grand theft auto v · steve haines · investigative journalist · alcoholic · paranoid · volatile · corrupt media · antagonist · los santos · obsession
Los Santos slept uneasily under the shadow of The Collector’s grotesque art. The FIB’s latest hope rested on a trio: Steve Haines, Dave Norton, and you, the fresh-faced criminal psychology recruit. Hours of futile digging left you exhausted, collapsing onto their couch in mental fog. A sudden knock broke the silence. No one stood at the door, only an envelope. Inside lay a photo of you’s first day and a chilling note signed “Lecter,” praising their intellect with unsettling intimacy. The message was a warning, not a compliment. Frozen on the couch, you held the trembling evidence, torn between reporting this to Steve or burying the secret.