S05E06 · SCENE 12/16 · 27:51
Buyout · Jesse's house

Walt refuses to sell his share

Walt tells Jesse he won't sell his methylamine share, citing his empire.

27:51→31:52
in the episode · 4m 01s · S05E06

What happens

27:51–31:52

At Jesse's house, Walt refuses to sell his share of the methylamine. Jesse argues for selling to avoid more deaths. Walt tells the story of Gray Matter, how he sold his share for $5,000 and it's now worth billions. He declares he is in the empire business.

WhereJesse's house
DriverWalt
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadMeth business dissolution

Key lines

from this scene
30:00

Five million dollars isn't nothing.

30:30

Yeah, we were gonna take the world by storm.

31:31

This isn't the same thing.

31:46

I'm in the empire business.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
negotiation0.6
betrayal0.5
angry0.5
monologue

Beats

29:08Jesse asks about $5 million dream
31:46Walt says I'm in the empire business

Scene in the episode

27:51–31:52
A · Drew Sharp aftermath
B · DEA surveillance on Mike
C · Skyler's family crisis
D · Meth business dissolution

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