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By the Book

Trevor interrogates Mr. K so that Michael and Dave can find and kill a suspected terrorist.

Mission no.
24
Given by
Steve Haines

Overview

By the Book is one of the most controversial missions in Grand Theft Auto V. Haines needs to find Tahir Javan, a man he accuses of terrorism, so Trevor is ordered to torture Ferdinand Kerimov for information while Michael and Dave Norton hunt the target across Los Santos.

Walkthrough

  1. Meet Haines, Dave and Devin Weston at the FIB warehouse.
  2. As Michael, drive with Dave to the first lead in Rockford Hills, which turns out false.
  3. As Trevor, choose torture tools to make Kerimov describe the target.
  4. Back as Michael, follow each description, scan the area and identify Javan.
  5. Kill Javan at the Cool Beans café in Del Perro.
  6. As Trevor, drive Kerimov to the airport instead of killing him and let him go.

Tips

  • Gold medal objectives: keep Kerimov's heart from stopping, electrocute him, pull his tooth, hit him with the wrench and waterboard him.
  • Use the adrenaline shot when his heart stops to restart it.
  • Use each tool once across the different interrogation rounds to clear all objectives.

Rewards and unlocks

Devin Weston becomes available as a Director Mode actor. The mission unlocks Blitz Play Intro and The Merryweather Heist.

Other rewards

Devin Weston as an actor in Director Mode

Unlocks

Blitz Play Intro, The Merryweather Heist

Prerequisite

Three's Company

Gold medal objectives

  • Don't Stop Me Now: Complete without Mr K's heart stopping. Don't allow Kerimov's heart tare to pass 200 BPM.
  • Electrocutioner: Electrocute Mr K.
  • The Tooth Hurths: Pull out Mr K's tooth.
  • Wrenched: Hit Mr K with the wrench.
  • It's Legal!: Use waterboarding on Mr K.

Objectives

  • Go to the warehouse in Banning.
  • Go to the house.
  • Go to Chumash.
  • Find the target.
  • Go to the airport.

Mission giver 1

Characters 7

Vehicles 1

Weapons 1

Gangs 2

On the map

By the BookDutch London warehouse, Banning; Caesars Place, Rockford Hills; Cool Beans, San Andreas Avenue, Del PerroShow on the interactive map

By the Book: questions and answers

Who gives the mission By the Book in GTA V?

By the Book is given by Steve Haines.