("Fun and Games"). I travel in worlds you can't even imagine! After Jeff and his friend leave, Gene calls Ed from a payphone for another extraction. I can't believe there's like over a billion people on this planet, and the only person I have to talk about this to is you.Jimmy, You go to hell, you lying sack of shit.Kevin, They moved a cone? At the hearing, things do not seem to go well for Jimmy as the tape is played before the committee. Saul puts Walt in touch with a meth distributor named Gus, a cautious yet successful businessman who is skeptical of Jesse's dependability but agrees to purchase Walt's product. Quickly dumping Jesse in favor of the much higher profits Walt can produce, Saul is once again hired to launder money for Walt this time for a dramatically-reduced fee of five percent. Nervously looking at some nearby cops, Gene does his "Better Call Saul" catchphrase and Jeff introduces himself and states that if Gene ever needs a ride, to call the cab company and ask for him. Really it's more likely no one is even after him. The plan backfires, however, when the twins mistakenly target Abuelita, the grandmother of Cartel drug dealer Tuco Salamanca ("Uno"), who kidnaps them along with Jimmy, taking them to the desert. Hey, that's when it all goes south. In his absence, Jimmy struggles to escape his restraints and falls over on the floor next to Howard's body. The man was an international kingpin, and Saul Goodman was essentially his partner. After insulting Jimmy and forcing him away, Chuck commits suicide by pushing a gas lantern off a table and onto a pile of newspapers, leaving Jimmy as the sole living member of his family. Jimmy reads the letter, in which Chuck expresses his approval about Jimmy turning his life around. The next day, the four watch the pest-control team as it tents an infested home. Jimmy confronts Chuck over Kim's demerit, only for Chuck to rebuff him, refusing even his offer of full responsibility for the incident. Although hesitant to leave Cicero, Jimmy agreed and was subsequently released due to Chuck's intervention. A bag was shoved over my head, I was hog-tied, I was driven out into the desert and when they pulled the hood off, I was kneeling in front of an open grave with a gun pointed at my head. However, Jimmy's hopes would not come into fruition, as Kim decided to resign from her career as an attorney and leave Jimmy for good, saying that they were both bad for each other and hurt people around them. You gave them probable cause out the wazoo. Kim helps him tend to his wounds at home, and Jimmy finally agrees to see a therapist. Climbing into a dumpster, he desperately attempts to contact Ed again, hoping to leave the city as a free man . How Marvel went big with Ant-Man and the Wasp: . Disposing of all the evidence he can find at Saul Goodman & Associates, he also retrieves a satchel full of cash from the ceiling while Francesca shreds documents. One day, you're gonna get sick again. What's that I see? Hey, I just talked you down from a death sentence to six months probation. Jimmy is surprised when Kim tells him that she wants to undertake similar schemes. Saul Goodman. Ira tells him to contact him again using a new phone if he has another job. If they are, it would allow them to aquire evidence against Saul that would put him in jail for a long time, regardless how good lawyer he is. Boy, that phone, huh? Meanwhile, Jeff gives Alfred a bottled water spiked with barbiturates and sends a signal to Buddy to begin the next phase of the scam. Taking full responsibility at his trial, Saul was sentenced to 87 years in prison. Dressing in flashy suits, Jimmy is the younger brother of fellow lawyer Chuck McGill and the ex-husband of former attorney Kim Wexler, the latter of whom helped inspire Jimmy to pursue his own law career alongside Chuck, and had dated for several years before their six-month marriage. He takes the underground passage to the Ryman residence, tells Gus to stay there with two of Mike's men, then enlists two others to come with him. You know why I didn't take the job? After our protagonist's [] Jimmy tours a potential office site with Huell, laying out how each room would be used when his law license is reinstated. Kim answers, but after being mostly silent through Gene's attempts to engage her in conversation, Kim tells him that Gene should turn himself in, stating that she doesn't know what kind of life he's been living, but it can't be much. Confused, Jesse asks what's going on and learns that Gus threatened to kill Walt and his family. Eighty-six years. Here's a thought: Ajax! JimmyYou'dyou'd blame yourself. Jimmy McGill was born on November 12, 1960, to Ruth and Charles McGill Sr in Cicero, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Jimmy and Kim got married in 2004, with Kim also becoming Jimmy's confidant to gain spousal privilege. Despite Jimmy and Kim's unconditional love for each other, Kim left him and Albuquerque after one of their schemes goes horribly wrong, stating that they are bad for everyone around them, with the couple divorcing later that year. I'm sure he's committed other illegal actions too. He then talks to Mike at his booth, wondering why they gave back Craig and Betsy Kettleman' money. While arriving at and departing from court, Jimmy frequently butts heads with Mike Ehrmantraut, a former Philadelphia police officer who was working as the courthouse parking lot attendant at the time. Skyler replies that she doesn't want anyone hurt, just for Ted to write the IRS a check. Listen, my brother Chuckyouyou knew him. Stupid question but why did Saul have to go into hiding? Right back to when I passed the bar and tried to join the firm. is innocent. The job offer, it didn't upset me. I'm busting my nut here every day for $700 a throw, inhaling your BM, which is straight from Satan's bunghole, and you can't tell one defendant from another? It's you, small business owner! In the closing moments of the episode, and season, Kim and Saul looked at each other across the prison fence, and as Kim continued to look at him while walking away Saul watched on until he went out of view. Jimmy embarks on a dubious recruitment campaign for the Sandpiper suit, convinced that the company is blocking traditional methods of contact with his prospects. Is it the cops? I'm really enjoying the . Fact is, Walter White couldn't have done it without me.Saul's confession about his criminal activities. Yeah, you heard me right tomorrow! Howard blames himself for trying to force Chuck out of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. Inside, Buddy tells Gene that he can't go through with the scam on the cancer-stricken mark, explaining that his own father had cancer. Does Cosmic Background radiation transmit heat? Jesse and Mike are ready to dismiss the final venue, Vamanos Pests, but Walt demurs, declaring it's perfect. We'll be seeing a lot of each other. There's also the car wash he's buying with Skyler, who naively thinks Walt can walk away after his contract with Gus expires. (MAJOR SPOILERS) Let's see: 1.. They let Mike in and he lays down ground rules: He runs the business, Walt and Jesse cover production. ("Coushatta"), In Lubbock, Texas, Jimmy and Kim work a scam on the Department of Building Safety that results in them tricking the state into giving Mesa Verde a larger branch. This guy will already be dead! By Breaking Bad, Jimmy McGill is no more and Saul Goodman is all that remains. Because I was having too much fun. 'Cause it's too small! Fortunately, the nurse determines that she keeps making a simple typo and Gene is able to leave. Jimmy subsequently seeks Mike's advice and is told that he will eventually get through it, but he has started down a road with his choices. As Alfred opens his front door, Jeff covers his lock with a strip of duct tape. Oh, uh, I lied to the government about Kim Wexler. By the time of Better Call Saul's monochromatic flashforwards set post-Breaking Bad, Jimmy/Saul is in hiding as "Gene," the paranoid and mustached manager of an Omaha Cinnabon and now that he . Between the next-to-last episode of BB and the last episode, some six months or so pass? Turns out there was a deleted call at 2 A.M., when I was asleep right there. Ooh big job at the illustrious HHM. As it turns out, Walt was the one behind Brock being poisoned, and Saul unknowingly assisted him with the poisoning. Jimmy denies betraying Lalo and insists he had nothing to do with Nacho's actions. Jimmy and Kim visit HHM where a memorial service for Howard is taking place. Clair." Because you don't need them. ("Rebecca"). In the end he managed to persuade the prosecution to make a deal with him, reducing his sentence to seven years in prison. I'm not deaf! If working with me is what you really want, right, Chuck? ("Piata"), Over the course of several months, Jimmy continues to use his "Saul Goodman" alias to sell burner phones to Albuquerque's criminals while at the same time continuing his PPD. Did you know that you have rights? He also accepts a job from Jesse, using Jesses half of the earnings to purchase his aunts house at a dramatically lowered price strong-arming Jesses parents and attorney with a potential lawsuit over the undisclosed meth lab Jesse was running out of the basement. Meanwhile, Jimmy procures an old dentist's office for renovation into the joint venture. You want perspective? Thought television advertising was too expensive for you? That's why I'm here! Saul says an in-town venue will be difficult, but Walt snaps. ("Breaking Bad", "Waterworks"). This information supplied by Jesse through Saul later becomes vital in Walt's plan on getting rid of Gustavo Fring. You look down on me, you pity me! Jimmy then decided to practice law under this name, believing the McGill name was buried and not wanting to be seen as "Chuck's loser brother". That night, Jimmy is shocked to learn that Kim has quit Schweikart & Cokely to focus solely on her public defender work and chastises her for her actions, ignoring multiple phone calls. Gus watches through the surveillance monitors at the Ryman residence while Mike questions Kim. Does Better Call Saul contain Breaking Bad spoilers? Howard challenges Jimmy to a bout, and Jimmy declines, but then changes his mind and enters the ring. It's nothing to me! He later becomes a local celebrity within the prison for his past life as Saul, befriending several inmates. They dangle these things in front of you, they tell you you got a chance but, I'm sorry, it's a lie. I think there's a possibility in another scene, this time set in the present, he may turn on the TV and see the Heisenberg Atomic Death thing all over which may make him realize.. Hey, maybe he can go back. And I didn't want that. Jack's gang could have just as easily still had it in the DVD player or on a shelf. Very smart. You're shredding in there! No. [Breathes sharply] I'm sorry. With the Tiburn searching nearby, Jimmy is filled with renewed purpose, dons one of Mike's space blankets and begins walking down the road to draw the man out for Mike. ("ABQ"). With the aid of Jeff and Buddy, Gene starts a new routine: he accosts well-off bar patrons, sends them home in Jeff's cab, and has Buddy enter their homes to steal their financial information. In the garage, he asks Jeff to take the night shift at the cab company and to acquire barbiturates. The only person who could have made that call and deleted it is you, Chuck. Jimmy and Kim feel the apartment isn't safe and immediately go to a hotel to wait out the situation for a few days. Due to the computer repeatedly kicking the driver's license back, she requests Gene's social security number and Gene grows more and more fearful of being discovered as time goes on. On her way out, Kim tells Howard she quit Schweikart and Cokely. Oh, I thoughtSaul. Although Saul's character appears in BCS - I don't see the question as being relevant to it. He crosses paths with Kim, who is also doing mail rounds. One Better Call Saul fan on Twitter wrote: "So in a way "Saul Goodman" did die. When Kim asks what he is trying to do, Jimmy replies, "S'all good, man!" Walt admits that the pressure of knowing Gus wants to kill him is getting to him, and then inquires about hit men. Embrace it. There was no one who wanted him dead, he'd made plenty of money from Walt that he could have stashed away and his was largely immune from prosecution thanks to attorney-client privilege. It's the least you can do for me now!Jimmy confronting Chuck. No mention is ever made of him facing charges for his criminal actions in Omaha such as the shoplifting scheme, his identity theft scheme, the robbery that Jeff got arrested for and threatening Marion, suggesting that Jimmy wasn't charged for them and was possibly not even caught for most of them. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. Saul Goodman, the lawyer made famous from the show Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul, is a shady character and a master of manipulation. Jimmy is shown to be willing to resort to even more extreme measures to get his way such as threatening three teenage thieves with death if they interfere with his drop phone service and feigning remorse for his brother's death simply to get reinstated as a lawyer and gleefully mocking the panel afterwards to Kim. After leaving Ted's house, Skyler calls Saul.