“Welcome to Los Santos”

“Welcome to Los Santos” is the first episode of Act I and the first ever episode of Grand Theft Auto V: The Rockstar Series.
== Synopsis ==
“Welcome to Los Santos. A city of saints. A city of sinners. With criminals that are getting more dangerous as the days go by and no rest for the innocent lives, there will be a reckoning for many of those corrupted within the sun-soaked metropolis of southern San Andreas. As of now, the story begins with two hoodlums, who prowl the streets looking for the perfect hustle to win and make names of themselves and escape the ghetto.”
== Plot ==
=== 9 Years Ago… Ludendorff, North Yankton ===
Three robbers: Michael Townley, Trevor Philips, and Brad Snider are robbing a local Bobcat cash depot located outside of the Midwestern town of Ludendorff, North Yankton. The three place the hostages into a back closet and plant charges on the vault. Michael and Trevor grab consequential notes and make their way out of the vault, only for Michael to be caught from behind by a guard named Jaspers and held at gunpoint. Trevor quickly puts Jaspers down and the three continue their escape. As the trio make their way to an alternative exit, they hear sirens of police cars. The three brace themselves as they face the North Yankton State Patrol reinforcements. The three reach their getaway vehicle and embark it, escaping the depot. However, more reinforcements chase after their car and success shoot the driver, forcing Michael to drive. After slamming the remaining police car into a nearby tree, Michael drives them to the supposed location of a getaway chopper. However, as they attempt to beat the local train and evade the police, their car is hit by the train, but all three narrowly survive. They enter a nearby farm, only to notice that a helicopter is not present. Suddenly, a sniper from a distance takes a shot at Trevor, only for Brad to walk right in front of him, blocking the shot intended for Trevor. As Michael inspects Brad and announces that he is going to be fine, he too is suddenly shot. As he supposedly dies, Trevor stays behind and begins shooting everyone in sight out of rage until he is forced into fleeing, taking a woman hostage and running off into the field, while being shot at by the local police. Some time later, a funeral is held for Michael, with some members of his family being in attendance. However, the sniper and Michael himself, who is revealed to actually be alive, is also in attendance, but only from a distance. The priest then wraps up his eulogy for Michael as the game’s trademark logo appears, starting the story.
=== Franklin and Lamar ===
9 years later, Michael lives in Los Santos, a West Coast city under a new alias. However, he attends therapy to help him get over his actions and get a grip on his habits and anger. After ranting about his son’s uselessness, Michael finally relaxes after he had let all of his pent-up anger out. After scheduling the next session, Michael leaves and takes a walk down the sidewalk alongside Vespucci Beach, even witnessing a homeless man being forced to leave. As he sits down on a bench, two gangsters, Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis walk behind him, discussing the location of two cars they need to repossess. Lamar then decides to ask Michael where the beach house they are trying to locate is. Michael denies knowing, but as the two are about to leave, Michael relents and tells them the location. The two then proceed to access the side of the beach house and walk to the front, where they find the two cars that was on their repossession list: an Obey 9F and a Dewbauchee Rapid GT. After the two select the cars they wanted, they engage in a race across town, with Franklin being the victor, stopping outside of the Union Depository. However, due to their reckless driving and possible car theft, the cops were called, forcing the two to flee. After shaking the cops, Franklin returns to his place of work: Premium Deluxe Autosports, reuniting with Lamar, where they watch their boss, Simeon Yeterian, insult and gaslight Jimmy De Santa, a client. Witnessing Lamar and Simeon using gaslighting techniques to score Jimmy’s purchase of an expensive car, Franklin takes off and calls it a day, with Lamar riding with him back home. The two then drive back to their homes on Forum Drive, discussing Franklin’s “crazy” aunt, Denise and how Lamar finds her sexually attractive. After the two arrive, Lamar asks Franklin if he could go inside too, but Franklin refuses, saying that he will see him at work. Lamar then proceeds to roast Franklin by saying “don’t hate on me ‘cause I’m beautiful,” while telling him “maybe if you got rid of that ol’ yee-yee ass haircut you got, you’d get some bitches on your dick,” and “better yet, maybe Tanisha will call your dog ass if she ever stop fucking with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fucking with.” After delivering his roasting lines, he takes off, flipping the bird, much to Franklin’s frustration and confusion. He goes inside and picks up a few things in his room before calling it a day and sleeping.l
=== Repossession ===
=== Complications ===
== Characters ==
* Brad Snider
* Michael Townley/De Santa
* Trevor Philips
* Jaspers
* Dave Norton
* Amanda Townley/De Santa
* Isiah Friedlander
* Lamar Davis
* Franklin Clinton
* Simeon Yeterian
* Jimmy De Santa
* Denise Clinton
* Esteban Jimenez
* Tracey De Santa
* Kyle Chavis
== Deaths ==
* Jaspers
* Brad Snider (confirmed fate in later episodes)
* Esteban Jimenez
* Numerous counts of NYSP officers
* Numerous counts of Vagos members
== Soundtrack ==
* Oh No - Welcome to Los Santos (Instrumental)
* Action Bronson & Danny Brown - Bad News