Heroin

The heroin is a part of Grand Theft Auto IV's storyline including The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. Like the diamonds, it also has a large part of the game that involves the protagonists Niko, Johnny and Luis. Below are scenarios that takes place involving different people that gain possession of the heroin and the heroin itself.

Arrival in Liberty City, Angels of Death theft and Elizabeta's attempt to offload it
When the Platypus arrived in Liberty City, the heroin, which belonged to the Triads and brought in from the east, was smuggled into the city together with the diamonds and Niko Bellic. The Angels of Death soon stole it, and it was in their hands until Johnny Klebitz and The Lost Brotherhood came, destroyed the AoD clubhouse and stole it themselves. The Lost, along with Elizabeta Torres tried to offload the heroin, but the deal turned out to be a LCPD sting. Niko Bellic and Playboy X managed to escape, Johnny also escaped with the heroin and took it back to the Lost MC clubhouse.

The Lost MC's attempt to sell it to the Triads
The Lost MC decide they will try and sell the heroin back to the Triads. Billy Grey tells Johnny and Jim to do the deal. Billy had previously conspired with the Triad leader to kill Johnny once he arrived, and while Johnny and Jim are being jumped, the police arrive and arrest Billy. Johnny, Jim and Brian Jeremy escape while the Triads take back their heroin. In a side note, Luis Lopez and Tony Prince had previously met with the Triad leader to discuss some licensing arrangements for the planning department on behalf of Rocco Pelosi.

Phil Bell and Niko Bellic's involvement
Phil Bell, an associate of the Pegorino Crime Family hires Niko Bellic to ambush the Triads and steal the heroin before the Triads can offload it. Niko does so and hijacks the truck, then transports it to an abandoned house in Westdyke, where Phil's nephew, Frankie Gallo would "sit" on the heroin until it was safe to sell it. After some time, Niko and Phil went to the house to move the heroin, however, the house was being monitored by the FIB. The three of them fought off numerous members of the NOOSE before hiding the heroin again in a house in Leftwood.

Eventually, Jimmy Pegorino made a deal with Dimitri Rascalov, and joined forces. Pegorino gave all the heroin to Dimitri to sell and asked Niko to accompany Phil when overseeing the deal. Niko is reluctant due to his personal grudge against Dimitri, but Jimmy manages to talk him round. However, Niko is again left unsure when his cousin Roman and girlfriend Kate advise him in opposite directions, Roman urging him to do the deal, with Kate telling him to cut his ties with Dimitri altogether due to his previous betrayal.

Niko then either does the deal, and is again betrayed when Dimitri kills the buyer's and steals the heroin, or he takes revenge by ambushing Dimitri on the Platypus, which is being used by the Russians to move the heroin.

Deal
If Niko does the deal with Dimitri, Dimitri kills the buyer's, takes the heroin and escapes. Phil and Niko pursue one of his men with the money and retrieve it. Dimitri, fearing a retaliation from Niko, sends a hitman to kill him at Roman's wedding, but Roman is killed instead during the struggle. Dimitri then tries to escape, and kills Pegorino in another act of betrayal. Niko then pursues Dimitri to Happiness Island, and after a fire-fight, Dimitri dies of his injuries.

"Deal" effect on The Ballad Of Gay Tony
After Dimitri's death, Bulgarin now has ownership of the heroin at Funland. Luis Lopez goes to Funland in pursuit of Bulgarin, he kills Timur and destroys all the heroin. He then chases and kills Bulgarin on his private jet, which explodes in mid-air.

Revenge
If Niko chooses to take revenge, he carries out a full-blown assault and slaughters Dimitri's men on the Platypus, which Dimitri is using to import/export the heroin that Pegorino had given him to sell. After killing Dimitri, Niko leaves the scene, and the heroin is left on the ship. Niko's revenge leaves the Pegorino's ruined, without the money or the heroin. Niko then attends Roman's wedding, but Pegorino interferes and tries to kill Niko by firing on the guests, but Kate McReary is killed instead. Niko then tracks down and kills Pegorino on Happiness Island.

"Revenge" effect on The Ballad Of Gay Tony
After Niko killed Dimitri aboard the Platypus, Bulgarin and Timur claimed owenership of the heroin and took it Funland in Broker to be unloaded. Luis carries out his assault. Luis destroys the heroin, Then races to the airport to catch Bulgarin. Finally, Luis kills Bulgarin and his jet explodes over Firefly Island.


 * In the "Revenge" ending of GTA IV, Departure Time takes place after Out of Commission.
 * In the "Deal" ending of GTA IV, Departure Time takes place after A Revenger's Tragedy.

Niko Bellic
After the Triads took back their heroin, which they believe is cursed, they later attempt to ship it. The Pegorino's hear about this and so Niko, under orders from Phil Bell steals the heroin and hides it in a abandoned house. When Niko and Phil went to go pick up the heroin, the FIB attempt to bust them. After they escaped the FIB, the Pegorino's ally with the Russians and try to sell it to another Mafia Family. Pegorino gives the heroin to Dimitri who says he has found a buyer. But Dimitri kills the buyer's and steals the heroin for himself in the "Deal" ending, whilst in the "Revenge" ending he never gets a chance to try and sell it due to Niko's ambush on the Platypus.

Johnny Klebitz
Johnny and the Lost MC steal the heroin from the AoD clubhouse, unaware that the AoD had stole it from the Triads to begin with. First, Johnny arranges for Elizabeta Torres to help him offload it. Elizabeta uses Playboy X and Niko Bellic to oversee the deal. However, it turns out to be an LCPD sting, the three of them escape, and Johnny takes the heroin back to the Lost MC clubhouse. When the Lost MC discover the heroin belonged to the Triads, Billy sends Jim and Johnny to sell it back to them. However, it is revealed that Billy arranged for the Triads to ambush and kill Johnny when he arrived. Johnny and Jim survive the ambush however, and the triads take back their heroin, the the cops show up and arrest Billy and Johnny does not see or hear of the heroin afterwards.

Luis Lopez
After Dimitri was killed Luis destroyed all of the heroin, and killed Bulgarin soon after. In "Deal", Luis does this after Dimitri's death on Happiness Island. In "Revenge", he does it after Pegorino's death on the Happiness Island.

Mission Appearances
Note the following missions are sorted in chronological order of the timeline.
 * The Cousins Bellic (GTA IV)
 * Action/Reaction (TLAD)
 * Blow Your Cover (GTA IV) and Buyer's Market (TLAD)
 * This Shit's Cursed (TLAD)
 * Truck Hustle (GTA IV)


 * If the Price is Right (GTA IV; Deal)
 * Departure Time (TBOGT)