Trash Talking Walkthrough - A Safehouse in the Hills - GTA 5 Online

Trash Talking is a multi-stage GTA Online mission issued by Avi Schwartzman in GTA 5 Online’s A Safehouse in the Hills update. It blends combat, hacking, stealth entry, and pursuit. You will infiltrate three KnoWay locations, retrieve document bags from guarded zones, and survive a final police chase while hauling the Trashmaster.

This guide outlines each step with efficient routing so you can complete the mission without restarts.

How to start the mission

Trash Talking becomes available immediately after completing the Tunnel Vision mission:

Go to the vehicles parked nearby after finishing Tunnel Vision.

Find Avi Schwartzman. Set a waypoint to the contact mission.

Travel to Chamberlain Hills and use the payphone. Avi will brief you on objectives.

When the call disconnects, Trash Talking auto-starts.

Walkthrough

Follow this step-by-step guide to complete the Trash Talking mission for Avi Schwartzman:

Step 1: Go to Rogers Salvage & Scraps

Ride a vehicle and reach Rogers Salvage & Scraps. Track the way through map.

Step 2: Steal the Trashmaster

Kill the garbage men and steal the Trashmaster garbage truck.

Step 3: Go to the KnoWay Office #1

Once you steal the Trashmaster, make your way to the first KnoWay Office.

Step 4: Kill the KnoWay Guards

Clear the area of all guards inside and around the office.

Step 5: Find the document

Two blue trash bags containing the document are located inside the No Trespassing section.

Step 6: Take the bags to Trashmaster

Pick up both document bags and dump them into the Trashmaster.

Step 7: Go to the KnoWay Office #2

Once collected both bags, head toward the second office location.

Step 8: kill the guards

Kill all guards when you arrive.

Step 9: Find the document bags

The blue document bags will be behind the fenced area.

Step 10: Kill guards near the fenced zone

Additional guards will be near the bags. Clear them before collecting.

Step 11: Take the bags to Trashmaster

Pick up both bags and take them back to the vehicle.

Step 12: Go to the KnoWay Office #3

Proceed to the final office. Go towards the backdoor.

Step 13: Gain access to the office garage

Show your refuse collector pass to the supervising guard and enter.

Step 14: Hack the keypad

Inside, interact with the circuit board and begin the keypad hack.

Step 15: Play the Circuit Breaker mini-game

Guide the electrical signal through the grid using your mouse or directional keys. Avoid touching the circuits.

Step 16: Search for the documents

The interior is heavily guarded. Sweep room by room to locate the two document files. Avoid dying; a death resets progress at this office.

Step 17: Restart if you die

If you die, the garage door will be locked and you will have to play another mini-game to unlock it.

Step 18: Crack the password

Correctly freeze the right letters in the column to reveal the password.

Step 19: Get the first document

The first document will be in a room on the left side as you enter.

Step 20: Get the second document

The second document will be in the corner room on the right side as you enter the main chamber.

Step 21: Get out of the office

Once you have both the files, get out of the office using the elevator.

Step 22: Damage the FIB van

Return to the Trashmaster. An FIB van carrying additional evidence escapes. Chase it and ram it until it is disabled.

Step 23: Secure the document bags

Retrieve the two blue bags and put them in the Trashmaster.

Step 24: Deliver the Trashmaster to Avi's dead drop

Get back inside the Trashmaster, ride it and deliver it to Avi's designated dead-drop location.

Step 25: Lose the cops

The cops will chase you, break line-of-sight to lose them.

Step 26: Finish the mission

Reach the spot with a yellow marking and deliver the vehicle to end the mission

Rewards

• JP: +15
• RP: +1577 (depends on the mission completing performance)

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