[Walter meets with Saul and Kuby for an update on Jesse]
So? Where is he?
Still lookin'.
Where have you looked?
His place, his folks' place, uh... this Brock kid's place... crack shacks at Siesta Hills, the Indigo, the Crystal Palace... go-kart joint on Copper Ave... uh, AA meeting off the 40...
His buddies, Beaver and... what's his name?
Uh, Badger and Skinny Pete. Yeah no, he's not with them.
They could be covering for him.
[shakes head] I posed as a meter reader, I put a bug on the tall kid's mom's place; for three hours straight, all they talked about was something called Babylon 5. I checked with my gal at APD. Uh, she said Pinkman's not in their system, so the cops don't have him.
Yet.
Maybe he changed his mind about leaving, called your guy back.
No. Somebody misses their first chance with my guy, there's no second.
Well... keep looking. [starts getting out of the car]
What then?
...What do you mean?
I mean, Pinkman's like a bad penny. Sooner or later he's gonna turn up. I'm wondering what you wanna do when he does.
Jesse is upset about the boy. I just... need to explain to him why that had to happen.
[Saul and Kuby look at each other]
Okay, but say–you know, just for the sake of argument–the kid's not in the mood for a... nuanced discussion of the virtues of child poisoning. Y'know, his plans are running more towards "stabbing you to death with a pointed stick." In that scenario, then what?
You have a suggestion?
[gestures to Kuby] We were wondering if, uh, maybe this isn't an... Old Yeller-type situation.
Old Yeller?
Yeah. Old Yeller was the best, most loyal dog there ever was. I mean, everyone loved that mutt, but one day he showed up rabid and little Timmy–for Old Yeller's own sake–had to, uh... I mean, you saw the movie.
[beat] You're full of colorful metaphors, aren't you, Saul? Belize, Old Yeller... just brimming with advice. [leans into Saul's ear] Do not float that idea again. Find him.
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