Smack (heroin racket) | Walkthrough Mafia III Guide
Last update: 17 October 2016
On this page you will find walkthrough for the large story mission "Smack" in which you take control of the heroin racket. This mission is quite similar to the previous one and it has main and optional objectives. However, it introduces a few novelties, including wiretapping and the possibility to spare the life of informants and of the boss of the heroin racket.
- Wiretapping
- Interrogating the first informant
- Destroying Charlie's heroin
- Interrogating the second informant
- Murdering the enforcers
- Initiating a confrontation with Charlie
Wiretapping
Start the mission with meeting with Donovan. Lincoln will learn how to install wiretaps. Activate the first wiretap at the Baptist church. Breaking into the boxes and installing wiretaps uncovers new targets related with a racket and it guarantees the option to recruit a boss who manages a racket at the end of the mission. In addition to that, this activity uncovers the location of secrets and increases the effectiveness of Intel View.
You can install a wiretap only on the first junction box or you can reach the other boxes in Delray Hollow marked on the map. Wiretapping in other locations will require you to construct new devices and for that you will need electronic parts. These objects are marked with green icons on the map and you should collect them enough to have always some stock of them.
Interrogating the first informant
Go to the location in which the informant you seek can be found. He is in a restricted area, so you should start sneaking up so that you can easily reach and capture him. If you make too much noise, the informer will start escaping and you will have to reach him.
For the first time you will receive a choice after obtaining the information - you can kill the rat or recruit him. Killing the informer will provide you with immediate cash bonus and recruiting him will increase racket profits once you take control of it. It is a better idea to let the informant leave, but the decision won't impact the rest of the mission.
Destroying Charlie's heroin
The heroin is stacked in the building behind the church. You must be ready to face many gangsters that will surround the building. No matter whether you plan to act silently or participate in violent gun shootouts, first you should identify the sentry and get rid of him so that he cannot call for reinforcements. You can enter the large room with the heroin with a kick or you can open them by completing the minigame. The latter will allow you to surprise the guard that protects the valuable cargo.
The heroin crates should be destroyed with a crowbar (walk towards them and hold the interaction button), but if you're in rush you can for example use a shotgun or explosives. Destruction of each chest will weaken the enemy racket by 1000 dollars.
Interrogating the second informant
The second informant can be found in the Double Barrel bar in the southern part of Delray Hollow. The trouble is, black people aren't welcomed in that bar. You can solve this by simply killing all of informant's companions and anyone else aggressive towards Lincoln (do it before someone calls the police). Another solution is to use the dolls or whistling to convince the informant to leave the building and then surprise him in a more private location. After the interrogation you can kill or recruit the informant.
Murdering the enforcers
Now you can eliminate the two enforcers. The first one is Doug "Hatchet" Marcheti. By default he can be found in the green house in the area under the control of the Dixie gang. If you play it wisely, you can sneak up on him unnoticed and eliminate him with a silent takedown.
The second enforcer is Deacon Caruso. You can eliminate him silently as well if you sneak up very well - by default he is standing in one of the garages. If you select aggressive approach, then you should reach the nearby roof and shoot the enemies from there with an altitude advantage.
Important - When hunting the enforcers, you can look for heroin chests. Destroying them will also count as weakening the enemy racket.
Initiating a confrontation with Charlie
Meet with Donovan once you weaken the heroin racket enough. Go back to the church in order to take away Charlie's title of a boss of the heroin racket.
Charlie is hiding in the building at the back of the church (the same where previously you destroyed the heroin chests). He is well guarded (or very well if you haven't murdered both enforcers) and you shouldn't rush getting to him. Take interest in the church and the area around it since there might be three or even more sentries there. Try eliminating them silently and efficiency to minimize the risk of enemy calling reinforcements.
You can keep sneaking and performing silent takedowns or you can shoot your way through. In the second case you must watch out for enemies with shotguns and machine rifles. If you choose aggressive play style, then you can position yourself on the roof of the building next to the target and from there shoot down the enemies with a sniper rifle or throw Molotov's cocktails at them.
If you were seen, then Charlie and his men will automatically attack Lincoln after you enter the main building. Otherwise you will be able to sneak up on the heroin boss and wait for a good opportunity to get behind his back. It is a better idea since after you capture Charlie you will be able to decide whether to kill or recruit him. Similarly as in case of the previously found informants, it is better to keep the boss alive and thus increase the value of the newly obtained racket.
Rewards for completing the mission: New racket (Smack), increased racket profits, Gunsmith: improved accuracy.