Recovery Time

Giver
Agatha Baker
Location
Ms. Baker's phone call or the Pause Menu job list; you start outside the Diamond Casino, where a helicopter is waiting.

A high roller’s car has been impounded at a police station and you have to get it back quietly. You sneak in for the keys, unlock the car and drive it back to the casino.

Before you start

Bring a suppressed pistol and armor in case the stealth part goes wrong.

Expect a wanted level as soon as you drive out, so know your escape route.

You have 15 minutes, so do not waste time before the police station.

The mission can also send you to the Rancho Projects to take the car back from the Vagos; bring a rifle for that version.

Objectives

  1. Go to Vespucci Police Station.
  2. Collect the keys.
  3. Unlock the Schlagen GT.
  4. Enter the Schlagen GT.
  5. Lose the Cops.
  6. Deliver the Schlagen GT to the Casino.

Recovery Time walkthrough

Get to the station

Take the helicopter parked by the casino and fly toward the Vespucci Police Station, marked on the map. The timer starts the moment the job begins, so head straight there at a steady height. Land away from the patrol cones and finish the last stretch on foot, so nobody notices the helicopter coming down beside the lot.

Standing by a black sports car outside the casino as the job title appears
Walking up to the waiting helicopter outside the casino
Flying over Los Santos rooftops toward the police station
Helicopter crossing the Vespucci Canals area on the way

Find the keys

Ms. Baker says the keys are in locker storage nearby. Creep along the fence and watch the officers: they only react inside their view cones, so wait until they turn away and then move. A patrolling officer carries the keys, so stay out of his sight and pick them up when the objective prompts you. Rushing in with a gun draws the whole lot.

Sneaking along a wall beside the police impound lot
Peeking around a pillar at the police vehicles
Crossing the lot toward the garage doors, armored truck in view
Running along the building wall toward a side door

Unlock the car

Once you hold the keys, get close to the Schlagen GT and press the key fob to unlock it. You can do this from the far side of a wall. Check that no officer faces the car, then slip into the driver’s seat. As soon as you start the engine you are on the clock for the escape.

Unlocking the Schlagen GT with the key fob beside a police car
Getting into the unlocked Schlagen GT in the police lot

Drive it to the casino

Leaving the lot gives you a two-star wanted level, so lose the police first. Use side streets and keep the car off walls: Ms. Baker begs you not to ruin it. If it gets badly damaged, Los Santos Customs repairs it for free. Once the stars are gone, follow the marker north to the casino and drive into its garage.

Driving the Schlagen GT along a road in Little Seoul
Speeding along a highway into the glare of the sun
Passing a sedan on a city road in Alta
Pulling the car into the casino garage entrance

What fails this mission

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

  • the Schlagen GT is destroyed
  • the 15 minute timer runs out

After the mission

The mission ends with the car delivered and you receive cash, chips and RP. Ms. Baker then calls to thank you and says she has left an item for you at the docks.

Mission Passed card on the road outside the casino