Contact Grigori the Informant is a mission from Operation Blood Feud set in Moscow.
Summary[]
Meet with a professional informant named Grigori Pazinhov at a local bar, and convince him to help track Halbech's weapons smuggling operation in Moscow.
Available Intel[]
| Intel Type | Source | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigori Dossier | Anonymous | $12,000 | Dossier information on Grigori. Purchasing this Intel will expand your dossier on one of Moscow's most influential underground information brokers, Grigori. |
Objectives and Walkthrough[]
This mission is an interactive cutscene. Meet with Grigori Pazinhov and try to get information on Halbech from him. The way you conduct yourself here will determine the initial opinion Sergei Surkov has on Thorton, which will influence all future Moscow missions involving him.
The perk you get after the conversation is concluded is mostly decided by your choice during the Interrogate - Chat - Objective dialogue. The conversion can be rather lengthy, and there are plenty of ways to get Straight Talker (by switching between Professional and Aggressive responses) and Enough Chit-Chat (by threatening or using violence), but getting Friends in Low Places simply requires sticking to Suave responses from the start. Note that only Straight Talker and Friends in Low Places choices will prompt Grigori to ask for rerouting weapons to him as a favor, but are not required for you to be able to do that.
Also, it's possible to attack Grigori and still get Straight Talker perk, however post-mission debriefing will change if you resorted to violence: Grigori should be frightened and will warn his contacts about you.
If Moscow is the first hub visited, or if you've visited other hubs but haven't done any missions there, the conversation will be longer and less business-like with extra dialogue nodes and different names for options — but it won't affect the outcomes. We list both versions here.
Moscow is the first hub visited[]
- Grigori - First dialogue
- Grigori
- Grigori?
- Introduction
- Grigori - Second dialogue
- Interrogate - Go to Grigori / Interrogate
- Chat - Go to Grigori / Chat
- Objective - Go to Grigori / Objective
- Grigori / Interrogate - Locks you into perk Enough Chit-Chat.
- Threaten
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Friendly
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Introduction
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Headslam
- Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- Perk: Enough Chit-Chat.
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Threaten
- Grigori / Chat
- Threaten
- Go to Grigori / Interrogate
- Friendly
- Threaten
- Perk: Friends in Low Places
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Casual
- Perk: Friends in Low Places
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Objective
- Go to Grigori / Objective
- Threaten
- Introduction
- Go to Grigori / Objective
- Headslam
- Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- Perk: Enough Chit-Chat.
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Threaten
- Grigori / Objective - Locks you into perk Straight Talker.
- Interrogate
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Friendly
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1. Perk: Straight Talker (NOT Enough Chit-Chat).
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Unconcerned
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1. Perk: Straight Talker (NOT Enough Chit-Chat).
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Interrogate
- Grigori / Halbech
- Halbech
- Contact
- Missiles
- Dossier: Sergei Surkov
Moscow is the second or third hub visited[]
- Grigori - First dialogue
- Interrogate
- Go to Grigori / Interrogate
- Chat
- Interrogate
- Go to Grigori / Interrogate
- Health?
- Perk: Friends in Low Places
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Objective
- Go to Grigori / Objective
- Interrogate
- Objective
- Go to Grigori / Objective
- Interrogate
- Grigori / Interrogate - Locks you into perk Enough Chit-Chat.
- Threaten
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Apologetic
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Investigate
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Headslam
- Grigori -1, Mina -1.
- Perk: Enough Chit-Chat.
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Threaten
- Grigori / Objective - Locks you into perk Straight Talker.
- Interrogate
- Go to Grigori / Halbech
- Friendly
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1. Perk: Straight Talker (NOT Enough Chit-Chat).
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Unconcerned
- Threaten
- Discount - Lose $2,500.
- Comply - Lose $5,000.
- Smash Glass - Grigori -1, Mina -1. Perk: Straight Talker (NOT Enough Chit-Chat).
- All options go to Grigori / Halbech
- Interrogate
- Grigori / Halbech
- Halbech
- Contact
- Missiles
- Dossier: Sergei Surkov
Perks[]
Depending on how the talk with Grigori went you will earn one of 3 perks:
- Enough Chit-Chat (5% Weaponry Discount from Grigori): Your threatening demeanor made a lasting impression on Grigori. He'll sell you weapons for less, as he'd rather appease your belligerence than risk your temper over a few dollars.
- Friends in Low Places (10% Armory Discount from Grigori): You managed to win over Grigori with your good humor and charm. He'll provide you a significant discount with armor and armor modifications, as he never likes to see a friend get hurt.
- Straight Talker (5% Gadget discount from Grigori): You dealt with Grigori in a straight-forward, professional tenor. He knows you mean business and will supply you with high-tech supplies at a discount, trusting you'll provide him with steady income.
Choices and Consequences[]
Consequences of Previous Missions[]
- If you visit one of the other two hubs before Moscow and do missions there before meeting Grigori, he will already be aware of Mike's existence and the conversation will change to reflect that.
Consequences in Following Missions[]
- If you made friends with Grigori by being Suave, he will not warn the authorities or anyone else about Thorton. This will make so that the Embassy in the Intercept Surkov at US Embassy mission will be staffed by ordinary guards, and Sergei Surkov will not be aware of Thorton, which can actually make you fail the Embassy infiltration with certain dialogue choices. He would still react positively to Thorton and the dialogue options will be the same as with you being Professional.
- Being Professional with Grigori will make him sell the information on Thorton to Surkov and SIE, although story-wise there is little difference compared to being friends with him. Sergei Surkov would have very high opinion of Michael as a result of his professional reputation.
- If you were Suave or Professional with Grigori, then:
- He will suggest that you reroute the weapon shipment you find during Investigate Weapon Shipments to him for a fee, which earns a bit more than shipping the weapons to yourself and selling them at the Clearinghouse.
- Bonus objective intel will be available for purchase from Grigori in Assault Lazo's Yacht and Retrieve Data, earning you $5,000 and a Russian Mafia dossier.
- If you used an aggressive approach by threatening or resorting to violence, then Grigori will be frightened enough to warn his contacts about Michael. The Embassy during Intercept Surkov at US Embassy will be guarded by heavily armed marines. This will also ensure that Surkov will have a negative initial opinion of Thorton, which in turn will make unlocking Contact Surkov at Moscow Office mission more difficult, but it would still be possible to earn Surkov's respect and even turn him into an ally with correct choices. Overall, there is very little upside to this approach, other than role-playing purposes.