The briefing
The Big Score (Subtle Approach) is a Story Mode mission for Lester Crest in Vanilla Unicorn; Strawberry; Michael's House.
Playable character: Michael De Santa; Franklin Clinton; Trevor Philips. The mission is classified as branching choice, heist.
Objective route — story spoilers
1. Board the car.
2. Get to the tunnel entrance before 8:00am.
3. Deploy the stinger.
4. Move away from the stinger and wait for the vans to arrive.
5. Destination: the Union Depository.
6. Stay with the manager.
7. Enter the Securicar.
8. Stay with Trevor.
9. Keep the roads clear for the vans.
10. Defend the crew from Merryweather.
11. Stay with the rest of the crew.
12. Destination: Michael's house.
Gold medal targets
Headshots: Eliminate 20 enemies with a headshot.
Signal Man: Perform less than 10 traffic light changes.
Accuracy: Complete with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%.
Gold targets can be accumulated across mission replays. A medal run is separate from the mission’s ordinary completion requirement.
Rewards and unlocks
The Big One! Achievement
Branches and alternatives
This record retains the named branch or preparation variant. Alternative heist plans and endings have separate pages; completing the campaign does not require playing mutually exclusive versions in a single save.
Sources & further reading
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