Finding The Custodian

Finding The Custodian is the final and ultimate mission of Storymode. With Bigfoot defeated and the Bloodpool closed, Carl Johnson moves to join Sarah Williams at Satellite Site Omega to confront The Custodian once and for all.

1. Prerequisites
2. Summary
3. Transcript
4. Outcome

 

Prerequisites

• Completion of The End of Days

Summary

After working alongside Eve Matthews to defeat Bigfoot and collapse the Bloodpool, CJ sets his eyes back upon The Custodian. Sarah Williams has phoned him and informed him that The Custodian is indeed at the satellite facility out in Las Venturas that was pointed out to them by Henry Buffett. CJ journeys off to join her.   Upon arrival, the two enter and begin to journey through the maze of halls and corridors. Their journey is surprisingly quiet, with no-one standing in opposition, juxtapose to what they imagined. However, they did eventually come across some opposition. The Custodian, having noticed CJ and Sarah enter via security cameras, ordered Alex Carter and Cody Davis to intercept and stop them by any means necessary.   When the two groups met, they expressed grave regret at what was about to happen, as neither side had any desire to fight. Nonetheless, they recognised that it was unavoidable, and after a brief interlude, the fight began. It was a lengthy and tense fight with many close calls for both sides, however the tide turned when CJ managed to kill Davis. Carter continued to fight, but standing alone, it was not much longer before he fell as well. CJ and Sarah saw to the wounded carter, and as his injuries were far too grave for medical assistance to arrive in time, CJ obeyed Carter's request and finished him off with a bullet to the head.   CJ and Sarah then journeyed further into the facility, where they found The Custodian staring blankly through a glass window. They approached in a pincer movement with their guns raised, expecting a fight from him, however he had no fight to give. They interrogated him about everything that he'd done, though as this unfolded, Sarah realised what - or more specifically who - The Custodian was looking at through the window. Through it lay a young girl on a hospital bed; a young girl who The Custodian explained was his daughter, Kylie Price, who was suffering from terminal cancer and had little more than a few weeks left to live. Furthermore, he told them that everything that he'd done was not out of malice or personal greed, but rather to secure anything that could heal his daughter. Sympathetic - but by no means letting him off the hook entirely - CJ and Sarah offered him a deal: He spends Kylie's remaining time with her, and then he turns himself in afterwards.   The Custodian's response to the deal depended on the player's actions throughout the story:

• Bad Ending: If the player has a low relationship score with both The Custodian and Sarah, The Custodian refuses the deal and draws his weapon, believing that they would never uphold their end of the bargain. In the ensuing battle, Sarah is mortally wounded, and CJ is forced to kill The Custodian.
• Neutral Ending: If the player has a low relationship score with The Custodian, he refuses the deal and draws his weapon, believing they would never uphold it. CJ and Sarah are forced to fight and kill him.
• Canonical Ending: If the player has a high relationship score with both The Custodian and Sarah, he accepts the deal, and CJ and Sarah stand down and leave.

  The final end to the mission - and Storymode as a whole - depend on the outcome of the confrontation with The Custodian:

• Bad Ending: If The Custodian refused the deal and Sarah was wounded, then CJ stays behind and comforts her as she dies. They finally express their feelings for each other and wish that they could have had time to explore them further. CJ, Emma Walker, and other Prospero agents, are then seen around Sarah's grave in San Fierro paying their respects. CJ and Emma talk about what has happened, and then what they will do next.
• Neutral Ending: If The Custodian refused the deal and The Custodian was killed, CJ and Sarah look at Kylie through the glass window and talk about what they are going to do with her, before leaving. They are then seen on the beach in Bayside Marina. The discuss all that's happened, The Custodian, and what's next for Prospero.
• Canonical Ending: If The Custodian survived, CJ and Sarah are then seen at the beach in Bayside Marina. The discuss all that has happened The Custodian, what's next for Prospero, and what's next for them.

  If the player achieved the good and canonical ending, and additional after-credits scene is shown. In this scene, The Custodian continues to stand and watch Kylie through the window. However, as he does, Eve Matthews approaches from behind. The Custodian turns, believing it to be CJ or Sarah again, however he's surprised when it isn't. Before he can react, he's executed by Eve, and his blood trails towards the glass. Eve then approaches the glass, and the screen cuts to black as she stares through it.  

Transcript

To be added.  

Outcome

• Alex Carter is killed.
• Cody Davis is killed.
• Good Ending:
  • The Custodian is killed by Eve.
  • Eve is upset at CJ for 'betraying' her.
  • CJ and Sarah get together.
• Neutral Ending:
  • The Custodian is killed by CJ and Sarah.
• Bad Ending:
  • Sarah is killed by The Custodian.
  • The Custodian is killed by CJ.
• Prospero disbanded.