Franklin meets Michael while trying to fraudulently repossess his child's automobile, leading to a battle between Michael as well as Simeon that has Franklin obtain discharged from his work; Michael and Franklin later on become pals. When Michael locates his partner Amanda sleeping with her tennis coach, he as well as Franklin chase the coach to a manor, which Michael partly ruins in anger. The owner of the mansion becomes the girlfriend of Martin Madrazo, a Mexican drug lord that requires payment to stay clear of additional violence. Michael goes back to a life of criminal offense to obtain the money, employing Franklin as an accomplice.

With the assistance of Michael's old good friend Lester Crest, a handicapped hacker, they perform a jewelry shop break-in to settle the financial debt. On the other hand, Trevor, that now lives in a trailer camp in Blaine County on the borders of Los Santos, hears of the heist as well as knows that it was Michael's job; Trevor had actually believed that Michael was eliminated in their botched robbery in Ludendorff. Trevor tracks Michael down and also rejoins with him, compeling a reluctant Michael to accept him back right into his life. release as well as was shared in between many of Superstar's studios worldwide. The advancement team drew impact from many of their previous projects such as Red Dead Redemption as well as Max Payne 3 and also designed the game around three lead protagonists to introduce on the core framework of its precursors.