to take the train; alternatively, players may simply drive or take a taxi to the EIC projects, to which point the game will pinpoint the location of the car. However, as the game does not originally point out where the Blista Compact is parked, first-time players may not know of the car's location and will naturally take the train instead as instructed.
  • The mission is one of the only places in the game where the stun punch works. The player can also punch the bouncers at Perestroika with the stun punch.
  • After stealing the car, the player can do whatever they please with the car, so long as it is clean and is not destroyed (which leads to mission failure). This means that the player can choose to deliver the car clean and undamaged, or even present it as a clean but damaged wreck.
  • Although Vlad tells the player to wash the Blista Compact at the car wash in Beechwood City, players may use any car wash in the city (a second car wash location will appear on the map to the north of Beechwood). Alternatively, players can have the car resprayed at a Pay 'n' Spray for the same effect which may be worth considering if Niko has attained a wanted level.
  • A hidden anti-piracy measure exists in this mission, after getting into Jimmy's car, Niko will not call Vlad and the garage door won't open so the mission cannot be completed. Sometimes if the player uses patch 1.2, this anti-piracy will still be triggered even with a legitimate version of the game. To resolve this problem, re-install the game.
  • In the video on the GTA IV website for Vlad, it shows part of the cutscene for this mission. He walks in the street and yells at the driver of a unique black taxi. This could mean that the taxis were originally meant to be black or were black in the beta version.
  • After the mission is completed, a message on the top left of the screen will properly inform the player of the SIXAXIS Tutorial, available via the cell phone (PS3 version only).

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