S05E01 · SCENE 6/14 · 17:16
Live Free or Die · Junkyard

Planning to destroy the laptop

Walt, Jesse, and Mike argue about how to destroy the laptop in the evidence room.

17:16→23:39
in the episode · 6m 23s · S05E01

What happens

17:16–23:39

Mike fakes a call and learns the laptop is in the evidence room. He tells Walt and Jesse to leave town. Walt suggests a device, Mike argues about fire suppression. Jesse suggests a giant magnet. They meet Old Joe at the junkyard to borrow a magnet. Mike doubts the plan but Jesse convinces him to stay.

WhereJunkyard
DriverWalter White
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadLaptop destruction plan

Key lines

from this scene
18:44

What the hell difference does it make? They got it. End of story.

19:59

Who said that we have to get it out of there?

21:54

What would you put it in?

23:02

The only way I know it won't work for sure is if we don't have you.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.9
tense0.8
negotiation0.6
absurd0.4
argumentrapid back and forth

Beats

19:07Mike says laptop is in evidence room
21:24Jesse suggests using a magnet

Scene in the episode

17:16–23:39
A · Walt's future identity
B · Superlab aftermath
C · Laptop destruction plan
D · Ted Beneke cover-up

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Walter Purchases an M60 Machine Gun | Live Free Or Die | Breaking Bad · Breaking Bad & Beyond
Breaking Bad - Evidence Room Aftermath Scene · Yrzbateno

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ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
WW
Walter White62 episodes · drives 79 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes

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