History Recap / BreakingBadS4E1BoxCutter

Walt and Jesse mop up the blood, and with Mike's help, dispose of Victor's body, his gun and the box cutter in one of their hydrofluoric acid barrels. Later, Walt and Jesse eat breakfast at a Denny's, and Walt discusses what their next move should be. Jesse is less concerned, seeing their lives as safe for the time being, and that Gus does indeed need them. As Walt returns home to find his car gone Skyler greets him, tells him where it is, and asks if all is well. Walt responds affirmatively, but walks off with an uneasy look in his eye. Before the credits roll, we see a glimpse of the crime scene at Gale's apartment, police investigating, and Gale's lab notebook sitting in full view on a coffee table.

As Victor continues his cook, Walt's superiority lessens when Victor remembers a key step in the process. Then Gus enters the lab, to Victor's delight and Walt's dismay. As Gus silently walks down the stairs and begins to put on a bio-hazard outfit, Walt begins rationalizing his actions as necessary steps to defend himself, growing more panicky as Gus continues to dress. Finally, Gus selects a box cutter from the tool bench, the same used by Gale in the {{Cold Open}} to open boxes of lab equipment, and looms over Walt and Jesse as they both wait for his next move. Gus then steps across and cuts Victor's throat, spraying blood over Mike, Walt & Jesse and shocking all three. Walt cannot meet Gus's eyes, but Jesse furiously stares him down before relenting. Gus calmly drops the box cutter, washes Victor's blood off, gets dressed again, and prepares to leave, but not before uttering a single line: "Get back to work."

As Victor continues his cook, Walt's superiority lessens when Victor remembers a key step in the process. Then Gus enters the lab, to Victor's delight and Walt's dismay. As Gus silently walks down the stairs and begins to put on a bio-hazard outfit, Walt begins rationalizing his actions as necessary steps to defend himself, growing more panicky as Gus continues to dress. Finally, Gus selects a box cutter from the tool bench, the same used by Gale in the {{Cold Open}} to open boxes of lab equipment, and looms over Walt and Jesse as they both wait for his next move. Gus then steps across and cuts Victor's throat, spraying blood over Mike, Walt & Jesse and shocking all three. Walt cannot meet Gus's eyes, but Jesse furiously stares him down before relenting. Gus calmly drops the box cutter, washes his hands and glasses, gets dressed again, and prepares to leave, but not before uttering a single line: "Get back to work."

* OhCrap: Walt's reaction when he learns that Victor [[OutGambitted memorized his cooking methods.]] The only reason that he survives is that Gus decided to kill Victor instead, for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing to keep Gale alive]] and/or for [[LeaveNoWitnesses being a loose end at Gale's murder scene]].

* VillainousBreakdown: Gus has an [[TranquilFury eerily silent]] one when venting his anger by killing Victor.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Gus projects this one symbolically onto Walt, by laying Victor's corpse right at Walt's feet after he's killed.

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* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Gus projects this one symbolically onto Walt, by laying Victor's corpse right at Walt's feet after he's killed.

Walt and Jesse mop up the blood, and with Mike's help, dispose of Victor's body, his gun and the box cutter in one of their hydrofluoric acid barrels. Later, Walt and Jesse eat in a diner, and Walt discusses what their next move should be. Jesse is less concerned, seeing their lives as safe for the time being, and that Gus does indeed need them. As Walt returns home to find his car gone Skyler greets him, tells him where it is, and asks if all is well. Walt responds affirmatively, but walks off with an uneasy look in his eye. Before the credits roll, we see a glimpse of the crime scene at Gale's apartment, police investigating, and Gale's lab notebook sitting in full view on a coffee table.

* BlofeldPloy: Gus executes Victor in front of Walt and Jesse, and his motives are left ambiguous. However, it is probable that Gus killed Victor because he was seen at the scene of Gale's murder, while Walt believes he may have been killed because he tried to cook a batch.

* InsistentTerminology:

* ChekovsGun: The box cutter used at the start by Gale while he is setting up the lab is later used by Gus to kill Victor.

* MatchCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of Victor's blood to a French fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.

* ShoutOut: Walt and Jesse have [[Film/PulpFiction breakfast in a diner wearing new clothes after having cleaned up from a murder.]]

* BlofeldPloy: Gus [[spoiler: executes Victor]] in front of Walt and Jesse, and his motives are left ambiguous. However, [[spoiler: it is probable that Gus killed Victor because he was seen at the scene of Gale's murder, while Walt believes he may have been killed because he tried to cook a batch.]]
* CallBack: Walt and Jesse dealing with a corpse [[Recap/BreakingBadS1E2TheCatsInTheBag by dissolving it in hydrofluoric acid]].
* ChekovsGun: The box cutter used at the start by Gale while he is setting up the lab is later used by Gus to kill [[spoiler: Victor]].

* MatchCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of [[spoiler: Victor]]'s blood to a French fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.
* OhCrap: Walt's reaction when he learns that Victor [[OutGambitted memorized his cooking methods.]] The only reason that he survives is that [[spoiler: Gus decided to kill Victor instead, for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing to keep Gale alive]] and/or for [[LeaveNoWitnesses being a loose end at Gale's murder scene]].]]

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Gus projects this one symbolically onto Walt, by literally laying [[spoiler: Victor]]'s corpse right at Walt's feet after he's killed.

* MatchCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of [[spoiler: Victor]]'s blood to a French fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.

* OhCrap: Walt's reaction when he learns that Victor [[OutGambitted memorized his cooking methods.]] The only reason that he surives is that [[spoiler: Gus decided to kill Victor for failing to keep Gale alive.]]

* MatchCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of Victor's blood to a French fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.

The {{Cold Open}} is a flashback to when Gus, Gale and Victor were setting up the super lab. Gale mentions a sample of 'blue sky' Gus had asked him to test. He says that he could not produce meth of such high purity, and convinces Gus, against his better judgement, that the 99% purity of the sample is worth whatever risks might come along with the person who cooked it.

As Victor continues his cook, Walt's superiority lessens when Victor remembers a key step in the process. Then Gus enters the lab, to Victor's delight and Walt's dismay. As Gus silently walks down the stairs and begins to put on a bio-hazard outfit, Walt begins rationalizing his actions as necessary steps to defend himself, growing more panicky as Gus continues to dress. Finally, Gus selects a box cutter from the tool bench, the same used by Gale in the {{Cold Open}} to open boxes of lab equipment, and looms over Walt and Jesse as they both wait for his next move. Gus then steps across and cuts Victor's throat, spraying blood over Mike, Walt & Jesse and shocking all three. Walt cannot meet Gus's eyes, but Jesse furious stares him down before relenting. Gus calmly drops the box cutter, washes his hands and glasses, gets dressed again, and prepares to leave, but not before uttering a single line: "Get back to work."

Walt and Jesse mop up the blood, and with Mike's help, dispose of Victors body, his gun and the box cutter in one of their HF acid barrels. Later, Walt and Jesse eat in a diner, and Walt discusses what their next move should be. Jesse is less concerned, seeing their lives as safe for the time being, and that Gus does indeed need them. As Walt returns home to find his car gone Skyler greets him, tells him where it is, and asks if all is well. Walt responds affirmatively, but walks off with an uneasy look in his eye. Before the credits roll, we see a glimpse of the crime scene at Gale's apartment, police investigating, and Gale's lab notebook sitting in full view on a coffee table.

* ChekovsGun: The box cutter used at the start by Gale while he is setting up the lab is later used by Gus to kill [[spoiler: Victor]]

* MatchCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of Victor's blood to a french fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.

As Victor continues his cook, Walt's superiority lessens when Victor remembers a key step in the process. Then Gus enters the lab, to Victor's delight and Walt's dismay. As Gus silently walks down the stairs and begins to put on a bio-hazard outfit, Walt begins rationalizing his actions as necessary steps to defend himself, growing more panicky as Gus continues to dress. Finally, Gus selects a box cutter from the tool bench, the same used by Gale in the {{Cold Open}} to open boxes of lab equipment, and looms over Walt and Jesse as they both wait for his next move. Gus then steps across and cuts Victor's throat, spraying blood over Mike, Walt & Jesse and shocking all three. Walt cannot meet Gus's eyes, but Jesse furious stares him down before relenting. Gus calmly drops the box cutter, showers, gets dressed again, and prepares to leave, but not before uttering a single line: "Get back to work."

The {{Cold Open}} is a flashback to when Gus, Gale and Victor were setting up the super lab. Gale mentions a sample of blue sky Gus had asked him to test, and convinces Gus, against his better judgement, that the 99% purity evident in the sample is worth whatever risks might come along with the person who cooked it.

Walt and Jesse mop up the blood, and with Mike's help, dispose of Victors body, his gun and the box cutter in one of their HCL acid barrels. Later, Walt and Jesse eat in a diner, and Walt discusses what their next move should be. Jesse is less concerned, seeing their lives as safe for the time being, and that Gus does indeed need them. As Walt returns home to find his car gone Skyler greets him, tells him where it is, and asks if all is well. Walt responds affirmatively, but walks off with an uneasy look in his eye. Before the credits roll, we see a glimpse of the crime scene at Gale's apartment, police investigating, and Gale's lab notebook sitting in full view on a coffee table.

* SmashCut: From a mop swirling up a puddle of Victor's blood to a french fry being dipped in ketchup in a diner.

Walt and Jesse mop up the blood, and with Mike's help, dispose of Victors body, his gun and the box cutter in one of their HCL acid barrels. Later, Walt and Jesse eat in a diner, and Walt discusses what their next move should be. Jesse is less concerned, seeing their lives as safe for the time being, and that Gus does indeed need them. As Walt returns home to find his car gone Skyler greets him, tells him where it is, and asks if all is well. Walt responds affirmatively, but walks off with an uneasy look in his eye. Before the credits roll, we see a glimpse of the crime scene at Gale's apartment, police investigating, and Gale's lab notebook sitting in full view on a coffee table.