Cable Guy

Mechanics
Players can tie civilians by interacting with them after intimidating them by shouting (or shooting with Intimidator skill). Tying a civilian takes 2 seconds without a Cable Guy and 1 second with the basic version of this skill.

The aced version of this skill provides you with 3 extra cable ties. This allows players to tie more civilians and not have to kill them, losing money due to cleanup.

Strategy
This skill can be used for stealth and loud purposes.

In stealth, it can allow for a team to tie most if not all the civilians down on a map, removing the need for someone to intimidate the civilians regularly to prevent them from raising the alarm or using a phone. This skill is especially useful on maps where civilians are spread out, as when tied, civilians can be moved, such as Downtown Bank and R&B Bank.

In loud, hostages can be moved to make sure that it is difficult for law enforcement to free them. Hostages are also useful for hostage trades and Hostage Taker for health.

The alternative to this skill is to kill the civilians, an effective but costly strategy, although Sixth Sense can decrease the cleaning costs. There may be some situations where this may be preferred over tying civilians: it can be done from range, it is instant and body bags can be used to hide the bodies in a less noticeable area. The drawbacks are cleaner costs and the limited supply of body bags.

As such, this skill may be useful for newer players who wish to maximize their cash income early when it is harder to gain, especially in stealth and when they are playing solo.