Decoy

Location
Love Media building, Bedford Point, Staunton Island
Reward
$35,000

SWAT teams have surrounded the warehouse at the airport where the old oriental gentleman and Donald Love’s package are hiding. Take a decoy Securicar and lead the police away from the warehouse, keeping them busy for three minutes without letting the van be destroyed.

Objectives

  1. Get to the warehouse at Francis International Airport.
  2. Get into the Securicar.
  3. Now lead the cops away from the warehouse!
  4. Survive until the timer runs out.

Decoy walkthrough

A lesson in business

Donald Love offers a lesson in business: other people will want what you have, even if they have little understanding of its true value. SWAT teams have cordoned off the area around his associate and the package. Keep them busy and the old man should make good his escape.

Donald Love beginning his lesson in business
Donald Love asking Claude to keep the SWAT teams busy

To the airport

Drive to Francis International Airport in Shoreside Vale, across the Lift Bridge. The Securicar is parked by the warehouse. Get in and the game tells you to lead the cops away from the warehouse. A timer starts and the van’s damage bar appears, along with a wanted level.

Driving through Staunton Island toward the Lift Bridge
Arriving at Francis International Airport
The Securicar leaving the warehouse with the objective to lead the cops away

Lead the police around

The airport is the best place to keep moving. The runways and taxiways are wide open, with no traffic, so drive laps around them and keep the police cars behind you. Avoid driving back toward the warehouse, because staying too close fails the mission. Swerve to stop police cars getting alongside, and keep an eye on the damage bar.

Driving the Securicar across the airport with the police following
Racing along the runway in the Securicar
Leading the police around the airport at sunset

When the timer reaches zero, the old man has escaped and the mission passes. You can stay in the van until the end, since the police mostly ram rather than shoot.

The last seconds of the timer on the runway
The Securicar near the terminal as the timer runs out

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • The Securicar is destroyed
  • The police discover who you are
  • You stay too close to the warehouse

After the mission

Donald Love pays $35,000. His next mission, Love’s Disappearance, is waiting at his building.

The Mission Passed notice at the airport, paying $35,000