You're one lucky son of a bitch, I gotta say. To mess up the beginning part like that and not to get the "you've lost him" message is truly the case of incredible luck.
Again, thank you for watching this walkthrough Tynch250. I enjoy seeing the positive comments and people reminiscing about their Driver 2 days haha! This was an amazing game to play again and the walkthrough was fun to make!
Is it reall Jericho at the end? I personally thought it was just to hint there's gonna be a D3 and in there Jericho says to Tanner "Remember me? I remember you, you're the cop and in the guy that said I'd find you" but who knows
The sound effect from Jericho's sawed off shotguns is also used for the Colt Python in the original Resident Evil as well as for the Desert Eagle for its sequel.
I remember memorizing this sequence to try and get ahead of the chopper wreck before it "crashed".. those very last turns are there to slow down the player
I perfected the beginning of the mission so I was able to outrun the heli and fail the mission at the section seen at around 2:35. I could not believe my eyes... 😄 However the chopper gets so fast at the lake section and at the last turns (as you said) so it is impossible to get there first. (Not to mention the constantly ramming cars which always take you away a few seconds if not more...)
Back when I came to this mission for the first time, the traffic always got in the way for me too. And I agree with your other statement also, this was a long journey for Tanner and Tobias haha.
all i have to say about this mission is? I HATE IT SO Much its so bloody Hard it took me a long time to finish this damn level and the game screws me over right at the end were it tells me you lost sight of the chopper at the end GRRRRRRRRRRR I hated that
@ezescousin14213 He was asked what more there was besides Lenny between the Caine and Vasquez. As Tanner and Jones had already realised there was some other connection but didnt know what. The shot of Caine and Vasquez shaking hands at the end reveals that they both have the same tattoo. The same tattoo the dead guy in the morgue at the start had which identified him as one of the gang. This means that either Caine and Vasquez used to be partners, or Caine used to work for him,
They were partners. It's likely Lenny got Caine to split off from Vasquez to build his own syndicate. Whichever side had Lenny clearly had the upper hand, hence why Vasquez was growing in power when Lenny hopped sides. So once Lenny was taken off the streets, Caine and Vasquez leveled out to even playing field as they originally were (ie, back to where they were before).
Caine and Vasquez were both separate gang leaders (Caine runs Chicago's gangs and Vasquez is the Brazilian gang boss). Basically, Vasquez wanted to expand his operation north to Chicago. Caine, of course, isn't happy about Vasquez and the Brazilians wanting to take over their Chicago turf. In a nutshell, that's basically where their hatred for each other stemmed from.
What the hell? I don't know what you were expecting. Tanner is actually a cop at the end of the day. His priority is to bring Lenny in. That moment was his best chance at finally ending it. What did you expect him to do?
So I've been stuck on DRIVER & DRIVER 2 last missions for 20 years etc. Literally just completed both in the past 2 days i feel so accomplished 😂. I also agree DRIVER 1 last mission is 3683646% harder & more frustrating
@@hiimpubg360Legitimately harder or full of BS harder? If you're talking former, then The Pres Run is harder (it's basically Survival mode with rain, day-to-night time change and a long trek from A to B). If you're talking latter, Chase The Gunman is the most glaring case of that.
@@WickedParanoid Nah, I'd call President's Run also full of BS harder. If you play the mission with medium or easy copy difficulty, it's actually pretty easy to keep the pursuing cars at bay by tricking their AI; it's overall easier than chase the gun man. On hard, though, it's more than 90% luck. That's the PS1 version, btw. For some reason, the mission is pretty nerfed in difficulty in the PC version.
The chopper was at the EXTREME tip of my radar. If he would have gone straight, it without a doubt would have been a failed mission for me. I think it was because of him turning that gave me time to catch up to him. But yea, this mission took me a while to beat back when I first was playing this game.
I know, tell me about it right???!!!! I was livid when I uploaded this and found out that the audio was muted. This was the first video I uploaded that caught my attention to having copyrighted material. But believe me, I too was like geez, its just a walkthrough TH-cam, no need to throw copyright matters in my face.
Recently made some replays and edited the camera angles and saved them on VHS and with teh replay with this mission I once had stuff to happen. Completed this, saved a replay. Watched it later, from that Mission Completed menu, saved the game. Result: after load the 2nd cutscene plays, then the end credits with the sounds from 3rd-6th cutscenes. If one watches a replay and chooses Restart from the Mission Completed menu, one can play a mission using another disc, i.e. Disc 2 mission on Disc 1.
+NostalgiaGamesProd True, but both probably had been mutual allies before Lenny decided to put ideas into Vasquez' head about expanding up North and probably taking Caine out of the picture in the process.
Nah, that one's way worse. At least here you can purposefully keep them on your tail for most of that straight stretch, which is, at least for me, the most troublesome part of this mission thanks to RNGesus's fuckery with ahead-oncoming pursuer spawns (having just one guy on my tail is good enough for me, no need for both of them being alive). That gunman mission, though, is pure randomized hell.
I think my version of the game must be broken or something, i never crush a single car and i still can't beat this mission, u did and still the chopper waits for you -.-
It was probably some person that recognized Tanner and decided to engage in pursuit. Maybe they were signifying that a sequel was to be released (and that the story would continue)? To be honest, I never really quite got who that was, but it probably could be interpreted multiple ways.
1000Vlogs, you pretty much hit the nail on the head regarding the President's Run mission. The limo's handling combined with the snowy weather makes it an incredibly hard mission, even if the limo is strengthened. Plus you have the FBI on you (and they are MUCH harder and crazier than the regular police). Even still, I get headaches when I know that mission is coming in New York haha. At least with this mission the chopper gives you chances to catch up to it if you fall behind.
The song that starts at 5:45 is "Lacrimosa" by Mozart. If you meant the song that starts at 6:34, that's "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.
If you are talking about this video, this is the PSX version played on a PSX emulator on the computer. There is no actual PC version to this game. There's only the PSX version and the GBA version also.
The end of this mission is so fucking sadistic. You make it all the way to the end only to have the chopper pull away from you at the last goddamn second or the dickhead gangsters spawn right in front of you. I hate this game with every fiber of my being. EDIT: I did it. I am finally free. Farewell and good riddance to this atrocity of a game.
so did we get to know what lenny knew that was so important to both parties? or what else was between these two? we didn't even see Vasquez's face? bruh I'm glad I didn't care about story when I was a kid :))
i got used to this mission so i know where should i go. You dont have to keep the chopper in front of you or you will lose it in the final part where it gets a lot fast..
Yeah I know what you mean Xegethra... sorry about that. Megavideo does that sometimes... I tried uploading this to Google Video before posting it on Megavideo but even Google Video has gotten strict with their music and audio standards... I wish everything could go back to a couple of years ago when these video hosting sites didn't even care about audio content and copyright.
Was that Vasquez and Caine shaking hands (well...wrists..) at the end? And also, does anyone know what was between Vasquez and Caine besides Pink Lenny? Like they had a history together or something right?
I agree with you Mike, it is such BS that they are disabling audio due to copyright laws. I sincerely hope that TH-cam does not ban video game content for being uploaded on here!!!! That would really suck.
Ohhhhh no, no. I´m sorry the PC version only was for DRIV3R yes you have right. I played driver 2 only with an emulator. Driver 2 was one of the most hardest game for the PS. Greetings man from Mexico!!!
I'm guessing that he meant that it took him a while (meaning the whole game) to figure out what was going on between Caine, Vasquez, and Lenny. Caine and Vasquez at one point (mentioned in Chicago Mission 4) say they're going to team up to take down Lenny. At the end of the game though, they are back to hating each other again. I think the whole time, both Caine and Vasquez hated Lenny, and it took Tanner the whole game to figure that out. At least that's what I got out of it.
Or you can view this same video (except with sound) on our Megavideo page. Link's in the side description on this page. I agree, just because WMG has problems with people (accidently) using songs licensed to them shouldn't give them the right to drag everyone else down with them...
yeah your right his cocky attitude almost got him he killed in driver 3 so in a way he had it coming for him he think's his some kind of bad ass but in reality Jericho would mop the floor with his face don't you think.
In order to cheat in Driver 2, you either have to beat the game normally or use a Gameshark with the game. There are no official button combinations to press on the title screen or what not. It's simply a matter of beating the game and using the cheats that the game gives you from there.
That's weird... Im pretty sure I have the latest version of flash too yet I can play the video on the link just fine. The only thing that changed since I last clicked it was this iReel box comes up before the movie plays. You click on the red play button and it will take you to this website (just close it). After that, then the video opens for me. What site are you getting your flash download from? I went to Adobe's website and there's a link for flash and shockwave.
Yeah I know Jones is alive in Driv3r, I have a whole walkthrough on my page showing that I beat the PC version of the game... I guess the day I wrote that comment I was questioning whether Driv3r took place before or after Driver 2.
The only cheats I remember are the ones that you obtain when you complete story mode (the Invincibility, Immunity, etc.). There are also the Gameshark codes for the game. Other than those, I don't know of any other cheats for this game.
Hey, sorry if my comment was passed off as angry. It was no way intended to be but is there really a PC version? Cause I have searched everywhere and have come to the conclusion it doesn't exist but that would be insane if it did!!
I am sure that that is Vasquez on the left, don't know who that is on the right... you actually might be right, it does look like Caine. And to answer to your second question. I know Vasquez and Caine do have a long history together. I think Caine is Vasquez's money man and his throw around to do his dirty work. I also think he uses Caine to control his money ring in Chicago and Vegas.
Anyone else here in 2022 clinging to their childhood nostalgia? I never got to finish the game but this was satisfying to watch, thanks 🙏🏻
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
I rented this game and could NOT beat this level. So annoying to get stuck on the last mission when you have to return it haha oh well.
Im finishing the game today for the second time
I'm here from 🇧🇷. Driver 2 was amazing
2023 Jan 1
05:18 First plane to have a turboprop and a turbofan at the same time
There is a lot of things wrong with this game
Only now do I realise I was literally 1 corner away from completing this game.
I was basically racing ahead of him in order to have a chance at the end lol
0:47 jericho in driver 3 "remember me? i remember you. you're the cop and im the guy who said ill find you".
No problem, glad you enjoyed watching the walkthrough! I loved replaying this game for TH-cam and am glad that people enjoy the walkthrough!
This level takes me back, so many attempts
Still giving me goosebumps.
You're one lucky son of a bitch, I gotta say. To mess up the beginning part like that and not to get the "you've lost him" message is truly the case of incredible luck.
In the European versions, the song "Just Dropped In" starts playing only in the credits.
I need this game back again this was a game growing up since my dad was hanging out but my days are up since he passed since 2015
Again, thank you for watching this walkthrough Tynch250. I enjoy seeing the positive comments and people reminiscing about their Driver 2 days haha! This was an amazing game to play again and the walkthrough was fun to make!
What a good memories
Is it reall Jericho at the end? I personally thought it was just to hint there's gonna be a D3 and in there Jericho says to Tanner "Remember me? I remember you, you're the cop and in the guy that said I'd find you" but who knows
Kylejacklemmon No it was Jones
I downloaded this song off Napster when I was a kid lol.
5:12 LOL Reflections Airlines
Great walkthrough. Brought back the memories i had of this awesome game.
The sound effect from Jericho's sawed off shotguns is also used for the Colt Python in the original Resident Evil as well as for the Desert Eagle for its sequel.
I remember memorizing this sequence to try and get ahead of the chopper wreck before it "crashed".. those very last turns are there to slow down the player
I perfected the beginning of the mission so I was able to outrun the heli and fail the mission at the section seen at around 2:35. I could not believe my eyes... 😄
However the chopper gets so fast at the lake section and at the last turns (as you said) so it is impossible to get there first. (Not to mention the constantly ramming cars which always take you away a few seconds if not more...)
Recognized me? I remember you, you're a cop, I promised to find you.
RIP Kenny Rogers
Back when I came to this mission for the first time, the traffic always got in the way for me too. And I agree with your other statement also, this was a long journey for Tanner and Tobias haha.
yes it was
They got go to Las Vegas in this game which is cool
all i have to say about this mission is? I HATE IT SO Much its so bloody Hard it took me a long time to finish this damn level and the game screws me over right at the end were it tells me you lost sight of the chopper at the end GRRRRRRRRRRR I hated that
I know that feel
me too!
I almost destroy my ps1
did you clear the final mission of driver 1?
And another thing is THESE FUCKING CARS KEEP ON SPAWNING IN FRONT OF ME D:
@@hugonubario haha, yeah my poor joystick. Got beaten hard if i crash and fail the mission
Not only that but the car is very weak, the “guards” spawn like magic and cars they are like they don’t care
@ezescousin14213 He was asked what more there was besides Lenny between the Caine and Vasquez. As Tanner and Jones had already realised there was some other connection but didnt know what.
The shot of Caine and Vasquez shaking hands at the end reveals that they both have the same tattoo. The same tattoo the dead guy in the morgue at the start had which identified him as one of the gang.
This means that either Caine and Vasquez used to be partners, or Caine used to work for him,
They were partners. It's likely Lenny got Caine to split off from Vasquez to build his own syndicate. Whichever side had Lenny clearly had the upper hand, hence why Vasquez was growing in power when Lenny hopped sides. So once Lenny was taken off the streets, Caine and Vasquez leveled out to even playing field as they originally were (ie, back to where they were before).
That's hilarious so they originally intended Driver 3 to come out in 2002
Caine and Vasquez were both separate gang leaders (Caine runs Chicago's gangs and Vasquez is the Brazilian gang boss). Basically, Vasquez wanted to expand his operation north to Chicago. Caine, of course, isn't happy about Vasquez and the Brazilians wanting to take over their Chicago turf. In a nutshell, that's basically where their hatred for each other stemmed from.
So, Lenny’s betrayal make it worse, right?
It's Jericho. Remember when he tells Tanner he'd find him?
yea and he find me but it's been a long time I arrest him
Looks like Vasquez got eyes and ears throughout Rio as they spotted Tanner chasing Lenny.
I think Tanner was getting too big for his shoes trying it with Jericho don't you think.
Definitely. It's the mistake that very nearly cost him his life on many occasions.
@@TheBatMav And led him to get shot in the back years later
What the hell? I don't know what you were expecting. Tanner is actually a cop at the end of the day. His priority is to bring Lenny in. That moment was his best chance at finally ending it. What did you expect him to do?
Thanks for your comment VonBoche! Glad you enjoyed the walkthrough!
It took me way to many times to beat this as a kid
So I've been stuck on DRIVER & DRIVER 2 last missions for 20 years etc. Literally just completed both in the past 2 days i feel so accomplished 😂. I also agree DRIVER 1 last mission is 3683646% harder & more frustrating
More than Chase the gunman???? Nah man thats a cap
@@hiimpubg360Legitimately harder or full of BS harder? If you're talking former, then The Pres Run is harder (it's basically Survival mode with rain, day-to-night time change and a long trek from A to B). If you're talking latter, Chase The Gunman is the most glaring case of that.
@@WickedParanoid after replaying both again no I change mind Pres Run is way harder
@@WickedParanoid Nah, I'd call President's Run also full of BS harder. If you play the mission with medium or easy copy difficulty, it's actually pretty easy to keep the pursuing cars at bay by tricking their AI; it's overall easier than chase the gun man. On hard, though, it's more than 90% luck. That's the PS1 version, btw. For some reason, the mission is pretty nerfed in difficulty in the PC version.
It's Just dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) by Kenny Rogers. Glad you enjoyed the walkthrough!
The chopper was at the EXTREME tip of my radar. If he would have gone straight, it without a doubt would have been a failed mission for me. I think it was because of him turning that gave me time to catch up to him. But yea, this mission took me a while to beat back when I first was playing this game.
DRIVER 02 PS1 MISSION 09 FINAL MISSION V2 "5 2024) 😀😀
You're not gonna shoot that!
5:01 pouch and kick
This and "get jones to the airport" are the hardest missions in the game
He should've let Jericho walk and taken down Lenny togethor. Him and Jericho made a good team!
And this mission had no time limit!
I know, tell me about it right???!!!! I was livid when I uploaded this and found out that the audio was muted. This was the first video I uploaded that caught my attention to having copyrighted material. But believe me, I too was like geez, its just a walkthrough TH-cam, no need to throw copyright matters in my face.
5:45 GOD SCENE
Recently made some replays and edited the camera angles and saved them on VHS and with teh replay with this mission I once had stuff to happen.
Completed this, saved a replay. Watched it later, from that Mission Completed menu, saved the game. Result: after load the 2nd cutscene plays, then the end credits with the sounds from 3rd-6th cutscenes.
If one watches a replay and chooses Restart from the Mission Completed menu, one can play a mission using another disc, i.e. Disc 2 mission on Disc 1.
who is chasing Tanner at the end? it looks like Jones's car but it might be Jericho !!
BTW, you can view this video with audio on our megavideo page. The link to our channel is on our TH-cam page.
+NostalgiaGamesProd True, but both probably had been mutual allies before Lenny decided to put ideas into Vasquez' head about expanding up North and probably taking Caine out of the picture in the process.
**** it, Tanner. Let's go bowling
I find this mission more aggravating than Chase the Gunman
Nah, that one's way worse. At least here you can purposefully keep them on your tail for most of that straight stretch, which is, at least for me, the most troublesome part of this mission thanks to RNGesus's fuckery with ahead-oncoming pursuer spawns (having just one guy on my tail is good enough for me, no need for both of them being alive). That gunman mission, though, is pure randomized hell.
Virei esse jogo em 2008 com 16 anos após uma cirurgia com dois pino no pulso eo o braço enjessado sério muito show clássico.
Muito massa man... joguei aos 14... 15 anos e agora com 34 tentando de novo, agora falta só a última missão
Beautifull the last song, and i love this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when i was a little kid like 9-10 years old i got to this mission and never beat it :(
Go back for round two then!
I think my version of the game must be broken or something, i never crush a single car and i still can't beat this mission, u did and still the chopper waits for you -.-
It was probably some person that recognized Tanner and decided to engage in pursuit. Maybe they were signifying that a sequel was to be released (and that the story would continue)? To be honest, I never really quite got who that was, but it probably could be interpreted multiple ways.
So hard this mission
1000Vlogs, you pretty much hit the nail on the head regarding the President's Run mission. The limo's handling combined with the snowy weather makes it an incredibly hard mission, even if the limo is strengthened. Plus you have the FBI on you (and they are MUCH harder and crazier than the regular police). Even still, I get headaches when I know that mission is coming in New York haha. At least with this mission the chopper gives you chances to catch up to it if you fall behind.
The song that starts at 5:45 is "Lacrimosa" by Mozart. If you meant the song that starts at 6:34, that's "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.
I FUCKING LOVE this game when im playng it, some memories of old time come back to me.
If you are talking about this video, this is the PSX version played on a PSX emulator on the computer. There is no actual PC version to this game. There's only the PSX version and the GBA version also.
It's Jericho. It's a sequel hook for Driv3r.
Hey thanks for your comment FootballGameMaster! Glad you liked the missions and the walkthrough!
The end of this mission is so fucking sadistic. You make it all the way to the end only to have the chopper pull away from you at the last goddamn second or the dickhead gangsters spawn right in front of you. I hate this game with every fiber of my being.
EDIT: I did it. I am finally free. Farewell and good riddance to this atrocity of a game.
Surprised someone hasn’t hacked the game to drive the chopper by now LOL
There's no PC version of the game. Are console games just as easy to hack as PC games?
That would have to be a really complex mod since theres no helicopter flying code to hack into.
@@BullworthGraduate old games are pretty well known how to hack at that point.
@@BullworthGraduate well now's there's a port
so did we get to know what lenny knew that was so important to both parties? or what else was between these two? we didn't even see Vasquez's face? bruh I'm glad I didn't care about story when I was a kid :))
The Last Song Never Thought That Was Kenny Rogers Before Country
Sorry to say but he died yesterday...
Rashaed yup im aware
i got used to this mission so i know where should i go. You dont have to keep the chopper in front of you or you will lose it in the final part where it gets a lot fast..
@FDeeJay
yeah my bad and i didnt mean tanner i meant jones, in driver 4 it was slink
i see all u Driver 2 Walkthrough u are the best
to bad because of this, jericho and tanner are Great Rivals, But i agree with you, they made a Good Team
Yes I really listen to music.
I get the parts of the song and put on google and found it.
Thank You!
oh shit the heli is taken off where is the engineer guy to show us some trick shots with the RPG.
@FDeeJay
yeah my bad and i didnt mean tanner i meant jones in driver 4 it was slink
Why did they make the AI so stupid? In the first game they were really fine avoiding other cars and walls while chasing you. Here are just dumber...
Those were the days....
Yeah I know what you mean Xegethra... sorry about that. Megavideo does that sometimes... I tried uploading this to Google Video before posting it on Megavideo but even Google Video has gotten strict with their music and audio standards... I wish everything could go back to a couple of years ago when these video hosting sites didn't even care about audio content and copyright.
Como se llama la musica cuando sale el cristo redentor alguien sabe?
Mozart - Lacrimosa
6:57 Is that Jericho?
I think its Jones.
Because he drives the same car.
True...
Was that Vasquez and Caine shaking hands (well...wrists..) at the end?
And also, does anyone know what was between Vasquez and Caine besides Pink Lenny? Like they had a history together or something right?
I agree with you Mike, it is such BS that they are disabling audio due to copyright laws. I sincerely hope that TH-cam does not ban video game content for being uploaded on here!!!! That would really suck.
Ohhhhh no, no. I´m sorry the PC version only was for DRIV3R yes you have right. I played driver 2 only with an emulator. Driver 2 was one of the most hardest game for the PS. Greetings man from Mexico!!!
I'm guessing that he meant that it took him a while (meaning the whole game) to figure out what was going on between Caine, Vasquez, and Lenny. Caine and Vasquez at one point (mentioned in Chicago Mission 4) say they're going to team up to take down Lenny. At the end of the game though, they are back to hating each other again. I think the whole time, both Caine and Vasquez hated Lenny, and it took Tanner the whole game to figure that out. At least that's what I got out of it.
nice guide, but the most final song... isnt that lacrimosa?
Michael Jackson shot his music video for They Don't Care About Us in Rio de Janeiro.
Or you can view this same video (except with sound) on our Megavideo page. Link's in the side description on this page. I agree, just because WMG has problems with people (accidently) using songs licensed to them shouldn't give them the right to drag everyone else down with them...
Agree, they are the reasons why TH-cam kinda went downhill from its greatness.
yeah your right his cocky attitude almost got him he killed in driver 3 so in a way he had it coming for him he think's his some kind of bad ass but in reality Jericho would mop the floor with his face don't you think.
Eu ja tive nesse forte ai do lado desse canhão que emoção
Just Dropped In - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Yeah I figured that I was wrong, especially since Jones is alive in Driv3r. And I have played Driv3r, have a whole walkthrough on my page.
@NostalgiaGamesProd no. jones is still alive in driver 3 if you didn't play it.
In order to cheat in Driver 2, you either have to beat the game normally or use a Gameshark with the game. There are no official button combinations to press on the title screen or what not. It's simply a matter of beating the game and using the cheats that the game gives you from there.
@alkhars11
Where?!
In Driver 4 there are not Tanner & Jones... The main character is TK.
That's weird... Im pretty sure I have the latest version of flash too yet I can play the video on the link just fine. The only thing that changed since I last clicked it was this iReel box comes up before the movie plays. You click on the red play button and it will take you to this website (just close it). After that, then the video opens for me. What site are you getting your flash download from? I went to Adobe's website and there's a link for flash and shockwave.
@NostalgiaGamesProd alright man thanks...ive always wondered
So nobody knows what Lenny knows ??
Yeah I know Jones is alive in Driv3r, I have a whole walkthrough on my page showing that I beat the PC version of the game... I guess the day I wrote that comment I was questioning whether Driv3r took place before or after Driver 2.
t6his mission was so hard back in the day
Hey LOSSCANNON2, I am pretty sure the storyline of Driver 2 is set in the 1970's. I know that it is not set in the 80's. Definitely not the 60's lol.
Driver case says in the back it is 70s and Driver 2 looks like older. So, I am assuming Driver 2 80-90s.
The only cheats I remember are the ones that you obtain when you complete story mode (the Invincibility, Immunity, etc.). There are also the Gameshark codes for the game. Other than those, I don't know of any other cheats for this game.
Bow chica bow bow bow
Hey, sorry if my comment was passed off as angry. It was no way intended to be but is there really a PC version? Cause I have searched everywhere and have come to the conclusion it doesn't exist but that would be insane if it did!!
I am sure that that is Vasquez on the left, don't know who that is on the right... you actually might be right, it does look like Caine.
And to answer to your second question. I know Vasquez and Caine do have a long history together. I think Caine is Vasquez's money man and his throw around to do his dirty work. I also think he uses Caine to control his money ring in Chicago and Vegas.
What is the statue theme?