Breaking Bad · Season 2, Episode 5
“Breakage” · Season 2, Episode 5
In this episode: Walter White (3), Jesse Pinkman (3), Hank Schrader (1), Walter White Jr (1), Merkert (1)
So things are quiet, y'know? Not a lot of crystal on the streets right now.
Good.
Of course, that's not gonna last. I'm waiting to see who's gonna rally the roaches now that his turf is up for grabs.
No takers so far?
Well, we keep hearing a name. Heisenberg. Lately pretty much every dimebagger we come across.
Heisenberg?
Yeah, I know. Maybe it's a tweaker urban legend. Still, somebody somewhere is cooking that big blue we keep finding.
I got profile now, yo. Don't you get that? DEA's up my ass. [takes a sip of his beer] No, I'm not exposing myself to that level of risk for chump change. No way.
[in a calm tone] Then what do you suggest we do? I don't think either of us are eager to jump into bed with another Tuco.
Tuco? No, man... No more Tuco. I got bills, man.
[squints eyes at Jesse] You've got bills?
Rent, yo. Responsibilities and whatnot. I've already lost more than I've made and I am tired of dicking around out here. [takes another sip of his beer]
You wanna know how much I've got left? After completing my first round of treatment and financing the world's most expensive alibi? Zero. Zip. Nothing.
We got to be Tuco. Alright, cut out the middle man, run our own game.
So you're going to what? Snort meth off a bowie knife? You're gonna beat your homies to death when they "diss" you?
Look, I know some guys, alright? I can create a network. Look, we control production and distribution. That way we stay off the front lines while moving some serious glass. I mean, the point here is to make money, right? Sky high stacks!
No.
No? That's not the point?
No, I am not willing to do that!
Who said anything about you?
I don't vote for this plan. I'm not comfortable bringing in unknown entities into our operation.
Yeah? Well, you don't get to vote.
I beg your pardon? This is a partnership, remember?
I remember, oh, I remember. That you cook, I sell. That was the division of labor when we started all this. And that's exactly how we should have kept it! 'Cause I sure as hell didn't find myself locked in a trunk or on my knees with a GUN to my head before your greedy old ass came along, alright?
Alright, I will admit to a bit of a learning curve.
Oh-ho!
And perhaps I was overly ambitious. In any case, it's not gonna happen that way anymore.
Yeah, damn straight. Know why? 'Cause we do things my way this time or I walk! You need me more than I need you... Walt.
Yeah. Hell yeah. Kick ass and take names.
[Jesse and Walter meet after Skinny Pete gets robbed]
[hands Walter a paper bag] Your half. 15K, that's what I'm talking about. [Walter scowls at Jesse] Uh, you're welcome? Jesus!
Help me understand the math, okay? I gave you one pound, correct? You and I split $2,000 per ounce, $1,000 each. One pound - that's sixteen ounces. Sixteen ounces should net to me $16,000. Sixteen, not fifteen.
[quietly] Something came up.
"Something came up?"
One of my guys got held up by a couple junkies... lost an ounce. But it's cool, okay? Skinny Pete's cool.
Oh-ho! So you're saying that your guy got robbed–or rather, you got robbed–but, it doesn't matter. Hm?
Dude, it's called breakage, okay? Like Kmart, shit breaks.
And you're thinking this is acceptable?
It's the cost of business, yo! You're sweating me over a grand?
Hey, look, I'm just the chemist here! I'm not the street guy, yo... but it seems to me that what you call breakage is just you making a fool of yourself. I've got another technical term for you: Non-sustainable business model.
You're focusing on the negative. Six grand a day, we're making. What's your problem?
What happens when word gets out, and it's open season on these clowns you've hired, hm? Once everyone knows, that Jesse Pinkman, drug lord, can be robbed with impunity?
Man, come on—
You think Tuco had breakage? I guess it's true, he did... he broke bones. He broke the skull of anybody who tried to rip him off.
You want another grand? Is that it?
That's not my point.
Take it! Here!
[Jesse throws the money into Walter's car. Walter throws it back]
Look, you got fifteen thousand you didn't have yesterday! Hey, we're making bank! Shit happens! My guys get what they're up against, and they're careful. So am I, and you're all tucked in at night with your precious family. So why don't you just stop being such a freak about everything?
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