Breaking Bad

In closing, I can tell you

we take this very seriously. APD as well as the DEA.

Stopping the manufacture and sale of methamphetamines

remains one of our highest priorities.

The theft of lab equipment from your school

is also receiving our highest attention.

Rest assured, no stone will go unturned

in our search for the person or persons responsible for this.

If you have any questions, now would be the time. Sir.

You're talking like you haven't caught anybody yet.

What about the janitor dealing drugs at school?

There is no indication that this individual was selling drugs.

He was arrested for having a small amount of marijuana

in his car, not in the school.

And he's since been fired.

I heard he had a record.

I'd like to know how he got a job here in the first place.

Exactly. Why wasn't there a background check?

There was one. We're currently reviewing our hiring policies.

You better be doing more.

This guy was arrested right in front of my daughter.

This guy was stealing lab equipment, right?

That's not our thinking this time.

We're looking at others who had access,

but not limited to the maintenance staff.

Are you saying there was a break-in?

Do we know when this happened?

I mean, could it have been during school hours?

We haven't been able to establish a date or time.

But there is no sign of breaking or entering.

So whoever took it had a key.

We're talking inside job?

Someone who's still at the school?

Sir, at this time I'm not able to discuss details with you,

but what I can tell you

is that we have good people working very hard on this case.

I'm sorry, officer, but that just sounds like double talk.

We're trying to protect our children. Level with us.

Really, we're giving you all the information we have.

You know what I'd like to see in school? Drug-sniffing dogs.

Yeah. Dogs and metal detectors

and locker searches and strip-searches.

Our district has strict policies...

I heard about this school in Canada,

they arrested one of the groundskeepers with drugs,

over half the students were high on LSD.

LSD? When were you gonna tell us about the LSD?

No, please. No one said anything about LSD.

What about the equipment that's stolen?

The equipment was taken from

our chemistry-department locker.

And tonight we're lucky to have someone here

to give us some specifics.

Walt?

Yeah.

Mr. White is currently on medical leave.

But as he's chair of the science department,

he's made a very special effort to be with us here.

And I'd like to take a moment to thank him for that.

Could you please tell us more about

the equipment that was taken?

Please. WALT: Yes.

Sorry.

And thank you.

The inventory list for the missing labware is as follows:

One 5000 milliliter round-bottom boiling flask.

One Kjeldahl-style recovery flask, 800 milliliters.

Two full-face respirators.

Some CEP funnels, some head with a thermometer holder.

Ooh. Ow.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Where did that come from? And why was it so damn good?

Because it was illegal.

The basement. Unfinished, of course.

But just look at all this space.

You gotta think rec room, media room.

Just imagine all the things you could do down here.

Now remember, you're buying for this fantastic neighborhood.

Big lawns and shade trees,

walking distance to the country club.

What happened there?

Bit of a fixer, but this house has great bones.

Know what? We're zeroing in.

I've got another listing, brand new, around the corner.

Yeah? Yeah.

Hi. Hi.

It's by appointment only.

Oh, well, I'm here to see the owner.

Oh.

He's in the, uh,

recreational vehicle. Ah.

Yo, it's appointment only.

How are you feeling?

About as good as you look. Jeez, you look like Lex Luthor.

Listen, I visited you in the hospital,

but you were asleep.

Yeah, Skinny Pete said you wanted Tuco's address.

Acting like you're all out for blood.

But you are alive. Obviously you wised up.

No, I did go see him. Bullshit.

So, what, are you selling your house?

I got two dudes that turned into

raspberry slushy and flushed down my toilet.

I can't even take a proper dump in there.

I mean, the whole damn house has gotta be haunted by now.

You didn't actually go see Tuco.

Here.

That is 17,500. Your half of the 35,000.

Plus, there's an extra 15 in there.

It's all yours. You've earned it.

You got this money from Tuco? Yeah.

So Tuco gave you this, is what you're saying.

Well, we made a deal.

You made a deal? That's right.

How...? Why would you make a deal with that scumbag?

You see what he did to me? Because I think

that we can do business together.

We came to an understanding.

No way, man. Okay? No understanding.

Take a look at the money in your hand.

Now, just imagine making that every week.

That's right. Two pounds a week, 35,000 a pound.

Without even talking to me you told this insane ass-clown,

dead-eyed killer that, uh...

That we would give him 2 pounds a week.

We'll just scale up our operation,

add a few more hours.

No, don't talk to me about hours.

What about pseudo, man? How are we gonna get that?

You think the meth fairy's just gonna bring it to us?

God, it takes me a week to get this stuff.

I'm driving all the way to Las Cruces,

200 miles each way to meet up with my smurfs.

Smurfs?

The dudes who go to the drugstores

and get a couple boxes at a time and then sell them to me.

That's maybe only good for, like, maybe a half-pound worth.

See, that's the bottleneck in your brilliant business plan.

All right. Of course,

you would've known that

if you would've just asked me.

Well, here we are again.

Here we are.

Skyler, you look great. Thank you.

You must be, what, six, seven months?

How goes it? It's great.

Other than waddling to the bathroom every five minutes.

The baby shower is next week.

And it'll be good to...

It'll be good to have a day that's just about Skyler.

Very nice.

Thank you. Thank you.

Walt, I see you committed to the hair loss.

Mm. Yeah.

How do you feel? Uh, okay.

I... You know, pretty decent, actually.

His color is better. You know, his energy.

And, uh, he's even more, um, physical.

More physical?

Uh, well,

sexual.

Frisky, actually.

I mean, that's gotta be a good sign, right?

Sure, I'll take that. Right, Walt?

Right.

Couldn't that mean that the chemo is working?

Well, realistically, it may just mean that

we've got the antiemetics tuned right.

Truth is, until Walt's finished this round of chemo,

and we look at a new PET scan, we just can't say for sure.

Well, isn't there anything else we could be doing?

I've been wondering about alternative medicine.

I mean, Eastern healing.

You know, holistic.

Well, I can't speak to its efficacy,

but as long as it doesn't interfere with our treatment,

anything that helps my patient have a better outlook,

a better comfort, is fine by me.

So you're saying it's just all psychological.

It doesn't make any real difference.

Having a better outlook

can make a tremendous difference.

But it's also important that we manage our expectations.

What?

A junkyard? Let me guess, you, uh...?

You picked this place?

What's wrong with it? It's private.

This is like a non-criminal's idea of a drug meet.

This is, "Oh, I saw this in a movie. Ooh. Look at me."

Yes. So where do you transact your business? Enlighten me.

I don't know, how about Taco Cabeza?

Half the deals I've ever done went down at Taco Cabeza.

Nice and public.

Open 24 hours.

Nobody ever gets shot at Taco Cabeza.

Hell, why not the mall?

You know, wait at the Gap. "Hey, it's time for the meet."

You know, I'll put down the flat-front khakis,

head on over, grab an Orange Julius.

Skip the part where psycho-lunatic Tuco, you know,