S01E01 · SCENE 7/19 · 18:29
Pilot · White residence

Phone call about bills and silence

Walter makes a phone call about a bill and avoids talking to Skyler about his day.

18:29→20:47
in the episode · 2m 18s · S01E01

What happens

18:29–20:47

Walter calls about a late payment, then talks to Skyler about his day, but he is evasive and doesn't share his diagnosis. Skyler notices his unusual quietness.

WhereWhite residence
DriverWalter White
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadMeth partnership

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18:42

Lung cancer. Inoperable.

18:53

Best-case scenario, with chemo, I'll live maybe another couple years.

19:50

Fifteen eighty-eight at Staples?

20:15

I don't know. It was...

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Scene DNA

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avoidance0.8
awkward0.7
tense0.3
lie0.2
phone call

Beats

19:20Walter calls about bill
20:08Skyler asks about day

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18:29–20:47
A · Walter's transformation
B · Meth partnership
C · Family dynamics
D · DEA investigation

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