Gene questions if anyone has been looking for him or hanging around and brushes off Holly's concerns. You'd want us to run and hide until you were sure I was safe. Mike turns him down and offers condolences over Chuck's death. ("Waterworks"). Really it's more likely no one is even after him. Kim finally intervenes, claiming that a passerby must've found the broken-down car and wrecked it for fun. Jimmy and Kim reconcile and the next morning Kim compliments him on his genius idea with the phones, while Jimmy tells her that it was her idea in the first place. Jimmy is angry that he is expected to be sympathetic. As Kim answers a knock on the door, Jimmy finally answers his phone, only to have a frantic Mike order him to leave the line open and hide the phone so Mike can listen in. Had the Nazis killed Jesse, that would have wrapped up things nicely as the re would have been a paucity of evidence from which a case could be made. Kim resumes packing her bags while Jimmy is left sadly standing in place. Even though he refuses to admit it, it is also readily apparent that Jimmy is internally torn up over his brother's suicide, which Howard is able to recognize, and is thus the primary reason for which Jimmy chooses to harass Howard, who has finally moved on from Chuck's death while Jimmy hasn't. Gene hears a knock at his front door. One year later, he's got a pile of cash as big as a Volkswagen. Kim and Richard appear to be uncomfortable, and it causes tension between Jimmy and Kim on the drive home. Chuck's death sends Jimmy into a depressive mood, unable to even approve the obituary written by Howard. Boy, that phone, huh? The committee ultimately decides not to reinstate his license due to a lack of sincerity, causing Jimmy to fly into a rage. James McGill, representing himself in court after finally getting caught by the authorities, leading to here's Saul's courtroom testimony and arc completion. Jimmy becomes inspired and returns to CC Mobile where he starts an advertising campaign by painting "IS THE MAN LISTENING? Maybe not to ABQ ever again, but enough to meet up with Kim Wexler by the name of Jimmy again, with no identity needed to be hidden. As they prepare to execute him, Jimmy is rescued by Mike who was tracking Jimmy and kills five of the six gangsters. Jack's gang could have just as easily still had it in the DVD player or on a shelf. ("Bagman"). However, Tiburn's truck crashes and is wrecked in the process, leaving Jimmy and Mike without a car again and without water as Tiburn's water supply was also destroyed. Talking with Kim, she realizes that the reason the committee ruled against him was because he did not mention Chuck the victim of the crime that led to his suspension once during the hearing. Leaving the dog at the foyer, Buddy finds Alfred asleep on the living room sofa. Hey, that's when it all goes south. Lalo gives Jimmy instructions on where to collect the money, but Jimmy refuses until Lalo agrees to pay him $100,000 in exchange. Inside, Walt and Jesse assuage Saul's doubts about working with Mike again, who threatened to break Saul's legs. Because he was introduced Jimmy through Ignacio "Nacho" Varga, Jimmy's former client, he suspects that he may have been in on the plan. Saul reluctantly agrees to alert the DEA about the hit but refuses to finger Gus. as Jeff seemed to recognize Saul Goodman in hiding. You know, pull on your heartstrings. One little Chicago sunroof, and suddenly I'm Charles Manson?!? No wonder Rebecca left you! As the undercover cop Getz tries to convince Badger to give up his supplier, Saul enters the interview room and dismisses Getz before looking over Badger's case and discussing his retainer fee. Saul mentions that as a last resort, Walt can pay to have a "disappearer" vanish his family off the grid and set them up with new identities. 'Cause it's too small! Kim abandons her plan to meet in Santa Fe with Cliff Main and representatives of a foundation interested in funding her pro bono criminal defense work and returns to Albuquerque to help Jimmy hastily re-shoot the photos. [Breathes sharply] I'm sorry. Saul offers Francesca a hug before she leaves to dispose of the shredded documents, but she scoffs and walks out. I'll still try to be the best man that I can be. He takes the underground passage to the Ryman residence, tells Gus to stay there with two of Mike's men, then enlists two others to come with him. Gene takes Lingk outside and lets him be driven away in Jeff's cab. If I died tonight no one would care. He also hired people to help in criminal activity. Jimmy begins to question his decision to take his position at D&M, as Erin continues to hamper his progress in court and at the clerk's office. He quickly gets up and demands another phone call. He finally outs himself as crooked in front of his elderly clients, which both vindicates Irene and cancels the Sandpiper settlement. After Kim left, Jimmy kept practicing as Saul for the next four years, eventually getting lost in the character, practicing as a criminal lawyer from dawn to dusk. Oh. Heartbroken, Jimmy storms out of the house, telling Chuck that he will not provide for him anymore. Saul remains unaware of Gus' true identity, only knowing him as a major drug kingpin and distributor who is extremely competent and careful, only meeting Gus once previously though being unaware that he was a drug kingpin. The only person who could have made that call and deleted it is you, Chuck. Walt, incredulous, states that "you were always like this" and returns to fixing the water heater, leaving Saul sitting on his cot. Oakley doubts he can mount a successful defense against the evidence that the district attorney and the government have gathered against Saul. In 2002, Jimmy works hard at his own law practice but enjoys little success. NippyGene to Nick and Frank about the events during the "Mabel" teaser. The morning after, however, Kim admonishes Jimmy to return to reality, refusing to participate in further scams. As they pay their respects, Cheryl firmly asks them if what Howard has been saying before he died is the truth, that Jimmy and Kim have been harassing him and making him look foolish. ("Fun and Games"), By the next year, in 2005, Saul has become very wealthy after he received his share of the Sandpiper money in addition to Kim's share too, as she had chosen not to take her share of the money. He travels back to Cicero and reconnects with Marco. Jimmy is eventually called in on an easy case, but his trauma causes him to botch the case. And I didn't want that. The Constitution says you do, and so do I. I believe that, until proven guilty, every man, woman, and child in this country is innocent. I'll get my name out. In order to deal with the danger of Jeff, Gene reverts back into his old "Slippin' Jimmy" persona once again, conning Jeff's mother Marion and helping Jeff get into the criminal lifestyle which he recognizes is what Jeff truly desires. Mike sits them down and tells them what is going to happen next: Howard's car is going to be driven several states away and abandoned next to the ocean, staged as a suicide; since the car was likely seen at the apartment before his disappearance, Jimmy and Kim are to tell the police that he showed up in a drug-addled stupor and left uneventfully. ("Fall"), Jimmy, feeling partly responsible for Kim's exhaustion and resulting car accident, finally agrees to break their office lease and have Kim work out of her own home to save costs. What? I'm sure he's committed other illegal actions too. Howard challenges Jimmy to a bout, and Jimmy declines, but then changes his mind and enters the ring. [beat] You called him. I was so damn sure that I turned it off, you know, 'cause I always do. ("Buyout"), Even after Saul's efforts, Mike is eventually caught by the DEA and is on the run. Calming down, Gene wonders why they're talking about this as they are both too smart to throw their lives away for no reason, but Kim simply tells Gene that she's happy that he's alive and hangs up the phone. He was Walts attorney so clearly they had communications and what not. ("Saul Gone"), Saul Goodman is like a cockroach - even after the apocalypse hits, he's going to find a way to survive.Vince Gilligan, Look, Im a lawyer, not a criminal.Jimmy McGill to Nacho Varga. Later on, Saul gives Walt a tutorial on money laundering. As he is being led through a corridor, he sees Hank's widow Marie Schrader in an adjoining room. Jimmy and Kim begin plotting against Howard. One Better Call Saul fan on Twitter wrote: "So in a way "Saul Goodman" did die. Walt refuses and angrily rebukes Saul for even thinking of that. You didn't want me. Watching Kim through the surveillance monitors, Gus calls Victor, who is standing in the room with Kim, and asks to speak with her directly. And I'm telling you: I lied to my brother to make him feel better. After this event and being energized by the con's success, Gene seems to be reinvigorated in his day to day life again, working at the Cinnabon with greater enthusiasm. Saul Goodman could have been prosecuted for his role in laundering money for Walter White, as well as whatever ancillary crimes could be linked to him. I'm not saying he didn't commit crimes, but what did he commit that they want to arrest him for? Is it the cops? And he knew exactly who he was. Jimmy disappoints Kim by giving Craig and Betsy Kettleman the cash before he leaves. Stop right now! You're a star! After settling in to watch TV, Gene receives a call on his old earphone from a frantic Jeff. After being recognized by Jeff, Gene panicked to the point that he called Ed Galbraith to give him a new identity again, but decided at the last minute to fix it himself rather than going through with the extraction, indicating that he has retained some of his old self and has finally had enough of running and living in fear. Once out of the house, however, Kim makes it clear that she knows Chuck was telling the truth. Skyler replies that she doesn't want anyone hurt, just for Ted to write the IRS a check. Heading home, he is mugged and beaten by the three youths who steal all the money he made. Look at you, you're a triple threat: great services, great products, and most of all, that face! You called Hamlin. While cameras are rolling, Jimmy climbs up to the platform and "rescues" the worker, who is revealed to be in on Jimmy's stunt. ("Hero"). Now, if you threaten to pull out, Hamlin would be insane to screw with you. We'll be seeing a lot of each other. You're not.Marie. He is discovered by the cops and surrenders. () If I died tonight, my landlord would pack up my stuff. Arriving home with Kim, they find Howard outside who reveals that he believed Chuck committed suicide. Saul takes pictures of Jesse's injured face and jokes that Walt is now the "cute one of the group." ("Fifi"), After waiting for Chuck to complete his legal preparation prior to the Mesa Verde hearing, Jimmy quietly restores the original documents after his brother departs to present the permit request. Jimmy at first writes off Howards death as Lalos doing, but Kim confesses that she was aware that he was alive for a while now and she chose to keep it secret because she knew Jimmy would make them hide and abandon their campaign against Howard if he knew the truth, and also tells him that they are bad for each other due to how much misery they cause for everyone else around them. Mike tells him he's not allowed to know this information, but still reveals that Lalo will be assassinated that night. With the Tiburn searching nearby, Jimmy is filled with renewed purpose, dons one of Mike's space blankets and begins walking down the road to draw the man out for Mike. Jimmy appears heroic and gets the media exposure that he was aiming for. He removes Alfred's wallet from his jacket and takes out all of his state, credit, and banking cards, snapping photos of their front and back. Saul is extradited back to Albuquerque and held at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Two nights ago, it was left on. By Season 5 of Better Call Saul, Jimmy begins to fully embrace his new identity as "Saul Goodman", an alias he initially used while performing scams alongside Marco Pasternak, and later makes use of as the alternate identity for the high-energy pitchman in television ads he produced with his film crew, and when he began a business reselling prepaid cell phones on the street. That's crazy.Gene. Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) doesn't return to Albuquerque in a hail of gunfire but rather as a prisoner of the state. Jimmy is eventually given information by Mike allows him to get Lalo bail at seven million dollars. II got ya a 20-pound bag of ice, and some bacon and some eggs and a couple of those steaks that you like. ("Say My Name"), Later, Jesse admits that Saul told him that Walt "took care" of Mike's men in prison. They dangle these things in front of you, they tell you you got a chance but, I'm sorry, it's a lie. ("El Camino"), Following his disappearance by Ed and arrival in Omaha, Saul takes up the new identity of Gene Takavic, working behind the counter at a shopping-mall Cinnabon located in Omaha, as he had previously predicted in a conversation with Walt. 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. By the time of Better Call Saul's monochromatic flashforwards set post-Breaking Bad, Jimmy/Saul is in hiding as "Gene," the paranoid and mustached manager of an Omaha Cinnabon and now that he . Hunted relentlessly, exhausted and sunburned, Jimmy decides to give up, but Mike gives him a speech about how he is driven by protecting those he loves and ensuring they have a better life. So, trespassing? While Castellano is making a statement to the judge defending the plea agreement, Saul rises and asks to address the court. And I would like to be a small and silent part of it. Saul went into hiding at the same time as Walt and Walt was in hiding for like 11 months, so maybe the "flash forward" takes place before the end of Breaking Bad 26 onetruepurple 8 yr. ago 11 months? Jimmy hit rock bottom when a particularly sordid incident lead to his arrest, but a dismayed Chuck was able to get him off the hook for all the charges. Sneaking into Chuck's house under the cover of family ties, Jimmy carefully removes documents containing the address of Mesa Verde's proposed site for a new branch: 1261 Rosella Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona. Absolutely kidding me! Afterward, in Saul's car, a concerned Jesse asks about the house and Andrea's son, Brock Cantillo. How to increase the number of CPU in my computer? ("Mijo"), Shortly thereafter, Jimmy receives a visit from Ignacio "Nacho" Varga, one of Tuco's lieutenants. we'll appeal this, we won't let them! Kim is disturbed that Jimmy has been selling phones to criminals and agrees to look into Huell's case although he refuses to ruin Platt. Lalo promises that he can come up with the money, but will need Jimmy to collect it. How he hasn't fired you for this positively mystifies me. While Goodman couldn't remain high profile until the neo-Nazis were dealt with, he certainly wouldn't have to go into hiding from the authorities as they had nothing on him. Jimmy and Kim feel the apartment isn't safe and immediately go to a hotel to wait out the situation for a few days. With the aid of Jeff and Buddy, Gene starts a new routine: he accosts well-off bar patrons, sends them home in Jeff's cab, and has Buddy enter their homes to steal their financial information. You should be thanking this good Samaritan. Walt doesn't recognize their significance until Saul says that Gus gloated about Hector's family line ending and later told Jesse that Hector killed someone close to him. During his suspension from practicing law, Jimmy worked as a cell phone salesman at CC Mobile, where he began to use the nickname "Saul Goodman" again. [Jimmy scoffs] You turned Kim into your accessory. It's possible Walt is still alive. I've been doing the "right" thing for all these years now, and where has it gotten me? Saul Goodman is, as he says, a "civilian" - It would have taken a great deal to link him to Walter White's actions and many of the people with intimate knowledge of what has transpired (Mike, Gus Fring,Walter White etc) are deceased or have no reason to implicate Saul in their activities. Hank died before ever filing his case. It's kind of obvious why Saul had to leave. It amused me. The exact the number and type of crimes Saul Goodman has committed is never clearly specified in either series, but it can be assumed that he has committed a number of white-collar crimes. Did he catch the news that everything that could be after him is gone? 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