Niko meets Brucie Kibbutz at his garage in BOABO. Brucie says that Lyle Rivas has not repaid money he owes him and wants Niko to eliminate him. He suggests that Niko locate Rivas using a Police Computer.
Walkthrough[]
First, the player will have to find a police car and access the computer. If the player takes too long to collect a police car, Brucie will send Niko a text message suggesting to dial 911.
The player is then required to access the police computer, select "police database", select "search by name" and dial in LYLE RIVAS. The computer will show that his last location was in Rotterdam Hill, Broker.
Once Niko arrives at Rivas' apartment and confronts him, Rivas will jump out of the window and drive off in his car. Rivas never stops and will just keep driving around the map until the player kills him.
After Lyle is killed, Niko phones Brucie and informs him that the job was done, and Brucie thanks Niko.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
Get a cop car.
Access the police computer.
Search the police database to find out where LYLE RIVAS lives.
Mark Rivas's house on your radar.
Go to Rivas's house.
Chase down and get rid of Rivas.
Aftermath[]
The player will receive a text message from Brucie to do some vigilante work to earn some extra cash.
He is a good friend of mine, he'll be a good friend of yours too if you let him. Anyway, he's got some work and we are in need of money. Meet him at Brucie's Executive Autos on Mohanet in East Hook. If Mallorie calls you, we are bowling together. See you later.
Brucie's Executive Autos
At Brucie's garage, Niko walks in looking for Brucie. The only person there is a mechanic who is currently working under a Banshee. Niko walks toward this mechanic.
That's some red army shit, serious. You gotta show me that one. I'm all about power. C'mon, touch my pecs, man.
Niko:
No, thank you.
Brucie:
Rock hard. I bench four-fifty; I'm an animal.
Niko:
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Brucie:
Shit no shit. What are you doing here, man?
Niko:
Well, Roman said maybe you needed some help, and we need some money real bad.
Brucie:
Shit, my bad. Yeah, of course. Love that guy. Love him. I mean, I am no chubby chaser, but if I was, and a queer, that guy would be in trouble, you know what I mean?
Alright now, Nicky, listen up. I know you guys need money, bad.
Niko:
Yeah...
Brucie:
This ain't a nice job. Not exactly mom and pop shit.
Niko:
No problem, as long as the pay is good.
Brucie:
Sometimes people fuck other people over, okay? And the people that fuck other people need to get fucked with. Especially people that go into hiding, before they can get on the stand and put a lot of guys inside for a lot of time.
Niko:
What?
Brucie:
I need you to whack some people, only they're in hiding.
Niko:
How do I find them?
Brucie:
Man, you're cold. You didn't even blink! Love that, I fucking love that! You gotta steal a police car, get on the computer, gimme a call. They're easy to hack.
Niko:
Not really.
Niko starts to leave.
Niko:
Alright, Brucie, I'll give you a call.
Brucie:
Ice cold, man! Ice cold!
Getting a Police Car
If more than a minute passes and Niko doesn't yet have a police car, Niko gets a text message from Brucie.
Brucie:
(text message) NB, what's the hold up? If you can't find a cop car, hit those suckers up by dialling 911 and they'll come running, bro. - B
Once Niko obtains a police car and clears any Wanted Level gained, he calls Brucie.
Niko:
I'm here. I have a computer.
Brucie:
You're a badass, man. I love it. Now this cat's name is Lyle Rivas. Type it into the computer and you should get some 'known whereabouts' and shit. I'd take him out myself, but when people see me coming they fucking run, man. Know what I'm saying? Cats don't want to mess with someone packing twenty-four inch guns like mine, baby. Yeah!
Niko:
I'll track down this Rivas.
Brucie:
Cold, man... I'm feeling chills down the phone. Call me when it's done, bro.
Niko searches for Lyle Rivas on the police computer and gets his whereabouts. Niko drives to his building and approaches the door to his apartment. Meanwhile, Lyle Rivas is in his bathroom. Niko knocks on the apartment door.
Lyle jumps out through the window. Niko gives chase and eventually eliminates him.
Random Lyle Lines
If Niko is close enough to Lyle, these lines may play at random.
Lyle:
I never thought this would be for real.
Lyle:
Man, shit, Brucie's fucking crazy.
Lyle:
Fucking Brucie is a psychopath.
Lyle:
That maniac is trying to get me killed.
Mission Complete
Niko calls Brucie.
Niko:
You should not worry about Rivas any more.
Brucie:
Lethal, man. A lot of people are going to be very grateful that certain people who fucked with them can't say things to other people or fuck with anyone anymore. If you get me.
Niko:
I get the money you're paying.
Brucie:
You're all about the cabbage-- I mean, the lettuce, the lettuce! Ice cold, man. I love it. There'll be some more work when you need it.
Some time later, Niko gets a text message from Brucie.
Brucie:
(text message) Ice cold mother fucker like you should look into doing some vigilante work for $, bro. Cops are outsourcing that shit to private contractors. Check it out next time you hack a Police Computer. - B
Shit, man. That, that cat's still out there? This ain't cool at all, bro. God I'm angry. God! Angry. Not with you, man. I mean, I couldn't be angry with you. Just, like, fucking angry. Come back to see me, bro.
Video Walkthrough[]
Trivia[]
The mission's name "Search and Delete" is a reference to the "Search and Destroy" military strategy.
The player does not have to fully type LYLE RIVAS, they can also type LYLE or RIVAS. However, typing RIVAS will not only show the file for Lyle Rivas, but also for Tom Rivas, another of Brucie's targets that Niko is asked to kill two missions later. However, Tom cannot be tracked down, as his hangout is listed as "unknown".
This mission introduces calling 911 (Brucie will text Niko if the player takes too long to obtain a Police Cruiser).
It is recommended to obtain the Police Car before starting the mission, as a police chase can be quite long, and starting a mission will remove any wanted levels one can obtain by stealing a Police Cruiser.
Lyle does not spawn until the cutscene.
Lyle's car does not spawn until after the cutscene. If the player parks the Police Cruiser in the alleyway, it will be moved to the street after the cutscene. If the Police Cruiser is damaged, despawns because of a glitch or the player simply does not want to drive it, they can also use two other vehicles that always spawn after the cutscene, a Schafter in front of the Police Cruiser's location, and a Sentinel beside the alley.
If the player is not very good at drive-bys, it is recommended to use the Police Cruiser, as Lyle's chase route will lead him across the Dukes Bay Bridge, which has a toll booth on it. If the player is not in a Police Cruiser, they will have to stop to pay or else they will get a wanted level, making the mission even more difficult.
The chase in this mission is scripted up until the player reaches Bohan.
Lyle does not leave the alleyway until Niko leaves the building.
This is the only time in the game where the player can obtain a Flatbed with logs on it. The Mule with barrels can also be found during one of the Exotic Exports missions. As the chase is scripted, both of these vehicles will always appear. The Mule spawns first at Francis International Airport, where Lyle scrapes the side of the truck causing some barrels to fall out, inadvertently making the mission more difficult. The Flatbed spawns second on the Dukes Bay Bridge, where Lyle again scrapes the side of the truck causing the logs to fall off. The player can obtain either of these trucks by killing Lyle before he crashes into them, then blocking their paths and stealing them. However, they shouldn't be saved at a parking space as both the logs and the barrels are not solid, and will despawn leaving a normal Flatbed and normal Mule after Niko has been gone for some time. Interestingly, if Niko is too far behind Lyle in the chase, only one log will fall off when Lyle is supposed to crash into the Flatbed as opposed to all five of them if Niko is closer.
The part of the chase with the logging truck is a reference to the 2003 horror film Final Destination 2, which includes a scene of a highway pile-up caused by a logging truck, with one of the logs smashing through a police car. This is also referenced as the player is intended to chase Lyle with the police car they have stolen.
Once Lyle is in Bohan, he will begin shouting at Niko. He will say "I never thought this would be for real.", "Man, shit, Brucie's fucking crazy.", "Fucking Brucie is a psychopath.", or "That maniac is trying to get me killed."
In the phone call after the mission, Brucie tells Niko "You're all about the cabbage!" but then he quickly adds "...I mean, the lettuce, the lettuce!". This is probably because of an ethnic slur revolving around Eastern Europeans and Slavs liking cabbage. The same slur is heard during Meltdown.
This mission and the next one can be done either before or after the player unlocks Algonquin.
