Lester's Assassinations

Overview

Lester's Assassinations are a series of side missions in which Lester Crest hires Franklin Clinton to kill executives whose deaths will move stock prices. Lester's method is to buy shares in a target company's competitors, have a key figure in the target company killed and then sell once the rival's stock rises. Each job therefore comes paired with an investment opportunity on the in-game stock market. The first mission unlocks after Fame or Shame.

Walkthrough

1. The Hotel Assassination: After meeting Lester near Del Perro Pier, Franklin must kill Brett Lowrey, CEO of Bilkinton Research, whose erectile dysfunction pill Priapol has been linked to heart attacks. Franklin waits for Lowrey to check out of the Von Crastenburg Hotel in Richman and kills him either with a sniper rifle or by planting a sticky bomb on his car, then escapes and loses any wanted level.
2. The Multi Target Assassination: The next contract unlocks after the first one is done.

Tips

• In The Hotel Assassination, Lowrey is the only man not wearing a suit when he leaves.
• For the gold medal, use a sniper rifle and leave the car park on the side away from the hotel.
• Invest before starting each hit, then wait for prices to rise before selling.

Rewards and unlocks

• The Hotel Assassination pays $9,000.
• After it, Lester gives Franklin the house at 3671 Whispymound Drive in the Vinewood Hills as his new safehouse. His aunt Denise then turns his old home into a women's center.
• Betta Pharmaceuticals, Bilkinton's rival, rises in value after Lowrey's death.