Missions involve him working for the prominent members of the Grove Street Families: his brother Sweet, the childhood friend and junkie Ryder, and cryptic childhood friend, Big Smoke. Following the death of his mother in a drive-by shooting by the Ballas, he returns and decides to stay for good.
Years previously, the death of his brother, Brian Johnson, was blamed on him by his elder brother, Sweet, and Carl moved away for a fresh start in Liberty City. Protagonist Carl Johnson returns home to Los Santos and needs to reestablish himself in the neighborhood.
