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“

The media and the government would have us believe that torture is some necessary thing. We need it to get information, to assert ourselves. Did we get any information out of you? Exactly. Torture's for the torturer...or for the guy giving orders to the torturer. You torture for the good times - we should all admit that. It's useless as a means of getting information.

”

— Trevor Philips

By the Book is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V, given by FIB agent Steve Haines to protagonists Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips.

Because of the nature of this mission, it has been heavily criticised by various media outlets, and is viewed as one of the most controversial missions in the series.

Mission

Michael or Trevor (whoever is being played at the time) receives a phone call from Steve Haines telling them to go to a warehouse and meet the other protagonist (the mission automatically begins with the receipt of the phone call). There, they find Haines and Dave Norton along with Ferdinand Kerimov. Haines wants Michael to assassinate Tahir Javan, an Azerbaijani man who Haines and Norton claim has ties to terrorism. Kerimov previously set up an audio-visual system for Javan and so is the FIB's sole source of information. Haines orders Michael to go with Norton to locate Javan, while Trevor and Haines remain in the warehouse with Kerimov.

Michael and Norton drive to their first location, a home in Los Santos, but this turns out to be a false lead. Haines then orders Trevor to torture Kerimov in order to discover Javan's whereabouts. There are four ways in which Trevor can torture Kerimov:

Waterboarding
Beating him with a wrench. Where Trevor hits depends on his position as he observes Mr. K. All three areas have the same effect and damage. Kerimov's left = knee. Middle = genitals/midsection. Right = arm.
Electrical shocks from a car battery
Extracting a tooth using pliers. First tooth changes speech. Unknown if more pulls either further deteriorate his speech or nothing at all.

(Kerimov can't be pushed too far. If this happens, he'll need an adrenaline shot, which requires injecting him with a syringe. Kerimov can die up to three times before Trevor runs out of adrenaline) The first round of torture reveals that Javan is actually at a beach house in Chumash. Michael and Norton drive to the home, but once there, they discover that a party is in full swing and that there are several men present who could possibly be Javan. At this point, Haines orders Trevor to engage in more torture. Through three additional rounds of torture, Kerimov reveals that Javan is:

A man of average height and weight (Able to kill Javan at this point to complete the mission early.)
Has a beard
Is a chain smoker and left handed

Through these clues, Michael is able to identify Javan and assassinate him.

Back at the warehouse, Haines tells Trevor that Kerimov is "expendable" and orders Trevor to kill Kerimov after Haines has left. Once Haines departs, Trevor instead decides to free Kerimov. He guides Kerimov from the warehouse and into his truck, at which point he drives Kerimov to the airport and tells him to flee Los Santos. Trevor drops Kerimov off at the airport, where he falls down a flight of stairs. Trevor drives off and the mission is completed.

Mission Objectives

Go to the warehouse in Banning. - (Michael or Trevor)
Go to Rockford Hills. - (Michael)
Choose a tool to torture Mr.K. - (Trevor)
Go to Chumash. - (Michael)
Choose a tool to torture Mr.K. - (Trevor)
Locate the target. - (Michael)
Choose a tool to torture Mr.K. - (Trevor)
Try to locate the target again. - (Michael)
Choose a tool to torture Mr.K. - (Trevor)
Kill the target. - (Michael)
Take Mr.K. to the airport. - (Trevor)

Gold Medal Objectives

Don't Stop Me Now - Complete without Kerimov's heart stopping.
- If Kerimov's heart rate passes 200 then it will stop.
- If replaying this mission, waterboarding Kerimov four times will grant the player this achievement relatively easily, as waterboarding deals the least damage.
Electrocutioner - Electrocute Kerimov.
- Perform this first to avoid killing Kerimov.
The Tooth Hurts - Pull out Kerimov's tooth.
- Perform this second or third.
Wrenched - Hit Kerimov with the wrench.
- This can kill Kerimov if it is performed last, but it is unpredictable as Trevor can swing anywhere.
It's Legal! - Waterboard Kerimov.
- Hold down on the bumper to prevent extra pressure.

Aftermath

Los Santos Shepherd Newspaper

"A beach front house party turned into tragedy yesterday when an Azerbaijani-American was killed, in what appeared to be a professional job by a long range sniper. Police are baffled by the case not merely because they are baffled by most things, but also because no motive is apparent. The man, Tahir Javan, an Azerbaijani-American in his late 40s, moved to this country when he was 13 and grew rich in the green energy sector, and has subsequently donated large sums to education initiatives here and his former country. Who would offer a professional hit on him and why, or whether this was a professional hit or a psychotic rank gone dangerously wrong is still unclear. Tahir was a smoker, a bon vivant and a lover of life and all that was precious. "Why would anyone want to kill him? He didn't have any enemies, just friends and friends he hadn't made yet. We all loved him," said partygoer Rachel Withers, who described herself as "something big in greeting cards"."

Bleeter Posts

@chumash_kiki - "Omg police everywhere! Guy got shot at a party next door. What does this mean for Chumash property prices???"
@alderneyedwin23 - "White supremacists carry out professional hit on Azerbaijani man in Chumash. At least that's what me and my roommate are telling everyone."

Videos

Gallery

Glitches

Should the player re-play this mission and have Trevor wearing a full outfit with shoes, during the mission his pants will revert back to his default jeans, but he will have no feet.
Also, while replaying the mission, if the player kills Javan early, the game will rarely bug and Michael will stand still aiming, the player will not be able to switch to Trevor and no Mission Failed screen will appear. The only solution is to pause and load a previous game file.
After torturing Kerimov for the first time, the player switches to Michael drinking coffee with Dave. Sometimes, the player will be able to control Michael before the cutscene actually ends. If this happens, the cup of coffee Michael is holding will be stuck to his hand.

Soundtrack

Main article: By the Book/Soundtrack

Trivia

The name of this mission comes from a quote Trevor may use while he is waterboarding Kerimov: "Always go by the book, that's my motto.".
In the Japanese version of the game, when Trevor tries to pick any of the torture tools, he ignores all of them.
The gold medal objective "Don't Stop Me Now" is a reference to a popular song of the same name by Queen.
If Trevor has tortured Kerimov to death and does not inject the adrenaline shot, a cutscene triggers as Steve gets angry with Trevor for overdoing the brutality inflicted on Kerimov. Haines would also say "You're going down, punk. At the exact moment I get bored with you, your little racket... will end", this is one of the exact references that Haines wants Trevor to be dead. The mission also fails.
This mission can be triggered by Michael or Trevor, though after receiving the phone call as Trevor, the player will be prompted to switch to Michael. After the usual "perspective change" animation, the opening cutscene of the mission starts playing with Trevor and Michael together, regardless of where Trevor might have been when he received the phone call.
The gold medal objective for waterboarding Kerimov called "It's Legal!" is a reference to the CIA using waterboarding as a form of interrogation and infamously denying that it was torture.
If the player assassinates Javan without getting all the information from Kerimov (the description of Javan's height and weight is enough), the mission will pass and the torture session will be cut short. However, this does not change the outcome of Kerimov's condition as he will still walk with a limp and have altered speech even if neither the wrench or the pliers were used.
After the mission ends and the player switches to Michael, there is a possibility that he will still be driving Dave's Oracle. This vehicle can be saved in his garage and modified like any other car. Other times, when the player switches to Michael he will be outside the FIB headquarters saying goodbye to Dave.

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 |location = [[Dutch London St|Dutch London]] Warehouse, [[Banning]]
 |target = [[Tahir Javan]]
-|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Dave Norton|Dave]] dies<br>[[Ferdinand Kerimov|Mr. K]] dies<br>Shooting at the party without obtaining a target profile<br>Shooting an innocent person in the party
+|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>[[Dave Norton|Dave]] dies<br>[[Ferdinand Kerimov|Mr. K]] dies<br>Shooting at the party without obtaining a target profile<br>Shooting an innocent person at the party
+|reward     = [[Devin Weston]]<br>[[Rockstar Editor|Director Mode]]
 |protagonists = [[Michael De Santa]]<br>[[Trevor Philips]]
 |unlocks = [[Blitz Play]]
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 {{Quote|The media and the government would have us believe that torture is some necessary thing. We need it to get information, to assert ourselves. Did we get any information out of you? Exactly. Torture's for the torturer...or for the guy giving orders to the torturer. You torture for the good times - we should all admit that. It's useless as a means of getting information.|[[Trevor Philips]]}}
-'''By the Book '''is a mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', given by [[FIB]] agent [[Steve Haines]] to [[protagonists]] [[Michael De Santa]] and [[Trevor Philips]].
+'''By the Book '''is a mission in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', given by [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]] agent [[Steve Haines]] to [[protagonist]]s [[Michael De Santa]] and [[Trevor Philips]].
+Because of the nature of this mission, it has been heavily criticised by various media outlets, and is viewed as one of the most controversial missions in the series.
 ==Mission==
-Michael or Trevor (whoever is being played at the time) receives a phone call from [[Steve Haines]] telling them to go to a warehouse and meet the other protagonist (the mission automatically begins with the receipt of the phone call). There, they find Haines and [[Dave Norton]] along with [[Mr. K]]. Haines wants Michael to assassinate [[Tahir Javan]], an Azerbaijani man who Haines and Norton claim has ties to terrorism. Mr. K previously set up an audio-visual system for Javan and so is the [[FIB|FIB's]] sole source of information. Haines orders Michael to go with Norton to locate Javan, while Trevor and Haines remain in the warehouse with Mr. K.
+Michael or Trevor (whoever is being played at the time) receives a phone call from [[Steve Haines]] telling them to go to a warehouse and meet the other protagonist (the mission automatically begins with the receipt of the phone call). There, they find Haines and [[Dave Norton]] along with [[Ferdinand Kerimov]]. Haines wants Michael to assassinate [[Tahir Javan]], an Azerbaijani man who Haines and Norton claim has ties to terrorism. Kerimov previously set up an audio-visual system for Javan and so is the [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]]'s sole source of information. Haines orders Michael to go with Norton to locate Javan, while Trevor and Haines remain in the warehouse with Kerimov.
-Michael and Norton drive to their first location, a home in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]], but this turns out to be a false lead. Haines then orders Trevor to torture Mr. K in order to discover Javan's whereabouts. There are four ways in which Trevor can torture Mr K:
+Michael and Norton drive to their first location, a home in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]], but this turns out to be a false lead. Haines then orders Trevor to torture Kerimov in order to discover Javan's whereabouts. There are four ways in which Trevor can torture Kerimov:
 *Waterboarding
-*Beating him with a [[wrench]]. Where Trevor hits depends on his position as he observes Mr. K. All three areas have the same effect and damage. Mr. K's left = knee. Middle = genitals/midsection. Right = arm.
+*Beating him with a [[wrench]]. Where Trevor hits depends on his position as he observes Mr. K. All three areas have the same effect and damage. Kerimov's left = knee. Middle = genitals/midsection. Right = arm.
 *Electrical shocks from a car battery
 *Extracting a tooth using pliers. First tooth changes speech. Unknown if more pulls either further deteriorate his speech or nothing at all.
-(Mr. K can't be pushed too far. If this happens, he'll need an adrenaline shot, which requires injecting him with a syringe. Mr. K can die up to three times before Trevor runs out of adrenaline)
+(Kerimov can't be pushed too far. If this happens, he'll need an adrenaline shot, which requires injecting him with a syringe. Kerimov can die up to three times before Trevor runs out of adrenaline)
-The first round of torture reveals that Javan is actually at a beach house in [[Chumash]]. Michael and Norton drive to the home, but once there, they discover that a party is in full swing and that there are several men present who could possibly be Javan. At this point, Haines orders Trevor to engage in more torture. Through three additional rounds of torture, Mr. K reveals that Javan is:
+The first round of torture reveals that Javan is actually at a beach house in [[Chumash]]. Michael and Norton drive to the home, but once there, they discover that a party is in full swing and that there are several men present who could possibly be Javan. At this point, Haines orders Trevor to engage in more torture. Through three additional rounds of torture, Kerimov reveals that Javan is:
 *A man of average height and weight (Able to kill Javan at this point to complete the mission early.)
 *Has a beard
@@ Line 32: / Line 35: @@
 Through these clues, Michael is able to identify Javan and assassinate him.
-Back at the warehouse, Haines tells Trevor that Mr. K is expendable and orders Trevor to kill Mr. K after Haines has left. Once Haines departs, Trevor instead decides to free Mr. K. He guides Mr. K from the warehouse and into a [[Bodhi|waiting vehicle]], at which point he drives Mr. K to the [[Los Santos International Airport (HD Universe)|airport]].
+Back at the warehouse, Haines tells Trevor that Kerimov is "expendable" and orders Trevor to kill Kerimov after Haines has left. Once Haines departs, Trevor instead decides to free Kerimov. He guides Kerimov from the warehouse and into his [[Bodhi|truck]], at which point he drives Kerimov to the [[Los Santos International Airport (HD Universe)|airport]] and tells him to flee Los Santos. Trevor drops Kerimov off at the airport, where he falls down a flight of stairs. Trevor drives off and the mission is completed.
 ==Mission Objectives==
@@ Line 48: / Line 51: @@
 ==Gold Medal Objectives==
-*Don't Stop Me Now - Complete without Mr. K's heart stopping.
+*Don't Stop Me Now - Complete without Kerimov's heart stopping.
+**If Kerimov's heart rate passes 200 then it will stop.
-*Electrocutioner - Electrocute Mr. K.
+**If replaying this mission, waterboarding Kerimov four times will grant the player this achievement relatively easily, as waterboarding deals the least damage.
-*The Tooth Hurts - Pull out Mr. K's tooth.
+*Electrocutioner - Electrocute Kerimov.
-*Wrenched - Hit Mr. K with the wrench.
+**Perform this first to avoid killing Kerimov.
-*It's Legal! - Waterboard Mr. K.
+*The Tooth Hurts - Pull out Kerimov's tooth.
+**Perform this second or third.
+*Wrenched - Hit Kerimov with the wrench.
+**This can kill Kerimov if it is performed last, but it is unpredictable as Trevor can swing anywhere.
+*It's Legal! - Waterboard Kerimov.
+**Hold down on the bumper to prevent extra pressure.
 ==Aftermath==
 ===Los Santos Shepherd Newspaper===
-"''A beach front house party turned into tragedy yesterday when an Azerbaijani-American was killed, in what appeared to be a professional job by a long range sniper. Police are baffled by the case not merely because they are baffled by most things, but also because no motive is apparent. The man Tahir Javan an Azerbaijani-American in his late 40s moved to this country when he was 13 and grew rich in the green energy sector and has subsequently donated large sums to education initiatives here and his former country. Who would offer a professional hit on him and why, or whether this was a professional hit or a psychotic rank gone dangerously wrong is still unclear. Tahir was a smoker, a bon vivant and a lover of life and all that was precious. "Why would anyone want to kill him? He didn't have any enemies, just friends and friends he hadn't made yet. We all loved him," Said partygoer Rachel Withers who described herself as something big in greeting cards.''"
+"''A beach front house party turned into tragedy yesterday when an Azerbaijani-American was killed, in what appeared to be a professional job by a long range sniper. Police are baffled by the case not merely because they are baffled by most things, but also because no motive is apparent. The man, Tahir Javan, an Azerbaijani-American in his late 40s, moved to this country when he was 13 and grew rich in the green energy sector, and has subsequently donated large sums to education initiatives here and his former country. Who would offer a professional hit on him and why, or whether this was a professional hit or a psychotic rank gone dangerously wrong is still unclear. Tahir was a smoker, a bon vivant and a lover of life and all that was precious. "Why would anyone want to kill him? He didn't have any enemies, just friends and friends he hadn't made yet. We all loved him," said partygoer Rachel Withers, who described herself as "something big in greeting cards".''"
 ===[[Bleeter]] Posts===
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 <gallery hideaddbutton="true">
 File:GTA 5 Walkthrough Part 25 By The Book|By The Book Walkthrough
+File:GTA 5 - By the Book (FPS Walkthrough)|First Person Walkthrough
 </gallery>
 {{clr}}
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 justanaveragephotoname.jpg|The Torture.
 -9-25 19-37-12.jpg|Ferdinand Kerimov.
+torturechamber.png|The warehouse as seen from the minimap (Enhanced version).
 </gallery>
+==Glitches==
+*Should the player re-play this mission and have Trevor wearing a full outfit with shoes, during the mission his pants will revert back to his default jeans, but he will have no feet.
+*Also, while replaying the mission, if the player kills Javan early, the game will rarely bug and Michael will stand still aiming, the player will not be able to switch to Trevor and no Mission Failed screen will appear. The only solution is to pause and load a previous game file.
+*After torturing Kerimov for the first time, the player switches to Michael drinking coffee with Dave. Sometimes, the player will be able to control Michael before the cutscene actually ends. If this happens, the cup of coffee Michael is holding will be stuck to his hand.
+== Soundtrack ==
+{{Main|By the Book/Soundtrack}}
 ==Trivia==
+*The name of this mission comes from a quote Trevor may use while he is waterboarding Kerimov: ''"Always go by the book, that's my motto."''.
-*This mission is said to be the one of the most controversial content in the whole franchise, and have received heavy criticism by critics from various media outlets.
+*In the Japanese version of the game, when Trevor tries to pick any of the torture tools, he ignores all of them.
-*This is the first mission of the game that is automatically triggered. Trevor or Michael do not have the option of triggering it at leisure; it is not triggered while playing Franklin, but will trigger soon after switching to the other two characters.
-*The gold medal objective "Don't Stop Me Now" is a reference of a popular song by [[wp:Queen (band)|Queen]], which has the [[wp:Don't Stop Me Now|same title]].
+*The gold medal objective "Don't Stop Me Now" is a reference to a popular song of the [[wp:Don't Stop Me Now|same name]] by [[wp:Queen (band)|Queen]].
+*If Trevor has tortured [[Ferdinand Kerimov|Kerimov]] to death and does not inject the adrenaline shot, a [[Cutscenes|cutscene]] triggers as [[Steve Haines|Steve]] gets angry with [[Trevor Philips|Trevor]] for overdoing the brutality inflicted on Kerimov. Haines would also say ''"You're going down, punk. At the exact moment I get bored with you, your little racket... will end"'', this is one of the exact references that Haines [[Something Sensible|wants Trevor to be dead]]. The mission also fails.
 *This mission can be triggered by Michael or Trevor, though after receiving the phone call as Trevor, the player will be prompted to switch to Michael. After the usual "perspective change" animation, the opening cutscene of the mission starts playing with Trevor and Michael together, regardless of where Trevor might have been when he received the phone call.
+*The gold medal objective for waterboarding Kerimov called "It's Legal!" is a reference to the [[wp:Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] using waterboarding as a form of interrogation and infamously denying that it was torture.
-*If the player begins the mission as Michael, before entering the warehouse, Trevor can be seen defecating behind a dumpster, much to Michael's disgust. Also, when you then leave the building as Michael and go behind the dumpster and zoom in with a sniper rifle, Trevor's crap will actually be there. Also if the player climbs into the wreckage in front of Trevor, then zoom in on him with the [[sniper rifle]] or [[snapmatic]], there the player can see Trevor's penis uncensored.
+*If the player assassinates Javan without getting all the information from Kerimov (the description of Javan's height and weight is enough), the mission will pass and the torture session will be cut short. However, this does not change the outcome of Kerimov's condition as he will still walk with a limp and have altered speech even if neither the wrench or the pliers were used.
-*If the player begins this mission as Trevor, before entering the warehouse, Michael will be seen smoking and Trevor tells him to quit that and shape up.
+*After the mission ends and the player switches to Michael, there is a possibility that he will still be driving Dave's Oracle. This vehicle can be saved in his garage and modified like any other car. Other times, when the player switches to Michael he will be outside the FIB headquarters saying goodbye to Dave.
-*When Michael and Dave are heading to Javan's location, there is dialogue between them that suggests [[Bury the Hatchet|the true fate]] of [[Brad Snider]].
-*The name of this mission its from a sentence that Trevor says while he is drowning Mr. K, he says "always go by the book, thats my motto."
+==Navigation==
-*The gold medal objective for waterboarding Mr. K called "It's Legal!" is a reference to the rumor that the [[wp:Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] uses waterboarding as a form of torture to get information.
+{{Navboxes
-*This also may cause a bug. If the player is wearing a full outfit which includes shoes, Trevor's model will switch to his default jeans, but not default boots. This makes him have no feet.
+|title= Navigation
-*It is possible to assassinate Javan early (not getting all the information) successfully, to cut the torture session short. This does not change the outcome of Mr. K's condition for the most part, but some dialogue may change depending on what torture tools you didn't use. (i.e. No pliers = clear speech and different dialogue, etc.). Doing this provides a bewildered response from Dave, and a few unique lines shared between him and Michael.
+|list1=
-*Also, while replaying the mission, if you kill Javan early, the game will rarely bug and Michael will stand still aiming, the player will not be able to switch to Trevor and there's no Misson Failed screen. The only solution is to pause and load a previous game file.
+{{GTA|state=collapsed}}
-*After the coffee break, a glitch may occur that causes the coffee cup to stick in Michael's hand.
+{{Gtav missions|state=collapsed}}
-*If the player switches to Michael immediately after the mission ends, Michael will be in front of the [[FIB Headquarters]] saying goodbye to [[Dave Norton|Dave]].
+}}
-*After Trevor drops Mr. K off at the [[Los Santos International Airport (HD Universe)| airport]], it's possible that Mr. K escaped and went off somewhere else.
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