The Paleto Score

Overview

The Paleto Score is a bank robbery in Grand Theft Auto V carried out to fund the FIB's planned raid on Humane Labs. With Michael and Trevor hiding in Blaine County after the trouble with Martin Madrazo, Steve Haines and Dave Norton demand money for equipment, and the crew targets the Blaine County Savings Bank in Paleto Bay, which turns out to hold far more than expected.

Setup missions

• Paleto Score Setup: Michael and Trevor drive to Paleto Bay, scout the bank and the local sheriff's response, and decide on the plan with Lester.
• Military Hardware: ambush a military convoy to steal heavy weapons and body armor, ideally by stopping it with a sticky bomb trap.

Approaches

There is a single loud plan. Michael, Trevor and a hired gunman enter the bank, Trevor shoots out the camera and they take hostages while the gunman torches the safe deposit room. When they step outside, police and then the army have surrounded the building. Wearing the stolen heavy armor and carrying miniguns and machine guns, they fight down the main street. The original boat getaway falls apart, so Franklin grabs a bulldozer from a construction site and shields the others in its bucket as they escape through the town to a chicken processing plant, where they board a passing train back to Sandy Shores.

Crew and tips

Only one gunman is hired.

• A cheap gunman such as Norm Richards or Daryl Johns will die, losing his share of the money, but this can still cost less than a skilled gunman's cut.
• Chef, Packie McReary and Gustavo Mota all survive.
• Fire over 4,000 bullets and cause $1 million in damage for gold medal objectives; the minigun makes both easy.
• Keep Franklin moving during the bulldozer section and avoid tank shells.

Payout

The vault holds about $8 million. At the end, Agent Sanchez arrives and takes about 78 percent for the FIB, leaving the crew roughly $1.76 million. After cuts, each protagonist ends up with around $460,000. The heist also unlocks the MG and Minigun at Ammu-Nation.