Portland (Liberty City, island 1)

Ill-Gotten

Giver
Vinnie
Location
drive to Momma's Restaurante when Vinnie pages you
Reward
$3,000

Unlocks Payback

The mafia needs protection money collected, and the people paying expect Federico, not you. You pick up three briefcases around Portland, fighting off Trenton hoods on the way, and bring the cash back to Vinnie.

Before you start

Bring the pistol and keep it loaded, because the last two pickups are guarded.

Have a fast car ready for the Trenton stops.

Objectives

  1. Collect the protection money for the mafia. Pick up three briefcases of cash and bring them back to Vinnie, marked on the radar as green dots.
  2. Kill the hoods, pick up the briefcase, and continue your collection route.
  3. Chase down the hood carrying the briefcase of the mafia’s money and take it back.
  4. Bring the collection money back to Vinnie.

Ill-Gotten walkthrough

Take the job from Vinnie

Vinnie tells you the mafia wants its protection money collected. The people paying will be expecting Federico, so he warns you not to mess it up the way Federico did. Mike asks what this has to do with leaving the city, and Vinnie says do this and the mafia will help. Get in a car and follow the first green dot.

Cutscene, Vinnie says the mafia needs protection money collected
Mike on foot beside the blue car in Portland Beach

First pickup

The first stop is a narrow lot in Portland Beach, near the hospital and the restaurant. Park nearby and walk to the briefcase, which a man hands over without any fuss. Mike remarks that this one should be a piece of cake. The next green dot lies in Trenton, so get back in the car.

Driving past the hospital in Portland Beach, green dot on the radar
On foot at the first pickup, the blue arrow over the contact
Driving through Portland Beach on the way to Trenton

Trouble in Trenton

At the second stop two hoods are waiting. Kill them with the pistol, staying outside the car so you can aim, then grab the briefcase they were guarding. Do not hang around, because more Trenton gang members drift in once the shooting starts.

Driving into Trenton with the next green dot close on the radar
Mike saying it looks like trouble at the second stop
A hood stands by a briefcase marked with blue arrows in Trenton

Chase down the third briefcase

At the third stop a dealer who expected Federico asks where he is, then runs with the cash. Kill him and the men with him, and take the briefcase. Vinnie’s voice explains that Federico has been retired from collecting. If anyone gets away, chase them on foot, since the money counts only when you pick it up.

Mike asking what Vinnie has him collecting blood money for
Man in a pink hood asks where Freddy is
Briefcase on the ground beside a downed gang member in Trenton

Return to the restaurant

Drive back to the restaurant and pull into the blue marker. Mike tells Vinnie he almost got killed and that the Trenton hoods are not worried about crossing the mafia. Vinnie says he will bring this to their attention.

Driving the blue car back through Portland Beach toward the restaurant
Driving up to the blue marker outside the restaurant
Cutscene, Mike tells Vinnie the Trenton hoods are not worried about the mafia

After the mission

You earn $3,000. Vinnie’s next job, Payback, opens.

Cutscene, Vinnie promises to bring this to the mafia's attention

Part of Portland (Liberty City, island 1) in the story walkthrough.