Prostitution (prostitution racket) | Walkthrough Mafia III Guide
Last update: 17 October 2016
On this page you will find walkthrough for the large story mission "Prostitution" in which you must take over the prostitution racket from the Dixie gang. This is the first mission which in addition to the main objectives has optional tasks (killing two pimps). It is best to complete all the optional missions and the steps leading to weakening the hostile racket are presented below.
Meeting with the Voice
Start this mission by checking how buying weapons from the van does work. These vehicles will be by default parked near the locations where you play large missions, but after you receive a portable radio from Donovan you will be also able to call them to any place in the city. The trader will offer you weapons, ammunition, weapons upgrades, explosives, car parts, supplies and upgrades for Lincoln. At this point the protagonist will probably lack any money, but you will be able to equip him with the basic weapon for free - you should select a shotgun or a rifle.
Once the transaction is over, go to the location where you will find Laveau, the Voice. He will give you detailed instruction about how to weaken the enemy crime organization.
Freeing the girls from the brothel
Reach Doucet's and enter inside. In one of the first rooms you will meet Sheila with whom you must talk. The girls are imprisoned in the room on the first floor. If you want to sneak up there, you must know that the guests aren't allowed to the areas outside the main room. You can avoid the enemy patrols or sneak up on them and perform silent takedowns. If you prefer aggressive play, then don't forget about using cover.
While traveling through the building, you can check the locker on the ground floor in which you will find, among other things, armor. You should also look for money marked on the minimap with a dollar icon. Gathering money will not only make you richer, it will weaken the enemy racket as well.
You shouldn't encounter anyone on the first floor, but you should be cautious anyway. The girls are imprisoned in rooms located more or less above the main entrance to the building. You can open the doors to their rooms by completing the crowbar minigames or by kicking them. Watch out as in the last room there is a thug with a weapon. You can position yourself near the door and shoot him or quickly run towards him and defeat him in melee combat.
Once you are done with the brothel, leave the place and go meet with Donovan. He will give Lincoln a portable radio. You can use this gadget later in the game to call reinforcements and allies (for example Vito's squad and the weapon trader). Return to Laveau who will give you the location of the pimps (enforcers) who work for Dixie gang.
Murdering the pimps
Murdering the pimps (enforcers) of the Dixie gang isn't a 100% mandatory objective. Lincoln must act until the hostile racket is fully weakened - it receives at least 15 000 losses. Then it will be possible to move to the location of the boss that manages the whole racket. Depending on how well you managed in the brothel (how much money you had stolen), it is possible that you reach the quota after killing the first pimp. In that case getting rid of the second enforcer will be optional, but it is a good idea to complete all received objectives.
You can reach the pimps in any order you want. "Rooster" Desaulniers is located in the center of the district. By default he is standing before the entrance to the green building. In order to get close to him, you must enter the forbidden area, so it is a good idea to start sneaking up. There is a Sentry nearby (you can scan the area to find him easily) who in case of an alarm will try calling for reinforcements).
Use shotgun, a good rifle or Molotov's cocktail for attacking Rooster because he is more resistant than regular enemies and he can survive one or even a few hits from a weaker weapon. Try to kill him quickly and then retreat from the area occupied by Dixie gang because eliminating the remaining enemies isn't mandatory (and the mentioned sentry can call for reinforcements).
"Dirty" Gert Delong is stationed more to the south. He can be found in one of the rooms on the first floor of the motel. Similarly as in case of the above described pimp, you can sneak up and silently kill the enemies or decide to use a more open and loud approach. In the latter case a rifle will be very useful since the area is open and you can attack the enemies from long distance. If you manage to sneak up near Dirty, you can enter the room with him or shoot him down through the window.
Killing Merle Jackson
You can start the final phase of the mission once you create at least 15 000 dollars of losses for the criminal organization. Go back to Laveau in order to plan the elimination of the prostitution racket boss - Merle.
Once again you must go to Doucet's where you can find Merle (if you want, you can replenish your supplies in the weapon trader's van). You can get inside through the main entrance or one of the side entrances.
Similarly as when you had to save the prostitutes, you must reach the first floor. However, this time the building will be protected much better (especially if you haven't eliminated both pimps) and fully unavailable for the guests. Furthermore, this time you can encounter enemy gangsters on the first floor as well. If you intend to sneak up, you can avoid them when they will be focused on observing the room on the ground floor or you can eliminate them whenever they separate from their colleagues.
Merle can be found in the office. When going to him, you will bypass a small room in which the girls were imprisoned. The enemies in the next room can be killed with guns or lured away one after another to the corridor for example by whistling. Merle will be accompanied by one person whom you can also lure from the office. Shoot down Merle from the entrance or sneak up on him from behind and defeat him by performing a takedown on him.
Rewards for completing the mission: New racket (Prostitution), increased racket profits, unlocked option to use Screaming Zemi dolls.