The voice acting in this game was top notch HBO level quality. I really hope GTA6 brings back the quality. The story of GTAV has great lines but this game is more realistic.

Ironic that people think that Ray's a rat when HE's the one that got betrayed repeatedly.

1. Luca and the garbage crew stole the diamonds from Ray.
2. Johnny stole the money from the diamond deal even though Ray was gonna split it 50/50.
3. Jimmy Pegorino and Niko betrayed Ray by having him killed.

The fact there's a police station literally across the street from the park Derrick hangs out at proves that he probably got arrested for possession of illegal substance (heroine) by some cop who happen to see him freaking out while high. Out of all the parks Derrick could of went to feed his addiction, he decides to go to the one with the most police activity. Why!? Great in-depth character analysis Pat! These lore videos are so well put together and enjoyable!

As a recovering heroine addict myself, I would say I'm 97.9% sure it was Derrick. Drugs make you selfish, so it's not hard to believe he got busted for possession. Then he rats on Gerry to get out of it and also because he's scared of withdrawl, which is terrible and I get why he would be affraid of it. With a rap sheet like his, he would likely get the maximum for any crime he is caught for as well.

Packie thinks Niko is dead? Yeah right, Niko probably thinks Packie is dead, and he's probably right by the time GTA 6 comes out.

I gave Derrick the hard goodbye for three main reasons.
1. Francis might have been a corrupt officer that impresses hitmen into doing vigilante work for him, but Derrick is an international terrorist that has a history of tuning on his various accomplices after the fact.
2. Francis has far more to lose, which makes him more controllable than a junkie that thinks out loud on park benches.
3. The moral dilemma really boils down to weather you tolerate hypocrites or traitors more, and Niko's primary motivation for being in Liberty City is to confront a traitor from his past in spite of how much of a hypocrite he might become along the way.

Speaking of Derrick's addiction, his heroin usage makes him all the more self-destructive, which could kill him by overdose, given that he's mentioned to be dead by GTA V.

I just recently realized Ray Bulgarin is the same actor from the Sopranos that was an interior decorator
"put the remote down, on docking station"

I really feel bad for The McReary family,especially Kate and Packie

My theory is that Francis figured out that Derrick snitched on Gerald. That's the biggest reason why Francis wants to silence Derrick, to prevent any more dirty laundry from being aired. Simple scenario: an officer belonging to a sect that doesn't want Francis to be commissioner talks to Derrick strung out on the H. Derrick rambles about a racket that Gerald is part of, and the officer also suspects Gerald leading the bank heist due to his connection with the dead Michael. The informant Derrick gets left alone since Gerald is a more appealing catch; fortunately Gerald doesn't rat on any of his brothers, especially Patrick.

Also to mention, Jimmy Pegorino’s Bodyguard was an informant, and could’ve contributed low level stuff and information through Ray and caught to Gerry as low lying fruit

Back when gta used to have intricate  lore, with hidden details.

The backstory behind Packie and Gerry is one of the most disturbing in any of Rockstars games, the entire McReary family in general is probably the worst you could ask for.

"Here we are boys, moment of fucking truth"
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I can see why you believe Derrick talked, with his heavy heroin addiction and his past history of snitching after being busted for explosives as a police informant, It's clear now. Derrick is just as bad as Francis, even if Francis is a corrupt cop, Derrick wouldn't care less if he took down everyone with him. Heroin can damage the mind, and Derrick could've been easily manipulated into talking about Gerry to get off easily.

Whatever two people done the performance capture for Derrick and Francis are unbelievable

This game has so much depth. This is just one of many conversations you could have about this game

Gerry is one of my favorite characters (2nd to Packie) but it is upsetting to see how the McRearys fall apart including Gerry’s fate in prison.

I knew it wasn’t Ray. Ray never really betrayed anyone, people betrayed him instead. Johnny, Niko and even his own boss.

You and Larry Lawton should join the writing team for the next GTA games