Walk away. Jimmy meanwhile tries to make amends with Chuck, but Chuck coldly cuts ties. Jimmy began his law career as an earnest lawyer, starting out practicing public defense and elder law before becoming a criminal defense lawyer. And this time, it'll be too much. After being caught, Jimmy slips from "Gene Takavic" back into his old Saul Goodman persona to escape serious jail time, wearing a flashy suit once again and deftly negotiating a potential life plus 190 years sentence down to just seven years. In the penultimate episode, Kim had an affidavit made where she revealed how Howard was murdered by Lalo and the crime was covered up, and she and Saul knew about this and kept quiet out of fear for their lives. Rename .gz files according to names in separate txt-file, Is email scraping still a thing for spammers. Saul then prods Jesse to check on them himself. He establishes a loan-out corporation, Ice Station Zebra Associates (a formerly fictional company he and Kim had created for several bar scams they pulled), in addition to an offshore business called Tigerfish Corporation. "Top of the line." I always turn my phone off before I put it in your mailbox. Fans of "Better Call Saul" have been patiently waiting for this day for more years. He attempts to prevent her from following through, but after she utters "I trusted you," Gene falls silent for long enough for her to press the button. Outside, Jeff picks up Alfred in his cab, leaving Gene behind. They can hide in plain sight. Chuck was shown to despise his brother for his manipulative and delinquent ways, and took every opportunity to sabotage him in order to prevent him from becoming a successful lawyer, as he knew that Jimmy would always be a conman and resort to unethical measures to get his way. A shot at big money. I'm gonna make sure they dot their i's and cross their t's - everything square and above board. Someting must've happened. There is no way in hell Skylar flipped on Saul unless she was absolutely suicidal and wanted to up in Jail. So call your lawyers right now and tell them I said that! Did you not realize that Skyler's case named him, among others, as being co-conspirators? Saul then calls Walt to inform him of the situation, and after a conversation with Walt, Jesse is saddened and guilt-ridden but nonetheless comes to terms with Saul's reasoning. Hes an accessory to some heinous crimes, and hes the only one left to take the fall. Wasting no time, Saul called Bill Oakley (Peter Diseth) to help represent him in his case as co-counsel, and he met with law enforcement to discuss his sentence. I kept Walter White out of jail, I laundered his money, I lied for him, I conspired with him and I made millions! However, opening the door would trigger an alarm and alert the police, who could potentially recognize him. Howard blames himself for trying to force Chuck out of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. Not gonna happen.Jimmy to Mike about his plan to acquire Detective Abbasi's police notes. OK? Saul tells Hank and Gomez that their ongoing surveillance of Mike is tantamount to stalking, and that he's filed for a Temporary Restraining Order with a sympathetic judge. I'm Saul Goodman. You can't afford not to be on TV! So, yeah, I wasn't there when the meth was cooked. You're kidding me! Using this payoff, he stages a publicity stunt by creating a deliberately plagiarized version of HHM's billboard featuring himself made up to resemble Howard. He also hits it off well with his new boss, Clifford Main, and considers establishing a live-in relationship with Kim. On her way home, her scooter becomes stuck in the snow. But, man, oh, man, not having it, no.Jimmy during his pitch to the Kettlemans. But if you weren't one of those people Hehe was polite enough, but he did not suffer fools, you know? I didn't witness any of the murders, but I damn well knew it was happening. He tries to bid Francesca goodbye, but she unceremoniously hangs up on him. Experts said it was better than a VHS. Jimmy and Kim were nevertheless horrified when Howard was murdered by Lalo shortly afterwards, and after Jimmy collapses sideways on the ground (after being tied up in his chair by Lalo), he begins crying in shock and grief upon facing Howards corpse. I'd just be nothing. Forced to leave early when Walt comes home, Mike witnesses the Cousins entering with an axe, and quickly places a call to Gus to call them off. The two look longingly at each other through the barbed-wire fences; he gives her a pointed-gun gesture. ("One Minute"), Saul later tries to convince Jesse into buying a property to launder his money earned selling drugs, but Jesse declines the offer. Hmm could be a real son of a bitch. He then talks to Mike at his booth, wondering why they gave back Craig and Betsy Kettleman' money. I think there's a possibility in another scene, this time set in the present, he may turn on the TV and see the Heisenberg Atomic Death thing all over which may make him realize.. Hey, maybe he can go back. Jimmy heads to the Forque Kitchen and Bar for dinner with Kim, where she tells him that she has been hired at the head of Schweikart & Cokely's banking division. Not on you! After several years on the run, hiding as Gene Takavic, Saul Goodman is finally arrested and charged with an endless list of crimes after helping to build Walter White's criminal . You embarrassed Howard who, God help him, inexplicably vouched for you with Cliff Main. As he waits, Jimmy discovers that the Cousins included an extra $100,000 in the bags at Lalo's request to pay Jimmy for his services. Saul is extradited back to Albuquerque and held at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Change color of a paragraph containing aligned equations. Phone must've felt like a blowtorch in your ear; all that electricity, all those radio waves right up against the side of your head, my God! When Jimmy answers yes, she says they will start with that. Saul Goodman. Not really necessary. He makes a phone call to the Cinnabon, telling one of his employees that they will need a new manager. Saul tells Skyler that he'll assign his "A-team" to deal with Ted and sends Kuby and Huell. Their plan ends with Huell serving only four months' probation. He crosses paths with Kim, who is also doing mail rounds. Exactly. Kim returns home with Mike; the couple tearfully embrace. "Oh, my brain used to work, I'm sick, I don't know what to do!" "Why?" This intrigues Howard, and he attempts to find out what exactly happened. Even if I had undeniable proof that the Cartel, Gus, Walt, Jack's neo-nazi crew and so on are gone, I wouldn't be sure about staying. In spite of this, it is gradually revealed that Jimmy is truly more conman than a lawyer, and throughout the series, it is shown that Jimmy has been a crook from an early age, in which he stole from his kind father's corner store, eventually resulting in its bankruptcy and his father's death and engaged in multiple con games in order to steal money from unsuspecting victims. Saul reluctantly agrees to alert the DEA about the hit but refuses to finger Gus. Mike tells him he's not allowed to know this information, but still reveals that Lalo will be assassinated that night. When he spots Hank and Gomez, Saul becomes convinced that the DEA must be interested in Badger only if they think he can lead them to bigger fish. He certainly had good reason to fear prosecution, so I don't think this was a plot hole at all. The only thing I can thinkthe only thing that makes sense is you told him not to hire me. ("ABQ"). Speak up. But it would take too much away from the finale if they had a dual man hunt going on. As police swarm Omaha, Gene climbs into a dumpster and removes Ed Galbraith's business card from his shoebox. When the prosecutor starts calling the letter writers, Jimmy sets up an elaborate con where he and members of a film crew pose as people Huell knew which convinces her that the letter-writing campaign is genuine. After Jeff and his friend leave, Gene calls Ed from a payphone for another extraction. Jimmy and Kim go to meet Howards widow, Cheryl. Jimmy discovers his representation of Lalo Salamanca has made him a pariah with courthouse staff, but a highly sought after defense attorney among Albuquerque's criminals. Fact one: nobody got hurt, not a soul. You are talking about regrets, so if you want to ask about regrets, just ask about regrets, and leave all this time-traveling nonsense out of it! Do you remember nineteen? Mike continues working as a private investigator for Saul, who has become a useful source of information on the criminal landscape of Albuquerque for Gustavo Fring, albeit one kept at an arms length. IMO the Better Call Saul episode 1 cold open indicates he is not hiding from the law so much as he is hiding from someone he thinks is going to kill him. A couple hours later, the custodian (who is also taking out garbage) finally opens the door and Gene walks out right past him. If Walt doesn't return within 24 hours, Saul is to deliver all of Walt's money to Skyler ("Shotgun"). After settling in to watch TV, Gene receives a call on his old earphone from a frantic Jeff. Jimmy sits back at the defendant's table and looks for acknowledgement from Kim while Oakley and Castellano's team argue about the plea agreement. ("Wiedersehen"), As part of a scheme to seem sincere about Chuck's death, Jimmy makes a point of openly grieving at Chuck's grave on the one-year anniversary of his death. ("Uno"), At the end of another workday, Gene sees off his co-workers before he takes out the garbage. You can't conceive of what I'm capable of! At this point everyone that you listed, apart from Hank, is alive and is a potential threat to Saul. He mostly works for the court as a public defender for $700 a case, struggles with debt, is forced to sleep in a cramped office located in the back of a Vietnamese nail salon. Jimmy and Kim feel the apartment isn't safe and immediately go to a hotel to wait out the situation for a few days. Is this it? When Kim asks what he is trying to do, Jimmy replies, "S'all good, man!" I'll tell you what's crazy! People that want to shut him up permanently, people that want to shake him down for cash, people that want to shake him down for info, he's got a million reasons to flee and very few to stick around, I think people may be forgetting that Skylar was cooperating by this point too. Jimmy counsels against it, but Kim makes use of a similar finger-pointing gesture Jimmy previously used after he was reinstated, indicating she is serious about undermining Howard, which stuns Jimmy. Does Saul Goodman know Hank Schrader is a DEA agent when he comes to meet Badger at APD interrogation room? Oh, to be nineteen again! As a result, Gene falls back into being "Slippin' Jimmy" full time to make money with the help of Jeff and Buddy, successfully orchestrating a scam against multiple people over a long period of time, with Gene becoming a dirty, unapologetic criminal who has nothing to lose. Hey, if somebody warned the Kettlemans, it was probably somebody who was worried about those kids. ("Cobbler"). Any of this stuff you want, come get it. () If I died tonight, my landlord would pack up my stuff. Gene notices a couple of DVD cases falling from the boy's coat and immediately realizes that the kid has been shoplifting. After they engage in conversation about the moral consequences of white-collar criminals, Lingk's beeper goes off and he begins taking pills; he admits to Gene that he has cancer. We'll find a way to make you look sincere!I know that. Jimmy refuses, and the argument is broken up by Huell who knocks Platt over with a shopping bag. Ira tells him to contact him again using a new phone if he has another job. After months of hiding in Omaha, buried under a thick mustache and thicker glasses, Gene dips his toe back into the grifter life after being recognized by dim-witted taxi driver Jeff (Don Harvey . Oh, Christ! In the garage, he asks Jeff to take the night shift at the cab company and to acquire barbiturates. He was the most brilliant man I ever knew, and an incredible lawyer, you know? ("Magic Man"), Jimmy and Kim get married in a small civil ceremony with Huell as a witness. ("Hazard Pay"), Later, tending to his errand, Mike visits the DEA offices with Saul. Let me tell you something. I'm lucky I got this letter. While being taken to prison, Saul's fellow inmates recognized him immediately and chanted "Better Call Saul" in reference to his adverts about helping give justice to criminals like them. He is followed by Mike, that has 85 appearence (including El Camino), Walter and Jesse that have 65 each one, Skyler that has 61 and Gus that has 58. You didn't need any help getting caught, okay? Walter White is one the biggest criminals in American history. But what did he actually do that they could trace back to him that he wouldnt have a legitimate defense for? What was so important that you had to call Howard before our meeting? Remember, the winner takes it all.Jimmy explaining to Kristy Esposito what she will have to face if she wants to become a lawyer based on his personal experience. I haven't quite catched the reason why Saul Goodman has to go into hiding at the end of Breaking Bad. In his office, Saul worries that Mike will flip if captured. Incensed, Jimmy resolved to burn the case to the ground rather than give it to HHM, and considered quitting the law altogether and returning to his old ways. Kim reluctantly accepts the decision. And he could be judgmental and difficult, and he knew how to get under your skin. He stole $1.5 million from the county; he's going to be indicted any day now. Per Guss direction, Saul is not informed of this threat to Walt. Me. Along the way, she diverts her route to shake off what she suspects to be a police tail. Despite his hatred of Howard and the likelihood they can pull such as scam off, Jimmy advocates against it out of concern for both Howard and Kim, and is shown to be visibly shocked that Kim is dead serious about doing it, a similar occurrence to his own behavior at the end of Season 4. He was Walter's lawyer and there was no damning proof that he helped launder money. ("Half Measures"), Jesse eventually attacks the dealers against Gus' orders, and Walt saves Jesse's life by killing both dealers. Huell and Kuby can testify to conspiring with Saul Goodman. Nacho, who overheard Jimmy's plan to strongarm Craig and Betsy Kettleman into business, wants to steal the money they embezzled and offers Jimmy a "finder's fee" of ten percent. Kim asks him if he still wants to be a lawyer. I'm not deaf! While discussing his 87-year sentence Saul said that "with good behavior" he may well get out earlier. As he struggles to open the packaging to the phone, however, he spills the contents of the shoebox. Saul thinks otherwise, since they don't have an inside man, and it will be difficult to use the car wash for money laundering ("Abiqui"). You were sloppy. In 2010, after his association with Walter White 's drug empire was revealed to the public, Saul was forced to retire from his law career, going into hiding in Omaha for several months, living as a fugitive under the alias of " Gene Takavic ", a manager of a Cinnabon in Omaha. He stuffs Jesse's meth money in a duffel bag for him. The morning after, however, Kim admonishes Jimmy to return to reality, refusing to participate in further scams. Answer (1 of 11): Question: In the TV series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, why does Saul Goodman have to go on the run? I mean, they'll smile at you, they'll pat you on the head but they are never ever letting you in. James McGill, Esquire!Jimmy serving Sandpiper Crossing with a summons written on toilet paper. Not only that, he claimed he was doing some things under duress; proving to the court that he was being threatened (which he was, when he tried to leave) shouldn't be so hard to prove. Also Gene very likely has PTSD after everything he's been through. Out of the hospital room, Walt tells Saul that Jesse will eventually calm down, to which Saul replies, "If he doesn't, there may come a time to talk options". Ultimately, allowing Walt to control him and helping him with his criminal activities would lead to Saul having to abandon his beloved life as a criminal lawyer and flee to Nebraska to live in hiding. At this point everyone that you listed, apart from Hank, is alive and is a potential threat to Saul. ("Marco", "Switch"), Jimmy openly agitates his landlady, Mrs. Nguyen, and tears down his door sign. It's not your fault, sins of the father. The mark in his latest scam is Alfred Hawthorne Hill, an obnoxious patron who coaxes Gene into a series of bets. Would that placate them enough to let someone like Saul go? Not even given a reason as too why he was not hired for a multi-million dollar case he brought to HHM in a silver plater, Jimmy angrily turns down the deal and leaves. Viewed by many fans as even better than its predecessor, the . In 1992, a drunken Jimmy encountered Chet at a local Dairy Queen and decided to perform a "Chicago Sunroof" (defecating through the sunroof of Chet's car) as revenge. The plea negotiation drags on into the middle of the night, with Castellano's team being forced to agree to a reduced sentence of seven-and-a-half years. When Jimmy and Kim return to the cleaned up apartment one night, they are too uncomfortable to stay there and spend the night at a motel where Jimmy tells Kim that they will go on with their lives as if nothing happened, but Kim stays silent. Oakley doubts he can mount a successful defense against the evidence that the district attorney and the government have gathered against Saul. 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