The Exchange (GTA III)
- For the mission in GTA Vice City Stories, see The Exchange (GTA VCS). For the neighbourhood in Liberty City in GTA IV, see The Exchange.
| The Exchange | |
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 Claude faces Catalina. | |
| Game | GTA III |
| For | Catalina |
| Target | Catalina |
| Location | Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City |
| Fail | Maria Latore bursts |
| Reward | $1,000,000 |
| Unlocks | Rhino |
| Unlocked by | Ransom |
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The Exchange is a mission in and the climax of Grand Theft Auto III given to protagonist Claude by Colombian Cartel leader and ex-girlfriend Catalina from the Cartel mansion in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City.
Plot
Catalina recently killed Asuka Kasen and kidnapped Maria Latore. She now wants Claude to bring $500,000 to the Cartel mansion in Cedar Grove in exchange for not having Maria killed. Claude then arrives at the mansion and hands over the money to Catalina, who lies and walks off with the money leaving Claude in the mercy of her Colombian Cartel men.
Claude, having no choice, is put under gunpoint by a Cartel gang member and decides to punch him and take the pistol dropped. After being shot at, he gets a car and exits the mansion only to find a helicopter hovering above him which contains both Catalina and Maria. Claude follows the helicopter all the way to the base of Cochrane Dam and kills every Cartel goon on his way.
After coming halfway and nearly closing into the helicopter, Catalina drops off Maria at the loading bay, guarded by a couple of her men and enters her helicopter. Catalina's chopper fires missiles at the ground while Claude gets to Maria, kills all the Cartel men. Claude picks up a rocket launcher to shoot down Catalina. After a few initial missed shots, he successfully manages to hit the helicopter and it crashes against the dam in the water. Afterward, Claude and Maria walk together holding hands as they cross over to the other side of the dam.
While the credits are rolling on the screen Maria can be heard talking right before a gunshot, after which, she remains silent and is no longer heard. The news also report the crime scene with witness Clive Denver.
Walkthrough
If the player stores the bulletproof Patriot from "Marked Man" at their Shoreside Vale safehouse, after the mission is triggered and Claude escapes the compound, the player can retrieve the Patriot on the way to the dam. This makes the mission considerably easier, although the bulletproof Patriot is still vulnerable to the helicopter's missiles.
Video walkthroughs
| PS2 Version | PC Version |
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| <youtube>Ltuw5Nrc_UY</youtube> | <youtube>8f-VvkXJHp4</youtube> |
See also
Trivia
- This is the only storyline mission in Shoreside Vale in GTA III