Five years ago, Carl Johnson fled from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas, a city plagued by gangsters, drugs, and corruption. Where movie stars and millionaires do their best to escape the dealers and gangbangers. Now it's the early 90s. Carl must return home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are on the path to disaster. Upon his return to the neighborhood, he is framed for murder by some corrupt police officers. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas to save his family and take back control of the streets.