S05E05 · SCENE 24/23 · 41:11
Dead Freight · desert train tracks

Heist Nearly Foiled by Good Samaritan

A Good Samaritan arrives to help, forcing the team to abort early but they still get the methylamine.

41:11→46:18
in the episode · 5m 07s · S05E05
Heist Nearly Foiled by Good Samaritan

What happens

41:11–46:18

A Good Samaritan arrives to help push the truck off the tracks. Mike orders an abort, but Walt insists on continuing. They manage to get the methylamine and close the valve just in time, but the heist is nearly compromised.

Wheredesert train tracks
DriverWalt
Positionact3 · complication
ThreadTrain Heist Plan

Key lines

from this scene
43:42

The track is clear, Walter. I said get out of there.

44:16

If you do not abort right now, you are gonna get us all busted.

44:57

Close it off! Close it off!

45:40

Todd! Get off! Get off!

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Scene DNA

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Beats

43:17Mike warns about the Good Samaritan.
44:51They close off the valve.

Scene in the episode

41:11–46:18
A · Walt's DEA Bug
B · Lydia's Interrogation
D · Family Turmoil

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Walt Whitman5 episodes · drives 309 scenes
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Mike EhrmantrautJonathan Banks38 episodes · drives 40 scenes
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Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes
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Todd AlquistJesse Plemons13 episodes · drives 10 scenes

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