“Michael's marriage is on the rocks.”
—Rockstar Games Social Club description.
Michael:
“It's a foolish man who builds his house in sand, baby.”
Franklin:
“I don't think my boy Matthew was thinking trucks when he wrote that shit.”
— Michael and Franklin after pulling Madrazo's house off the hills.
Marriage Counseling is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V which protagonist Michael De Santa performs with the assistance of fellow protagonist Franklin Clinton.
Description[]
At home, Michael calls for his wife Amanda, to no answer. Stepping out of the house to smoke, Michael 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 having sex with her tennis coach, Kyle Chavis, who is stripped down to his underwear. Kyle attempts to reason with Michael, but he is too furious, so Kyle jumps out of the window and runs to his car. Franklin arrives at this moment and, despite Amanda's pleas, helps Michael track down Kyle.
The two leave in a "borrowed" McGill-Olsen Bison and chase Kyle on the road, losing him briefly only to find his car outside of a nearby house. Michael threatens Kyle as he is hiding on the deck. Franklin then ties the truck's cable wire winch onto the deck's support beams. Michael and Franklin get back inside the truck and Michael accelerates, causing the support beam to give way and the entire house to collapse and slide down the cliff.
As they drive away, Kyle calls Michael on his cellphone and tells him that the mansion he destroyed wasn't his, but rather the home of a powerful gangster's mistress, who takes Kyle's phone, and angrily tells Michael that Martin Madrazo gave him a "green light" (a hit).
Martin Madrazo after hitting Michael with a baseball bat.
Michael and Franklin manage to hold off the goons sent by Martin and make it back to Michael's mansion, but are cornered by Martin himself and a couple more of his goons, along with his mistress. Martin has Franklin tell Michael about when he was "wrongfully accused of running a Mexican-American gang and a narcotic ring", with the charges against him ultimately dropped because the witnesses "came up missing". Martin hits Michael with a baseball bat, and demands that Michael pay for the damages he caused, with repairs costing approximately $2.5 million. Michael reluctantly agrees, and after Martin and his goons leave, Michael resignedly decides to return to his life of crime.
Mission Objectives[]
- Get in the truck.
- Follow the tennis coach.
- Drive to the canyon.
- Get in the truck.
- Go back to Michael's house.
- Lose Madrazo's men.
Gold Medal Objectives[]
- Not a Scratch - Complete with minimal damage to the Bison.
- Drive carefully and try not to ram vehicles or take shortcuts.
- Time - Complete within 05:30.
- Skip the cutscenes.
- Drive-by Killer - Kill 3 enemies whilst in a vehicle.
- Kill enemies as Franklin during the chase. If you have them, use sticky bombs. You can also do it with Michael.
Deaths[]
- Several Martin Madrazo gang members – Can be killed by Michael or Franklin after destroying Natalia Zverovna's house.
Aftermath[]
Phone Calls[]
- Lester Crest - Michael will automatically call Lester immediately after this mission.
- Isiah Friedlander - Michael will automatically call Dr. Friedlander shortly after this mission.
- Amanda De Santa - Right after this mission, it is possible for Michael to call Amanda, where she is worried about if Kyle was killed.
- Amanda De Santa - Michael can call Amanda again some time after the first call, who will ask him about Franklin. Michael will say that Franklin is his personal assistant, to which Amanda calls him out on it saying Jimmy said that Franklin is a gangster. Michael gets angry and replies that "Jimmy says a lot of things" and that there was a misunderstanding that Jimmy was at fault for. He defends Franklin as a good kid and that he's trying to help him out. Amanda tells Michael that it's shady and she doesn't like it, which Michael replies that he doesn't care if Amanda likes it before hanging up.
- Lamar Davis - Franklin can call Lamar after the mission, who will tease him about his current relation with Tanisha.
- Jimmy De Santa - It is possible for Michael to call Jimmy, where Jimmy starts criticizing Michael for the way he lives, and Jimmy feels ashamed about it.
- Jimmy De Santa - At some other point, Michael can call Jimmy again, where Jimmy has learned that Michael pulled Natalia's house down in order to get Kyle, and is upset as he and Kyle were friends. Michael then tells Jimmy that he did it because Kyle was having sex with Amanda, which leads to Jimmy's disgust. Michael tells Jimmy not to hang out with Kyle anymore.
- Jimmy De Santa - Franklin can call Jimmy after this mission. Jimmy will tell Franklin that they're worried about Michael and wants to know how deep is he back in 'cause he's acting not only "real weird" but also "vocal, violent, scary angry." Franklin replies that Michael shouldn't be out pulling scores, but that he's not meant to be sitting on the couch. Jimmy then asks Franklin not to get Michael killed before ending the conversation.
Daily Rag Newspaper[]
Stilt house collapses in Vinewood Hills.
David Christian - Daily Rag
"One of the famous hillside stilt houses of Vinewood came crashing down to earth yesterday in an incident that has police claiming foul play. The house, which is registered to a Mexican holding company, fell down the hillside. Some eyewitness reports claim they felt some kind of local earthquake, while others said they saw two men trying to pull the house down. Insurance investigators have been at the site since this morning trying to figure out what happened. One told us "we will figure out what happened". Stilt houses, mostly built in the late 1950s and 1960s have been popular stops on Los Santos architecture tours, and this home, designed and built by legendary émigré architect Tueton for his Finnish movie star mistress, was considered a particularly fine specimen. Rebuilding costs are estimated at between one and three million dollars."
Lifeinvader Posts[]
Posted an update (after Marriage Counseling)
Listen bud, sorry again. Not cool. Again, goes without saying that I'll comp the session. No hard feelings I hope.
Posted an update (after Marriage Counseling)
Don't blame Kyle. I thought we had an understanding??? It can't be one rule for you and another for me. What about those three charges to Honkers last month? You think I don't look at the bank statements? Anyway, let's move on... you know, for the kids and all that.
Bleeter Posts[]
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@rockford_privatetennis | |||
| I've had it with jealous husbands. Maybe if you took your mid life crisis out on the gym instead of me, bud, your wife might actually want to sleep with you. | ||||
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@VinewoodLionel67 | |||
| What the hell is wrong with people today? A couple of guys just literally pulled an entire house off its stilts in the Hills! | ||||
Weazel News[]
A house collapses in Vinewood Hills. A Vinewood Hills Stilt Home designed by famous architect Tueton, collapsed. Seismologists did not notice any unusual activity, and the house passed inspection just last year. Malinda Manchester is at the scene. This homeowner is obviously distraught. "Leave me alone. I don't want to talk to biased American media." We'll stay on this story.
Transcript[]
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Gallery[]
In-Game[]
Michael catching Amanda having an affair with her coach.
The coach leaping through the window.
The coach jumping off the balcony.
Franklin asking what's going on.
Michael and Franklin setting off to find the coach.
Losing the coach and having to search for him.
The coach up on the balcony.
Michael arguing with the coach. Franklin grabbing the winch.
Michael starting to pull the house down.
Michael pulling the house down.
Martin Madrazo approaching Michael and Franklin.
Madrazo hitting Michael with a baseball bat.
Madrazo threatening Michael.
Franklin saying goodbye to Michael.
Gold medal.
Video Walkthroughs[]
GTA 5 - Mission 6 - Marriage Counseling 100% Gold Medal Walkthrough
Marriage Counseling Mission Walkthrough
GTA 5 - Mission 6 - Marriage Counseling First Person Gold Medal Guide - PS4
First Person Walkthrough
GTA 5 PC - Mission 6 - Marriage Counseling Gold Medal Guide - 1080p 60fps
PC 60FPS Walkthrough
Oversights[]
- If Franklin gets close enough to the mansion while riding a motorbike before triggering the mission, his helmet will automatically disappear from his head before he gets out.
- If the mission is triggered as Michael, the balcony windows will automatically appear as if Kyle never smashed through them after the opening cutscene. If it is triggered as Franklin, the flowerbed will be absent from the balcony after the opening cutscene, despite Kyle not knocking it down.
- When Michael and Franklin return to the mansion at the end of the mission, the balcony windows and flowerbed will appear as if Kyle never did anything to them, regardless of which protagonist started the mission.
- If the player enters Michael's house and triggers the mission by approaching the front doors from inside the house, Michael will still be seen opening them from outside.
- Michael's post-mission phone call to Jimmy may only be available if this mission is completed before Chop.
- Although Lester tells Michael that his house is located in Murrieta Heights, it is actually located in El Burro Heights.
Trivia[]
General[]
- When driving to Kyle's house, Michael may mention in passing that he had crabs in the past, but he got them cleared up. This disgusts Franklin, who comments that he shook his hand. The condition that Michael is referring to is pubic lice, also known as crabs.
- The destruction of Madrazo's house is taken from the 1989 film Lethal Weapon 2, which features an identical scene in which a house on a Los Angeles hillside is demolished when one of its supports is pulled away using a pickup truck, with equally destructive results.
- When Michael says, "It's a foolish man who builds his house on sand, baby." He is referencing Matthew 7:26 in the New Testament.
- In addition, after this, Franklin says that "[his] boy Matthew wasn't thinking about trucks when he wrote that shit".
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- If the player gets inside Michael's house without triggering the mission (such as through the garage), and the player heads towards Michael's room, it will be locked, which Michael comments on.
- This mission is one of several in Grand Theft Auto V that will have an altered opening cutscene depending on which protagonist the player is playing as when they start it; if the mission is started as Franklin, most of the opening cutscene where Michael discovers Kyle in his room is missing, and instead, it will begin from the point where Kyle jumps from the balcony with Michael heard yelling upstairs. Kyle will not break the balcony windows, nor will he knock down the flowerbed. The front doors to the mansion will be closed when Franklin approaches, but in the opening cutscene they will automatically appear open.
- After the initial confrontation, Kyle leaps over the balcony and dashes for his red Blista, and a brief chase scene ensues. This entire sequence involves scripted traffic, which includes: a Felon GT on the corner of Steele Way, a Rocoto traveling down Mad Wayne Thunder Drive, a halted Benson and a turning Baller on Greenwich Way, a Baller leaving a driveway and a Felon traveling opposite Michael on Cockingend Drive, a Cognoscenti Cabrio traveling down South Mo Milton Drive, and a Journey backing out of their respective driveway.
- The Journey is scripted to leave the driveway after Kyle passes, cutting off Michael and Franklin, as Michael and Franklin will yell for the Journey to get out of the way, with Franklin noting that they lost Kyle immediately after.
- The tennis coach's car cannot be overtaken, or else the vehicle will dramatically speed up.
- Before the mission, the white Bison at the mansion cannot be driven by Michael, nor can it be stolen by Franklin. Kyle's red Blista cannot be stolen by either protagonist at the mansion, but it is possible to do so in the canyon once Martin's house has been pulled down.
- If the player loses Kyle before he is scripted to get away, Michael may explain to Franklin how he caught the two. Franklin will state that Chavis has some explaining to do, though Michael will retort that what he witnessed was explanatory enough, and what they will do to Kyle will not need to be explained either, to which Franklin agrees.
- Kyle cannot be harmed in any way, and the player cannot even get close to him without failing the mission, as he gets spooked.
- It is impossible to ignore Kyle's phone call to Michael once Madrazo's house has been pulled down. If the player doesn't press the answer button fast enough when Kyle calls, Michael will answer automatically.
- When being pursued by Madrazo's men, even if the player kills everyone in the cars in a single shot, Michael will still comment on Franklin's aim being all over the place.
- If the player is in control of Michael when driving back to the mansion after pulling Martin's house down, it is possible to switch to Franklin and make him get out. But instead of getting back in on the passenger side of the truck, the player has the ability to play as Franklin when driving the truck.
- According to Michael's actor, Ned Luke, Martin's actor, Alfredo Huereca, was given a baseball bat with one side covered in foam to hit Ned with. However, Alfredo ended up hitting him with the metal side, resulting in Michael's wincing and pained speech being a genuine reaction.
- During the scene where Martin attacks Michael, Franklin explains that Martin was under a court case and the charges were dropped due to the jurors going missing. This is a possible reference to the Grand Theft Auto Online mission Judging the Jury, where the player's character is ordered by Martin to take out jurors.
- If Michael calls Amanda sometime after this mission, it's revealed that Kyle fled Los Santos to get away from Michael.
- If the player switches to Franklin right after the end of the mission, Franklin can be seen riding his Bagger, complaining how he himself got involved with Martin.
- After the end of this mission, Lester will pop up as a new contact, even though the contact was in Michael's phone even before the mission (tested on PS3 and PS4).
