What kind of asshole moves a cone?!
“Hit and Run” · Season 6, Episode 4
In this episode: Jimmy McGill (4), Kim Wexler (3), Mike Ehrmantraut (1)
So, I pull the Jag into the loading zone. And I start scrappin' with this hunk of metal. It was in deep—like, "down a well" deep—so I just... wrassled it! UGH! [Kim laughs hysterically] Like a freakin' bear, and I jam it in the dirt in front of the Jag! Boom! Barely made it out of there with the skin of my teeth. Who moves cones? Who does that?
Narcissists.
Heh, you're damn right. So you think Cliff really bought it, huh?
One hundred percent! You should've seen his face. It landed, trust me. God, it was... beautiful. [pause] Oh, and that is not all.
Spill.
So... I'm doing the stall. I'm telling Cliff what I'm doing—what I wanna be doing. All I'm thinking is, I gotta stretch this out until you get there, but then... I don't know. I... kinda got caught up in it, and then... Cliff went for it. I mean, like, really went for it.
What does that mean? Like, money?
I don't think he'll write a check himself, but he knows people. And I think he'll deliver.
You're kidding!
I know! How great is that?
This is unbelievable. [Kim laughs] Are we on a roll, or are we on a roll? Jeez!
[beat] You ever feel like you're being followed? [pause] When I dropped Wendy off at the motel, she thought she was being watched by some undercover cops. But then when I drove away... that same car was behind me. Right after I spotted them, they disappeared.
Well, you know what they say: The wicked flee where no man pursueth.
...You think we're wicked?
No. What? [chuckles] It's just a turn of phrase. I think you're wicked hot. [pause] Alright. Listen to the voice of experience, okay? You know why you're feeling like this? Because we got away with it. It seems too good to be true, but trust me. Nobody is following you. [takes Kim's hand] No one knows what we're doing except for us. Okay?
[pause] Okay.
[Jimmy confronts Bill Oakley at the courthouse when he notices his colleagues' cold treatment of him]
What the hell is going on?! How come everyone's treating me like I'm covered in oozing pus sores?
BBill
I liked you better when you were just a regular bottom feeder. But this?
This? What is, "this?"
BBill
I understand advocating for your client. Deep in my heart, I get it. But you scammed the court. You scammed the judge, and for what? To get a murdering cartel psychopath back out on the street? It's just... wrong.
That's a lot of big talk, Bill. Prove it. Prove it, Bill!
BBill
There's proving, and then there's knowing.
They're gone.
I'm sorry?
The two men that were following you. They're gone.
Do I know you?
Would you mind sitting for a moment, and I will answer any questions I can. [pause; Kim sits down next to Mike] I have men watching you and your husband. I'm not with the police, and as far as I know, they're not investigating either of you. I do know that you've been up to a few things that you probably would rather keep private. I don't care. That's not what this is about. I'm trying to solve a problem of my own.
What problem?
Lalo Salamanca.
Lalo Salamanca's dead. [beat; Mike says nothing and stares at Kim] He... isn't.
We're watching anyone he might contact. That includes you and your husband. Most likely, he'll never reach out. He's got bigger fish to fry. But in the thousand to one chance that he does...
And who do you work for?
I said I would answer anything I can.
[long pause] You're the guy from the desert. The one who was out there with Jimmy. Why are you telling me this and not him?
Because I think you're made of sterner stuff. [pause; gets up] Alright. Now here's what's best for everyone. You spot my guys again—which I'm hoping you won't—let them go about their business. Just pretend they're not there. And pretty soon, they won't be. You and your husband just... go on living your lives. [starts to leave]
I do know you. You worked in the parking booth at the courthouse. [pause] You were the attendant.
...I was.
[Kim meets Jimmy at a strip mall where an office space is available for lease]
What are we doing here?
Take a look. What do you think?
About what?
My new office. Potentially. Come on.
[They both peer through the storefront windows of the office, which is empty except for a lone toilet]
Huh.
Mrs. Nguyen kicked me to the curb.
What? Why?
It's a long story, but upshot is she wants me out of there with extreme prejudice.
Wow. Bad day, huh?
Well, no. It was a... great day. With actual paying clients. The word is out. People were throwing cash retainers at me just to say Saul Goodman is their lawyer.
Because of who you represented.
Well, I mean, that's part of it. But the bottom line is I need a new place for new business pronto. Now, this place is a shithole, but the price is right. And I think I can talk the landlord into a month-to-month. So, it's temporary until I find something better. [sighs; pause] Hey. What do you think?
[beat] It's small. It's... dirty. And this whole place smells funny. [pause] But the courthouse is five blocks away. You can't get to MDC without driving past. Parking is good, bail bond row isn't far, and uh... Taco Cabeza is just around the corner. Might be a diamond in the rough. Just promise me... you won't move the toilet.
[chuckles] There it is. Alright. Uh... speaking of Taco Cabeza.
I'm starving. Let's do it.
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