In 1986, a Haitian Ganglord was murdered. The Haitians believed the Cubans to be responsible, but there was no definitive proof. Real estate developer Avery Carrington manipulated the situation by getting Tommy Vercetti to disguise himself as a Cuban gang member, ambush the Ganglord's funeral and kill his successor, which would ignite the gang war and drive down real estate prices. Following the attack, the Haitians quickly declared war on the Cubans and the two gangs began attacking each other. Tommy received a call from a man named Umberto Robina, who believed he was speaking to a man named Leo Teal (Tommy had killed Leo and taken his mobile phone). Impressed by Tommy's "cojones", Umberto told Tommy to meet him at his father's café.