Solving The Murder of Isaac (LORE)

The mystery revolves around a murder connected to the film industry. Unlike other missions in the game, Michael does not receive any introductory message informing him about the mission. There are multiple clues to be discovered, to enable finding the murder victim in order to complete the mission. This is an optional mission and is not required for 100% Completion.

Introduction:

The mystery revolves around a murder connected to the film industry involving Frederick Quincy and the murder of two individuals, a secretary and an actor named Isaac.

The Clues:

First Clue:

Michael must locate four different cryptic messages carved on the walls of various buildings in Los Santos. Once the player approaches the message, a background sound will indicate that the message has been discovered.

⭐ The first message is located close to the pool at the Gentry Manor Hotel. It reads "Old Fred acts nice, but it ain't so!".
⭐ The second message is located at the Galileo Observatory in Vinewood Hills. It reads "David Richards knows".
⭐ The third message is located at the City Hall in Alta. It reads "Fred makes cartoons for kids, funny thing considering what he hid".
⭐ The fourth and final message is located in next to the Oriental Theater in Downtown Vinewood. It reads "Ain't no mystery. They drowned her because of what she knew!".

After locating all four messages, further instructions point to the next two clues:

⭐ "Track down the sunken body off the west coast".
⭐ "Find a damning letter on a desk of a friend".

Second Clue:

Michael needs to find the sunken body first. The body of a woman, who has her hands tied behind her back, a bag over her head and her feet in a concrete block, can be found just off the coast by Fort Zancudo, near the bow of a sunken Olifantus. Use either the Submersible, the Kraken, or a scuba suit.

Third Clue:

Whilst the four messages and the body can be discovered at any time, the player can only continue investigating the mystery after completing the mission "Meltdown", as Michael needs to access Solomon Richards' office at Richards Majestic to read the letter on his desk.

The studio can only be accessed between 21:00 and 06:00, if the player approaches during the day, they will be told that Solomon's office is busy, and to come back later.

Michael is now free to locate the murder victim. There is an abandoned mine in Great Chaparral with a boarded-up door. Michael needs to destroy the door. Isaac's body can be found further inside the shaft. Once the player finds his body, the mystery is solved.

Once the mystery has been solved, two noir filters for the Snapmatic will be added to each protagonist's phone. The same filters can also be applied as a gameplay overlay. To do so, the player must activate them by either revisiting Isaac's body or dialing his contact on their cellphone.

The Confession:

Frederick Quincy was the founder of Fred's Pictures Film Studio. In around 1947, Isaac produced a cartoon film for Quincy called "Bip The Dog" but did not put forth his best effort or work into it, which Quincy considered a betrayal. Even though Quincy had warned him not to do so, Isaac was already seriously considering on making a deal with Abe Schwartzman for a live-action film for Browne Canyon studio, which Quincy was well aware of. The last straw was apparently when Isaac shot a short for it but used Fred's Pictures film stock to do so.

While Quincy had been drinking, the two got into an altercation which ended when Quincy killed Isaac. He hid his body in the mine in Great Chaparral. After that, he called Schwartzman and offered him a deal to forget about Isaac; as Schwartzman himself had a few skeletons in the closet, complied with.

The letter also implies that the sunken body is that of Quincy's secretary, who was killed by Quincy after she threatened to blackmail him after learning about the murder two years later, in 1949.

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