The Cartel takes steps to gain the upper hand. Walt and Skyler share an embarrassing secret with the rest of the family. Jesse’s activities draw unwanted attention. Cast & Credits Written by: Moira Walley-Beckett Directed by: Colin Bucksey
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Walt arrives at the superlab and hears the whirring sound of a surveillance camera tracking his every move: Gus is watching him. Furious, he flips the camera the bird. Skyler, frustrated because Walt won’t return her calls, visits his condo to discuss the car wash; Walt growls that he’s facing far more pressing matters. Noticing the bruise [...]
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Walt purchases a .38 snub-nose revolver with a filed off serial number from an illicit gun dealer in a motel room. Watching Walt awkwardly draw the weapon, the dealer advises Walt to practice. He tells Walt that as long as this gun is for defense, he may as well procure one legally — less hassle. [...]
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In a flashback to the original set-up of the superlab, Gale excitedly unpacks sterling new high-tech lab equipment, making notes in a distinctive journal labeled “Lab Notes.” When Gale praises the blue meth Gus gave him — it’s beyond the purity that he, or anyone else he knows of, could produce — Gus politely demurs, saying the chemist [...]
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In a flashback, a real estate agent shows a younger Walt and Skyler (pregnant withWalter, Jr.) the house where they’ll eventually live. Walt, then working at the prestigious Sandia Laboratory and envisioning a bright future with three children, worries they aren’t setting their sights high enough with this house. “We’ve got nowhere to go but up,” he says. [...]
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Wendy the meth whore turns tricks outside the “Crystal Palace” motel. Her finances replenished, she exchanges cash and burgers for blue meth with the dealers behind Combo’s murder. Jesse, nearby in his car, watches the deal go down. Walt sits in his car’s passenger seat while Walter, Jr. practices for his upcoming driving test. When the two arrive [...]
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In a flashback, we find Jesse and Jane taking in Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting, “My Last Door.” Unimpressed, Jesse argues that O’Keeffe painted the same door over and over attempting to achieve perfection. To Jane, the repetition was about making a good feeling last. Her point made, Jane extinguishes her cigarette — marked with an impression of her pink [...]
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It’s two in the morning at Walt‘s condo. He lies in bed, staring up at his smoke detector’s flashing indicator light. Later, at Gus‘s industrial laundry, workers punch a time clock. “I’m surprised he doesn’t make us do that,” Jesse comments to Walt. Downstairs, the partners scrub equipment as Jesse describes how hyenas acknowledge the pack leader’s superiority [...]
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A Los Pollos Hermanos commercial extols the chain’s signature chicken. Back at the lab, Walt and Jesse hand off a batch of blue crystal meth, which ends up at Gus‘ chicken farm. Victor supervises workers as they submerge plastic bags of blue meth into specially-marked tubs of fry batter for shipment across the Southwest. Jesse and Walt cook a [...]
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Jesse, still weak and bruised, is wheeled out of the hospital by an orderly. As he waits outside for his ride, an ambulance approaches. Curious, Jesse rolls his wheelchair closer to find paramedics working frantically on an unconscious Hank. Skinny Pete arrives and asks how Jesse is doing. Jesse smiles. “Actually, I’m great,” he says. [...]
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