Parenting 101 (Family Mission)

Overview

Parenting 101 is an optional, missable family mission for Michael De Santa, unlocked after Meltdown. It starts when Michael gets a call from his son Jimmy and realizes on the line that Jimmy has been grabbed. The kidnapper is a comedy writer Jimmy has been harassing on Bleeter. Jimmy lets slip that they are taking him up Banham Canyon in a Landstalker. If the player turns the mission down, Michael pays a $9,500 ransom instead.

Walkthrough

1. Answer Jimmy's call and accept the mission.
2. Head up Banham Canyon and listen to Jimmy's clues to find the charcoal Landstalker.
3. Ram and damage the Landstalker until the kidnappers stop and run off. Do not kill them.
4. Go to the car and collect Jimmy.
5. Drive Jimmy home. That means the Richman Hotel, or the De Santa Residence if the main story is finished.

Tips

• Stay out of gunfire. Killing a kidnapper or hurting Jimmy fails the mission.
• A police car with its siren on makes the kidnappers pull over and run almost at once.
• You cannot get a wanted level during this mission, so drive as aggressively as you like.
• Driving home in the Landstalker unlocks extra dialogue about the smell inside.

Rewards and unlocks

• Michael can hang out with Jimmy again.
• Refusing the call costs $9,500 in ransom.
• Afterwards, Jimmy promises online that he will only troll people anonymously from now on.