Breaking Bad

Let's get something straight.

This, the chemistry, is my realm.

I am in charge of the cooking.

Out there on the street, you deal with that.

As far as our customers go, I don't want to know anything about them.

I don't wanna see them, I don't wanna hear from them.

I want no interaction with them whatsoever.

This operation is you and me, and I'm the silent partner.

You got any issues with that?

Whatever, man.

No matter what happens,

no more bloodshed.

No violence.

Walt? Mm.

You all right? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm okay.

You know, honey, you... You really don't have to...

Look, I like being here with you.

Yeah.

I'm only saying that, you know, I'd be okay,

that really, if you wanna go...

You know, actually, it would make me feel a little better

knowing that you were there when Walter Jr. Gets home from school.

Okay.

All right. So you'll call me when you're finished?

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Oh, uh, and have you been in touch with Elliott?

Because I haven't seen a check from him.

Yes, l... I got it.

Really? It came, yeah. And l...

Yeah, it did. It came last week,

and I put it right into my credit union account.

So I'm taking care of it.

Good. Yeah.

So we're good. We're good.

Could you not deposit this until Monday?

Thank you.

Call if the discomfort's too much, otherwise we'll see you next week.

Yeah.

Chemical reactions involve change on two levels:

Matter and energy.

When a reaction is gradual, the change in energy is slight.

I mean, you don't even notice the reaction is happening.

For example, when rust collects on the underside of a car, right?

But if a reaction happens quickly,

otherwise harmless substances can interact in a way

that generates enormous bursts of energy.

Uh. Uh...

Who can give me an example of rapid chemical reaction?

Hint, hint. Right here.

Like, an explosion?

Yes, good. Explosions.

Explosions are the result of chemical reactions

happening almost instantaneously.

And the faster reactants, i.e. Explosives...

And fulminative mercury is a prime example of that.

The faster they undergo change,

the more violent the explosion.

Explosions.

Okay, listen, why don't you start reading on your own

from the top of chapter seven, all right?

You okay?

I got it, Mr. White.

Don't worry.

You got kids to teach.

Thanks, Hugo.

He's starting to lose weight,

which is tough, to see that.

I can already feel the difference when I put my arms around him.

Can I talk to...? Of course.

Walt.

When you don't let me in,

when you don't tell me what's going on...

I mean, it's like I feel like you don't even want me around sometimes.

No.

And recently, these afternoons,

when you're coming home so late,

and we're just left wondering where you are.

Yeah, Dad.

What's up with that?

Walt, is there anything else you're holding back from your family?

Now's the time to share.

Well, I, uh...

I like to be alone, I mean, at times.

And it's not about you, really.

It's just that sometimes it feels better

not to talk at all

about anything

to anyone.

Alone time can be helpful, for some types.

Maybe knowing what you do when you're alone

might make it easier for your family to be more accepting

of whatever it is you do alone.

Yeah.

Well,

I like to go on walks

a couple of times a week, maybe more, after work.

And I really enjoy the nature.

You know, the cacti,

vegetation, that kind of thing.

And it's really very therapeutic.

Yo, God, are you okay?

Hey, you did that shit? I'm dizzy. No.

I'm just dizzy. I need air.

God, I feel like I'm burning up. Sit down, sit down.

I gotta... Take this off.

Sit down, get some air.

Oh, God.

Here.

Better? Yeah, that's better.

When were you gonna tell me?

Tell you what?

Cancer.

You got it, right?

How did you know?

My aunt had one of those dots on her

to target the radiation. What, is it in your lung?

I'm your partner, man, you should've told me.

God, that's not cool, okay? Not at all.

What stage are you?

Three-A.

Gone into your lymph nodes.

Your aunt,

how bad was she when they caught it?

Bad enough, she didn't last long.

How long? Seven months.

God.

I get it now.

That's why you're doing all this.

You want to make some cash for your people before you check out.

You got a problem with that? You tell me.

You're the one that looks like he just crawled out of a microwave.

You gonna be able to finish the batch?

Yes.

All right.

No.

You do it.

Me?

Yeah.

What happened to your mad skills?

Go on. Here.

You do it.

You can do it.

If you have any questions, I'll be right out here.

The next time, put an ice pack on your head during chemo.

My aunt said it helped with the hair loss.

What's this, Christmas?

This that one we found way out in the boonies at the cook site?

Holy shit. What?

Lab says they pulled up an imprint of some old writing used to be on the inside,

Magic Marker or something. Yeah? What's it say?

"Property of J.P. Winn Chemistry Lab."

That's Walt's school.

We were supposed to start at 3.

Hey, I'm out there making fat stacks, man. Chill.

Hey, prepaid cell phone. Use it.

How much is this? Twenty-six big ones.

Is that all? Twenty-six thousand dollars?

No, that's 2600, and your share is 13,

minus 25 bucks for that phone.

How much meth did you sell? Nearly an ounce.

Last time I checked,

there were 16 ounces to a pound. What did you do with the rest, smoke it?

Yo, I've been out there all night slinging crystal.

You think it's cake moving a pound of meth one teenth at a time?

So why are you selling it in such small quantities?

Why don't you just sell the whole pound at once?

To who? What do I look like, Scarface?

This is unacceptable. I am breaking the law here.

This return is too little for the risk.

I thought you'd be ready for another pound today.

You may know a lot about chemistry, man,

but you don't know jack about slinging dope.

Well, I'll tell you, I know a lack of motivation when I see it.

Oh, my...

Come on, you've gotta be more imaginative, you know, just...

Just think outside the box here.

We have to move our product in bulk, wholesale.

Now, how do we do that?

What do you mean, to, like, a distributor?

Yes. Yes, that's what we need.

We need a distributor. Now, do you know anyone like that?

Yeah, I mean, I used to, until you killed him.

So who took Krazy-8's place?

Some guy named Tuco.

Badass, from what I hear.

Tuco, okay. So then just go talk to Tuco.

Right. Like, "Hello, sir. Hey, I know you don't know me,

but would you be interested in a felony quantity of methamphetamine?"

Well, yes, but maybe with a little more salesmanship, perhaps?

You just don't get it, man. Okay? This guy's OG.

What... What does that mean? Jesus, look, he's off our level, man.

He's not gonna do business with some dude he doesn't know.

You just don't understand the way it works.

You can't just bum-rush some high-level ice man

and start cutting deals.

Okay? It's risky. You need an intro, you need someone to vouch.

Well, who introduced you to Krazy-8?

Emilio, and that's only because I knew him from, like, third grade.

And we can't talk to Emilio either, because...