S05E03 · EP 49
season 5 · 2012-07-29

Hazard Pay

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Episode DNA

19 scenes · 4 threads
tense 19%scheme 9%deal 9%awkward 6%tender 6%deadpan 5%sad 5%cheerful 4%menacing 4%negotiation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Mike's prison visits
B · New meth operation setup
C · Walt's home and family
D · Jesse's relationship ends
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Metropolitan Detention Center · cold_openMike visits Dennis in prison

Mike poses as a paralegal to reassure Dennis Markowski about their deal.

00:09–03:14scheme · deal
2 · White residence · act1Walt moves back home

Walt unpacks boxes at home and finds Gale's book.

03:14–04:19coincidence
3 · Saul's office · act1Meeting with Saul and Mike

Walt and Jesse convince Saul to work with Mike.

04:19–09:48negotiation · deal
4 · Various venues in Albuquerque · act1Tour of potential lab venues

Saul shows Walt, Jesse, and Mike potential lab locations.

09:48–11:11scheme
5 · Outside a tented house · act2Walt explains the fumigation plan

Walt outlines his plan to cook meth inside tented houses.

11:11–13:58scheme · deal
6 · Music store and Jesse's house · act2Badger and Skinny Pete buy cases

Badger and Skinny Pete purchase equipment cases for Jesse.

13:58–15:47deal
7 · Outside a tented house · act2Mike debriefs the Vamonos crew

Mike forbids the Vamonos crew from stealing from cook houses.

15:47–17:12threat · deal
8 · Jesse's house · act2Jesse and Walt plan the mobile lab

Jesse and Walt finalize plans for the mobile lab at Jesse's house.

17:12–20:10scheme
9 ▸ 20:10
9 · Jesse's house · act2Walt meets Andrea and Brock

Walt meets Andrea and Brock at Jesse's house.

20:10–21:50social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 21:50
10 · Outside a tented house · act3Vamonos crew tents a house

Walt and Jesse watch as a house is tented for fumigation.

21:50–25:10scheme
11 · Inside tented house · act3Walt manipulates Jesse about Andrea

Walt talks Jesse into ending his relationship with Andrea.

25:10–28:23breakup
12 ▸ 28:23
12 · A1A Car Wash · act3Walt criticizes car wash workers

Walt complains about car wash workers leaving streaks.

28:23–28:52obsession
13 ▸ 28:52
13 · A1A Car Wash · act3Marie tells Skyler about Hank

Marie tells Skyler that Hank is back at work.

28:52–31:22escalation · social_rule_violation
14 · Inside tented house · act3Walt and Jesse check yield

Walt and Jesse measure the meth yield from their cook.

31:22–32:27
15 · White residence · act3Walt lies to Marie about Skyler

Walt tells Marie that Skyler had an affair with Ted.

32:27–36:46lie · secret_exposed
16 · Inside tented house · act3Walt and Jesse clean up

Walt and Jesse clean up after the cook.

36:46–37:08
17 · White residence · act3Family watches Scarface

Walt, Skyler, and Walt Jr. watch Scarface together.

37:08–38:49
18 ▸ 38:49
18 · Unknown location · act3Mike explains the money split

Mike breaks down the profits and costs for the new operation.

38:49–44:16negotiation · deal
19 · Unknown location · act3Jesse broke up with Andrea

Jesse tells Walt he broke up with Andrea.

44:16–46:01breakup
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-07-29
Overall
#49
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2.2M (US)
Pace
90 words/min · 141 questions

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In this episode

ME
Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
DM
Dennis MarkowskiMike Batayeh4 episodes
DW
Dan WachsbergerChris Freihofer3 episodes · drives 2 scenes
WW
Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
JP
Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
HB
Huell BabineauxLavell Crawford13 episodes · drives 1 scenes
B
BadgerMatt Jones17 episodes