Portrait of a Killer

"We always use people like you. Karen - Michelle... She was the same. Someone with something to lose, but not much to live for."

- United Liberty Paper Contact

Portrait of a Killer is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given by United Liberty Paper. In this mission, the ULP wants Niko to kill Adam Dimayev, the Russian owner of an imports/exports company who is financing terrorist activity.

Description
Niko Bellic is sent by United Liberty Paper to eliminate Adam Dimayev. Niko heads to a compound in Dukes and there he kills Dimayev and his goons.

Mission Objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 * Your contact will send you a picture of the target. Read the message when it arrives
 * Get a cop car
 * Access the police computer
 * Use the police computer to locate your target
 * Go to Dimayev's hangout
 * Dimayev is there with his guards. Eliminate them all
 * Choose the fate of one of Dimayev's goons (if Dimayev is killed before his guards)

Enemies

 * Adam Dimayev
 * Dimayev's goons

Walkthrough
After the initial cutscene, United Liberty Paper will message Niko a photo of the target. The player must acquire a police car to access the Police Computer's search-by-photo option in order to get Dimayev's location on their radar, which is in East Island City. The player must then go to Kamayshev Import/Export and go to the right of the compound. Dimayev himself is in the doorway of the small parking hut on the right side of the first level of the compound. If the player fails to kill him in this spot but alerts him and his goons to their presence, he will flee towards the compound roof.

If the player fails to or opts not to eliminate Dimayev out front, he will flee to the roof of the small building on the second tier of the compound. Niko kills the goons on the first level. The player must then climb the ladder or walk around the wall on right side to reach the second level where another small group of guards await. One of Dimayev's goons will surrender (if he is the only survivor left) and the player can choose whether he lives or dies. The choice does not affect the game. Once the job is done, Niko will automatically phone United Liberty Paper and tell him that he has "served his purpose.".

Deaths

 * Adam Dimayev - Killed by Niko on orders of United Liberty Paper.
 * Dimayev's goons - Killed by Niko for defending Adam Dimayev.
 * Unnamed Russian Goon (optional) - Can be killed or spared by Niko.

Trivia

 * This mission's name is a reference to Patricia Cornwell's novel Portrait of a Killer - Jack the Ripper: Case Closed.
 * The player can skip the first half of the mission by simply driving to where Dimayev and his goons are (corner of Dukes Boulevard and Harrison Street, opposite the police station) in Dukes. It is close to the trigger point of one of the Drug Wars side missions for Broker in The Ballad of Gay Tony.

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