Jimmy faces criminal charges; Mike takes on a new project.
The weathered laces of the hanging sneakers give way, as they tumble to the ground.
But first, Mike Ehrmantraut has to take a phone call from destiny.
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“You care to elaborate?”
But Gus has his own questions, namely, why Mike wants Hector Salamanca dead.
Says Gus, “I can’t allow you to kill Hector.
However, I am not completely unsympathetic to your sense of justice.”
Says Mike, “You want to disrupt his supply line.
Hector’s your competition.”
Why, gentlemen, I believe we have an understanding.
Chuck hovers nearby, bleating, “This is an opportunity!
Jimmy’s response would be scathing, except that he delivers it with such matter-of-fact sadness.
“Here’s what’s gonna happen,” he says.
“One day you’re gonna get sick, again.
And this time it’ll be too much, and you will… die there.
He pauses, looks up, as a cop car pulls into view.
“Here’s my ride.”
His speech goes on for a solid minute; Kim’s response is one word.
(That sound you hear is everyBreaking Badfan in the universe cackling with prescient glee.)
He needs a package of something “yea big,” something you’d ordinarily measure in grams.
And just sit tight, kiddos, because this next bit is a trademarkBetter Call Saulslow burn.
We return to the setting of the first scene: the lonely road, the ALTO sign.
But what’s with the sneakers?
Approximately three hours later (or maybe it was five minutes, but it felt LONG, okay?
), Mike is watching the road, gun in hand.
Yes, it is.
The bad news is, Jimmy can’t fight this alone.
The good news is, he’s not alone.
Kim is insistent this time; she’s going to represent him, and together, they’ll fight.
He resists; why would she take this risk?
“Let’s just call it the fallacy of sunk costs,” Kim says, taking his hand.
Kim plays it like a joke, but is this it?
Is this the moment when she should have gotten out, and didn’t?
