S01E03 · EP 3
...and the Bag's in the River
Episode DNA
15 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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15 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:44Walt recalls a graduate class where he and a partner calculate body composition.
00:44–03:22lieSkyler asks Marie about marijuana for a story, but Marie suspects Junior.
03:22–07:53misunderstanding · lieKrazy-8 surprises Walt by knowing his name and personal details from Jesse.
07:53–10:20betrayal · interrogation
4 ▸ 10:20Walt confronts Jesse about his meth use and they scuffle over a bag.
10:20–12:55escalation · violence
5 ▸ 12:55Hank returns Marie's phone call during a drug bust. Marie convinces him to talk to Junior about marijuana. While Hank is distracted, Marie shoplifts a pair of high heels when the shopkeeper is occupied.
12:55–16:07scheme · social_rule_violationHank drives Junior to the Crystal Palace, a motel patronized by meth addicts and prostitutes. Hank warns Junior that marijuana is a gateway drug and calls over a disheveled prostitute, Wendy, to show how meth has ruined her. Hank threatens to bust Wendy if he sees her again.
16:07–19:23humiliation · threatWendy enters a motel room and has sex with Jesse.
19:23–20:59coincidence · seductionWalt calls Skyler claiming he's at the car wash, but she knows he quit.
20:59–24:30lie · secret_exposedWalt makes a sandwich for Krazy-8 but collapses on the basement floor.
24:30–26:16confession · escalationWalt and Krazy-8 bond over beer and shared memories, but Krazy-8 warns him.
26:16–36:40negotiation · dealWalt realizes Krazy-8 has a shard and strangles him to death.
36:40–39:38violence · betrayalThe substitute teacher tells students to take their seats. He explains Walt is sick and they will watch a video about carbon.
42:37–43:10social_rule_violationHank and Gomez discuss the cook site, theorizing a mobile lab caught fire. Hank mocks Gomez's culture while searching Krazy-8's car. Gomez finds a hidden compartment.
43:10–44:36investigation · rivalry
16 ▸ 44:36Gomez discovers a bag of white powder behind the car stereo. Hank notes it looks like meth but is too white. They conclude their snitch Krazy-8 has been killed.
44:36–45:29secret_exposed · investigationWalt, in a flashback, tells his lab partner that only 99% of the body is accounted for. He wonders about the soul, saying there's nothing but chemistry.
45:29–47:09obsessionSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2008-02-10
- Overall
- #3
- Writers
- Director
- Viewers
- 1.08M (US)
- Pace
- 68 words/min · 143 questions