It's been a few weeks and Niko was seeing a girl Michelle he was introduced to her by one of Roman's friends. Niko liked her she seemed very interested in him and was always asking him questions. He liked it for once someone was interested in getting to know him the real Niko everyone else he's met either lied, betrayed, or screwed him over every time. Friends were hard to make in this life and love well it's nonexistent one does not make friends or find love when you're a criminal.

Today though Niko didn't have time to think about love he had to do a job over in The Bronx he was gonna meet with Crazy Jim BrotherHec's coke supplier Crazy Jim was in charge of running BrotherHec's drug operation. You wanted to do a deal in New York? or wanted to get your hands on some drugs Crazy Jim was the man. They called him Crazy Jim because as he was making his way up in the world one night he stole a drug shipment off a couple rival dealers they were mad and started a citywide manhunt. Just when they had lost all hope Jim decides to sell it back to them. Other time he wasn't very merciful in the summer of 31' he was responsible for the South Bronx massacre and killed fifteen people all because someone looked at him funny and didn't shake his hand while they were doing a deal.

Crazy Jim was set up in a hardware store just outside of Yankee stadium. He was in the backroom playing a poker game Niko walked in and is searched up and down by his security.

"So you're the guy huh? Hecky sent ya?"

"Yeah I'm Niko I'm the guy BrotherHec sent."

Crazy Jim looked Niko up and down

"So tough guy I need you to head on over to the roof of the Pleasant day dry cleaner's and oversee a deal. Anything goes wrong-"

He hands Niko a rifle

"I'm sure you know what to do."

Niko made his way on top of the Dry Cleaner's and watched over the drug deal across the street. It looked like your regular everyday drug deal that Niko has seen and participated in hundreds of times. Both sides take out a suitcase one filled with the drugs the other with money drop them in the middle then both slowly take what they came for and walk away. It's pretty easy until someone gets greedy and wants more

Crazy Jim's men had the drugs and were meeting with the buyers some other crew that made it's way down from Boston. The four men greet each other then get straight to business.

Niko saw the exchange just as it looked like it was normal all hell broke loose the men who were buying weren't going to play fair. Three more men come running out of the alleyway with guns and killed one of Crazy Jim's guys. Niko had to act fast he aimed down the rifle and started shooting. He started taking out the men soon the shooting stop and he was Crazy Jim's guy scramble for the money then safely get away. Niko then got off the roof as fast as he could and made his way to a payphone and called Crazy Jim.

"The deal didn't go as planned it was a double cross one of your guys didn't make it. It wasn't all bad though the other guy survived and managed to get the keep the drugs and get you the money."

A few weeks later working for Crazy Jim Niko ended up in a lot of situations drug deals gone wrong, drug busts, cops snooping in. The drug business was risky you could make a lot of money but you could also end up serving a lot of time but the money Niko was making was good so he didn't really care. Even worse Crazy Jim was starting to act paranoid he felt the cops were closing in on this operation and it was only a matter of time to make matters worse he didn't want to tell BrotherHec. When Niko walked into the backroom of the hardware store the atmosphere was a pretty different place than the last time he was here.

BrotherHec and Crazy Jim were having an argument and it was getting pretty heated

"Great just fucking great. Do you know what you've done I can't even walk down the street I can't even go down to the corner store anymore without seeing the feds parked outside watching me."

"Oh you just love to blame me all the time don't you? It's all Crazy Jim's fault blah blah blah. I'm tired of this shit I put my ass on the line everyday for you and go out and earn you some serious money knowing that with one screw up you'd get rid of me. I'm done Fuck you!"

"You're done huh why don't I just get rid of you right now?"

"THEN DO IT THEN COME ON JUST FUCKING DO IT ALREADY!"

Just as BrotherHec is taking out his gun Niko separates the both of them and tries to calm them down

"Woah woah woah what the hell is going on here?"

"Crazy Jim over here fucked up big time. Lost a huge shipment first he gives it off to some new guy to handle it then the idiot left the truck parked in a warehouse and now the feds are watching it. Go do this fools job for him."

"Alright I'll go but when I come back you two better not kill the other."

Niko made his way to the warehouse it was over in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He saw the truck inside the warehouse with the keys still inside it. This felt easy too easy take the truck and the feds come after you doesn't matter if you wait it out the feds are watching the truck as soon as that thing moves they will be all over it. Niko looked around he didn't see anything suspicious no cars, or agents hiding in the bushes for now it was a risk he had to take. Niko entered the truck and started it up he manages to leave the warehouse but as he's turning the corner of the street right behind him he hears sirens and sees flashing red and blue lights.

He stomps his foot on the gas and makes a run for it. It was a pretty long chase he makes his way through Brooklyn but manages to loose them in Queens. He then crossed the Queensboro bridge into Manhattan and made his way up to the Bronx. He parked the truck near the Hardware store and tried to find BrotherHec and Crazy Jim neither of them were there. Instead he was surprised when he saw Michelle.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"Hand over the drugs Niko."

"Why? What's going on?"

"I work for the government Niko it's my job to watch you. Don't make this harder than it already is."

Niko shakes his head in disbelief

"So what happens now?"

"They're going to take down Crazy Jim he's going to do some serious time. They were also going to bring you in too if you weren't so useful. I'm sorry it had to be this way."

"I..I don't know what to say."

"My bosses need the skills of a guy like you. They have an office in Manhattan."

She hands Niko a piece of paper with an address on it

"If you want to avoid prison time I suggest you show up there tomorrow morning. Now get out of here."

The address was a building in Midtown Manhattan between 29th Street and 5th Avenue Niko saw Michelle standing outside smoking a cigarette. Who the hell was this woman? How much did she know? How long was she watching him? All of these questions and more were running through Niko's mind when he approached her.

"Well look who it is Uncle Sam's whore."

"Oh haha real funny but you aren't exactly a saint yourself. You're lucky it was me and not someone else or you would've been in prison by now. I'm sorry that I lied to you... and weirdly in some ways you're a nice guy but you're damaged goods."

She put out the cigarette and made Niko go inside the building it looked like a regular office building you'd see in this city. It was big and had a bunch of offices filled with regular people working regular jobs. They took an elevator the 5th floor it was a pretty empty floor not a single soul except for Niko and Michelle if that was her real name anyway.

"Here we are."

"So I guess this it for us then Michelle if that's your real name."

"It's Karen my name is Karen."

She opened the door and there was a middle aged guy with glasses sitting behind a desk. Smoking a cigarette the office was pretty messy there papers and files all over the place.

"Here he is."

"Thanks, Karen you'll get an award if you care about that kinda thing. You did good."

Karen left and closed the door leaving Niko and this strange man all alone

"So Mr. Bellic you got an interesting file..."

"Who are you FBN?"

"FBN do I look like I care about the size of your Johnson? Now...you can't always tell who the good guys are..." The man paused "I'm not a good guy but I'm fighting with them...and guess what so are you."

Niko said nothing

"Now I need you to find out everything you can about a man named Robert Brown. He lives by 18th Avenue in Brooklyn."

"And if I say no?"

"I hand your file over to the idiots at the FBN and organized crime is dealt another serious blow. Go to his house, any problems call this number."

He hands Niko a card with a number on it

"And hey...Welcome to America."

Niko heads for the door just as he's about to leave the man says something in Niko's native language"Just like the old country."Niko turns around and responds in his native language "Just like it." then leaves the building. He had a new job now get rid of Robert Brown whoever he was and whatever he did Niko didn't know. He hailed a cab and made his way over to 18th Avenue.

Niko got out of the cab and paid the driver $9 Robert Brown lived in a 2nd floor apartment on top of a laundromat on 18th Avenue. Niko knocked on the door no answer. He looked around then smashed the door down.

"Mr. Brown anybody home?"

No answer Niko looked around the place it was a regular apartment. Furniture, clothes, a radio not much to see. Niko went to the phone and dialed the number the man at the office gave him.

"You take care of our friend yet?"

"There's a problem he's not home. I don't know where he is"

"Then look around the place you might find something."

The man hung up and Niko searched the apartment for any clues on Robert Brown's whereabouts. He searched the bedroom and found nothing then the living room same thing. He finally found something in the kitchen a letter from a guy named James.

Rob,

Stop acting crazy. No one is trying to kill you. The Government isn't sending people to track you down and they certainly aren't poising your water. Jesus get yourself together man. How about we get some drinks at The Eagle pub tomorrow at 3pm? That always calms you down

Your friend,

James

Niko called up the man again

"There's a letter says he's meeting a friend at The Eagle pub today."

"Perfect I'll send someone to clean up his place later. Take out Robert Brown."

"Woah killing someone and finding things out about them are two different things."

"You're doing this for the interests of your new Government, and keeping yourself out of prison. For once you don't have to feel guilty. Get rid of Robert Brown then call me."

Is everybody in this country crazy? Probably Niko thought to himself. The Eagle pub was only a short walk away. Niko had to kill Robert Brown it was either that or prison. He'd heard the stories that prison in The United States was pretty different than over in Europe he didn't want to be the guy that dropped the soap sorry Robert Brown. Niko went inside the Eagle pub it was smelled like smoke and alcohol and took a seat in the back. He saw Robert Brown and James enter the bar. He wanted to play this smart and not attract a lot of attention watch them for a bit then take out Robert Brown when he's walking home with James outside. In the meantime he overheard their conversation.

"I'm freaking out man the other day this same car went up and down the block 7 times. All those 7 times the people were looking at my apartment. Then I see weird people I don't know snapping pictures."

"Rob, calm down you're overreacting. This is a popular neighborhood that guy was probably trying to sell some houses and that car well lots of people own the same car. Calm down it's nothing."

They talked and had a couple drinks for about two hours then paid their tab and headed outside. Niko kept his distance and followed them. Robert Brown had finally calm down he looked a lot less paranoid than when he entered the bar. Slowly Niko drew his Colt 1911 and snuck up behind Robert Brown. He aimed the gun at Robert Brown and shot him twice in the back and once in the head then ran. It all happened very fast and James didn't get a good look at Niko there were no other witnesses so he was safe. Once the coast was clear Niko found a payphone and dialed a number.

"You have reached the offices of First Liberty Construction Company. May ask what extension are you trying to reach?"

"It's Niko uhh extension 229."

"One moment sir."

The lady switched off and he heard the mysterious man again

"Soo...any news?"

"Robert Brown is dead the Country is safe."

"Nothing is safe. No one is safe. I'll be in touch."

The man hung up and Niko went home