Three's Company

"Franklin and Trevor get roped into helping the FIB."

- GTA V description at Rockstar Games Social Club

"We have received intel that they're keeping Mr. K at the local Agency station. The Agency is stepping up their questioning because of your moronic antics down at the coroner's office. We need to get him out of there before he blabs."

- Steve Haines

Three's Company is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V, given by FIB agent Steve Haines to protagonists Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton. It is the first mission to involve all three protagonists in the storyline.

Description
Michael meets Dave Norton, Steve Haines and Andreas Sanchez outside the FIB Headquarters. Haines explains that the IAA are interrogating Ferdinand Kerimov, the man Michael attempted to identify at the coroner's office. Haines orders Michael to extract Kerimov from the IAA Headquarters before he informs the IAA agents of the FIB's corrupt actions. Michael refuses, but Haines uses his position as Norton's superior to coerce Michael and Norton into performing the task.

Michael and Dave get into Dave's car and drive to an FIB warehouse in East Los Santos. During the drive, Michael phones Franklin and asks him to meet them at the warehouse. Dave tells Michael to call Trevor, but he refuses, so Dave explains that they called him previously. The duo arrives at the warehouse, where Michael introduces Franklin and Trevor to each other, before explaining their task. Trevor will be flying the helicopter to the IAA building, Michael will perform the extraction while Franklin will provide support for Michael using a sniper rifle.

Trevor and Michael get in the helicopter and fly to the IAA building. When they arrive, Franklin is already perched on the roof of the Arcadius Business Center opposite the building. As Trevor hovers overhead, Michael rappels down the building and finds Kerimov being tortured by Karen and some other IAA agents. Michael breaks the office window and grabs Kerimov whilst holding a gun to his head. The agents point their weapons at Michael, prompting Franklin to kill them. With the first wave of agents clear, Trevor hoists Michael and Kerimov up while Franklin kills the remaining agents. Once Michael and Kerimov are in the helicopter, some IAA helicopters appear. Franklin kills one pilot, while Michael kills the others. After the helicopters have been taken down, Franklin leaves, while Trevor flies back to the FIB warehouse. When they land, Michael hands Kerimov to some FIB agents, who bundle him into the back of a van and drive off. Michael and Trevor split up and the mission concludes.

Mission Objectives

 * Go to Dave. - (Michael)
 * Go to Dave's car. - (Michael)
 * Go to El Burro Heights. - (Michael)
 * Go to the IAA Headquarters. - (Trevor)
 * Rappel down the IAA Headquarters. - (Michael)
 * Enter through the window. - (Michael)
 * Kill all the IAA agents. - (Michael and Franklin)
 * Take down all the IAA helicopters - (Michael and Franklin)
 * Go back to El Burro Heights. - (Trevor)

Gold Medal Objectives

 * Time - Complete within 07:30.
 * Skip cutscenes.
 * Once clear, switch to Michael so Trevor can fly the chopper efficiently.
 * Switch back to Trevor for the landing, otherwise he will hover over the lot.
 * Accuracy - Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%.
 * Bodyshoting as Michael will let him score more hits, increasing the accuracy stat should the player ever miss.
 * Switch to Michael as soon as he is available. His special ability helps.
 * Once Michael is extracted and Franklin is safe, switch to Trevor and circle near Franklin. Let Michael and Franklin shoot the chasing choppers down, this way the player won't risk missing.
 * Headshots - Kill 10 enemies with headshots.
 * Again, Michael's special ability will make this rather easy. Sniping with Franklin will as well.

Deaths

 * Numerous IAA agents - Killed by Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton for getting in their way of rescuing Ferdinand Kerimov.

Weazel News Newspaper
"''Eye witnesses believe they had just seen the crime of the century - an audacious raid on the IAA Headquarters in Downtown Los Santos, in which a man was snatched from an office by a suspect hanging from a helicopter before both escaped. Not so, according to the IAA. Agency spokeswoman Lucinda Jacob told reporters the incident was merely a training exercise, and nothing to be concerned by. "We are constantly training and yesterday was no exception. An agent posing as a terror suspect was snatched in a practice raid to see how our systems and processes respond to extreme duress. Despite problems with our funding, people should be relieved to know our systems worked great. You're in safe hands," Jacob said.''"

Weazel News (Radio)
""Not a break-in, we were just practicing", say the IAA. Eyewitnesses thought they'd seen the crime of the century; Instead, it turned out they were watching a train exercise at the IAA Headquarters building in Los Santos. It seemed like a daring raid in which a suspect was snatched by a man dangling from a helicopter. But no, officials were quick to count on these rumors."

Bleeter Posts

 * @kankanjill - "helikopter dogfight between terorists and IAA over Los Santos. WTF is goin on, r we at war."
 * @usafrankieg - "Now they've breached the IAA Headquarters! The heart of our security machine! This is what happens when you go soft on Iraq! I told you an attack was coming! Why does no one read my bleets!"

Trivia

 * Originally, this mission was going to be called "The Extraction".
 * This mission was elaborated on page 2 of IGN's article, World's First Hands-on With Grand Theft Auto V. Said article was published on September 3, 2013, two weeks before GTA V's release.
 * In GameInformer's demo review, it was mentioned that the target would be injured due to one of the agents smashing a flashlight on his finger, causing his finger to bleed. However, in the actual game, there is no effect on his hands.
 * In the Brazilian Portuguese version of the game, the name of the mission is "Dois é bom, Três é Foda", which can be literally translated as Two is good, Three is Fucked Up (probably making a reference to what Michael, Franklin and Trevor can do together).
 * During the rappelling section, Michael fires his AP Pistol in three-round bursts instead of fully-automatic mode (though he can fire single or two-round burst shots if the player slightly taps the firing button).
 * The mission bears some resemblance to the film, where Hannibal Smith, Murdock, and B.A. use similar methods to extract a target.
 * This mission, tied with Blitz Play (Combat MG and Rocket Launcher) and The Jewel Store Job (Carbine Rifle and Tear Gas) has the second highest number of unlockable weapons (AP Pistol and Heavy Sniper), with The Paleto Score having the most (Minigun, MG and Assault Shotgun).
 * Even if Franklin has moved into his new house when this mission is started, Dave will still say they will send some agents to his aunt's house.
 * During the mission, Michael wears a grey/black jumpsuit with rappelling gear over it. The same jumpsuit is worn by Michael during the Merryweather Heist, and the outfit is also worn in addition to a balaclava during the rappelling part of the Bureau Raid. After completing the main storyline, the jumpsuit is added to the player's wardrobe, although the rappelling gear and the gas mask cannot be obtained.
 * During this mission, Michael uses the Advanced Rifle, although the player will not be able to obtain it before completing The Big Score. If the mission is replayed, it will retain any added attachment.
 * This is the first mission in the game to feature all three protagonists.
 * This mission's name may be a reference to the Grand Theft Auto IV mission, Three's a Crowd. This is because Karen makes her first appearance in both missions across the games.
 * While rappelling as Michael, first-person mode is unavailable.

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