Previously on "Better Call Saul"...
I think he did what he did because of me.
Well, Howard, I guess that's your cross to bear.
I was thinking that maybe you should talk to someone.
- A shrink? - Kevin figures we'll file
for federal charter.
Just observing.
You brought me because you have an ask.
Tell me about the job.
You're looking at Albuquerque's newest
mobile communications specialist.
Cellphone sales. Strictly gainful employment.
And 10 months from now, I'm a lawyer again.
Unh! Damn it.
Come on.
Unh! This is the one!
Jackpot!
It's all here.
Meaning what, exactly?
Meaning, uh, you know, field mice,
and, you know, you got your nest-building squirrel.
You got your... Whatever.
Three cheers for morality.
Hey, where's the, uh... What?
You know, the...
Use your words.
Aha.
Did you shred the files under your desk?
Yes.
Okay.
What about your Rolodex?
Yes, and everything in the filing cabinets
- and the safe and... - The stuff in the bathroom.
You did that yourself, remember?
Right, right.
All right, that's it.
I'm going. Do me a favor.
Take those with you.
Drop them off at least five miles from here... in separate Dumpsters.
Oh, right. Um...
Fine.
Okay, when the cops come talk to you...
and they will... what are you gonna tell them?
"Talk to my attorney."
Yeah.
Tell 'em, uh, Jimmy sent ya. Okay?
And where are you gonna be November 12th at 3:00 p.m.?
I'll be there,
but if it doesn't ring at 3:00 on the dot, I'm gone.
Don't worry. It's gonna ring.
Well, I guess, uh...
that's it.
Quite a ride, huh?
Yep.
I need a new dust filter
for my Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro, model 60.
Can you help me with that?
Pickup.
How hot? Red hot.
I know where that is.
I'll be there.
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Yep.
Maximum privacy.
It's the best money can buy.
10? No. Can't do it.
Everyone wants these things.
6? Um, yeah. Yeah, I can do 6.
Okay. See you later.
Welcome to CC Mobile.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
What can I do for you?
So, privacy sold here?
Yep. This is the place.
Privacy from who?
Come on. You know.
Like, the government?
Could be.
Like the IRS?
Bingo!
So...
So, uh, say you got a cash-based business.
Like a contracting business?
Contracting. Could be. Could be.
Maybe you don't report every single penny.
I mean, who does, right?
How are you doing that business?
On the phone.
How are you scheduling appointments?
On the phone.
How are you arranging payments? On the phone.
And who's listening? That's right.
They know every lick and tittle.
So, you're living your life free and easy,
and then one day, at a time of their choosing...
bam! they bring the hammer down to Chinatown.
- Jesus. - Jesus is right.
I'm telling you, these guys don't fool around.
And they will clean your bones
faster than a school of piranhas.
I'll tell you what I do.
I practice something we call information hygiene.
Can't be traced.
Can't be tracked.
That'll keep you clean as a whistle.
What they don't know can't hurt you,
especially if you use it only once per.
You know, that's kind of key.
"Once per"?
Once per what?
Once per week, once per day, once per call.
I mean, depends on the nature of your situation.
How much are they?
They're cheaper than an audit, guaranteed.
Unfortunately...
What?
Well, this one's spoken for.
My supply is very short.
Well, people are gobbling these up like Tic Tacs.
Thanks again.
Tell your friends.
Hello?
Welcome to the USA.
Use the prepaid parking ticket
in the cup holder to exit the lot.
Make a right.
Follow the signs for I-70 west.
- Got it? - 70 headed west. Yes.
Keep the phone close by,
and I'll call you in about 20 minutes
and talk you through the rest of it, okay?
I understand. Yes.
Yes.
I'm here, mark 238, but there's nobody here.
You need to relieve yourself?
No.
- Where are you? - You sure?
Because if you do, I suggest you do it now.
You're not going to have another chance for awhile.
As I said, I'm fine.
Suit yourself.
Pop the trunk. Inside, you'll see a hood.
Take it out. Close the trunk.
Place your luggage next to you,
and put the hood on.
That clear?
You want me to stand here with a hood on my head?
Those are the rules.
Step forward.
We're gonna hit some rough road.
There's a strap for you to hold on to
if you reach out to your left.
You want some water?
No, thanks.
Step down. Then walk.
There are stairs.
Step up.
Forward.
That's good.
Right there.
Whew!
So, where, exactly?
The entrance will be back there.
You need to stay within the footprint of the building.
All right.
You can do it?
Absolutely.
How long will it take?
I want to say seven months,
but I think I could do it in six.
Even with blasting?
The geologist's report was very thorough,
and with the right equipment, modern methods,
blasting will be quite unnecessary...
assuming your employer is willing to meet my price.
Price isn't an issue.
Copy That.
So, 56 feet down with no blasting,
working nights only, you're saying seven months, max?
My men and I dug a tunnel under the border into downtown El Paso
3/4 of a kilometer long, undetected.
That took us 17 weeks.
If I can do that, I can certainly do this.
Yeah?
Mm-hmm.
Yep.
That's what I thought.
Thank you for your time.
Pardon?
Pull the short end.
It's too tight. Live with it.
Where do you look when the judge is talking to you?
In the eyes.
And what do you call the judge?
- "Sir"? - "Ma'am."
Or, better still, "Your Honor."
Sit over there. And leave that alone.
Not guilty? You can't be serious.
On what planet would you take this to trial?
You should work with me on this one.
The kid threw a cinder block through a jewelry-store window,
and I have a witness.
Frankly, I'm being generous.
I want six months probation,
time served, no jail.
And I want to win the lottery and breed labradoodles.
Nice try, Bill.
You're not gonna get away with it.
Away with what?
Come on.
You're not gonna play dumb, are you?
Please enlighten me.
The arresting officers took the first part of my guy's statement
before he was Mirandized.
They collected evidence based on that interview,
and you knew all about it.
That's irrelevant.
How would you... Why would you even...
Your guy did it.
Bill, you don't want me to bring this up with the judge.
Not only will your case be DOA,
but she will rip you a new one on the record.
- The judge is not buying any of that. - I think she will.
It's all right here.
Listen, I...
Okay. 10 months jail.
6 months probation, time served.
This kid needs a chance to turn his life around,
not rot in prison and join a gang.
Are you joking?
We started at 18 months jail.
Up to you.
Eight months jail.
Four months probation.
- Wait. What happened to six? - You're annoying me.
You can't play chicken with me.
I invented chicken.
Wow. Okay.
Fine.
Six months jail time, one year probation.
I can't make four months fly.
It's impossible, completely impossible.
You don't have time for this.
Bill, I only have one other client,
and it's a bank.
I have all the time in the world.
All rise
for the Honorable Judge Lipitz.
The judge.
Yeah.
CR2003114721...
- Fine. - Four months.
Four months probation?
...State versus David Estrada.
- Yes. - Good morning.
Please be seated.
If I may, Your Honor.
Yes, Ms. Wexler.
I'm happy to say the defense and prosecution
have reached an agreement.
Hey, wait. No. Stand still.
This is mine, remember?
Um, I don't mean to rush you,
but the meeting's in 15, and with traffic...
Okay. Got it. Thanks.
I'm gonna have a probation officer on my ass
for fourth months?
David, listen to me.
Here's what you're gonna do.
Today, after you leave here,
you will go straight to your grandfather's restaurant,
and you will beg him for a job, any job.
If he tells you to scrub the grill, you scrub the grill.
If he tells you to clean the toilet,
you clean the toilet.
You will show up on time.
You will smile.
You will say "please" and "thank you."
You will keep your nose clean.
You understand?
Because if you don't, you will go to jail.
Grown-up jail with grown-up bad guys.
Picture that, David.
Really picture it.
And know this...
I'm not gonna do a damn thing about it next time.
You got it?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Nope. No.
Uh... no. Nope.
Wait. Wait. Hey, look.
"Doctor Zhivago" is about to start.
Lots of attractive men in the snow.
That's your favorite genre.
Mm. I'm sorry.
I can't.
I have tons of Mesa Verde to catch up on.
Isn't that why you have a paralegal?
Well, I have to review her work.
You watch.
Thanks.
Can you work with the TV on?
I have tremendous powers of concentration.
Go ahead. It's fine.
It wasn't bothering me.
Yeah, I know.
I just, uh,
realized there's something I need to to do at work.
At 9:00 at night?
Yeah, well, it's my first week, you know?
I want to make a good impression.
I'm just getting the hang of the system, so...
Okay. I'll just go in the bedroom.
Absolutely not. You have work.
I have work. It's okay.
Okay.
It's all good. Don't wait up.
Hey! How's it going?
How you guys set for phones?
We got phones.
Private phones.
Beat it, narc.
Oh, come on.
Would a narc drive this piece of shit?
Take it back to impound, narc.
Loser.
Later.
Wait up, man.
This one?
Yeah, no fat boy's supposed to ride like that.
Hi. How are you?
That's a beautiful ride.
Hey. How's it going?
Did you get, uh...
Did you get that ink in Los Lunas?
Las Cruces.
Off by one.
And you've been inside?
No, I haven't had the honor,
but I used to be a lawyer.
Emphasis on "used to be."
And I helped a lot of gentlemen such as yourself...
and your friends here.
And one thing I learned from working with my clients
in the New Mexico corrections system
is that private conversations are few and far between.
The man is always listening on those land lines.
So word to the wise...
uh, if you want to talk to your friends on the inside,
there is a simple solution.
Yeah? What's that?
This little baby.
It's the most compact model on the market.
It could be hidden in any number of places.
And if you buy it from me with cash,
it's completely untraceable.
How much?
Keep the rubber side down!
Sorry, guys. You had your chance.
I'm all sold out.
Give me your money.
I'm a narc, remember?
No. We saw you got cash.
- Hand it over. - Nice try.
Look, Pee Wee, Scooter, Skippy,
it was very good to meet you boys.
Good look with the junior achievement project.
I-I got to go.
Hey. Hey!
Hey!
Ohh!
Aah! Ohh! Aah!
Aah! Get it.
Go. Go. Go.
Come on, man.
Ugh!
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to wake you.
It's okay.
What happened?
I got mugged.
Jesus, that's cold.
So? Keep it on there.
Are you sure you don't want to go to the E.R.
- just to be safe? - No, I'm fine, really.
What are you doing?
I'm checking that your pupils are the same size.
I'm okay. I swear.
Sorry.
Whew.
Look at us.
We're like a Mathew Brady photo.
Yeah. I think you'd need a cannon to really sell that.
So, this happened at The Dog House?
Yeah.
At 1:30 in the morning?
Um... I lost track of time.
Mm.
And, uh, parked too far away, so...
It was just dumb.
Did you call the police?
Nah. What's the point?
Anyway, I don't feel like
spending the rest of the night downtown
looking at mug shots of kids with stringy hair.
What the hell's the matter with me?
It sounds like you were just
in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Back in the day, I would have spotted
those low-rent little skeeves from a mile away,
and they would have known not to roll me.
Yeah? How would they have known that?
I don't. Just...
Well, because back then, uh...
I guess I was one of them.
Well, those days are over.
Yeah.
But, uh...
What?
You know what?
Um, I think tomorrow
I might, uh, call that shrink.
Couldn't hurt, right?
No. Couldn't hurt.
Denise!
It's Kim Wexler!
Denise, why are you still here?
You were supposed to meet me in court an hour ago.
So, I missed it, right?
Not yet.
I got the clerk to push your hearing,
but we've got to go now.
I can't.
I'm freaking out.
I'm sorry, Ms. Wexler, but I can't go to jail.
I can't promise you no jail time.
But what I do know for sure
is that if you don't come with me right now to court,
the judge is gonna issue a bench warrant,
and then jail is a done deal.
Denise, you can do this.
It's your first offense.
It was under two ounces.
Trust me. I'm good at this.
Why don't you change into something nice.
We'll do this together.
Hi, Paige.
Kim, we've got a huge problem.
There's a major error in the branch paperwork
that went out to Denver and Flagstaff.
It has to be fixed ASAP.
Unfortunately, I'm right in the middle of something,
but I can be there at 4:00.
- I need you now. - Oh, I'm sorry. I can't.
I don't know what to tell you, Paige.
I just... Not right now.
- But, Kim, this is... - I'm sorry.
Denise, it's time!
Come on! We got to go!
You look great.
Thanks.
All right. Let's go get 'em.
Paige, I'm so sorry.
- Let's get this fixed right now. - It's fixed.
I had to pull everyone on the floor
to re-type and proof the submission
because we didn't have the files
and your paralegal didn't know where they were.
I'd really like to apologize to Kevin personally, as well,
if he's available.
He's not.
Let me be very clear.
The mistake is not the issue here.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But I need to know your head is in this.
You made us a promise
that Mesa Verde would be your sole focus.
When we need you, we need you.
We're not a client you hang up on.
I'm really sorry, Paige.
It'll never happen again.
I hope not.
Speak English, please.
I'm going to throw up.
I suggest you don't.
Now, hold on. We're almost there.
Thank you.
Ahh.
You okay?
Better.
Pardon.
I take the Dramamine, but it doesn't help.
Okay.
Over there?
Over there.
So?
Hmm?
Before I can begin excavation,
I must support the existing structure
to avoid a cave-in.
Normally, this would involve the piling rig,
working from above.
But there can be no activity visible from the surface, hmm?
So I must construct secant walls of CFA piles,
working completely underground.
Um, difficult.
Next, I must somehow place I-beams
across the top of the secant walls
to support the floor and the machinery.
Excuse me.
Only now can I fully excavate.
I will need to move perhaps 1,700 cubic meters of dirt.
That means trucking out about 200 loads.
Going this deep, we will surely hit rock,
which means blasting.
I will need schematics of utility in the area.
You'll get those.
Once the space is fully cleared, I can waterproof,
then fabricate casts for the retaining walls
and pour concrete.
We would need, uh...
About 150 cubic meters.
This is just the beginning.
And all this in complete secrecy.
Judging from the sounds I heard,
I assume we are not far from a town.
This is also not... optimal.
A project like this, many, many things can go wrong.
So, it's impossible?
Dangerous, difficult, and very, very expensive...
not quite impossible.
Gustavo Fring.
_
You're good.
See you, Marty.
See you, Jimmy.
- Ready for me? - Okay, next.
Howard.
Everything okay?
Everything's fine.
And how are you doing?
I've been better.
I'm heading up to the D.A.'s office for my PPD check-in,
so, you know...
Yeah.
Anyway...
You sure you're okay?
I'm supposed to be in court in, uh...
about 25 minutes.
Big case?
Not particularly.
So, what's up?
Nothing.
Just...
You ever have insomnia?
Not really.
Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
Oof.
Don't they have pills for that?
I'm... I'm sorry.
I got to ask.
Um, what's... what's eating you?
Jimmy...
I think I've shared enough...
more than enough.
Let's leave it at that.
I get it.
You know what, Howard?
Uh, you do yourself a favor, and you go see someone.
I actually have the number of a shrink.
I got it for a client.
And he's supposed to be great.
I think, um, I got it right here, actually.
Uh, thanks.
I'm already seeing someone.
Really?
Twice a week.
Is he any good?
Yes.
Good seeing you, Howard.
You too.
Can you hold, please?
Thank you.
Uh, yes, sir, this is, uh, Steve Carlton...
So, where were we?
Community service.
Community service. Right.
Well, it looks like you completed your hours.
Yep.
Your PPD fees are up to date.
And you've recently procured lawful employment at...
CC Mobile.
Address?
8351 Louisiana Boulevard.
8351 Louisiana.
How many hours a week?
This week, uh, 31, but I'll pick up more.
Next month, bring pay stubs.
Will do.
Are you associating with any known criminals?
No.
All right.
Month two looks good.
Have you thought about what you're gonna do
once your PPD is up?
I have some plans.
Okay.
Such as...
Until then, I'll show up here every second Monday of the month
like clockwork.
I'm gonna keep my job at the cellphone store,
and in 9 months and 24 days,
I will get my law license back.
My partner and I will get a new office.
It'll be like it was, but bigger and better.
Everything will be better.
I'm gonna have more clients.
I'm gonna win more cases.
I'm gonna be a damn good lawyer,
- and people are gonna know about it. - Okay.
So... lawyer.
Yeah.
Lawyer.