The Vice Assassination is a stakeout, not a chase from the opening marker. Franklin must identify Jackson Skinner by watching the woman he regularly collects in La Puerta. Wait for the correct car and plan a quiet exit to meet Clean Escape.
Step-by-step walkthrough
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Take the call and reach Mutiny Road
Answer Lester’s payphone at Legion Square and follow the marker to the pickup area on Mutiny Road. If you are using the stock strategy, buy Fruit before answering the call rather than after the target has been killed.
Park with a view of the woman and leave yourself an easy way out. A vehicle positioned facing away from a dead end saves time when the objective changes to leaving the area.
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Wait for the correct customer
Watch as the woman turns away other drivers. Do not attack the first car that stops: the target is identified by her accepting his pickup and entering the vehicle. Keep your distance while the encounter plays out.
Use the objective marker and the accepted pickup together to confirm Skinner. Starting a disturbance too soon can complicate the stakeout and ruin a clean attempt.
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Eliminate Skinner and leave without police attention
Once the correct target is identified, take a clear shot and leave the area promptly. A suppressed weapon and a position away from nearby witnesses help, but a suppressor alone does not make a public shooting invisible.
Clean Escape requires completing the mission without alerting the police. Causing a wanted level and then losing it does not satisfy that requirement. Avoid additional shots, collisions or confrontations after the target is down.
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Complete the report and check the portfolio
Travel far enough to finish the escape objective and allow Franklin’s call to Lester. Check the results for Clean Escape before moving on. If police were alerted, replay the mission with a different firing position and a simpler exit.
For the stock strategy, return to the main story save and monitor the positions there. The mission replay menu is useful for the medal, not for replacing the economic outcome of an already completed hit.
Gold medal checklist
- Clean Escape: Complete without alerting the police.
- Mission result: Eliminate the correct target and leave the area. The results screen also records time and money earned.
Stock-market timing in the story save
Buy Fruit (FRT) on BAWSAQ before the assassination. After the mission, monitor the rise and sell, then consider the follow-up position in Facade (FAC) after its drop. Sell that position after the recovery you observe in your save.
BAWSAQ availability can depend on the game’s connection and platform services. Check that you can use it before committing to a stock-focused run. Keep a separate pre-mission save and monitor actual portfolio changes rather than relying on a universal return percentage.
Common questions
How do I identify Skinner?
Wait until the woman accepts the pickup and enters his car. She rejects the earlier customers.
Does losing the wanted level count as Clean Escape?
No. The condition is to avoid alerting the police in the first place.
What happens next
Check the stock positions in your main save, then continue to the next available Lester assassination or the 100% completion checklist.