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'''The Introduction''' is a roughly twenty minute video, created with [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]' video engine, that details how events in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] led to events in GTA San Andreas. It was available with the North American [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] Special Edition of GTA San Andreas or the official soundtrack double CD. It is set in early 1992. The video ends directly at the beginning of GTA San Andreas, when Carl arrives in [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] after hearing the news that his mom has died.

==Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski==

The video features a scene that depicts [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], who had just came from a meeting with [[Big Smoke]] and the [[Ballas]], begin discussing [[Jimmy Hernandez|Jimmy Hernandez']] assignment with them, and the threat [[Ralph Pendelbury]] poses. In a later scene, Tenpenny is overheard verbally harassing an unknown person on the phone. When they go to pick up Hernandez, he appears to be a good, straight cop, and Tenpenny is particularly hard on him. In the last scene featuring this trio, Pulaski is kicking a downed officer, obviously Pendelbury. Tenpenny hands a pistol to Hernandez and tells him, "You cap him or I cap you." Hernandez shoots and kills the downed officer.

==Mike Toreno==

Another scene features [[T-Bone Mendez]] and [[Mike Toreno]] (who is sitting on a parked [[ZR-350]]), focusing on Mendez beating an unidentified person to death against a container crate. Toreno discusses with Mendez prospects of a "[[Big Smoke|buyer down in Los Santos]]."

==Ken Rosenberg==

A later thread of scenes documents [[Ken Rosenberg]]'s path from [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] to San Andreas. The first scene depicts [[Johnny Sindacco]] proposing to [[Salvatore Leone]] a three-way split between the [[Sindacco Family]], the [[Leone Family]], and the [[Forelli Family]] of a new casino, with Salvatore's five million dollar investment managed by the Sindaccos. Salvatore isn't pleased with the terms of this offer, and names his own terms; he gets control of the books. He then suggests to Johnny that he would be pleased with a "neutral" third-party to manage things, and tells Johnny to get rid of their guy to prove the value of his involvement.

The next scene shows Ken Rosenberg walking out of the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]], talking to himself about being sober, being disbarred from practicing law, needing a job, and needing a ride. Later, Ken tries to call [[Tommy Vercetti]] from a pay phone, and reveals that he is avoiding Ken's calls.  

The final scene in this thread depicts Salvatore barging into Ken Rosenberg's office, demanding to know why Ken hasn't worked harder to earn his investment back. Salvatore implies that he got this job for Ken so that he could be ''his'' man.

Another scene features [[Kent Paul]] and [[Maccer]] in a recording studio in [[United Kingdom|England]]. Their cryptic conversation consists of becoming owner of a band, buying Maccer out of his contract, and Maccer's excitement over going to America.

The main thread of scenes in the video, focusing on [[Carl Johnson|CJ]] and the members of [[Gangs|gangs]] in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], begins with three [[Ballas]] members smoking a joint in an alley, talking trash about [[Grove Street Families]], and discussing their planned murder of [[Sweet]].

The next scene shows [[Big Smoke]] and [[Ryder]] in a house, having a cryptic conversation about "destiny" and "choices". The scene that follows features Sweet, Big Smoke, [[OG Loc]], and some other Grove Street Members shooting craps on the sidewalk. Smoke is warning Sweet that "standing by our principles" may be the reason they're "losing the streets". Loc explains that he's a "Gangsta Rapper", and asks them to stop calling him Jeffrey. Smoke and Sweet tell him he should avoid a life like theirs and go to college, "Make something of yourself". Smoke asks Sweet if he's heard from his brother CJ, and Sweet explains that they're not speaking.

The following scene shows CJ in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], attempting to steal cars parked on the side of the road until he pulls a man out of his stopped [[Washington|car]] and steals it. He then speaks on the phone to [[Joey Leone]], and asks where to take the car, as he needs to get it off the street soon. There is a quick cut-scene of [[The Green Sabre (car)|a green Sabre]] pulling out of a garage, then the next scene depicts CJ mugging a man in an alley.

There is another shot of a green Sabre cruising down a road in [[Ganton]], then the final scene features the Sabre driving down the street Sweet's house is on, and then gunfire coming from the car, riddling Sweet's mother's house with bullets. As the car drives away, Sweet rushes into the house, then back out to stop [[Kendl Johnson]], who was just about to enter. As Kendl weeps on the steps of the porch, Sweet calls CJ to tell him that his mother Beverly is dead.

(''Cuts to some Balla's smoking in a driveway.'')

(''Jeffrey, OG Loc walks right into the game.'')

(''Red Light District. Carl Johnson, (CJ) is walking around to various cars trying to get into them, but they are locked.'')

(''A car stops at a red light right next to CJ. He heads over to the driver side door. Opens it quickly.'')

(''CJ lands a quick punch.'')

'''Frank Tenpenny''': (Back into the phone) You hear that? You feelin' me here? You about to wake up with your head fifty feet away from your body, son. Do what we agreed.  

 

(''Oh, you think you can put one over on me? Do you? I don't think so. So do it! This week!'')

(''Cuts to a Slow shot following a green Sabre out of a garage.'')

(''CJ walking down an alley in the red light district. A man walks by him going the other direction. CJ quickly turns around, pulls out a pistol and shoves the man against the wall.'')

(''Gives CJ his wallet.'')

(''CJ takes the wallet.'')  

(''CJ hits the man in the head with the pistol, walks away.'')

Frank Tenpenny''': We went over this. It's about percentages.

'''Officer Hernandez takes the gun but is reluctant to shoot

'''Eddie Pulaski: Come on, do it! Pull the trigger!

(''Cuts to another shot of the green Sabre driving down the street Sweet's house is on. There are two Balla's in the car. They circle around to CJ's and Sweet's mothers house and open fire with a big drive-by. As they flee, an GSF member fires at the car but doesn't get anyone.'')

(''Cuts to CJ looking sad in a car, shaking his head.'')