"In 2004, Michael Townley, Trevor Philips, and Brad Snider are robbing a bank in Ludendorff, North Yankton." "Nine years after the events of North Yankton, Michael De Santa is having a conversation with his therapist, Dr. Isiah Friedlander. Michael is growing increasingly unhappy at the fact that he is going through a midlife crisis, beginning to release a small amount of stress by shouting at Dr. Friedlander that the perfect life he dreamt of is disjointed, thus ending their brief session for the day." "Franklin and Lamar are tasked by Simeon to recover a motorbike sold to a Vagos gang member named Esteban Jimenez who refused to pay. "Simeon orders Franklin to repossess a yellow Karin BeeJay XL that Jimmy De Santa bought from him from the De Santa Residence."

"Michael retreats out to the pool with a drink and listens to music, only to be interrupted by Franklin." "Franklin returns to his house and overhears his aunt and her friend going out for a jog. Soon after Lamar and Chop show up, Lamar tells Franklin to come along to "pick up some shit from around the corner"." "Michael comes home, calling for his wife Amanda. He steps out of the house and becomes suspicious when he notices two tennis rackets by the door. He confronts Amanda when he walks to his room and he finds that she is cheating on him with her tennis coach, Kyle Chavis."

"Michael is trying to watch a movie when his son Jimmy begins making too much noise upstairs. Michael soon runs up to Jimmy's room and tells him to keep it down. After being told rather rudely to go away, Michael grabs one of Jimmy's chairs and smashes his TV. The two yells at each other, but finally Michael relents and states that he just wants to spend time with his son. Jimmy reluctantly agrees to go with his dad." "With Michael now owing $2,500,000 to Martin Madrazo for his mistress' house, he visits the home of an old friend named Lester Crest."

"Franklin meets Lamar at his house, who reintroduces Stretch, who seems to have just been released from prison. Franklin doesn't seem too happy about his comeback, which starts an argument with each other, but Lamar reminds them of business." "Michael meets Lester at his garment factory before the duo drive to the Vangelico Jewelry Store. Once on location, Lester instructs him to walk in and use a pair of camera-glasses to take pictures of the displays, ventilation and alarm system." "Michael and Franklin, aided by Lester and several accomplices, rob a Portola Drive jewelry store."

"After Franklin meets Michael at his house, they each have a drink to celebrate their successful heist. While they discuss business, Dave Norton, the FIB agent who offered him a deal then appears out of the blue and warns Michael that his involvement in the heist has alerted the FIB and may alert his former associate, Trevor Philips. Unconcerned by this, Michael brushes this aside by claiming that Trevor must be dead, before denying any involvement in the heist. Unbeknownst to Michael, Trevor is still alive. He overhears the news report." "Trevor meets Tao Cheng and his translator at a bar. Shortly afterwards, Trevor receives a call from Chef, warning him that the Aztecas are on their way to Trevor's meth lab in order to kill Trevor and destroy his business." "Trevor arriving at his trailer, to find Ron, who anxiously informs him that The Lost MC have ransacked the trailer. What angers him the most is that they've manage to break apart his Impotent Rage statue."

"Trevor arrives at the Yellow Jack Inn and confronts Tao and his interpreter. When they mention they want to pursue other jobs, Trevor threatens them to get them to tell him who they are working with, the O'Neil brothers." "Trevor comes home to his trailer and sees Wade Hebert coming up to him and apologizing, only for Trevor to punch Wade off his front porch and ask if he found Michael Townley. Wade tells Trevor that two "Michael Townleys" live in Los Santos, but neither matches Trevor's description. However, a man of the same age named Michael De Santa, who has two children and is married to a woman named Amanda, matches Trevor's description. Trevor "congratulates" Wade by punching him again for "withholding information" from him and tells Ron to take control of his business while he and Wade are in Los Santos."

"At the De Santa household, Michael is making himself a drink and finds a marijuana bag belonging to Jimmy in the fridge. At that point, Amanda believing the drugs to be Michael's, begins arguing with Michael about the state of their family. Fabien appears to greet Amanda, before Jimmy appears looking for his drugs. Michael confronts Jimmy, which leads to another argument. The tension is broken by the arrival of Trevor Philips, which shocks everyone, especially Michael, who believed Trevor to be dead." "Dave asks Michael to meet him at the Galileo Observatory. During the meeting, Michael confesses that he robbed the Vangelico store with Franklin and dares Dave to arrest him, to allow Dave to gain extra credit with the FIB. Dave refuses. Instead, he asks Michael for a favor. Ferdinand Kerimov, an informant and suspected terrorist, has been declared dead by the IAA, but the FIB believe he's being "debriefed" somewhere. Dave wants Michael to enter the morgue in Strawberry and confirm that Kerimov is indeed dead."

"Michael is sitting at home, watching old films on T.V. Amanda gets annoyed at Michael for smoking at home and starts an argument with him over Trevor being back. Fabien walks in the room asking, "Did somebody say yoga?". Amanda is about to start her yoga session with Fabien, who invites Michael to join, and the latter agrees." "Michael meets Dave outside the FIB headquarters. Dave is sitting with Steve Haines and Andreas Sanchez. The FIB doesn't want IAA to find out about their dodgy doings so Haines tasks Michael with extracting Ferdinand from the IAA headquarters as they're ramping up the interrogation after Michael's escape from the morgue. Michael initially refuses but Haines manages to coerce Michael into doing it." "Michael receive a call from Steve Haines, telling him to go to a warehouse in Banning. Michael, Trevor, Dave and Steve all meet at the location. Ferdinand is then brought out by Steve. He wants information on Tahir Javan, an Azerbaijani man who Steve believes to have close links to terrorism. Knowing he is about to get tortured; Ferdinand tells the group that Tahir is at a house in Rockford Hills. Michael and Dave head out to investigate the house, leaving Trevor and Steve behind with Ferdinand."

"Franklin arrives home to Denise berating him for his disloyalty to the families recently. Lamar leaves Franklin's house and joins in with Denise, saying he's not doing enough for the hood. Trevor appears mid-conversation. Franklin gets annoyed at Trevor for his actions and just wants to go home but Lamar mentions "a thing" with Stretch and Trevor wants to get in on it." "Trevor heads to Floyd's apartment, walking in on an argument between Floyd and Wade over Trevor. The pair downplay what Trevor just walked into, with Floyd saying he doesn't want to lose Debra over Trevor's actions in the apartment. Trevor wants a new "job" and knows Floyd works down at the docks. The trio gets into Trevor's truck and head to Pier 400."

"The group all meet at the oil barracks in El Burro Heights and are joined by Haines, Sanchez and Dave. The FIB have another task for the trio. The IAA has secured some funds that the FIB need to use in their fight against crime so they can bribe corrupt officials. Michael, Franklin and Trevor are tasked with retrieving the funds for the FIB. The trio is left to their own devices on they get the task done. Michael comes up with a plan called "Blitz Play"."

"Michael, Franklin and Trevor meet Devin and Molly at a construction site in Alta. Devin wants the group to steal two vehicles, a Cheetah and an Entity XF, from two trust fund kids." "Michael goes to the Backlot City movie studio to meet up with Solomon. Solomon and Michael bond over their love for movies but Solomon is wary that Michael's only there to 'bump him off". Michael explains that not the case. Solomon explains his plan for his current project but has a problem with one of his actors, Milton McIlroy. Solomon cast him because he was cheap but Milton's new agent, Rocco Pelosi is demanding more money and Milton is holding up acting till he is paid. The film's director, Anton Beaudelaire, is also causing Solomon trouble. He had a breakdown and has halted production. Michael decides to help out Solomon with his problems."

"Trevor enters the Mission Row Police Station. One of the officers tells Trevor the helipad is on the roof. Trevor makes his way up and gets into the helicopter on the roof. He flys to Murrieta Oil Field where Franklin is waiting for him. Equipped with new technology camera that has the ability to read the chips in San Andreas driving licences. They're going to use this technology to find Chad Mulligan and steal his Z-Type. Trevor stays in the air while Franklin follows in a car." "Michael and Trevor are summoned by Martin Madrazo, who has a job for them."

"Franklin arrives at the back of the Backlot City movie studio and calls Molly to say he is there. Molly gives him his next carjacking mission, a JB 700 which is situated inside the studio and being used for a movie. Only actors and stunt people are allowed near it so Franklin needs to find a disguise." "Franklin heads to Michael's house, looking for him. When he notices the house is empty, he gives Michael a call. Michael answers and explains to Franklin that he and Trevor have to lay low for a while due to Trevor kidnapping Madrazo's wife Patricia. After the call ends, Trevor introduces Ron to Michael and Patricia. Trevor asks Ron about how business is going for Trevor Philips Enterprises. It's not been going well but Ron thinks he's on to something to do with Merryweather. They have a big cache of weapons coming in via plane and Ron thinks Trevor might want to requisition it."

"Trevor and Michael meet at Trevor's meth lab in Sandy Shores. The pair engage in another argument about the lives they both leave. Their argument is interrupted when Steve and Dave show up. Dave states they have a problem, a funding issue. They need Michael and Trevor to investigate a research lab up-state, which are making nerve gas. However, the FIB doesn't have the funding for the equipment they need to carry out the task and want Michael and Trevor to come up with the money."

"Michael and Trevor are at Trevor's trailer in Sandy Shores. Trevor is getting high off of gasoline but Patricia, who has now been released from being tied to a chair and is doing housework, slaps him around the face and tells him off, much to Michael's amusement. Michael and Trevor then have another heated discussion about how they're living their lives but laugh it off over a beer. Trevor says he's been in contact with Franklin, who is helping out with some trouble Trevor's been having." "Trevor and Michael are in an argument over Trevor slowly falling in love with Martin Madrazo's wife, Patricia. Franklin calms the pair down and they go through the plans for the upcoming heist."

"Michael heads to Trevor's trailer and relaxes. A short while later, Ron appears, asking for Trevor's whereabouts. The pair talk for a bit before Ron tells Michael to tell Trevor about "the monthly train. As Michael is querying this, Trevor arrives home with Patricia. Trevor tells Michael that the train, owned by Merryweather, holds enough gold to keep Ron in trailers, Michael in therapy and enough to pay off Madrazo to get the pair out of exile." "Michael, Franklin and Trevor all meet at a dock at Cape Catfish. Haines and Dave show up, asking where everyone is. The job is supposed to be a six-man job but no one told the trio to get a bigger crew. They go to leave but Haines believes they can do it alone but the trio isn't happy with that. reluctantly, Haines and Dave join the crew."

"Trevor journeys back to Los Santos and heads to Floyd's apartment. Outside is Floyd, telling Trevor he's not allowed in. Trevor ignores this and pushes his way in to find Debra, who's returned home from the conference. She gets angry at Trevor and asks him to leave. Trevor refuses and begins arguing back, asking Floyd and Debra to accept him just the way he is." "Michael, Lester and Franklin all meet Trevor at the Vanilla Unicorn to plan the Union Depository heist. Trevor explains he wants to get Merryweather and the FIB off their tails and do one big score. He also wants to bust Brad out of jail." "Trevor shows up at Michael house, wanting to hang out. The pair talk about Michael's family and Trevor brings up breaking Brad out of prison again."

"Lamar has stolen the last car on the list and now all the cars need to be transported to Procopio Truck Stop near Paleto Bay." "Franklin tells Trevor, that Lester has some information on Michael whereabouts. Franklin asks about what happened in North Yankton and Trevor describes his partnership with Wei Cheng and that they grab Michael. Franklin wants to go find him, but Trevor doesn't want to come so Franklin heads out to find Michael on his own with help from Lester."

"Michael heads to Backloy City to meet up with Solomon. There, he finds Solomon being accosted and beaten by Rocco and Gianni. Rocco yells Solomon about his contract saying they had a deal. Rocco and Gianni get into a Fugitive and leave the lot. Solomon asks Michael to chase after them and he gladly agrees." "Michael heads to Darnell Bros to meet up with Lester. They're soon joined by Dave. Dave says the shit is about to hit the fan and says if Michael sorts out a problem for him, he'll get Haines off of his back. Michael asks what will happen if he doesn't to which Dave replies that he will go to jail and Michael will get shot. Haines joins the group, asking if Dave had briefed them yet. Haines' illegal activity is under threat of being exposed. He wants Michael to destroy any evidence there is against him. However, Lester cannot hack the system and the only way to access it is through the FIB buildings." "Michael goes home and passes out on the couch while watching a film. He's woken up by Jimmy, who has come to apologise for spiking him."

"Michael meets Lester at Darnell Bros. Lester wants to set fire to the place as he feels they'll need a new place of operation after the FIB raid. Michael and Lester douse the place with gasoline while discussing the upcoming job. Franklin joins them and he and Michael leave and head towards the NOOSE headquarters near Palomino Freeway." "Michael meets Dave at one of the lookout points at the Kortz Center. Michael asks Dave to "cut him loose" from the FIB's grasp but Dave won't, saying they've run into a problem. Before he can explain himself, Haines shows up with Sanchez."

"Michael arrives at Solomon's office to find Devin and Molly there. Devin wants to pull the plug on the movie Meltdown." "Tanisha shows up at Franklins Vinewood Hills house. She tells Franklin that Lamar needs help and Stretch has set him up again. Franklin calls heads to the sawmill. He calls Lester and to get in contact with Michael and Trevor for him as he'll need all the help he can get." "Michael meets Jimmy outside Ponsonbys with a limousine. They head to the Oriental Theater on Vinewood Boulevard, where the premiere is being held."

"Michael, Trevor, Franklin and Lester all meet at the Vanilla Unicorn to plan the big score." "Michael, Franklin, Trevor and Lester all meet in Trevor's office at the Vanilla Unicorn. Trevor and Michael get changed into guard uniforms to be able to drive the armored Securicor's cars and drive towards the tunnel entrance with Packie and Taliana. Franklin stays behind with Rickie at Trevor's and will meet them at Mission Row after the raid.

"Franklin not wanting to kill Michael or Trevor. He calls Lester saying he has a problem that they're all ultimately going to need help with. Lester asks Franklin to come and meet him at his place.