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[WOMEN CHATTERING ON TV] [WATER DRIPPING]

[SOFT CLATTERING]

[DOMINOES JANGLING]

[GASPS]

[GROANS EXCITEDLY]

I think I'm getting really good at this.

What-- What do you think the record is?

It's gotta be a lot, but what do you think it is?

Yeah. What do you think the record is?

The record...? Yeah.

I don't-- I don't know.

Like-- Like hundreds.

Hundreds. At least hundreds.

Like, I-- I would need more dominoes.

I'm just feel like I'm getting really good at this.

You know, you just have to set it up.

And then you have these, you just have to set it up.

And the people come. They come up and they count them.

That's how it works.

But if you knock it over before they come over here,

it doesn't count anymore.

If I just set it up correctly

and the record people come over...

Nacho's not here. We haven't heard anything from him.

[SCREAMS] We don't know where he is.

He's been gone a long time. Please don't hurt me.

We haven't heard anything. We don't know anything.

Please. Please. Please. Ladies...

Please. Please. Please. [LOUDER] Ladies...

Pay attention, please. [MUFFLED GRUNTING]

I have a message from Nacho.

He won't be coming back. He sends his regrets.

So here's what's going to happen.

You're going to take what's yours

and you're going to leave.

[STAMMERING]

You want us to leave?

Wait, that man, where is he going?

He's helping you gather your things.

But...

But we like it here.

Well, now you're going to like it someplace else.

You're going to take this.

Get on a bus. Go to your families.

Don't have a family? Then you go to a friend.

You don't have friends? Then make some.

But I strongly suggest

you do whatever you can to get back on your feet.

But do it far away from here.

This goes back in my pocket in five seconds.

[SUITCASE THUDS ON FLOOR]

You won't like what happens next.

You never come back.

[DOMINOES CLATTER]

Two-and-a-half deep.

Two-and-a-half wide.

Three-and-a-half high.

Tuthill, dial lock on the left.

Yeah. Yeah.

[PHONE BEEPS OFF]

[♪♪♪]

[DRILL SHUTS OFF]

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

[♪♪♪]

["BETTER CALL SAUL" THEME PLAYING]

I was a hard worker.

I was a company man.

Twenty years, and I didn't miss a single day.

They even gave me a plaque for it.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

It was a gold plaque.

Perfect attendance.

But when they handed it to me...

I wrenched my back.

I was in so much pain, I couldn't do my job.

Which meant I couldn't put food on the table.

I didn't wanna sue.

But with a family to support, what choice did I have?

Wait, who are you supposed to be again?

Whatever. The backstory is just a placeholder.

I'm gonna polish the script once we cast.

But a personal injury suit? Best-case scenario,

that gets them in with an associate.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Mesothelioma.

Ahem, when I took that job at the shoe factory,

I had no idea I was risking my life.

Now I can't stop coughing.

[COUGHS]

Right, come on.

Hey, a mesothelioma class action

built Clifford Main his vacation house.

He hears "mesothelioma," his eyes pop.

Well, sure, but then he takes the case.

What happens when he asks for a medical evaluation, right?

And how does Howard come up?

Okay, ask me why I'm here.

What brings you to Davis & Main today?

I'm sick. I'm really sick. Good.

And it's not mesothelioma, but it's not good.

And I need a lawyer, and the pickings are slim.

I already went to HHM.

I met with their top guy, Howard Hamlin, and, uh...

Uh, I've got a brother-in-law,

and he's got a pretty nasty coke habit, very similar energy.

It just put me off.

Anyway, I need a lawyer. Blah-blah-blah.

Okay, but you got a bad feeling from just one meeting?

Yeah, with the brother-in-law with the coke.

Yeah, but you were only in the room with him once.

So it's gotta be someone with a history with Howard.

But Cliff has to wanna take the meeting, but not the case...

Right. [SIGHS]

It's gotta be good but not too good...

Exactly. There's a sweet spot, you know, like a magnet.

We pull Cliff in and then repel him.

[SUCKS TEETH]

Oh! What?

[SIGHS]

You are going to hate this.

[PAPERS RUSTLING]

Incident report. Autopsy report. Site map.

It all checks out. Dental records too.

This is everything? Everything the Federales have.

How did the fire start?

It began at the kitchen stove.

They think, uh, someone was cooking

when it all went down.

[PHONE BEEPS TWICE]

Don Juan, I have had another thought

about how we might keep the peace.

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[BIRD CHIRPING]

Wow.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

[FAN HUMMING]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[PRINTER BUZZING]

[EASY-LISTENING MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

Okey-dokey.

We'll just take these little bits off for you.

We recycle, so you can feel good about that.

Alrighty.

That's $246.73 for you.

But first we need a few little signatures.

Just here.

Good. And... [ELECTRONIC DOOR BELL RINGS]

Be right with-- [DOOR CLOSES]

Um, and one more right here.

And that's all there is to it.

Here you go.

They'll cash this over at the casino for me?

They sure will.

Thank you for choosing

Sweet Liberty Tax Services. Thank you.

Tell your friends. I sure will.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Hello, Betsy, long time no see.

Get out. I have something very exciting

I wanted to discuss with you and your husband.

We are not interested.

I am asking you nicely

to leave our place of business.

This you're gonna wanna hear. If you don't leave right now,

my husband is going to remove you from this establishment.

Bodily.

A golden opportunity like this

only comes-- Craig?

Mr. Kettleman, may I see you up front?

Mr. McGill.

[CRAIG CHUCKLES] Hey.

Oh! Good to see you.

It's Goodman now, actually. Saul Goodman. Long story.

But, hey, you're looking fit.

I see county didn't do you any harm.

Yeah. You know, they have

a surprisingly good exercise program.

It's aerobics, mostly? Craig!

Honey, maybe we should discuss this in private.

Oh. Excuse us for a second.

We have a little tax emergency--

BETSY: Craig! Yep.

Okay.

Go. Just get-- Okay, just--

You've got some nerve coming here after what you did. Thief!

Because of you, we lost everything.

Our kids are in public school.

So why don't you go crawl back

under whatever slime-covered rock you came from

and leave us the heck alone!

Okay. I sense some anger here.

But, uh, that's perfectly understandable.

Since you brought it up, I came here today

because I was curious if you two wanted your lives back.

There's actually a legal term for it. Exoneration.

Oh, you know,

we actually did look into that. Yup.

We went to a number of lawyers and--

Real lawyers.

Yes. They were all terrific.

But they said that it was impossible.

Mm-hm.

Okay, but those lawyers don't know what I know.

What's that? No, Craig, he's got an angle.

I do have an angle, Craig. It's an angle called justice.

Oh, yeah. Just let me put it this way.

Ahem. I think that within Craig's case,

I have found the grounds for a civil suit. A big one.

[SOFTLY] Big.

Okay, then, let's hear it.

Let's hold your horses. We've been down this road before.

The last time I gave you advice,

you went straight to the competition.

So I just need some assurances

that all my hard work isn't gonna end up

in the hands of, uh, Clifford Main or some other asshole

at some pretentious Santa Fe white-shoe law firm.

So before we talk turkey... letters of engagement.

Yes. Now, you remember these.

I made some updates.

Just closed a few loopholes and whatnot.

So, uh... We're not signing anything.

You have to sign if you wanna know what I know, so...

We're not signing.

Really? You're sure? Yep.

Craig?

Thanks anyway.

[CLICKS]

All right, well, uh...

Sorry we couldn't work something out.

I'm sure you are.

[WHISPERS] He has something that can exonerate me.

No, he doesn't. He is a crook.

He is a crookity crook.

Mr. Goodman?

[CLICKS]

Best decision you've ever made.

Here you go. Oh.

So, what do you know?

You got one too, Betsy.

Oh, come on. That's not--

Ow.

All right, well, we're officially in business.

Ahem, I have it on good authority

that Craig here was not given proper counsel.

We already knew that. But did you ask yourselves why?

No. Why?

What if I told you that in your hour of need,

the person who was supposed to be on your side was impaired?

Impaired?

He's a person of substance.

Substance? [WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

I know. This person is...

he substance in question being a certain illegal white powder.

That awful woman with the ponytail is a cocaine addict?

No, not Kim Wexler. No.

Craig's lead attorney, Howard Hamlin.

Oh.

But he was so professional.

And energetic. Upbeat... BETSY: Oh.

"Oh," is right.

So upbeat is bad?

In this case, it's textbook malpractice.

I mean, the magic phrase is

"ineffective assistance of counsel."

If your guy wasn't nose-deep in the devil's dandruff,

well, Craig's case would've turned out completely different.

Oh, my God.

Don't we need some kind of proof?

All the dirty laundry comes out in discovery.

Just the trips to rehab. Mm-hm.

Secret drug deals.

All we've gotta do is get the ball rolling.

So I say we get started on your affidavits.

Yes. About that.

We happen to know a thing or two about our rights, Mr. McGill.

And it doesn't matter what you forced us to sign.

We don't have to work with any lawyer we don't want.

And that means...

you're fired. I am not fired.

Oh, yes, you are. No. No.

He's fired? But, Craig--

Craig! No, you can't fire me.

I found this case. It's mine.

Hey, you wanna hear about rights?

The second you say where you got this information from,

guess who automatically gets a cut?

Me! So go ahead!

Go ahead! See what happens!

God! [SLAMS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[SNIFFING]

[SQUEAKING, RATTLING]

[SHUTS OFF]

[SWITCH CLICKS]

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[♪♪♪]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[FOOTSTEPS DRAWING CLOSER]

[DOOR KNOB RATTLES]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[LOCK CLICKS]

[LOCK CLICKS]

[SIGHS]

[PLAYING FOLK MUSIC]

Hey, do you have a sec?

Of course. What's up?

I've got a prospective client in my office,

and I wanted to check with you

before I turn him away. Who is it?

Remember the old Bernalillo County treasurer?

The one who embezzled...

I think it was something like $2 million?

Kettlebell...

Kettleman. Craig Kettleman. Yes.

Now Mr. Kettleman's here with his wife

because they wanna sue his former lawyers.

They're saying he didn't have proper counsel.

Didn't HHM handle that case? We didn't get into the details.

They wanted to talk to someone in charge,

and I'm just a, quote, "prepubescent intern."

What's the basis of their claim?

Cocaine.

Howard Hamlin? Oh, you don't see it right away.

He is very high functioning.

He's living a life outside his life...

Yes, he is. ...as they sometimes say.

Yup.

CLIFFORD: And what leads you to believe this?

Well, we heard that...

I heard certain things... Yup.

...during my incarceration.

It was pretty much common knowledge

out in the yard. In the yard. Yeah.

Common knowledge. Out in the yard.

Those drug people can spot each other a mile away.

They just know. Yeah.

Did you have any evidence to support this?

Well, it will all come out in discovery.

Discovery.

All his drug purchases,

his drug associates, hm?

All of that gets on the record during discovery.

Discovery. Yup.

Okay. But you're the expert here.

[CHUCKLES] We are prepared

to give our affidavits anytime.

Today would even be perfectly convenient for us.

Yes, we are ready when you are.

Yes. [CHUCKLES]

Well, I want to thank you for taking the time to come see us.

Unfortunately, I don't think we're gonna be able to help.

Our firm is partnering with HHM on another case,

so this would be a clear conflict of interest.

Partnering with them?

Well, surely that will change now that you know the facts.

With the... Can I give you some advice?

You're gonna have a difficult time pursuing this

no matter who your lawyer is.

Overturning a conviction in a case like Craig's

is extremely difficult.

Even if these allegations were true...

And I gotta tell you, it does not sound

like the Howard Hamlin that I know.

...it is unlikely that you will succeed.

So you won't represent Craig? I'm afraid not.

Well, then, we will take our business elsewhere.

CLIFFORD: Sorry we couldn't be of help.

BETSY: I bet you are. Okay.

Wow.

Yeah.

I know I don't need to remind you

everything we just heard was privileged.

Of course. And Howard Hamlin? Please.

I tried to save you the time.

You did, Erin. Thank you.

[GAME SHOW HOST SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV]

[BELL DINGS]

[BUZZER SOUNDS ON TV]

[SPEAKING SOFTLY IN SPANISH]

BOLSA [IN SPANISH]: He wishes to make amends.

At least hear him out.

Don Hector.

[IN SPANISH] It is no secret that I did not see eye to eye with your nephew.

And while the friction between your family and myself

did not start with him,

today I am reminded

that we are all Eladio's men.

No matter our disagreements,

a strike against one is a strike against all.

I hope you will accept my condolences

and my support as you navigate this terrible loss.

[IN SPANISH] Gustavo speaks the truth.

In this matter, he and I both stand shoulder to shoulder

behind the Salamanca family.

We are still looking for the traitor, Ignacio Varga.

We will find him.

And then your family will have justice.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[CLEARS THROAT]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[♪♪♪]

JUAN: We'll be in touch.

[LINE RINGS]

MIKE: What did you learn?

Lalo Salamanca lives.

[MUTTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[♪♪♪]

Ah.

[GRUNTS, THEN MUTTERS IN SPANISH]

[CHUCKLES]

[SAW WHIRRING]

[GLASS BREAKS, METAL CLATTERS]

Jefe.

[♪♪♪]

[DIALING]

[LINE RINGING]

WOMAN [IN SPANISH]: Motel Ocotillo. How may I help you?

Disculpe.

[IN SPANISH] Wrong number.

[♪♪♪]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[WHISPERING] Come on.

Come on, come on, come on...

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[♪♪♪]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[SNIFFS SHARPLY]

[SNIFFS SHARPLY]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SINGING SOFTLY IN SPANISH]

[CRUNCHING]

[HUMMING TUNE]

[SINGING SOFTLY IN SPANISH]

NACHO: Don't.

[♪♪♪]

Get up and turn around.

Slide your gun over.

Who are you working for?

No se.

[IN SPANISH] You don't know.

No.

Who is paying you to watch me?

[IN SPANISH] A voice on the phone.

They pay me. I do the work.

What work?

Just to watch.

Police, cartel, whoever.

Heh, señor...

Please, I don't even know your name.

They ask me when you get to your room

and to let them know if you leave.

That's all.

[BEEPS]

[LINE RINGS, THEN CLICKS]

TYRUS: Yeah?

[IN ENGLISH] Something's not right, man.

Someone on you? No. I don't know.

I-I got a bad feeling.

I need to get out of here.

I wouldn't do that. Just stay put.

I can't stay put, man.

I'll find a way across on my own.

You wanna get through this, listen to me.

It won't be much longer.

You go out on your own, we can't help--

[PHONE RINGS, THEN BEEPS OFF]

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

[IN SPANISH] Turn around.

[IN ENGLISH] Now.

You can't pull the trigger, friend.

Even in this shithole town,

someone hears a gunshot and it's all over.

[GUN STRIKES, THEN BODY THUDS]

[♪♪♪]

[CLANGS]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

[PANTING]

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

Aquí. Aquí.

[GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[TRIGGER CLICKING]

[IN SPANISH] Alive.

[♪♪♪]

[NACHO GRUNTING]

[ENGINE STARTS, REVS]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SCREECHING]

[YELLING]

[SIGHS]

Okay. Look at this.

I got Judge Papadoumian tomorrow at 11,

and I want her to see stars in her eyes.

I don't know about stars. You might blind her.

All right, no offense. You don't know her like I do.

Stars. [CELL PHONE BUZZING]

Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you.

Hold-- Wait. Okay, all right.

Just take a breath and then we can--

Okay, okay, I can tell you're upset.

Just-- I-I never advised that.

No. No, I did not, so let's agree to disagree.

Okay, I think you're gonna wanna meet in person

before you do anything rash.

So how about we meet up and we can hash this out?

Sure. Tomorrow, first thing.

Uh, 9 a.m., I can come to your office. That work?

Okay. Okay, good.

I'm surprised it took them this long.

[SIGHS]

All right.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

You, uh-- You're gonna use the stick, right?

The stick. Yeah, well,

it's a big stick, it's huge.

But I know these people.

They're more carrot types. Especially her.

Spoonful of sugar, you know?

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

I think maybe I'll come too.

Tomorrow? Really?

Sure. I have time.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

Okay.

MIKE [OVER RADIO]: Anything?

All quiet.

Stay sharp.

TYRUS: Found the truck but no sign of Varga.

Salamancas have all hands looking for him,

including the Federales.

He's still not picking up his cell,

so no way to get a lock on it.

As for Lalo, still missing.

As far as everybody in the cartel is concerned,

top to bottom, Lalo is dead.

MIKE: Well, may I offer a thought?

If Salamanca were coming straight for you,

he'd be here already.

We've got guys watching anywhere he might turn up

this side of Mexico,

wiretaps on any phone he might call.

There is not a whiff of him.

Now, my guess is he's smart enough to know

it's not in the Salamanca family interest

to take you out without a reason the bosses can get behind.

So the odds are he's searching for Varga.

Finds him alive, gets him to talk.

Varga's alone in foreign territory.

No one he can trust.

The kid's smart, but he's not gonna last.

He's gonna get caught.

Continue.

The best way to handle this,

I take four of our best guys across the border

and track Varga down.

Let me find him, bring him back

before the Salamancas sweep him up.

It's our only play.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

[IN SPANISH] Varga's father.

Bring him here.

No. You're not doing that.

[♪♪♪]

[LOCK CLICKS]

You don't understand. That's not happening.

Just say the word.

Whatever happens next,

it's not gonna go down the way you think it is.

[SAFETY CLICKS]

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

It's him. Bullshit.

I've been calling Varga for hours.

He hasn't picked up once.

He's been trying to get me since he left Salamanca's.

Do you want me to answer it?

[BEEPS]

Yeah?

Yeah.

Not my call.

That's up to you.

He wants to talk to you.

How the mighty have fallen, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

Lady Liberty's a nice touch, though.

Sure you wanna go in?

Yeah.

Let's do this.

[ELECTRONIC DOOR BELL DINGS]

Hello, folks. Top of the morning.

In the flesh, as promised.

What is she doing here? Anything you wanna say to me,

you can say in front of Ms. Wexler.

We're married. Oh.

Mazel tov.

Fine. I'll talk in front of her.

I'll talk in front of anybody.

Everyone's gonna hear the truth soon enough.

And what truth is that?

There is no case. There never was a case.

We went to four different lawyers,

real, legitimate lawyers,

and they all said the same thing.

There is not a snowball's chance in hell there was ever money

or anything else for us

in this "insufficiency of counsel" nonsense.

I didn't get it at first.

Why would you do this?

Why send us down this road?

Then the clouds parted on your sick little scheme.

You used us, us and our good name,

to character assassinate Howard Hamlin.

Somehow, some way, it benefits you to tear him down.

Yeah, and we're-- We're mad.

Okay, yeah. I'm hearing a lot of unfounded accusations

being tossed around.

I don't know anything about schemes

or character assassination or whatnot.

But, ahem, if you're feeling slighted,

uh, we can make it right.

Money?

[SCOFFS]

Money's not gonna take care of this.

Money takes care of everything.

Isn't that the motto stitched onto the Kettleman family crest?

We don't want money.

I am nonplussed.

I'm guessing you want something.

Do what you promised. Do what I what?

Exonerate Craig. Get his good name back.

All right, well, as you've been advised,

for a number of reasons, that's not gonna happen.

It is gonna happen. It is.

Just-- You're just gonna have to figure out a way.

If anyone can do this, it's you.

I know you don't want us going to Howard Hamlin.

Because whatever it is you're up to,

I'm sure he would be very interested.

Okay, let's just go easy on the threats.

We want our lives back.

The way they were befo--

Before.

We lost everything!

We didn't deserve any of this.

Okay. Enough carrot.

[CLEARING THROAT]

[DIAL TONE OVER SPEAKER]

Dial nine to get out.

KIM: Oh, thank you.

We didn't give her permission to use it.

Kim. She needed the phone.

[PHONE DIALING, THEN LINE RINGS, CLICKS]

WOMAN: Internal Revenue Service, Albuquerque.

KIM: Hi, could you put me through to Justin Stangel

in Criminal Investigations? One moment, please.

What are you doing? Excuse me. [LINE BEEPS]

This is Justin. Justin, Kim Wexler.

How are you? Hey, Kim!

Good to hear from you. How are Noreen and the boys?

Oh, hanging in.

Noreen talks about having you by for dinner.

We should do that. Tell her to call me.

Listen, I was wondering who your CID officer is these days.

You have something for us? Oh, I just might.

Tax preparer fraud. A lot of it.

I'm listening.

Well, it's this, uh, rundown little mom-and-pop outfit

I've had my eye on for a while.

Don't ask me why. Clearly, I need to get a life.

But from what I can glean,

their clients always end up

with smaller refunds than they deserve.

[QUIETLY] Please don't do this.

Do the clients sign over

third-party authorization?

Bingo. So, what I'm thinking is

these creeps file legit returns with you guys,

give the clients fake ones

that show about half the proper amount,

and then pocket the difference. Classic scam.

Well, I know just the guy to go after these dirtbags.

Tony Oropallo. A real bulldog. I'll transfer you over.

Such a big help, Justin.

You got it. Talk soon.

You don't have to do this. [HOLD MUSIC PLAYS OVER SPEAKER]

Don't I? Betsy, you'll probably get 24 months,

maybe 18 with good behavior.

But, Craig, you are a two-time loser.

They will definitely make an example out of you.

Each false return they discover will be a separate felony.

What are we talking, a hundred?

[STAMMERS] Two hundred?

[LINE BEEPS] CID, Anthony Oropallo speaking.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Please.

We'll do anything. Just tell us.

Why would I believe you?

Huh?

Please.

First...

[SIGHS] First, you contact

every person you've ripped off.

Tell them you made an accounting error,

tell them you're crooks who had a change of heart, I don't care.

Give them what they are legally owed.

Everything you stole.

And then, after that,

you're going to forget you ever heard the name Howard Hamlin.

I'm keeping my eye on both of you.

You think you've lost everything?

You have no idea.

[ELECTRONIC DOOR BELL DINGS]

[SNIFFLING]

You gave them the money, didn't you?

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

Wolves and sheep. Huh?

Nothing.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[♪♪♪]