In The Beginning... is the introduction sequence in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli. It shows Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli and mobsters Harry and Lee discussing the release of protagonist Tommy Vercetti (also known as the Harwood Butcher) from prison, after taking the fall for the family and serving 15 years. The mafia members decide to send Tommy to Vice City to man their drug operations there.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get in the car
- Drive to the Ocean View Hotel
- Enter the building
- Go to the stairway
Gallery
Tommy Vercetti and Harry walking towards the drug dealer, with Lance Vance sitting in the Maverick helicopter.
Lance Vance flying away in the Maverick, with the Admiral containing Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg driving away. The bodies of Harry, Lee and the drug dealer are also visible.
Deaths
- Harry - Killed by Ricardo Diaz's hitmen during an ambush.
- Lee - Killed by Ricardo Diaz's hitmen during an ambush.
- Victor Vance - Killed by Ricardo Diaz's hitmen during an ambush.
Trivia
- The first song heard in the game is "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister during the first cutscene. It can also be heard on the radio station Emotion 98.3.
- The song heard when Tommy, Harry, and Lee are walking out of the airport and meeting Ken Rosenberg is Mama Papa Tu, and can be heard on the radio station Radio Espantoso.
- A dead man can be seen on a meat hook in the room behind Sonny Forelli.
- When Tommy, Harry, and Lee arrive at the airport, an airplane can be seen landing on the curved runway in the background. Realistically, it is not possible land like that, hinting that a straight runway was present in the beta.
- In the PC version of the game, entering the Admiral will always tune to Flash FM and play "Billie Jean" By Michael Jackson.