S01E03 · SCENE 8/15 · 20:59

Walt lies to Skyler about his job

Walt calls Skyler claiming he's at the car wash, but she knows he quit.

20:59→24:30
in the episode · 3m 31s · S01E03

What happens

20:59–24:30

Walt calls Skyler to claim he is running late at the car wash, but learns she already knows he quit that job. Skyler angrily tells Walt to spend the night wherever he is.

WhereJesse's house
DriverWalt
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadWalt's moral crisis

Key lines

from this scene
21:39

I seriously doubt that, since you quit two weeks ago.

21:54

Quite an earful he gave me.

22:02

Listen, I'll come home and we'll talk about it.

22:26

Hey, I'm kind of hungry down here.

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Scene DNA

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sad0.2
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Beats

21:00Walt calls Skyler with a lie.
22:14Skyler tells Walt to stay away.

Scene in the episode

20:59–24:30
A · Walt's moral crisis
B · Family and deception
C · Jesse's reckless escape
D · DEA investigation

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Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes

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