Docks to Stock

Giver
Lester Crest
Location
Lester's phone call, or the Pause Menu job list at rank 70; you start on a road outside the army base.

Lester wants a container of high-tech weapons that Merryweather have stashed under a bridge on Elysian Island. You steal a Cargobob from Fort Zancudo, shake the police, clear the compound and fly the container to Lester’s warehouse.

Before you start

Bring a carbine or assault rifle and wear body armor, since the Merryweather guards at the compound hit hard.

Fly with a partner if you can: one pilots the Cargobob while the other watches the ground.

Keep the Cargobob out of the open sea, because the container and the helicopter are both fail conditions.

Objectives

  1. Acquire a Cargobob.
  2. Lose the Cops.
  3. Go to the compound.
  4. Collect the container.
  5. Deliver the container to Lester’s warehouse.

Docks to Stock walkthrough

Take a Cargobob

Drive to the marker at Fort Zancudo and head for the helipads. The base is guarded by soldiers and the wanted level shoots up the moment you are seen, so approach from the road and move fast. Pick a car with good speed for the run in, and leave it near the pads. Climb into the Cargobob, and the objective changes at once.

Driving a black sports car along the coast road toward the army base
Standing beside the parked army Cargobob with a pistol drawn

Lose the cops

The army base gives you a high wanted level, and the mission will not move on until you drop it. Get airborne and fly low over the hills, away from the base, keeping the nose forward and the speed up. Police helicopters are slow to follow over open ground. If a teammate is the one wanted, wait for them to lose the stars before you go on.

Flying the Cargobob low over the dry hills, wanted stars at the corner
Cruising over the hills toward the Los Santos skyline
Flying past the downtown towers toward the harbor

Clear the compound

Follow the route across the city to Elysian Island and set the Cargobob down near the bridge. Merryweather guards hold the compound under the span and shoot as you land, so use the Cargobob as cover and fight from behind it. Pick off the guards one at a time and watch the ledges around the containers. Get out and fight as soon as the skids touch the ground.

Flying over the harbor bridges toward Elysian Island
The Cargobob parked on the dock beside the bridge
Aiming a rifle at guards between the cargo containers

Free the container

The container sits in a tight spot under the bridge, and the Cargobob cannot reach it there. Climb into the Dock Handler parked nearby and drive the container out into the open. Take it slowly, because the handler is wide and the stack of crates is close to the water. Put it down clear of the bridge, then walk back to the Cargobob.

The Dock Handler waiting beside the containers under the bridge
Driving the Dock Handler along the pier edge
Walking back to the parked Cargobob

Fly it home

Lift off, hover over the container and let the hook latch on. Fly low and steady toward Lester’s warehouse in Murrieta Heights, and avoid tight turns that could swing the load free. If the hook drops the container, set it down and hook it again. Land at the marker to finish.

Flying the Cargobob past the harbor domes with the hook ready
Carrying the container over the freeways of Los Santos
Lowering the container onto the warehouse yard

What fails this mission

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

  • the container is destroyed
  • the Dock Handler is destroyed
  • the team runs out of lives

After the mission

You earn cash and RP, rising with speed. Lester has more jobs at your rank.

The Mission Passed card