Gonzo's mugshot later appeared on the DEA's board during a meeting which Hank presided over. After Jesse's escape from the compound, he returns to Todd's apartment and retrieves the cash to use in his escape from Albuquerque. In particular, Badger drives Skinny Pete's car to the Mexico border while letting Jesse take his own car as Skinny Pete claims that "no self-respecting outlaw would be caught dead in that car." Gus instructs Victor to give half of the money for Jesse's meth to Walter as a way to convince Walter to cook again. After the gang captures Jesse, Todd convinces his uncle to force Jesse to cook for them instead of killing him. Appearances in Breaking Bad He is indirectly killed by Hector during the latter's showdown with Gus. Robert Forster's appearances as Ed in El Camino and Better Call Saul was his final role. She discovers that Jesse also has a past interest in drawing, and they become intrigued by each other. She is the central character in the cold open of “Half Measures” where her name is a pun on the song “Windy” by The Association, which plays in the background. He attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings with Badger. He then said that if he was able to, that he would kill Gonzo. Kimberly Wexler (portrayed by Rhea Seehorn) was one of the key litigators at Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. After Hank and Gomez escaped death an unthinkable number of times, it was heartbreaking to see them die side-by-side, outnumbered and outgunned in the desert. Tuco gave Walt the entire cash amount and they ultimately agreed to four pounds for the next week. Mike makes a cameo in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie where he and Jesse discuss their plans before quitting the drug business. [36] Jesse later accosts Spooge in the latter's home as Jesse attempts to retrieve the stolen drugs or cash payment. Bolsa meets his end when Gus secretly tips off Mexican federales in Ciudad Juárez, who kill Bolsa as retaliation for The Cousins' attack on Hank.[25]. Spooge (played by David Ury) is a drug addict who steals meth from Skinny Pete at knifepoint. After Jimmy doctors the paperwork that Chuck had done for the Mesa Verde bank, costing the firm the client, Chuck secretly records a confession from Jimmy about the doctored papers, and Howard helps Chuck to confirm the account. The Pinkmans appear in El Camino, requesting in a news interview that Jesse turn himself in. Jesse is impulsive, hedonistic, and uneducated beyond high school, but he is financially ambitious and streetwise. Knowing nothing about the drug trade, he enlists the aid of his former student, Jesse Pinkman, to sell the meth he produces. Hector loathes Gustavo Fring, calling him "chicken man" ("hombre gallina" in Spanish, literally "hen man") and a "dirty South American". After interrogating Jimmy, Gonzo is tasked with taking him back to the car, but Jimmy goes back to Tuco to convince him not to kill the twins ("Mijo"). ― Gonzo to Tuco, reluctant about leaving No-Doze's body in the junkyard out in the open. Although she helps Walter, she remains deeply unhappy with the overall situation. [64], Dr. Caldera (played by Joe DeRosa) is an Albuquerque veterinarian. He is involved in investigating a meth dealer known as "Heisenberg," unaware for over a year that his prey is actually Walter. Related questions. The Better Call Saul episode "Magic Man" was dedicated to Robert Forster. Let me start by saying; I don't belong in 2018. Meant only as a paper job with no responsibilities, Mike takes the job seriously and inspects several Madrigal sites. Gus, who has a vested interest in deciding Hector's fate as revenge for Max, arranges for a skilled therapist fluent in Spanish to see to Hector's recovery and explain his health to the Cousins. ... A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series Breaking Bad on AMC. His name is a reference to Edward James Olmos' character in the 1982 film Blade Runner. Thinking Hector is unaware of his surroundings, Walt sprinkles Tuco's food with ricin while Tuco is not looking, but Hector foils the plan. In reality, Walt is in remission, and Gus is planning to kill Walt, whom he now considers a liability for his unpredictable behavior (after he killed two street dealers to save Jesse's life) and his relationship with Hank, who continues to get closer to the truth as he investigates the source of the blue meth. Henry R. Schrader (played by Dean Norris) is Walt and Skyler's brother-in-law and Marie's husband, who works as a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Is an actor who plays Gonzo on the Hit Series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, along with numerous other movies with Steven Segal and Mark Wahlberg. He later takes Walter White to New Hampshire, hiding him away in a cabin in a rural area. Mike then brokers a deal that has Daniel receive his baseball cards and $10,000 in exchange for the Hummer. Nacho later breaks into Daniel's house again to request Daniel's aid in procuring empty capsules that look like Hector Salamanca's angina medication, for which Nacho offers $20,000. Later on in that episode, KOB Reporter Antoinette Antonio reports on the disappearance of Drew Sharp and how the search for Drew has now expanded beyond McKinley County. She later phones Walt and successfully threatens to expose him if he refuses to give Jesse his share of money from a major methamphetamine deal with Gus Fring, a deal that Jesse's drug use had nearly ruined. He also comes to find his new status as a drug lord psychologically rewarding, leading him to become less and less reluctant to resort to criminal acts such as theft, extortion, money laundering, depraved indifference, and murder. Manuel, however, guesses Nacho was behind the deal, and refuses to sell, and urges Nacho to give himself up to the authorities as to get the protection he may need. [19] Hank's DEA colleagues present him a paperweight embedded with Tuco's grill as a trophy, which he initially prizes but later throws into a river in disgust. Todd later enlists Jesse's help to add a canopy to his El Camino and bury the body of Todd's cleaning lady, whom he murdered after she accidentally found his hidden money. Suspicious that Jesse ratted him out to the police (although it is later revealed Krazy-8 was in fact a DEA informant), Emilio and Krazy-8 force Jesse to lead them to his new partner. Following his violent death at the hands of Walt, the DEA begins investigating the link between Gus and Madrigal. Gomez and his agents discover Dan making his routine drops in these boxes, arrest him, and successfully induce Dan to give them Mike. However, Mike sees Chris's car parked in Chow's driveway and senses that this is a trap. However, Joe discovers that the police just activated the LoJack GPS tracker, causing him to flee, while advising Jesse, Skinny Pete and Badger to do the same thing. Out of pity for Walter, Gretchen later covers for him and states that she did help Walter out on the condition that she would deny it if asked by Skyler. He engages in a romantic relationship with her, but ends it when he discovers that the 11-year-old boy who killed his friend "Combo" is her younger brother Tomas Cantillo (played by Angelo Martinez). Hank asked Roberts to take the case of Walter's disappearance as a personal favor to Hank, believing Walter had one of his "episodes" wherein he forgot where he was and would turn up days later. This piques Hank's interest in the case, and he embarks on his own investigation of Gale and his ties to Fring. He holds an MS degree in organic chemistry, with a specialty in X-ray crystallography. That night, Walt returns to the apartment and finds the drugged-out couple unconscious in bed. Mike and Werner retire to a quiet bar for a personal conversation, but Mike has to return to the strip club to smooth over an altercation, and during his absence Werner drunkenly reveals construction details to other patrons at the bar. Todd keeps the tarantula in the jar. When Nacho's payment is $20 short, Mike insists that he pay in full. Their bodies were later found that night by DEA Agents Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez along with the APD. As fallout between Gus and Walter plays out, and Hank discovers Walter's identity as Heisenberg, Saul uses the "disappearing" services of Ed to relocate to Omaha, Nebraska under the name Gene Takavic (as shown in flash-forwards in Better Call Saul), where he runs a Cinnabon store while remaining paranoid that someone may identify him from his past. Hector is in competition with Gus for control of cross-border drug smuggling. Jesse reveals that he is the new owner. ✘ No He and Skinny Pete help Walt threaten the Schwartzes in the series finale, "Felina", by holding laser pointers to imitate sniper rifles. [67] He murdered Jesse's friend Combo on the orders of rival drug dealers. Hector Salamanca (played by Mark Margolis) is the elderly don who was once a brutal Mexican drug kingpin and an associate of cartel boss Don Eladio. Forenall is arrested after Hank and Gomez arrive at Madrigal's warehouse in Houston and Lydia identifies him in the warehouse. Though it was not used in the film, several critics speculated after the premiere that the scene likely occurred after Skinny Pete parted ways with Jesse, making this his final chronological appearance. Eventually, Walt and Skyler are able to purchase it for $800,000 after Skyler hires Kuby to perform a fake environmental audit on the car wash. Bolsa intercedes when Gus informs Lalo and himself about the fate of Werner Zeigler, telling Lalo that the cartel considers the matter closed. At some point before events of the third season of Breaking Bad, Gale helps Gus plan out space requirements and the equipment needed to produce large quantities of meth in Gus's underground laboratory under the industry laundry, and then sets up and tests it once it arrives. When Mike sends Jesse to Houston to pick up the next shipment, he and Lydia find a GPS tracker at the bottom of one of the barrels. Walt tries to convince Jesse that Gus poisoned Brock. [26] He then forces Jesse back to the meth lab and watches over him and Walt with Mike until Gus arrives. After moving to the US, Gus sets up a college scholarship in Max's name (which Gale Boetticher won one year) and determines to avenge his friend's death. Ted commits tax fraud to keep the company alive and save everyone's jobs, which he admits to Skyler when she finds irregularities in the company's books. Police end their investigation and when Jimmy brags to Kim Wexler about his success, she chastises him for fabricating evidence. Subsequently, Walter spends that dollar in the vending machine to buy a can of soda. They once again meet with Jimmy, who they hire, only to be once again told to take Kim's plea bargain. In El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, it is revealed that Todd kept the tarantula at his apartment. Donna Bowman, writing for The A.V. The show was followed in 2015 by the prequel series Better Call Saul, created by Gilligan and Peter Gould, and in 2019 by the film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, directed by Gilligan. [27] Walt later mentions to Jesse that Gus may have killed Victor because he had taken inappropriate liberties (such as cooking meth while Mike held Walt and Jesse hostage) and "[flown] too close to the sun," as Walt put it.[31]. After Jesse cooks a successful batch, Eladio invites the three to a party at his villa attended by multiple capos of the cartel, toasting their new business venture with a bottle of premium tequila supplied by Gus, and chiding the latter for needing to be kept in line every twenty years. 130 likes. I'm an Actor, Stuntman, Boxer and former bodyguard / bouncer and I'm here to show you all mad love by recording a video message for who... more. After Jesse attempts to escape from Jack's gang, Todd shoots and kills Andrea while Jesse is forced to watch. Jimmy convincingly explains away Daniel's hiding place as the location of fetish videos stolen by a jealous lover, including presenting a faked video of Daniel performing the act in question—sitting on pies. Relationships Ernesto (portrayed by Brandon K. Hampton) is a friend of Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler from when the three of them were employed in the mail room at HHM. While Jesse does send them off again, he continues providing for them financially. Walt treats Jesse like a foolish son in constant need of stern correction. Gus originally established Los Pollos Hermanos in Mexico several years previously, but emigrated to the United States after Don Eladio and Hector Salamanca murdered his meth cook, business partner, and close friend, Maximino Arciniega as punishment for supposedly insulting Eladio. First Within Breaking Bad, he first appears as an apparent fellow customer in Los Pollos Hermanos, when he suddenly confronts Walter and tersely conveys Gus's non-negotiable offer to purchase Walter's meth and arrange for delivery within the hour. According to the note he left behind, he plans to visit with his wife and then return to finish the work. No-Doze started convulsing, and Tuco demanded to know what was wrong with him, screaming at No-Doze for not knowing how to take a beating. Walt, Jesse, and Mike are then forced to dispose of Victor's body using hydrofluoric acid, echoing Walt and Jesse's previous experience with Emilio. His crystal meth, which is given the street name "Blue Sky," dominates the market, leading to confrontations with established drug makers and dealers. Snake Face – Robert Fortner. When Saul suggests that Walt and Skyler could accuse Bogdan of harboring Islamist terrorists in order to force him to sell the car wash, Walt exasperatedly reveals that Bogdan is, in fact, Romanian. Werner then escapes by bypassing the security system where his crew and he are quartered. He has twice shown no reaction to sources of electromagnetic radiation that were nearby but whose presence he was unaware of, suggesting that he suffers from a mental illness rather than the physical condition he claims. I am an honest to In the season 4 finale, Walt is able to convince Hector to help him lure Gus into the open. Jesse decides to retrieve the RV, but Walter has warned Clovis that the DEA is looking for it, forcing Clovis to bring it to a junkyard to be destroyed. This leads to a series of confrontations that culminate with Jesse killing Gale at Walter's instigation, saving Walter's life by making him irreplaceable to Gus. However, instead of arranging a meeting, Walt instructs Jesse to kill Gale before Mike kills Walt, leaving Walter as the only chemist available to Gus. [30] He later informs Mike about Gus's death. He tells her the money is for her to move out of her bad neighborhood and to help raise her son. He describes himself as a "nerd" and a "libertarian." She declines at first, fearing the repercussions, revealing that she has a son whom she needs to protect, but Jesse persuades her to help by drawing a comparison between the murdered boy and her own son. [35], Gus redirected the Cousins by telling them Hank killed Tuco, and he told them they had his permission to kill Hank even though the cartel refrained from killing law enforcement officers, because that would draw undue attention to their activities. Pete explains that he'll tell the police that Jesse came to him for help and they traded pink slips on their cars, explaining why Pete now has the El Camino. Carmen Molina (played by Carmen Serano) is the assistant principal at JP Wynne High School, where Walt teaches and which Walt Jr. attends. [37] After Hector tells them about Walter, the cousins quickly tracked him to his house and were waiting inside to kill him when Mike informed Victor of their presence. Saul continues to deliver money to her, in her new home, on Jesse's behalf. Jane appears in a flashback in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, reminding Jesse that sometimes the universe takes people towards bad places, and despite her freespirited nature she considers it better to make life's important decisions by yourself. Dan Wachsberger (played by Chris Freihofer) is an attorney hired by Mike Ehrmantraut to represent Ron Forenall, Dennis Markowski, and the other seven surviving members of Gus Fring's operation running out of the Lavanderia Brilliante in Albuquerque. Besty once again refuses, and blackmails Jimmy into helping them, as pleading guilty would result in returning the money, which Jimmy has part of. After Walt and Jesse witness him brutally assault and murder one of his henchmen, they plan to poison him by coating their next delivery of meth with ricin. He always follows Chuck's instructions to keep Jimmy from achieving any type of success in the legal business. Series creator Vince Gilligan explained Walt's motive for allowing Jane to die during a 2013 panel discussion about Breaking Bad at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, stating that Walt was afraid Jane's bad influence would lead Jesse to an early death from heroin overdose.[48]. The discovery of a sample of Walt's Blue Sky hidden in Krazy-8's car alerts them to the existence of new players in town. Daniel asks Mike for assistance and Mike refuses, but later reconsiders and takes part in the deal. Nacho calls the Cousins for help, who come to destroy the evidence, take Nacho to Dr. Caldera for immediate help, and then attack the headquarters of the rival drug gang to recover the "stolen" drugs that Gus had planted there. Hank is eventually promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the DEA in Albuquerque but is still determined to solve the "Heisenberg" case, which ultimately leads to his demise. During a key meeting between Hector and Gus, Hector has a heart attack due to the placebo, and Gus catches Nacho trying to switch back the pills. As Walt and Jesse were driving out of the junkyard, Gonzo drove back and blocked their exit. Walt and Jesse later employ Badger to sell their product, but he is soon arrested, causing complications. Gus secretly sanctions an attack on Hank instead of Walter, resulting in severe injuries to Hank and the deaths of The Cousins. Marie eagerly offers to help Hank when Jesse agrees to confess about Walt's crimes. Gonzo (Breaking Bad) Implied/Referenced Statutory Rape; Homophobic Language; Internalized Homophobia; featuring: the twins talking! [62] Ted tells Skyler he lied to medical personnel and police, claiming his broken neck resulted from an accidental fall, and that because he fears for the safety of his family, he will never mention how the injury occurred. Chow is also on the list of eleven men whom Lydia suggests that Mike kill before they can make a plea deal with the DEA (but Mike refuses). A hidden bomb in the head then explodes, killing the tortoise and a DEA agent, and severely injuring several of the DEA agents and Mexican policemen on the scene. Jesse, still reeling from Jane's death, asks the Group Leader how can he not hate himself for what happened. Portrayed by Hank returns fire with a Glock pistol and kills Tuco. Hector meets with Hank Schrader at the DEA building under the guise of becoming an informant. In "Granite State", Ed helps Saul escape to Omaha, Nebraska. At the last moment, she is spared the ordeal by Mike, who intervenes to take Jesse to a meeting with the drug dealers. In season two, Hank states that Tuco Salamanca is suspected of murdering Krazy-8, but Gomez states that they couldn't make anything stick against him in regards to Krazy-8's disappearance. He consults with Hank after he finds Gale's notebook and asks what all the notes and drawings mean, and whether or not Gale may have been working in a meth lab. Before moving to Albuquerque, Kuby was involved in organized crime in Boston.[61]. Juan Bolsa directs Gus to take over transportation of Hector's drugs, not realizing this is exactly what Gus wants. Subsequently, Brock and Andrea are used as leverage against Jesse, who is kept prisoner by Todd and Jack's gang to cook meth for them. During the session, Jesse breaks down and yells at the Group Leader, claiming that his philosophy about "accepting yourself" for making mistakes is wrong and people should be judged for the things they have done. "Gonzo" Gonzalez was Tuco Salamanca's brother-in-law and one of his lieutenants. [37] Following the discovery of his car in the desert, it's revealed by Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez that Krazy-8 is actually the DEA informant that had led them to Emilio and Jesse's lab in the first place during the ride along that had triggered Walt's interest in the drug trade. They buy the car wash where Walter had recently moonlighted. Andrea Cantillo (played by Emily Rios) is a love interest of Jesse Pinkman's. Todd, Kenny, and Neil Kandy torment Jesse as Neil builds his new restraints. Leonel and Marco moved to kill Hank, but Gus anonymously warned Hank just before the confrontation. She is a recovering meth addict and single mother to a young son named Brock (played by Ian Posada). Old Joe (played by Larry Hankin) is the owner of a local junkyard. She was originally employed at the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division. Spooge had a son, whose neglect disturbs Jesse as he realizes the dreadful side effects of the drug business. Mike tells Nacho that if Hector dies, Nacho should immediately replace the placebos with the real medication so that the cause of Hector's death will not be obvious. However, despite outward appearances, Gus is a major drug kingpin initially affiliated with the Mexican drug cartel in Ciudad Juárez, who uses his restaurants as a front for methamphetamine distribution throughout the American southwest. See all 2. [17], Dennis Markowski (played by Mike Batayeh) is the former manager of Lavanderia Brilliante, the industrial laundromat which served as the cover for Gus's superlab. Nacho breaks into Daniel's house and steals back the money he paid Daniel, along with a valuable baseball card collection. Eladio realizes that Gus (who has vomited up some of the poisoned tequila then soon after is given an antidote after escaping to his prepared field hospital) has betrayed him, but he collapses dead into the swimming pool before he can take any action.[34]. 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