Ivan the Not So Terrible is the first of seven Grand Theft Auto IV missions that offers a morality choice in which you have to decide between two actions, e.g., sparing or killing Ivan. It is also the first mission in which ladders and jumping are used. The mission begins with Vlad explaining to Niko that Ivan Bytchkov has upset his boss, Mikhail Faustin. As a result, Vlad wants you to kill Ivan. Vlad then explains that he convinced Ivan to rob Roman's taxi depot and that killing him would be considered an act of "self-defense."

• Get Vlad's Blista Compact.
• Drive to Roman's cab depot. 
• Do not stop the car. Ivan has robbed the depot and is making his getaway.
• Chase Ivan to the nearby construction site where he crashes and runs up a ladder.
• Exit the car.
• Chase him up the ladder to the top.
• Ivan then proceeds to climb another ladder. 
• Continue to follow him until a cutscene is triggered.
• Ivan jumps to another building in the cutscene. Hop onto the crane and follow.
• Continue to follow Ivan as he jumps to additional buildings.
• When Ivan gets to the final building, Niko yells that there is nowhere else to run.
• Ivan runs across a catwalk to a broken fire escape.
• He steps over the edge and hangs on. 
• When Niko gets to Ivan, the player can choose between helping him up and letting him go, shooting him, or stepping on Ivan's fingers so he falls to his death. If you spare him, Ivan will return as a random character later in the game and ask you to do a street mission for some extra cash. 
• Whether or not you spare or kill Ivan, call Vlad to tell him that Ivan is dead.
• Collect $200 and unlock Uncle Vlad for successful mission completion.