Departure Time

The game's final mission starts off at Tony's apartment, located on Feldspar Street in Algonquin. When you arrive, you find a frantic and drunk Tony packing his suitcase, ready to flee Liberty City forever. Holding a pistol and a bottle of booze, Tony is on the verge of freaking out. Angry at Luis for contemplating killing him, Tony is hell-bent on getting out of the city. Slowly-but-surely, however, Luis talks him out of it, and instead, they decide to take their collective destiny into their own hands. And just like that, the two men walk outside.

Your destination is Crockett Avenue, a road that runs horizontally along the southern end of Broker. Getting there from your current location is easy; your GPS will bring you over the Broker Bridge from Algonquin, and you'll be there in no time. En route, Luis and Tony go back and forth. Tony wants to help out in this final fight, but Luis convinces him not to, and even talks to him and tells him what to do if he doesn't get out of this alive. After agreeing to flee the scene, Luis will arrive at his destination on Crockett Avenue, and Tony will drive off towards a predetermined meeting spot. Move forward down the alleyway in order to catalyze the next leg of this final mission.

To get at the Russians, you'll need to destroy their source of income. In this case, their source of income is their heroin, which is hidden around this waterside theme park in chicken dolls. These dolls will appear as olive green dots on your HUD. You'll have to fend off plenty of angry Russians while you go about your business here, but as long as you take things slowly and cautiously, you'll be just fine. Don't go willy-nilly at the dots on your HUD. Instead, make sure the enemies in your vicinity (which unfortunately won't show up on your HUD) are nullified, and then go after the heroin. A single shot with your shotgun to each heroin chicken will be all it takes to obliterate the drugs. Repeat this process on the other side of the theme park when you're prompted to, and the next leg of the mission will take place.

Timur, Bulgarin's right hand man, shows up on the scene at this time. The game tells you that you now have two hours to kill Timur and then scramble over to the Francis International Airport. Remember -- those are in-game hours, and two hours in GTAIV time goes quite quickly. Timur will appear as a red dot on your HUD, and he's easy enough to track down and kill, but you'll need to be wary of his friends, who won't appear on your HUD. Be quick, but don't be reckless. Then, once you've downed Timur, you can ignore any of his still-living friends and scurry over to the motorcycle waiting for you at the point determined on your HUD/map.

Once you're on the motorcycle, there's no time to waste. Follow your GPS to the Broker-Dukes Expressway, which will then bring you to Francis International Airport. Since the airport is on the far eastern end of the Broker/Dukes island, you need to make haste. Yusuf will call Luis up en route and provide protection from his helicopter, as Russian mobsters begin to assault you from their vehicles as you drive. Don't worry about them at all -- let Yusuf do all of the dirty work. When you finally reach the airport's exterior, Yusuf will bid you adieu and you'll be able to ultimately drive onto the airport tarmac, where you'll be forced to chase Bulgarin's private jet. This can be a bit annoying, so rush forward, move over the grass, and rush down the tarmac. When the plane turns right, be sure to turn with it, or you'll potentially overshoot the plane completely.

When you finally reach the area marked underneath the plane, the game will take over for a brief time. Luis will open fire on a guard at the back end of the plane, and then board the plane himself. The plane has taken flight now. How will Luis get out of this jam? Easily. First, direct your ire at the few thugs protecting Bulgarin, and then approach Bulgarin himself. After a brief cutscene shows Bulgarin pulling a grenade out, you'll get the opportunity to kill him. Do so, and once the plane explodes (due to the live grenade), use your parachute to land back safely on Terra Firma. Then, go to Tony's location in Dukes, off of Savannah Avenue, where the game's ending will take place.

Congratulations! You've beaten the Ballad of Gay Tony. But remember, there's more to do, including drug wars, cage fighting, base jumping, racing, seagull hunting, and much more. Get to it!