Casing the Jewel Store

Overview

Casing the Jewel Store is the first setup mission for The Jewel Store Job in Grand Theft Auto V. Michael and Lester scout the Vangelico store in Rockford Hills, after which the player chooses how to rob it. It is the first heist planning sequence in the game and introduces Lester's garment factory as the crew's base.

Walkthrough

1. Meet Lester at his garment factory and drive him to Vangelico.
2. Enter the store wearing camera glasses and photograph the alarm keypad, ventilation and cameras.
3. Go around the block and climb to the roof of a building under renovation to look at the store's air vents.
4. Return to the garment factory and choose between the Smart and Loud approaches on the planning board.

Tips

• Gold medal objectives: finish within 8:00 and capture all three security features in one picture.
• Stand back from the counter so the vent, camera and keypad fit in the same frame.
• The Smart approach needs two setups but gives a cleaner robbery.

Rewards and unlocks

The mission unlocks Carbine Rifles for the loud plan or Bugstars Equipment and BZ Gas Grenades for the smart plan, and adds heist crew members as Director Mode characters.