Cutting The Grass

Cutting The Grass is a main story mission in GTA 3, given to Claude by Salvatore Leone.

It's the 19° mission in GTA III in chronological order, and it takes place in Portland. It becomes available after completing Chaperone.

There's a rat in the Leone Family and Claude needs to sniff him out.

Cutting The Grass: Mission Objectives

Park out the front of Luigi's club, Curly Bob will be leaving shortly.
Curly's left the club, tail him!
Whack Curly Bob!

GTA 3 Cutting The Grass Walkthrough: Tips & Tricks

Cutting the Grass is a mission given to the player by Salvatore Leone, head of the Leone crime family. It seems as if someone is selling secrets to the Colombian Cartel, and it's up to you to confirm these suspicions. A man by the name of Curly Bob is spending more money than he earns from Luigi's sex club, so he is the prime suspect. He usually gets a taxi home after work. Salvatore has you follow him to see where he goes.

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There are two methods you can use to complete this mission.

Upon gaining control after the opening cinematic, you're tasked with heading over to Luigi's, where you need to wait for Curly Bob to leave. If you haven't already, you may want to get a taxi before speeding over there.

Method 1: Follow Curly Bob

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Like many open-world video games, this mission can be completed in several different ways. You can either keep your distance and follow the taxi that Curly Bob gets into (as the game suggests), or you can take the road less traveled.

If you choose to follow him, you must stay a couple of car lengths behind the taxi. After your target hops in, a 'Spook-o-Meter' will appear at the top of the screen. If you get too close, the bar will begin to fill, and if it gets full, the mission will fail. The bar will eventually deplete if you keep your distance and act inconspicuously.

Method 2: Be The Taxi Driver

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You can also snag a taxi and drive it to Luigi's club, where another cab will be waiting out front. Park right behind it and remain stationary. A moment or two later, Curly will saunter outside and get into your vehicle instead.

A new message will appear onscreen, and you'll be tasked with taking him to Portland Harbor. Going this route will bypass the entire tedious tailing segment. Getting him there in one piece will advance the mission.

Catalina's Reappearance

No matter which option you choose, you'll end up in Portland Harbor, near an oversized cargo ship, where Catalina and Miguel are waiting for Curly Bob. She will bribe him with the street drug SPANK, and he will rat out the Leone crime family, divulging most of the events that have unfolded thus far in the game due to your exploits. Catalina leaves soon after, leaving you with the opportunity to take him out.

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Silence the Rat

After eavesdropping on the brief meeting, you're next objective is to kill Curly Bob. Though this can be done by any means necessary, it's recommended to use a vehicle as a weapon and turn him into fender ketchup.

Curly will be armed with a heavy-duty shotgun, so closing in on foot will almost always lead to death and a mission failure due to your fragile health meter. Floor it and run him over at a decent pace before he can get more than one shot in!

NOTE: Ensure your vehicle of choice is of moderate speed and in pristine condition! It only takes a couple of shots from the powerful weapon he wields to destroy your vehicle, and there isn't an option to bail out! A taxi will work well here, as it isn't too sluggish.

As soon as Curly Bob is dealt with, the mission is passed, and you're given $15,000 for your work. For more walkthroughs just like this one, you can access guides to all GTA 3 Story Missions.