S05E09 · EP 55
season 5 · 2013-08-11

Blood Money

written by ? · directed by ? · 5.92M viewers · image Breaking Bad Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 4 threads
tense 30%secret exposed 14%escalation 7%awkward 6%avoidance 5%investigation 5%sad 4%deadpan 4%negotiation 3%lie 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Walt's cancer and lies
B · Hank's investigation
C · Jesse's guilt and money
D · Lydia's pressure
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Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:34
1 · Walter White's former residence · cold_openFlashforward to derelict house

Walt breaks into his abandoned home to retrieve ricin.

00:34–04:35secret_exposed · escalation
2 · White residence · act1Hank finds inscription in bathroom

Hank discovers the inscription in Walt's book in the bathroom and leaves the party early.

04:35–06:02secret_exposed · coincidence
3 ▸ 06:02
3 · Car and home · act1Hank's panic attack on drive

Hank has a panic attack and crashes the car.

06:02–10:25escalation · secret_exposed
4 ▸ 10:25
4 · A1A Car Wash · act1Lydia visits the car wash

Lydia pressures Walt to return to cooking meth.

10:25–14:37threat · negotiation
5 ▸ 14:37
5 · Schrader residence garage · act2Hank receives case files

Hank gets DEA case files delivered to his garage.

14:37–18:21investigation · obsession
6 · Jesse Pinkman's house · act2Jesse with Skinny Pete and Badger

Jesse gets high with friends and decides to give away his money.

18:21–21:25escalation
7 ▸ 21:25
7 · Saul Goodman's office · act2Jesse gives money to Saul

Jesse asks Saul to deliver money to Kaylee and Drew Sharp's parents.

21:25–26:58deal · negotiation
8 · Jesse Pinkman's house · act3Walt confronts Jesse about money

Walt tries to convince Jesse to keep his money and lies about Mike.

26:58–34:53lie · interrogation
9 · White residence · act3Skyler and Walt discuss Hank

Skyler and Walt talk about Hank's absence and missing book.

34:53–38:09secret_exposed · avoidance
10 · Street · act3Walt gives money to homeless man

Walt gives a large sum of money to a homeless man.

38:09–39:35comeuppance · escalation
11 · Schrader residence · act3Hank talks to DEA agents

Hank dismisses concerns from his colleagues.

39:35–40:14avoidance · investigation
12 · Schrader residence · act3Walt and Hank talk at Hank's house

Walt visits Hank to check on his health.

40:14–42:03double_standard · avoidance
13 ▸ 42:03
13 · Schrader residence garage · act3Hank confronts Walt with GPS tracker

Hank reveals he knows Walt is Heisenberg and arrests him.

42:03–46:25secret_exposed · confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2013-08-11
Overall
#55
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5.92M (US)
Pace
70 words/min · 127 questions

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In this episode

WW
Walter White62 episodes · drives 79 scenes
SW
Skyler WhiteAnna Gunn62 episodes · drives 105 scenes
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Hank SchraderDean Norris62 episodes · drives 113 scenes
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Marie SchraderBetsy Brandt62 episodes · drives 22 scenes
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Holly WhiteUnknown21 episodes
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Walter White Jr.RJ Mitte62 episodes
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Lydia Rodarte-QuayleLaura Fraser13 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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Jesse PinkmanAaron Paul62 episodes · drives 180 scenes