[Jimmy and Kim visit Chuck's house the morning after his suicide by fire, and react to his death]
[holding back emotion] He says it started in the living room. Somehow one of the lanterns was knocked over, and then... [beat] The inspector says it was over fast. Smoke inhalation. So he didn't suffer.
Yeah, they're gonna say that. Did you see the backyard? [Kim shakes her head] His microwave, his stereo, uh, the lights, dishwasher, all—all the kitchen stuff—everything electric is back there. The firemen didn't do that. He did that. [sighs] I saw him five days ago. He was listening to jazz, all the lights worked. He was himself. Something must have happened. Something made him relapse.
[Gus and Juan Bolsa meet with Nacho and Arturo at a Los Pollos Hermanos warehouse after Hector's stroke. The dialogue is in Spanish.]
[to Arturo] You I know. [to Nacho] You I don't.
Don Hector had a stroke. We don't know when he will be back. But listen to me: Salamanca territory stays Salamanca territory. Nothing changes. Collections continue as before. The count must be exact. Anyone crosses a line, you stop them. You have a delivery tomorrow night. You pick up, you package, you distribute. All as you've done before. Do you understand? [Nacho and Arturo both nod] You do this right, things could go very well for you. Go.
[Nacho and Arturo both leave the room]
The old bastard, he's always been trouble. But he keeps his house in order. Gustavo. What do you think?
Someone will move against the Salamancas. Which brings... war. Which brings... chaos. Which brings... the DEA.
[Mike is visiting a Madrigal break room when two employees enter, having a debate]
MEMadrigal Employee #1
Bruce had the speed. He could kick you before you saw him move.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
Yeah, but watch the Liston fight.
MEMadrigal Employee #1
We're talking about what, boxing? Because that's something else.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
No, we're talking about a street fight.
MEMadrigal Employee #1
Street fight? Great, so Bruce can kick!
MEMadrigal Employee #2
No, we're not talking about a movie fight. We're talking about weight, we're talking about reach.
MEMadrigal Employee #1
Boxing is a sport. Martial arts is life and death.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
Look, I don't care how fast you are, Muhammad Ali hits you, you going down. That's a fact.
MEMadrigal Employee #1
If he hits you. Bruce Lee – he knows the anatomy, he's got the moves, he's gonna find an opening.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
Without power, the–the opening doesn't mean squat. How much does he weigh?
MEMadrigal Employee #1
I dunno, maybe a buck thirty.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
Ali was the heavyweight champ. He's got at least a hundred pound on Lee.
MEMadrigal Employee #1
Bruce feints Ali's hit, but he goes low when he sweeps into the deck. Ali goes down hard, it's all over!
MEMadrigal Employee #2
[scoffs]
MEMadrigal Employee #1
I'm sorry?
Does Bruce Lee have a gun? Because if he doesn't, it's Ali in three minutes or less.
MEMadrigal Employee #2
See? That's what I'm saying.
I waltz through security with someone else's ID. Nobody gives me a second look. When the rightful owner shows up, there's no facility-wide badge check. I find access doors left unlocked or propped open, passwords written on Post-it notes. Warehouse workers are using pen and paper instead of electronic inventory devices, which leaves you wide open to pilfering. You got duplicate routing numbers on cargo, surveillance camera blind spots on the north and the east side of the floor, inventory documents that are going into the trash instead of being shredded, not to mention loading equipment being driven at unsafe speeds and crews disregarding safe—
MMMadrigal Manager
Wait, wait, hold on, hold on. Who are you, exactly?
Ehrmantraut. Security consultant.
MMMadrigal Manager
Well, all due respect, I don't know anything about a security consultant.
Well, you wouldn't, would you? Maybe you'd best call corporate. Try Lydia Rodarte-Quayle.
I-I think I owe you the truth about Chuck. Those lanterns. He was living in that house without electricity for the better part of two years. He knew how to use those lanterns. He was careful, I saw it, I know you did too. There was never a problem. I know it's a terrible thing to... [pause] I don't think what happened was an accident.
[Jimmy and Kim don't respond]
You probably heard Chuck was retiring from HHM. But that's not the truth. The truth is that we had a disagreement, and I pushed him out. I made him go.
Chuck was sick for years. And after the bar hearing—
The bar hearing had nothing to do with it.
The fact is, he started getting better after that. He took more of an interest in the firm, he came to work, we could leave the lights on. He was improving until the thing with the insurance, so i-it wasn't the bar hearing.
It was a ridiculous thing. I should have just let it go. I mean, God knows he's done enough for me. But he kept pushing, and I, um, I got my back up.
What about the insurance?
It was, uh, our malpractice insurance. They found out about Chuck's condition, raised our rates. Chuck went ballistic. He wanted to go to war. I drew a line. He wouldn't back down, so I forced him out. Never occurred to me that I could hurt him. He always seemed so strong. But he wasn't. I think he did what he did because of me.
[pause] Well, Howard, I guess that's your cross to bear.
