During the initial cutscene, Niko is introduced to Packie's mother and younger sister, Maureen McReary and Kate McReary respectively. After a quarrel with his mother regarding his crude language, Packie sets off with Niko, revealing that they need to "take care of some business" out at the docks in Algonquin. A slew of illegal meds are being smuggled into the country from the east by the Triads, and Packie wants to steal the truckload of drugs while it's being conveyed. He reveals that Ray Boccino asked him to steal the meds and deliver them to his lockup in Westminster and, although Packie is mistrustful of him, he believes it's worth the money.
The player must drive Packie to the docks in Fishmarket North. Once there, the player must follow Packie all the way to the top of the RS Haul Depot near the docks where the meds are being delivered. The game will introduce the player to climbing and shimmying as Niko and Packie scale the warehouse to access the roof. When the player reaches the top, a cutscene will follow, showing a boat pull up with the meds, which get loaded into a Yankee truck. Packie will then instruct Niko to climb down the small mini-cabin on the side of the building next to the river and start shooting the Triads. The best course of action is to eliminate the Triads from the roof before climbing down the cabin, as the player will have a better vantage point from the top of the warehouse. Packie will give the player support from the roof with his AK-47 and draw some of their attention, but they will still mainly target the player.
When everyone outside has been killed (including the Triad on the boat), the player must proceed to the warehouse where the truck is being held and watch out for more Triads hidden inside, two on each side of the truck. The player must avoid damaging the truck too much during the shootout. There will be a first aid kit in the office at the left if the player needs some health. After all the Triads have been eliminated, the player must get into the truck with the meds and wait for Packie. Packie will follow Niko into the truck, and instruct Niko to drive the truck to a lockup in Union Drive West, Westminster. When the plater starts driving to the lockup, some Triads in cars will start following and shooting at the truck. Niko will find a box full of grenades in the truck, and the player can drop them out the window to blow up the cars (Be careful; the truck is slow and it might not clear the blast radius if the player holds the grenade for too long). If the player cannot get there without the engine catching fire and the truck blowing up, they may choose to pull over and eliminate the Triads using the truck as cover.
The player must park the truck in the lockup. Ray will pull up and pick up Packie to talk. He will also take Niko's number for more work.
Aftermath[]
Niko will get a phone call from Francis.
Niko will receive a text message from Packie about an online news article about the mission.
"The bodies of several men have been found at the docks in Fishmarket South.[sic][sic]The warehouse and docks are located in Fishmarket North Authorities believe they may have been members of a "triad"street gang smuggling contraband into Liberty City. Last year's prosecution of several members of the Dockworker's Union led to allegations of widespread corruption amongst the stevedores. A spokesperson for the National Office of Security Enforcement stated that the docks in Liberty City are the gateway through which the majority of drugs, sex slaves and counterfeit goods come into the United States, "It is only a matter of time before a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon through our docks. If the union do not clean their act up and agree to serious salary cuts and concessions, this is a very real danger.""
"City Councilor Doris Fung, long accused of having links with several Chinatown gangs made a statement to the press, "Those who died on the docks were the victims of this crime, not the perpetrators. We shouldn't be asking who they were working for, why they had weapons or why they were on the docks in the first place. We should be asking who killed these young men." Authorities are searching for two suspects, both white males."
Transcript[]
This section/page depicts all cutscenes and dialogues in the mission Harboring a Grudge in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Well, if I'd a known it was such a big deal to you, I woulda asked you to let them kill me. Anyway, if you're in need of extra funds, I'm in need of a good man. Come over to me Ma's on Savannah Avenue in Meadows Park.
Okay, there's a ship coming in and we're the welcoming party.
Niko:
Who are we welcoming and what have they got that makes this drive worth the effort?
Patrick:
We're welcoming some of our cousins from the East, but we don't know what it is that they're bringing in exactly. All we know is that it's worth a dollar or two. My brother Gerald had word about it through this Italian, Ray Boccino. He gave us the heads up in exchange for a cut of the haul.
Niko:
What makes you think that the information is legit?
Patrick:
First off, I don't trust this guinea for a second. We wouldn't be working for him if our family still had the same status it did back in the day. But that's another story.
Niko:
Am I going to hear this story?
Patrick:
Anyone who hangs around my family hears about the old days. Just wait. Oh yeah, Ray Boccino's a slimy motherfucker. The one thing you can rely on him for is greed. I'm too small time to be worth setting up so the one angle he can be playing is the cash one.
Niko:
Makes sense.
Patrick:
Yeah, he'll probably try to give us a fraction of whatever this stuff's worth but it'll be a fun night.
Niko:
Depends on what you think is fun.
Patrick:
Stealing, gunfire, car chases, all the usual stuff.
Niko:
Usual for you and me maybe. The general population, I am not so sure.
Patrick:
"General population"? That's a prison term. You ever been inside?
Niko:
Not in this country. In Europe. They do things different there. Not so much of the "fun in the shower" that you guys have here in America.
Patrick:
Must have been a real disappointment. Bet a guy like you thought he was going to be real popular with the lifers. Did no one pay you any attention?
Niko:
As I said, the whole prison bitch thing is an American phenomenon. It don't happen on the other side of the ocean.
Patrick:
Well, you've got to do some time over here. See what you've been missing out on in your chaste European jails.
Niko:
I'm going to pass on that. Send me a postcard if you do some time.
Patrick:
Will do. Might even put you on the visitors list.
Niko:
I'd be fucking touched.
Patrick:
You'd be touched if you did some time, that's for sure.
Niko:
We would see if they'd be able to touch me, I got some moves.
Patrick:
You're a good man, Niko. I like you. Not in a "fun in the showers" kind of way. In a male bonding, about-to-go-rob-some-people kind of way.
Niko:
I think I know what you are saying.
Patrick:
My brother Gerry's had word from Ray Boccino, his Italian contact, about a big shipment coming in near the fish market. The triads are expecting something and it smells fishy.
Niko:
The fish market smells fishy?
Patrick:
Shit, man. I keep forgetting you're not from here. Something smellin' fishy means that it ain't quite right. So, this shipment smellin' fishy means that it ain't gonna be what they say it is.
Niko:
But, if it's going to the fish market they must be saying that it's fish.
Patrick:
So?
Niko:
So if this shipment is what they say it is, then it's going to smell fishy anyway.
Patrick:
Shut the fuck up. You think you're a right fuckin' comedian, don't ya? Learn the damn language. Anyways, I was in Algonquin last night, partying with some sweet college chicks.
Niko:
Yes?
Patrick:
You should come along next time.
Niko:
Really?
Patrick:
Sure, sure, guy like you. You'd have a good time. Unless you're hoping to see me sis again? If that's what's going through your brain then we've got ourselves a problem.
Niko:
Oh yeah?
Patrick:
The problem's that you'll be letting yourself in for a lifetime without getting action. And I know what happens to a man when he ain't getting any. It ain't pretty.
Niko:
So, you got yourself a girlfriend, Packie?
Patrick:
I do and I don't if you know what I mean?
Niko:
It usually means you don't, right?
Patrick:
Ha. You're a perceptive guy. I got the lowdown on you from Elizabeta. Some guys I know have checked you out as well. I think me and you could get along. I need a guy like you on our team.
Niko:
Don't you got other guys to help you out? You're from here, you should know everyone.
Patrick:
That's the fucking problem, everyone in the neighborhood... hell, in the whole fucking city knows us. You can't trust people. I only trust me family, some of them at least, and people I don't know. That's why you're on this job with me.
Niko:
Because you don't know me?
Patrick:
That, and you saved my life. Saving someone's life has got to count for something in this fucked-up age we live in.
Niko:
That depends on the life, I guess.
Patrick:
Tell you what, I'll snort a load of rails, fuck a lot of drunk girls, get into fights on a nightly basis and die young leaving a scarred, bloated corpse. That sound like the sort of life worth saving?
Niko:
Most definitely.
The Fish Market
They arrive at the fish market.
Patrick:
Alright, here we are.
Niko:
What's the plan?
Patrick:
We get up on the roof of that warehouse. There should be a good view of the dock so we can scope that shit out.
As they navigate their way to the roof of the warehouse, Patrick says the following at random to Niko.
Patrick:
Follow me, Niko.
Patrick:
Stick to me, man.
Patrick:
We're going this way.
Part of the route involves shimmying along the ledge of a billboard between two large stacks of wood. During which time, Niko says one of these lines.
Niko:
Why don't they make these places easier to break into?
Niko:
This place really wasn't made with us criminals in mind.
Niko:
You better be right about this shipment. If it's just fish I'm gonna be pretty irritated, Packie.
If Niko takes too long, Patrick will comment on it.
Patrick:
Hurry up, you bastard. What's the problem?
Patrick:
Come on, ain't you fit enough for this work?
Niko:
I get here on my own time.
They get a lookout spot on the roof.
Patrick:
This is where the deal's meant to be going down.
A boat pulls up to the dock.
Patrick:
And here's the boat, right on time.
Triad associates begin to unload the boxes.
Patrick:
See those boxes on the back of the boat? They must be bringing cloned meds.
Niko:
Meds?
Patrick:
Yeah. Stuff that'll stop housewives cutting their wrists and make their husbands get wood. Meds. Mollis, sedatives, antidepressants - meds.
The cutscene shows a view of a truck in the warehouse.
Niko:
Okay, how do we do it?
Patrick:
We'll wait until the truck is loaded then we'll take it. Simple as that. I'll cover you from up here while you're down on the ground cleaning up.
Niko:
These better be some good fucking pills. The housewives better be grateful.
A wide view of the river side of the warehouse, revealing a mini cabin and a set of stairs.
Tutorial:
(caption) Climb down the mini cabin to get to the ground.
Stealing the Truck
Patrick comments depending on the route Niko takes to get off the building. He says one of these at random.
They do not like to be robbed, I guess. Not many people do.
Patrick:
That's a lesson I've learnt. Fucking Boccino said it'd be easy. Good thing I enjoy a good ruck.
Patrick:
Shit, Niko. These cocksuckers are all over us.
Niko:
I thought you had the luck of the Irish?
Patrick:
I fuckin' do. It's just that we've got your fuckin' Slavic driving skills as well. That's if we're ever going to get out of this fuckin' jam. Put your foot down, man.
Niko:
What the hell...? Is it Chinese New Year already? There's a box of grenades in here. Pass some up, Packie - I'll give them a taste of their own fireworks.
If the Triad car rams the truck, Patrick comments.
Patrick:
They're fucking ramming us. Shit.
Patrick:
Dammit, they just don't give up.
Patrick:
Persistent motherfuckers, aren't they?
Patrick:
Jesus Christ, I'm getting sick of these fucking triads.
Patrick:
Don't these triads have other stuff they need to fuck with?
Ray's Lockup
Niko delivers the truck to Ray's lockup and he and Patrick exit the truck. Ray Boccino is in a waiting car. Patrick approaches the car.
Some time after completing this mission, Niko gets a call from Francis.
Francis:
Niko, what's this I hear about you running with Patrick McReary now these days?
Niko:
He's got work and he's a good guy. You're not planning on taking him down, are you? Lay off him for me.
Francis:
I'm not planning on taking him down. He's my damn brother, you idiot.
Niko:
Packie McReary, Francis McReary. It's all starting to make sense. I knew Irish families were big but I didn't expect to run into brothers in a place the size of Liberty City.
Francis:
Yeah, just thank the Lord you ran into Packie and not my other brothers. Packie's just a hood but Gerald is into some serious shit. And Derrick. He's the worst. If that asshole ever comes back from Ireland, I can't be held responsible for what I'd do. My brothers ain't no good, Niko. Trust me on that.
Niko:
You know what, me and Packie get along. Maybe if doing what you do is good, then I wanna be no good instead. I should meet the other McRearys.
Some time after completing this mission, Niko gets a text message from Patrick.
Patrick:
(text message) Saw this Liberty Tree story about us and them Triads at the Fishmarket when I was looking for some hot amateur shit online. Totally killed my hard-on. Gotta change my homepage.
The specific Triad street gang attacked in this mission is identified as Zhou Ming's Triad gang by their contraband smuggling business and vehicles used for smuggling. This Triad gang is not related with the Triad gang from the "cursed" Heroin plot.
Sometimes during the car journey to the meeting, there will be a bit of comic relief where Packie and Niko have conversation about the meaning of something smelling "fishy," which plays into the language barrier Niko experiences when moving to the United States.
If the player jumps off the roof to get on the ground or get in the truck, Packie might say "I didn't know I was working with a special needs kid," "You're going to hurt yourself if you keep that up, boy, or "Fuck me, that did not look pretty," indicating that it was dumb to jump when the player could just jump onto the large bin.
The Triads in this mission speak Cantonese, suggesting they are from the Canton region of China or Hong Kong.
When being pursued by the triads, Niko asks Packie if he has "the luck of the Irish". This is a reference to an earlier mission Niko did with Packie, and/or the popular saying.
Unlike other missions, the player can get to the lockup with a wanted level, and when the player parks the truck in the lockup, the Wanted Level will disappear.
If this mission fails and is played repeatedly, the color of the truck will change.
After the mission is over, the Liberty Tree Newspaper will state the the dead bodies were found at the docks in Fishmarket South, but the docks are actually in Fishmarket North.
