Carl receives a phone call from Cesar Vialpando. Cesar had been tracking a Ballas car, most likely travelling to San Fierro to acquire cocaine. Cesar wants Carl to come with him, so he makes his way to Cesar's location near Blueberry in Red County. The pair get in Cesar's Savanna and travel towards Angel Pine, where the car was last seen.
After entering Angel Pine, Carl and Cesar position themselves on a rooftop overlooking a Cluckin' Bell restaurant. Carl whips out a camera and plans to take photographs, believing this to be a secret meeting. Soon afterwards, a brown Picador pulls up. Carl's former ally Ryder, along with a Ballas member step out of the vehicle. Another man arrives in a ZR-350. Cesar identifies him as T-Bone Mendez from the San Fierro Rifa. Shortly followed thereafter, is a mysterious man in a suit, arriving in a Washington. Then finally, a fourth man arrives in a Broadway, joining the others. He is identified as a pimp by Carl, but neither Cesar or Carl recognise him. After taking photos of all four men, Cesar and Carl leave Angel Pine, stopping by a filling station. Cesar drops Carl off, saying he'll meet him back at San Fierro.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
Go and pick up Cesar.
Get in the car.
Head out to Angel Pine.
Get up on the roof.
Photograph the face of each target, but be quick about it and be sure to zoom in!
Reward[]
The reward for this mission is an increase in respect. The mission Jizzy is unlocked. After the mission, the game will inform the player of the availability of Snapshots located around San Fierro.
Cesar tells Carl that they should continue the trip in Cesar's car.
Cesar tells Carl that the Ballas were going in Angel Pine's direction.
Carl and Cesar must drive out to Angel Pine and catch up to the Ballas.
Carl and Cesar travelling to Angel Pine.
Upon arriving in Angel Pine, Carl and Cesar stop by Lovin' A Loan.
Carl and Cesar decide to get a better look of the area by climbing to the roof of the store.
Carl and Cesar navigate the rooftops and stop by an area overlooking the parking lot of a Cluckin' Bell restaurant across the street.
Carl and Cesar decide to take photos of the Ballas that arrive.
After a few moments of waiting, a familiar brown Picador drives into the parking lot.
The brown Picador stops near a green garbage container and the Ballas get out.
Carl takes a photo of the Balla that just arrived.
Carl recognizes the Balla to be Ryder - his former childhood friend.
Carl curses Ryder for betraying the GSF and joining the Ballas, but Cesar says that the drug ring includes much more organizations than the Los Santos street gangs.
As Ryder walks to the Cluckin' Bell restaurant, a ZR-350 speeds into the parking lot.
The ZR-350 parks in the middle of the lot.
Carl takes a photo of the drug ring member that just arrived.
During development of the game, this mission had a completely different walkthrough. The player was originally tasked with stealing a helicopter to meet Cesar, and the photos would also have been taken whilst airborne. While watching over the meeting of the Loco Syndicate, Carl and Cesar shout to each other, presumably to make themselves heard over the sound of the helicopter's rotors, before the mission was changed without the dialogue being re-recorded. This is also evident when CJ states the mission "was some heavy shit", contrasting to the somewhat mundane car drive.
Unused text strings in the american.gxt file reveal that the Ballas noticed Cesar tailing them and shot up his car, explaining why he had to stop and is seen checking the vehicle. The dialogue is left unused so the player can continue the trip by riding Cesar's (intact) red Savanna all the way to Angel Pine, instead of using the aforementioned helicopter to pick him up.
CJ cannot look backwards while on the rooftop with the camera active.
Sometimes, after the mission is passed, the player's camera may be able to take an infinite number of photos. After the camera is lost and reobtained, this no longer occurs.
