It is also revealed that a seemingly random biker that Niko killed for Ray Boccino in the main game was actually Johnny's best friend, Jim Fitzgerald (in the mission No Way on the Subway). It is revealed that it was Johnny who kidnapped Roman Bellic and took him to the warehouse in Bohan where Niko eventually rescued him in the main game (Roman briefly hints this in a text message).

These include Elizabeta's drug deal gone awry, and Ray Boccino's diamond operation (both of which were played from Niko's perspective in the main game). Niko denies the allegation saying that a cargo ship that he was transporting for Bulgarin across the Adriatic Seasank and that he nearly drowned while swimming to shore.Īt several points throughout the course of the game, the plot intertwines with events from Grand Theft Auto IV and is seen and played out from Johnny's perspective. When Niko meets Dimitri, the latter brings his friend and Niko's former employer Ray Bulgarin, who accuses Niko of stealing from him. When Niko meets with Dimitri to collect on the assassination, Dimitri betrays him. After the Petrović family threatens retaliation, Dimitri orders Niko to assassinate Faustin. Niko quickly learns that Faustin is a psychopath when he orders him to kill the son of Kenny Petrović, the most powerful man in the Liberty City Bratva. Faustin, not bothered by the murder of Vlad, hires Niko. After Vlad's murder, Niko and Roman are kidnapped by members of the Liberty City Bratva on order of Mikhail Faustin and his associate, Dimitri Rascalov. Niko was forced to work for Vlad due to Roman's debts but ended up killing him after learning that that he had slept with Roman's girlfriend, Mallorie. Niko defends Roman from his loansharks several times, eventually killing Vlad Glebov, Roman's Russian loanshark.

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