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</table>SolarBothttps://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Cooking_the_Books&diff=1442109&oldid=prevSolar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Cooking the Books |image = x100px |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|Cold Turkey}} |requirements = |characters = [..."2026-01-04T15:43:05Z<p>Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Cooking the Books |image = <a href="/wiki/File:Tapped_Out_Mendoza_Sidebar.png" title="File:Tapped Out Mendoza Sidebar.png">x100px</a> |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|Cold Turkey}} |requirements = |characters = [..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Tapped Out Quest<br />
|name = Cooking the Books<br />
|image = [[File:Tapped Out Mendoza Sidebar.png|x100px]]<br />
|level = 5<br />
|update = {{TOCU|Cold Turkey}}<br />
|requirements = <br />
|characters = [[Mendoza]]<br />
|optional = [[Louie]], [[Legs]], [[Fat Tony]]<br />
|internal = CookingTheBooks<br />
|id = 274016 - 274018<br />
|previous = <br />
|next = <br />
|premium = yes<br />
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'''Cooking the Books''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Cold Turkey}} content update. It requires [[Mendoza]] to be obtained.<br />
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== Dialogue ==<br />
=== Pt. 1 ===<br />
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{{THT|After tapping on Mendoza's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Boss said to come and "lend you a hand", and I assume he meant literally. {{*}}opens duffel bag{{*}}}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|Eech, no, I meant figurately.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|Oh man! Now what am I gonna do with this severed hand? {{*}}thoughtfully rubs his chin with severed hand{{*}}}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Legs Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I told you we should have brought cannolis instead. It would have been a much better icebreaker.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Okay, okay, just lend me a shovel an' forget about it.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Now, do you have the merchandise?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|Perhaps. You got the money?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Not yet. But this town looks so soft I bet I won't even need a weapon to acquire it.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Sounds good. Just steer clear of any raccoons you see. They're a real menace in this city. They got those scary masks and everything.}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Mendoza Try Weaponless Crime|4 hours}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Louie Watch for Raccoons|4 hours|[[Mendoza's Mansion]] or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Louie]]}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}<br />
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=== Pt. 2 ===<br />
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{{THT|After tapping on Mendoza's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Now that I've got an influx of cash, it's time to begin recruiting new henchmen. Any chance you're interested in joining my operation?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Sorry, but me and Fat Tony are tight. He drove me and Frankie The Squealer to the airport.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|That is a true friend.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Yeah — and he helped me throw that lousy snitch into the airplane propeller.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I suppose I'll have to begin recruitment with entry-level positions.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Legs Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I'd recommend the Springfield Penitentiary. They've got some great candidates ready to start on the ground floor. And even lower. A few of them are already tunneling under the gate.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|And how do I arrange the interviews?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Legs Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Just tell them you're part of our work release program. They give you candidates for "work" if you "release" the guards some cash.}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Optional|Make Legs Vouch for Mendoza|4 hours|[[Mendoza's Mansion]] or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Legs]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Mendoza Recruit Evil Henchmen|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|I'm impressed. This town has no shortage of hardened criminals.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Yeah, incarceration is one of this town's most lucrative exports.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|Any particular reason why?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Louie Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Springfield has the highest prison population in the country. They need guys to make all of those "Bort" license plates.}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}<br />
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=== Pt. 3 ===<br />
{{Table|<br />
{{THT|After tapping on Mendoza's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Greetings, Mendoza. I trust my associates have been helpful?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Most certainly. Now, shall we get onto the business of shady business?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon|Surprised}}<br />
{{TB|Whoa, whoa. Slow down, will ya? I am Italian, after all. I never talk about "this thing of ours" without a plate of "this baked ziti of ours".}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|I was wondering why we were meeting at Luigi's. This seems like a very public place to discuss criminal enterprises.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Yes, but the ziti here is to die for. Isn't that right, Luigi?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Luigi Icon|Nervous}}<br />
{{TB|It's a very good, yes, and there's a plenty to go around. No need to hurt any of the cooks this time.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Yes, it would be a shame if you made the pasta too "al dente", then I will be forced to yank out their "dentes".}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Luigi Icon|Nervous}}<br />
{{TB|That's a spicy threat.}}<br />
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Mendoza Enjoy the Baked Ziti|4 hours|[[Luigi's]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], [[Chinese Restaurant]], [[Crouching Panda, Hidden Eggroll]], [[Dead Lobster]], [[Grub Shack]], [[Tofu Bell]], [[The Happy Sumo]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}<br>{{Task/Optional|Make Fat Tony Enjoy the Baked Ziti|4 hours|[[Luigi's]], [[Bloaters at the Squidport]], [[Chinese Restaurant]], [[Crouching Panda, Hidden Eggroll]], [[Dead Lobster]], [[Grub Shack]], [[Tofu Bell]], [[The Happy Sumo]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Fat Tony]]}}|colspan=2}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|So, we are in agreement. You get the north side, while I get the south, yes?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon}}<br />
{{TB|And in exchange, you'll have access to my international cartel.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|Which includes your tricked-out cigarette boat named after your sister who you have a creepy relationship with?}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Confused}}<br />
{{TB|Uhh, yes. But more importantly we control politicians and police forces around the globe.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Fat Tony Icon}}<br />
{{TB|That's great, but when you've been around as long as I have, power starts to get old, so now I'm trying my hand at fine dining.}}<br />
{{Tapped Out Mendoza Icon|Annoyed}}<br />
{{TB|Perhaps Springfield was not the best location to expand to after all…}}<br />
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}<br />
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