Setup: Data Recovery

Type	THE CONTRACT: DR. DRE - DATA LEAK
Setup: Data Recovery
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto Online
For	Franklin Clinton
Location	Agency (Start/End) FIB Headquarters
Protagonist(s)	1-4 players
Target	Data Hard Drive
Mission Objectives
Go to the roof of the FIB Building. Access the skylight. Locate the communications room. Blow open the door. Install the software on the computer. Wait for the software to install. Steal the hard drive. Exit the FIB Building. Lose the Cops. Deliver the hard drive to the Agency.
Conditions of Mission Failure
Computer destroyed.
Unlock Requirements
Unlocks	Nightlife Leak High Society Leak South Central Leak
Unlocked by	On Course
Technical Information
Time of day	In-game time

“Infiltrate the FIB Headquarters and retrieve any data that could lead to Dr. Dre's stolen phone.”

— Brief

Setup: Data Recovery is a Data Leak investigation setup mission featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Contract update.

Description

Return to the Agency to meet with Franklin and Imani.

“Hey, partner... shit, good work out there. We in business now. Look, head back to the office when you get a sec, a'ight? I want you to meet the team, so we can plan this thing out.
Man, if the old me could see how I operate now, I don't know what he'd think. We about to do some high-tech problem solving. When you learn that shit, you can't unlearn it, right? Shit, guess I got to thank my old crew for that.”

— Franklin's call after On Course

On entering the Agency, the Protagonist heads straight to the operations level to meet up with Franklin Clinton and Imani at her work station. Franklin beckons them over, saying that Dr. Dre had sent the number to the stolen phone and that Imani is tracking it now, but Imani corrects him that she already did that 20 minutes ago and what he's looking at is a browser game she's playing. After running into a Game Over, she explains that the phone is firewalled with several extra security measures to prevent remote access, which is a good thing until the owner loses it. The only option left is extreme: break into FIB Headquarters in Downtown Los Santos, locate the server stacks for their mass surveillance program, insert a thumb drive to give her remote access (and don't get caught). She could then get a full data signature of the phone and track any copies that got made. Franklin scoffs that he was thinking it was going to be hard, and he assures Imani that he made the FIB "my bitch" a long time ago. He and the player are certain they can get it done.

It's right then that Lamar Davis walks in, wondering why they are doing hacking and backroom deals without him. Lamar has actually dropped by to retrieve the cannabis sample that he'd left with Franklin, as LD Organics is doing well and he needs it back in his stock. Franklin says it's on top of his office desk, but Lamar already checked, and Franklin is annoyed at the implication that he went through his desk without permission. Lamar replies that he didn't know that "us lowly employees" weren't allowed in Franklin's office, but Franklin irritatedly reminds him that he's not part of the staff.

Imani then notices that Chop has shown up by the door and acting strangely, weaving back and forth while drooling until falling onto his back. Concerned, Lamar and Franklin check up on him and Lamar realizes he's higher than a kite, having eaten his cannabis sample. Franklin scolds the dog for eating weed (again). When Imani draws attention back to the client's phone situation, Lamar immediately walks over before Franklin can stop him and sees Dre's picture on one of the monitors, to his amazement and Franklin's frustration. Lamar goes off on how legendary Dre is and if there is anything undiscovered on his phone like his "mythical lost album", gleefully hopes Franklin will play it for him first, but Franklin points out that even if there's anything on the phone, it's going straight back to Dre. Lamar expresses his disappointment in Franklin and claims he owes Lamar for the devoured weed but is just told to sue Chop for it.

Franklin asks the player and Imani to get started on the Dre contract and he'll get in touch later, while he cajoles Lamar to help him carry Chop downstairs instead of gazing at Imani. As they each grab a foreleg and a hindleg, Lamar wonders if Franklin could get a good word in for him with Dr. Dre to endorse LD Organics. Imani asks the player to log in down in their office.

Access the computer in your office downstairs to begin the investigation into Dr. Dre's stolen phone. Log in and select VIP Contract to get started.

“Hey boss... it's Imani. So you know your way around this app from the contracts you and the other boss were looking at, right? We're gonna run this Dre phone op from here too. First step, you gotta break into the FIB's server stacks, throw a thumb drive in the right hole, then either you escape with everything we need, or they catch you and throw you in supermax for a couple hundred years. Your partner says it's pretty simple. Just hit the button right there on screen and we'll get moving.
In the meantime, one of Dre's people are gonna bring round the car the phone got stolen from. We can do some forensics on it, see if we can get a lead that way. The more angles we try, the greater chances we got of succeeding.”

— Imani after logging in

Select VIP Contract, then start Setup: Data Recovery when you are ready to begin the investigation into Dr. Dre's stolen phone.

The player, given Infiltration Gear and Sticky Bombs, flies in the company helicopter to the roof of the FIB headquarters and breaks in through the skylight. Meanwhile, Imani hacks the building's fire alarm and triggers a fire drill in order to clear the floor. The player then has to locate the Communications Room. Imani discovers the security protocol was updated so she can't hack the door like she planned until the fire drill ends. Franklin has them use the Sticky Bombs he packed to blow off the door instead, which alerts FIB security to their presence and a four-star wanted rating. Quickly, the player inserts a USB into the computer in the room to install Imani's software, then fights off the waves of security personnel entering from the far west door, and from the room next door to the Communications Room while she locates the data.

She discovers from the data patterns that the phone was likely cloned a few times, and has the player steal a hard drive from the server rack containing the data, so she can examine it to track down the phone and all the copies. The player fights off one wave of security, and gets back outside, below the roof. They need to quickly take down two FIB helicopters then run for the ladder on the far side leading back up to the roof and take off, before LSPD arrives by helicopter and rappels officers down to secure the roof. Once the police have been lost, the player returns the hard drive to their agency, via the front door, and drops it off with Franklin in his office.

“Alright. I'm jumping on that data you pulled. Won't be long til we know where the phone and the copies are at.”

— Imani's text

Post-Mission

Return to the Agency and log back into the network in your office to continue the investigation.

3-way conference call started.

The next time the player is not at the Agency, Imani conference calls Franklin and the Protagonist with her finished analysis of the hard drive's data: there are three data signatures of Dre's phone in three different places. The problem is they all went dark a while ago, and all she has is their last known locations. With Franklin determined to recover every last one, she sent the details to the player's computer to go over with them when they return.

Mission Objectives

• Go to the roof of the FIB Building.
• Access the skylight.
• Locate the communications room.
• Blow open the door.
• Install the software on the computer.
• Wait for the software to install.
• Steal the hard drive.
• Exit the FIB Building.
• Lose the Cops.
• Deliver the hard drive to the Agency.

Transcript

Pre-Mission Phone Call

Some time after completing On Course, the Protagonist gets a call from Franklin. Franklin: Hey, partner... shit, good work out there. We in business now. Look, head back to the office when you get a sec, a'ight? I want you to meet the team, so we can plan this thing out. Man, if the old me could see how I operate now, I don't know what he'd think. We about to do some high-tech problem solving. When you learn that shit, you can't unlearn it, right? Shit, guess I got to thank my old crew for that.

Pre-Mission Cutscene

The Protagonist returns to their Agency. They see Franklin and Imani at a computer terminal. Franklin: 'Ey, right on time. Come here, check this out. 'Ey, Dre sent over the number to that missing phone. Imani's tracking it right now. Imani: That was like twenty minutes ago. This is a browser game. Franklin: Wow! Imani: No, no, no, no, no! Fuck! ... You wanna know what I found? The camera cuts to reveal a Game Over screen on Imani's monitor. Franklin: Yeah! Imani: Okay, so it's pretty bad. The phone has a bunch of extra security to prevent remote access. Which is cool until you fucking lose it, then it's a huge pain in the ass. It's firewalled. No way in, no way to track it. Franklin: So you sayin' we got nothing, then? Imani: We got one thing, but... it's like high-hey radical. Franklin: Girl, I was being radical when your ass was still in kindergarten. What is it? Imani: You break into the FIB, find the server stacks for their mass surveillance program, stick a thumb drive in one of them to give me a remote access, and don't get caught. Then I can get a full data signature, and track any copies that got made. Franklin: I thought this shit was gon' be hard. I made the FIB my bitch a long time ago. We got this, right? Lamar enters. Lamar: I just wanna know, why is it that every time I turn my back, y'all here doin' some slicin' and did-nicin' and backroom dealin's without me? Franklin: Lamar... what the fuck are you doin' here? Lamar: Same thing you is, homie! Business! I need that sample I gave you, dog. This is a supply and demand situation goin' on... LD Organics is goin' viral, baby. I'm supplyin' the green community! The whole revolution, man. And every ounce count. So I need you to kick that up. Franklin: Man, whatever, dog, look. It's downstairs on my desk in my office, alright? Lamar: No dealio... I went down there already. Franklin: You just gon' through my fuckin' desk? Lamar: My bad, mister mogul. I didn't know us lowly employees wasn't allowed in your office, I wouldn't have drank your coffee. Franklin: Wait, wait, hold on, wait a fucking second, you ain't my motherfuckin' staff. Lamar: You-- Imani: Hey. What's wrong with your dog? The camera cuts to show Chop at the entrance to the floor, struggling to maintain balance. Franklin: Ah, he ju... Chop. Come here, boy. He old, man. Come here. Chop collapses to the floor and rolls over. Lamar: C-Dog, come here, boy! You all over the place, what's happenin', Chop? Franklin: Man, I don't like the look of this... Lamar gets close to examine Chop. Lamar: Wait a minute. Chop... you worrying us, dog... Lamar catches a whiff of Chop's breath, then stands up. Lamar: Man, that dog high as fuck! I can tell. It's all in the eyes, man. One hundred percent, pure-bred, satisfied LD Organics customer right there. Franklin: Chop! What the fuck did I tell you about eating weed? Lamar: You gonna have to get the lil' homie some snacks, 'cause he gon' have some major munchies in a minute. Get him like a lil' burrito, like a monster burrito, the wet one... Imani clears her throat. Imani: Sorry to interrupt, but... the client? If we're going after this phone... Lamar looks at Imani's screen, noticing a picture of Dr. Dre on it. Lamar: Client? What client? What the fuck! Franklin: Man, you weren't supposed to see that. Lamar: N***a, we done lost cabin pressure up in this motherfucker! Dre lost his phone? Dre lost his phone! That man's a physician, you know how important that is, man? I bet there's all kinds'a shit in that phone! I wonder what's in that phone... Dude been making beats for years! A legend! Man, look, if that mythical lost album was up in that motherfucker, you playin' it for me first! Franklin: Dog. Trip, it ain't like that. If I did find somethin' in the fuckin' phone, man, I'm giving it back to him. Lamar: You repeatedly disappoint me, man. You owe me, anyway, dog. Your dog made my re-up into an edible. Franklin: Well, sue him, n***a! Come on, man, we gon' get Chop up outta here. (to Imani and the Protagonist) Y'all take point on this, alright? Franklin walks over to Chop as he speaks. Franklin: And I'll get on the line as soon as I can... 'cause I got history with these FIB motherfuckers. Franklin looks back and notices Lamar still at the computer desk. Franklin: Dog, come on! Lamar approaches Franklin and Chop. Lamar: You think you could put in a good word with Dre for me? I mean get him to endorse LD Organics, man, we'll be on, I'm talkin' 'bout green giant bookoo retirement paper. Franklin and Lamar carry Chop off the floor as the Protagonist looks on. Franklin: Man, do you fuckin' ever listen to yourself? Lamar: I listen to me all the time, you should listen to me, maybe then we'll know where Dre's phone at, n***a. Imani: Okay, get onto the network in your office, you know where your office is, right? The Protagonist acknowledges. Imani: Good... and we'll get started. Imani sits back at her desk. The Protagonist must login to the computer in their office to continue. Imani: (headset) Hey, boss... it's Imani. So you know your way around this app from the contracts you and the other boss were looking at, right? We're gonna run this Dre phone op from here, too. First step, you gotta break into the FIB's server stacks, throw a thumb drive in the right hole, then either you escape with everything we need, or they catch you and throw you in supermax for a couple hundred years. Your partner says it's pretty simple. Just hit the button right there on screen and we'll get moving. In the meantime, one of Dre's people are gonna bring round the car the phone got stolen from. We can do some forensics on it, see if we can get a lead that way. The more angles we try, the greater chance we got of succeeding.

Mission Transcript

The Protagonist starts the "Setup: Data Recovery" mission to continue. If the player is replaying the mission, it starts from here. The Protagonist gets in a helicopter, which takes off from the roof of the Agency. Franklin: (headset) 'Ey, it's me, your headset working okay? I ain't gotta tell you this, but you need both hands for this kinda work, you know. Not many big-time real estate investors come through with the money for lease and handle this kinda action, too. Shit, you the perfect partner. Believe that. I mean, I never thought my dumb ass would be doin' buisiness from a fuckin' skyrise. ... Okay, shit, enough of the thank yous. So what we doin' again? Oh yeah. Man, nothing'll make a player feel like he's got back in the game more than fucking with the FIB. A'ight, so I got you all the right tools, homie. Everything you need to get inside. Just get that chopper over to headquarter, and Imani'll tell us how we can track down Dre's phone. It don't get more A-list than Dre, homie, so stay sharp, alright? Hey Imani, what's the plan again? Imani: (headset) We're looking for Dre's phone, right? So, this is the one time we can be grateful the FIB is tracking absolutely everything. We get access to their system, we'll know it all. Franklin: Yeah, but how? Imani: Okay, their HQ is totally secure. They won't let you past the security unless they want you to get past it... for like an emergency or something. I'm going to fake a fire drill. They use smart systems these days, totally hackable. Franklin: Okay. Imani: Once that's happening, they land onto the roof and go down through the skylight with the glass cutter that you set them up with. Franklin: Nice. 'Ey, you got that? Shit, we'll speak again when you inside. The Protagonist lands their helicopter on the roof of the FIB Headquarters, then uses a glass cutter to open a hole in the skylight. They then jump down into the building. Imani: Okay, you're looking for the Communications room. It'll be a security door. Franklin: Shit, if I got this right, it's in the corner, over on the east side. The Protagonist approaches the door to the Communications room. Imani: Shit. They updated the security protocol. I can't hack the door until the fire drill's over. Franklin: A'ight, look, don't worry, that's what I packed the bombs for. Look, blast that shit. The Protagonist uses an explosive to blow open the door. They enter the room. They now have a 4-star Wanted Level. Franklin: Sometimes you gotta do it old school. Imani: Yeah... thing about the old school is it's kinda loud... we'll deal with it. Get to a terminal and plug in the thumb drive. The Protagonist plugs the thumb drive into one of the computers in the room. After a moment, the software begins installing. Imani: Sweet, I'm in. I just need a little time, okay? Franklin: How long before the fire drill's done? Imani: Yeah, it's not so much the fire drill, more like the squad of armed guards coming to investigate the explosion. Franklin: A'ight, partner, you got that? Shit, I heard big talk about your shootin'... Now let's see what the fuck you got. The Protagonist shoots down several waves of armed guards as the software installs. It eventually finishes. Imani: Okay, slight change of plan. This data pattern is weird. Probably means the phone's been copied a few times. Franklin: Ah, shit. Imani: It's cool, I can track them all down, but I'm going to need time with one of the drives in there. I marked the rack on your GPS. Grab the drive and get back to the roof. The Protagonist steals the marked hard drive, then fights through another wave of Agents before heading to the roof. Franklin: 'Ey, gotta lose one time. Can't have them sniffing around this. The Protagonist loses the cops. Imani: Okay, you're clear. Bring the drive back to the Agency and I'll get to work on it. Franklin: Man, good work, y'all. This the start of something beautiful, I can feel it. The Protagonist returns the drive to the Agency. SETUP COMPLETE

Post-Mission Actions

After the setup, the Protagonist gets a text from Imani. Imani: (text message) Alright, I'm jumping on that data you pulled. Won't be long til we know where the phone and the copies are at. After several minutes, Imani and Franklin call the Protagonist. Imani: Hey, boss, hey, other boss. I'm done with the analysis on that data we pulled from the FIB. Franklin: So what we looking at? Imani: I'm seeing three data signatures, in three different places, all matching up with Dre's phone. Franklin: Damn, so three people got copies of this thing, right? Imani: Yup. And they all went dark a while ago. I have a last known location, but that's all. Franklin: Shit. 'Ey, man, we gotta find 'em all. Imani: Yeah. I've got the deets on your computer back at the office. I'll go through it when you're back. The Protagonist logs into their Agency Office computer. Imani: So, three copies, three locations, three owners. And the only way we can plug the leaks is tracking down all of them. We'll do it one by one. I've got some basic intel and the last known location of each, but we're going to do some legwork to find out where they are now. Up to you where we start.

Gallery

Leaving the Agency by SuperVolito Carbon.

Approach FIB Headquarters.

The Entry Point.

Opening the skylight.

Dropping in.

Look for the Communications Room.

Inside the FIB.

Door blown open.

Install Imani's software on the computer.

Wait for it to install.

Plans change.

Steal a hard drive from the server rack.

Exit the building.

Lose the cops.

2 FIB Froggers and a Police Maverick.

The stolen hard drive on Imani's desk in the player's Agency after completing the mission.

Trivia

• This mission references both the events and mission objectives of the mission The Bureau Raid (Roof entry) from Grand Theft Auto V.
  • The objectives in this mission are the exact same as the GTA V mission: Land on the roof, enter the building, destroy a door and hack the computer while defending it from waves of FIB agents, before escaping the building.
  • The cutscene of the player cutting the glass planes uses the same animation as Michael De Santa cutting the glass plane in the Grand Theft Auto V mission.