- Jesse has disappeared and Walt is in big trouble with Gus. So Gus rehires Gale to learn from Walt's cooking so that they can dispose of Walt once and for all.
- In the aftermath of killing the drug dealers, Walt has a tense meeting with Gus who makes it quite clear that his patience has reached its limit. Walt professes not to know the whereabouts of Jesse who he claims has fled the State. Gus chooses Walt's new assistant, who turns out to be Gale. Walt knows that as long as he's the only cook available, Gus will have to keep him alive...—garykmcd
- After Walter kills the gang members and Jesse goes on the run, Walt meets with Gus and Mike to negotiate for his and Jesse's safety, and for the continuation of his employment. Walter says that he had to intervene as Jesse thought that Gus had ordered the murder of Tomas. Walter says that he owed Jesse and now he is done with Jesse. Walter suggests Gus has two options: (A) Kill Walter right there on the spot and eventually track down and kill Jesse, or (B) Consider the incident a "lone hiccup in an otherwise long and fruitful business arrangement," let him return to cooking, and both agree to forget about Jesse. Gus leaves, appearing to have chosen option B, but informs Walt that Gus will be choosing Jesse's replacement.
Walt professes not to know the whereabouts of Jesse, who, he falsely claims, has fled the state. Gus chooses Walt's new assistant, who turns out to be Gale. In a meeting with Gale, Gus says that with his overhead he cannot afford to lose even a week's production. Victor now shadows them everywhere, ensuring the two are never left alone. Gus informs Gale later that night of Walt's cancer. Gus says he intends to keep Walter on as long as possible, but must prepare for the "worst-case scenario." Walter, whose prior suspicions about Gale are soon reignited, correctly concludes that Gus is grooming Gale to replace him, and that he will be killed once Gale masters Walt's procedure.
Mike figures out that the Cartels has tried to cut Gus's supply of the raw chemicals needed for the cooking process by sending their goons to kidnap the Chinese supplier who supplied Gus. Mike goes in to kill the cartel strongmen to resume their supplies. Acting on Gus's request, Mike visits Saul to find out Jesse's whereabouts. Saul refuses, claiming attorney-client privilege, but relents after Mike physically threatens him. Saul then allows Mike to look at a notebook containing a fake address for a trailer park in Virginia.
Walt realizes Gus intends to replace him with Gale. As Gale starts asking too many questions about the cooking process. And that he will be killed once Gale masters Walt's procedure. Walter meets Jesse. Jesse is hiding at the Laser Tag place that Saul wants to purchase for Walter and suggests that if Gale is killed than Gus has no option but to keep both Walter and Jesse alive as he cant afford to lose production. Jesse says he is not a murderer and can't kill Gale. Walt says he will do the job, and Jesse only needs to find Gale's address, as Walt is being heavily watched and can't manage it. Later that evening, Jesse calls Walt at home with Gale's address.
As Walt is leaving his home to kill Gale, Victor arrives and informs him of a chemical leak at the lab. Suspecting a setup, Walter nevertheless goes with Victor. Upon arriving at the laundromat, Walter sees Mike, confirming his suspicions. Pleading for his life, Walt offers to cook for free and take them to Jesse. Mike, upon hearing this, demands Jesse's location, but Walter says he needs to call him and set up a meeting. Walt calls Jesse, who is sitting in the darkened laser tag building about to smoke Meth. Jesse asks "Did you do it?" Walter says no, he can't now, and tells Jesse he is about to be killed. He urges Jesse to reach Gale and kill him first. Victor and Mike wrestle the phone away and when Walt quotes Gale's address to them, they realize what he has asked Jesse to do. Victor hurriedly leaves; Mike stays with Walt and attempts to warn Gale, but Gale fails to notice his phone ringing.
Victor (Jeremiah Bitsui), Gus's enforcer, alongside Mike, races to Gale's apartment to stop this, but Jesse arrives first and, after some hesitation, pulls his gun on Gale and fires.
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