Lost and Found

Location
Lance's Apartment, Ocean Beach, Vice City Beach
Reward
$1,500

Lance warns you that Louise may be in danger, so you fetch her from the hospital. A message from Lance sends you both up in a helicopter, first to rescue him from a burning rooftop and then to chase down the men who robbed him.

Before you start

Take it easy at the controls. You do not need extra weapons for this mission, but a steady hand with the helicopter matters more than anything you could carry.

Objectives

  1. Go to the Downtown hospital to pick up Louise.
  2. Take Louise to the helicopter.
  3. Go to Lance and see what trouble he is in.
  4. Be careful not to damage your helicopter!
  5. Land the helicopter on the rooftop before Lance is burned alive by the fire!
  6. Martinez’ goons are fleeing in boats! Take Lance to kill them.
  7. Position the helicopter just above the Tropic boat.
  8. Take Louise home.

Lost and Found walkthrough

Lance’s warning

Go into Lance’s apartment. He asks whether Louise is still in the hospital and says Martinez has called to threaten her. After a short argument Vic decides to get her. Leave the building and drive to the hospital in Downtown, where the marker is waiting beside the entrance.

Two men talking in a dim apartment, subtitle asking if Louise is still in hospital
Vic stepping out of a white car at night with the Go to the Downtown hospital message
A red sports car driving at night under the Ocean Beach area name with a biker beside it

Picking up Louise

Drive to the Downtown hospital. Louise is waiting outside and the two of them talk and make peace. A message from Lance then arrives, saying that he is trapped in a burning building and asks for a helicopter. There is one on the hospital roof. Walk Louise up there and get in.

A red car driving at night past neon signs toward the hospital
Vic meeting Louise outside the hospital at night
Vic and Louise talking beside parked cars outside the hospital at night

Flying to Lance

Take off in the Air Ambulance and fly to Ocean Beach. Keep the helicopter steady and clear of buildings, because any damage is shown by the Damage meter and a destroyed helicopter fails the mission. Fly low over the rooftops, watch the radar for the marker, and then bring the helicopter down on the burning building.

The rescue helicopter hovering over a car park with the Be careful not to damage message
The helicopter flying over night-time rooftops with the Damage meter showing
The helicopter near tall lit buildings with the Land the helicopter on the rooftop message

Chasing the boats

Land on the roof and Lance climbs on board. He explains that Martinez’s goons have taken his money and are fleeing in boats. From here, Lance fires from the side while you fly. Tilting the helicopter lowers his balance and stops him shooting, so keep it level and hold it just above the boat he is aiming at.

The Tilting the helicopter will lower Lance's balance message
The helicopter over dark water with gunfire streaking toward a boat
The helicopter hovering above a boat at night with Lance speaking about the money

Taking Louise home

Once the goons are dead, Lance leaves in the boat with his money. Fly Louise back to her sister’s apartment in Little Havana. Land near the marker and she gets out, ending the mission.

The helicopter flying over the city at dusk as Louise and Vic talk
The helicopter flying over a bay with a long bridge in the distance
Vic and Louise saying goodbye on a palm-lined street

What fails this mission

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

  • Louise or Lance dies.
  • The Air Ambulance is destroyed.
  • The goons escape in their boats.

After the mission

You receive $1,500. In the Air Tonight opens once Domo Arigato Domestoboto and So Long Schlong are also completed.

Mission passed notice with 1500 dollars as Vic walks along a palm-lined street