Payday: The Heist
41 Achievements
66-88h
You can run but you can't hide
In PANIC ROOM, take the key from Chavez within the first 45 seconds of starting the mission. To complete this challenge, you will have to have played the heist from the start.
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How to unlock the You can run but you can't hide achievement in Payday: The Heist - Definitive Guide
You have to find Chavez during the Panic Room heist and get the key from him within 45 seconds. The timer starts as soon as you draw your weapons. Passing the blocking guards on the stairs that leads to third floor will make you automatically draw your weapons.
Chavez is easily spotted by his red cap and his orange t-shirt that says 'Chavez 01' on his back. When you find him you have to get the key from him. It's much faster to simply shoot him and step on his corpse to automatically pick up the key rather than handcuff him.
The spawn location for Chavez is random and he can spawn on any floor from the third to the fourth. However once the attack starts, Chavez will run away and can hide on the roof or on the fire escape. On very rare occasions, Chavez can spawn on second floor. In this case you can get the key even before the timer has started.
It's not so hard to get this trophy on single-player but it's probably easier to get it online with 4 players. If each player searches a floor, it will be faster to find Chavez. All players that have played the heist from the beginning will receive the trophy regardless of who finds Chavez or gets the key.