Paleto Score Setup
After Minor Turbulence the mission waits at Trevor's meth lab in Sandy Shores. The FIB agents Haines and Norton have another job but no money for the equipment it needs, so Michael calls Lester about a small bank in Paleto Bay.
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Casing the bank
Get in Michael's car with Trevor and drive to Paleto Bay to pick up Lester. Look over the front of the Blaine County Savings Bank, then drive round the side and shoot the alarm. Wait at the gas station nearby and watch how long the police take to arrive.
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The race back and the gunman
Michael and Trevor race each other back to the meth lab, one in the car and one on a motorbike; you can play either. There, Lester sets up the score and you pick one gunman for it (see the crew choice below).
- Gold: drive to the bank within 3:30; win the race back to the meth lab.
Predator
Franklin has been tailing the O'Neil brothers, who are after Trevor. Start the mission with any of the three; switching to Franklin skips the opening scene. Predator and Military Hardware open together and can be done in either order; the heist needs both.
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The chase
As Franklin, follow the brothers' car up the coast and into Raton Canyon until it crashes, and the brothers run into the woods.
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The hunt
Trevor flies Michael to the canyon from the Sandy Shores airfield. As Michael, snipe the brothers from the helicopter; the last one runs, and Franklin follows Chop after him. Pick Franklin and Chop up in the helicopter and fly back to the airfield.
- Gold: finish with at least 70% accuracy; complete within 9:00; kill 3 enemies with a headshot; don't kill any animals.
Military Hardware
The setup for the heist: a military convoy with the equipment is crossing the Grand Senora Desert.
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Stop the convoy
Get ahead of the convoy, block the road with your vehicle and lay sticky bombs on it. Set them off as the convoy arrives, deal with the guards, take the truck carrying the hardware and drive it back to Trevor's meth lab.
- Gold: kill 5 enemies with a headshot; stop the convoy using a sticky bomb trap.
The Paleto Score
The crew meets at the meth lab. Michael, Trevor and the gunman go into the bank; Franklin waits nearby for the getaway.
A skilled gunman holds his own and makes his own way out near the end. An unskilled one is crushed by a car during the escape and drops his share of the take, which Michael or Trevor can pick up so the money is not lost. One walkthrough recommends Packie or Chef as the good picks.
The cuts differ between guides: the GTA Wiki lists the cheap gunmen Norm Richards at 7% and Daryl Johns at 6%, while GTABase gives 10.5% and 9% for the same two.
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Inside the bank
Drive the van to Paleto Bay, drop Franklin off and park at the bank. Inside, the gunman burns through the door to the deposit room; when prompted, kick it in as Michael and take the money.
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The street fight
The crew walks out in heavy armour, Trevor with a minigun. Destroy the police cars outside, then the helicopter, and push on through the streets, shooting down the fences in your way. The military joins in.
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The bulldozer and the factory
Control switches to Franklin, who brings a bulldozer to carry the others. Fight through the Cluckin' Bell factory to the loading area, hold off the soldiers, and get on the passing train to finish.
- Gold: fire over 4000 bullets; finish with at least 50% accuracy; complete within 16:00; cause $1,000,000 damage in Paleto Bay.
- Story trophy: Small Town, Big Job ("You made a big impression at the Paleto Bay Chicken Festival").
Derailed
At Trevor's trailer, Trevor tells Michael about a Merryweather train carrying something worth stealing.
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Onto the train
As Trevor, ride the Sanchez to the tracks east of Sandy Shores and take the higher ground beside them to jump onto the train. Ride along the roof to the engine and take it over.
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At the bridge
As Michael, take the dinghy to the Raton Canyon rail bridge. After the cutscene, blow open the orange container's doors with a sticky bomb. Merryweather attacks in waves, by boat, by helicopter and from the bridge; cover Michael as Trevor, then escape in the dinghy and land at the beach.
- Gold: complete within 11:30; reach top speed on the Sanchez; land on the train using the first jump.
Monkey Business
The three meet Haines and Norton at Cape Catfish. The FIB want a chemical weapon stolen from the Humane Labs, and the two agents go in with Michael.
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In through the water
Take the dinghy down the coast, dive, and cut open the grate over the underwater tunnel. Swim through into the lab.
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The nerve toxin
Michael has a stun gun: stun the lab workers and guards on the way up. A scientist has locked himself in with the toxin; when he opens up, take it. The alarm then sounds, so fight your way out and put the toxin in the refrigeration unit outside.
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The airlift
As Trevor, lift the container with the Cargobob and fly it to the Sandy Shores airfield, set it on the trailer and land. Then drive Patricia to the house the marker shows to finish.
- Gold: stun 8 enemies with the stun gun; kill 15 enemies with a headshot; finish with at least 70% accuracy; complete within 13:30.
Hang Ten
Trevor goes back to Floyd's apartment at Vespucci Beach. Debra is home, the argument ends with a gun drawn, and Trevor leaves alone with Wade.
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To the strip club
The whole mission is the drive: take Trevor's car to the Vanilla Unicorn.
- Gold: complete within 4:00.
Surveying the Score
The crew meets at the Vanilla Unicorn to plan the big one: the Union Depository. The scene you get depends on who starts it; Trevor gets the full one.
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The building
As Michael, with Franklin, drive to the Union Depository and look over its front and its garage entrance.
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The security vans
As Trevor, with Lester, take the helicopter from the Sandy Shores airfield and follow the security vans on their practice run, keeping close enough not to be warned about distance. Then find the construction site Lester wants and hover low over it until he has what he needs. Finish by flying back to the airfield, or by switching to Michael and taking Franklin home.
- Gold: follow the vans without being warned on distance; find the construction hole within 20 seconds; fly under the bridge while following the vans; fly through the tunnel while following the vans; complete within 11:00.
Stretch Completion
What changes along the way, in a line each. Two of the mission guides we read list these; the third does not cover them.
- The Paleto Score: the MG and the Minigun at Ammu-Nation.
- Monkey Business: Michael and Trevor can go back into Los Santos, and Michael gets his Tailgater back.
- Hang Ten: the Vanilla Unicorn becomes Trevor's safehouse.
✅ Before Moving On...
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 20 October 2026 against IGN’s GTA 5 walkthrough, GTABase’s mission pages, the GTA Wiki on Fandom (its mission pages and its heist crew page), Eurogamer’s story mission and gold medal checklist, and the trophy lists of Exophase and the GTA Wiki. Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it, and what the sources do not describe is not on this page.