GTA 4 Hung Out to Dry Mission Walkthrough

Vlad sends you to a laundromat in Broker to collect on a debt. The owner bolts for his van, so you grab a car, chase him and ram the van until he gives up. Do not shoot him or touch his van early. You earn $100.

Objectives

Go to the laundromat.
Chase the shop keeper.
Ram the shop keeper’s van until he stops.

Hung Out to Dry walkthrough

Go to the laundromat

Vlad tells you the next debtor runs a laundromat and has not paid. He also reminds you that if you see a cop, you do not know him. Walk out, take a car and follow the yellow blip. It is a short drive from the bar. The laundromat is on Oneida Avenue, marked by a lit sign over the door. Park at the curb in front and walk in.

The car drives down a dark street under the elevated road with the route on the radar.

The car pulls up on Oneida Avenue near a hardware store and a lit laundromat sign.

Chase the shopkeeper

Inside, a short scene plays. The owner tosses a basket of laundry at you and runs out through the back door. A van is parked behind the building. Leave it alone, because stealing or damaging it spooks the owner and fails the mission. Follow him out the back, since he is already getting away.

Niko walks into the laundromat past a long row of washing machines.

Niko stands inside the laundromat by a bench and a laundry cart.

The objective changes to chase the shopkeeper, and a red blip shows him. He is in his van and pulling away, and you cannot catch him on foot. Take any car parked nearby and follow the blip. A pistol is in your pocket from the last job, but do not shoot him or the van, because killing him fails the mission.

Niko aims a pistol at a van in the back lot with the objective to chase the shop keeper.

Niko gets into a parked car beside a wall at night.

Ram the van

The objective now says to ram the shopkeeper’s van until he stops. Stay close behind the van and follow the red blip as he takes the larger streets. He does not drive well, so you will catch up in a few blocks. Watch out for traffic and keep your own car in one piece.

The stolen car drives through an underpass with the objective to ram the shop keeper's van until he stops.

The car follows the route on a city street with the ramming objective still on screen.

The car drives toward a van far down a long street with a help message about the camera.

Pull up behind the van or alongside it and bump into it. Brake and bump again. After a few hits, he stops and a short scene plays. The owner says he will pay up, and Niko leaves it at that.

The car presses against the side of the van at an intersection.

The van stops and the driver speaks to Niko, who stands next to the open window.

Phone Vlad

The mission ends when Niko phones Vlad from the car. He tells him the owner has got the message and will pay. There is nothing else to do, so drive off whenever you like. The $100 reward arrives once the call finishes, and the car you took is yours to keep or dump.

The car drives through a park area with the phone open and calling Vlad.

The car drives down a street with a subtitle saying the owner has got the message.

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

The laundromat owner dies
The laundromat owner gets away
The laundromat owner is spooked, for example by stealing or damaging his van before the chase starts

After the mission

The mission pays $100. Vlad has one more job for you, Clean Getaway, which opens at the Comrades Bar. Go back and talk to him when you are ready.

The car drives down a quiet street in daylight after the call.

The car drives under an elevated road past warehouses.

Part of Arriving in Broker in the story walkthrough.