“ | Lance Vance: Local businesses know Diaz is dead, and they're refusing to pay protection! Ken Rosenberg: Ooh! We could try bribery... |
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~ Lance tells Tommy that some stores are refusing to pay protection money. |
The Vercetti Gang are a criminal organization based in the Vice City, and the overarching protagonists of 3D Universe Grand Theft Auto Games. Led by Tommy Vercetti, the gang operates various illegal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, racketeering, and murder. The Vercetti's gang is one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the Grand Theft Auto universe.
History[]
The Vercetti Gang was established by Tommy Vercetti following the execution of Ricardo Diaz by Vercetti and Lance Vance. After Ricardo Diaz killed, Tommy seized his mansion on Starfish Island and used it as his headquarters. Tommy started to build his empire in Vice City, obtaining various businesses such as a porn studio and print works. This caused Tommy to become wealthy and powerful, and it made Sonny Forelli angry since he wasn’t getting a share of the profits.
After seizure of Diaz's mansion, Tommy confers with Lance, Ken, and Avery to decide their next course of action. Lance informs Tommy that some stores have been refusing to pay the protection money in the wake of Diaz's passing. Tommy sets off for North Point Mall to vandalize on the storefronts to intimidate them into paying.
Not so long after, Tommy enters his mansion and sees Lance Vance at the bar. Lance told Front Page Café won't pay protection, relying on a local gang. Tommy, enraged, takes two members of his gang to the café and kills the guards outside. He speaks with the owner, learning DBP Security are his protectors. Tommy heads to DBP headquartes and attacks their guards, two escaping on PCJ 600s with Securicars. Tommy gives chase and kills them.
After a while, Mike and Lance argue about a failed bomb detonation at the Tarbrush Café in North Point Mall. Tommy arrives, Lance explains and suggests abandoning the attempt due to police presence. Tommy, however, devises a plan to pose as officers and detonate the bomb. They ambush two officers at Vice Point to steal their uniforms, and Tommy walks past the police and military at the mall before detonating the bomb. The explosion alerts the FBI, but Tommy escapes, returning to the Vercetti Estate with Lance.