GTA Online Editor and Thief Mission Walkthrough

Martin Madrazo wants the editor of the Daily Globe stopped before he hands his photographs to the police in La Mesa. You intercept the editor on the road, take the evidence from him and bring it to Madrazo’s house in the hills.

Before you start

A fast car helps a lot. If you have none nearby the job provides one, but your own sports car is better for the chase and the getaway.

Bring a pistol or SMG you can fire from a car, and armor for the police that show up afterwards.

With a partner, one of you drives while the other shoots.

Objectives

Go to the Daily Globe offices.
Take out the editor.
Steal the evidence.
Lose the Cops.
Deliver the evidence to Madrazo’s house.

Editor and Thief walkthrough

Get to the Daily Globe offices

You start on foot in a dark side street with a car waiting a few steps away. Jump in and follow the marker through Downtown toward the Daily Globe building. The route runs along Las Lagunas Boulevard, and there is no hurry at this point because nobody is shooting at you yet. Use the drive to check the minimap, since the editor’s car will appear on it as the target the moment you get close.

Walking toward the parked car at the start of the job, Downtown at night

Running up the street toward the vehicle with the objective to reach the Daily Globe offices

Driving past the shopping plaza on the way to the Daily Globe offices

Cruising along Las Lagunas Boulevard with the destination marker on the minimap

Catch the editor

Once you are near the offices the objective changes to taking out the editor. He is on the road in a car heading for the La Mesa police station, so you need to get alongside or behind him fast. Cars at red lights are the best chance to catch up. Do not ram him if you can avoid it, because the evidence has to survive. If he reaches the station the job fails, so keep close and shoot his car or him as soon as you have a clear line.

Speeding down a Downtown street after the target, objective says take out the editor

Racing along Peaceful Street at night while the editor is still ahead

Closing on two cars waiting at a red light on an intersection

Steal the evidence

When the editor is down, a new objective appears to steal the evidence he was carrying. Stop right next to the spot, grab the photographs and move on at once, because a wanted level starts as soon as you take them. Your health and armor bars are shown at the top of the screen during this part, so check them before you drive off.

Driving away with the evidence while the police pursue

Lose the cops

The police are after you, so the next job is to lose them. Stay on main roads at first to build speed, then turn into side streets and break line of sight. You can also leave the area and wait out the search. Once the stars are gone, the marker for Madrazo’s house returns and you can drive straight there without worrying about the editor any more.

Driving along San Vitus Boulevard through Rockford Hills with the delivery marker active

Taking a turn onto Milton Road after shaking off the police

Deliver the evidence

Follow the route west into the Vinewood Hills toward Madrazo’s house. The roads get narrow and winding, so ease off in the bends to avoid hitting a wall. Pull up at the gate, then walk to Martin to hand over the photographs. He talks through the result, and the job ends once the cash and JP card appears.