Sayonara Salvatore

Sayonara Salvatore is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III, given to protagonist Claude by Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen from her condominium in the Newport district of Staunton Island, Liberty City

Mission
Salvatore Leone recently set Claude into a trap and betrayed him. Claude now wants revenge and is going to work for the Yakuza. But the Yakuza leader Asuka wants Claude to show his loyalty and that his ties with the Leone Family are broken by asking him to kill Salvatore who is leaving Luigi Goterelli's club.

Claude gets a car and starts driving over to Luigi's Sex Club 7 in the Red Light District of Portland Island where Salvatore is. Upon arriving he waits until Salvatore exits the club and finishes him off while avoiding any possible attack from the Leone bodyguards.

Script
Asuka Kasen: We have certain issues to clear up before we can continue any form of relationship, business or otherwise. Let's lay our cards on the table. I am Yakuza and I know you've been working for Salvatore Leone's family. I can give you work with our organization. But first you must prove to me that your ties with the Mafia are truly broken. Salvatore Leone will be leaving Luigi's in about three hours time. Make sure he doesn't reach his club alive. Meanwhile Maria and I will catch up on old times.

Maria Latore: Oh.. Asuka, you've got a massager.

Asuka Kasen: That's not a massager.

(If the Mafia sees Claude.)

Leone Family Member: There he is! Waste him!

Reward
The reward for completing this mission is $25,000 and the unlocking of the next mission, Under Surveillance. The Leone Family also become violent towards Claude when visiting their turf on Portland Island. Also, after this mission, the Leones will be armed with shotguns from now on.

Trivia

 * When Maria says to Asuka "Oh.. Asuka, you've got a massager." Maria mistakes Asuka's vibrator for a massager.


 * The Leone motorcade is somewhat reminiscent of the first car chase in the film Ronin. It is also modeled after real-life motorcades for important politicians and heads of state. The "secure package" of the VIP-carrying car will break from the convoy, while the escort vehicles will hold off the assailants.

Walkthough
The Leones guarding Salvatore will use weapons that are not commonly carried by them up to that part in the story. The majority of them will carry an Uzi. The ones that line up outside the club will have shotguns, easily enough firepower to take out a vehicle, so a frontal assault on Luigi's Club is discouraged.

The easier way to complete this mission is to get a sniper rifle and get up on the roof of the bulding across the street from Luigi's Sex Club 7. The stairs leading to this spot is (coincidentally) in the same alley where the booby-trapped car was located in the previous job Last Requests. If the player is spotted on the roof, the Leones will run up the stairs but may not attack the player.

If the player decides to use a vehicle and chase the Leone motorcade, then the mission becomes much more interesting and challenging. The Mafia Sentinels will travel at normal speed though not stopping for traffic lights. However, the moment that the Leones are attacked, Salvatore's car (indicated by the arrow) which was in the middle will break from the pack and dash back to the Leone mansion, while the other two escort cars will hold off the player. Salvatore's car is very fast, and once it enters the garage the door will close immediately, failing the mission. It is thus not recommended to try to "grind" it out (drive-by shooting and bumping) with the Mafia Sentinels. However, while his drivers have not been alerted yet, get a heavy vehicle such as a truck and ram Salvatore's car, hopefully flipping it over and/or knocking it down the hill (if near the elevated train as the street begins to ascent in Saint Marks). Also, you can waylaid the Leone motorcade as it enters the gate to the family mansion, using the element of surprise at that chokepoint to target Salvatore's vehicle with heavy firepower.

Salvatore himself is heavily armed as he carries an M-16. He will only use it once he has decided to bail from his Mafia Sentinel. Salvatore, like many other M-16 users, will be highly accurate with the weapon. This is also the only time when a player can obtain the M-16 in Portland.

Once Salvatore is killed or if the mission is failed, then the Leones in the Mafia Sentinels (exculding the drivers) will immediately exit the vehicles and revert to standard gang behavior, but not pursue the player. However, the cars themselves will remain locked.

Video walkthroughs
Sayonara Salvatore