[classic swim]

Ray: So, Nicky, you and the Peg is getting close I see? Niko: He's got work, he pays. That's about it. Ray: Yeah? Well, remember who made the introduction. Remember who brought you in. Don't you forget about me.

Niko: I've been working for Jimmy Pegorino, the head of that Alderney guido family. Roman: Yeah, the head of the family. Is he a big time gangster like in the movies then? Niko: Wants to be. Keeps talking about being powerful, about getting on the Commission with the five big families. I just hope he's got enough power to be able to find Darko Brevic for me.

- Woke up This Morning. • 2008 Got yourself a gun.

... • 2008 Niko & Jimmy pay a visit to Satriale’s. The place became deserted not long after the DiMeo crew went under.

Pegorino: Ah, these kids come and go. It ain't worth paying attention to them until they prove they can survive. I just move on and hire some wannabe wiseguys off the street. Niko: It's that simple? Pegorino: Has to be.

- Pegorino’s Pride. • 2008 Desperate to get his Alderney crew a seat at the table, James Pegorino tries bribing the Pavanos - - the only Liberty City mafia family that’s had to humor Jimmy P’s name. Niko rescues Jimmy from the Pavano deathtrap disguised as a sitdown.

Marco: The Pavanos wouldn't fuck with you. Pegorino: Wake up, you fucking mook! Everybody is trying to fuck everybody.We just hoping they got the manners to smile to our faces before they do it. Pete: You giving them a nice little offering though, skip. They ain't gonna turn up their noses at that. Pegorino: God, give me strength. It's like I'm dealing with children here. No wonder I ain't on the Commission when my muscle is this stupid!

... • 2008 Ray Boccino’s failed repeatedly at asserting any dominance over Niko. His snark and bull begins to shatter upon realizing the outsider has outranked him in usefulness.

“I mean, we can pretty much guarantee you were followed. The question is, did ya know about it? And right now, I don't know the answer to that question. But to be honest, I don't really care neither.” - Jimmy Pegorino

Jimmy: So... were you followed? Niko: I don't think so. Jimmy: Oh... Niko: I mean, who knows.

Fixer: You've done good, brother. Cleared a lot of files from my desk. Can't use you no more, though. A man loses taste for this kind of work after a time. I can't run that risk with a partner. Niko: I understand. This is not the type of thing you want to develop a taste for. Fixer: Be cool, brother. Keep your senses alert and you might make retirement. Not many in this game cross that line. So long.

Fixer: There's a file for you, brother. A quick, smooth job like the last one is what we need.

... • 2008 It’s not too late to see things more clearly when there’s still time.

... • 2001 What you cannot account for is when your luck begins to run out.

... • 2001 Where you’re not careful, you set yourself yourself up to meet the consequence you thought you were above.

... • 2001 Old habits die hard. A known drifter who couldn’t help but defy his own existence by staying precisely where he was no longer welcome.

... • 2001 If no generic talking head was there to say pop this guy, or pop that guy... Speed took rampages wherever he wanted. Unpredictable and with no boundaries.

... • 2001 Liberty City. All the money at his disposal. No Catalina, no Maria; Claude didn’t need motivation to fuck things up for kicks.

... • 2001 I’m sure you remember our old friend.