S04E04 · EP 37
season 4 · 2011-08-07

Bullet Points

written by ? · directed by ? · 1.83M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 4 threads
tense 15%awkward 7%lie 6%angry 6%investigation 6%avoidance 6%scheme 4%humiliation 4%threat 4%chaotic 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's cover story
B · Gale Boetticher investigation
C · Jesse's reckless behavior
D · Mike's cartel attack
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Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
2 · White residence · act1Walt and Skyler rehearse

Walt and Skyler practice their cover story about gambling winnings for dinner with Hank and Marie.

05:06–08:14lie · scheme
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3 · White residence · act1Script rehearsal continues

Walt and Skyler argue over the script details and their roles in the cover story.

08:14–14:56lie · scheme
4 · Schrader residence · act1Whites arrive at Schrader home

Walt and his family visit Hank and Marie at their home for dinner.

14:56–15:43
5 · Schrader residence · act1Hank shows Gale's karaoke video

Hank shows Walt a DVD of Gale Boetticher singing karaoke as evidence from a case.

15:43–19:28investigation · humiliation
6 · Schrader residence · act2Walt sneaks into Hank's bedroom

Under the guise of using the bathroom, Walt enters Hank's bedroom and finds the case file on the Gale Boetticher investigation.

19:28–19:40eavesdropping · investigation
7 · Schrader residence · act2Walt helps Hank with the case

Walt offers to help Hank with the Gale Boetticher case and identifies the poem reference.

19:40–25:01investigation · lie
8 · Jesse's house · act2Walt confronts Jesse about evidence

After dinner, Walt rushes to Jesse's house and questions him about leaving evidence at Gale's murder scene.

25:01–28:37interrogation · avoidance
9 · Saul's office · act3Walt discusses risks with Saul

Walt tells Saul about his fears that Hank will connect Gale's murder to Jesse and that Gus will see Jesse as a risk.

28:37–33:30deal · negotiation
10 · Jesse's house · act3Jesse's house party continues

Jesse tells a partygoer to order pizza and reveals he has cash in his bedroom.

33:30–36:37petty_grievance · obsession
11 · Jesse's house · act3Jesse returns home from work

After work, Jesse returns home and tosses his guests some meth. He takes a female partygoer to his bedroom.

36:37–38:20seduction · avoidance
12 · Jesse's house · act4Mike confronts Jesse about theft

Mike wakes Jesse and drags him downstairs where Tyrus Kitt holds the tweaker thief and Jesse's cash.

38:20–40:26violence · comeuppance
13 · Gus's location · act4Mike reports Jesse to Gus

Mike tells Gus that Jesse is becoming a liability and something must be done.

40:26–42:15betrayal · threat
14 · Jesse's house · act4Walt searches for Jesse

Walt tries to find Jesse at his house but Jesse is not there.

42:15–44:14pursuit · avoidance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-08-07
Overall
#37
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1.83M (US)
Pace
88 words/min · 138 questions

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In this episode

WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
HS
Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
MS
Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
TK
Tyrus KittRay Campbell12 episodes · drives 3 scenes
EG
Ed GalbraithRobert Forster6 episodes