S.A.M.


 * You may be looking for Surface-to-Air Missile, otherwise often abbreviated as S.A.M. or SAM.

S.A.M. is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III, given by Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen to protagonist Claude from the construction site in Fort Staunton, Staunton Island, Liberty City.

Mission
Claude drops by the construction site in Fort Staunton. Asuka is now aware of a plane crossing the Francis International Airport in south Shoreside Vale and it contains a big number of SPANK drug packages. Claude drives over to a jetty in Bedford Point. He picks up a rocket launcher on the jetty and takes the Reefer nearby to drive over to the south end of the airport, near the two buoys. He kills all the Colombian Cartel gang members guarding the exit of the airport. After a while, the Dodo plane arrives and Claude shoots it down with his rocket launcher.

After blowing up the Dodo plane, a 4-star wanted level is present and Claude retrieves the packages quickly before a police helicopter arrives and stops him. Right after that, he escapes back to the construction site while being pursued by a fleet of relentless cops.

Upon arriving, a new cutscene shows Asuka and Miguel lying dead on the floor with a letter left by Catalina who reveals that she has kidnapped Maria and wants Claude to bring $500,000 to the Cartel Mansion in Cedar Grove. The mission is then complete.

Script
(Miguel, Maria, Asuka and Claude at the construction site.)

Maria: Do we tighten it some more now, or wait for it to go black and fall off?

Asuka Kasen: Give it a quick prod...

Maria: Eeeeeyoooo! What is the gooey yellow stuff? Oh hi Babe.

Asuka Kasen: My Handyman!

Maria: I was bored so I came over to keep Asuka company.

Asuka Kasen: She has got the makings of a natural this girl. She's managed to extract this little gem from our guest. There is a plane coming into Francis International Airport in two hours time. It is full of Catalina's poison. You can avoid airport security by getting a boat out to the runway-light buoys and shooting the plane down on its approach. Collect the cargo from the debris and stash it!

Maria: Oh you be careful now, Ok baby?

Asuka Kasen: Now try the chili oil.

Ransom
This next "mission" is only a cutscene automaticlly seen after completion of S.A.M.

Catalina: I've got your precious Maria. If you don't want her face to look like she fell out with the butcher, bring $500,000 to the villa at Cedar Grove.

This sets up to the next mission.

Reward
The reward for this mission is $45,000. The last storyline mission, The Exchange, is unlocked.